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U.S. Park Police, dressed in riot gear, arrested four who refused to leave an area where workers were trying to clear tents, bedding and debris.

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Tens of thousands of Russians brave cold in Moscow to rally against Putin

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At least 200 said to die in Syrian city

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Prince William flies in the Falklands (1:44)

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