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updated 9:35 p.m.EDT, Fri April 1, 2011

Hundreds die as Ivory Coast streets turn into war zones

Forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara attacked the home of Laurent Gbagbo -- who refused to cede power after a 2010 election -- but his whereabouts were unknown. FULL STORY

Unrest in Arab world

• Libya official dismisses cease-fire offer
• How one voice can speak for many
• 7 dead in Syria protests | Region unrest

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• 12 die in protest over Quran burning
• Japan evacuees face long wait
• Japan mourns unidentified victims
• Apology for rape -- decades later
• Economy adds 216,000 jobs
• Flight diverted after decompression
• Commuter plane strikes flock of birds
• Child dies in school bus crash
• Will government shutdown be averted?
• Ticker: Can Palin be controlled?
• Opinion: Maine erasing labor's past
• McCain daughter targets HBO movie
• GoDaddy chief defends elephant kill
• 'Kennedys' a twisted docudrama?
• Teen kills boyfriend; no jail time
• Cattle truck hangs off embankment
• This Just In: CNN's news blog

Last island prison in U.S. closes

Reachable only by boat or plane, McNeil Island prison in Washington state has housed infamous criminals, including Charles Manson. But after 135 years, the facility is shutting its doors forever. FULL STORY

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Opinion: Should lotto winners share?

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'Clone Wars' goes full-on Wookiee

Rocker's alien encounter1:27

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• Is the U.S. ready for nuclear crisis?
• 5th body found on secluded beach
• Last island prison in U.S. closes
• Storm damages planes at air show
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World

• Reports: 2 Americans in Syria released
• Ex-rugby star charged with ax murders
• From U.S. professor to Libyan rebel CFO
• Anarchists may disrupt royal wedding
• Are the Chinese raring for revolution?
• Hand signs that could mean trouble
• 'Juju oaths' ensnare trafficking victims

Business

• Snoop Dogg slingin' Four Loko rival
• We're getting a $54,000 tax refund!
• Strong jobs report pushes stocks higher
• How I afford two-month vacations
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Politics

• Interactive: Civil war in Libya
• Poll: Americans flunk budget IQ test
• Arming the Libyan rebels a good idea?
• What's your federal budget IQ?
• Israel's Peres to visit White House
• South Carolina prepares for 2012
• Geraldine Ferraro in her own words

Entertainment

• BMW's royal wedding spoof
• 'Grey's' gets all 'Glee' on us
• Rebecca Black fighting Ark Music
• 'Clone Wars' goes full-on Wookiee
• 'Source Code' a smart, original
• Judge Judy leaves hospital
• William admits to pre-wedding nerves

Health

• Ex-NFL player had brain disease
• The little black dress of fitness
• Price of prematurity drug slashed
• Can tequila make someone mean?
• Explaining vitamin-infused waters
• Tri Challenge: Fall down, gett up
• Births to over-40 women up, CDC says

Tech

• Internet full of April Fool's pranks
• Ballparks unveil tech upgrades
• Why Nintendo isn't making a phone
• Library offers clues to mobile game
• Why Google wants to be your friend
• Commuting via 'personal' transit
• Google app would identify faces

Living and Eatocracy

• Artists found at homeless shelter
• Nashville fashions are loud!
• Successful people who never existed
• Boy has principal role in major opera
• Fire up the grill for taste of Mexico
• All-girl band broke racial boundaries
• It doesn't matter who wrote the Bible

Opinion

• Marsh: Should lottery winners share?
• Borger: U.S. 'just one of the boys'?
• McCartin: Maine erasing history?
• Gerges: Libya's perilous endgame
• Bergen: Al Qaeda responds to CNN
• Navarrette: Rubio can help GOP
• Stepp: The kids truly are all right

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• Team on cusp of an epic collapse
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