- As the US threatens further sanctions, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has assured UN officials that his tank offensive against his own people has "stopped".
- Amazon basin deforestation rates are up 15% over the last 12 months as only about a third of the jungles and rainforests in Brazil are under state protection.
- Former Miami Hurricanes college football booster Nevin Shapiro allegedly provided "thousands" of illegal benefits to dozens of players over the last decade.
- Morgan Stanley has cut its global growth forecast for this year to 3.9% from 4.2%, citing increasing problems in Europe.
- Microsoft all but confirms Windows 8 will include a Windows Store to buy applications directly from developers, competing with Apple's App Store.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
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