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UPCOMING

US-Flu-Season (will update)

The spread of the flu across the United States appears to have slowed with the number of cases falling off in portions of five states in the South and Southeast, a federal official told CNN early Friday.

Syria-Civil-War (will update)

Syrian rebel fighters say they have captured a strategic northern military base used by the government to bomb opposition strongholds.

POL-Gun-Control-Battle (will update)

A federal task force looking for ways to curb gun violence will have a set of recommendations by Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden announced Thursday. Speaking during a week of meetings with disparate groups on various sides of the issue -- including some for and others against stricter gun controls -- Biden, who oversees the task force, said the recommendations to be given to President Barack Obama will serve as a beginning.

Colorado-Aurora-Killings-Trial (will update)

A Colorado judge ruled Thursday that probable cause exists in the case of James Holmes, accused of killing 12 people and wounding scores more in last summer's shooting inside an Aurora movie theater, and ordered that he stand trial. Arapahoe County District Judge William Blair Sylvester, who ordered that Holmes be held without bail, converted a status hearing scheduled for Friday to an arraignment.

MONEY-boeing-dreamliner-faa (will update)

U.S. and company officials have announced a probe of the design, manufacture and assembly of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in the wake of a series of problems that have dogged the jet in recent days.

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UK-Savile-Sex-Abuse

Britain's late TV presenter and radio host Jimmy Savile sexually abused hundreds of people and carried out more than 30 rapes, police said Friday, as they unveiled a report exposing "vast, predatory and opportunistic" abuses across six decades.

Syria-Civil-War

Syrian rebel fighters say they have captured a strategic northern military base used by the government to bomb opposition strongholds.

Pakistan-Blast

A three day mourning period began Friday in the southwestern Pakistani province where a series of bomb blasts killed almost 100 people a day earlier.

Pakistan-India-Kashmir

Pakistan called on India Friday to investigate what it called repeated violations by Indian soldiers along the de facto border between the two nations in the disputed territory of Kashmir.

Syria-Civil-War

As the Syrian conflict rages on against a backdrop of cold and snow, the special peace envoy will meet Russian and U.S. diplomats Friday to find a solution to the crisis.

Philippines-Fire