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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon waves as he disembarks from his plane at the airport in Kinshasa, Congo, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. M23 rebels fired two rockets into the eastern Congo city of Goma, killing one person and wounding four, officials said, in an apparent spillover from three days of fighting raging north of the city. The U.N. Secretary-General arrived in Congo's capital far to the west for a two-day visit expected to take him to Goma, where a new U.N. military brigade is being formed to attack rebel groups and bring stability to the mineral-rich region.(AP Photo/John Bompengo)
UN chief visits Goma, CongoUN chief visits Goma, eastern Congo a day after rockets strike city
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RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT YEAR OF MURDERS - Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Denver on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 where he announced that he was granting a temporary reprieve to Nathan Dunlap from his death sentence. Dunlap was scheduled to be executed in August for the murders of four people in 1993 at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
Colorado killer's reprieve sharply criticizedColorado killer's reprieve infuriates families, draws sharp criticism of governor from GOP
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Council members abstain from vote on abstainingMichigan city council members abstain from vote on measure to stop them abstaining on votes
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Male brown bear Ari, right, and female bear Arina in a bear sanctuary, after being rescued from a decade of captivity in a privately run illegal zoo, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in the village of Mramor near the Kosovo capital Pristina . Two brown bears, Ari and Arina have been released into a bear Sanctuary, in Kosovo after being rescued from a decade of captivity in a 20 square meter cage to amuse visitors of a restaurant, Kosovo officials say. Authorities released the 10-year old male and female bears on Thursday to a wider enclosure set up by the international animal charity group Four Paws. The organisation was called in to help sedate and transport the animals. ( AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
2 brown bears rescued from captivity in KosovoKosovo brown bears Ari and Arina released into sanctuary after a decade held captive in a cage
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FILE- In this Aug. 4, 2012, file photo, United States coach Mike Krzyzewski talks with LeBron James during a men's basketball game against Lithuania at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. A person with knowledge of the decision says Krzyzewski has agreed to return as U.S. men's Olympic basketball coach. He was originally expected to step down but instead will attempt to lead the Americans to a third straight gold medal, the person tells The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no official announcement has been made. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Krzyzewski returning to coach USA BasketballDuke's Krzyzewski returning to USA Basketball, 'perfect fit' to lead US men on Olympic run
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FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo, an unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan, on a moon-lit night. An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Pakistan arrested American who was killed by dronePakistan arrested American 3 years before he was killed in US drone strike
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A man walks past an electronic stock indicator showing the Nikkei 225 index which nosedived 1,143.28 points, or 7.3 percent to close at 14,483.98 in Tokyo Thursday, May 23, 2013. Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Markets roiled by Nikkei's 7.3 percent slideStocks around the world take a battering after Japan's Nikkei tanks over 7 percent
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Canada businessman's corruption trial on in CubaCanada businessman involved in Cuba corruption probe apparently on trial 2 years after arrest
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In this May 21, 2013 photo, Rolling Stones memorabilia is displayed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. The new exhibit "Rolling Stones 50 Years of Satisfaction" opens Friday. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Rolling Stones exhibit opening in ClevelandIt's (Not) Only Rock and Roll: Hall of Fame celebrates 50 years of Rolling Stones with exhibit
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Customers are seen at a Hobby Lobby store in Denver on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. A challenge to the federal health care law faces its most prominent test yet in a full 10th Circuit hearing in Denver on Thursday. Hobby Lobby stores is challenging a federal mandate requiring it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morining-after birth control pill. The Oklahoma based arts and crafts chain says the mandate violates the religious beliefs of its owners. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon waves as he disembarks from his plane at the airport in Kinshasa, Congo, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. M23 rebels fired two rockets into the eastern Congo city of Goma, killing one person and wounding four, officials said, in an apparent spillover from three days of fighting raging north of the city. The U.N. Secretary-General arrived in Congo's capital far to the west for a two-day visit expected to take him to Goma, where a new U.N. military brigade is being formed to attack rebel groups and bring stability to the mineral-rich region.(AP Photo/John Bompengo)
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FILE - This May 10, 2011 file photo shows children at Tracy Elementary School running across a field as they take part in after-school exercise activities on the campus in Baldwin Park, Calif. Reading, writing, `rithmetic _ and PE? The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day for students and treat physical education as a core subject. The report says only about half of the nation's youngsters are getting at least an hour of vigorous or moderate physical activity every day. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
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Men ride a motor cycle taxi past a poster of late author Chinua Achebe, in Awka, Nigeria, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. People gathered Wednesday to celebrate the life of author Chinua Achebe, who died in March at the age of 82. His family plans to bury the literary icon Thursday in his home village of Ogidi. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Customers are seen at a Hobby Lobby store in Denver on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. A challenge to the federal health care law faces its most prominent test yet in a full 10th Circuit hearing in Denver on Thursday. Hobby Lobby stores is challenging a federal mandate requiring it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morining-after birth control pill. The Oklahoma based arts and crafts chain says the mandate violates the religious beliefs of its owners. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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FILE- In this Aug. 4, 2012, file photo, United States coach Mike Krzyzewski talks with LeBron James during a men's basketball game against Lithuania at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. A person with knowledge of the decision says Krzyzewski has agreed to return as U.S. men's Olympic basketball coach. He was originally expected to step down but instead will attempt to lead the Americans to a third straight gold medal, the person tells The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no official announcement has been made. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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    As the summer months begin, potential car buyers will be out Memorial Day Weekend to purchase new or used cars. Loudoun Times, Thu, May 23 2013 @ 07:01 AM

  • Angry Birds comes to life in Clarke

    Take a ride on Route 7 west into Clarke County and you'll encounter an unusual sight as you near Berryville: a giant red bird, poised on an 8-foot-tall platform with an oversized slingshot wound around its body, as if it's poised to be launched skyward. Loudoun Times, Wed, May 22 2013 @ 04:09 AM

  • MWAA Police Officer Shot, Wife Charged

    The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of Friday night shooting in Sterling as Steven Spradling, 52, a member of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department. Patch.com, Sun, May 19 2013 @ 11:53 PM

  • Loudoun on display

    Times-Mirror File Photo/Greg Nash Avril Page and John Best of Ashburn feed the alpacas owned by Carlagay Higgins and Michael Lyon at Higgly Farm in Round Hill who opened up their farm for the annual Spring Farm Tour on May 18, 2008. Loudoun Times, Fri, May 17 2013 @ 01:36 AM

  • Spring cleaning advice for Loudoun residents

    It's that time of year. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the air is clear, and your house is a a little funky. Loudoun Times, Mon, May 20 2013 @ 03:00 AM
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