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Wash. Man Charged in Ricin Scare

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 21:48
Man, 37, arrested in Wash. ricin letter scare; pleads not guilty to threatening federal judge    

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Watch: Oklahoma Tornado Stories of Heroism and Bravery

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 20:37
Hero teacher, a survivor of the Oklahoma tornado, recalls the moments the tornado hit.    

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911 Butt Dial Leads to Murder Charge

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 19:48
Pocket-dialing 911 leads to first-degree murder charge against South Florida man    

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Ex-Miss America May Face McConnell

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 18:19
Ashley Judd may not be running for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, but another possible candidate is thinking about taking on Mitch McConnell and she has some local star power of her own: Former Miss America Heather French Henry. French Henry, who was crowned Miss America in 2000...    
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Watch: Instant Index: Best and Worst Airlines for Price and Service

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 17:43
Diane Sawyer reveals the top stories people are buzzing about this week.    
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Watch: Spring Gas Prices Soaring

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 17:37
Getting ready for summer travel with ways and tips to conserve gas and save money.    
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Did IRS Official Botch Taking Fifth?

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 17:36
After a key agency IRS official today invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself during congressional testimony, Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa said he will review legal precedent in order to determine whether Lois Lerner, the director of Exempt Organizations at...    

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Glamorous Suspect Robs Bank in Slinky Green Dress

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 17:30
Authorities in Stuart, Iowa, are on the hunt for a bank robber who strolled into a branch of the First State Bank in a glamorous bright green dress and took off in a getaway car. At 3:45 p.m. on Monday, police responded to the report...    

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Cleared of Charges, Florida Honor Student Goes to Space Camp

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 17:10
Kiera Wilmot is going to space camp. In late April, the 16-year-old central Florida honor student was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds, leading to her arrest and suspension from school, but authorities dropped criminal charges last week.    
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US IDs 4 Americans Killed by Drones

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 16:27
Attorney General Eric Holder has disclosed in a letter to Congress that four Americans were killed by U.S. drones in the course of the government's counterterrorist attacks.    

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Octogenarians Compete for Oldest-Everest-Climber Record

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 16:19
Two octogenarian climbers are facing off once again to earn the title of the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest.    

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Mall Kicks Out Women Wearing Breast Cancer Hats with Expletive

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 16:13
The King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania kicked out three sisters last Sunday for wearing matching hats with a message:  Fu*k Cancer. Over one of the letters was a strategically placed pink breast cancer ribbon. The ladies, who spoke to the ABC News affiliate WPVI, said they...    
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Chuck E. Cheese Killer Gets Reprieve

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 15:59
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has indefinitely delayed the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap, saying that he had doubts about the death penalty, much to the dismay of victims' families and a furious district attorney.    

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Bill Nye Jabs Inhofe on Climate Change

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 15:57
Bill Nye may be known as the Science Guy, but his Twitter feed reveals that he has another interest – politics. Early Tuesday morning Nye wondered what Oklahoma senator and well-known climate change denier Jim Inhofe thought about the tornado that devastated Moore, Okla. Inhofe...    
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Man Hacked Dead in Suspected Terror

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:45
A man believed to be a British soldier is dead in London. British Prime Minister Cameron has said there is a "strong indications this is a terrorist incident."    

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Mass. Boy Takes Geography Bee

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:43
Mass. boy, 12, takes care of brother's 'unfinished business' to win National Geographic Bee    

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Twitter Beefs Up User Security

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:39
After numerous high-profile hacks,Twitter has added two-factor verification to user accounts.    
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Facebook Teens Weary of 'Drama'

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:34
A recently released Pew study shows that teenage users have been moving some of their online sharing to other social media services like Twitter and Instagram to escape the "drama and pressure" of Facebook.    

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Tech Giant Recruiting Autistic Workers

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:29
Autism advocates are praising a German software company for its plan to hire people with autism as software testers, programmers and data quality assurance specialists.    

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Top 10 Highest-Paid CEOs

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:28
Leslie Moonves, who was paid $60 million, is the highest-paid CEO of S&P 500 companies with chief executives who have served at least two full years.    

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