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US-Severe-Weather (will update)

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has fully reopened the Lower Mississippi River -- an area that stretches from Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico -- shortly after Hurricane Issac barreled through the region, leaving costly damage in its wake. Isaac's remnants may deliver a few inches of rain to the bone-dry Midwest, suffering from a lengthy drought.

Georgia-Fan-Dies (will update)

A 20-year-old man from Tennessee died early Saturday after he plunged from the upper level of the Georgia Dome in Atlanta and struck another fan during a game.

Syria-Civil-War (Will update)

Heavy clashes erupted across Syria on Saturday while government forces battled opposition fighters in various cities. The latest key developments in the nearly 18-month crisis.

POL-Obama

President Obama kick off his "Road to Charlotte" tour on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa before traveling across the state to Sioux City. The Democratic National Convention will be held September 4-6 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Angola-Elections (will update)

Angola's ruling party held a big lead Saturday as the southern African nation posted preliminary results in its benchmark national election.

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US-Penn-State-New-Season -- Mallory Simon

Tyler Weller stood outside Gate A at Beaver Stadium with a line of tents behind him. Music blared in the background as students decked out in Penn State gear painted banners to hang over the rafters. Weller, and about 30 others, set up camp out here beginning late Wednesday night. They wanted to usher in a new era of football at Penn State from the front row. As he anticipated kickoff and the moment new coach Bill O'Brien would lead the team out of the tunnel, he was hopeful that despite NCAA sanctions and the loss of some players, Penn State would persevere.

INTERNATIONAL

Afghanistan-Base-Attack

Two suicide bombers struck a joint U.S.-Afghan military base in central Afghanistan early Saturday morning, killing 12 people, authorities said.

SPORT-Paralympics

South African double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius, a star of the Olympics, returns to the track in London Saturday to defend the first of his three Paralympic titles, on day three of the Games.

Angola-Elections

Angola's ruling party held a big lead Saturday as the southern African nation posted preliminary results in its benchmark national election.

Italy-Cardinal-Martini

In an interview published a day after his death, a prominent progressive Catholic cardinal left the best summary of his contribution to debates within the Church. "The Church has remained 200 years behind the times. Why has it not been shaken up?" Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini said in an interview published in Saturday's Corriere dell Sera newspaper. "Are we scared? Fear instead of courage? However, faith is the fundamental to the church." He died Friday at age 85, the Archdiocese of Milan announced.