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600 police photos of Tucson rampage scene released
In this image released by the Pima County Sheriff's department, police notes are seen scrawled on the trunk of a police car, in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others in January 2011. Authorities released more than 300 photos on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, made by investigators during their investigation ...
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GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
Coalition for Life of Iowa president Sue Martinek holds a sign in her home, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. When the Coalition applied for tax-exempt status in 2008, the tiny group thought getting IRS approval would be easy. But the group faced months of delay, was ordered to provide details about its prayer events outside the local Planned Parenthood clinic, and even directed to ...
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More storms on the way tornadoes possible across swath of US
National Weather Service said that the "primary threats" would be damaging winds and large hail, but added "isolated tornadoes will also be possible.""Farther south, Tuesday night thunderstorms could continue into Wednesday morning with some damaging winds and hail," it ...
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Boy Scouts meet to decide policy on gay Scouts
With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout ...
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Amid immigration reform calls to change asylums
As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in their home ...
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Research Highlights From The American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene May 2013
1.) New Rapid Diagnostic Test for Worm Infection Provides Substantial Improvement Over Current Standard According to New African Field Study Provides Compass to Guide Public Health Efforts to Halt Debilitating Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) A new diagnostic test strip to rapidly detect lymphatic filariasis - also known as elephantiasis - in human blood has significant advantages over ...
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City take aim at America
22 May 2013 Manchester City believe they are in a perfect position to crack America after announcing they are to set up a new club in New ...
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Star witness to stay mum for House hearing on IRS
Councilman Eric Garcetti, who jammed with pop star Moby and fashioned himself as a voice for a new generation of city leaders, has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor with the pool of ...
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How Infrastructure Investment Brought America’s Game To Santa Clara California
John Maynard Keynes has been validated once again. Through a wise investment in infrastructure, and in forward growth, the city of Santa Clara, California has turned what once was a center for dried fruit into the high tech heart of the United States. And through this investment in the infrastructure needed for growth, the city has not only gained a status once considered only for major cities, ...
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Susan Powells dad gets private eye to review file
Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file - containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps, interview transcripts and more - might turn up something the investigators ...
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I hope I get a second chance Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
By F. Brinley Bruton, Staff Writer, NBC News Anthony Weiner, whose career as a congressman collapsed after he posted sexually suggestive pictures of himself on Twitter, has announced that he’s running for mayor of New York City."I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down. But I've also learned some tough lessons," the Democrat said in a ...
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Chaos and courage as tornado wrecks elementary schools
By Matthew DeLuca and Miranda Leitsinger, NBC News The massive tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., on Monday bore down hard on Plaza Towers Elementary School, where children sheltered inside from the roaring gusts, even as the building began to come apart around them.The winds and flying debris from the mile-wide tornado claimed at least two dozen lives, the Oklahoma medical examiner said on ...
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Obama Applauds Immigration Bill Vote We All Owe It To The American People To Bring Results
Obama released a statement after the Senate's 13-5 decision in favor of the measure, applauding the inclusion of many of the "principles of commonsense reform" he has proposed. ...
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Chicago Jesuits hid sex crimes
Internal church records released Tuesday show that Chicago Jesuits consciously concealed the crimes of convicted sex offender Donald McGuire for more than 40 years as the prominent Roman Catholic priest continued to sexually abuse dozens of children around the globe. One letter written in 1970 by the Rev. John H. Reinke, then president of Loyola Academy in Wilmette, described McGuire's ...
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Bernanke testimony follows charge he withheld information
Ben Bernanke 's Capitol Hill testimony Wednesday follows lawmakers charging he purposely withheld strategic information from them. Bernanke is to appear before the House-Senate Joint Economic Committee at 10 a.m. This will be followed 4 hours later by the release of the minutes of the central bank's most recent policy meeting. The testimony and the minutes release could alter the ...
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Conn. rail service returning to normal
Metro North employees, in orange vests, help transfer westbound commuters at the transportation center in Bridgeport, Ct., to buses Monday, May 20, 2012, after a train collision on Friday injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. The commuters had arrived from New Haven by train and were being bused to Stamford, Ct., where rail service to New York was available. (AP ...
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Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview
Convicted killer Jodi Arias speaks during an interview at the Maricopa County Estrella Jail on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Phoenix. Arias was convicted recently of killing her former boyfriend Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home back in 2008, made a plea in court on Tuesday for life in prison, instead of execution, saying she can contribute to society if allowed to live. (AP Photo/Ross ...
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White House Treasury discussed how to spin IRS targeting
The White House said Tuesday that senior officials took part in discussions over how the IRS would disclose its targeting of conservative groups, marking the latest shift in the White House's official line on the matter.Press secretary Jay Carney told reporters that Mark Childress, deputy chief of staff, spoke twice with Treasury Department officials about the IRS's public relations ...
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Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
MOORE, Okla. -- With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time."Parents had a gut-wrenching choice, and only a few minutes to make it. Trust the safety of the seemingly solid school buildings and ...
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‘Cake Boss’ star and pastry chef Buddy Valastro to open Italian American restaurant at Palazzo
Elizabeth Blau of Blau & Associates with business partner Jason Lapin, center, and husband Kim Canteenwalla at Honey Salt, a new restaurant at 1031 S. Rampart Blvd. in Summerlin, on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. END .inline-content ...
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Okla. residents come home to pick up the pieces
MOORE, Okla. - Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children.Scientists concluded the storm was a rare and extraordinarily powerful type of twister known as an EF5, ranking it at the top ...
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Bay Bowl San Francisco to Host 50th Super Bowl
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Officials say Benghazi suspects under surveillance
Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, ...
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Parents of dead American doubt honesty of Singaporean inquest prepare to head for home
The parents of an American software engineer who believe their son was murdered last year in Singapore withdrew from the inquest today, saying they have no confidence in the island’s legal process. (Pictured, the brothers of American Shane Todd, John, left, and Dylan). Shane Truman Todd's body was found in his Singapore apartment by his girlfriend last June 24, and police have said ...
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Parents withdraw from inquiry into death of U.S. engineer Shane Todd
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The parents of a U.S. engineer found dead in Singapore last year said on Wednesday they will not take part in the rest of a coroner's inquiry into his death, which they say was linked to a project involving the transfer of sensitive technology to ...
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