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Morgan Stanley Subpoenaed Over Facebook IPO
Last Updated: 10:23 PM 05/22/12 - Investment banker accused of leaking info about revenue to some clients before stock went on sale.
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Passenger's Suspicious Claim Diverts Jet to Maine
Last Updated: 8:52 PM 05/22/12 - Officials briefed on Tuesday's incident said a French passenger passed a note to a flight attendant saying she had a surgically implanted device.
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Moment of Silence Marks Joplin Tornado Anniversary
Last Updated: 8:50 PM 05/22/12 - A moment of silence at 5:41 p.m. coincided with the minute the monstrous tornado first hit the city last May 22.
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Iowa Man with Zebra, Parrot in Truck Gets DUI
Last Updated: 8:49 PM 05/22/12 - It happened in Iowa.
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Romney Adds to Delegate Lead with Win in Kentucky
Last Updated: 8:48 PM 05/22/12 - Virtually assured of the party nod, Romney has been in general election mode for weeks.
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Elias Abuelazam Found Guilty Of Murder
Last Updated: 2:46 PM 05/22/12 - Man suspected in a series of stabbings in and around Flint.
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FBI Investigates Bomb Threat at Utah Cyber Center
Last Updated: 9:56 PM 05/21/12 - The FBI says it isn't concluding that the bomb threat was a hoax, only that agents found nothing.
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Prosecutors to Appeal Sentence in Webcam Case
Last Updated: 9:54 PM 05/21/12 - Twenty-year-old Dharun Ravi was sentenced to 30 days in jail.
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Woman With Flesh-Eating Disease Takes Own Breaths
Last Updated: 6:21 AM 05/21/12 - The father of a young Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacteria says his daughter is now breathing on her own.
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Jury At Edwards Trial Set To Resume Deliberations
Last Updated: 4:11 AM 05/21/12 - The jury deciding the fate of John Edwards is set to resume deliberations in North Carolina following a weekend break.
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Ex-Student In Webcam Spy Case To Be Sentenced
Last Updated: 2:57 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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Miss. Prison Riot Leaves Guard Dead, 8 Hurt
Last Updated: 2:37 AM 05/21/12 - Authorities say a riot at a privately run federal prison in southwest Mississippi that left one guard dead and five other correctional officers and three inmates injured has been brought under control.
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Robin Gibb of Bee Gees Dies at 62
Last Updated: 2:59 AM 05/21/12 - Legendary singer had been battling cancer, pneumonia
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Protesters Prepare For Larger NATO Demonstration
Last Updated: 4:06 AM 05/20/12 - Protesters gathering in Chicago for the NATO summit are gearing up for their largest demonstration.
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I'll Have Another Wins Preakness
Last Updated: 8:34 PM 05/19/12 - One win away from the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978
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Chinese Activist Who Fled House Arrest Lands in US
Last Updated: 8:31 PM 05/19/12 - Chen Guangcheng escaped house arrest in April and has been allowed to come to the U.S. to study at New York University
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1,100 Firefighters Battle Colorado And Arizona Wildfires
Last Updated: 6:48 AM 05/19/12 - About 1,100 firefighters are battling a pair of wildfires, one in Northern Colorado and another north of Phoenix, Ariz.
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SpaceX Rocket Launch Aborted In Last Second
Last Updated: 5:35 AM 05/19/12 - A new private rocket is stuck on the ground after an aborted launch.
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3 NATO Protesters Face Terror Conspiracy Charges
Last Updated: 4:21 AM 05/19/12 - Police say three protesters at the NATO summit in Chicago have been charged with terrorism conspiracy stemming from allegations that they planned to make Molotov cocktails.
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GM Says No to Super Bowl
Last Updated: 4:30 PM 05/18/12 - General Motors says it won't advertise in next year's Super Bowl.
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Facebook Founding Faux Paux
Last Updated: 4:26 PM 05/18/12 - California Governor Jerry Brown confuses Facebook founding on national television.
New Evidence Released in Trayvon Martin Shooting
Last Updated: 10:57 PM 05/17/12 - Shooter had bloody nose, investigator wanted him charged with manslaughter.
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Donna Summer Dies at 63
Last Updated: 1:26 PM 05/17/12 - Disco and pop singer Donna Summer has died at the age of 63. TMZ reports Summer died in Florida, after a long battle with cancer.
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President Obama Orders Prison Rape Crackdown
Last Updated: 12:17 PM 05/17/12 - New study shows that almost 1 in every 10 former prisoners has been molested.
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GOP, Romney Raise $40 Million in April
Last Updated: 9:59 AM 05/17/12 - Close to President Obama's fundraising haul.
Unemployment Filings Remain Steady
Last Updated: 9:48 AM 05/17/12 - Indicates continued hiring.
Bain Capital Fights Back Against Democratic Campaign Attacks
Last Updated: 10:53 PM 05/16/12 - Mitt Romney's former employer claims Democrats are distorting its record.
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Student with Peanut Allergy Smeared with Peanut Butter
Last Updated: 10:51 PM 05/16/12 - Girl had minor allergic reaction to cheerleading team hazing.
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Two Navy Ships Collide in Pacific
Last Updated: 7:49 PM 05/16/12 - There were no injuries and no fuel spills.
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No Tears As Georgia Woman Sees Bacteria-Ravaged Hands
Last Updated: 7:48 PM 05/16/12 - Aimee Copeland remained in critical condition at an Augusta hospital Wednesday, more than two weeks after she fell onto some rocks from a broken zip line.
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Army Launches Review of PTSD Diagnoses
Last Updated: 7:47 PM 05/16/12 - The U.S. Army is launching a sweeping, independent review of how it evaluates and diagnoses soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder.
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NY Autopsy Thursday for RFK Jr.'s Estranged Wife
Last Updated: 7:46 PM 05/16/12 - Fifty-two-year-old Mary Richardson Kennedy had fought drug and alcohol problems.
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Deputies: Florida Mom Killed Four Kids, Then Herself
Last Updated: 7:32 PM 05/15/12 - The children ranged in age from 12 to 17.
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Lawyer Files New Effort to Free OJ in Nevada
Last Updated: 7:31 PM 05/15/12 - Simpson is serving nine to 33 years for kidnapping and armed robbery in a 2007 encounter with sports memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas.
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9/11 Cleanup Anniversary Event to Honor Responders
Last Updated: 7:29 PM 05/15/12 - Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the May 30 evening event on Tuesday, and warned spots are limited.
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George W. Bush Offers Tepid Endorsement of Romney
Last Updated: 7:28 PM 05/15/12 - Bush said: "I'm for Mitt Romney."
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USPS Halts Closure of 600 Urban and Suburban Stations
Last Updated: 8:20 PM 05/14/12 - The Post Office has been struggling as people switch to email and other electronic forms of communication.
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Obama Defends Endorsement of Gay Marriage
Last Updated: 8:19 PM 05/14/12 - The president says the country has never gone wrong when it has "expanded rights and responsibilities to everybody."
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Edwards Trial Judge Limits Key Defense Testimony
Last Updated: 8:18 PM 05/14/12 - Edwards' lawyers had intended to call former Federal Election Commission chairman Scott Thomas as their first witness Monday morning, but prosecutors objected.
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June 11 US Trial Set for UP Man in Explosives Case
Last Updated: 7:23 PM 05/13/12 - Man accused of buying and hiding more than 4,000 pounds of explosives
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Calif. FBI Agent Missing, Possibly Armed, Suicidal
Last Updated: 4:51 AM 05/13/12 - Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials and other law enforcement personnel are searching a rugged mountain area for an FBI agent who had not been seen for more than 24 hours and was said to be despondent and possibly suicidal.
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North Carolina A Political Headache For Democrats
Last Updated: 6:48 AM 05/12/12 - Once a bright spot for President Barack Obama, North Carolina is more like a political migraine now. And the ache is being felt less than four months before Democrats open their national convention in Charlotte.
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Jury: Hudson Stardom No Factor In Murders Verdict
Last Updated: 6:46 AM 05/12/12 - Jurors who convicted a Chicago man of three murders in the deaths of Jennifer Hudson's family members say the Oscar winner's celebrity had nothing to do with their decision.
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3 Boston U. Students Killed In New Zealand Crash
Last Updated: 5:47 AM 05/12/12 - Officials have identified three Boston University students who were killed when their minivan crashed in New Zealand, where they had been studying.
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FDA Delays Rules Meant to Ease Sunscreen Confusion
Last Updated: 9:45 PM 05/11/12 - Sunscreen confusion won't be over before summer after all.
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Hudson Family Slayings Suspect Convicted of Murder
Last Updated: 9:44 PM 05/11/12 - The jury convicted 31-year-old William Balfour on three-counts of first degree murder on Friday.
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$200M Sought In NY Suit Over Ill-Fated Cruise Ship
Last Updated: 3:51 AM 05/11/12 - Four Hungarian musicians claim they're unable to work after suffering physical and emotional injuries on the Costa Concordia.
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Obama Touts Gay Marriage Stance With Top Donors
Last Updated: 3:48 AM 05/11/12 - Calls same-sex marriage a logical extension.
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Navy Study: Sonar, Blasts Might Hurt More Sea Life
Last Updated: 3:46 AM 05/11/12 - More dolphins and whales might be harmed than originally thought.
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Jury In Hudson-Related Case Meet For 3rd Day
Last Updated: 3:44 AM 05/11/12 - Jurors gave no hint Thursday of whether they're close to a decision.
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