Are ‘lone wolf’ attacks the new path to terror?
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The slaying of a soldier in London, as well as the Boston bombings, points to the possible emergence of a new trend — unsophisticated attacks that are almost impossible to prevent.
‘Like a Hollywood movie’: Driver survives I-5 bridge collapse into Wash. river
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A driver said he thought he was about to die when an Interstate 5 bridge span collapsed in Washington state, plunging his pickup and another car into the Skagit River below.
Jersey Shore reopens 7 months after Sandy: We’re 80% there, says Christie
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Seven months after being devastated by the worst storm in New Jersey history, most of the beaches and boardwalks of the Jersey Shore are back and open for business in time for Memorial Day weekend.
Take that, Sandy.
Bridge collapses in Washington state — cars, people in water
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A bridge along Interstate-5 in Washington State collapsed on Thursday evening, leaving at least two cars and some people submerged in water, according to Washington State Patrol.
Okla. funeral held for ‘precious’ 9-year-old who died with best friend
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A nine-year-old girl killed by the Oklahoma tornado was mourned at a memorial service Thursday, with her family taking comfort in the belief that she was with her best friend when she died.
Moon Rocks? Vials of Apollo 11 moon dust found in storage at California warehouse
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Vials of moon dust brought back to Earth by the first men on the moon have been found inside a lab warehouse in California after sitting in storage unnoticed for more than 40 years.
Holder OK’d search warrant for Fox News reporter’s private emails, official says
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Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on a controversial search warrant that identified Fox News reporter James Rosen as a “possible co-conspirator” in violations of the Espionage Act and authorized seizure of his private emails, a law enforcement official told NBC News on Thursday.
BREAKING: Boy Scouts of America vote to lift ban on admitting gay scouts -
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2013 Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be ‘above normal,’ ‘possibly extremely active’
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Batten down the hatches.
Forecasters said Wednesday that the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be “above normal and possibly extremely active,” predicting three to six major hurricanes this season.
Police stand in for fallen officer at his daughter’s kindergarten graduation
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Tatum Raetz graduated from kindergarten this week, just three days after her police officer father was killed while investigating a drunk driving case.
But the 5-year-old girl definitely felt her father’s presence at her ceremony, thanks to nearly 300 uniformed officers standing in his place at her Phoenix elementary school.
Obama announces narrower drone strike strategy
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President Barack Obama announced Thursday that he is narrowing the cases in which his administration will use remotely piloted aircraft, or drones, to kill suspected al Qaida terrorists.
Slain London soldier was ‘loving father’ who served in Afghanistan
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The British soldier brutally killed in London in a suspected terror attack was a drummer in a military band who had served in Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday.
Obama’s 1979 prom photo, yearbook note to ‘foxy’ friend unearthed
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The havoc time wreaks on fashion spares no one, not even the president of the United States.
In a newly unearthed photo published Thursday in TIME magazine, a 17-year-old Barack Obama is seen wearing a white dinner jacket as he poses with friends on the night of their senior prom in Hawaii.
Cleveland ‘hero’ Charles Ramsey gets free burgers for life
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Cleveland’s most camera-ready hero may now also be its best fed.
Light of my life: Homemade engagement ring glows when fiancee is near
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An inventor’s romantic proposal idea has come to happy fruition. It took months of work, but Ben Kokes crafted an engagement ring for his girlfriend, Julie, that would light up from within — but only after he put it on her finger and took her by the hand.