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Wash. I-5 bridge collapse caused by oversize load
(AP Photo/Joe Nicholson). A portion of the Interstate-5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit river dumping vehicles and people into the water in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday, May 23, 2013 according to the Washington State ...
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Slovenia adopts debt cap to stave off crisis
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) - Slovenia's parliament has adopted a cap on public spending to try to convince investors that it will be able to avoid needing an international bailout. The vote in the assembly on Friday means Slovenia's constitution will be changed to require that the government budget be balanced - it will not be allowed to spend more than it earns in taxes. The budget ...
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UK fighter jet scrambled to divert civilian plane
LONDON (AP) -- A British fighter jet was launched to divert a civilian plane carrying nearly 300 passengers from Pakistan to England after an incident on board, British officials said ...
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Alabama AM names alum as new band director
http://bit.ly/1af5V6x ) that the school announced this week that Carlton Wright will be the new band director. He replaces interim director Derrick ...
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US durable goods orders rise 3.3 percent in April
By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rebounded in April, buoyed by more demand for military and civilian aircraft and an increase in business investment. The Commerce Department says durable goods orders rose 3.3 percent last month after a 5.9 decline in March. And a measure of business investment plans increased 1.2 percent ...
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Futures slide markets appear headed for down week
NEW YORK (AP) - Stock futures are sinking and it appears major U.S. indexes are heading for a down week roiled by corporate earnings, good and bad, and confusion about what the Fed will do next. Dow Jones industrial futures are down 56 points to 15,233. S&P futures have lost 8.9 points to 1,641.10. Nasdaq futures are down 15.5 points to 2,976.75. Retail shares are falling, led by Sears, ...
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QA On Turkeys proposed alcohol restrictions
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but secular ...
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W.Va. inmates will start farming for food bank
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Inmates at West Virginia's minimum- and medium-security prisons will soon sow seeds and tend plants as part of an initiative to grow produce for the state's largest food ...
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Zimbabwe activist Prisoners denied Aids drugs
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- A Zimbabwean human rights activist says he wants the nation's highest court to order prison authorities to ensure suspects in jail can receive their life-prolonging HIV/AIDS ...
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Takei says Cho good choice for latest Star Trek
(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E). American actor George Takei gestures with a hand greeting made popular by the Television series Star Trek arrives at the Marina Bay Sands hotel on Thursday, May 23, 2013 in Singapore for the inaugural Social Star ...
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Top Swiss negotiator in tax disputes steps down
The move comes at a crucial time for Switzerland, which is trying to reach a deal with the U.S. to save Swiss banks and their employees from prosecution for aiding U.S. tax ...
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World stocks stabilize after big sell-off
MOSCOW (AP) -- World stocks stabilized on Friday, a day after global markets dropped sharply on concerns global growth is slowing and the Federal Reserve could start scaling back its monetary ...
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Huntsville approves entertainment districts
http://bit.ly/1aeMVoU ) the Huntsville city council on Thursday approved two separate entertainment districts. People will be allowed to walk around with an alcoholic beverage in the districts on Thursdays and Fridays starting June ...
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John Kerry blasts Iranian election maneuvering
TEL AVIV, Israel - TEL AVIV, Israel - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is harshly criticizing Iran's guardian council for eliminating hundreds of presidential candidates and, in his view, standing in the way of legitimate, representative democracy.Kerry says it is hardly a free, fair and transparent process when an unelected body chooses some candidates "solely on who represents the ...
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Kerrys focus on peace talks not settlements
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement construction where possible to help revitalize Middle East peace hopes, but stressed that the Jewish state and Palestinians alike should remain focused on the larger goal of restarting direct ...
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Attack casts spotlight on radical preachers
Two Muslim hardline preachers say that one of the suspects in the killing of a London soldier was interested in their teachings. And a British government official said one of the men tried to go to Somalia to train or fight with the terror group ...
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10 Things to Know for Today
By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT COLLAPSE OF INTERSTATE BRIDGE IN WASHINGTON STATE MEANS FOR COMMUTERS Washington state officials ask drivers to avoid Interstate 5 near the area where a bridge collapsed over the Skagit River. 2. WHAT OBAMA SAYS ABOUT HIS COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY President ...
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Report France backs off caps on CEO pay
PARIS — France's finance minister says the government is no longer planning to cap executives' salaries in the private sector, amid concerns it is antagonizing the big businesses needed to reinvigorate the economy. The Socialist government imposed limits last year on executive pay at state-run companies, and pledged to do the same in the private sector. Pierre Moscovici ...
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Foreign preacher takes rare turn on Vietnam stage
The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to ...
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No guarantee of peace NKorean envoy warns China
BEIJING (AP) -- China told a top North Korean envoy Friday it wants a peaceful, denuclearized Korean Peninsula, and said the emissary warned there is "no guarantee of peace" but that his country was willing to hold talks with all ...
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Britain braces for possible copycat attacks
LONDON -; Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the slaying of a young soldier, adding some 1,200 police to potential trouble ...
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German business confidence unexpectedly rebounds
BERLIN -; A closely watched survey shows that German business confidence rebounded this month - an unexpectedly strong showing that sends a hopeful signal for Europe's biggest ...
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Plastic ocean debris the target of new Calif. bill
SAN FRANCISCO -; It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other ...
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Obama addressing Naval Academy graduates 2nd time
President Barack Obama reacts to CODEPINK founder Medea Benjamin as she shouts at him from the back of the auditorium during his speech about national security, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn ...
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Conflict arises over juvenile sentencing
The sentence a juvenile who has been convicted of capital murder should receive is currently up in the air. ...
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Tuscaloosa bypass remains contentious
The $250 million interstate bypass to the east of Tuscaloosa is moving ahead with infinite lethargy and recently became bogged down in further delays, which were made necessary in part by the fact that the project had become delayed and certain aspects of it were out of date.
It was decided by the city of Tuscaloosa in 1989 that they needed a bypass to the east to relieve some of the traffic on U.S. Highway 43 and U.S. Highway 82, both of which were reaching their carrying capacity and creating massive backlogs and congestion on Woolsey Finnell Bridge, which crosses the Black Warrior River. Read more
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