AP 2011-09-10

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1. A gunman has killed two National Guardsmen as well as a third person at an IHOP restaurant in Nevada before taking his own life, six other people were wounded. Officials say this appears to be an isolated¹ incident.

 

2. Officials in Texas say wildfires there have destroyed more than 1000 homes in a week. At least 57 fires are burning across the state, so far more than 100,000 acres have been burnt.

 

3. Libyan rebels say they are poised² to enter one of the country's last remaining cities still under Muammar Gadhafi's control. They say talks to arrange a peaceful entry have made little progress.

 

4. You are looking at one of the largest, if not the largest crocodile caught in recent years. This monster of a reptile³ was captured in the Philippines. It’s 20 feet long, weighs about a ton, and will soon be the star attraction of the ecotourism park.

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