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Charges against Army sergeant said to involve sex for money, sexual assault
WASHINGTON (AP) - More details are emerging about the allegations against an Army sergeant first class at Fort Hood in Texas. It's the second time this month that a member of the armed forces who'd been assigned to help prevent sexual assaults in the...
Tags: Chuck Hagel, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Abusive Behavior, Sexual Misconduct
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Nationals win with walkoff forcing deciding game 5
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Nationals signed Jayson Werth to show them how to win. His game-ending homer Thursday night extended their surprising season. Werth led off the bottom of the ninth inning by driving Lance Lynn's 13th pitch into the...
Tags: Jayson Werth, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Lance Lynn, Washington Nationals
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Lobbying in American-US Airways deal focuses on small cities
ReutersBy Karen Jacobs May 24 (Reuters) - US Airways Group and American Airlines, seeking approval for a merger that would create the world's largest airline, are warning lawmakers that a requirement to divest certain airport slots would lead to less service...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, New York City, U.S. Airways, Michael H Michaud, U.S. Congress
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Washington bridge collapse: Truck hit support beam, officials say
A bridge that collapsed in Washington state and sent two cars plunging into the Skagit River, raising concerns about the safety of the nation's aging infrastructure, was knocked down by a truck that crashed into at least one girder, officials said on...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board, Disasters and Accidents, Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering
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NOAA predicts above-average hurricane season
Unusually warm ocean waters and favorable atmospheric conditions are expected to create an above-average number of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic and Caribbean this season, national weather forecasters predicted. In its latest outlook,...Tags: Tropical Storms, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Hurricanes
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Truck crash caused Washington state bridge collapse
ReutersMOUNT VERNON, Washington (Reuters) - A bridge that collapsed in Washington state and sent two cars plunging into the Skagit River, raising concerns about the safety of the nation's aging infrastructure, was knocked down by a truck that crashed into at...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Ray LaHood, Mount Vernon, National Transportation Safety Board, Vancouver (Canada)
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Obama awards top U.S. honor to girls killed in 1963 racial bombing
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama awarded the highest U.S. civilian honor on Friday to four black girls killed in a civil rights-era church bombing 50 years ago, saying their tragic deaths ultimately "helped to trigger triumph." In a...Tags: Justice and Rights, Human Interest, White House, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Departamento de Justicia EEUU defiende incautación de correo de periodista
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - El Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos dijo el viernes que altos funcionarios, entre ellos el fiscal general Eric Holder, se desvincularon de tomar la decisión de incautar una cuenta de correo electrónico perteneciente a un...Tags: Google Inc., Barack Obama, The Washington Post, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Proves "Still Revolutionary"- To The National Society Of Colonial Dames Of America
Greater HartfordConnecticut "Still Revolutionary" rang true this weekend as members of the Society of Colonial Dames from all over the United States joined the Connecticut chapter for the Region IV conference. Colonial Dames members gathered together at the Marriott...Tags: Human Interest, Wethersfield, Arts and Culture, Mark Twain, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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