On A Razor's Edge In Damascus Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News On A Razor's Edge In Damascus The atmosphere in Damascus is increasingly tense and fearful as the Syrian government seems to have kicked into high gear to protect itself. Many residents say their city feels as if it's come under foreign occupation since the U.S. indicated it might carry out a military strike against Syria. Read this story New School Year Brings Sequestration Pain For Many Districts As the nation's public schools reopen this fall, many are facing budget deficits and scarce money due to sequestration. Experts say districts with large numbers of poor students are hit the hardest. Read this story In Macho Mexico's Lucha Libre, The 'Lady' Is Often The Champ Pro wrestling in Mexico is usually associated with buff, tough show-boating guys. But it's also an unlikely niche for the country's LGBT, thanks to Los Exóticos — campy, mostly gay male wrestlers who are known as much for their wrestling skills as they are for their feminine garb and flirty behavior. Read this story Toronto International Film Festival, Days One And Two The first 10 films you see at the Toronto International Film Festival are the 10 that set the tone for the week you're going to have. So let's talk about how it's going so far. Read this story Turns Out Your Kids Really Did Love That Music You Played Music evokes strong memories. That's true not just for the music of your generation, but what your parents listened to, too, a study says. Researchers found a strong "reminiscence bump" for music of the early 1980s in people in their early 20s. Read this story more news stories

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