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  • House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio arrives on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
  • Senate leaders reached last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default
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  • Attack threatens to further sour relations between the two countries after Russian arrested in Netherlands
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  • David Villalobos, 25, jumped 17-feet off an electric monorail ride and over an electric fence into the tiger den, suffering bite wounds on his arms, legs shoulders and back, as well as a broken ankle and arm on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012.
  • The New York Daily News reports that David Villalobos pleaded guilty Tuesday to trespassing.
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  • In this March 12, 2013 file photo, James Holmes, left, and defense attorney Tamara Brady appear in district court in Centennial, Colo. for his arraignment.
  • Twelve were killed and 70 injured in Colorado mass shooting
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  • Blasts took place Sunday night and then again Monday night
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  • Red King Crab
  • Only boats representing a tiny fraction of the total harvest will be heading out into the Bering Sea
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  • Eight people hurt in the December 2010 accident at Sugarloaf Mountain
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  • One mom in California is being forced to defend herself for being physically fit.
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  • Parents of accused Rebecca Sedwick cyberbully blame Facebook hack
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  • debt ceiling graphic Congress
  • There are some signs of distress in the financial markets as the political gridlock grinds on.
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  • The school would not excuse a student's absence as he was saying goodbye to his father who was heading to Iraq.
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  • President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to former Army Capt. William D. Swenson of Seattle, Wash., during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013.
  • Four years after risking his life in Afghanistan, William D. Swenson solemnly received the Medal of Honor on Tuesday.
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  • Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner in court
  • Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner pleaded guilty to a felony and two misdemeanors for unwanted physical contact with three women.
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  • Honors student punished for helping drunk friend
  • The teen went to a party to drive her friend home, but ended up in hot water.
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  • Bride attempted to catch the eye of rocker Jon Bon Jovi in hopes he would walk her down the aisle saw her dream come true
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  • William H. Taft
  • Got a nagging doctor? The 27th president did
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  • The airlines said Monday that they were confident they can beat the government's lawsuit
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  • A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the central Philippines on Tuesday morning, collapsing roofs and buildings.
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  • Mery Daniel
  • Woman maimed by bomb blast refuses to let it ruin her life
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  • Christina Milian and Mark Ballas talk to OTRC.com after week 1 on Dancing With The Stars on Sept. 16, 2013.
  • Singer Christina Milian was eliminated from "Dancing With the Stars," despite getting the first 10 of the season
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  • Martin MacNeill
  • Prosecutors have portrayed 57-year-old Martin MacNeill as a lying adulterer
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  • In this Sept. 23, 2013 photo, rows of slimline seats await installation onboard a Southwest Airlines 737 at the carriers headquarters in Dallas.  (AP Photo/John Mone)
  • It's not your imagination. There really is a tighter squeeze on many planes these days.
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  • Shayanna Jenkins, fiancee of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez gets into her car outside superior court Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, after Hernandez was arraigned in Fall River, Mass.
  • Related to testimony she gave the Bristol County grand jury hearing evidence in the case
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  • Police block the road at the entrance to the new Sandy Hook Elementary School  (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
  • Officials want to protect the Newtown school where the 20 children and six educators were killed
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  • The Buckingham Palace in London, England is shown in this file photo.
  • Police have arrested a man with a knife who tried to enter Buckingham Palace in London.
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  • A pregnant woman is seen in this undated file photo.
  • New research suggests that high levels of BPA might raise the risk of miscarriage
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  • Christopher Columbus portrait
  • Christopher Columbus unequivocally "discovered" America, but that was before the debate about his legacy
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  • Tropical Storm Priscilla and Tropical Storm Octave
  • Another tropical storm, Priscilla, has formed in the eastern Pacific south of Tropical Storm Octave, which is approaching Mexico.
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  • Full recovery from Superstorm Sandy is still elusive at the Jersey shore nearly a year after the storm pummeled the state
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  • Unions accuse BART of pulling a new offer
  • A major strike was averted for at least a day after two labor unions extended contract negotiations
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  • Hundreds of college-age revelers threw projectiles at police who responded with pepper spray to disperse them
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  • Americans Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert Shiller have won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
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  • A volunteer team of medical professionals helped him keep his promise to escort his "princess" down the aisle
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  • Runners participate in the Chicago Marathon in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013.
  • Runners in the Chicago Marathon showed that, months after the Boston bombings, they could pound the streets without fear.
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  • Lady Liberty once again welcomes visitors after NY agreed to cover the costs of running the statue during the gov't shutdown.
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  • Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, demonstrates at the World War II Memorial in Washington Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, to protest, as she said, how politicians used your hard-earned tax money to barricade the memorials during the federal government shutdown.
  • The memorial has become a symbol in the fight between Democrats and Republicans over who is at fault since the shutdown began.
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  • Protesters cheer as large trucks arrive at a rally at the World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013.
  • A crowd converged on the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, pushing through barriers Sunday morning to protest the memorial's closing under the government shutdown
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  • Locals remove a traffic signal pole fallen during Cyclone Phailin from a road in Berhampur, India, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013.
  • Mass evacuations spared India the widespread deaths many feared from a powerful cyclone that roared ashore over the weekend
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  • A couple with Down syndrome was the first to be crowned Homecoming King and Queen in Florida
  • A couple with Down syndrome was the first to be crowned Homecoming King and Queen in Florida
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