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Armed man shot, arrested at White House checkpoint
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Armed man shot, arrested at White House checkpoint

May 20, 2016

Police found ammunition inside this Toyota sedan parked on Constitution Avenue after a Secret Service agent shot a man with a gun who approached a checkpoint outside the White House…

Massive frozen-food recall covers hundreds of items
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Massive frozen-food recall covers hundreds of items

May 20, 2016

A CRF Frozen Foods plant in Pasco, Wash., has been shut down after it was linked to a listeria outbreak that sickened customers in three states.Sarah Gordon/The Tri-City Herald It’s…

House would ban Confederate flags on VA cemetery flagpoles
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House would ban Confederate flags on VA cemetery flagpoles

May 19, 2016

Confederate flags fly near a monument at Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston., S.C., on Tuesday.Bruce Smith/Associated Press The 265-159 vote would block descendants and others seeking to commemorate veterans of the…

Nigerian girl kidnapped 2 years ago is found alive
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Nigerian girl kidnapped 2 years ago is found alive

May 18, 2016

Soldiers stand guard in front of the government secondary school in Chibok. Nigeria, after Boko Haram extremists abducted more than 200 young girls from the school two years ago.Haruna Umar/Associated…

Nation & World Briefs
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May 18, 2016

COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than 4 million U.S. workers will become newly eligible for overtime pay under rules issued Wednesday by the Obama administration. The rule seeks to bolster overtime…

House to debate scaled-back Zika bill despite veto threat
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House to debate scaled-back Zika bill despite veto threat

May 18, 2016

An examination dish containing dead mosquitoes sits under a microscope on Tuesday in Brownsville, Texas.Jason Hoekema/The Brownsville Herald The $622 million GOP plan would provide one-third of the resources requested…

U.S. intelligence: Foreign hackers spying on campaigns
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U.S. intelligence: Foreign hackers spying on campaigns

May 18, 2016

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said intelligence officials are working with members of the campaign staffs for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to help them tighten security of their…

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May 17, 2016

LOS ANGELES – A model who claims Bill Cosby sexually abused her at the Playboy Mansion in 2008 has filed a new lawsuit against the comedian and Playboy founder Hugh…

San Francisco fetes reopened art museum
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San Francisco fetes reopened art museum

May 17, 2016

Silkscreen pieces by Andy Warhol showing Elvis Presley and Elizabeth Taylor are on display at the newly expanded San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The museum opened to the public…

NTSB blames distracted engineer for deadly Amtrak wreck
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NTSB blames distracted engineer for deadly Amtrak wreck

May 17, 2016

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Christopher Hart leaves after speaking with the news media following a NTSB board meeting in Washington that blamed last year’s fatal Amtrak train derailment in…

Security concerns end Nevada Democrats’ convention
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Security concerns end Nevada Democrats’ convention

May 15, 2016

Thousands of people gathered at the Paris casino in Las Vegas for the Nevada State Democratic Convention on Saturday. The event descended into confusion after tensions between organizers and some…

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Nation & World Briefs

May 15, 2016

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – President Barack Obama delivered a commencement address at Rutgers University on Sunday that steered clear of the typical graduation advice and sounded a lot like a tough,…

Brazil’s road ahead filled with challenges
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Brazil’s road ahead filled with challenges

May 15, 2016

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff speaks on Thursday after leaving Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, after the Senate voted to suspend her pending an impeachment trial. Rousseff is living in…

GOP’s Trump sounds like a Democrat
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GOP’s Trump sounds like a Democrat

May 15, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in New York on May 3. Trump is now his party’s presumptive nominee, but in many ways, he’s breaking the Republican mold. On a…