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I-5 bridge collapses in NW Wash.; people in water 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 08:56 PM PDT
 I-5 bridge over Skagit River collapses, cars with people in waterAn Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said.
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Boy Scouts vote to end ban on gay youth 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 04:55 PM PDT
 Dave Rice wears a neckerchief embroidered with the Inclusive Scouting Award while talking with supporters at the Equal Scouting Summit in GrapevineThe controversial move passed by more than 60% of their national council.
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Shapiro: Obama hits reset button on national security 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 03:27 PM PDT
 President Barack Obama talks about national security, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, the president revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes, including more control by the U.S. military, while leaving key details of the controversial program secret. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Barack Obama has hit the reset button with the most far-reaching national security address of his presidency
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IRS ousts Lerner, who oversaw targeting 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 02:45 PM PDT
 IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)She was director of division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups.
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Jodi Arias jury cannot decide on death penalty 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 04:33 PM PDT
 Jodi Arias addresses the jury during the penalty phase of her murder trial in PhoenixBecause of the deadlock, the judge ordered a retrial in the penalty phase.
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Researchers to be living on the moon: NASA 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 05:45 PM PDT
 Destination Moon: Private Spaceflight Companies Eye Lunar BasesA study notes "a lot of excitement and interest from various companies" for such ventures.
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Cleveland hero gets hamburgers for life reward 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:43 AM PDT
 FILE - This May 6, 2013 file photo shows neighbor Charles Ramsey speaking to media near the home where missing women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were rescued in Cleveland. Ramsey, the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay for another burger in his hometown. Ramsey has been promised free burgers for life at more than a dozen Cleveland-area restaurants. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Scott Shaw, File)The man became famous for putting down his Big Mac to help free three women.
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More arrests after grisly U.K. terror attack 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 04:01 PM PDT
 An armed soldier stands guard at the gate of the Royal Artillery Barracks near the scene of a terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Police remained at the scene throughout the night after a brutal attack in a London street Wednesday, which left one member of the armed forces dead and two injured, and the two attackers were also hospitalised. The British government Cabinet's emergency committee immediately called a meeting and Prime Minister David Cameron's office said security was stepped up at barracks across London. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)Counterterrorism officials detain two on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.
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Gun groups sue to block new Connecticut gun law 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 01:20 PM PDT
 A woman at a shooting range in Connecticut April 2, 2013. REUTERS/ Michelle McLoughlinMembers say they believe the measure won't improve public safety.
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New federal rules for meat labels take effect 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 04:13 PM PDT
 Shoppers in the U.S. will soon have more information about where their meat comes from after new federal labeling rules went into effect Thursday. The rules require labels on steaks, ribs and other cuts ...
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Once prominent swim coach gets 7 years for sex abuse 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 07:32 PM PDT
 A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
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Woman, 87, loses to billionaire Trump in civil case 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 06:14 PM PDT
 FILE - In this May 14, 2013 file photo, Donald Trump arrives at federal court in Chicago to testify at a civil trial where he is accused of cheating an 87-year-old Jacqueline Goldberg in a condo deal. On Thursday, May 23, 2013, jurors sided with Trump and against Goldberg. Goldberg claimed the real estate mogul-turned-TV star carried out a bait and switch by offering her profit sharing in his namesake Chicago tower and reneging only after she committed to buy. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)An 87-year-old grandmother took on billionaire Donald Trump. And on Thursday, she lost.
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NY businessman kidnapped, tortured for month 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 07:02 PM PDT
 In this image taken from surveillance video and provided by the New York City Police Department, an unidentified man who tries to withdraw funds from the bank account of New York City accountant Pedro Portugal is shown. Portugal was snatched from a city street in broad daylight, and then held captive for more than a month in an attempt to extort ransom from his family in Ecuador. Detectives rescued Portugal on May 20 after noticing a light upstairs in an otherwise dark Queens, N.Y. warehouse. (AP Photo/New York City Police Department)A businessman was snatched from a New York City street in broad daylight, then held captive for more than a month in a warehouse where he was bound and burned with acid as he was held for a $3 million ransom his family back in Ecuador did not have, authorities said.
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Get ready for an ‘extremely active’ hurricane season 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:56 AM PDT
 New Forecasting Tool Eyed for Hurricane SeasonPeople should prepare now for a doozy of a year, forecasters say.
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NASA making progress on asteroid lasso mission 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 02:38 PM PDT
 NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visits to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. Bolden's visit comes a month after the Obama administration unveiled its 2014 budget that proposes $105 million to jumpstart the mission, which may eventually cost more than $2.6 billion. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)The agency is under White House orders to fly humans to an asteroid as a stepping stone to Mars.
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Amid heckling, Obama defends drone use 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 01:20 PM PDT
 U.S. President Barack Obama makes a point at the National Defense University in WashingtonIt's time "to fight terrorists without...perpetual war-time footing," he says.
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The odd thing about Anthony Weiner's campaign 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:32 PM PDT
 Former U.S. Congressman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner speaks with reporters at campaign event in New YorkNew Yorkers might notice something just isn't right with the mayoral candidate's literature.
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Volunteers rescue 'memories' from Okla. tornado debris 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:10 AM PDT
 recovered photosThey pick through rubble to find priceless photos for victims.
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Parking garage collapse kills one in Maryland 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 01:45 PM PDT
 BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Fire and rescue officials say a parking garage that was closed to the public has partially collapsed outside a shopping mall in Bethesda, Md., killing one construction worker and severely injuring another man.
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‘We aren’t daredevils’: Okla. storm chasers in the sky 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 09:52 AM PDT
 Jim WelshUntil Monday, one pilot was best known for chasing O.J.'s white Bronco.
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Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 04:57 AM PDT
 Police and forensic officers near the scene of an attack which has left one man confirmed dead and two people wounded near Woolwich barracks in London Wednesday, May, 22, 2013. Scotland Yard said officers responded to reports of an assault Wednesday afternoon in the London neighbourhood of Woolwich. London Ambulance service said one man was found dead at the scene and two other men were taken to the hospital, with one in serious condition.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)A scout leader has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack.
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New York man, held captive for a month in warehouse, rescued by police 
Thursday, May 23, 2013 01:24 PM PDT
 Kidnappers had demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Ecuador, police say.
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