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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends dronesMay 23, 20135:59 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrowing terror threat that still imperils the nation but now is defined by smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida. He defended his controversial drone-strikes program as a linchpin of the U.S. response to the evolving dangers.   Obama: Policy in leaks investigations under reviewMay 23, 20134:58 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Justice Department will review the policy under which it obtains journalists' records in investigations of the leak of government secrets.   Muslim hard-liners ID suspect in London attackMay 23, 20135:55 PM ET LONDON (AP) — A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday.   IRS replaces official who oversaw targetingMay 23, 20135:45 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lois Lerner has been replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups.   Boy Scouts vote on policy toward openly gay boysMay 23, 20134:53 PM ET GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday on whether to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization. 
Latest Headlines   LPGA to use as much of flooded course as it canMay 23, 20134:35 PM ET PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Faced with a flooded course in which some fairways were more suited for fishing than playing golf, the LPGA Tour found a unique solution Thursday. It shortened the Ocean Club to 12 holes for at least the first round of its inaugural Bahamas Classic.  Committee hits stretch run for NY-NJ Super BowlMay 23, 20134:13 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The NFL draft is history. Organized team activities are under way. Minicamps will follow next month, and training camps will open a month after that.   Krzyzewski returning to coach USA BasketballMay 23, 20131:34 PM ET DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski just couldn't pass on "the ultimate honor" of representing his country again as the U.S. men's national team coach. 
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