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'Unusual condition' seen before Conn. derailment

12:40 PM, May 24, 2013

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Federal officials investigating last week's commuter train derailment in Connecticut say the engineer described an "unusual condition" on the track before the train derailed.

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Crash triggers bridge collapse

11:16 AM, May 24, 2013

MOUNT VERNON, Washington (KING) -- A truck carrying an oversize load struck a bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below, though all three occupants suffered only minor injuries.

Lung cancer mystery

10:57 AM, May 24, 2013

ATLANTA, Georgia (WXIA) -- Samantha Mixon looks and feels great, but she is fighting stage four lung cancer and all the assumptions that people make about her disease.

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Moore residents find signs of hope in tornado debris

9:32 AM, May 24, 2013

MOORE, Oklahoma (NBC NEWS) -- Clean up continues in the Moore, Oklahoma as residents and volunteers work to clear debris and salvage what they can.

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BA flight makes emergency landing at Heathrow

8:47 AM, May 24, 2013

LONDON (USA TODAY) - A British Airways passenger plane has made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, prompting the closure of both runways, the airport said on Friday.


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No deaths after Wash. state bridge collapses

8:25 AM, May 24, 2013

(USA TODAY) - The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in northern Washington state collapsed Thursday evening, sending vehicles and people into the water, the state patrol said. Authorities said there were no deaths, and three people were taken to hospitals.



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International approval of president's counterterrorism speech

7:30 AM, May 24, 2013

ISLAMABAD (AP) - President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones to kill Islamic militants was well-received in two countries most affected by the strikes - Pakistan and Yemen - but criticism of the U.S. policy remains strong.

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Berlusconi watches mayoral elections from sidelines...this time

7:27 AM, May 24, 2013

ROME (AP) - Silvio Berlusconi's figure looms large over Rome's mayoral elections this weekend, even though the former premier isn't among the 19 candidates running.

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Boy Scouts vote to allow gay members

6:28 PM, May 23, 2013

(USA TODAY) - The Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to allow gay youth to participate in scouting. The historic vote, with 60% in favor, signals another shift in American public opinion about homosexuality but still leaves the organization with many future hurdles.

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IRS replaces official involved in tea party controversy

5:58 PM, May 23, 2013

WASHINGTON (USA TODAY) - Embroiled in scandal, the IRS has replaced the official who supervised agents involved in targeting tea party groups.

Hundreds of officers stand in at kindergarten graduation

4:45 PM, May 23, 2013

PHOENIX, Arizona (KPNX) -- Hundreds of Phoenix police officers stood in for a fellow fallen officer when they attended his daughter's kindergartner's graduation on Wednesday.

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Forecasters predict busy Atlantic hurricane season

4:31 PM, May 23, 2013

(NBC NEWS) -- Federal forecasters say 2013 will see another busy Atlantic hurricane season.

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Back to the beach

4:13 PM, May 23, 2013

(NBC NEWS) -- Memorial Day weekend is here and it's back to business along the Jersey Shore.

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Teammates rally for victim's family

1:15 PM, May 23, 2013

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KFOR) -- Friends and family who lost their little girl in the Moore tornado gathered in Oklahoma City Wednesday afternoon to remember her and raise funds for recovery.

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Heroes in the storm

1:06 PM, May 23, 2013

MOORE, Oklahoma (KFOR) -- In times of crisis, you won't find many people more extraordinary than Shannon Workman.

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Former Massachusetts State Representative charged with dealing meth

12:59 PM, May 23, 2013

JAMAICA PLAIN, Massachusetts (WHDH) -- Stephen Doran, a former Massachusetts State representative and math tutor, has been charged with dealing drugs.

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Canine comfort for tornado victims

12:43 PM, May 23, 2013

MOORE, Oklahoma (KFOR) -- Residents across Oklahoma are recovering in hospitals after the storms earlier this week.

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Weather hampers clean-up

12:41 PM, May 23, 2013

(NBC NEWS) -- Heavy rain and thunderstorms have rolled through Moore, Oklahoma, hampering cleanup and drenching already damaged possessions amidst the rubble.

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An up close look at school destroyed in Monday's tornado

12:09 PM, May 23, 2013

MOORE, Oklahoma (KFOR) -- For the first time since the Monday's terrible storms in Moore, Oklahoma, we were allowed to survey the damage at Plaza Towers elementary.

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Open for business

12:02 PM, May 23, 2013

(NBC NEWS) -- Beach side towns severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy seven months ago are feverishly getting ready for thousands of visitors this Memorial Day weekend.

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Drone defense

11:24 AM, May 23, 2013

(NBC NEWS) -- Obama is expected deliver a major counter-terrorism program Thursday in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.

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Tragic lessons

11:19 AM, May 23, 2013

FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) -- The tornado is the most recent tragedy to impact children inside the normally secure confines of a school classroom. It's sparking conversation in Southwest Florida schools, like Canterbury School.

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Damage from Oklahoma tornado expected to cost billions

11:10 AM, May 23, 2013

MOORE, Oklahoma (NBC NEWS) -- A little treasure in the debris of a home that once welcomed Rebecca Garland's four grandchildren gave her such a delight as her friends and family scoured the mountain of rubble for any mementos left behind by Monday's powerful tornado.

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Holder says four U.S. citizens killed in drone strikes

9:49 PM, May 22, 2013

WASHINGTON (USA TODAY) - Attorney General Eric Holder acknowledged Wednesday that four U.S. citizens had been killed in counter-terrorism drone strikes since 2009.

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Police kill man linked to Boston suspects, triple murder

9:45 PM, May 22, 2013

ORLANDO, Fla. (USA TODAY) - A Florida man originally from Chechnya was fatally shot early Wednesday while being questioned about his ties to the Boston bombing suspects and about the unsolved 2011 murders of three men in Waltham, Mass., two law enforcement officials said.

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One dead after machete attack near London barracks

5:55 PM, May 22, 2013

(USA TODAY) LONDON -- Two men armed with a machete, guns and other weapons attacked and killed a bystander -- reportedly a soldier -- on a street near a South London military barracks Wednesday in what officials are treating as a terrorist assault.

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House panel moves to curb military sexual assaults

4:27 PM, May 22, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers have approved legislation to stem the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the military.

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Crews tear down houses near deadly Florida sinkhole

4:08 PM, May 22, 2013

SEFFNER, Florida (WFLA) - Demolition work is underway on two Seffner, Florida homes next to a deadly sinkhole. 

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Florida teachers use tragedies to teach lessons in life

3:45 PM, May 22, 2013

FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) - The tornado is the most recent tragedy to impact children inside the normally secure confines of a school classroom. It's sparking conversation in Southwest Florida schools, like Canterbury School.

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Residents being to clean up after deadly tornado

3:38 PM, May 22, 2013

MOORE, Oklahoma (NBC News) - Moore, Oklahoma officials believe they've pulled all survivors from the rubble of Monday's  devastating tornado as well as all bodies. 24 people were killed, and more than 200 are injured.