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North Korea Reportedly Moves Missiles Off Launch Status

Enlarge image i A 2009 image released by Korean Central News Agency of a medium-range Musudan missile. Associated Press A 2009 image released by Korean Central News Agency of a medium-range Musudan missile. Associated Press North Korea has reportedly moved two medium-range missiles away from a launch site in the country’s east in an apparent […]

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Singer Lauryn Hill Sentenced To Three Months For Tax Evasion

Enlarge image i Lauryn Hill departs the court on Monday in Newark, New Jersey. Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images Lauryn Hill departs the court on Monday in Newark, New Jersey. Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill will spend three months in jail for failing to pay income tax on about $1.8 million in earnings. Hill, 37,

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Three Women Found In Ohio Years After Disappearing

Enlarge image i Cleveland police and FBI agents search a yard on the west side of Cleveland in July 2012 for evidence of Amanda Berry’s disappearance. It turned out to be a false lead. Mark Duncan/Associated Press Cleveland police and FBI agents search a yard on the west side of Cleveland in July 2012 for

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Malaysia: Entrenched Coalition Wins 13th Straight Election

Enlarge image i Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak (second from left) celebrates his victory with a prayer on election day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His National Front coalition won a simple majority in the general election. Nicky Loh/Getty Images Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak (second from left) celebrates his victory with a prayer on election

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The Threat To Indonesia’s Biodiversity, Foretold In The 1800s

Enlarge image i British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) played a pivotal role in developing the theory of natural selection. But over time, Charles Darwin became almost universally thought of as the father of evolution. Wallace also called for protecting endangered species. Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) played a pivotal role in

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Solar-Powered Airplane Completes First Leg Of U.S. Flight

Enlarge image i The Solar Impulse takes off from Moffett Field NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., Friday, as a team member rides an electric bike alongside the plane. AFP/AFP/Getty Images The Solar Impulse takes off from Moffett Field NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., Friday, as a team member rides

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Shifts In Weather And Strategy Help Slow Springs Wildfire

Enlarge image i Standing on a rooftop, a man looks at the Springs fire’s approaching flames in California Friday. The wildfire, reportedly, 20 percent contained, might be weakened by high humidity and cooler temperatures Saturday. David McNew/Getty Images Standing on a rooftop, a man looks at the Springs fire’s approaching flames in California Friday. The

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World War II Code Is Broken, Decades After POW Used It

Enlarge image i As a prisoner of war, Sub Lieut. John Pryor encrypted information and requests for supplies in letters sent from a German camp to his family in Cornwall. Plymouth University As a prisoner of war, Sub Lieut. John Pryor encrypted information and requests for supplies in letters sent from a German camp to

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Five U.S. Soldiers Die In Roadside Bombing In Afghanistan

A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed five members of the U.S. Army Saturday, according to military officials. The International Security Assistance Force says an improvised explosive device was used in the attack. The attack comes one week after the Taliban announced it was launching its spring offensive. On Tuesday, three British soldiers died and

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Pakistani Prosecutor Investigating Bhutto Death Is Gunned Down

Enlarge image i Pakistani police officials examine the bloodied, bullet-riddled car of slain government prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali after an attack by gunmen Friday in Islamabad. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images Pakistani police officials examine the bloodied, bullet-riddled car of slain government prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali after an attack by gunmen Friday in Islamabad. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images

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165,000 Jobs Added In April, Jobless Rate Fell To 7.5 Percent

Enlarge image i Waiting for work: Job seekers lined up last month at the 25th Annual CUNY big Apple Job and Internship Fair in Manhattan. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Waiting for work: Job seekers lined up last month at the 25th Annual CUNY big Apple Job and Internship Fair in Manhattan. Spencer Platt/Getty Images (Most recent

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Bangladesh Fears Exodus Of Western Retailers

Enlarge image i Relatives react after identifying the body of a loved one on who was killed in last week’s building collapse in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images Relatives react after identifying the body of a loved one on who was killed in last week’s building collapse in Savar, on

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