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questions of witnesses who described the 2009 base rampage that killed 13.

• 4. OBAMA 'DISAPPOINTED' IN SNOWDEN DECISION
• But the president said on NBC's "The Tonight Show" that he will attend an international summit in Russia in September.

• 5. SYRIAN AMBUSH KILLS DOZENS OF REBELS
• The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 62 rebels died near a Damascus suburb.

• 6. SCALES START TO TIP FOR SOME KIDS
• Eighteen states have seen at least slight declines in obesity in low-income preschoolers, the CDC says.

• 7. FATHER OF MISSING KIDS ASKS FRIEND TO SURRENDER
• James Lee DiMaggio is believed to have killed his friend Brett Anderson's wife and kidnapped Anderson's 16-year-old daughter in California.

• 8. CASTRO HOUSE TO BE TORN DOWN
• The Cleveland house where three women were held captive and raped for nearly a decade is to be demolished as part of Castro's plea agreement.

• 9. AILING TODDLER SUCCUMBS TO CANCER
• A terminally ill 2-year-old Pennsylvania boy dies just two days after he was the best man at his parents' marriage.

• 10. LINING UP FOR $425 MILLION POWERBALL JACKPOT
• The drawing is tonight; if no one wins, a lottery official says Saturday's drawing will be in "world record territory."

AP News in Brief
Embassy closings show continued threat posed by top al-Qaida leaders as global network matures

• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Far from being on the brink of collapse, al-Qaida's core leadership remains a potent threat -- and one that experts say has encour

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