May 19, 2013

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3 dead, 1 missing in mishap during yacht race

Three crew members of a sailboat have been found dead and a fourth person is missing after their boat apparently collided with a much larger vessel during a race off the coasts of California and Mexico.

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1 dead after storm blows down St. Louis beer tent

Authorities in St. Louis say high winds swept through a beer tent where 200 people gathered after a Cardinals game Saturday, killing one and critically injuring at least five others. But the owner of the bar says it was lightning -- not wind -- that killed the patron.

Discretion program a mixed bag for immigrants

The U.S. government is offering to shelve some deportation cases, but some immigrants are rejecting the deal, preferring to take a shot at winning asylum or a green card in immigration court.

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Limited success for Obama's Russia, China approach

President Barack Obama's "pivot" to China's neighborhood and the "reset" in relations with Russia are producing limited results for foreign policy initiatives that are designed to improve America's standing with its former Cold War rivals.

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Body found in Wash. mountain bunker

Authorities in Washington state say they've found a body in an elaborate bunker they had surrounded in the Cascade Mountains, and it appears to be that of a man wanted for killing his wife and teenage daughter last weekend.

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Surge in child immigrants stresses support network

An unprecedented surge of children caught trudging through South Texas scrublands or crossing at border ports of entry without their families has sent government and nonprofit agencies scrambling to expand their shelter, legal representation and reunification services.

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GOP follows Romney's lead in parrying Democrats

As Mitt Romney has emerged as the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, Republicans in Congress are increasingly taking their cues from him -- even if it causes heartburn and grumbling among conservatives unhappy about having to beat a tactical retreat.

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Amid GOP attacks, Obama touts killing of Bin Laden

Amid attacks from presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney on President Obama's "failed record," the Obama campaign is spotlighting what may represent the most clear-cut victory of the president's tenure in office so far: The killing of Osama bin Laden.

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