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America's Top 10 Beaches Of 2013

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As sure as Memorial Day weekend heralds the unofficial beginning of summer across America, the annual announcement of America’s top 10 beaches by Stephen P. Leatherman, a.k.a. Dr. Beach, has become as much a tradition as baseball, barbecues, parades and that first sunburn by the shore. (from: www.forbes.com)

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Victims shot after drugs handed over at Tennessee pharmacy, DA says

Prosecutors say a Tennessee pharmacy owner killed during a robbery had handed over several bottles of oxycodone before he was shot to death. (from: www.foxnews.com)

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Ugandan leader removes army chief named in succession plot claim

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By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has removed his head of the military Aronda Nyakairima, and moved him to a civilian position as the minister for internal affairs, a statement from the military said on Friday. Nyakairima was one of those named in a letter published in the independent newspaper The Daily Monitor in early May about a purported plot to stifle allegations Museveni is grooming his son for power by assassinating certain people. ... (from: news.yahoo.com)

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U.K. arrests 2 men over incident with Pakistan plane

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LONDON — Two men were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft Friday after a U.K. fighter jet was scrambled to divert their plane as it traveled from Pakistan to Britain, officials said. The incident further rattled the U.K. just days after a British soldier was brutally killed on a London street in a suspected terror attack. A British security official said the situation involving the Pakistan International Airlines flight, which carried more than 300 people, did not appear to be terror-related, but that police were still investigating. He requested anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the investigation. … (from: www.suntimes.com)

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Woman in Berlusconi case denies her own statements

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MILAN (AP) — The woman who prosecutors allege had sex with Silvio Berlusconi while he was Italy's premier in exchange for money spent her second day on the witness stand Friday, denying her own sworn descriptions of racy escapades at his "bunga bunga" parties and long lists of expensive jewelry and watches received from the media mogul. Karima el Mahroug, a Moroccan known as Ruby, dismissed a series of sworn statements she made to investigators in the summer of 2010 as "all stupid things" that she now regrets saying. "I apologize to the prosecutors. They were all nonsense," she said. (from: news.yahoo.com)

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Explosion hits heart of Afghan capital

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion has sent smoke rising over the heart of Afghanistan's capital. The strong blast was felt several kilometers (miles) away. (from: news.yahoo.com)

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18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport

ATLANTA—Eighteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, one in critical condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said. (from: www.denverpost.com)

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'Horrified' trucker watches I-5 bridge collapse

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MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major route between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the interstate into the river below as the driver watched the structure collapse in his rearview mirror. (from: news.yahoo.com)

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New Jersey cop says didn't set blaze at police captain's house

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By David Jones NEWARK (Reuters) - A New Jersey police officer on Friday pleaded not guilty to charges related to a suspected arson fire early this week at the home of an Edison police captain who was inside with his family. Officer Michael Dotro, 35, was arrested at his home in Manalapan, New Jersey, on Thursday and charged with five counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated arson, for allegedly setting the fire, according to a statement from county prosecutors. ... (from: news.yahoo.com)

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New Jersey cop says didn't set blaze at police captain's house

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Stocks head lower, market on track for weekly loss

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The stock market headed slightly lower Friday, keeping on track for its first weekly loss in a month. (from: www.miamiherald.com)

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Egypt: 3 women killed in suspected 'honor' crime

- A mother and two daughters were allegedly killed by male relatives in southern Egypt who believed they'd had affairs, the latest apparent example of so-called "honor killings" in which women are slain for violating traditional morals in the conservative region, a security official said Friday. (from: www.wtop.com)

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Obama to visit Oklahoma, tour Jersey Shore with Gov. Chris Christie

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President Barack Obama will travel to Oklahoma City on Sunday "to see first-hand the response to the devastating tornadoes and severe weather" that ravaged the area, meet with families affected by the devastation, and thank emergency responders, the White House announced Friday. On Tuesday, Obama will head to the Jersey Shore to assess the rebuilding [...] (from: news.yahoo.com)

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Suicide bomb hits Kabul as Taliban battle police

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke over Kabul in the second major attack in the city in little over a week, police said. The explosion was followed by an hours-long gunbattle in the central district. (from: news.yahoo.com)

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'Horrified' trucker watches I-5 bridge collapse

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Champions League Final: Bayern Munich Outspent Borussia Dortmund 4-To-1 Over Past Four Seaons

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For the first time in UEFA Champions League history, two German squads will define the world’s premier club soccer competition. Bayern Munich, Germany’s most successful team ever and an economic powerhouse, will face Borussia Dortmund, the rising star which has more than doubled its revenues in the past three years, winning two German league titles in the process. The economic comparison between the two is daunting, with Bayern outspending Dortmund four times over to recruit top talent, yet the underdog tasted glory in five of the past nine head-to-head matchups, making Saturday’s match much more than a clash of Teuton titans: it could be the dawn of a new age in the economic power distribution of global soccer. (from: www.forbes.com)

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Indy 500 security tightened after Boston attack

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis 500 fans will have to leave their big coolers of beer at home and pay to park in a once-free lot as part of tighter security measures at Sunday's race. Indianapolis Motor Speedway spokesman Doug Boles says the steps are a response to the bombing of last ... (from: www.washingtontimes.com)

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Could the City of Toronto run without a mayor?

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The mayor of Canada's largest city has yet to address allegations over crack cocaine use, but there are plenty of questions about whether Rob Ford could be forced out of office, and what would happen if he does leave. ]] (from: www.cbc.ca)

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Durable goods orders rise, point to factory sector resilience

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rose more than expected in April, a sign of resilience in the factory sector despite belt-tightening in Washington and weakness in overseas markets. Durable goods orders, which range from toasters to aircraft, increased 3.3 percent last month, the Commerce Department said on Friday. The department also revised prior readings for orders to show a smaller decline in March than previously estimated. Economists polled by Reuters had expected orders to rise 1.5 percent. Excluding transportation, orders climbed 1.3 percent. ... (from: news.yahoo.com)

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California earthquake rattles thousands in area near San Francisco

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The 5.7-magnitude quake broke dishes and shook mirrors but authorities say no major injuries or damage was reported An earthquake in far north-eastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious damage. The magnitude-5.7 quake broke dishes and shook mirrors when it struck at 8.47pm Thursday, officials said. It was centered near Greenville, about 25 miles south-west of Susanville in far north-eastern California, said Rafael Abreu, a geophysicist with the US Geological Survey's National Earthquake Center in Golden, Colorado. There have been several aftershocks, including a magnitude 4.9 that struck early Friday morning. Slight damage has been reported including objects falling from shelves and dishes rattled or broken, according to a report from the National Weather Service. Susan Shephard and her husband Alan Shephard, who run the Quail Lodge at Lake Almanor near Greenville very close to the epicenter, said they were watching The Hunger Games on TV when the whole building started shaking. "All of a sudden things started falling off the shelves, mirrors fell off the wall, vases fell down to the floor, everything started crashing," Shephard told the Redding Record-Searchlight. "It felt like the end of our world." The Susanville fire department said it had received no reports of damage, and a Plumas County sheriff's office dispatcher said calls were flooding into its office but no reports of damage. Thousands of people reported feeling the quake, as far away as the San Francisco Bay area and across the borders into Oregon and Nevada, according to the USGS website. KCRA-TV in Sacramento reported that the Plumas County temblor was felt in downtown Sacramento, about 145 miles south of the epicenter. People in Yuba and Sutter Counties, south of Plumas, said they felt a rolling quake, according to the Marysville Appeal-Democrat. "People in the area felt a strong jolt, but it was not enough to generate serious damage, based on early field reports," Abreu said. California Earthquakes United States guardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds (from: feeds.guardian.co.uk)

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