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Israel warns Syria to halt attacks after exchange of fire in the Golan Heights BAZ RATNER/Reuters - An Israeli soldier from the Golani Brigade sleeps as others, seen through a black netting, pray close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria on the Israeli occupied Golan Heights. May 21, 2013 08:29 PM EDT JERUSALEM — In blunt language marking a turn away from diplomatic caution, Israel warned the Syrian government Tuesday that it “would suffer the consequences” if it continued to press attac...

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Brittany Lofton spots them all the time: teens and college students clutching their beat-up cellphones, with screens so cracked that spider-web-like patterns creep across the glass. Sure, the screen’s razory shards make reading a text and posting Instagram photos super blurry, not to mention slightly painful. (Staff Photo/The Washington Post) - Damaged cellphones that some see as the high-tech equivalent of ripped jeans. But that’s part of the appeal. Introducing the cracked cellphone screen, which...

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By Associated Press, AP BRUSSELS — Unlike the brilliant thieves in “Ocean’s Eleven,” it appears that those behind the clockwork-precision, $50 million diamond heist at Brussels Airport may not get a Hollywood ending. After three months of virtual silence on the matter, authorities struck this week, detaining at least 31 people in a three-nation sweep and recovering so many diamonds from the loot Antwerp traders lost that they are still figuring out the exact value. Kevin Sieff More lives are at ris...

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Posted by Aaron Blake on April 2, 2013 at 12:06 pm A second Republican senator has announced his support for gay marriage, with Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) joining Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio). Kirk, who recently returned to the Senate after suffering a significant stroke, suggested in a statement that his near-death experience has changed his perspective. “When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the Senate with an open mind and greater respect for others,” he...