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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  1 winning ticket sold in Fla. on PowerballMay 19, 20131:38 AM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million.    Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by policeMay 18, 201311:24 PM ET MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A Hofstra University student being held in a headlock at gunpoint by an intruder was accidently shot and killed by a police officer who had responded to the home invasion at an off-campus home, police said Saturday.   Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crashMay 18, 20137:23 PM ET BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident.   Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. paradeMay 18, 20138:55 PM ET DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) — An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were looking into whether he suffered a medical emergency before the accident. 
Latest Headlines  No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at PreaknessMay 18, 20139:11 PM ET BALTIMORE (AP) — Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness. The result: a huge upset and the end of any hopes for a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes.     Stevens rides Oxbow to 3rd Preakness winMay 18, 20138:42 PM ET BALTIMORE (AP) — Although no one really keeps track of such things, Gary Stevens had no problem making the assessment with complete conviction.   Derby winner Orb disappoints in the PreaknessMay 18, 20139:28 PM ET BALTIMORE (AP) — Orb came up short in the Preakness, frustrating everyone who made the Kentucky Derby winner a 3-5 favorite — no one more than trainer Shug McGaughey. 
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