| Investigators seek cause of commuter train crash Posted: 18 May 2013 11:06 AM PDT Federal investigators on Saturday searched for the cause of a rush-hour train crash in Connecticut that injured dozens of people commuting home from New York City, three of them critically.
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| North Korea fires three short-range missiles Posted: 18 May 2013 10:14 AM PDT North Korea fired three short-range missiles from its east coast on Saturday, South Korea's Defence Ministry said, prompting Western powers to urge Pyongyang to exercise restraint.
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| Plane makes emergency belly landing Posted: 18 May 2013 10:06 AM PDT An airline official says a US Airways Express flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble.
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| Powerball jackpot closing in on another record Posted: 18 May 2013 06:50 AM PDT Less than 10 months after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing was nearing historic territory once again.
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| Despite controversies, Obama agenda marches on Posted: 18 May 2013 09:09 AM PDT Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies and political triage by the administration.
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| Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean Posted: 18 May 2013 09:57 AM PDT Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad.
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| GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law Posted: 18 May 2013 09:33 AM PDT Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama's health care law.
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| Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights Posted: 18 May 2013 08:24 AM PDT Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience.
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| Merkel and Pope talk about a 'strong' Europe Posted: 18 May 2013 09:01 AM PDT German Chancellor Angela Merkel, mindful of the weight of Christian voters in September elections, made a quick trip to Rome Saturday for a private meeting with Pope Francis.
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| Mystery of moon's magnetic field deepens Posted: 18 May 2013 07:12 AM PDT The moon generated a surprisingly intense magnetic field until at least 3.56 billion years ago, 160 million years longer than previously thought, a new study reports.
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| Amazing videos in the face of tornadoes Posted: 17 May 2013 05:53 PM PDT A roundup of some of the best footage of the Texas twisters.
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| Memorial Day countdown: Will the Jersey Shore be ready? Posted: 18 May 2013 03:51 AM PDT Sometimes, numbers are the only way to tell the true tale of a disaster incomprehensible in scale and indescribable in words.
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| Activists: Rebel groups clash in northern Syria Posted: 18 May 2013 05:36 AM PDT A wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings between rival Islamic militant groups in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo risks sparking large-scale internal fighting between rebels.
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| IRS probe ignored most influential groups Posted: 18 May 2013 08:41 AM PDT There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups.
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| Ex-NBA player stabbed, seriously injured in fight Posted: 18 May 2013 05:26 AM PDT Serbian police say Predrag Danilovic, who played for the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks, is seriously injured after being stabbed in a fight.
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| O.J.'s ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on guns Posted: 18 May 2013 01:45 AM PDT O.J. Simpson's former lawyer defended himself point-by-point Friday against allegations he botched the former football star's armed-robbery trial.
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| Spin meter: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash Posted: 18 May 2013 07:37 AM PDT Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted donations from the union that represents Internal Revenue Service employees.
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