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AMATRICE, Italy (AP) — The government of Italy has declared Saturday a day of national mourning in the wake of this week's earthquake that killed at least 267 people. Strong aftershocks have been rattling central Italy. Hopes are dimming that rescue workers will be able to find any more survivors.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Investors will be paying close attention when Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen addresses a central bank forum in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this morning. They'll be listening for any hint of an expected timetable for the next interest rate increase. Some of Yellen's colleagues say the time is ripe for one.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will expand a national monument off the coast of Hawaii. The result will be the world's largest marine protected area. The national monument will contain more than 582,000 square miles, twice the size of Texas. The president will visit the area next week.

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia television station is marking a year since two of its journalists were shot to death during a live remote broadcast. WDBJ-TV in Roanoke held an on-air moment of silence this morning. Today marks one year since reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were killed by a former co-worker who later turned his gun on himself.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man clicked "like" on a Facebook page — and now he's back in jail. The SunSentinel newspaper says a judge in West Palm Beach ordered Paul Maida back behind bars, saying he violated a court order to avoid any contact with his ex-girlfriend. The woman is a witness in a DUI manslaughter case against him.

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