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Bridge collapse in Washington state sends cars and people into water (29)
Part of bridge over the Skagit river gives way, with rescuers using boats
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A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into
the Skagit river in Washington state.
Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all (23)
By LARA JAKES and LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press
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 revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes,
including more control by the U.S.
Man murdered in London in suspected Islamist terror attack (19)
Published: 23 May 2013 at 01.49
Online news: World
A man believed to be a serving British soldier was brutally murdered
Wednesday near a London barracks in what Prime Minister David Cameron said
appeared to be a terrorist attack.
A police car is parked outside the Royal Artillary Barracks, Headquarters
Woolwich Station in Woolwich, east London, on May 22, 2013.
Man murdered in London in suspected Islamist terror attack (19)
Published: 23 May 2013 at 01.49
Online news: World
A man believed to be a serving British soldier was brutally murdered
Wednesday near a London barracks in what Prime Minister David Cameron said
appeared to be a terrorist attack.
A police car is parked outside the Royal Artillary Barracks, Headquarters
Woolwich Station in Woolwich, east London, on May 22, 2013.
Murdered soldier was father of a two-year old boy (10)
Drummer Lee Rigby of the British ArmyБ─(tm)s 2nd Battalion the Royal
Regiment of Fusiliers
The British soldier murdered in Woolwich was a Б─°true warriorБ─² who had
served with distinction in Afghanistan, according to his colleagues.
Drummer Lee Rigby (25), from Manchester, who served with the Royal Regiment
of Fusiliers, was a Б─°dedicated and professional soldierБ─², his
commanding officer, Lieut Col Jim Taylor, said.
Boy Scouts Vote To Admit Openly Gay Members (15)
by Scott Neuman
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Members of Scouts for Equality hold a rally to call for equality and
inclusion for gays in the Boy Scouts of America on Wednesday. Win
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Members of Scouts for Equality hold a rally to call for equality and
inclusion for gays in the Boy Scouts of America on Wednesday.
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