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Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 35 °F (1.7 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 53 °F (11.7 °C). Winds from NNW to NW. Partly cloudy today with a high of 53 °F ...

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Asia in Brief Police in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have reportedly charged a Google employee after the deaths of three men who followed a route set by Google Maps that led their ... problems ...