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More than 94 years after being sunk by a torpedo, a ship carrying tons of silver has been located by a marine salvage company. Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. says it has found the SS Mantola, which came under attack by a German ship in 1917, as it sailed from London to Calcutta.

The new law reduces the time period groups have to turn in new voter registrations from 10 days to two. For forms turned in late, there are steep fines and other possible civil penalties. Critics say these changes violate the federal Voter Rights Act and unfairly target minorities.

The Chinese hairy crabs at one lake near Shanghai are in huge demand. Counterfeiters have taken advantage of this, finding multiple ways to claim their crabs are from the lake.

As Latinos become a bigger segment of the U.S. population, the beer industry is trying more nuanced ways of influencing them. "We segment them by their attitudes as well as demographics," says marketer Jim Sabia, whose company distributes Corona and other Mexican beers.

Today's Supreme Court confirmation process was shaped by what happened at the hearings for Clarence Thomas 20 years ago. The hearings also changed America's political, judicial and cultural landscape.

Since January, the U.S. economy has been hit by a series of external shocks that brought a modest recovery nearly to a halt. The slowdown, however, may have been under way even before the shocks took place.

The $447 billion plan is likely to be rejected later today when the Senate holds a key procedural vote. Democrats have a "Plan B," though. They're looking at breaking up the measure into smaller pieces that may stand better chances of passage.

The Senate is expected to turn down the president's jobs package. In Liberia, new Nobel laureate President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf seeks reelection.

The seemingly intractable nature of the problems plaguing Afghanistan are being underscored yet again with two new reports from the United Nations.

Maikel Nabil Sanad was not imprisoned, beaten or tortured until he criticized the post-Mubarak military leaders, his father says.