The Wire
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UK PM: London attack near barracks could be terror
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:59pm
(AP) — A brutal attack in broad daylight near a military barracks in London left one man dead and two suspects hospitalized Wednesday after a shootout with police. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the attack appeared to be terror related.
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Twitter adds security measure to logins
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:56pm
(AP) — Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins.
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Am. Samoa to keep flier miles for govt travelers
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:55pm
(AP) — American Samoa plans to take away frequent flier miles from government workers who travel on behalf of the U.S. territory.
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Float driver says train seemed still before crash
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:54pm
(AP) — The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in Texas told investigators that the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong until he saw people jumping from the float, according to documents released Wednesday.
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ND ad agency sues creators of Cartoon Network show
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:51pm
A North Dakota advertising agency is suing the creators of a Cartoon Network show, alleging that they copied a state marketing campaign.
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Boy achieves family dream with geography bee win
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:50pm
(AP) — Passion for geography runs deep in Sathwik Karnik's family.
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Others who took the 5th: McGwire, Abramoff, North
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:48pm
(AP) — The baseball star, the banker, the Hollywood 10. And Lois Lerner of the IRS.
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UK PM: London attack terror could be terror
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:45pm
(AP) — A brutal attack in broad daylight near a military barracks in London left one man dead and two suspects hospitalized Wednesday after a shootout with police. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the attack appeared to be terror related.
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Iceland forms center-right govt, halts EU talks
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:44pm
(AP) — The leader of the center-right Progressive Party was chosen as Iceland's new prime minister Wednesday and promptly announced a halt to talks with the European Union about joining the 27-nation bloc.
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Garcetti elected LA mayor after promising jobs
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:41pm
(AP) — City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become the next mayor of Los Angeles after a caustic campaign in which he depicted his fellow Democrat as a pawn of powerful labor bosses.
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Obama to honor Carole King at White House concert
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:38pm
(AP) — President Barack Obama is showing singer-songwriter Carole King that she has friends at the White House.
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Obama threatens veto of House student loan plan
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:37pm
(AP) — President Barack Obama is threatening to veto House Republicans' student loan bill.
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Judge apologizes for lag in unsealing documents
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:33pm
(AP) — A federal judge is apologizing for an 18-month delay in unsealing documents in a case involving an alleged leak of classified information to a reporter.
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Amid signs of turmoil, S Sudan says oil will flow
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:31pm
(AP) — Following a lengthy Cabinet meeting, South Sudan's government spokesman said Wednesday that the country will continue to export oil through Sudan and that there had been only a temporary slowdown in production.
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Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:31pm
(AP) — A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot to death by authorities early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said.
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First lady lauds effort to preserve DC slave house
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:30pm
(AP) — Michelle Obama said Wednesday that stories of toil and sweat by slaves once held at a historic home within sight of the White House are an important part of U.S. history, including her own personal story, and are "as vital to our national memory as any other."
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Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:29pm
Updated on May 22, 2013 at 3:30pm(AP) — A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes.
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Cannes: Scott Thomas' glorious dip into darkness
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:28pm
(AP) — To convince Kristin Scott Thomas to play the bloodthirsty matriarch of "Only God Forgives," director Nicolas Winding Refn appealed to Scott Thomas — how else? — with the flattery of his own mother.
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Benghazi review leader OKs meeting with committee
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:24pm
(AP) — A House committee chairman has withdrawn a subpoena to compel a retired diplomat to answer questions in private about an independent investigation of last year's attack in Benghazi, Libya.
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Cameron: 'Indications' London attack terror
Posted on May 22, 2013 at 3:18pm
(AP) — A brazen, brutal attack near a military barracks in London on Wednesday afternoon left one man dead and two suspects in the hospital. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the attack appeared to be terror-related.

















































































































