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It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage.
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I-5 bridge collapse survivor: 'You hold on'

Manuel Valdes and Mike Baker, Associated Press  |  posted 36 minutes ago
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."
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Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty; retrial set

Brian Skoloff, Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 2:52am
As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim's family, mouthing the word, "Sorry."
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Tea party vs. old guard in GOP Senate rift

Andrew Taylor and Charles Babington, Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 2:10am
A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands and tempting Democrats to change Senate rules that protect the minority party.
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Obama addressing Naval Academy graduates 2nd time

Nedra Pickler, Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 2:08am
A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates.
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Milestones for Guantanamo Bay detention center

The Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 2:07am
President Barack Obama on Thursday reaffirmed his 2008 campaign promise to close the military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where terror suspects have been held since 2002, and begin the transfer of some prisoners to other countries. A look the facility's history:
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Counting US drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen

The Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 2:05am
President Barack Obama said Thursday that he will engage Congress in exploring a number of options for increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan.
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Older brother held in deaths of 2 younger siblings

Paul Foy, Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 2:03am
A 15-year-old boy is in custody after authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of his younger adopted brothers found him miles away with traces of blood on him, officials said.
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What's a drone? How is US drone policy changing?

Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 1:56am
President Barack Obama defended America's drone attacks as legal, effective and necessary in America's campaign to counter terrorism.
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Some unions now angry about health care overhaul

Sam Hananel, Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 1:50am
When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters.
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Wheelchair lift out of Wis. promises more access

Carrie Antlfinger, Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 1:44am
An elementary school principal has inspired the University of Wisconsin-Madison to create a new wheelchair lift that could help make more places wheelchair accessible.
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IRS replaces official who revealed targeting

Alan Fram and Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 1:44am
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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Obama balances threats against Americans' rights

Lara Jakes and Julie Pace, Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 1:39am
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.
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Safe room mandates remain rare in tornado states

David A. Lieb, Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 1:19am
After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery _ for a state rebate on a home storm shelter, that is. A contractor finished installing the concrete bunker beneath the slab of their garage in early May. About three weeks later, the shelter saved their lives when a tornado that killed 24 people tore through their neighborhood.
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Storm took classmates, parents as it swept through

Sean Murphy, Ramit Plushnick-masti, David A. Lieb and Christopher Sherman, Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 1:19am
One loved unicorns. Another, nicknamed "ladybug," sang country songs. Another dreamed of one day owning a pontoon boat.
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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

David Crary and Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 1:13am
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.
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5.7-magnitude quake widely felt across N. Calif.

Associated Press  |  posted 30 minutes ago
An earthquake in far northeastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious damage.
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Top 10 items found during 2012 coastal cleanup

The Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 2:46am
The Ocean Conservancy, a Washington DC-based environmental organization, released its 2012 list of trash collected during its International Coastal Cleanup. More than 10 million pounds of debris was collected, with nearly 1.5 million pounds in California alone. The top items found during the cleanup:
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Text of President Obama speech on terrorism

The Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 2:06am
Text of President Barack Obama's speech on the fight against terrorism at the National Defense University, as provided by the White House:
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Obama's drone policy at a glance

The Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 2:06am
President Barack Obama defended the United States' use of drone attacks as an important part of the U.S. counterterrorism policy on Thursday but signed new presidential policy guidelines to spell out for Congress and the public the standards that the U.S. will use before carrying out drone attacks.
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Obama sketches more targeted anti-terror plan

The Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 1:55am
Out with the global war on terror. In with more narrowly targeted counterterrorism policies that persistently zero in on violent extremists at home and abroad.
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Quotations of the day

The Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 1:19am
"We have a ton of people now. It's just like buying a refrigerator or a stove for your house. You put in a storm shelter." _ Moore, Okla. community development director Elizabeth Jones.
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Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge

Jennifer Kay, Associated Press  |  posted May 24th - 1:16am
During a hurricane, the storm surge poses the greatest threat to life and land, yet many people don't even know what it means.
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