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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)
Barrick fined $16m for Pascua-Lama violationsChile blocks Pascua-Lama mine, fines Barrick $16 million for serious environmental violations.
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FILE - This image provided by Mexico's Federal Public Safety Department, SSP, shows wanted drug-kingpin Eduardo Arellano Felix, leader of the Tijuana-based Arellano Felix cartel, who is expected to plead guilty to federal charges Friday, May 24, 2013. Felix was extradited from Mexico to the United States last September on drug trafficking, money laundering and racketeering charges. He allegedly ordered at least three killings in the 1990s. (AP Photo/Mexico's Federal Public Safety Department, File)
Arellano Felix drug cartel leader pleads guiltyDrug cartel leader Eduardo Arellano Felix pleads guilty in deal for 15 years in US prison
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Head of the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces Mouaz al-Khatib, left, speaks during the group's meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, May 23, 2013. A spokesman said Syria's main opposition bloc welcomes renewed calls by its foreign supporters that Syrian President Bashar Assad give up power at the start of any political transition aimed at ending the country's civil war. The three-day meeting started in Istanbul to lay out conditions for possible talks with regime representatives in Geneva next month.(AP Photo/Bulent Kilic, Pool)
Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticismRussia says Syrian government agrees to peace talks, but skepticism persists on both sides
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In an image made from video, actress Amanda Bynes, center, wearing sweats and a blonde wig, is escorted after a Manhattan criminal court appearance on Friday May 24, 2013 in New York. Bynes was arrested Thursday evening and charged with reckless endangerment after police say she heaved a marijuana bong out of out of her Manhattan apartment building. (AP Photo/APTN)
Actress Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC windowAmanda Bynes arrested in NYC on a marijuana charge, accused of throwing bong out a window
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Passengers disembark from Pakistan International Airlines flight PK709 bound for Manchester from Lahore, Pakistan, after it was diverted and landed at Stansted Airport, north of London, England, Friday May 24, 2013. The passenger plane was diverted following an incident on board, and two men were arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an RAF Typhoon jet was scrambled to escort the passenger plane traveling from Pakistan to the UK, police said. (AP Photo / Chris Radburn, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrested2 arrested on suspicion of endangering aircraft after jets intercept UK-bound Pakistan plane
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Afghan police take cover during a gubattle following a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 24, 2013. A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul and setting up a gunbattle in the second major attack in the city in little over a week, police said. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)
Afghan Taliban attack aid group, 2 guards killedTaliban attack int'l compound in Afghan capital, killing 2 guards and wounding 4 aid workers
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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro arrives to attend President Rafael Correa's swearing-in ceremony in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, May 24, 2013. Correa is starting a third term as president. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Venezuela to create new workers militiaPresident Maduro says Venezuela to create new workers militia to defend homeland
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FILE - This image provided by Mexico's Federal Public Safety Department, SSP, shows wanted drug-kingpin Eduardo Arellano Felix, leader of the Tijuana-based Arellano Felix cartel, who is expected to plead guilty to federal charges Friday, May 24, 2013. Felix was extradited from Mexico to the United States last September on drug trafficking, money laundering and racketeering charges. He allegedly ordered at least three killings in the 1990s. (AP Photo/Mexico's Federal Public Safety Department, 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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President Barack Obama congratulates a graduate as another one celebrates at the United States Naval Academy commencement ceremony in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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New Jersey Gov. Christie speaks with Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, center, and Jenni "JWoww" Farley, cast members of MTV's "Jersey Shore," on the boardwalk where he took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony to reopen the beach in Seaside Heights, N.J., on Friday, May 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Northjersey.com, Kevin R. Wexler)
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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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Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery of France in action during their training session at Wembley Stadium in London, Friday May 24, 2013. Dortmund will face fellow German soccer team Bayern Munich in the final of the Champions League at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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  • Bowman again indicted on capital murder charges

    A Loudoun County Grand Jury for a second time on May 20 indicted Darwin Giovany Bowman on multiple charges, including two counts of capital murder. Loudoun Times, Fri, May 24 2013 @ 02:17 PM

  • Special Education Advisory Committee honors dozens at annual award ceremony

    Horizon Elementary School assistant principal Christopher Painter shakes hands with School Board member Jill Turgeon after being honored at the Supporting Special Education Awards. Loudoun Times, Fri, May 24 2013 @ 12:08 PM

  • Ten Will Compete Saturday in Loudoun's Got Talent! Final

    The Loudoun Symphony Orchestra's fifth annual "Loudoun's Got Talent: YOUTH EDITION" Finalists Concert will begin at 2 p.m. May 25 at the Franklin Park Arts Center in western Loudoun County. Patch.com, Fri, May 24 2013 @ 09:43 AM

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    Times-Mirror Photo/Beverly Denny The V in Ashburn provides options for its diners, whether it's the cool, sleek bar, luxurious dining room or relaxing patio. Loudoun Times, Thu, May 23 2013 @ 08:10 PM

  • The seasona s best new vehicles

    As the summer months begin, potential car buyers will be out Memorial Day Weekend to purchase new or used cars. Loudoun Times, Thu, May 23 2013 @ 07:01 AM
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On May 24, 1883,

the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, was dedicated by President Chester Alan Arthur and New York Gov. Grover Cleveland.

In 1775,

John Hancock was elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding Peyton Randolph.

In 1844,

Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message "What hath God wrought" from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America's first telegraph line.

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Ap Top NewsBoy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boysBoy Scout Pascal Tessier talks on the phone with national media reporters after hearing the announcement by Boy Scouts of America passing a resolution allowing scouts that are openly gay into their ranks, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. Tessier was in the command post for the group, Scouts for Equality at Great Wolf Lodge. Tessier is a life scout who was unable to finish his eagle scout unless the resolution passed. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Brad Loper)
Ap Top NewsFossil area closed after 2 boys die in Minn. parkThis undated photo provided by the St. Paul Fire Department via The St. Paul Pioneer Press shows the location of the collapse site in Lilydale Regional Park in St. Paul where 2 children were killed and two injured on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Haysem Sani, 9, and Zack Mohamed Fofani, 10, were killed and two injured Wednesday when a portion of the cliff above the Mississippi River collapsed on group of students from Peter Hobart Elementary School in St. Louis Park, Minn. The students were on a field trip to the park, a popular destination for fossil hunting in the "Brickyard" area of Lilydale Regional Park. (AP Photo/St. Paul Fire Department via St. Paul Pioneer Press)
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