- Hundreds of thousands have been evacuated from coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha states in India ahead of today's expected landfall of massive Tropical Cyclone Phailin.
- Missouri Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon has suspended execution by lethal injection in the state due to the German manufacturer of the drug refusing to release it for that purpose.
- More and more Syrian rebel groups are leaving the US-backed Free Syrian Army, putting the ability of a moderate group to counter hard-line Islamist rebels at risk.
- House Republicans are gathering today for a meeting to hammer out terms of a deal to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling, but it will be a tough sell to Tea Party faithful.
- After losing multiple battles in lower courts, TV networks are going to the US Supreme Court in order to block online startup Aereo from broadcasting their shows over the internet.
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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