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Egyptians vote in first free presidential election
Last Updated: 10:17 PM 05/23/12 - More than 15 months after the ouster of their autocratic leader, Egyptians have been streaming to polling stations to freely choose a president for the first time in generations.
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Clinton: US hacked Yemeni al-Qaida sites
Last Updated: 10:14 PM 05/23/12 - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says U.S. cyber experts hacked al-Qaida propaganda online in Yemen, changing ads that bragged about killing Americans into ads that showed the death toll of al-Qaida attacks against Yemenis.
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Facebook may move shares to NYSE
Last Updated: 10:11 PM 05/23/12 - Facebook is in talks with the New York Stock Exchange to move its stock from the Nasdaq Stock Market after a botched initial public offering on Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Man breaks into Kansas TV station, stabs 2 workers
Last Updated: 10:03 PM 05/23/12 - A man wielding a knife has broken into a Kansas television station and stabbed two sales employees.
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Mom of boy locked in NJ washing machine: wasn't me
Last Updated: 9:58 PM 05/23/12 - The mother of a toddler who briefly got stuck inside an active washing machine at a southern New Jersey laundromat says she and his father aren't the people seen in a surveillance video that's received millions of hits online.
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HP to cut 27,000 jobs to save up to $3.5B annually
Last Updated: 9:54 PM 05/23/12 - Hewlett-Packard plans to jettison 27,000 workers as the growing popularity of smartphones, the iPad and other mobile devices makes it tougher for the company to sell personal computers.
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States turning to new tolls to pay for highways
Last Updated: 2:27 PM 05/23/12 - Driving onto an Interstate highway? Crossing a bridge on the way into work? Taking a tunnel under a river or bay? Get ready to pay.
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Small dairies go under as milk prices sink again
Last Updated: 4:26 AM 05/23/12 - With milk prices projected to fall and fuel costs high, more small dairy farms are going out of business.
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TransUnion: Late auto-loan payments down in 1Q
Last Updated: 4:25 AM 05/23/12 - A credit reporting agency says that while high-risk borrowers got more auto loans, people are doing better at keeping up the payments.
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More support needed for kinship caregivers
Last Updated: 4:24 AM 05/23/12 - A new report says families where children are being raised by relatives other than their parents need help facing an array of financial and emotional challenges.
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Egyptians chose leader in post-Mubarak election
Last Updated: 4:23 AM 05/23/12 - After decades of authoritarian rule, Egyptians are for the first time freely choosing their first president since last year's ouster of longtime ruler and close U.S. ally Hosni Mubarak.
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US Army more selective on recruits, re-enlistments
Last Updated: 4:22 AM 05/23/12 - The Army is also spending hundreds of thousands of dollars less in bonuses to attract recruits or entice soldiers to remain on active duty.
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Senator: Prostitution scandal wider than believed
Last Updated: 4:20 AM 05/23/12 - A Republican senator says several small groups of Secret Service employees separately visited clubs, bars and brothels in Colombia ahead of President Barack Obama's visit last month - a trip that was overshadowed by the agency's prostitution scandal.
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Passenger's suspicious claim diverts jet to Maine
Last Updated: 10:16 PM 05/22/12 - An FBI spokesman says there's no indication that a US Airways jetliner or its passengers were in danger before the Paris-to-North Carolina flight diverted to Maine.
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Joplin marks year since tornado with procession
Last Updated: 3:00 PM 05/22/12 - Residents marking the anniversary of the deadly Joplin tornado are marching in a somber procession along the path of the twister.
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Opening statements set in Ft Hood bomb plot trial
Last Updated: 4:29 AM 05/22/12 - Opening statements are set to be delivered today in the federal trial of a soldier accused of planning to bomb a restaurant frequented by Fort Hood troops.
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Private rocket blasts off for space station
Last Updated: 4:27 AM 05/22/12 - A commercial rocket has blasted off with a load of supplies for the International Space Station.
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Jury at Edwards trial to deliberate for 3rd day
Last Updated: 4:23 AM 05/22/12 - The jury at the trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards is set to deliberate his fate for a third day.
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Obama says Yemen now a hub for foreign terrorists
Last Updated: 10:04 PM 05/21/12 - President Barack Obama says the United States is very worried about al-Qaida terrorism and extremism in Yemen.
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Man survives 180-foot plunge over Niagara Falls
Last Updated: 9:45 PM 05/21/12 - A man has survived a plunge of at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls in an apparent suicide attempt.
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NATO believes Pakistani supply lines to open soon
Last Updated: 9:43 PM 05/21/12 - NATO's top official says he was optimistic that Pakistan will re-open key transit routes to Afghanistan in the "very near future."
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FBI investigates bomb threat at Utah cyber center
Last Updated: 9:38 PM 05/21/12 - A search prompted by a bomb threat at a U.S. Army base in Utah has ended with an FBI spokeswoman saying agents have not turned up anything suspicious.
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Ex-student in webcam spy case to be sentenced
Last Updated: 4:30 AM 05/21/12 - A judge will decide whether a former Rutgers student convicted of hate crimes for using a webcam to see his roommate kissing another man should be sent to jail.
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Study: 2,000 convicted then exonerated in 23 years
Last Updated: 4:29 AM 05/21/12 - A new study says over the past 23 years, more than 2,000 people have been wrongly convicted and exonerated of serious crimes, such as homicide and sexual assault.
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Chicago braces for more NATO protests
Last Updated: 4:28 AM 05/21/12 - Chicago is bracing for more demonstrations and more traffic headaches today, on the last day of the NATO summit.
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NATO touts Afghan war's end as fighting goes on
Last Updated: 4:27 AM 05/21/12 - As President Barack Obama and fellow NATO leaders herald the coming end of the deeply unpopular Afghanistan war, they face the grim reality of two more years of fighting ahead and more of their troops sure to die in combat.
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In Joplin, a senior year to remember after tornado
Last Updated: 4:25 AM 05/21/12 - Joplin High School's Class of 2012 will cap a senior year marked by tragedy and perseverance tonight with a commencement speech by President Barack Obama.
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MS prison guard dies, others hurt in 'disturbance'
Last Updated: 11:51 PM 05/20/12 - A guard at a southwest Mississippi prison died Sunday and several other employees were injured during a disturbance involving hundreds of inmates that continued into the evening, authorities and the prison's operator said.
Trayvon Martin's mother speaks at Baltimore church
Last Updated: 10:20 PM 05/20/12 - The mother of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin got a standing ovation before speaking to parishioners at a Baltimore church.
Police: 45 arrested, 4 officers hurt in NATO protests
Last Updated: 10:17 PM 05/20/12 - Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says the protests of the NATO Summit resulted in 45 people being arrested and four officers suffering injuries - one from a stab wound in the leg.
Teen attacked after knocking down motorcyclists
Last Updated: 10:14 PM 05/20/12 - Police say a teenage driver was attacked by a group of motorcyclists after he knocked down two bikers on a Northern California freeway.
NATO UPDATE: US troops to still face Afghan combat in 2013
Last Updated: 7:43 PM 05/20/12 - The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan says American troops will still be involved combat next year even as the U.S. officially shifts to a support role.
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Confrontation at NATO protest march calms down
Last Updated: 7:40 PM 05/20/12 - A confrontation between police and demonstrators at the end of a NATO protest march has started to calm down, with police announcing over a loudspeaker: "Attention. Attention. This is the Chicago Police Dept. Please continue to disperse to the west."
After Italy bombing, no claim of responsibility
Last Updated: 4:19 PM 05/20/12 - There is still no claim of responsibility today for a bomb blast outside a high school in southern Italy that killed a 16-year-old student.
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Police say 5 die as plane crashes in Bosnia
Last Updated: 4:15 PM 05/20/12 - A small sports plane burst into flames just after takeoff in northwest Bosnia on Sunday, killing the five people on board.
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Strong quake kills 4 in Italy cheese region
Last Updated: 4:12 PM 05/20/12 - A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook several small towns in northeast Italy Sunday, killing four people, knocking down a clock tower and other centuries-old buildings and causing millions in losses to the region known for making Parmesan cheese.
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Michelle Obama, NATO spouses visit youth center
Last Updated: 4:07 PM 05/20/12 - First lady Michelle Obama and the spouses of NATO heads of state dropped by a Chicago youth center where they watched a hip-hop aerobics class for children.
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School kids urge Crayola to rethink recycling
Last Updated: 4:04 PM 05/20/12 - A group of California grade school students wants Crayola to start a recycling program for their spent plastic markers.
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13-year-old rescued at falls in Washington state
Last Updated: 4:04 PM 05/20/12 - A 13-year-old Washington state boy is safe after a dramatic overnight rescue above Wallace Falls near Gold Bar.
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Convicted Pan Am 103 bomber dies in Libya
Last Updated: 11:03 AM 05/20/12 - Convicted Pan Am 103 bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi died of cancer Sunday in Tripoli. His 2009 release from prison by Scottish officials sparked a worldwide debate over whether he should have been set free.
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Obama says 'emerging consensus' on eurozone
Last Updated: 7:12 PM 05/19/12 - President Barack Obama says there's an "emerging consensus" that more must be done to promote jobs growth in Europe as the continent faces a daunting debt crisis.
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Records: Joplin twister was costliest since 1950
Last Updated: 5:38 PM 05/19/12 - The tornado that tore through Joplin a year ago already ranks as the deadliest twister in six decades. Now it carries another distinction - the costliest since at least 1950.
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Gunter Sachs art collection to be auctioned in UK
Last Updated: 5:34 PM 05/19/12 - A modern art collection, including works by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Salvador Dali, will be sold next week in London, Sotheby's said Saturday.
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Greeks' crisis is personal as well as political
Last Updated: 5:32 PM 05/19/12 - Like many Greeks left unemployed by their country's economic tailspin, Dimitris Spachos finds it easier to talk about his nation's problems than his own.
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Facebook goes public, worth over $100 billion
Last Updated: 8:03 PM 05/18/12 - After an anxiety-filled half-hour delay, its stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the first time as investors were finally able to put a dollar value on the company that turned online social networking into a global cultural phenomenon.
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9/11 families upset over ground zero museum delays
Last Updated: 4:53 AM 05/18/12 - Family members of some Sept. 11 victims are frustrated with delays at the museum being built alongside the memorial at ground zero.
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NATO: 2 international troops killed in Afghanistan
Last Updated: 4:52 AM 05/18/12 - An insurgent attack in Afghanistan has killed two members of the international military coalition.
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Postal Service to begin cuts
Last Updated: 4:51 AM 05/18/12 - The U.S. Postal Service says it can no longer wait for financial help from a deadlocked Congress.
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With cookies and conversations, Romney tries charm
Last Updated: 4:49 AM 05/18/12 - Mitt Romney is on a charm offensive with the national reporters covering his campaign for president.
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Jury to begin deliberations in John Edwards case
Last Updated: 4:48 AM 05/18/12 - Jurors are set to begin deliberating the fate of John Edwards on Friday, weighing nearly four weeks of testimony and evidence from the former presidential candidate's corruption trial.
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Man survives 180-foot plunge over Niagara Falls
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