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A Food and Drug Administration analysis shows a drop in heart attacks and strokes among people taking Vytorin in the early stages of chronic kidney disease, before they need dialysis.

Rio de Janeiro, which is hosting soccer's World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016, is trying to remake its hundreds of favelas. The hillside slums were in the grip of drug traffickers just two years ago, but now new services and companies looking for opportunities are arriving — along with some middle-class Brazilians.

Lanny A. Breuer, assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department's criminal division, said he found out in April 2010 that ATF agents had let more than 400 guns connected to suspicious buyers cross the Southwest border during the Bush years. But, he said, he didn't tell senior leadership at the department.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says he will ask the public to vote in a referendum on last week's European debt deal. His surprise announcement could throw a wrench into the bailout agreement. The bankers holding Greek debt agreed to accept losses on Greek bonds on the assumption that the country would carry out austerity measures. For the latest, Steve Inskeep talks with reporter Joanna Kakissis in Athens.

Kenya's government launched an incursion into Somalia last month in what it calls a campaign to drive the al-Shabaab militants out of Somalia. The al-Qaida-linked Islamist group responded by warning that Kenyans would "taste fire" for their government's actions.

After first saying he was "unaware of any sort of settlement," the GOP candidate later said he did know about a payment made to one woman who accused him of sexual harassment. He says he never did anything inappropriate.

Regulators are investigating whether the firm, led by former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, diverted customers' funds to cover its own risky trades. The company filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday.

His supporters say it's another attempt to silence Ai. He was jailed for nearly three months earlier this year. Ai says he can pay the bill, but wants to see proof that the taxes really are owed.

All 230 people on board the LOT flight from Newark, N.J., are said to be OK. Problems with the landing gear forced pilots to make a belly landing.

The bank's plan to charge many customers if they use the cards to make purchases was not popular. Other institutions had decided not to follow after seeing the backlash.