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Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz, left, scores on Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson during second-period NHL hockey playoff game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)
Penguins rout Senators 7-3, take 3-1 series leadIginla, Neal each score twice, Penguins beat Senators 7-3 to take 3-1 series lead
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FILE - In this Sunday, May 12, 2013 file photo, Bangladeshi rescuers use heavy machinery to clear rubble of a garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue searching for bodies in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. A government investigation said poor quality construction materials and building code violations contributed to the collapse of building housing garment factories last month in Bangladesh. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)
Building materials blamed in Bangladesh disasterGov't probe faults poor quality construction materials for deadly Bangladesh building collapse
The Associated Press17 minutes ago
Fans cheer before Game 1 in the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series between the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
LeBron saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1LeBron to the rescue: James scores at buzzer, Heat top Pacers 103-102 in Game 1 of East finals
The Associated Press19 minutes ago
Urban renewal? Big US cities showing strong growthCensus: Big cities exceed pace of growth over suburbs for second year as outlying areas fizzle
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In this May 22, 2013 photo distributed by Miura Dolphins Co. Ltd., 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier Yuichiro Miura, left, uses oxygen mask and his son, Gota sips green tea as they take a rest in a tent at their South Col camp at 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) before their departure for Camp 5 during their attempt to scale the summit of Mount Everest. Miura, who climbed Mount Everest five years ago, but just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit, was back on the mountain Wednesday to make another attempt at the title. (AP Photo/Miura Dolphins Co. Ltd.)  MANDATORY CREDIT
Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest80-year-old Japanese extreme skier becomes oldest climber to reach summit of Mount Everest
The Associated Press22 minutes ago
Lawyer: Malaysian accused of rape married the girlProsecutors pursue rape case against Malaysian whose lawyer says he married 13-year-old girl
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A tornado-ravaged home stands in the distance beyond a twisted street sign Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Cleanup continues two days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Okla. tornado damage: Thousands of homes, $1.5-$2BOklahoma tornado ripped through as many as 13,000 homes, damage could top $2 billion; 24 dead
The Associated Press40 minutes ago
A banner is displayed at a Ford dealership in Sydney on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Ford Motor Co. said it was closing its two Australian auto plants and ending production in the country in 2016, amid soaring manufacturing costs and plummeting sales. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Ford to end auto production in Australia in 2016Ford to close 2 plants, end production in Australia in 2016 due to high costs and low sales
The Associated Press1 hour ago
This undated photo provided by his family shows renowned American photographer Wayne F. Miller. Miller, who produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II and created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at age 94. Miller served with an elite Navy unit in the Pacific and took some of the first pictures of Hiroshima, Japan, after it was devastated by the first atomic bomb.  He returned home to his native Chicago and spent two years on the city's South Side capturing the experiences of black residents. (AP Photo/Joan B. Miller)
Photographer and forester Wayne Miller dies at 94Photographer Wayne Miller, chronicler of WW II and black life in 1940s Chicago, dies at age 94
The Associated Press1 hour ago
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On May 23, 1934,

bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, La.

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Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English.

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the marriage of England's King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void.

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