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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrestedMay 24, 201311:03 AM ET LONDON (AP) — Two men were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft Friday after a U.K. fighter jet was scrambled to divert their plane as it traveled from Pakistan to Britain, officials said. The incident further rattled the U.K. just days after a British soldier was brutally killed on a London street in a suspected terror attack.  Wash. I-5 bridge collapse caused by oversize loadMay 24, 201311:14 AM ET MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A truck hauling an oversized load struck an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below. All three occupants suffered only minor injuries.  Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boysMay 24, 20137:56 AM ET GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's controversies are far from over.  Obama balances threats against Americans' rightsMay 24, 20133:39 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, is his presidency's counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled to balance protecting the nation from terror attacks while upholding Americans' rights.  IRS replaces official who revealed targetingMay 24, 201310:36 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service official who led the unit that targeted tea party groups and publicly disclosed the activity has been replaced, making her the third top IRS official moved aside since the episode was revealed two weeks ago. 
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