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after the Westgate mall attack.
• Wariko Waita said Monday that some were being reunited with their families, although she gave no details about numbers or where those people were found.
• She said a Red Cross team was counseling the victims at a triage center 600 meters (yards) away from the shattered mall where forensics experts are combing through the crime scene for evidence. Some bodies are still believed to be trapped under the rubble.
• The Red Cross said Friday the number of missing people stood at 59.
• Kenyan authorities have given few details about the Sept. 21 attack, urging patience.
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Inspectors explain how they plan to halt Syria's ability to manufacture chemical weapons

• THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Inspectors who will oversee Syria's destruction of its chemical weapons said Sunday their first priority is to help the country scrap its ability to manufacture such arms by a Nov. 1 deadline -- using every means possible.
• The chemical weapons inspectors said that may include smashing mixing equipment with sledgehammers, blowing up delivery missiles, driving tanks over empty shells or filling them with concrete, and running machines without lubricant so they seize up and become inoperable.
• On Friday, the U.N. Security Council ordered the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to help Syria destroy its chemical weapons by mid-2014.
• On Sunday, inspectors met with media in The Hague to explain their current plan of action, which is to include an initial group of 20 leaving for Syria on Monday.
• The organization allowed two inspectors to speak on condition of anonymity out of concern for their safety amid Syria's civil war; both are veteran members of the OPCW. Spokesman Michael Luhan said the men "are going to be deeply involved in Syria."
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Airlines shift focus from baggage fees to new services to make flying better, boosting revenue

• NEW YORK (AP) -- Airlines are introducing a new bevy of fees, but this time passengers might actually like them.

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