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  • Authorities identified a fan who died after falling more than 60 feet at Atlanta's Turner Field as a 29-year-old man.
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accident, national news
  • A building at the Summer Bay Resort in Clermont, Fla., shows damage from collapsing into a sinkhole early Monday, Aug. 12, 2013.
  • A sinkhole caused a section of a central Florida resort villa to partially collapse early Monday, authorities said.
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national news
  • This courtroom sketch show James Whitey Bulger during his racketeering trial in U.S. District Court in Boston.
  • Former mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger says he was 'pleased' with Monday's verdict, which found him guilty of 11 murders.
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court case, national news
  • A Missouri State Fair rodeo is under fire for a clown wearing a President Obama mask and the announcer who mocked Obama.
  • The Missouri State Fair has banned a rodeo clown whose imitation of President Obama has been widely criticized as disrespectful.
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president barack obama, national news
  • U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at an American Bar Association meeting in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 12, 2013.
  • U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday called for major changes to the nation's criminal justice system.
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department of justice, san francisco, national news
  • At least two customs agents at New York's JFK Airport were sickened Sunday after opening a package, reports ABC News.
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new york, airport news, airport security, national news
  • Rafael Caro Quintero was released from a Mexican prison Friday, August 9, 2013 after serving 28 years of a 40-year sentence for the death of Drug Enforcement Agent Administration agent Enrique Camarena.
  • Law enforcement officials are upset over the early release of a Mexican drug lord convicted for killing an American agent.
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mexico, drug cartel, drug war, kidnap, murder, national news
  • Kelsey McKiel watches as Camp Creek, normally a small stream, races with soot and mud down 31st Street after a flash flood from the Waldo Canyon Fire.
  • A body was recovered following a mudslide in Colorado as crews continued searching for three people reported missing.
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flooding, national news
  • In this photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB senior air safety investigator Bob Gretz confers with emergency crews Friday Aug. 9, 2013 following the crash of a Rockwell 960B airplane into a neighbohood in East Haven, Conn.
  • The four victims killed following a plane accident in a Connecticut neighborhood have been identified.
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plane crash, national news
  • Firefighters stand at the scene of a plane crash, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, in East Haven, Conn.
  • A small plane crashed in a Conn. residential neighborhood on Friday, likely killing four to six people, authorities said.
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plane crash, national news
  • In this courtroom sketch, Maj. Nidal Hasan, second from right, sits with his standby defense attorneys as presiding judge Col. Tara Osborn looks on, during Hasans trial Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in Fort Hood, Texas.
  • Attorneys advising Maj. Nidal Hasan left his trial to prepare an appeal arguing that he was angling for a death sentence.
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shooting, court case, national news
  • Derek Medina, 31, and Jennifer Alfonso, 26, are seen in this undated photo. Authorities say Medina fatally shot his wife - and apparently then posted a photo of her body on Facebook.
  • Authorities say a South Florida man fatally shot his wife and apparently then posted a photo of her body on Facebook.
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murder, shooting, national news
  • The vehicle at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit against Toyota is seen.
  • A lawyer for plaintiffs in a wrongful death lawsuit against Toyota told a jury he will ask for $20 million in damages.
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auto news, recall, legal, national news
  • Former President Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom this year at the White House.
  • Former President Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey will be among the 16 people receiving the Medal of Freedom later this year.
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bill clinton, oprah winfrey, president barack obama, national news
  • A Powerball ticket is printed out in this undated file photo.
  • The third winner of Wednesday's Powerball jackpot drawing has come forward, lottery officials announced Thursday.
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lottery, national news
  • Two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2013, killing three people and injuring at least 130 others.
  • A federal Grand Jury has indicted two students for obstruction of justice in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation.
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explosion, boston marathon bombing, arrest, national news
  • Police are seen at one of two Dallas-area shooting scenes. The shootings left four people dead and four others wounded  Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013.
  • A man is in custody Thursday following two Dallas-area shootings that killed four people and left four wounded.
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shooting, national news
  • A Powerball ticket is printed out in this undated file photo.
  • Powerball luck has struck three times - once in Minnesota and twice in New Jersey - for the lottery's latest massive jackpot.
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lottery, national news
  • President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, Friday, July 19, 2013, in Washington, about the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman.
  • President Barack Obama on Wednesday canceled his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month.
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president barack obama, national news
  • A woman holds up her Powerball ticket that she bought at Donut Star in Highland Park on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013.
  • Powerball fever is back across the U.S., as the jackpot grows to more than $425 million in Wednesday night's drawing.
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lottery, national news, leo stallworth
  • ABC News Brian Ross speaks with Brendan McDonough, the sole surviving member of the Granite Mountain Hotshot team.
  • The lone survivor of the Granite Mountain Hotshot team spoke out in an exclusive interview with ABC News.
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national news
  • A court sketch shows Maj. Nidal Hasan (sitting left) during the Fort Hood trial.
  • The standby attorney for Nidal Hasan accused him on Wednesday of deliberately seeking a conviction and death sentence.
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shooting, court case, national news
  • George McDonald (left) is seen in a heated exchange with NYC mayoral rival Anthony Weiner (right) at an AARP forum Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013.
  • NYC mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner called a rival 'Grandpa' during a heated confrontation at an AARP forum.
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election, new york, national news
  • Ariel Castros Cleveland house is torn down Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight and Amanda Berry were held captive and raped at the house for over a decade before escaping May 6.
  • One of three women held captive by Ariel Castro gathered with spectators as his house was demolished. See photos.
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national news
  • Spectators watch as Ariel Castros house is torn down in Cleveland Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013.
  • The house where Ariel Castro held three women captive for over a decade was demolished on Wednesday.
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national news