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Heavy fighting reported outside Tripoli As night fell on Tuesday, a day in which rebel forces gained "full control" over Gadhafi's compound in Libya's capital, heavy fighting was reported in a southern desert city, Sabha, that rebels forecast would be the loyalists' last redoubt. Video: Rebels take compound, Gadhafi still at large In Libya, the rebels have broken through and taken control of Moammar Gadhafi’s fortified compound, where they were both celebrating and looting. NBC’s Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports from Tripoli. (Nightly News) Live updates: 'We will turn Tripoli into a death trap for the rebels' NBC News' translation of remarks on Libyan radio by Moussa Ibrahim, a spokesman for Moammar Gadhafi. Quake shakes East Coast, causes evacuations An earthquake in central Virginia was felt across much of the East Coast on Tuesday, causing light damage and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate buildings. Video: Moderate quake has big reach NBC’s Tom Costello reports from the earthquake epicenter in Mineral, Va., where the roof of the town hall collapsed in the quake. (Nightly News) Invisible millions pay price of statelessness Rejected by the countries they call home and denied the most basic of rights, stateless people live in a shadowy limbo â€" in the words of one, like being "between the earth and the sky." Video: For Class of 2015, Amazon has never been just a river The annual Beloit College Mindset List is out, attempting to bridge the generational gap between the incoming freshmen class and the faculty. NBC’s Kevin Tibbles reports. (Nightly News) Moody's downgrades Japan a notch, citing debt Moody's Investors Service cut the rating on Japan's government debt by one notch to Aa3, its fourth-highest rating, blaming large budget deficits and the build-up of debt. Wall Street soars; Dow's best day in 2 weeks Stocks posted their biggest jump in nearly two weeks on Tuesday. Investors picked up cheaply priced stocks after fears that the U.S. would slip into a recession pounded the market over the last month. Time may be right to consider quake insurance If you think you don't need earthquake insurance, consider that about 5,000 earthquakes a year occur in the United States, and damage has been recorded in all 50 states. Owner of landmark South Philly cheesesteak stand dies The owner of a landmark south Philadelphia cheesesteak stand who once told customers to order in English has died. Joey Vento was 71. Hurricane weakens, but likely to regain punch Hurricane Irene weakened a bit in the Caribbean Tuesday but officials warned it would likely regain strength and that the entire U.S. East Coast should be on alert. Quake bolsters calls for public safety wireless network Disruption of cell phone service by a rare U.S. East Coast earthquake Tuesday prompted renewed calls for Congress and regulators to provide a dedicated wireless network for emergency workers. Casey Anthony loses appeal on probation A Florida appellate court on Tuesday denied Casey Anthony's request to have a probation order halted. Struggling Toyota unveils modest Camry redesign Toyota unveiled the first redesign of its midsize Camry sedan in five years Tuesday, aiming to solidify the car’s lead in the increasingly competitive midsize family sedan class. Video: Charges dropped against Strauss-Kahn At the prosecutor's request, a judge in New York Tuesday dismissed rape charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund. NBC Legal Analyst Savannah Guthrie joins Brian Williams with more. (Nightly News) Sponsored By: Intruders found sleeping in funeral home caskets Police in Tennessee were called to a funeral home where workers found two intruders sleeping inside caskets. Flight attendants train for cabin pressures What's it really like to work at 30,000 feet? Nilou Motamed, Travel + Leisure's features director, visits flight attendant school for an inside look. United, Continental embrace iPads in the cockpit United and Continental are the latest airlines to ditch heavy paper flight manuals for iPads. Tennessee's Summitt has early onset dementia Tennessee's Pat Summitt plans to coach "as long as the good Lord is willing" despite recently being diagnosed with early onset dementia. Will and Jada Pinkett Smith deny split The couple issues a joint statement saying rumors about the end of their 13-year marriage are "completely false" and they are "still together." Video: Winslet saves Branson’s mom from blaze Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet saved the 90-year-old mother of billionaire Richard Branson from a house fire on Branson’s private Caribbean island. NBC’s Natalie Morales reports. (TODAY) Baby boomers may be bad news for stock market If aging baby boomers dump their stocks when they retire, won’t that send the stock market lower? Two Fed economists think they've come up with the answer. Mom convicted of child abuse in hot sauce case An Alaska woman has been convicted of misdemeanor child abuse after squirting hot sauce into the mouth of her adopted Russian son as punishment in what prosecutors said was a calculated move to get on the "Dr. Phil" TV show. Family: No illegal drugs in Winehouse death Toxicology tests showed there were no illegal substances in British singer Amy Winehouse's system when she died last month aged 27, her spokesman said on Tuesday. Europe, US seek UN sanctions against Syria European nations and the United States are circulating a draft U.N. Security Council resolution seeking an arms embargo and other sanctions against Syria. Spouses make each other behave badly, study says As any single person with married friends can testify, their constant patter about how great marriage is for just about everything (Your heart! Your mood! Your life expectancy!) can be annoying. Now, new research shows partners can erode each other's health habits. New rules aim to curb long tarmac delays On Tuesday, the Department of Transportation (DOT) will expand its tarmac-delay rules, in effect for U.S. airlines since April 2010, to include foreign carriers operating at U.S. airports. 'Punky' star, Michael Jackson shared jacuzzi Soleil Moon Frye, from TV's "Punky Brewster," recalls talking "life, love, and the secrets of the world" with the King of Pop, alone in his hot tub ... at age 8. PFT: Belichick wants to eliminate extra points Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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