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National & World House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval (New) House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval
By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 7:44 AM PDT
House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review.

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National & World (New) House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval
By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 7:44 AM PDT
House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review.
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Entertainment Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores (New) Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores
By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer Published: May 23, 2013 at 8:52 AM PDT
Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez on Wednesday announced she's opening a chain of 15 cellphone stores and a website under the Viva Movil brand. The aim is to sell Verizon phones and services to Latinos.
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Local & Regional Lane only timber county to pass law enforcement tax Lane only timber county to pass law enforcement tax
By JEFF BARNARD, Associated Press Published: May 22, 2013 at 12:58 PM PDT
Voters in two Oregon timber counties with the lowest property taxes in the state — Curry and Josephine — turned down tax increases Tuesday that would have funded law enforcement, but a jail levy passed in a third, Lane County.
Local & Regional Timber country: 'A beautiful place to live, a hard place to make a living' (Photo Gallery)
By JEFF BARNARD, Associated Press Published: May 21, 2013 at 2:30 PM PDT
Nearly 1 million people live in Oregon's timber country. The region's troubles have reached a tipping point since the expiration last year of federal subsidies that were sent to rural counties across America for 11 years to offset revenue losses caused by reduced logging on federal lands to protect endangered and threatened species.
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Sports Jose Canseco accused of sexual assault in Vegas Jose Canseco accused of sexual assault in Vegas
By KEN RITTER Associated Press Published: May 22, 2013 at 2:26 PM PDT Last Updated: May 22, 2013 at 3:17 PM PDT
Former baseball slugger Jose Canseco Jr. has been accused of sexual assault in Las Vegas, in an investigation that the former baseball slugger made public with postings on a social media website claiming that a woman falsely accused him of rape.
Sports Photo Gallery: Best sports photos (Photo Gallery)
By The Associated Press, YouNews reporters and Fisher Communications staff Published: Aug 26, 2010 at 10:39 AM PDT Last Updated: Sep 23, 2010 at 8:53 PM PDT
The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat: the spirit of sports can sometimes be captured in less than a blink of an eye - or a camera shutter. >>> See the Sports Photo Gallery
Sports NBA draft order set, so who goes No. 1?
By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Basketball Writer Published: May 22, 2013 at 2:29 PM PDT
The Cleveland Cavaliers are on top of the NBA draft yet again, only this time there is no LeBron James waiting to save them. There may not even be a Kyrie Irving.
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National & World 1 child dead, 1 missing in Minnesota park landslide
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press Published: May 22, 2013 at 8:13 PM PDT
A fourth-grade field trip to a Mississippi River park popular with fossil hunters turned deadly Wednesday when gravel saturated by persistent rain gave way, killing one child and injuring two others. A fourth child was missing.
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Outdoors Northern Lights peek out in Eastern Washington (Photo Gallery)
By Scott Sistek Published: May 19, 2013 at 7:00 AM PDT
As we mentioned in the blog Thursday, there's a particularly active sunspot on the sun right now.

It had, as its opening salvo while starting to face the Earth, unleashed a moderately strong solar flare that reached us late Friday, triggering a display of the Northern Lights that reached as far south as Colorado.
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Home Tornado simulator hopes to save lives (New) Tornado simulator hopes to save lives (Video)
By CNN Published: May 23, 2013 at 9:30 AM PDT
The job of cleaning up in Oklahoma is just beginning. The E-F-5 tornado had winds topping out over 200 miles-per-hour. Entire homes and neighborhoods were wiped out in minutes. Scientists are working trying better understand a tornado's destructive power in hopes of saving lives.
Home Police ram house to end hostage standoff Police ram house to end hostage standoff
By Associated Press Published: May 22, 2013 at 12:49 PM PDT
Phoenix police rammed a house with an armored vehicle, to end a 12-hour hostage standoff. The suspect was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Technology With high-tech guns, users could disable remotely
By MARTHA MENDOZA AP National Writer Published: May 22, 2013 at 8:19 AM PDT
A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved - and disable it remotely.
Technology First Look: New Xbox elegant, but much unknown
By DERRIK J. LANG, AP Entertainment Writer Published: May 22, 2013 at 8:02 AM PDT
Based on limited time with the device, the Xbox One feels like an improvement over its predecessor. But it fails to include features some fans have demanded, including the ability to play games bought for the existing Xbox 360 system.
Technology Tumblr CEO's mom gushes over billion-dollar baby
By MEGHAN BARR Associated Press Published: May 21, 2013 at 8:32 AM PDT
"There were a few tears and lots of hugs, and a lot of excitement," said his mother, Barbara Ackerman. "This is something that he built — it's his baby — and it's emotional."
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Health Foster Farms recalls grilled chicken breast strips
By Associated Press Published: May 22, 2013 at 9:18 AM PDT
California-based chicken producer Foster Farms is recalling about 6,165 pounds of its ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips because the strips contain wheat and soy — known allergens — which are not listed on the labels of its packages, federal agriculture officials said.
Health Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Published: May 21, 2013 at 8:26 AM PDT
New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling.
Health What do we eat? New food map will tell us
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 8:42 AM PDT
Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has been government data, which can lag behind the rapidly expanding and changing food marketplace. Researchers are trying to change that.
Health FDA has safety concerns on Merck insomnia drug
By Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 8:37 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 1:40 PM PDT
Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking.
Health Measles surges in UK years after vaccine scare
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer Published: May 20, 2013 at 7:25 AM PDT
More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.
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Business (New) US new home sales up 2.3 percent in April
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER,AP Economics Writer Published: May 23, 2013 at 9:45 AM PDT
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 strengthening.
Business Apple case seen as possible spur to tax reform
By MARCY GORDON, AP Business Writers Published: May 22, 2013 at 8:23 AM PDT
Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the law.
Business U.S. home sales tick up to highest in 3½ years
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer Published: May 22, 2013 at 8:21 AM PDT
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.
Business Median CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012
By CHRISTINA REXRODE, AP Business Writer Published: May 22, 2013 at 8:18 AM PDT
The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5 percent increase from a year earlier that was aided by a rising stock market, according to an analysis by The Associated Press using data from Equilar, an executive pay research firm.
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