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Warriors fans killed in shooting after playoff game (+video)
Warriors fans killed: Two men in a white Porsche were fatally shot after leaving the Golden State Warriors playoff game. The shooting stranded thousands of Warriors fans when I-880 was shut down.
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Feds rooting out 'unwelcome speech' on campus: But what is that?
The failure of the University of Montana to respond adequately to sexual assault allegations has led to a broadening of how the federal government defines verbal harassment. Free speech advocates worry that the new policy will chill the right to speak freely on campus.
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After tornado, Texas town begins to pick up the pieces
Though devastation is widespread, residents of Granbury, Texas will be able to return to their homes and retrieve what may be left after a huge tornado struck the town on Wednesday.
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Monkey killer: 7-year sentence for Boise man
Monkey killer 7-year sentence: Michael Watkins was sentenced to 7 years for breaking into a Boise zoo and killing a monkey. But he will likely be eligible for release after 9-12 months.
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Bulger girlfriend: Why she's still getting 8 years in jail
Bulger girlfriend, Catherine Greig, lost her appeal to reduce her 8-year prison sentence. Greig was alleged gangster James "Whitey" Bulger's girlfriend during his 16 years as a fugitive.
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Preakness 2013 preview: Orb hopes inside track will lead to victory
Eight other horses will try to take down Kentucky Derby winner Orb Saturday at the Preakness in Maryland.
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O.J. Simpson's former lawyer takes the stand, gives damaging testimony
Yale Galanter, former attorney to O.J. Simpson, defended himself on Friday against allegations that he botched Simpson's 2008 kidnapping and robbery trial. Galanter denied he knew of Simpson's plans before the crime was committed.
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Steve Jobs widow: How is Laurene Powell Jobs spending her wealth? (+video)
Steve Jobs widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, is emerging as a education philanthropist and immigration reform campaigner. Since her husband, Steve Jobs, passed on, Mrs. Powell Jobs has joined the push for passage of the Dream Act.
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'Obamagate' danger for the GOP: political overreach
Republicans are jumping all over what they see as major scandals in the Obama administration, including Benghazi, the IRS, and checking journalists’ phone records. But some in the GOP are warning against the perception of overreach for partisan purposes.
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Investigation begins after Connecticut commuter trains collide (+video)
On Friday, two Metro-North Railroad commuter trains collided just outside of Bridgeport, Conn., in what officials are calling a 'major derailment.' Seventy passengers were injured.
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Ken Venturi dies: CBS golf analyst remembered for 1964 US Open win (+video)
Ken Venturi dies: After a long career both on and just above the golf course, Ken Venturi dies Friday in his native California.
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SEAL dies Fort Knox: SEAL team member killed, others injured in accident
SEAL dies Fort Knox: A US Navy SEAL was killed and other team members injured in a one-vehicle accident at the US Army post in Kentucky.
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Hearing on IRS: What ousted chief offers, Republicans don't buy
Steven Miller, who resigned as acting IRS head this week, argued that the extra scrutiny for conservative groups amounted to ‘foolish mistakes.’ House Republicans see some problems reaching the White House.
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Drones are cheaper and more powerful. In US, that's a problem, lawmakers told
Police departments are increasingly interested in deploying drones, a House subcommittee is told. As drones proliferate, so too does the 'specter of routine aerial surveillance in American life.'
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Texas tornadoes: The missing are found, more storms possible
People missing after 16 tornadoes tore through north Texas on Wednesday have all been found alive, authorities report. As officials and residents assess the damage, they are keeping a wary eye on the weekend forecast.
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Playing the IRS card: Six presidents who used the IRS to bash political foes
Since the advent of the federal income tax about a century ago, several presidents – or their zealous underlings – have directed the IRS to use its formidable police powers to harass or punish enemies, political rivals, and administration critics. Here are six infamous episodes.
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Former IRS commissioner apologizes on Capitol Hill: 'Foolish mistakes were made'
Stephen Miller, the ousted acting commissioner of the IRS, appeared before the House Ways and Means committee Friday and apologized for the agency's inappropriate investigation of tea party and other conservative organizations.
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New Orleans parade shooting: Arrests show city's reworked approach to policing
The arrests of two brothers after a Mother’s Day parade shooting appear to be an example of the dramatic shift in gang-war policing that New Orleans has made under Mayor Mitch Landrieu.
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Jets RB arrested: Mike Goodson facing drug and weapons charges
Jets RB arrested: State police say Goodson was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 31-year-old Garant Evans of Roselle. Police found them stopped on Interstate 80 in Denville at about 3:15 a.m. Friday.
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Why US Senate race in Massachusetts is Ed Markey's to lose
Ed Markey is a Democrat with high name recognition running in a blue state, and polls show him leading the GOP's Gabriel Gomez. But another US Senate race, in 2010, showed that Massachusetts voters can mete out some surprises.
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