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NYers furious over photos taken through windows

Sat May 18, 2013

- In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap. Full Story

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Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled

Sat May 18, 2013

- An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived. Full Story

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Aussie minister sorry he 'liked' exposed teen pic

Sat May 18, 2013

- An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself. Full Story

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Weather forecast remains uncertain with patterns in flux

Sat May 18, 2013

Will the threat of showers mean a weekend washout, or will the D.C. region capture a bit of sunshine and milder air before Monday arrives? Full Story

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Pa. coffee run leads to hatchet hitchhiker arrest

Sat May 18, 2013

- Two cups of coffee ended life on the run for an Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker. Full Story

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NM mom: I followed instincts in chasing abductor

Sat May 18, 2013

- Melissa Torrez didn't even think when teenagers in her apartment complex said a man had just grabbed her 4-year-old girl and drove away. Full Story

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SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles

Sat May 18, 2013

- North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. Full Story

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Teen maces fellow student at Ballou High School

Sat May 18, 2013

A student at Ballou High School in Southeast D.C. maced a peer on Friday afternoon in an incident school officials believe was a result of a previous neighborhood dispute, WJLA-TV reports. Full Story

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3 Pr. George's men arrested in burglaries

Sat May 18, 2013

Prince George's County police say they've arrested three men in connection with more than 50 burglaries, including one that resulted in a loss of nearly $70,000. Full Story

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Frederick man charged with soliciting sex

Sat May 18, 2013

- A Frederick man has been charged with soliciting an undercover police officer for sex. Full Story

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Failing Ga. student accused of faking kidnapping

Sat May 18, 2013

- A college student in suburban Atlanta is accused of faking his own kidnapping to avoid telling his parents he was failing a class. Full Story

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Woman describes Berlusconi's 'bunga bunga' parties

Sat May 18, 2013

- Silvio Berlusconi's private disco featured not only aspiring showgirls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but one woman dressed up as President Barack Obama and a prominent Milan prosecutor whom the billionaire media mogul has accused of persecuting him, according to the first public sworn testimony by the Moroccan woman at the center of the scandal. Full Story

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Tea party hero Cuccinelli is Va. GOP gov nominee

Sat May 18, 2013

- Virginia's activist conservative attorney general beloved by the tea party for his aggressive challenges to federal mandates has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination by acclamation. Full Story

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Canada abuzz over purported crack video of mayor

Sat May 18, 2013

- A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Ford on Friday called the allegations "ridiculous." Full Story

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10 Things to Know about the Preakness _ and beyond

Sat May 18, 2013

- There are only two outcomes when it comes to Saturday's Preakness Stakes -- either the Kentucky Derby winner Orb wins the race to set up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes in three weeks, or another horse pulls an upset and prevents a shot at history. Full Story

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Purple Line will rely on federal, private funding

Sat May 18, 2013

Customers will soon pay more at the pump in Maryland, thanks to a new gas tax. But even that won't raise enough money for one project. Full Story

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Conn. commuter trains collide; 60 go to hospitals

Sat May 18, 2013

- Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. Full Story

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OJ's ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on guns

Sat May 18, 2013

- O.J. Simpson's former lawyer defended himself point-by-point Friday against allegations he botched the former football star's armed-robbery trial, after giving damaging testimony that Simpson actually knew his buddies had guns when they went to a hotel room together to reclaim some sports memorabilia. Full Story