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30 min ago | TwinCities

Japanese man, 80, oldest to top Everest - for now

An 80-year-old Japanese man who began the year with his fourth heart operation became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, a feat he called "the world's best feeling" even with an 81-year-old Nepalese climber not far behind him.

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4 hrs ago | CNN

Opinion: How can we be safe from tornadoes?

Debris litters what remains of a classroom at Plaza Towers Elementary School on Wednesday, May 22, after it was destroyed by a tornado that ripped through the area two days earlier in Moore, Oklahoma.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Moore, OK, Oklahoma, Education Etc., Oklahoma City, OK, Newcastle, OK

9 hrs ago | UnionLeader.com

George Will: The NLRBa s school-door stand

Early in an opinion issued recently by a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Judge A. Raymond Randolph says: "Although the parties have not raised it, one issue needs to be resolved before we turn to the merits of the case." The issue he raised but could not resolve - that is up to the ... (more)

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Related Topix: District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, US News

Wed May 22, 2013

Kirkland Reporter

Do you know someone who was diagnosed with breast

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CBC News

Chick: Time for Raptors to kill the dinosaur

In a nod to Toronto's pro basketball roots, the Raptors donned Huskies uniforms for a game in 2009.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, Kyle Lowry, NBA Players, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs

Dallas Morning News

Ken Smith: Dallas deserves a "D" on its public school involvement

In 1973, renowned physician and psychiatrist Karl Menninger wrote a ground-breaking book titled Whatever Became of Sin? Its premise is that our attempts to distance ourselves from sin do not exempt us from its To read the full story, you need Subscriber Content access.

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Related Topix: Dallas, TX

Townhall

Gosnell Found Guilty, But Where is Planned Parenthood's Verdict?

Guilty as charged. That was a Philadelphia jury's verdict against abortionist Kermit Gosnell for multiple murders of babies in his Pennsylvania abortion facility.

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Related Topix: Abortion, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Death Penalty

Tampa Bay Newspapers

Peter Frampton, Robert Cray at REH

Following the success of the 2011-2012 world tour celebrating the 35th Anniversary of his multi-platinum selling live album Frampton Comes Alive!, Peter Frampton is back on the road with Frampton's Guitar Circus.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Peter Frampton, us Travel, North America Travel, Los Angeles Travel, Travel, Milwaukee, WI

Boston Herald

Source: Fatal shooting in Fla. tied to bombing, Waltham murders

A 27-year-old Russian native shot dead overnight in Orlando, Fla., became "violent" during questioning by an FBI agent and Massachusetts State Police investigators about the marathon bombings and any links to a triple-murder in Waltham in 2011.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts (Ultimate Fighting), Martial Arts, Outdoor Recreation, Marathon

Boston Herald

Cameron: 'Indications' London attack terror

A brutal attack in broad daylight near a military barracks in London left one man dead and two suspects hospitalized Wednesday after a shootout with police.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Olympics

Boston Herald

Slain Russian was arrested in 2010 Boston road rage fight

The report states: "About 3:21 PM on Thursday 2/11/10 Officers Hester and Cordasco ... were patrolling in the Downtown Crossing area when a radio call came in for a fight in the area of 172 Tremont St.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Waltham, MA, 9, Cambridge, MA

Hollywood Reporter

'Scandal' P.R. Guru Analyzes Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy Op-Ed

Judy Smith, on whom the ABC hit drama is based, weighs in on how the star revealed her surprise surgery for maximum impact.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Entertainment

Boston Herald

Fire ruins Lynn church, cause probed

A devastating early morning fire has left a church in ruins and an estimated 150 parishioners wondering what to do next.

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Whittier Daily News

Eliminate IRS discretion by returning to social-welfare groups' original purpose: Editorial

It's clear by this point that the Internal Revenue Service should not be in the business of figuring out what constitutes political activity and just how much of it is engaged in by any particular group claiming tax-exempt status.

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Related Topix: Tax

New York Daily News

The big student visa screwup

Morgenthau: A frequent criticism of generals is that they always seem to be fighting the last war.

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CNN

The making of a nightmare tornado

A young girl stands among the rubble outside of Briarwood Elementary School on Tuesday, May 21, after an extremely powerful tornado tore through Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday, May 20.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Moore, OK, US Military, US Air Force, Oklahoma City, OK, Newcastle, OK

Tue May 21, 2013

Detroit News

Kurt Mensching: Some stats reveal ominous signs for Tigers closer Jose Valverde

A lot of fans were probably aghast when the Tigers made the decision to sign Jose Valverde to a speculative contract earlier this year.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jose Valverde, Baseball Players

Detroit News

Radio's 'Blaine & Allyson' want to see higher standards for who's noteworthy

Blaine Fowler, left, and Allyson Martinek, stars of the 'Blaine & Allyson in the Morning' radio show on WDVD-FM , believe hard work and talent, not notoriety, should be rewarded.

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The Jersey Journal

Prosecutor's investigation shouldn't stop at Fugee: Editorial

Rev. Michael Fugee appears in court on charges of violating a court-sanctioned agreement that bars him from working with children.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Townhall

Dennis Prager: On Using Parents of Murdered Children

The president appeared at many rallies on behalf of additional gun control laws with parents of children murdered at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

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Related Topix: George Bush, W.