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    • NATION-WORLD
    • May. 20, 2013

    Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Oklahoma

    Shawnee, Okla. — When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the community Carter had called home.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Small Florida city anxious to learn who won $590.5M Powerball

    Zephyrhills, Fla. — It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Commutes long, slow after Connecticut train derailment

    Bridgeport, Conn. — Connecticut commuters planned for long, slow trips to and from work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Death toll rises as violence spreads in Iraq

    Baghdad — A wave of car bombs and shootings killed at least 70 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting in the country.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Jodi Arias returns to court today for penalty phase of murder trial

    Phoenix — Jodi Arias returns to court Monday for the continuation of the penalty phase of her trial after being convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of her one-time lover as jurors consider a sentence of life in prison or execution.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    South Korea: North Korea fires sixth projectile into waters

    Seoul, South Korea — North Korea fired short-range projectiles into its own eastern waters Monday for a third straight day, Seoul officials said. The North said it was bolstering deterrence against enemy attack.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria

    Beirut — Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, Syrian state-media said. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group fighting alongside regime troops have been killed in the clashes.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Suspected U.S. drone kills 2 in Yemen

    Sanaa, Yemen — Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago

    Chicago — A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than 2 days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    • May. 20, 2013
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    Syrian regime tries to tighten strategic grip

    Beirut — Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the capital to the Mediterranean coast.

    • May. 20, 2013
    • NATION-WORLD

    Cop on mend after Boston showdown

    Boston — With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects said Sunday he's determined to return to duty.

    • 8:05 PM, May. 19, 2013
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    Kansas, Oklahoma struck by tornadoes, but no injuries reported

    A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged homes and buildings near Oklahoma City and put the Tulsa area on high-alert.

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Small Florida city wonders who won $590M-plus Powerball jackpot

    Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5M.

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates

    Atlanta — President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black ...

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines

    Zagreb, Croatia — Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip ...

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation ‘eat-in’

    Charlotte, N.C. — In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African- ...

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Official: Driver in Virginia parade crash likely had medical condition

    Damascus, Va. — Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical ...

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Report: Iran hangs 2 men convicted of spying

    Tehran, Iran — Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA intelligence agency. ...

    • May. 19, 2013
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    North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters

    Seoul, South Korea — North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the ...

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Powerball drawing follows late ticket-buying rush

    Lottery officials announced winning numbers Saturday night in a near-historic Powerball jackpot. Estimates have put the jackpot at around $600 million.

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Connecticut train outage expected for days after collision

    Bridgeport, Conn. — Tens of thousands of commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around southwest Connecticut and to New York City beginning Monday as ...

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Plans languish for overhaul of NYC’s Penn Station

    New York — The busiest passenger train station in the United States is a 1960s-era, utilitarian labyrinth in the basement of a basketball arena.

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Up to 60 injured after car drives into Virginia parade

    Damascus, Va. — An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were ...

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Woman testifies about ex-Italian leader’s wild parties during trial

    Milan — Silvio Berlusconi's private disco featured not only aspiring showgirls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but one woman dressed ...

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Marine’s daughter seeks dignity for kids harmed by toxic water on base

    Jacksonville, N.C. — As she flipped through the cemetery register, Mary Blakely's eyes filled with tears. On line after line, the entry read simply ...

    • 12:32 AM, May. 18, 2013
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    About $1M in jewels stolen from hotel near Cannes film fest

    Paris — Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry, in a brazen ...

    • May. 18, 2013
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    Official: ‘Amazing’ no one died in train crash

    Fairfield, Conn. — Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided ...

    • May. 18, 2013
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    Military to re-train leaders on sexual assault prevention

    Washington — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and ...

    • May. 18, 2013
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    Toronto mayor disputes crack smoking ‘story’

    Toronto — A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Ford on Friday called the allegations “ridiculous.”

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