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Oil falls near $95 on small drop in suppliesOil falls near $95 a barrel on small decline in oil supplies, signs of weak demand for gas
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This aerial view shows an entire neighborhood destroyed by Monday's tornado, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening  entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
2 infants among 10 kids killed in Oklahoma tornado2 infants among 10 children killed in Okla. tornado; state positively identifies 23 of 24 dead
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Bears LB Urlacher announces retirementStar LB Brian Urlacher says he's retiring after 13 seasons with the Bears
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Pallbearers carry Andrea Rebello's coffin into St. Teresa of Avila Church for her funeral service, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. Police said Rebello, a junior at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., who was accidentally shot by police Friday, May 17, 2013, during a break-in near the college campus.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
NY funeral for student accidentally shot by policeFuneral under way for NY college student accidentally shot by police during home invasion
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FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008 file photo, a young girl cries as she is carried by a man and woman fleeing an area of wooden kiosks which was set on fire by supporters of Raila Odinga's party, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), during post-election violence in the Kibera slum area of Nairobi, Kenya. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta received late Tuesday, May 21, 2013 the long-awaited report from the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission, which was established as part of a reform process aimed at preventing a repeat of the 2007-08 post-election violence in which more than 1,000 people were killed. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
Kenya's truth report: Killings, land grabs, graftKenya truth report shows assassinations, land grabs, corruption plagued its past governments
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the Joint Economic Committee hearing on "The Economic Outlook" .  Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to end its extraordinary stimulus programs.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Bernanke signals Fed to maintain stimulus effortsBernanke warns that premature ending of Fed's stimulus efforts would carry substantial risks
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FILE - In this June 2, 2012 file photo, House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Mass. speaks in Springfield, Mass. Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to change or dismiss a court-martial conviction and requiring that service members found guilty of sexual offenses be dismissed or dishonorably discharged. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
House panel seeks to curb military sexual assaultsHouse panel poised to approve plan to stem growing epidemic of sexual assault in military
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Investigators stand outside an apartment complex where a man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed his home early  Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probeFBI: Man fatally shot after becoming violent under questioning in Boston bombing probe
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Mais non! French universities may teach in EnglishSacre bleu! Proposal to legalize English-language courses at French universities stirs debate
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  • Steven Spradling fatally shot inside Sterling home

    A woman is accused of killing her husband in their Sterling home over the weekend. TBD.com, Mon, May 20 2013 @ 05:38 PM
  • Angry Birds comes to life in Clarke

    Take a ride on Route 7 west into Clarke County and you'll encounter an unusual sight as you near Berryville: a giant red bird, poised on an 8-foot-tall platform with an oversized slingshot wound around its body, as if it's poised to be launched skyward. Loudoun Times, Wed, May 22 2013 @ 04:09 AM
  • Spring cleaning advice for Loudoun residents

    It's that time of year. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the air is clear, and your house is a a little funky. Loudoun Times, Mon, May 20 2013 @ 12:32 AM
  • Man Shot, Killed in Loudoun County

    Loudoun County Police say a woman shot and killed her husband Friday night in Sterling, Loudoun County, in what's believed to have been a domestic situation. NBC Washington, Sat, May 18 2013 @ 10:41 AM
  • LCSO Investigating 'Apparent Homicide' in Sterling

    The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is investigating what the department has referred to as an "apparent homicide" on the 21700 block of Blossom Drive in Sterling. Patch.com, Sat, May 18 2013 @ 06:54 PM
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On May 22, 1913,

the American Cancer Society was founded in New York by a group of doctors and business leaders under its original name, the American Society for the Control of Cancer.

In 1813,

composer Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig, Germany.

In 1860,

the United States and Japan exchanged ratifications of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce during a ceremony in Washington.

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