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 Tampabay.com | US acknowledges killing 4 Americans in drone strikes Tampabay.com A Navy X-47B drone, left, taxis as it is prepared to be launched off the USS George H.W. Bush for a test flight off Virginia. WASHINGTON — The Obama administration acknowledged Wednesday it has killed four Americans in overseas counterterrorism ... In first public acknowledgement, Holder says 4 Americans died in US drone strikes Fourth American fatality by US drones disclosed Holder: Drone strikes have killed four Americans since 2009 |
 Hindustan Times | Brutal attack on 'British soldier' heightens terror fears in London Hindustan Times Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death on Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime - shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after ... Soldier killed in London in suspected terror attack A London attack raises fears of terrorism Horrific 'beheading' of man in London feared to be terror attack, as suspects ... |
 AFP | Women Were Secretly Filmed at West Point, the Army Says New York Times WASHINGTON — A sergeant first class on the staff of the United States Military Academy at West Point has been accused of videotaping female cadets without their consent, sometimes when they were undressed in the bathroom or the shower, according to ... West Point NCO accused of videotaping female cadets Military Women Wage Two Wars: Sexual Attacks & Our Nation's Enemies Decorated Army sergeant charged with secretly videotaping female West Point ... |
 CBS News | Slain Russian 'intimidated' neighbors Boston Herald Former Cambridge neighbors of a Russian mixed martial arts brawler shot dead by an FBI agent early yesterday in Florida — after being questioned about his ties to the marathon bombing and a Waltham triple murder — said he was nasty. Ibragim Todashev ... Deadly End to FBI Queries on Tsarnaev and a Triple Killing Official: Dead Boston bombings suspect involved in 2011 slayings Tamerlan Tsarnaev Suspected in Triple Murder |
 ABC News | 37-Year-Old Man Charged in Wash. State Ricin Scare ABC News A man was arrested Wednesday in a case involving last week's discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. A grand jury indictment accuses Matthew Ryan Buquet, 37, of mailing a death threat to U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle in ... Man pleads not guilty in ricin scare FBI: Arrest made in Washington ricin scare last week Suspect in Spokane ricin letters indicted |
 NBCNews.com | Activists rally ahead of Boy Scouts vote on gay youth ban Reuters By Marice Richter. GRAPEVINE, Texas | Wed May 22, 2013 11:37pm EDT. GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - Gay rights activists and members of conservative groups gathered in the Texas town of Grapevine on Wednesday where Boy Scouts of America ... Opponents, supporters speak out on Boy Scouts' gay ban ahead of Thursday vote Boy Scouts voting today on admission of gays Pembroke teen to set signs on conservation land for Eagle Scout project |
 New York Daily News | Anthony Weiner's first day of mayoral campaign spent at home New York Daily News Anthony Weiner promised an unconventional mayoral campaign — and on day one, he delivered. After announcing his candidacy in a video posted online at midnight Wednesday, the disgraced former congressman stayed out of sight, shunning the news ... Weiner is latest pol to seek political redemption Anthony Weiner for NYC mayor? Why he is no Mark Sanford. (+video) New York Mayor Weiner? Most women say no thanks, poll finds |
 New Yorker | Oklahoma tornado rips away safety of school USA TODAY MOORE, Okla. — Kelly Nichols ran up to the front door of Plaza Towers Elementary to retrieve her 9-year-old son, Ethan, and had to stop to catch her breath: the school's front glass façade had been pulverized, the roof was gone, walls had been punched in, ... Okla. tornado damage: Thousands of homes, $1.5-$2B Names of those killed in Oklahoma tornado In Moore, a Day for Salvaging, Mourning and Considering the Future |
 CBS News | Chicago board votes to close 50 schools CNN (CNN) -- The Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to close 50 schools, a controversial move that drew sharp criticism from the city's teachers union. The vote comes two months after officials announced plans to shutter the schools. The closures "will ... Outrage at Chicago school board decision to close 50 schools CPS votes to close 50 schools in face of stiff opposition Asean Johnson, 9-Year-Old Boy, Captivates Crowds At Chicago School ... |
 U.S. News & World Report | JGB yields surge, markets spooked by Bernanke remarks Reuters By Masayuki Kitano and Hideyuki Sano. SINGAPORE | Thu May 23, 2013 12:13am EDT. SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds plunged on Thursday, taking yields to their highest in a year and leading a selloff in bonds globally after Federal ... Bernanke Seeks Sustained Job Gains Before Paring Bond Purchases Fed Leaves Market Guessing Gold falls after Fed talk boosts dollar |