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Maria Carillo told The Washington Post that inside the bag was a gold medal from the Tokyo Games which had been stolen from the starting setter of the U.S. women's volleyball team.

Engineers are beginning to repair some of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner planes. They're installing new batteries — ones that hopefully don't overheat. In other business news, the solar energy firm Power-One Inc.has been sold to the Swiss industrial group ABB.

More jobs were lost last month than expected, but the Obama administration's economic stimulus package promises to create 600,000 jobs by the end of the summer. Mark Zandi, the chief economist at Moody's Economy.com, says that without the stimulus, the numbers would be worse.

President Bush takes part in ceremonies at the three crash sites where Americans mourned the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, on the anniversary of the attacks. The president visited New York City; a field near Shanksville, Pa., where Flight 93 crashed; and the Pentagon.

Reports say President Bush's new Iraq strategy is likely to be carried out by new commanders. Media reports say the president will replace the two top generals in the region.

An outbreak of salmonella is forcing McDonald's and other chain restaurants to stop serving tomatoes. It's not certain that tomatoes are the source of the problem, which left more than 100 people sick in more than a dozen states — but a process of elimination has focused scrutiny on raw tomatoes.

Nearly a week after the 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Morocco, among the most desperate needs for survivors are medical care, shelter and food. The latter is where World Central Kitchen comes in.

Women and children in Gaza make up approximately 70% of those killed according to Palestinian health officials.

The rat-shaped indentation in a sidewalk became a social media sensation and tourist spot. Apparently someone didn't love it and filled in the hole. Fans, however, went out and restored it.

The illegal gambling operation is accused of taking millions of dollars in bets on FIFA World Cup soccer games.