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Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup
May 23, 201310:40 AM ET
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week.
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Storm took town's youngest as it swept through
May 23, 201312:04 PM ET
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — One loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field.
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10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos
May 23, 201312:18 PM ET
Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.
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FBI arrests suspect in Wash. state ricin case
May 23, 201311:31 AM ET
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining risks.
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Colorado killer's reprieve sharply criticized
May 23, 201311:09 AM ET
DENVER (AP) — Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to block the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap for as long as he is governor infuriated victims' relatives and drew quick criticism from Republicans ahead of the 2014 election.
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US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart
May 23, 20131:10 PM ET
JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's two-month-old effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table.
BRADLEY KLAPPERJOSEF FEDERMAN
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Body of child found in deadly Minn. landslide
May 23, 20131:05 PM ET
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities on Thursday recovered the body of a boy missing since a rockslide killed a classmate and left two others injured a day earlier at a St. Paul park.
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Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment
May 23, 20138:33 AM ET
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday on whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members.
DAVID CRARYNOMAAN MERCHANT
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Teen arrested in death of his 2 brothers in Utah
May 23, 20131:11 PM ET
WEST POINT, Utah (AP) — Police say a teenager has been arrested in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home.
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Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect
May 23, 201310:02 AM ET
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said.
KYLE HIGHTOWER
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May 23, 201312:00 AM ET
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Police say 15-year-old boy arrested in deaths of his brothers, ages 4 and 10
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Body of child found in deadly Minn. landslide
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