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Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally
Gay-rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in the Russian capital on Saturday, but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at that country's first-ever gay pride march.
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Radiation leak at Japan lab; small impact expected
An atomic research lab in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected about 55 people, though none were hospitalized and no impact was expected outside the facility, the lab's operator said Saturday.
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W.Va. town transfixed by teen girls' murder plot
For nearly nine months, the people of this small West Virginia town saw the face of missing 16-year-old honors student Skylar Neese everywhere - beaming at them from fliers on utility poles, in gas stations, even at the local tattoo parlor.
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W.Va. town transfixed by teen girls' murder plot
STAR CITY, W.Va. (AP) — For nearly nine months, the people of this small West Virginia town saw the face of missing 16-year-old honors student Skylar Neese everywhere — beaming at them from fliers on utility poles, in gas stations, even at the local tattoo parlor.
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Ulster 18-24 Leinster
Leinster win their second trophy in successive weeks by beating Irish interprovincial rivals Ulster in the Pro12 final in Dublin.
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Leaks Inquiries Show How Wide a Net Is Cast
Details of investigations into government leaks of classified materials also hint at the personal and professional cost for those caught up.
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Aguero signs new Man City deal
Sergio Aguero signs a one-year contract extension with Manchester City, with his deal now running until 2017.
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48 rescued as island boat hits rock
A total of 48 passengers, including children, are rescued from a boat after it hits a rock and starts taking in water off the Pembrokeshire coast.
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Correction: North Dakota Flooding story
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — In a story May 24 about North Dakota flooding, The Associated Press, relying on information from North Dakota's state engineer, erroneously reported that construction work at the Renwick Dam lowered the top of the dam by three feet. Construction left some parts of the dam at the same height and the other parts of the dam were raised by 3.4 feet.
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Interstate 5 bridge collapse
Remodel bridges or restrict large vehicles It seems obvious that, if we’re going to keep our old, obsolete bridges and continue to repair them, we had better find a way for heavy rigs to be routed somewhere else and isolate and dedicate these bridges for cars only [“Stunning I-5 bridge c
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UK zookeeper dies from tiger attack injuries
A young zookeeper who was mauled by a Sumatran tiger at an animal park has died, British police said Saturday.
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16 children, 1 teacher die in Pakistan bus fire
Sixteen schoolchildren and a teacher burned to death in eastern Pakistan early Saturday when a short-circuit near a leaking gas tank caused their minibus to burst into flames, police said.
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Apple 1 from 1976 sells for $650,000
An original Apple 1 computer from 1976 - one of the first built in Steve Jobs' garage - sells at auction for more than 500,000 euros ($650,000).
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Leicester 37-17 Northampton
Leicester win the Premiership final to secure their 10th English title against Northampton, who have Dylan Hartley sent off.
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Tornado upon them, quick choices decided fate
They say you should never make a big decision when you're emotional. But what if there's barely a moment to think and a life-or-death choice looming?
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Williams sisters entered in doubles at French Open
Serena and Venus Williams are teaming up at the French Open for the first time in three years.
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Saturday Memo: Scamming grandma . . . Folklife Day Two . . . Bridge detours
Scamming grandma: Seattle police say a con artist posing as a law-enforcement officer has scammed five Seattle area women out of $75,000. The women are between the ages of 78 and 93. The man calls and claims to be investigating a counterfeit ring operating out of the victim’s bank. They are to
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Police probe fatal tiger attack
The death of a zoo worker attacked by a tiger could have been due to "human or technical" factors, police say.
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150 years after Gettysburg, drummer to recreate reunion march
By Jeffrey B. Roth PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Fifty years after the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest of the U.S. Civil War, a survivor of that fight marched 200 miles from Pittsburgh to the site of the battle for a reunion attended by both Union and Confederate veterans. On Sunday, another veteran, Jim Smith, 70, of Hempfield, Pennsylvania, will start out on the same trek as part of the observation of Memorial Day, when Americans honor their war dead. ...
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Thousands Walk, Run Final Mile of Boston Marathon
Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She received her medal later in the mail at her Lorton, Va., home. But she couldn't bring herself to wear it until Saturday, when she and thousands of other athletes joined victims of the blast to run and walk the last mile of the race.
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