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The weapons are not American-made but are funded and organized by the CIA

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- CIA-funded weapons have begun flowing to Syrian rebels, a U.S. official told CNN. But opposition groups say they have yet to receive any.


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Apple's new iPhone 5S will be the first widely popular gadget to incorporate a fingerprint scanner as a security measure. It likely won't be the last. Security experts say fingerprint scanning is safer than typing in a password. Fingerprints are far more unique than passwords and harder to hack.

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William Camuti, 69, is accused of fatally poisoning Stephen Rakes with cyanide

The Massachusetts man accused of fatally poisoning Stephen Rakes, a regular at James "Whitey" Bulger's murder trial, has been ordered held without bail for 90 days.


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Check out video of Arsenios take on the Zimmerman case

No charges will be filed in a reported confrontation between George Zimmerman and his estranged wife and her father until investigators can recover video from a smashed iPad, which could take months


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Official: By mid-October, agency will have only $50 billion in cash on top of incoming revenue

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- A new analysis by a think tank shows that Washington's drop-dead deadline for the debt ceiling could hit as soon as Oct. 18.


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Several larger players are waiting to see how the start of health care reform pans out in 2014

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- When Americans start shopping on the state-based exchanges next month, a couple of big insurers will likely be MIA.


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Two Colorado state senators face recall elections over state's new tougher gun laws

(CNN) -- Sandy Phillips was a few days away from visiting her daughter, Jessie, an aspiring sports journalist, in Colorado.


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Arsenio Hall will return with a new show on Monday

(CNN) -- Arsenio Hall made history in the early '90s as the first national African-American late night TV talk show host.


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More than seven in 10 say that a larger war would develop and two-thirds say Washington would eventually send ground troops

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A majority of Americans don't think it is worth attacking Syria militarily just to punish the regime of Bashar al-Assad over alleged chemical weapons use, according to a new national poll.


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It will study the lunar atmosphere and environment

(CNN) -- NASA launched an unmanned rocket to the moon Friday night to study its lunar atmosphere and environment.


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