'Accusations And Acrimony' At Start Of Talks On Syria Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News 'Accusations And Acrimony' At Start Of Talks On Syria Syria's foreign minister said the opposition is made up of traitors. The opposition's delegate asked the world "who do you believe?" Secretary of State John Kerry laid the blame for civilians' deaths at the feet of the Assad regime. Prospects for progress appear to be dim. Read this story What's At Stake In The Syrian Peace Conference With the Syrian civil war still raging, a peace conference opens in Switzerland that will include some but not all of the factions involved in the fighting. A breakthrough looks like a long shot. Read this story Ancient And Vulnerable: 25 Percent Of Sharks And Rays Risk Extinction "People know about the global trade in shark fins, but few know that some of the most valuable fins ... used in shark fin soup come from the sharklike rays — species like sawfishes and wedgefishes and guitarfishes," says Sonja Fordham, who contributed to a new analysis of the fisheries. Read this story Gentrification May Actually Be Boon To Longtime Residents While high costs can drive out some people in gentrifying neighborhoods, new studies show that many renters stay — especially if new parks, safer streets and better schools are paired with a job opportunity right down the block. Read this story Poll Findings: On Cuban-Americans And The Elusive 'American Dream' Among Latinos, no group may have achieved the American dream as fully as Cuban-Americans. Since arriving here, as a community, they've prospered. But our recent poll suggests that for many Cuban-Americans, the dream is becoming elusive. Read this story more news stories

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