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1. It's a big day in Cyprus as banks prepare to reopen after more than a week of being shuttered while officials worked out an international bailout. There will be strict restrictions¹ on daily withdrawal² limits and a ceiling on how much travelers leaving the country can take with them.

 

2. Geologists³ say a scenic⁴ island hillside overlooking Puget Sound remains⁵ unstable⁶ in the area where a landslide⁷ knocked one house off its foundation and endangered others.

 

3. President Obama has told two Spanish-language television networks he's optimistic that snags in any immigration reform proposal can be overcome. Obama has ceded⁸ the negotiations⁹ to Congress, calculating that a bill crafted on Capitol Hill stands a better chance of passing.

 

4. Indoor vertical¹⁰ farming is a hot trend in the upper Midwest and other parts of the world. Now one indoor farm is taking it to new levels in a giant warehouse¹¹ just outside Chicago.

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