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The audience for horse racing in the United States is declining. According to insiders, even the sport’s strongest supporters are loathe to recommend racing to their friends as something worth spending time on. But there are ideas for embracing technology that some hope will turn the sport’s fortunes.

An anonymous soldier sent The Los Angeles Times a series of 18 graphic photographers of United States military personnel posing with Afghan corpses. On Wednesday, the newspaper published a selection of those photos. The Pentagon has condemned the images and has launched a criminal investigation.

White House, Pentagon and Capitol evacuated as powerful earthquake hits Richmond, Virginia.

Reporter Bruce Wallace met up with the Virginia-based band Bio Ritmo that plays what iTunes calls “Indie Salsa.”

Said has released a new album titled “difrent.”