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The South welcomes 'crazy ants.' Hail the latest invader
The South is being invaded – again. This time it’s erratic but troublesome “crazy ants” from South America marching – actually, hitching rides – across the South, setting up massive colonies, and relieving other occupying ant armies, including fire ants, of their duties.
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Pass rusher Freeney agrees two-year deal with Chargers
(Reuters) - Veteran pass rusher Dwight Freeney, a seven-time Pro Bowl selection, has agreed to a two-year deal with the San Diego Chargers, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Saturday. Freeney, a free agent after being released by the Indianapolis Colts in February, will help fill the gap left by...
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Wrestling rules changed to keep sport in Olympics
MOSCOW (AP) - Wrestling's governing body hopes rule changes designed to make matches more exciting and easier to understand will get the sport back in the Olympics.
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Beckham captains PSG in last home game
PARIS (AP) - David Beckham has been named Paris Saint-Germain's captain for Saturday's French League game, his final home match before retiring.
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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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Obama's Morehouse visit shines spotlight on HBCUs
ATLANTA (AP) - When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College on Sunday, he'll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities - a proud corner of higher education that has struggled more than most during the last few years of economic distress.
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FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Authorities in hazardous materials suits are searching an apartment in downtown Spokane, Wash., as they investigate the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.
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First lady to high school grads: live your dreams
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.
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Chicago commuter headache as 'L' train line shut for five months
By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago will shut down part of its "L" elevated rail system's busiest line for five months starting on Sunday, forcing thousands of commuters to seek other routes and creating the biggest such U.S. transit disruption in two decades. The nation's second-largest public transit...
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Russia's Karjakin wins Norway chess tournament
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) - Russia's Sergey Karjakin won the €100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess championship on Saturday after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.
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Syria state TV: Powerful blast rattles Damascus
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian state TV says a powerful explosion has hit the nation's capital, causing an unknown number of casualties.
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Israel warns against Russian arms supply to Syria
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Saturday that advanced weapons supplied by Russia to war-torn Syria could end up in the wrong hands and be used against the Jewish state. A Russian shipment of Yakhont anti-ship missiles to Syria was condemned by the United States on Friday and Israel is also...
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France detains suspect in Toulouse killings investigation
PARIS (Reuters) - French anti-terror judges ordered the detention on Saturday of a man on suspicions he aided an al Qaeda-inspired gunman prepare for a shooting spree last year, a judicial source said. Mohamed Merah killed four Jews and three soldiers in and around the southern city of Toulouse in March 2012 before...
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The President's Umbrella Scandal Folded Before It Could Take Off
There was a brief moment where some conservative were trying to make a scandal out of the President's moment in the rain on Thursday. But unfortunately that scandal died before it could really take off. During his Thursday press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, a Marine officer held an umbrella...
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NY pol accused of serial sex harassment to resign
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A New York assemblyman accused of sexually harassing young female staffers for years says he will resign before he's expelled from the Legislature.
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Blasts rock Libya's capital and eastern city
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Libyan officials say explosions went off in the capital Tripoli and the restive eastern city of Benghazi, but no casualties were reported.
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Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis toured St. Peter's Square to greet tens of thousands of people attending a rally of prayer, music and speeches Saturday, and he embraced the brother of a Pakistani politician who was assassinated in his country after calling for greater religious freedom for Christians there.
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Orioles add RHP Jurrjens in flurry of roster moves (Yahoo! Sports)
BALTIMORE (AP) -- The Baltimore Orioles have purchased the contract of Jair Jurrjens from Triple-A Norfolk, and the right-hander will start against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Ex-Pa. officer once hailed as hero faces charges
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes.
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Official: 'Amazing' no one died in train crash
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) - Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries.
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Yankees acquire INF Reid Brignac from Rockies (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Yankees acquired infielder Reid Brignac from the Colorado Rockies for cash, adding a lefty bat to the group of backups filling in for the team's injured stars.
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An inconvenience for Colsaerts as he loses to McDowell
KAVARNA, Bulgaria (Reuters) - Britain's Graeme McDowell and South African Branden Grace set up a mouth-watering showdown in the semi-finals of the World Match Play Championship by winning on Saturday. World number eight McDowell, the highest-ranked player in the field, avenged his defeat in last year's final by...
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Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime
NEW YORK (AP) - Police say a gunman used anti-gay slurs before fatally shooting a 32-year-old man in New York City's Greenwich (GREN'-ich) Village.
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Syria's Assad says he won't step down
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad says he won't step down before elections are held in his war-ravaged country.
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Ivory Coast arrests militia chief accused over massacre
By Joe Bavier ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Authorities in Ivory Coast on Saturday arrested a militia leader accused of participating in one of the worst massacres committed during the West African nation's post-election violence in 2011, a military official and witness said. Some 3,000 people were killed in the brief armed...
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AP PHOTOS: Palestinians in Egypt exiled, forgotten
GEZIRAT AL-FADEL, Egypt (AP) - In 1948, Suleiman Mamoudi fled by foot with his parents and other families from their village of Bir el-Sabae in Palestine. The 28-year-old and his family walked west for several hundred miles, crossing the Sinai Peninsula before settling in an area around 90 miles (145 kilometers)...
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Plane catches fire landing in Moscow; no injuries
MOSCOW (AP) - 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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Obama takes Cabinet secretaries out to play golf
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf - in the rain.
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Golf-An inconvenience for Colsaerts as he loses to McDowell
(Adds detail in paras 3, 4) KAVARNA, Bulgaria, May 18 (Reuters) - Britain's Graeme McDowell and South African Branden Grace set up a mouth-watering showdown in the semi-finals of the World Match Play Championship by winning on Saturday. World number eight McDowell, the highest-ranked player in the field, avenged his...
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Chargers, Freeney agree to 2-year deal
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego Chargers have agreed to a two-year deal with star pass rusher Dwight Freeney that could be worth $13.35 million.
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