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  • london terror attack
  • British police on Saturday arrested three more suspects in connection with the savage killing of an off-duty soldier that has raised fresh concerns about terrorism.
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  • A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and France's president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recent slaying of a British soldier.
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  • marathon last mile
  • Thousands of athletes have joined victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to run and walk the last mile of the race.
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  • washington bridge collapse
  • Washington state officials are trying to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway.
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  • rob ford
  • Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict.
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  • British police say two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a civilian plane flying from Pakistan to England.
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  • After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time.
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  • plane emergency at heathrow airport
  • A British Airways jet made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport Friday after developing a technical problem after takeoff.
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  • california earthquake
  • An earthquake in far northeastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious damage.
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  • A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia's Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 7,000 kilometers (4,400 miles) west of the epicenter.
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  • london terror attack
  • Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the brutal slaying of a young soldier.
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  • london terror attack
  • A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations.
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  • jodi arias
  • The judge in the Jodi Arias murder trial declared a mistrial in the penalty phase Thursday.
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  • urban growth
  • New census estimates show that most of the nation's largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year.
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  • washington state ricin arrest
  • The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining risks.
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  • president obama
  • President Barack Obama on Thursday is expected to address some of the thornier aspects of national security policy.
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  • terror plot
  • Two men accused of plotting to blow up and derail a passenger train as it headed into Canada from New York are due in court Thursday.
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  • faith healers
  • A Philadelphia couple who believe in faith healing over medicine were charged with murder after a second young child died.
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  • london terror attack
  • Two men with butcher knives hacked another man to death near a military barracks in London Wednesday.
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  • Las Vegas police are investigating a woman's allegations that former baseball player Jose Canseco Jr. sexually assaulted her.
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  • breaking news
  • The man shot dead by an FBI agent in Orlando, Florida early today was "about to sign a statement" admitting to a role, along with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, in an unsolved triple murder in Massachusetts in 2011, two people with direct knowledge of the case told ABC News.
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  • It's going to be another busy Memorial Day weekend on the nation's highways.
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  • immigration reform
  • Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a bipartisan vote Tuesday night.
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  • oklahoma tornado
  • A list of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the United States since 1900.
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  • iraq bombings
  • A string of car bombs and shootings tore through Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting, officials said.
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  • oj simpson back in court
  • The latest high-stakes court hearing for O.J. Simpson in the glitzy capital of big gambles has come to a close with the former football star's defense team feeling confident that their client is closer to getting out of prison.
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  • The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported.
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  • eric holder associated press phone records
  • Gary Pruitt on Sunday called the Justice Department's actions "unconstitutional" and said the AP hasn't ruled out legal action.
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  • north korea missile test
  • It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions.
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  • powerball ticket sold in fla
  • 1 winning ticket sold for record Powerball Jackpot was sold in Florida, according to Lottery officials
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  • obama gives inspirational speech
  • President Barack Obama gives Morehouse College graduates an inspirational speech during their commencement ceremony.
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  • 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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  • granbury texas tornado
  • Habitat for Humanity's work was largely undone during an outbreak of 13 tornadoes Wednesday night in Texas.
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  • solider dog reunited
  • A Marine made good on that vow, with help from some sentimental state officials in Iowa who know how to pull off a surprise.
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  • pot robbery caught on camera
  • Police in Portland, Oregon, are searching for a man caught on camera robbing a medical marijuana dispensary at gunpoint.
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  • california wildfire
  • A pair of tamed but persistent wildfires still burned in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 after a wild week of burning brush in the area north of Los Angeles.
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  • aimee copeland new hands
  • A woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease was on her way back from Ohio Friday after being fitted with prosthetic hands.
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  • Tamerlan Tsarnaev
  • Sunday marks 30 days since Tsarnaev was arrested following the April 15 twin bombing that killed three people and injured more than 260.
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  • oj simpson back in court
  • Yale Galanter, according to Simpson, advised the former football star that it was his legal right to retrieve personal items from two memorabilia dealers.
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  • granbury texas tornado
  • Habitat for Humanity's work was largely undone during an outbreak of 13 tornadoes Wednesday night in Texas.
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  • afghanistan suicide blast
  • A suicide bomber rammed his car into a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, including two coalition troops, four civilian contractors and two children, officials said.
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  • alaska volcano
  • Steam and ash clouds are occasionally rising to 20,000 feet from an active Alaska volcano.
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  • Authorities have arrested the suspect wanted in a Mother's Day parade shooting that wounded 19 people in New Orleans, police said.
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  • oj simpson back in court
  • O.J. Simpson, a former star athlete who once lived for the spotlight, was back on stage telling the grim story of the Las Vegas afternoon in 2007 that sent him to prison.
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  • benghazi conspiracy investigation
  • The White House release of some 100 pages of emails and notes about Benghazi has failed to satisfy congressional Republicans, who are demanding more information.
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  • jodi arias
  • The same jury that convicted Jodi Arias of murder one week ago, found her eligible for the death penalty.
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  • abortion doctor kermit gosnell found guilty of murder
  • A Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies will be formally sentenced for two of the deaths Wednesday.
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  • The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. ambassador to Russia on Wednesday to submit a formal protest over Moscow's claim that it caught a U.S. diplomat disguised in a blond wig trying to recruit a counterintelligence officer for the CIA.
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  • Tamerlan Tsarnaev
  • A new criminal defense lawyer for the widow of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev says his client will continue to cooperate with investigators.
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  • crone carrier launch
  • A drone the size of a fighter jet took off from the deck of an American aircraft carrier for the first time Tuesday in a test flight that could eventually open the way for the U.S. to launch unmanned aircraft from just about any place in the world.
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