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This undated handout photo provided by the Legg family shows Christopher Legg. Christopher was killed when a tornado struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Legg Family)
Storm took town's youngest as it swept through
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — One loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field. When a top-of-the-scale EF5 tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., ...
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In this image from amateur video obtained by a group which calls itself Ugarit News, shows rebel fighters celebrating after purportedly capturing an army base in Nairab, northwestern Syria, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The video is consistent with independent AP reporting. Rebel fighters captured an army base late Wednesday, a rare victory after a series of battlefield setbacks, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a pro-opposition group said. The group said scores of pro-regime troops and more than a dozen rebels were killed in the battle for the base, near the northwestern town of Nairab. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)
Clashes in Lebanon feed fear of Syria spillover
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad fired heavy machine guns and lobbed mortar shells at each other Thursday in some of the worst fighting in the port c...
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In this photo distributed by MIURA DOLPHINS CO., LTD., 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier Yuichiro Miura, right, who has had four heart operations in recent years, stands atop the summit of Mount Everest as he becomes the oldest person to climb the world's tallest mountain Thursday, May 23, 2013. Miura, who also conquered the 29,035-foot (8,850-meter) peak when he was 70 and 75, reached the summit at 9:05 a.m. local time, according to a Nepalese mountaineering official and Miura's Tokyo-based support team. (AP Photo/MIURA DOLPHINS CO., LTD.)
Japanese man, 80, oldest to top Everest - for now
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — 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 fe...
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Atlanta mayor: Savannah harbor will get deepened
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed says a $652 million plan to deepen the shipping channel to Savannah's seaport remains very much on President Barack Obama's radar. Reed urged Savannah...
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In this Aug. 30, 2012 file photo, residents evacuate their flooded neighborhood in LaPlace, La. as Hurricane Isaac staggered toward central Louisiana, its weakening winds driving storm surge into portions of the coast and the River Parishes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season. The outlook on Thursday, May 23, 2013 calls for 13 to 20 named storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes. The prediction by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is more than what’s considered an average Atlantic season. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 tha...
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In this Wednesday, April 24, 2013, photo, workers are seen at the construction site of a new housing complex, in Trenton, N.J. The Commerce Department reports on new-home sales for April on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
US new home sales up 2.3 percent in April
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. sales of new homes rose in April and nearly matched the fastest pace in five years, driving the median price to a record high. The gains suggest the housing recovery is stren...
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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens to a reporter's question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
House GOP leaders pledge action on immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican leaders of the House of Representatives are pledging to act to fix the nation's immigration system but making clear that they will not simply accept legislation pas...
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President Barack Obama talks about national security, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, the president Barack revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes, including more control by the U.S. military, while leaving key details of the controversial program secret. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he ...
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Attorney: Brooks didn't steal money from groups
by KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press
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MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes says state Rep. Tyrone Brooks may not be a great bookkeeper, but insists he's not a crook. Barnes, who's representing Brooks, said at a news con...
Businesses, churches team up to help Oklahoma victims
by Aimee H. Madden, Cedartown Standard
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CEDARTOWN - Several businesses and churches are accepting donations to aid storm victims affected by last week’s Oklahoma tornadoes. The Cedartown Kroger is participating in a store-wide "round-up...
Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup
by CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI, Associated Press
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MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this...
Lawyers for death row inmate ask the Supreme Court to step in
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ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for a Georgia death row inmate are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to step in to prevent the execution of their client, who they say is mentally disabled. Lawyers for Warren Hi...
Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech
by LARA JAKES and LOLITA C. BALDOR,Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is set to at least partially lift the veil of secrecy surrounding U.S.-directed drone strikes around the world, a key component of counterterrorism strategy...
Floyd County's unemployment rate drops to 8.5 percent in April
by Staff Reports
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The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Floyd County's unemployment rate declined to 8.5 percent in April, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 8.9 percent in March. The rate wa...
Britain: Soldier slaying suspects had been probed
by GREGORY KATZ and PAISLEY DODDS,Associated Press
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LONDON (AP) — Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had featured in previous investigations by security services, a British official said Thursday, as investigators searched several locat...
Battleground soil given place of honor in Atlanta
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ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta History Center's dedication of its redone Veterans Park will include a ceremony with soil from major battleground sites. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Mond...