Nation/World News
Nation/World News
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NATIONAL
Rainy Memorial Day forecast for southeast coast
A cluster of thunderstorms stalled off the U.S. coast on Saturday is expected to make for a sloppy, rainy Memorial Day on beaches and in tourist towns from Florida to South Carolina.
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WORLD
UN: 32 children, 60 adults killed in Syria attack
The head of the U.N. observer team in Syria says at least 32 children under 10 years of age and more than 60 adults were killed in fighting in the center of the country Friday.
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NATIONAL
Coroner: Gunman in Indiana standoff from Texas
A coroner says the gunman killed in a northwestern Indiana police standoff was a Texas man.
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WORLD
Gunman kills 2, wounds 7 in Finland, then arrested
An 18-year-old gunman killed two people and wounded seven early Saturday in a random shooting in a southern Finnish town, police said.
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NATIONAL MUSIC NEWS
NC musician Doc Watson still in critical condition
Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson remains in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery this week.
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WORLD
Vatican confirms pope's butler arrested in scandal
The Vatican confirmed on Saturday that the pope's butler has been arrested in its embarrassing leaks scandal, adding a Hollywood twist to a sordid tale of power struggles, intrigue and corruption in the highest levels of Catholic Church governance.
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WORLD
UN observers heading to site of Syria attack
A spokesman for the United Nations' envoy to Syria says international monitors are heading to a region where activists say at least 50 people were killed by government troops.
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NATIONAL
Wis. officials unknowingly break law with Facebook
High-ranking members of both political parties were unaware that posting photos of completed ballots on Facebook or Twitter is illegal in Wisconsin, and they promised to quickly take down the posts Friday after election officials reminded voters of the law.
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NATIONAL
Passenger restrained on flight to Miami arrested
A 24-year-old Canadian man is in federal custody for rushing toward the front of an American Airlines flight from Jamaica after the plane landed in Miami.
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AP TOP STORIES
Grains futures, livestock prices rise
Grains futures mostly rose in early trading Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.






