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  Earthquake rattles northern California

  Posted 9:29 PM 5/23/2013 by Associated Press

  GREENVILLE, CALIFORNIA (AP) - An earthquake has struck Northern California's Plumas County with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7.

  Rafael Abreau, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Center, says the temblor struck at 8:47 p.m. and was centered six miles (More)

  
  

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  One killed in parking deck collapse

  Posted 8:01 PM 5/23/2013 by Associated Press

  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - Officials say one construction worker has died and another has suffered serious injuries in the partial collapse of a parking garage at a shopping mall outside Washington, D.C.

  Rescuers in Montgomery County, Md., worked to stabilize the structure to free the surviving (More)

  
  

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  Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

  Posted 3:25 PM 5/23/2013

  The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.

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  LIVE VIDEO: Obama speaks on his counter-terrorism policy

  

  Posted 10:33 AM 5/23/2013

  President Barack Obama delivers remarks on his wide-ranging counter-terrorism policy, including the controversial use of drones, al Qaeda and Guantanamo Bay.

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  LIVE VIDEO: News conference on tornado recovery

  

  Posted 9:31 AM 5/23/2013

  Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and other local and state officials hold a news conference to discuss recovery efforts in Moore.

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  US unemployment aid applications fall to 340K

  Posted 5:38 AM 5/23/2013 by Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week, further evidence that the job market is slowly returning to health.The Labor Department says applications declined to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, down from 363,000 the previous (More)

  
  

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  10 Things to Know for Thursday

  Posted 10:50 PM 5/22/2013 by Associated Press

  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. FOUR AMERICAN CITIZENS KILLED BY DRONES The deaths have taken place in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009, the Obama administration reveals. 2. MAN HACKED (More)

  
  

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  Urban renewal? Big US cities showing strong growth

  Posted 10:49 PM 5/22/2013 by Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Most of the nation's largest cities have enhanced their allure, showing strong population growth for a second consecutive year. New census estimates show big cities surpassed the rate of growth in their surrounding suburbs at an even faster clip last year. It's a (More)

  
  

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  Surgeons remove tiger's basketball-sized hairball

  Posted 10:48 PM 5/22/2013 by Associated Press

  CLEARWATER, Florida (AP) - It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound (180-kilogram) tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons when he couldn't hack up a soccer ball-sized hairball by himself. The 17-year-old tiger named Ty underwent the procedure Wednesday at a (More)

  
  

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  Tornado victims identified

  Posted 8:59 PM 5/22/2013 by Associated Press

  MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The death toll from this week's monster tornado in Oklahoma stands at 24, with all victims positively identified.

  The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says 10 of those who died were children, including two infants. The eight other children range in age from 4 years (More)