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In Egypt, hope amid electoral chaos
By Alan Berger A superficial first glance would make it seem that the disqualification of three leading presidential candidates by an election commission in Egypt...
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Fla. police say man kills 2, injures daughter
Authorities are searching for a 55-year-old man they say killed his wife and the boyfriend of his pregnant daughter in Florida before threatening to attack officials at a Massachusetts-based company. (AP, 10:50 p.m.)
PEN honors jailed Ethiopian journalist
An imprisoned Ethiopian journalist and blogger who could face the death penalty for advocating peaceful protests in his Horn of Africa homeland was honored Tuesday with PEN America's "Freedom to Write" award. (Associated Press, 9:10 p.m.)
New video shows fatal 2010 Philly duck boat crash
Attorneys for the parents of two Hungarian students killed when a barge slammed into a tour boat in Philadelphia nearly two years ago released a new video of the crash Tuesday, only days before a civil wrongful death lawsuit goes to federal court. (Associated Press, 9:41 p.m.)
Obama marks bin Laden's death with Afghan trip
President Barack Obama chose to mark the anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden in a way that couldn't help but draw the attention of the whole world -- a swift trip to Afghanistan, an upbeat meeting with U.S. troops, the signing of a joint strategic pact with President Hamid Karzai. (AP, 9:10 p.m.)
Human rights showdown awaits Clinton in Beijing
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived Wednesday in Beijing, where a tense human rights showdown awaits over the fate of a blind Chinese lawyer said to be under U.S. protection after escaping from house arrest. (Associated Press, 9:59 p.m.)
OSS agent who led WWII rescue of 500 dies in NY
George Vujnovich, the intelligence agent who organized a World War II mission to rescue more than 500 U.S. bomber crew members shot down over Nazi-occupied Serbia, has died at his home in New York. He was 96. (AP, 9:29 p.m.)
Portland bomb plot suspect's father alerted FBI
Scared and feeling out of options, the father of a Portland teenager called the FBI in 2009 and warned that his son was considering flying to Yemen and committing violent jihad, an FBI agent testified Tuesday. (Associated Press, 9:19 p.m.)
Woman who lost Ark. lotto ticket entitled to $1M
An Arkansas woman who cashed a $1 million lottery ticket may have to give up the winnings to a woman who threw away the ticket after she bought it, according to a judge's ruling Tuesday. (Associated Press, 9:29 p.m.)
King: Secret Service studies prostitute interviews
The Secret Service is poring over interviews with 10 of 12 women involved in the Colombia prostitution scandal and so far there's no indication that any posed a national security threat, a House committee chairman said Tuesday. (Associated Press, 8:59 p.m.)
Secret trip trickled out then the trickle stopped
It was the secret that bent but never quite fully broke. The White House released a fabricated Tuesday schedule for President Barack Obama to conceal the fact that he was secretly flying to Afghanistan. It asserted that the president would be in the Oval Office all day meeting with Vice President Joe Biden, with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and with ... (Associated Press, 9:29 p.m.)
AP PHOTOS: May Day protests around the world
Activists staged May Day demonstrations around the world Tuesday to recognize a day traditionally associated with labor and workers' rights. (AP, 7:59 p.m.)
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