Syria fires into Turkey; AOL's $1B patent deal; autism linked to obesity; and more from The Slatest.

The Slatest: April 9, 2012 Syrian Troops Fire Into Turkey The soldiers were apparently pursuing rebels who had attacked a military checkpoint. READ FULL STORY AOL, Microsoft Strike $1-Billion Patent Deal The Internet company's stock soar after it agrees to sell more than 800 of its patents to Microsoft. READ FULL STORY Study Links Autism to Maternal Obesity A new study suggests that obese mothers have a heightened risk of having an autistic child. READ FULL STORY North Korea Moves Rocket Into Position for Launch As Pyongyang gets ready to defy the international community there's word of a possible third nuclear test.   READ FULL STORY National Review Fires John Derbyshire Move comes after he penned a racist article advising children on how to protect themselves from black people. READ FULL STORY Police Arrest Two in Oklahoma Shootings They will face murder charges in the shootings that killed three and terrorized Tulsa's black community. READ FULL STORY Popular Painter Thomas Kinkade Dies at 54 One of the most well-liked artists in the country known for his idyllic landscapes died suddenly. READ FULL STORY Superdelegates Increasingly Rally Around Romney Rick Santorum releases a campaign schedule, defying rumors he is throwing in the towel. READ FULL STORY Advertisement From Slate: Obama's New Crowdfunding Bill Will Allow Us All To Lose Big Investing in Startups Yglesias: Time To Panic About Europe Again California Governor Frees Grandmother Wrongly Jailed in Shaken-Baby Death One Man's Attempt To Retrace the Journey of Odysseus Hungary's Controversial Prime Minister Gives His First Interview to an American This Guy Has Already Discovered 70 Exoplanets. How Many Have You Discovered? The Most Gripping and Horrifying Articles About Animal Attacks Slate's TV Club on Last Night's Episode of Mad Men More from The Slatest: AOL, Microsoft Strike $1-Billion Patent Deal Study Links Autism to Maternal Obesity Syrian Troops Fire Into Turkey North Korea Moves Rocket Into Position for Launch Police Arrest Two in Oklahoma Shootings National Review Fires John Derbyshire Syria Ceasefire Appears To Collapse Amid Demands Avalanche Buries 135 in Pakistani Military Base Mike Wallace, '60 Minutes' Interviewer, Dies Weather May Have Resulted in Misleading Jobs Data

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