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That has been compounded by a weakening US jobs market that has fanned expectations the Fed will cut rates.

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Workers in Building 602 made boosters through a process called melt casting, in which TNT is heated to a molten state and mixed with a more sensitive compound to increase its shock energy.

A study last week found that gut bacteria break down fiber and other nutrients to produce fatty-acid compounds, which fuel T cells to fight cancer.

Police protecting the compound used tear gas on the crowds.

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Police protecting the compound used tear gas grenades and fire extinguishers to contain the protesters, who were banging on the fences.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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