US home sales tick up to highest in 3 1/2 years
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years, helped by a jump in the number of houses for sale.
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Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 billion
The cost of a massive tornado that battered an Oklahoma City suburb could be more than $2 billion, according to a preliminary estimate announced Wednesday by the Oklahoma Insurance Department.
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FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe
A man being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case was shot to death at his home by an FBI agent Wednesday after turning violent, officials said.
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LA voters back measure to cap number of pot shops
Los Angeles voters have approved a proposition limiting the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.
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Garcetti elected Los Angeles mayor over Greuel
City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become next mayor of Los Angeles after a caustic campaign in which he depicted his fellow Democrat as a pawn of powerful labor bosses.
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EU bid to label Hezbollah wing terror group
The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the United States, officials said Wednesday.
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Trial for captain in deadly shipwreck in Italy
An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people.
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FEMA Chief: Feds won't go 'when the cameras leave'
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says U.S. officials are "going neighborhood to neighborhood" to make sure Oklahoma gets the help it needs.
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Target's 1Q profit drops 26 pct on weak sales
Target Corp. reported a 26 percent drop in first-quarter profit as cool temperatures and financial pressures limited customers' appetite for spending.
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Mortar lands in Congo as UN chief arrives
A mortar round exploded in Goma, a city in eastern Congo which has been in the crosshairs of this country's latest rebellion, officials said Wednesday, as the United Nations secretary-general arrived in Congo's capital for a two-day visit expected to take him to Goma.
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Life-saving face transplant performed in Poland
A 33-year-old Polish man received a life-saving total face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest timeframe to date for such an operation.
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Germany backs terror label for Hezbollah militants
Germany says it supports adding the military wing of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah to the European Union's list of terrorist groups.
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Lowe's 1Q profit rises, but results miss Street
Lowe's said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income rose nearly 3 percent, but results fell short of expectations as rainy weather hurt spring gardening sales.
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Nats collapse late, lose 4-2 to Giants in 10th
As Bryce Harper ran back to chase Gregor Blanco's hard-hit fly in the ninth inning, memories of last week's scary collision with the wall at Dodger Stadium suddenly surged into his mind.
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Nats collapse late, lose 4-2 to Giants in 10th
As Bryce Harper ran back to chase Gregor Blanco's hard-hit fly in the ninth inning, memories of last week's scary collision with the wall at Dodger Stadium suddenly surged into his mind.
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Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
Anthony Weiner's run for redemption is officially on.
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Cardinals jump on Volquez in 5th inning
The St. Louis Cardinals figured out San Diego right-hander Edinson Volquez the third time through the order.
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Royals end skid with 7-3 win over Astros
Bud Norris rolled through six scoreless innings for the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
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Sandoval's HR lifts Giants past Nationals 4-2
Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning after Gregor Blanco's tying triple in the ninth, and the San Francisco Giants rallied past the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Tuesday night.
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Grizzlies rally before losing to Spurs in overtime
The Memphis Grizzlies called their woeful performance against San Antonio in the opener of the Western Conference finals an aberration. It wasn't their brand of basketball, they said. Things would change, they insisted.
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