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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  $590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in FlaMay 19, 20132:34 AM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials disclosed Sunday.   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.   Probe into Conn. train crash giving way to cleanupMay 19, 20132:50 AM ET BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Investigators will look closely at a broken section of rail to see if it is connected to the commuter train derailment and collision outside New York City that left dozens injured. Meanwhile, the focus begins to shift toward cleanup and rebuilding ahead of challenging times for travelers and commuters along the Northeast Corridor.   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.   Obama agenda marches on despite controversiesMay 18, 20133:46 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office. 
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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