| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Covert support for Syria rebels gets OK | | President Barack Obama has signed a covert directive authorizing U.S. support for Syrian rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad's forces, U.S. officials told CNN on Wednesday. |
| Israeli dies after self-immolation | | A wheelchair-bound Israeli veteran died Wednesday, days after setting himself on fire in a protest over his economic situation, a spokeswoman for Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv said. |
| Missing mascot died from heatstroke | | Though initially reported missing, the English bulldog that was the mascot for sports teams at Louisiana Tech actually died of heatstroke, officials said Wednesday. |
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