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After the oil crisis of the 1970s, France invested heavily in nuclear facilities. Today, France's 58 nuclear plants meet 80 percent of its total electricity needs. Environmentalists cite safety concerns, but France continues to push nuclear power as a way to achieve energy independence.

Questions were still rolling in from the media, five days after Vice President Dick Cheney's hunting accident. Cheney's delay in telling the story is emblematic for reporters, who often find the vice president elusive and difficult to cover.

What should the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah be called? Nearly a dozen labels are emerging in the Arab and Israeli press, from "The 6th War" to "The Hezbollah War" to "The Latest Israeli Aggression." Some war watchers think the simple and neutral "The 2nd Lebanon War" will stick. But one Lebanese journalist points out that this name ignores his country's other conflicts.

Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip shows no sign of abating. The death toll inside Gaza is now close to 900. Israel stepped up the pace of its airstrikes. And Sunday, the ground offensive saw some of the fiercest fighting so far.

A week since Hurricane Stan hit Central America, communities across Guatemala continue the task of unearthing victims of mudslides triggered by the storm. At least 600 have died and more than 400 are missing. But a debate rages over what to do with the bodies once they are found.

The group of experts, assembled under the agency run by Dr. Anthony Fauci, warns that using a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin could result in potential toxicities.

Turning Tydes, a musical theater troupe in San Diego, does musical mash-ups that spoof Broadway shows. Ahead of Comic-Con, they're performing a mash-up of Star Wars and The Phantom of the Opera.

The company Tencent has developed the world's second largest standalone messaging app Wechat, with over 300 million users.

The document shows an aggressive legislative agenda that would upend immigration and the economy while not focusing on topics such as abortion.

One of the passengers struck a flight attendant on the head and tried to open a cabin door. In a separate incident, a passenger tried to open a cabin door during a flight and bit another passenger.