The Associated Press
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The decision was announced Friday in Manila by Philippines Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana and U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin. U.S. military presence in the region is seen as a counterbalance to China. -
Ron Popeil was both a high-spirited inventor and yarn-spinning salesman, amplified by the airwaves into millions of homes. He died Wednesday, according to his family. -
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake Wednesday evening was magnitude 8.2 and struck 56 miles east southeast of Perryville, Alaska, off the state's peninsula.
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Jordison drummed for the influential metal band in its most popular period and helped write many of its best-known songs.
