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Activist Adam Adli, center, smiles before being released on bail at a court house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Prosecutors filed a sedition charge Thursday against a student activist who urged Malaysians to engage in street protests against the government over claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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File - In this April 14, 2011 file photo, a boat is by the jetty of the Capernaum National Park in the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. The monumental structure, made of boulders and stones with a diameter of 70 meters, was found through a sonar scan at the bottom of the Sea of Galilee in 2003. Now, archaeologists are beginning to put together grant proposals and funding requests in a bid to permit them access to the submerged stones.(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
Submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologistsHuge submerged mystery structure in Sea of Galilee stumps dry-docked Israeli archaeologists
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Police: Car bomb kills 12 in southwest PakistanCar bomb kills 11 police, 1 civilian in southwest Pakistan
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ADDS LOCATION - From left: Emiri Miura, daughter, and Tomoko Miura, wife of 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura speaks with him immediately after he conquered the summit of Mount Everest, at Miura's office in Tokyo on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Miura on Thursday became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest, although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT
Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest80-year-old Japanese extreme skier becomes oldest climber to reach summit of Mount Everest
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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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FILE - In this Sunday, May 12, 2013 file photo, Bangladeshi soldiers stand amid the rubble of the garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue search operation 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/Ismail Ferdous, File)
Building materials blamed in Bangladesh disasterGov't probe faults poor quality construction materials for deadly Bangladesh building collapse
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In this handout photo provided by the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital Pakistan's cricketer turned politician Imran Khan, leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party leaves the hospital in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Khan left the hospital Wednesday, more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event, a spokesman said. (AP Photo/Shaukat Khanum Hospital)
Police: Car bomb kills 12 in southwest PakistanCar bomb kills 11 police, 1 civilian in southwest Pakistan, say police
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File - In this April 14, 2011 file photo, a boat is by the jetty of the Capernaum National Park in the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. The monumental structure, made of boulders and stones with a diameter of 70 meters, was found through a sonar scan at the bottom of the Sea of Galilee in 2003. Now, archaeologists are beginning to put together grant proposals and funding requests in a bid to permit them access to the submerged stones.(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
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FILE - In this May 21, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. The U.S. will refocus its attention on homegrown terror threats against Americans, President Barack Obama will say in a Thursday speech that is forecast as skimpy on any new sweeping policies. The move reflects the global fragmentation of al-Qaida’s top leaders as the U.S. tries to safeguard against attacks like last month’s deadly Boston Marathon bombings. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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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)
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FILE - In this Sunday, May 12, 2013 file photo, Bangladeshi soldiers stand amid the rubble of the garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue search operation 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/Ismail Ferdous, File)
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Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel yells at his team during the first half of Game 1 in their NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series against the Miami Heat, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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  • 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

  • MWAA Police Officer Shot, Wife Charged

    The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of Friday night shooting in Sterling as Steven Spradling, 52, a member of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department. Patch.com, Sun, May 19 2013 @ 11:53 PM

  • 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

  • Flame Kabob, Blue Mountain Cafe

    Inspectors from the Virginia Department of Health Visited several restaurants in Loudoun County this week. Patch.com, Thu, May 16 2013 @ 06:43 AM

  • Drive For Charity On Dulles Greenway Marks 8th Year

    Thursday is the 8th Annual Dulles Greenway Drive for Charity. All proceeds from the Dulles Greenway tolls on Thursday go to several charities and organizations, including: a March of Dimes a Every Citizen Has Opportunity a Loudoun Abused Women's Shelter a Fresh Air/Full Care a Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and of course, the Dulles Greenway ... (more) WUSA-TV Washington, Thu, May 16 2013 @ 03:08 AM
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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.

In 1430,

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

In 1533,

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

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Ap Top NewsMan shot to death while questioned in Boston probeThis May 4, 2013 police photo provided by the Orange County Corrections Department in Orlando, Fla., shows Ibragim Todashev after his arrest for aggravated battery in Orlando. Todashev, who was being questioned in Orlando by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot Wednesday, May 22, 2013 when he initiated a violent confrontation, FBI officials said. (AP Photo/Orange County Corrections Department)
Ap Top NewsNorth Korean leader sends special envoy to ChinaCORRECTS TITLE OF RI YONG HO, FILE - In this April 15, 2012 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, chats with North Korean People's Army senior officers, then- army chief Ri Yong Ho, left, and Vice Marshal and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Choe Ryong Hae, during a mass military parade in Kim Il Sung Square to celebrate the centenary of the birth of his grandfather, national founder Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea. Choe, a "special envoy" for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, for China, the North's only major political and economic benefactor. State media released few details, but the trip comes at a rocky time in ties between the allies. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Ap Top News600 police photos of Tucson rampage scene releasedIn this image released by the Pima County Sheriff's department, police notes detailing the status of victims, are seen in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others in January 2011. Authorities released more than 300 photos on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, made by investigators during their investigation in the parking lot of the shopping center where the shooting took place. (AP Photo/Pima County Sheriff)
Ap Top NewsJury in Arias trial adjourns for day after impasseJodi Arias, right, and her defense attorneys Jennifer Wilmott and Kirk Murmi, left, listen as Judge Sherry Stephens urges the jury to continue deliberating after the jury delivered a message that they are deadlocked on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting to death of Travis Alexander. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool)
Ap Top NewsGarcia apologizes for "fried chicken" remarkFILE - At left, in a May 5, 2013 file photo, Sergio Garcia grimaces during The Players Championshop golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. At right, in a March 25, 2013 file photo, Tiger Woods walks to the 16th green during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament in Orlando, Fla. Woods and Garcia don't like each other, and are making no attempt to disguise their feelings. (AP Photo/File)
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