Heat wave bakes half the nation as storms, outages sweep East
A third day of unseasonable heat battered the eastern half of the country with record temperatures in New Jersey and Washington cutting power to downtown Detroit and several government buildings. Tornado cleanup continued in Massachusetts while in Tennessee Bonnaroo and Riverbend opened as tens of thousands of fans filled venues.
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Fleeing Syrians recount revolt and executions at Jisr al Shughour
Refugees reaching Turkey speak of mutinies in police and army over orders to fire on demonstrators. Beheadings of three Latakia youths are reported as tanks surround Jisr al Shughour in Idlib province. Nearly two thousand refugees cross borders amid a crackdown with disputed casualty figures.
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Army chief urges diverting U S aid to Pakistanis
Pakistan army chief Gen. Ashfaq Kayani calls for redirecting billions of dollars in U S aid from military use to aid ordinary Pakistanis. He criticized the United States after the May 2 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, prompting threats from militants and renewed violence, including an attack that killed eight soldiers near the Afghan border.
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