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Facebook Used to Mobilize Protesters Against Colombian Rebels

Facebook, the Internet social-networking site, has mobilized hundreds of thousands of Colombians to protest the country’s most powerful rebel group, the Christian Science Monitor reported Sunday. According to the report, a grassroots movement against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) emerged on Facebook as young people vented their anger …

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Palestinian Militants Attack Israeli Army Patrol, Killing Soldier

KISSUFIM CROSSING, Israel – Palestinian militants ambushed an Israeli army jeep patrolling the Gaza border, then attacked a rescue crew that rushed to the scene, killing one soldier and wounding three in a brazen cross-border attack, according to military and witness accounts. The attack raised the possibility of a fresh …

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MIT Student Dies After Apparently Falling From Fraternity House

BOSTON – A student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has died after apparently falling from the fifth floor of his fraternity house. Police say they were called to 526 Beacon Street in Boston at about 5:45 on Saturday morning, where they found the victim on the ground. He was pronounced …

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