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  San Antonio flooding kills 1; dozens rescued

  Posted 5:53 PM 5/25/2013 by Associated Press

  SAN ANTONIO - Massive flooding from torrential rains is creating havoc in south-central Texas. 

  Floods in the San Antonio area have left at least one person dead and sent emergency workers rushing in boats to rescue more than 100 residents stranded in cars and homes. 

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  Protesters in over 400 cities march vs Monsanto

  Posted 4:39 PM 5/25/2013 by Associated Press

  LOS ANGELES - Organizers say two million people marched in protest against seed giant Monsanto in hundreds of rallies across the U.S. and in over 50 other countries on Saturday. 

  "March Against Monsanto" protesters say they wanted to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically (More)

  
  

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  UK police arrest 3 more men in soldier's slaying

  Posted 3:29 PM 5/25/2013 by Associated Press

  LONDON - British police investigating the savage killing of an off-duty soldier in London have arrested three more suspects. 

  Scotland Yard said counter-terrorism officers arrested two men, aged 24 and 28, at a residential address in southeast London. 

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  Dozens rescued from flooded San Antonio area

  Posted 12:50 PM 5/25/2013 by Associated Press

  SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Officials say about 60 people have been rescued from their San Antonio-area homes as floodwaters continue to rise.Bexar County spokeswoman Laura Jesse said first responders used inflatable boats to remove 54 people in one neighborhood and six people in another. (More)

  
  

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  Obama: Nation must do more for fallen heroes

  Posted 12:03 PM 5/25/2013 by Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the nation must do more than just remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day.In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the country must care for the loved ones the fallen leave behind. He says the country must also make sure (More)

  
  

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  Rescuers look for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight

  Posted 9:00 AM 5/25/2013 by Associated Press

  EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) - Rescuers are searching for the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers.A dispatcher for the Fulton County Sheriff's Department says divers went to a large pond Saturday morning where the bulk of the plane was (More)

  
  

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  Giffords, husband to give Bard commencement speech

  Posted 8:10 AM 5/25/2013 by Associated Press

  ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, are giving the commencement address at Bard College in the Hudson Valley.Giffords was among 13 people wounded in a January 2011 shooting outside a Tucson (More)

  
  

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  Elite NYC school apologizes for past abuse

  Posted 11:01 PM 5/24/2013 by Associated Press

  NEW YORK (AP) - An elite New York City prep school has apologized for sexual abuse perpetrated by teachers and administrators over a three-decade span. The apology was made in a letter posted on The Horace Mann School's website Friday. Board Chairman Steven Friedman and (More)

  
  

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  Communications satellite launched into space

  Posted 11:00 PM 5/24/2013 by Associated Press

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A new military communications satellite has been launched into space. An unmanned Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday evening. The satellite was the fifth Wideband Global satcom spacecraft to be launched. (More)

  
  

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  Police: 'Thong Cape Scooter Man' not breaking law

  Posted 10:59 PM 5/24/2013 by Associated Press

  MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A man who wears thong underwear and a cape while riding his scooter through Wisconsin's capital city may be a strange sight. But police say he isn't breaking any laws. Earlier this month, staff at John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Madison called authorities (More)