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Bill Clinton other celebs at Vienna AIDS charity
Guests in fancy costumes arrive for the opening ceremony of the 21st Life Ball in front of city hall in Vienna, Austria, on Saturday, May 25, 2013. The Life Ball is a charity gala to raise money for people living with HIV and AIDS. (AP Photo/Hans ...
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Guitar Center Employees Unionize in New York
May 25, 2013 1:20 PM ET Employees at Guitar Center's flagship store in Manhattan overwhelmingly voted on Friday to form a union of its 57 retail workers. The new bargaining unit will press the company for improved working conditions and a reversal of declining wages at the 14th Street store. The ...
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San Antonio flooding kills one dozens rescued
A man surveys floodwaters caused by heavy rains Saturday in San Antonio. The city has received torrential rains since Friday evening and officials say numerous roads have been closed because of flash ...
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The Miami Herald Christine Dolen column
May 25--Brian Friel's award-winning Dancing at Lughnasa is a delicate memory play, a portrait of an Irish family poor in material things but rich in love. Like a treasured scrapbook photograph come to life, the warm-hearted drama paints a portrait of grown siblings unknowingly approaching the moment when their family would break apart. The final play of the season at Palm Beach Dramaworks, ...
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Miamis LeBron James controls his emotions in East final series | NBA playoffs
Miami Heat superstar LeBron James hurt his team with last-minute turnovers in a Game 2 loss to Indiana, but he isn't reaching for the panic ...
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Hagel Sexual assault in military ‘profound betrayal’
Karley Marquet's alleged attack -- just one incident in what has become an epidemic of sexual assaults and misconduct in the U.S. military -- is getting more attention than ever in Washington, prompting strong words from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel at West Point. NBC's Michael Isikoff ...
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Violinists after-school program brings hope to kids community
David France uses the money he makes playing the violin to fund Revolution of Hope, an after-school orchestra he started a few months ago in the disenfranchised community of Roxbury. NBC's Chelsea Clinton ...
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For Moore Okla. teen graduation is bittersweet
Like many of her classmates here, Saturday's high school graduation was an emotional ceremony for 18-year-old Alyson Costilla, a moment of pride long anticipated. NBC's Ron Mott ...
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Violin player uses music to help community
David France uses the money he makes playing the violin to fund Revolution of Hope, an after-school orchestra he started a few months ago in the disenfranchised community of Roxbury. NBC's Chelsea Clinton ...
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Severe weather partly a result of climate change
Damaging tornadoes are an annual springtime threat in parts of the country, but Monday's massive storm in Oklahoma, in a year that seems to have had more than its share of extreme weather, has many wondering whether things have gotten even more extreme than usual. NBC's John Yang ...
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Missouri highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass
CHAFFEE, Mo. – The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a cargo train collision in southeast Missouri. Authorities say a highway overpass collapsed early today when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after the collision. Seven people were injured, though none seriously. The bridge collapsed after a Union Pacific train hit the side of a Burlington ...
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Truck crash caused Washington state bridge collapse officials
MOUNT VERNON, Washington (Reuters) - A bridge that collapsed in Washington state and sent two cars plunging into the Skagit River, raising concerns about the safety of the nation's aging infrastructure, was knocked down by a truck that crashed into at least one girder, officials said on ...
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Video Torrential rains cause record flooding in south Texas
The San Antonio area faces major flooding problems after nearly 10 inches of rain in just a few hours caused the San Antonio River to reach record levels. Gary Cooper of CBS affiliate KENS ...
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Video Train collision brings down highway overpass
Two freight trains collided under a highway overpass near the town of Rockview, Missouri, causing it to come crashing down. Two cars were driving over it at the time causing minor injuries. Chip Reid ...
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Video Cold start to summer season for Sandy-impacted shore towns
Towns along the Jersey Shore hard hit by superstorm Sandy kicked off the summer season this Memorial Day weekend on a cold and wet note. Terrell Brown ...
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Animals At Zoo Miami Paint For A Good Cause
MIAMI (CBSMiami) -Attention Miami art collectors, there's a group of new artists in town and they are all painting in the name of charity. At Zoo Miami Saturday, animals, like Peggy the elephant and Toshi the rhino, explored their artsy side all in the name of benefiting each ...
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Honduras gangs announce truce to reduce violence
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Following in the footsteps of their counterparts in neighboring El Salvador, Honduras' two largest and most-violent gangs will sign a truce next week and ask for a dialogue with the government and police to help them start leaving their gang lifestyle, a Roman Catholic bishop said Friday. San Pedro Sula's bishop, Romulo Emiliani, told The Associated Press ...
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American Restoration crews designs unique trophy
NASCAR turned to Rick Dale and his wife, Kelly, of the History Channel's "American Restoration" show to come up with a unique trophy to present to the winner of Saturday's Nationwide ...
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Tyson Gay roars to 100m victory at New York Diamond League meet
United States Tyson Gay roared to a 100-metres victory while Sanya Richards-Ross withdrew and high jumper Blanka Vlasic made an emotional comeback triumph in Saturday's New York Diamond League athletics meet.Cold, windy and rainy conditions dimmed bids for spectacular performances at the third of 14 stops in the global series, making health issues a concern as athletes look to the world ...
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Accidents spotlight nation’s aging infrastructure
some high pro file accidents lately involving both have raised some worrisome questions about the state of this country's rails and highways. the latest happened ...
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Flash floods hit San Antonio Texas
In Texas, torrential rains brought flash flooding to the streets of San Antonio Saturday. NBC's Lester Holt reports and The Weather Channel's Todd Santos looks ahead with a weather ...
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It is getting a lot harder to do this Doctor shortage strains practices
Chiara Sottile writes Tucked among the cornfields, windmills and water towers of Littlefield, in west Texas, Dr. Isabel Molina treats one patient after the next at Lamb Healthcare Center.Littlefield is a small, dusty town of about 6,500 people, but Molina's two-doctor practice draws from a much larger area. She and her partner serve a total population of about 15,000, she estimates. To keep ...
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Public education fight heats up in Chicago
The largest round of school closures in American history hit Chicago this week as 50 schools were shut down. Ed explains who the real heroes are and John Nichols of The Nation Magazine breaks down all the ...
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Jenna Lyons fashion queen of America | profile
It is Memorial Day weekend in America, the unofficial start of summer, and my friend and her teenage daughter are in the Hamptons, having scored an invitation to stay at the beachside mansion of one of New York's wealthiest families."What are you going to wear?" I asked my friend, before she set off, mindful of the grey and drizzly weather and the fact that grand-style ...
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AP PHOTOS Bayern beats Dortmund 2-1 in final
Bayern Munich defeated German rival Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Champions League final Saturday night, ending four years of frustration for Bayern in Europe's biggest soccer tournament. Arjen Robben ran onto Franck Ribery's backheeled flick in the penalty area and put the ball past goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller in the 89th minute to send Bayern to its first Champions League victory ...
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