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Today had the promise of history — that is, until the horse I'll Have Another was scratched from the Belmont Stakes. Also scratched: hopes for a long-awaited Triple Crown winner. It was yet another piece of bad news for the horse racing industry, which is under new scrutiny over the safety and treatment of the horses.

The Israeli court upheld a government plan to deport South Sudanese illegally living in the country. Human rights groups say the government isn't differentiating between economic migrants and genuine asylum-seekers.

Soaring rates of allergies among children in recent decades have researchers puzzled. One theory says we're too clean, so kids' immune systems never learn how to deal with foreign invaders — even the harmless ones. Researchers now hope they'll find some answers by studying kids on farms.

Much is still unclear about what happened in California and whether formal charges will be brought against Commerce Secretary John Bryson.

Catherine Greig pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to harbor the infamous mob boss.

McQueary, a key witness in the case against Jerry Sandusky, testified he saw him engaged in a clear sex act with a young boy in a campus shower.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is reaching across the aisle to Democrats with bratwurst and beer tonight, but who's biting? A few pols have already bowed out, despite the three brands of brats and several local beers on offer.

After boldly declaring last week that voters didn't want more teachers, police and firefighters, Mitt Romney shifted his stance Tuesday. In a Fox News appearance, he clearly was distancing himself from his statement of four days earlier.

Thieves have been breaking into gym lockers and stealing wallets at Vida Fitness in Washington, D.C. So manager Chris Kopp posted a sign reminding people about the surveillance cameras in the locker room, then went further, slapping a flimsy lock on one locker and rigging it so flour would poof out on the person who opened it. It worked.

They can supposedly tell us more about a person than just whether they're sensible or stylish: Such as whether someone's in a comfortable relationship.