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Top stories include the release of the Boy Scouts' "perversion files" and the end of Newsweek's print magazine

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Today's news in picturesNewsweek announced Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 that it will end its print publication after 80 years and shift to an all-digital format in early 2013. Its last U.S. print edition will be its Dec. 31 issue. (Credit: AP)

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  • Oregon Supreme Court ordered the release of 14,500 pages of secret "perversion files" maintained by the Boy Scouts of America today. The files document a long history of covering up allegations of child molestation and sexual abuse within the organization.

    Boy Scouts "perversion files" released

  • According to the AP, "Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment benefits jumped 46,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 388,000, the highest in four months. The increase represents a rebound from the previous week's sharp drop. Both swings were largely due to technical factors." The four-week average, however, rose slightly, and is consistent with "modest hiring."

    U.S. unemployment applications jump to 388K

  • Police investigate the scene of a shooting at the Blaine, Wash./Surrey, B.C., border crossing, Oct. 16, 2012, in Surrey. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl. Bert Paquet says a border officer was in her booth when she was shot in the neck at about 2 p.m. Tuesday by a man trying to enter Canada in a van with Washington state plates. AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward

    Police investigate U.S.-Canada border shooting

  • Riot police fire tear gas at Bahraini anti-government protesters, unseen, in Ma'ameer, Bahrain, Oct. 17, 2012. Clashes between protesters throwing rocks and petrol bombs and riot police firing tear gas and stun grenades erupted after the funeral for an elderly man who relatives and opposition groups say died from tear gas exposure. AP Photo/Hasan Jamali

    Bahrain detains four for alleged anti-king tweets

  • In this Oct. 17 citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, the dead body of a Syrian woman lies on the back of a pickup truck after she was removed from under the rubble of a building that was destroyed from a Syrian force airstrike, at Kfar Nebel town, in Idlib province, northern Syria. AP Photo/Idlib News Network ENN

    Airstrikes in Syria kill 43

  • Editor in chief Tina Brown and CEO Baba Shetty announced today that Newsweek will become a digital-only publication in 2013, after 80 years in print.

    Newsweek to end print publication

  • In this Aug. 28, 2012, file photo, Mohammad B., a Syrian refugee who fled Syria for his life in May 2011 after he was shot in the face and badly wounded from Daraa, Syria, poses for a portrait in Cairo, Egypt. The U.N. refugee agency says the number of Syrian refugees who have fled their country's civil war to find shelter in Egypt has now topped 150,000, a significant jump from last month's figure of 95,000. AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File

    U.N. reports that 150,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Egypt

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Prachi Gupta is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on pop culture. Follow her on Twitter at @prachigu or email her at pgupta@salon.com. More Prachi Gupta.

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  • The protests take on a festive element as police forces move out of the park and square. Wearing a gas mask, this young man dances to traditional Turkish music in front of Taksim Square’s Ataturk Monument.

  • In Gezi Park since March 31st, this protester, originally caught off-guard by the Government’s teargas and water cannons, went out and bought a Russian army mask from WWII, preparing for what was to come.

  • This rambunctious boy seems to be enjoying the chaos. After taking this picture he threw a stone at the already destroyed building in the background.

  • Forming a line, the police face off directly with protesters in Taksim Square. After a while, they retreated and there was a general cheer – a back-and-forth dance that has been common since the beginning of this protest.

  • An elderly woman in Gezi Park reads the news. The tent community occupying the park was violently destroyed on June 16th.

  • Many different groups had set up booths to promote their cause in Taksim Square and Gezi Park. Standing in front of one, this man waves his flag while posing with conviction.

  • Many home-remedies are used to minimize the effects of tear gas. This woman has put a milky solution on her face, removing her mask after the tear gas dissipated. Before sunrise, the police came again for another round of teargasing.

  • People capitalize on the uprising -- selling flags, beer, gas masks, sky lanterns and spray paint to name just a few of the popular items.

  • On Monday morning, June 11, the police execute a strong offensive. Many plain-clothed police officers, like the ones seen here, clash with protesters in the side streets away from the main stand-off in Taksim.

  • The authorities seem to be most aggressive in the night, pushing protesters away from the square and park. After being teargassed this young woman catches her breath with other protesters on Siraselviler Street.

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