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WORLD

Afghan Taliban attack aid group, 2 guards killed

In the latest militant strike on the Afghan capital, Taliban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked an international aid group's compound on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long street battle with police in the heart of Kabul .

NATIONAL

16 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport

Sixteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said.

NATIONAL

Feds look for temporary fix after I-5 collapse

Federal officials were searching the country for a possible temporary replacement for a bridge that collapsed along the crucial Interstate 5 corridor, but Washington Gov. Jay Inslee cautioned Friday that major disruptions will last for weeks, if not months.

WORLD

IMF chief named key witness in French payoff case

IMF chief Christine Lagarde says a Paris court has named her as a key witness in an investigation into a controversial payoff to an outspoken businessman arranged while she was France's finance minister.

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WORLD

Toronto mayor says he doesn't smoke crack cocaine

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used crack.

NATIONAL POLITICS

Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions

President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed.

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NATIONAL ECONOMY

Stocks fade, post first weekly loss in a month

Stocks prices are closing mostly lower on Wall Street, giving the market its first weekly loss in a month.