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  • A man photographs flood waters caused by heavy rains, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  • A woman has been killed in flooding in the San Antonio area.
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flooding, national/world
  • British police investigating the savage killing of an off-duty soldier in London have arrested three more suspects.
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london, terrorism, national/world
  • London attack scene
  • U.K. officials say a brutal attack that left one man dead near a military barracks appears to have been motivated by radical Islam.
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london, terrorism, national/world
  • British police say a zookeeper who was injured in a tiger attack at an animal park has died.
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london, animal, animals in peril, national/world
  • In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, rescue boats approach victims at their vehicles in the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge there minutes earlier Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash.
  • The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board says the bridge collapse in Washington state is a wakeup call for the nation.
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I-5, NTSB, national/world
  • A Nepalese official says five climbers are missing and feared dead on the world's third highest mountain.
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missing person, national/world
  • President Barack Obama
  • President Barack Obama says the nation must do more than just remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day.
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memorial day, barack obama, national/world
  • Baby boy saved by airway splint made by 3-D printer
  • A baby boy in Ohio with a rare respiratory condition is alive, thanks in large part to a device made by a 3-D printer.
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children, national/world
  • Runways reopened after emergency landing at Heathrow
  • Both runways at Europe's busiest airport are open again after being shut down when a British Airways jet made an emergency landing.
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emergency landing, london, national/world
  • Patch on a Boy Scout uniform
  • In the Bay Area, reaction to the Boy Scouts' decision to allow gay youths to be Scouts varied widely from jubilation to disgust.
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children, lgbt, voting, moraga, walnut creek, national/world, laura anthony
  • Trash at Ocean Beach in San Francisco
  • An environmental organization has released its 2012 list of trash collected during its International Coastal Cleanup.
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los angeles, ocean beach, southern california, pollution, national/world
  • Government health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.
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FDA, national/world
  • Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denies that he smokes crack cocaine and says he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used the drug.
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drugs, national/world
  • In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, rescue boats approach victims at their vehicles in the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge there minutes earlier Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash.
  • The Washington State Patrol chief said the I-5 bridge collapse happened after a truck hit an overhead span.
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I-5, national/world
  • Census data show that participation in
carpooling in California has declined over the past 30 years.
  • Let the Memorial Day travel rush begin! According to AAA, about 31.2 million people are expected to hit the roads this weekend.
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memorial day, AAA, travel, transportation, amtrak, airline industry, gas prices, driving, national/world
  • A powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East sent out tremors that were felt for thousands of miles.
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earthquake, national/world
  • The Washington State Patrol says the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water.
  • Authorities say there were no fatalities when an I-5 bridge over the Skagit River river north of Seattle collapsed.
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I-5, national/world
  • A Nepalese official says 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura has become the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest.
  • A Nepalese official says 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura has become the oldest man to reach the top of Everest.
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national/world
  • McDonalds is offering free food to the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive in Ohio.
  • McDonald's is offering free food to the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive in Ohio.
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missing person, crime, child abduction, child abuse, mcdonalds, food, national/world
  • Jodi Arias addresses the jury on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, AZ.
  • Jurors who spent five months determining Jodi Arias' fate couldn't decide whether she should get life in prison or die.
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crime, murder, trials, death penalty, national/world
  • Hundreds of police officers attended the kindergarten graduation of a little girl whose father was killed in the line of duty.
  • Hundreds of police officers attended the kindergarten graduation of a little girl whose father was killed in the line of duty.
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children, national/world
  • British police say two more people have been arrested by officers investigating the hacking death of a U.K. soldier in London.
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london, terrorism, national/world
  • Brazil nightclub fire
  • Relatives of the victims of a nightclub fire that killed 242 people early this year in southern Brazil say little has been done to improve safety.
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fire, national/world
  • The FBI says a man being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe was fatally shot.
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boston bombings, crime, bombing, terrorism, FBI, national/world
  • Jodi Arias addresses the jury on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, AZ.
  • Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial told the judge Wednesday they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
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crime, murder, trials, death penalty, national/world
  • Five men wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Libya are under U.S. surveillance.
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libya, terrorism, national/world
  • A woman carries a child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013
  • A mile-wide tornado chewing through the Oklahoma City area has reduced neighborhoods to rubble.
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tornado, storm, national/world
  • Jodi Arias addresses the jury on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, AZ.
  • Jodi Arias has told a jury that she can contribute to society from prison if she is allowed to live.
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crime, murder, trials, death penalty, national/world
  • The lawyer for the family of a missing Utah woman says there's an ongoing federal investigation into Susan Powell's disappearance.
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missing person, national/world
  • In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke and fire rises after explosives were dropped by a Syrian government warplane
  • A Senate panel has voted to provide weapons to rebels battling the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
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syria, military, senate, national/world