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• The restive country's fleet is left in tatters after Russia annexed Crimea, its key base.
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• 8. THE RIGHT SWIPE CAN LEAD TO MR. RIGHT
• Romance is a few taps away via new smartphone dating apps.
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• 9. FOUR MAJOR PHONE CARRIERS OFFERING 911 EMERGENCY TEXTING
• Local governments in 16 states are using the technology, and Vermont has become the first to offer it statewide.
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• 10. SCIENTISTS FIND WHAT COULD BE THE LARGEST DINOSAUR EVER DISCOVERED
• The titanosaur, which was as tall as a six-story building, will require a new museum to house it once it's fully excavated and put together.
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AP News in Brief
Thailand's army declares martial law, denies coup underway as political crisis intensifies
• BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's powerful army declared martial law Tuesday and deployed troops into the heart of Bangkok in a dramatic move it said was aimed at stabilizing the Southeast Asian country after six months of turbulent political unrest. The military insisted a coup d'etat was not underway.
• The surprise, pre-dawn operation, which places the army in charge of public security nationwide, came amid deepening uncertainty over the nation's fate and one day after the caretaker prime minister refused to step down in the face of long-running anti-government protests.
• Although soldiers entered multiple television stations to broadcast the army message, life in the vast skyscraper-strewn metropolis of 10 million people remained largely unaffected, with schools, businesses and tourist sites open and traffic flowing as usual.
• In front of one of the country's most luxurious shopping malls, bystanders gawked at soldiers in jeeps mounted with machine guns who briefly diverted traffic. The mood wasn't tense; passers-by stopped to take cell phone pictures of the soldiers.
• Thailand, an economic hub for Southeast Asia, has been gripped by off-and-on (Continued on page 33)
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