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rebel-held areas of the northeast province of Idlib and the central province of Hama.
• By Sunday, clashes also were reported in the town of Tabqa in the eastern province of Raqqa, where ISIL forces are most dominant, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
• Rebels seized the ISIL compound in the town of Manbij in the northern province of Aleppo, the Observatory reported. The group obtains its information from a network of activists on the ground.
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Rescuers in India search for survivors after building under construction collapses; 15 dead

• PANAJI, India (AP) -- Rescuers using backhoes and shovels searched for survivors Sunday under a massive pile of broken concrete and dust that was left when a residential building under construction collapsed in southern India, killing at least 15 workers.
• Authorities suspected dozens more may be trapped under the rubble, but were still trying to determine how many workers were on site when the five-story structure crumpled Saturday afternoon in the state of Goa. Witnesses reported seeing at least 40 workers.
• Soldiers and firefighters listened for movement or cries from the wreckage as they worked overnight to clear the debris, state official Venancio Furtado said.
• At least 10 people were pulled out alive overnight, but the chance of finding survivors was dwindling, Furtado said. By Sunday afternoon, the death toll had reached 15, according to the state government.
• Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said he ordered a review of the construction project, after seeing cracks that developed in the adjacent apartment building constructed by the same company, Mumbai-based Bharat Developers and Realtors Pvt. Ltd.
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New Boeing contract secures coveted plane, but deals blow to local labor influence

• SEATTLE (AP) -- A new labor contract that was approved in a close vote by Boeing machinists secures a major airplane contract for the Seattle area, but it also moves workers away from pensions.
• National union leaders, the state's governor and the company all hailed Friday

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