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Ah Mr Fogle weve been expecting you The case of the hapless wig-wearing American diplomat expelled from Moscow is not as simple as it first seemed
In the long and sinuous history of international espionage, the one thing you can absolutely rely on is that very little is as it first appears. And so it is with Ryan Christopher Fogle, third secretary in the political department of the US Embassy in Moscow, comedy wig owner, and, apparently, a man who thinks it wise to hang around near park entrances at midnight with EUR100,000 (85,000) in ...
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More than a dozen injured as car plows through parade in Virginia
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - A car driven by an elderly man who may have lost consciousness plowed through a small-town parade of hiking enthusiasts in southwestern Virginia on Saturday, injuring more than a dozen people, some seriously, authorities ...
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Suspect IDed in Fatal Home Invasion
A wanted man with a criminal history dating back nearly 15 years was identified by police Saturday as the masked home invader involved in the death of a Hofstra University student early Friday morning. Dalton Smith, who was wanted on a parole violation related to a first-degree robbery conviction, attempted to rob the off-campus home where he and Hofstra junior Andrea Rebello were fatally ...
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New York Mets lose 8-2 to Chicago Cubs
New York Mets staring pitcher Jeremy Hefner pitches to the Chicago Cubs in the first inning in a baseball game in Chicago on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles ...
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2 wildfires north of Los Angeles persist after long week
Here's how Montana's members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending May 17, 2013. Votes of Sen. Max Baucus, Democrat; Rep. ...
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Alaska volcano shoots lava up hundreds of feet
Alaska's remote Pavlof Volcano has been shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume is thinning and is no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly ...
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Hero Philly cop arrested charged with rape other crimes
A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes. Authorities allege that former officer Richard DeCoatsworth left a party with two females early Thursday and took them to another location, where they allege that he produced a handgun and "forced the two ...
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Republican cites IRS scandal in close Virginia governors race
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia Republicans on Saturday formally nominated Ken Cuccinelli for governor in the nation's marquee 2013 political race, and the conservative attorney general wasted no time reminding voters of the scandals facing President Barack ...
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U.S. state cancels subsidy for investment from Pakistani company
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana has canceled subsidies for a planned $1.8 billion fertilizer plant in the state because of concerns that a Pakistani company involved in the project makes products used in improvised explosives that kill and injure U.S. troops in ...
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O.J. Simpsons ex-lawyer says poured his soul into Nevada trial
Yale Galanter, O.J. Simpson's former defense attorney, reacts during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 17, ...
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Crash in small Va. town injures dozens during parade
DAMASCUS, Va. An emergency official says about 50 to 60 people were injured after a car drove into a group of hikers at a parade in a small Virginia town. Washington County director of emergency management Pokey Harris said Saturday that no fatalities have been reported. The injuries ranged from critical to superficial. Three of the victims were flown by helicopter to regional hospitals. Another ...
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McCartney Kicks Off North American Tour In Orlando
ORLANDO (CBSMiami/AP) -- Former Beatles star Paul McCartney’s North American tour kicks off Saturday night in Orlando, and if the elaborate production equipment involved is any indication, spectators are in for a quite the show. McCartney’s ';Out There'; tour requires31 trucks worth of equipment, including spectacular lasers and lighting, huge pyrotechnics, and ...
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Up to 60 injured after car drives into parade crowd in Damascus
The injuries ranged from critical to superficial. Three of the victims were flown by helicopter to regional hospitals. Another 12 to 15 were taken by ambulance. The rest were treated at the scene in Damascus, about a half-hour east of Bristol. The status of the driver wasn't released. Multiple witnesses described him as an elderly man. Authorities are still investigating, but Harris says ...
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At Least 5 Dead in Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion
Authorities in Texas say at least five -- possibly as many as 15 -- people have been killed in the southwestern U.S. state as a result of Wednesday's massive explosion at a fertilizer ...
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Funeral held for mom son found dead in home
TRENTON, N.J. -; Funeral services have been held for the New Jersey woman and boy whose bodies were found in their home after a 37-hour hostage standoff last ...
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Impossible Choice Faces Americas First Climate Refugees
The 350 residents of Newtok, Alaska, will soon be the country's first "climate refugees." The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says their village is likely to be underwater in just four ...
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Deadly Greenwich Village shooting possible hate crime police say
Authorities are investigating the overnight shooting death of a 32-year-old man in New York's Greenwich Village as a hate crime after police said the gunman may have hurled anti-gay ...
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Lawyer Confirms She Asked Planted Question That Broke IRS Scandal
The first revelation that the IRS was targeting Tea Party groups came in a planted question during a lawyers' conference earlier this month, the attorney who asked the question confirmed Saturday with Fox News. The inspector general report on the IRS targeting Tea Party groups and other conservative-leaning political organizations applying for tax-exempt status was complete, so the agency ...
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Witnesses Car drives into crowd at Virginia parade
DAMASCUS, Va. – Witnesses in southwestern Virginia said a car drove into a crowd at a parade Saturday and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known. It happened around 2:30 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival, an annual celebration of the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, a small mountain town near the Tennessee state line about ...
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Slave cabin to get new home in African-American history museum
An 1850s South Carolina slave cabin is getting a new home in the nation’s capital. The Smithsonian Institution is dismantling it, plank by plank, and moving it to the National Museum of African-American History and ...
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Right-Wing Radio Host Wants To Kill The President And Shoot Hillary Clinton In The Vagina
';I’m supporting our troops by saying we need to try, convict, and shoot Hillary Clinton in the vagina. I want to pull the ...
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Texas joins flood of states suing BP over 2010 Gulf spill
BP America in its suit - of violating Texas' environmental regulations. Texas is seeking money from "lost" tourism revenues due to the spill, as well as monies that would have been generated from state park entrance and concession fees by visitors to the coastal communities. In addition, the state is seeking civil penalties for each day the oil spilled into the Gulf, and each ...
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Risk of tornadoes threatens Nebraska Kansas
Severe storm warnings have been issued for parts of Nebraska and Kansas, and the storm could spread to Oklahoma City by early Monday. Residents are bracing for heavy downpours and potentially strong winds. TODAY's Dylan Dreyer ...
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Investigators to scour wreckage of Conn. derailment
good morning, erica. we should hear more from investigators set to hold a presser later this morning. here on scene, including a team from ntsb, trying to determine the exact cause of the derailment that left dozens injured. the ...
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Suspect identified in home robbery that left Hofstra student dead
By Becky Bratu, Staff Writer, NBC News Police identified Saturday the man allegedly involved in a home robbery and the death of a New York college student early Friday ...
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