• China has slammed a new US military report that claims Beijing is rapidly growing its military strength. China says its a "gross distortion of the facts" that amounts to Cold War thinking. — AP
  • France is the latest country to urge North Korea not to go forward with its missile launch that could boost nuclear capabilities. — International Herald Tribune
  • Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told Mexico that America's "insatiable" demand for illegal drugs is contributing to Mexico's drug violence. — Christian Science Monitor
  • The US jobless rate rose to a record 5.56 million as expected. — Bloomberg
  • Residents in Fargo, ND, are erecting sandbag levees ahead of expected massive flooding. — ABC News
  • New York will soon drop its toughest-in-the-nation drug sentencing laws, known as the Rockefeller drug laws. — New York Times

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