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Actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to Ohio schoolsFilmmaker, actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to help student athletes in Ohio schools
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In this May 23, 2013, grape grower Pascual Abalos Godoy, 73, returns from the field in El Corral, a small town of about 200 inhabitants, near the facilities of Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama mining project in northern Chile. Abalos Godoy says he suffers from an eye inflammation similar to an allergic reaction, blaming his health problem on contamination caused by the mining project. Since the Barrick gold mine project moved in, residents claim the river levels have dropped, the water is murky in places and complain of health problems including cancerous growths and aching stomachs. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Chile's Indians take on world's largest gold minerChile's Indians cheer as regulator fines Barrick Gold for violating Pascua-Lama permit
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In this image from amateur video obtained by a group which calls itself Ugarit News, shows rebel fighters celebrating after purportedly capturing an army base in Nairab, northwestern Syria, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The video is consistent with independent AP reporting. Rebel fighters captured an army base late Wednesday, a rare victory after a series of battlefield setbacks, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a pro-opposition group said. The group said scores of pro-regime troops and more than a dozen rebels were killed in the battle for the base, near the northwestern town of Nairab. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakea hands with Palestinian restaurant employees as he stops by for a snack after his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Fadi Arouri, Pool)
Kerry makes sub-Saharan Africa visitIn 1st official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, Kerry urges Nigeria to respect human rights
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This undated photo shows journalist Haynes Johnson. Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movements and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday, May 24, 2013. He was 81. (AP Photo/The Washington Post) WASHINGTON TIMES OUT; NEW YORK TIMES OUT;THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER AND USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at age 81
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John Bauman point out an looming storm over the Colonial Country Club as golf fans leave the venue hosting the second round of the Colonial golf tournament, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas. Play was suspended due to the weather. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Kuchar leads Colonial without finishing 2nd roundMatt Kuchar will finish suspended 2nd round of Colonial on Saturday after taking lead
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Penguins oust Sens in five, reach Eastern finalsPenguins advance to Eastern Conference finals, ousting Senators with 6-2 victory in Game 5
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Pacers steal Game 2 away from Heat in Miami, 97-93LeBron James' 2 late turnovers help Pacers win Game 2 of Eastern finals in Miami, 97-93
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FILE - In this May 23, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama talks about national security, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. The president left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself vast power over how and when the weapons can be deployed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questionsObama's new drone guidelines still leave critics with unanswered questions
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This undated photo shows journalist Haynes Johnson. Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movements and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday, May 24, 2013. He was 81. (AP Photo/The Washington Post) WASHINGTON TIMES OUT; NEW YORK TIMES OUT;THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER AND USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
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This May 23, 2013 photo, shows lettering that reads in Spanish; "This is my family," above an effigy of a worker, at the entrance of the Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama project facilites in northern Chile. Chile’s newly empowered environmental regulator confirmed nearly two-dozen violations of Barrick’s environmental impact agreement on Friday, May 24, 2013, blocking all other construction on the $8.5 billion project until the Canadian company keeps its promises to prevent water contamination. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakea hands with Palestinian restaurant employees as he stops by for a snack after his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Fadi Arouri, Pool)
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FILE - This April 30, 2010 file photo shows the Stone Temple Pilots, from left, Dean Deleo, Eric Kretz, Robert Deleo, and Scott Weiland from the band Stone Temple Pilots, pose for a portrait in Santa Monica, Calif. Stone Temple Pilots have accused the band’s former frontman Weiland of hijacking its name and songs to promote his solo career. The lawsuit filed Friday, May 24, 2013, in Los Angeles accuses Weiland of being chronically late to concerts and interfering with the release of a new single by the group. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
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Mining machinery and barrels with chemicals sit on the facilities of Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama project in northern Chile, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Chile's environmental regulator has stopped construction and imposed sanctions on Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project, citing "serious violations" of its environmental permit. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
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John Bauman point out an looming storm over the Colonial Country Club as golf fans leave the venue hosting the second round of the Colonial golf tournament, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas. Play was suspended due to the weather. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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