‘Swamp People’ cast member Mitchell Guist dies

A cast member of the reality TV show “Swamp People” died Monday, a Louisiana sheriff said.

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Palestinians march in annual mourning ritual

Palestinians on Tuesday marked their mass displacement that followed Israel’s creation with a blend of sadness and hope, stopping in their tracks for a mournful siren but also flashing victory signs and carrying banners proclaiming their right of return.

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Ex-Edwards aide takes stand against former boss

Andrew Young was once much more than an aide to John Edwards.

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Colombia’s FARC rebels free 10 hostages: Red Cross

Colombia’s leftist FARC rebels on Monday freed a group of 10 police officers and soldiers they had held hostage for more than 12 years, a Red Cross spokeswoman said.

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Azarenka rallies to stay unbeaten this year

Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka lost 10 of the first 11 games, then rallied to remain unbeaten this year by beating Dominika Cibulkova 1-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5 Monday in the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open.

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Seoul holds military drills despite NKorea threat (AP)

AP – South Korea on Monday conducted live-fire military drills from five islands near its disputed sea boundary with North Korea, despite Pyongyang’s threat to attack.

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Jay-Z enters new musical heights at Carnegie Hall (AP)

AP – As Jay-Z transitioned from hit song to hit song at a Carnegie Hall concert Monday night, so did the lighting, changing from red to white to blue.

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Mount Rainier park official: Snowshoer found alive (AP)

AP – A 66-year-old snowshoer who had been missing on Mount Rainier since Saturday was found alive Monday by a team of three rescuers, a national park spokeswoman said.

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Telemarketing scheme boss gets 15 years (AP)

AP – A federal judge sentenced the architect of a timeshare telemarketing scheme that bilked $30 million from 22,000 victims to more than 15 years in prison Monday, waving off the new mother’s sobbing claims of remorse.

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Swiss central bank chief quits over wife’s currency deal (Reuters)

Reuters – Swiss National Bank Chairman Philipp Hildebrand resigned with immediate effect on Monday, saying he could not prove he had been unaware of a currency trade made by his wife and wanted to protect the integrity of the central bank.

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