Tuesday, November 15, 2011

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Court order allows Occupy Wall St. protesters back (AP)
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:22:00 GMT
An Occupy Wall Street protester yells out at police after being ordered to leave Zuccotti Park, their longtime encampment in New York, early Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. At about 1 a.m. Tuesday, police handed out notices from the park's owner, Brookfield Office Properties, and the city saying that the park had to be cleared because it had become unsanitary and hazardous. Protesters were told they could return, but without sleeping bags, tarps or tents. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided Zuccotti Park early Tuesday, evicting dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters from what has become the epicenter of the worldwide movement protesting corporate greed and economic inequality.
Syrian soldiers killed in clash with defectors (AP)
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:05:09 GMT
Pro-Syrian regime protesters, hold portraits of Syrian President Bashar Assad and shout slogans against the Arab League, as they gather outside the Syrian foreign ministry where Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem helds a press conference, in Damascus, Syria, on Monday Nov. 14, 2011. Syria's foreign minister accused Arab states on Monday of conspiring against Damascus after the Arab League voted to suspend Syria's membership over the government's deadly crackdown on an eight month-old uprising. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)AP - Dozens of soldiers and security forces were gunned down by suspected army defectors in southern Syria, a deadly ambush that comes as President Bashar Assad increasingly appears unable to manage the crisis, activists said Tuesday.
Consumers hit retail stores to give economy boost (AP)
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:00:38 GMT
In this Nov. 9, 2011 photo, a shopper carries purchases while shopping at Dolphin Mall, in Miami. Americans spent more on autos, electronics and building supplies in October, pushing retail sales up for a fifth straight month. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)AP - Consumers are giving a modest lift to the economy. They spent more on autos, electronics and building supplies in October to boost retail sales for the fifth straight month.


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