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China's Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 12:25am
(AP) — China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea.
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Dunn homers as White Sox beat Lester, Red Sox 6-4
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 12:22am
(AP) — Adam Dunn has been insisting all season he feels great, even while he was piling up strikeouts at the beginning of the year.
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Average credit card debt, late payments fall in 1Q
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 12:11am
(AP) — Americans got better about paying their credit card debt on time in the first three months of the year, a period when many borrowers use income tax returns to tackle their holiday season debt.
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Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 12:10am
(AP) — Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.
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Bruce homers to back Cueto in Reds' win over Mets
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 12:03am
(AP) — Things weren't going well for Johnny Cueto in his return from the disabled list, so he had a conversation — with himself.
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Corbin tosses 3-hitter as D-backs beat Rockies 5-1
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:41pm
(AP) — Patrick Corbin tossed a three-hitter for his first complete game and struck out a career-high 10, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.
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President Obama declares major disaster in Oklahoma after devastating tornado
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:34pm
(AP) — President Obama declares major disaster in Oklahoma after devastating tornado.
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Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:33pm
(AP) — Guatemala's top court overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and ordered on Monday that his trial restart, throwing into disarray proceedings that had been hailed as historic for delivering the first such guilty verdict for a Latin American leader.
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Hospitals treat more than 120 after Okla. tornado
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:31pm
(AP) — Officials at two hospitals say they've been treating more than 120 patients, including about 50 children, since a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City.
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Okla. hospitals say they have treated about 120 people, including 50 kids, after major tornado
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:30pm
(AP) — Okla. hospitals say they have treated about 120 people, including 50 kids, after major tornado.
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AP Photos: Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:29pm
The devastating tornado that swept through Oklahoma turned houses into matchsticks and sent parents and teachers running to pull children from the wreckage of an elementary school in the eye of the storm. At least 51 people were killed by the 200-mph storm and dozens of homes destroyed. The toll was expected to rise. Here are images from the aftermath :
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Red Wings top Blackhawks 3-1, take 2-1 series lead
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:28pm
(AP) — The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff matchup as Western Conference rivals.
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Yankees hit 4 HRs, beat Orioles 6-4 in 10 innings
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:12pm
(AP) — Vernon Wells doubled in the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees hit four solo homers in a 6-4 victory over the Orioles on Monday night, extending Baltimore's losing streak to six games.
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FBI: Agents fell to deaths training off Va. coast
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:11pm
(AP) — An FBI spokeswoman says two agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast fell to their deaths during a "maritime counterterrorism exercise involving helicopters and a ship."
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Kershaw pitches 3-hitter as Dodgers beat Brewers
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:10pm
(AP) — Clayton Kershaw scattered three singles in his second complete game of the year and Matt Kemp hit his first home run since April 24, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night.
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Toby Keith says Okla. hometown is 'strong'
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:08pm
(AP) — Country music performer Toby Keith says he grew up in the area near Oklahoma City that was hit by a devastating tornado.
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Missouri city aids tornado-ravaged Okla. town
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:07pm
Updated on May 20, 2013 at 11:16pm(AP) — Officials in Joplin, Mo., have brought together a team of public safety employees they are sending to tornado-stricken Moore.
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Asia stocks muted ahead of Fed meeting
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:06pm
(AP) — Asian stock markets struggled to post gains Tuesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to telegraph what it plans to do next with its economic stimulus program.
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Twister season starts late, but starts nonetheless
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:58pm
Updated on May 20, 2013 at 11:00pm(AP) — Deadly tornadoes that have raked communities in Middle America over the past week, including Monday's massive twister that carved a path of destruction through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, belie what had been a relatively quiet start of the 2013 tornado season.
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Chinese fishing boat, crew released by North Korea
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:58pm
(AP) — The owner of a Chinese fishing boat seized for ransom by unidentified North Koreans says the boat and its 16 crew members have been released.













































































































