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737 catches fire landing in Moscow; no injuries
Part of an airliner carrying more than 130 people caught fire as it was landing in Moscow, and passengers evacuated the plane by jumping off one of its wings and shooting down an evacuation slide.
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Medical emergency eyed in Va. parade crash
Driver was participating in the parade when his car hit a group of hikers also in the procession.
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Bradley fires 68 to lead Byron Nelson by 1 stroke
Keegan Bradley still hasn't gotten things right on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship, even when finally going left. The bogeys on the...
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Gattis, Simmons hit HRs as Braves top Dodgers 3-1
Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons hit consecutive homers off Kenley Jansen in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Saturday night.
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Gattis, Simmons hit HRs as Braves top Dodgers 3-1
Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons hit consecutive homers off Kenley Jansen in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Saturday night.
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Museum on mission to fly propeller-driven ‘Connie’
The National Airline History Museum is hoping to recreate Howard Hughes’ record-setting cross-country flight with the aid of a copy of the original flight log — beginning in Burbank, Calif., and ending in Washington, D.C.
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Woodinville falls to South Kitsap 4-1 in regional final | 4A Baseball
South Kitsap pitcher Michael Wood stopped a Woodinville offense that had pounded 15 hits in a 14-0 rout of Emerald Ridge in the Falcons' regional opener.
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Ganassi foursome endures trying day at Indy
Once again, Chip Ganassi Racing will start the Indianapolis 500 packed close together.
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Mariners rally, but Indians win it, 5-4
Twice down to their final out with nobody on base Saturday, the Mariners rallied on solo home runs by Raul Ibanez and Justin Smoak to tie the game, only to see Cleveland win it in the bottom of the ninth.
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Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime
A gunman used homophobic slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man's face on a Manhattan street alive with a weekend midnight crowd, a killing New York's police commissioner called an "anti-gay" hate crime.
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Canada abuzz over purported crack video of mayor
A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Ford on Friday called the allegations "ridiculous."
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VIDEO: A call from the top of the world
British explorer Daniel Hughes has reached the summit of Mount Everest in an attempt to raise £1m for the charity Comic Relief.
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Today in History
Today is Sunday, May 19, the 139th day of 2013. There are 226 days left in the year.
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McCarthy throws shutout for 1st victory of year
Brandon McCarthy pitched a three-hitter for his first win since being struck in the head by a line drive last season, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 on Saturday night.
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Nigeria army says crackdown to go on
Nigeria's army vows to continue its offensive against militants in the north-east "as long as it takes", as a 24-hour curfew is imposed in Maiduguri.
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Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball tickets
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It's all about the odds.
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Denmark wins Eurovision on ABBA's turf with folksy ballad MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, clinching the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by a wall of fire, flutes and drums. The barefoot 20-year-old blonde stole the show as predicted by bookmakers with "Only Teardrops" in a final that saw 26 countries battle it out in the southern Swedish city of Malmo for the top prize in glitzy European pop music. ...
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Beatles' guitar auctioned to the tune of $408,000
By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles sold at a New York auction on Saturday for $408,000, said officials with the company behind the event. The semi-hollow-body guitar, manufactured by the VOX company, was sold to an unidentified U.S. buyer at the "Music Icons" event organized by Beverly Hills, California-based Julien's Auctions and held at the Hard Rock Cafe in Manhattan. ...
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Winning numbers drawn in Powerball jackpot
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery officials say the winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot have been drawn.
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