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Seven American soldiers are dead after an Army helicopter is shot down in southern Iraq, according to the Pentagon. Officials say four others were wounded, and they've been rescued. Hear NPR News.

The U.S. military investigates the possibility that an American Patriot missile caused the crash of a Navy F/A-18. U.S. forces are searching near Karbala for the pilot of the downed fighter jet. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.

President Bush will soon declare an official end to the war in Iraq and outline his plans to rebuild that country, White House officials say. Meanwhile, U.S. military officials say water and electricity have been restored to large portions of the Baghdad. NPR News reports.

At least nine people are killed and several others injured in Baghdad after a munitions dump near a heavily populated neighborhood catches fire. U.S. soldiers say unidentified assailants had fired flares into the depot, sparking explosions. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

Khalil Naimi, first secretary to the Iranian embassy in Baghdad, is shot and killed in his car by unnamed assailants. The assassination comes as an Iranian delegation is in Iraq to mediate in the standoff between U.S. forces in Najaf and radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

Eight U.S. soldiers die in a car-bombing south of Baghdad. Two others are killed in separate attacks. The deaths come amid reports of a deal to end a standoff in Fallujah. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

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A year where alternative and hip-hop were the mainstream, and glam and pure pop were out.

The decline of the U.S. dollar has been detrimental to the ability of American aid agencies to provide assistance overseas. Michael Rewald, a director of the humanitarian group CARE International, discusses the impact of the weak dollar.

A self-styled street preacher who teamed up with a high school student in a deadly plot to lure men with bogus Craigslist job offers has been sentenced to…