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- 1 killed as boat sinks on Lake Vermilion
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- NYC Central Park musicians told to shut up
- 12-year-old girl dies when horse falls at SC rodeo
- Ala. town hit by tornadoes bans FEMA trailers
- Police in Ga. search for missing mother, infant
- Tech mogul pays bright minds not to go to college
- Newest US aircraft carrier to be named Kennedy
- Clean up crews take over at site of NC plant blast
- AP Exclusive: Syria to end nuclear secrecy
- VA infection issues lead to 13,000 veterans' tests
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- In Vt., engorged Lake Champlain slowly tortures
- Memorial to 9/11 preaches vengeance and tolerance
- Despite long wait, flood warnings make an impact
- Palin kick-starts bus tour on back of motorcycle
- Ga. pastor looks ahead after settling lawsuits
- Churches aim to restore organ after terror attacks
- AP source: Obama picks new US ambassador to Russia
| 1 killed as boat sinks on Lake Vermilion Posted: 29 May 2011 01:50 PM PDT Authorities are investigating after a boat loaded with seven people sunk on Lake Vermilion in St. Louis County, killing a 29-year-old man.            |
| Obama says Joplin shows world how to come together Posted: 29 May 2011 01:10 PM PDT President Barack Obama says survivors of Missouri's killer tornado in Joplin are showing the world how to come together, and he is pledging that the nation, as he put it, "will be with you every step of the way."  |
| NYC Central Park musicians told to shut up Posted: 29 May 2011 12:10 PM PDT No more impromptu open-air concerts near Central Park's Bethesda Fountain. New York City officials are muzzling musicians who perform near the fountain by slapping them with nuisance summonses.  |
| 12-year-old girl dies when horse falls at SC rodeo Posted: 29 May 2011 12:10 PM PDT Authorities say a 12-year-old girl has died a day after a horse fell on her during a rodeo in South Carolina.  |
| Ala. town hit by tornadoes bans FEMA trailers Posted: 29 May 2011 12:00 PM PDT James Ruston's house was knocked off its foundation by tornadoes that barreled through town last month and is still uninhabitable. He thought help had finally arrived when a truck pulled up to his property with a mobile home from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  |
| Police in Ga. search for missing mother, infant Posted: 29 May 2011 11:30 AM PDT Police in Georgia are searching for a woman and her newborn baby, both of whom have not been seen since Saturday afternoon.  |
| Tech mogul pays bright minds not to go to college Posted: 29 May 2011 11:30 AM PDT Instead of paying attention in high school, Nick Cammarata preferred to read books on whatever interested him. He also has a gift for coding that got him into Carnegie Mellon University's esteemed computer science program despite his grades.  |
| Newest US aircraft carrier to be named Kennedy Posted: 29 May 2011 11:10 AM PDT Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus says the nation's next aircraft carrier will be named the John F. Kennedy.  |
| Clean up crews take over at site of NC plant blast Posted: 29 May 2011 11:00 AM PDT Clean up crews have begun removing debris from a massive chemical plant explosion and fire in North Carolina as investigators start looking into what caused the blaze.  |
| AP Exclusive: Syria to end nuclear secrecy Posted: 29 May 2011 10:40 AM PDT A document shared with The Associated Press says Syria has agreed to fully cooperate with U.N. attempts to probe strong evidence that it secretly built a reactor that could have been used to make nuclear arms.  |
| VA infection issues lead to 13,000 veterans' tests Posted: 29 May 2011 10:10 AM PDT Herman Williams came home safely after fighting in the jungles of Vietnam as a Marine. He was shocked to learn four decades later that his military service had again placed him in jeopardy -- this time, because he got a tooth pulled.  |
| McCain: US should have used greater force in Libya Posted: 29 May 2011 09:40 AM PDT Republican Sen. John McCain says the fighting in Libya might be over by now if the U.S. had used greater force against Moammar Gadhafi.  |
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| In Vt., engorged Lake Champlain slowly tortures Posted: 29 May 2011 09:40 AM PDT Minnows swim in the driveway, and big, fat carp are now breeding in the 2-foot floodwaters that cover the street. Some days, the only way Buzz Hoerr can get out of his home is by rowboat, paddling 200 feet to a grassy spot across the street where he and others park their cars to keep them dry.  |
| Memorial to 9/11 preaches vengeance and tolerance Posted: 29 May 2011 09:30 AM PDT Matthew Salenger etched 54 phrases in a circular piece of steel, building Arizona's Sept. 11 memorial one story at a time. He wanted everyone's story to be told.  |
| Despite long wait, flood warnings make an impact Posted: 29 May 2011 09:00 AM PDT The aftermath of a disaster like the floods that submerged parts of Mississippi or the tornadoes that have wiped out towns in the Midwest and Southeast can leave victims with depression and other ailments. Although the wait was agonizing as floodwaters rose, experts say the extra time makes a difference in the long run.  |
| Palin kick-starts bus tour on back of motorcycle Posted: 29 May 2011 10:04 AM PDT Sarah Palin rumbled through Washington on the back of a Harley as she and her family began an East Coast tour Sunday that renewed speculation the former Alaska governor would join the still unsettled Republican presidential contest.  |
| Ga. pastor looks ahead after settling lawsuits Posted: 29 May 2011 08:40 AM PDT Bishop Eddie Long was focused on a message of moving forward on the first Sunday since he resolved the lawsuits brought against him by four former members of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.  |
| Churches aim to restore organ after terror attacks Posted: 29 May 2011 08:00 AM PDT A pipe organ that had been housed inside a New York church ruined by dust from the Sept. 11 terror attacks may soon have a new home in Georgia.  |
| AP source: Obama picks new US ambassador to Russia Posted: 29 May 2011 08:00 AM PDT President Barack Obama plans to nominate his top Russia adviser as the next U.S. ambassador to that country, a man who helped the administration's work to "reset" the two countries' relationship.  |
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