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    Obama: Sexual Assault Threatens Trust in Military

    Obama: Sexual Assault Threatens Trust in Military

    Posted 1:24 PM 5/24/2013 by Associated Press

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth." (More)


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    Damage Reported from Magnitude-5.7 Quake in California

    Posted 1:04 PM 5/24/2013 by Associated Press

    GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A moderate earthquake centered in rural northeastern California and felt in two other states damaged some homes and ruptured a tank that supplies residential drinking water in the densely forested region, officials said Friday. The magnitude-5.7 quake (More)


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    'Unusual Condition' Seen Before Connecticut Train Wreck

    'Unusual Condition' Seen Before Connecticut Train Wreck

    Posted 11:59 AM 5/24/2013 by Associated Press

    NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - The engineer of the commuter train that derailed last week in Connecticut observed an "unusual condition" on the track before the wreck, federal officials said Friday without explaining what the condition was, though they did say repair work was done last month in the area (More)


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    Truck Causes Washington State Bridge Collapse

    Truck Causes Washington State Bridge Collapse

    Posted 10:51 AM 5/24/2013 by Associated Press

    MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment struck an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below. All three occupants suffered only minor injuries. (More)


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    18 Hurt in Shuttle Bus Crash Near Atlanta Airport

    Posted 10:26 AM 5/24/2013 by Associated Press

    ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say 18 people have been taken to the hospital following a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport. Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Janet Ward says the accident happened around 10:30 a.m. Friday. She says it's (More)


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    IRS Replaces Official Who Revealed Targeting

    IRS Replaces Official Who Revealed Targeting

    Posted 8:06 AM 5/24/2013

    WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service official who led the unit that targeted tea party groups and publicly disclosed the activity has been replaced, making her the third top IRS official moved aside since the episode was revealed two weeks ago.Lois Lerner was put on (More)


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    Obama Sketches More Targeted Anti-Terror Plan

    Posted 8:03 AM 5/24/2013

    WASHINGTON -President Barack Obama on Thursday laid out a counterterrorism strategy for a post 9/11, postwar world that he said seeks to strike the right balance between providing security and safeguarding civil rights in an open society. He said that plan includes more oversight of U.S. drone (More)


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    I-5 Bridge Collapse Caused By Truck Hitting Span

    Posted 7:59 AM 5/24/2013

    MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - The Interstate 5 bridge collapse into the Skagit River was caused by an oversize truck hitting the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said."For reasons unknown at this point in time the semi struck the overhead of the bridge causing the collapse," Batiste (More) • Video (1)


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    Plastic Ocean Debris The Target Of New California Bill

    Posted 7:50 AM 5/24/2013

    SAN FRANCISCO - It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage.Each year cleanup crews throughout the U.S. collect millions of pounds of plastic trash from beaches and coastal waterways, with the (More)


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    Kid Rock, Rolling Stones On Scalping, Summer Tours

    Posted 7:48 AM 5/24/2013

    NEW YORK - Kid Rock is a scalper.The 42-year-old Grammy winner, who is launching a summer tour where most tickets are priced at $20, said he's scalping about 1,000 tickets from each show to make up for the cheaper regular price."I'm in the scalping business, but you know (More)


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    Boy Scouts Approve Plan To Accept Openly Gay Boys

    Posted 7:44 AM 5/24/2013

    GRAPEVINE, Texas - After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's controversies are far from over.The Scouts' (More)


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    With Symbolic Ribbon Cutting, NJ Shore Is Open

    Posted 7:41 AM 5/24/2013

    SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has cut a ribbon to symbolically reopen the state's shore for the summer season, seven months after being devastated by Superstorm Sandy.He appeared live on NBC's "Today" show to do the cutting Friday in Seaside Heights. (More)


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