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AP - Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided the Occupy Wall Street encampment in New York City in the pre-dawn darkness Tuesday, evicting hundreds of demonstrators and demolishing the tent city that was the epicenter of a movement protesting what participants call corporate greed and economic inequality.

AP - Stocks indexes edged higher in afternoon trading Tuesday as investors balanced another spike in Italy's main borrowing rate with an increase in U.S. retail spending. The Dow Jones industrial average rose almost 30 points in afternoon trading.

AP - Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti of Italy said Tuesday he is ready to present his new government to the president after winning wide backing — and important pledges of sacrifices — from political, business and union leaders during two days of intense consultations.