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Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner discusses his policies with a passerby while greeting commuters during a campaign event…

May 23, 2013

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Alabama mystery illness solved: It’s common flu

The investigation involved 10 people who became sick and were admitted to hospitals in Dothan and Luverne in southeast Alabama.…

May 23, 2013

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Distraught mom becomes face of Oklahoma storm

LaTisha Garcia carries her 8-year-old daughter, Jazmin Rodriguez, near Plaza Towers Elementary School after a massive tornado carved its way…

May 23, 2013

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Boy Scouts vote to allow gay members

The vote overturns a 22-year-old ban on openly gay scouts. It was based on a line from the 1911 Boy…

May 23, 2013

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Muslim hardliners ID London terror suspect

This undated image released Thursday by the British Ministry of Defence, shows Lee Rigby known as ‘Riggers’ to his friends,…

May 23, 2013

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Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all

President Barack Obama reacts as his speech is interrupted by CODEPINK founder Medea Benjamin, Thursday at the National Defense University…

May 23, 2013

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U.S. drone strikes kill 4 Americans since ’09

to give national security speech today

May 22, 2013

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IRS official defends agency, refuses to answer questions

Lernerdu1-i-syn In one of the most electric moments since the IRS controversy erupted nearly two weeks ago, Lois Lerner unwaveringly…

May 22, 2013

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Boy achieves family dream with geography bee win

National Geographic Bee winner Sathwik Karnik, left, of Massachusetts gives a thumbs-up as he correctly answers the final question posed…

May 22, 2013

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Scientists worry about new bird flu’s potential to mutate

The H7N9 bird flu appears to be evolving, and could be only a few mutations away from a form that…

May 22, 2013

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Jury in Arias trial adjourns for day after impasse

Convicted killer Jodi Arias conducts an interview at the Maricopa County Estrella Jail in Phoenix. Arias was convicted of killing…

May 22, 2013

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Who else took the 5th? Baseball star, banker, more

Oliver North is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washingtonin 1986 before testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. North…

May 22, 2013

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Obama threatens veto of House student loan plan

The White House issued the warning a day before the full House was scheduled to vote on the bill. Leaders…

May 22, 2013

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West Pointer caught for taking nude photos of cadets

It is the latest in a steady stream of sex scandals to hit the military this month as it grapples…

May 22, 2013

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London terror attack leaves 1 dead near barracks

British forensic officers investigate the scene of an apparent attack that left one man confirmed dead and two people wounded…

May 22, 2013

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Chechen fatally shot by FBI

Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts fighter, was fatally shot at his Orlando townhouse during a meeting with an…

May 21, 2013

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2012 CEO pay hits $9.7M; median U.S. wage $39,900

The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5 percent increase from a year…

May 21, 2013

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Deadly London attack heightens terror fears

explains crime on video while waving bloodied hands

May 21, 2013

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Senate panel OKs immigration bill

The 13-5 vote cleared the way for an epic showdown on the floor of the Senate about legislation that is…

May 21, 2013

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Oklahoma tornado ranks among the most powerful

Survivor search nearly complete; death toll at 24

May 21, 2013

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Photos of Giffords shooting show crime scene, weapons

Officials, left, are seen in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S.…

May 21, 2013

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Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Jimmy Hodges helps Chad Heltcel and his wife, Cassidi, salvage the wreckage of Chad Heltcel’s family home, which was destroyed…

May 21, 2013

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Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister

As the sun rose over the shattered community of Moore, the state medical examiner’s office cut the estimated death toll…

May 21, 2013

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Afghanistan: Deadly 24 hours leave 14 police dead

The deadly 24 hours came during a crucial season of fighting that is testing the abilities of Afghan security forces…

May 20, 2013