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The tax collecting agency has backed away from requiring all users with individual accounts to submit selfies to a private company.

Four leaders of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang are convicted on charges of murder, conspiracy and racketeering. The verdict, delivered in a In Santa Ana, Calif., courtroom, was hailed as a victory for federal prosecutors trying to curb the gang's violent and racist activities.

Vangelis composed the music for Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire, which won him an Academy Award.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki condemns the deaths of two dozen civilians in Haditha last fall as "a horrible crime." In addition, seven U.S. Marines and a sailor could be charged with murder, kidnapping or conspiracy in connection with a single Iraqi death in April.

A doping scandal has rocked the Tour de France before the cyclists have begun peddling. Favorites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso are among a list of cyclists who have been banned from the competition, which starts Saturday. Ullrich won the race in 1997.

China's urbanization is perhaps the most extensive the world has ever seen. In Beijing and elsewhere, the job of designing prominent urban buildings is going more often than not to Western architects -- and the rush to remake the capital of China is crowding the ancient city with out-of-character designs.

Treasury Secretary John Snow resigned Tuesday and President Bush nominated Goldman Sachs Chairman Henry M. Paulson Jr. as his replacement -- another chapter in the shake-up to revive Bush's troubled presidency.

President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao hold talks on nuclear proliferation and energy policy as they work for closer U.S.-China ties. Outside the White House, activists protested human rights abuses by Hu's government. At east one managed to get inside to disrupt the day's ceremony.

Hurricane Katrina washed away Lucio Cano's home and the Mexican restaurant he owned in Pass Christian, Miss. After the storm, the entrepreneur opened the first Latin American food store in the Waveland and Bay St. Louis area.

Both survivors share their criticism of how, even years after shootings at their schools, no changes have been made to address mass gun violence in America.