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Mike Sirofchuck holds a collection of sports team flyswatters found on Kodiak Island, Alaska, at Pasagshak Beach on Sunday, May 13, 2012. The flyswatters, originally believed to be debris from last year s Japanese earthquake and tsunami, are actually from a shipping container that went overboard almost four months ago. (AP Photo/Kodiak Daily Mirror, Stacy Studebaker)
Dozens of flyswatters wash up on Alaska beaches
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Dozens of fly swatters bearing logos of collegiate and professional sports teams have been washing up on the beaches of an Alaska island. The fly swatters found on Kodiak wer...
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks during the Alzheimer s Disease conference, Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Scientists hunt ways to stall Alzheimer's earlier
WASHINGTON (AP) — Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease — by testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many sympt...
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Colorado wildfire believed to be human-caused
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters say a wildfire burning on an estimated 640 acres in northern Colorado is 5 percent contained. Fire officials said Tuesday that the blaze northwest of Fort C...
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A southwest suburban Burbank apartment building at 7858 Rutherford is seen in a Tuesday, May 15, 2012 photo. Newly-married Estrella Carrera, 25, was found stabbed to death in her wedding dress on Sunday, May 13, 2012. Burbank police released a statement Monday calling the slaying "a domestic situation." The statement does not mention the name or whereabouts of the woman s husband. (AP Photo/Southtown Star, Larry Ruehl)
Groom sought after bride slain in Illinois apartment
CHICAGO (AP) — The groom is being sought in the stabbing death of his young bride hours after their marriage — his new wife's body found in a bathtub in the silver sequin cocktail dress she wore at...
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Gov. Nathan Deal (AP Photo/Journal & Constitution, John Spink)
Vets worried about new nursing-home fee
ATLANTA -- Military veterans living in state-run nursing homes are worried about Georgia’s plans to begin charging them. A May 7 memo from Georgia Commissioner of Veterans Service Pete Wheeler ala...
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FILE - In this June 9, 2011 file photo, a home posted for sale at a reduced price is seen in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Georgia mortgage regulators report drop in problem cases
ATLANTA -- The number of mortgage lenders slapped with state sanctions dropped in 2011 to nearly half the previous year, according to an annual report of the Georgia Department of Banking & Finance...
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FILE - This July 23, 2007 file photo provided by the Connecticut State Police shows Joshua Komisarjevsky, charged in a deadly 2007 home invasion in Cheshire, Conn. A jury has condemned Komisarjevsky to death for killing a woman and her two daughters in the attack. (AP Photo/Connecticut State Police, File)
AP: Killer of 3 tries not to think about murders
SOMERS, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut killer who once called himself one of the most hated men in America said in a death row interview that he tries not to think about the murder of a suburban moth...
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In a May 9, 2012 photo, Capt. Sara Rodriguez of the 101st Airborne Division walks through the woods during the expert field medical badge testing at Fort Campbell, Ky., on May 9, 2012. Female soldiers are moving into new jobs in once all-male units as the U.S. Army breaks down formal barriers in recognition of what s already happened in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall)
Army opens jobs in combat battalions to women
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Female soldiers this week are moving into new jobs in once all-male units as the Army breaks down formal barriers in recognition of what's already gone on in wars in Iraq ...
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Nebraska GOP chooses Senate challenger for Kerrey
by PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Nebraska Republicans on Tuesday were choosing a candidate to square off against Democrat Bob Kerrey, a former senator seeking another turn on Capitol Hill in one of the year's mos...
April 2012 heats up as 5th warmest month globally
by SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Unseasonable weather pushed last month to the fifth warmest April on record worldwide, federal weather statistics show. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Nati...
Obama keeps up with Kardashians, Avengers, more
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama can hold his own when it comes to pop culture: He's up on "The Avengers" superheroes, has a handle on the Kardashians and says he catches up with TV hits du...
Georgia "Toddlers and Tiaras" standout gets own reality show
by Atlanta Business Chronicle
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Six-year-old Alana Thompson, of McIntyre, Ga., has snagged her own reality TV show on TLC, reports CBS Atlanta. Thompson, who is known as “Honey Boo Boo Child,” gained national media attention foll...
Dimon survives votes on pay, chairmanship
by PALLAVI GOGOI and TAMARA LUSH, Associated Press
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The CEO of JPMorgan Chase survived a shareholder push Tuesday to strip him of the title of chairman of the board, five days after he disclosed a $2 billion trading loss by the ba...
Hurricane exercise plans for Chatham's most fragile
by Mary Landers, Savannah Morning News
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Just for the day Monday, Nicole Bush was morbidly obese and hard of hearing. The Savannah property maintenance worker spent the morning role-playing her part in an evacuation training exercise coor...
Judge rules largely for Georgia State in copyright case
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A federal judge in Atlanta has ruled mostly in favor of Georgia State University in a copyright case that would allow professors to continue posting excerpts of published works online for their stu...
In Iowa, Romney tags Obama for debt 'prairie fire'
by THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney said Tuesday President Barack Obama's support for increased federal debt has put the economy on a disastrous course, portraying himself in a speech in...
Police Hunt Newlywed Husband in Bride's Murder
Chicago police search for husband after bride found fatally stabbed in bathtub just hours after her wedding
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    Wed May 16 10:40:33 UTC 2012
    Vietnam War Hero to Receive Medal of Honor
    Spc. Leslie H. Sabo Jr., who died saving the lives of fellow troops, will receive posthumous Medal of Honor
  • PHOTOS: Medal of Honor Recipient Leslie H. Sabo Jr.


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    Wed May 16 10:40:33 UTC 2012