The Wire
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Member of Pakistani cricket star's party killed
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:58pm
(AP) — Police say gunmen on a motorcycle have shot and killed a senior member of a leading Pakistani political party.
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Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:54pm
(AP) — Police say a gunman used anti-gay slurs before fatally shooting a 32-year-old man in New York City's Greenwich (GREN'-ich) Village.
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Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:52pm
(AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to get Assad and his opponents to negotiate an end to the country's civil war.
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Will Power grabs early lead in race for Indy pole
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:47pm
(AP) — Australia's Will Power found extra speed during Saturday morning's practice, then posted a four-lap qualifying average of 228.844 mph to tentatively grab the Indianapolis 500 pole.
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Spezza to return to Senators lineup for Game 3
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:44pm
(AP) — Jason Spezza doesn't have much time to return to form if the Ottawa Senators want to extend their season.
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Suspect identified in fatal Hofstra home invasion
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:37pm
(AP) — A wanted man with a criminal history dating back nearly 15 years was identified by police Saturday as the masked home invader involved in the death of a Hofstra University student early Friday morning.
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Beckham captains PSG in last home game
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:37pm
(AP) — With fans chanting his name, David Beckham began his final home game before retirement as captain of Paris Saint-Germain.
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Witnesses: Car drives into crowd at Va. parade
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:37pm
(AP) — Witnesses said a car drove into a crowd at a parade in a small southwestern Virginia mountain town Saturday and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known.
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Official: 'Amazing' no one died in train crash
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:36pm
(AP) — Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries.
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First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:32pm
(AP) — First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.
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FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:26pm
Updated on May 18, 2013 at 4:26pm(AP) — Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.
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Federer, Nadal to renew rivalry in Rome final
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:22pm
(AP) — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday — exactly a week before the French Open starts.
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McDowell beats Colsaerts at World Match Play
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:14pm
(AP) — Graeme McDowell reached the semifinals of the World Match Play Championship after knocking out defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts, whose day include the bizarre moment of taking a penalty drop inside a restroom.
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Obama takes Cabinet secretaries out to play golf
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:13pm
(AP) — President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf — in the rain.
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Reporter remembers fear in Videla's Argentina
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:08pm
(AP) — It was just about a day after Argentine strongman Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power in March of 1976, and the bloodletting was already beginning.
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Venturi had precious friendship with Byron Nelson
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 4:06pm
Updated on May 18, 2013 at 4:07pm(AP) — Ken Venturi was a 14-year-old with a camera trying to get a picture of Byron Nelson when he first met the golfer who would become a mentor and dear friend.
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Pimlico infield safe and sound for Preakness
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 3:56pm
Updated on May 18, 2013 at 3:56pm(AP) — In front of one stage, a mother propped her young child on her shoulders while watching the country music group Florida Georgia Line.
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Witnesses: Car strikes crowd at Va. parade
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 3:55pm
(AP) — Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade. Several people appear to be hurt, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known.
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Witnesses: Car crashes into parade crowd in Virginia; several are hurt; police on scene
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 3:49pm
(AP) — Witnesses: Car crashes into parade crowd in Virginia; several are hurt; police on scene.
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Obama agenda marches on despite controversies
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 3:46pm
(AP) — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office.















































































































