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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., July 7 (UPI) -- A Virginia team seeking answers to a grizzly World War II mystery says it hopes it can help bring closure to the families of 22 long-missing Marines.

SPOKANE, Wash., April 30 (UPI) -- An accused killer's aunt found bloody clothes in her garage while she was looking for items for a neighborhood yard sale, police in Spokane, Wash., say.

BENTONVILLE, Ark., April 4 (UPI) -- U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. defended its security practices Wednesday, saying it had a duty to monitor threats.

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