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  • Rain and hail prompted road closures and evacuations three days after a deadly flash flood struck at the same location, in Manitou Springs, Colo.
  • Authorities say a 17-year-old girl drowned after she was caught in heavy rain in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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flooding, national/world
  • Palestinians wave green Hamas and yellow Fatah flags as they wait for the released prisoners at a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Hanoun between north of Gaza Strip and Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013.
  • Israel has begun releasing 26 Palestinian prisoners, most held for deadly attacks, ahead of renewed Mideast negotiations.
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israel, palestine, war, inmates, national/world
  • In this courtroom sketch, defendants Dias Kadyrbayev, left, and Azamat Tazhayakov appear before Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013 in federal court in Boston
  • Two friends of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect have pleaded not guilty to disposing of evidence from his dorm room.
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boston bombings, crime, bombing, national/world
  • Damage to buildings caused by a sinkhole 40 to 50 in diameter is seen at the Summer Bay Resort, Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, in Clermont, Florida
  • Officials say the sinkhole that swallowed part of a resort in Florida is not expected to grow.
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  • a clown wearing a mask intended to look like President Obama at the Missouri State Fair
  • The Missouri State Fair has permanently banned a rodeo clown whose imitation of Obama has been criticized as disrespectful.
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barack obama, national/world
  • Giant sinkhole in Florida
  • A resort villa near Disney World in Florida was partially swallowed by a giant sinkhole, but luckily nobody was injured.
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national/world
  • A resort villa near Disney World in Florida was partially swallowed by a giant sinkhole, but luckily nobody was injured.
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  • Secretary of State John Kerry listens to translation as he meets with Russian Foreign and Defense ministers at the State Department in Washington
  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is defending the National Security Agency surveillance program targeting Latin America.
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NSA, laws, internet, john kerry, national/world
  • Ram attacks motorcyclist in New Zealand.
  • A motorcycle rider in New Zealand experienced a serious case of road rage after he encountered an angry ram.
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animal, viral video, national/world
  • A roadside bomb killed three soldiers in Baghdad on Sunday. This attack follows a day of deadly bombings that left 69 dead.
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iraq, bombing, national/world
  • Police are continuing to search for a boy they believe was abducted from a Rhode Island home where two bodies were found.
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crime, amber alert, child abduction, children, missing person, national/world
  • The FBI says a package at JFK that was tested after workers reported they felt ill after opening it contained beauty supplies.
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new york, FBI, national/world
  • 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 burn scar swept through Manitou Springs, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 9, 2013
  • Two of three people reported missing after a fast-moving mudslide swept through Manitou Springs, Colo., have been found safe.
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flooding, national/world
  • Former South African President Nelson Mandela reacts at the Mandela foundation, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • The office of the South African president says Nelson Mandela remains in critical condition although his health is gradually improving.
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africa, nelson mandela, national/world
  • Mona Lisa
  • Scientists in Italy believe they may have found the remains of the woman who inspired Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" painting.
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europe, art, national/world
  • Accused NSA leaker Edward Snowden
  • National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden's father says he has secured a visa to visit his son in Russia.
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NSA, barack obama, laws, microsoft, eric holder, internet, national/world
  • Eighteen U.S. diplomatic outposts closed because of a terrorist threat will reopen, but the U.S. Embassy in Yemen will remain closed.
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middle east, pakistan, terrorism, national/world
  • A funeral was held Saturday for a 2-year-old Pennsylvania boy who died days after he served as best man at his parents' wedding.
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children, cancer, weddings, national/world
  • 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 burn scar swept through Manitou Springs, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 9, 2013
  • A man's body was recovered from debris left by a fast-moving mudslide that swept through a town near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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flooding, national/world
  • Gushing hot lava from an erupting volcano has killed six people in a beach village in eastern Indonesia.
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volcano, national/world
  • A fire department official say four bodies have been pulled from the site of where a small plane crashed into two Connecticut homes.
  • A fire department official say four bodies have been pulled from the site of where a small plane crashed into two Connecticut homes.
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NTSB, plane crash, fire, national/world
  • Gregory Kloehn and his deluxe dumpster
  • New York City is filled with small apartments that go for big bucks, so one California designer decided to take "small" to a whole new level.
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new york, national/world
  • The NTSB says four to six people are believed dead after a small plane crashed in a working-class Connecticut neighborhood.
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NTSB, plane crash, fire, national/world
  • Authorities say a Florida man killed his wife then posted a photo of her dead body on Facebook.
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facebook, crime, murder, social media, national/world
  • A project engineer from a northwest Minneapolis suburb has come forward to claim one-third of a $448 million Powerball jackpot.
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lottery, national/world
  • Four dead in Dallas-area shootings
  • Dallas authorities have charged a former teacher with capital murder in the fatal shootings of his estranged wife and another woman.
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shooting, crime, national/world
  • Kavanagh Liquors manager David Stahn in San Lorenzo
  • Are you in? $448 million is up for grabs in Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot.
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lottery, san lorenzo, national/world, mark matthews
  • World leaders came together Monday at the G8 summit to discuss ending the bloodshed in Syria.
  • President Barack Obama is canceling plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next month.
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barack obama, NSA, laws, microsoft, eric holder, internet, national/world
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Police call the thieves sliders for the way they cagily slide along the side of the car, lying in wait for just the right moment to strike and make off with drivers valuables.
  • Law enforcement officials are warning drivers to be on the lookout for a crime taking place all over the country and can happen in a matter of seconds.
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crime, national/world
  • Virgin Mary statue in Italy
  • A museum in Italy has decided not to press charges against an American who accidentally broke a finger off a priceless statue.
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museums, national/world
  • This undated image provided by the Brooklyn Cyclones shows a statue of Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson at MCU Park
  • New York City police are investigating swastikas and hate speech scrawled on a statue of Jackie Robinson and a teammate.
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new york, hate crime, vandalism, national/world