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State media shows NKorea has new military chief
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 11:52pm
(AP) — A North Korean state media dispatch shows that leader Kim Jong Un has named a hardline general as his new military chief.
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Paille's goal puts Bruins on verge of East finals
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 11:52pm
(AP) — It took 40 years for Original Six rivals Boston and New York to face off again in the playoffs.
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Aretha Franklin taking June off, postponing shows
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 11:51pm
(AP) — Aretha Franklin is taking off the month of June.
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State media dispatch shows North Korea has named hardline general as new military chief
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 11:44pm
(AP) — State media dispatch shows North Korea has named hardline general as new military chief.
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Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 11:43pm
(AP) — Residents are voting to keep Portland, Ore., as the largest U.S. city without fluoride in the water or any plans to add it.
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North Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 11:42pm
(AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor.
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10 Things to Know for Wednesday
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 11:40pm
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
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Singer Kellie Pickler named new 'Dancing' champ
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 11:34pm
(AP) — Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first.
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Veteran DB Charles Woodson returns to Raiders
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 11:29pm
Updated on May 21, 2013 at 11:31pm(AP) — Charles Woodson is coming back home to Oakland.
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Asia stocks rise as Fed official backs easy policy
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 11:22pm
(AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after investor confidence was boosted by a Federal Reserve official's comments that the U.S. central bank should stick with its super-easy monetary policy.
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Garcia apologizes for "fried chicken" remark
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 11:05pm
Sergio Garcia apologized for saying he would "serve fried chicken" while making a joke about having Tiger Woods over for dinner.
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Senate panel approves immigration bill
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 11:05pm
(AP) — Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.
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Garcia, Woods take their shots at each other
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 11:01pm
(AP) — Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia don't like each other, and they're making no effort to disguise their feelings.
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Search for Okla. tornado survivors nearly complete
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 10:54pm
(AP) — 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.
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Owner: Chinese boat's captain beaten by NKoreans
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 10:46pm
(AP) — Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded.
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AP PHOTOS: Devastation, reunion in tornado wake
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 10:31pm
Residents sift through the remnants of their homes and parents hug children outside a demolished elementary school. Emergency workers tend to the wounded.
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Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery again
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 10:29pm
Updated on May 21, 2013 at 10:30pm(AP) — What's not to like? Being in the lottery every year.
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Portland, Ore., voting on water fluoridation
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 10:23pm
(AP) — Oral health and politics collided Tuesday as Portlanders — proudly nonconformist and environmentally minded — decided whether their city remains the largest in the U.S. without public fluoridation.
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North Korea says that a "special envoy" for leader Kim Jong Un has left for China
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:47pm
(AP) — North Korea says that a "special envoy" for leader Kim Jong Un has left for China.
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Library honors Carole King with US pop music prize
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:34pm
(AP) — Carole King isn't done with music — not yet anyway.















































































































