AP 2011-06-24

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1. Women who sued Wal-Mart, alleging¹ sex discrimination, are vowing² to push ahead with their claims, despite a setback³ in the Supreme⁴ Court. By a Five-four vote, the justices said there were too many women in too many jobs of Wal-Mart to wrap into one-class action lawsuit⁵.

2. NATO is now confirming that it carried out an airstrike west of Tripoli early Monday. Libya’s government says the bombing attack destroyed a large family compound that belongs to a close associate of Muammar Gadhafi. And at least 15 people were killed.

3. Syria's president is promising⁶ a national dialogue to consider political reforms. But his vague commitment to a pro-democracy uprising fell flat as protesters took to the street, demanding his ouster. President Bashar al-Assad has blamed the unrest in his country on saboteurs.

4. Jackass star Ryan Dunn, who along with his TV Show cast mates made Americans cringe and snicker at vulgar stunts⁷, was killed early Monday in a fiery⁸ car crash. He was 34.