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In this Wednesday, April 24, 2013, photo, workers are seen at the construction site of a new housing complex, in Trenton, N.J. The Commerce Department reports on new-home sales for April on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
US new home sales up 2.3 percent in AprilUS new home sales rise 2.3 percent in April while median home prices hit record high
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AP10ThingsToSee - In this picture provided by the Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology in Gliwice, Poland, a 33-year-old Polish man whose face was torn off by stone-cutting machinery is shown after undergoing a face transplant. Doctors performed the surgery on May 15 in a 27-hour operation. (AP Photo/Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology in Gliwice)
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In this May 2013 photo provided by Google, a giant tortoise crawls along the path near Googler Karin Tuxen­Bettman while she collects imagery with the Street View Trekker in Galapaguera, a tortoise breeding center, which is managed by the Galapagos National Park Service, in Ecuador. Few have laid eyes on many of the volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago that remain closed to tourists. But soon the curious will be able to explore these places that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution from their computers or mobile devices. Google Maps sent crews armed with backpack-mounted Street View cameras and underwater gear to the Galapagos, and will be bringing the islands' natural wonders to the Internet. (AP Photo/Google)
Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street ViewThe Galapagos are now just a click away: Google photographs famous islands for Street View
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IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde leaves her apartment building for a French court, in Paris, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Lagarde is being investigated by the special French court over a controversial arbitrage deal, which she oversaw as French Finance minister in 2008. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
IMF head Lagarde in court in fraud probeIMF chief Lagarde appears in court in French fraud investigation over arbitration deal
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Appellate court: Berlusconi ran illegal schemeAppeals court says Berlusconi headed illegal operation to avoid taxes on movie rights
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A TV crew reports the plunge of Japanese stocks in front of an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo Thursday, May 23, 2013. Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. The Nikkei 225, top center, nosedived 14,483.98, or 7.3 percent to close at 14,483.98. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Markets roiled by Nikkei's 7.3 percent slideStocks in Europe take battering after Japan's Nikkei tanks over 7 percent; US markets steady
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FILE- In this Aug. 4, 2012, file photo, United States coach Mike Krzyzewski signals to players during a preliminary men's basketball game against Lithuania at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. A person with knowledge of the decision says Krzyzewski has agreed to return as U.S. men's Olympic basketball coach. He was originally expected to step down but instead will attempt to lead the Americans to a third straight gold medal, the person tells The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no official announcement has been made. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Krzyzewski returning to coach USA BasketballDuke's Krzyzewski returning to USA Basketball, 'perfect fit' to lead US men on Olympic run
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This undated handout photo provided by the Legg family shows Christopher Legg. Christopher was killed when a tornado struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Legg Family)
Storm took town's youngest as it swept throughThe victims: Tornado took Oklahoma town's youngest as it swept through
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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, file photo, the Ralph Lauren Fall 2013 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York. Ralph Lauren Corp. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Ralph Lauren's 4Q profit rises 35 pctRalph Lauren's 4Q profit rises 35 pct, but posts sales shortfall
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New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner speaks to reporters during a campaign event, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succeed three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg about two years after a series of tawdry tweets, and obfuscating explanations that capsized his promising congressional career. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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AP10ThingsToSee - In this picture provided by the Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology in Gliwice, Poland, a 33-year-old Polish man whose face was torn off by stone-cutting machinery is shown after undergoing a face transplant. Doctors performed the surgery on May 15 in a 27-hour operation. (AP Photo/Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology in Gliwice)
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IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Actress Tannistha Chatterjee poses for photographers during a portrait session for the film Monsoon Shootout at the at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Trader John Panin, second left, adjusts his glasses as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, May 23, 2013. A global stock market slump is continuing on Wall Street as traders worry about how committed the Federal Reserve remains to keeping up its bond-buying program. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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FILE - In this June 16, 2002 file photo, Sergio Garcia, left, and Tiger Woods talk on the 11th hole while waiting for play to resume after a rain delay during the final round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship in Farmingdale, N.Y. Garcia was at a European Tour awards dinner Tuesday night, May 21, 2013 when he was jokingly asked if he would have Woods over for dinner during the U.S. Open. The Spaniard replied, "We'll have him round every night. We will serve fried chicken." Woods took to Twitter on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 and said the comment wasn't silly, rather it was wrong and hurtful. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

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  • 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

  • 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

  • Loudoun on display

    Times-Mirror File Photo/Greg Nash Avril Page and John Best of Ashburn feed the alpacas owned by Carlagay Higgins and Michael Lyon at Higgly Farm in Round Hill who opened up their farm for the annual Spring Farm Tour on May 18, 2008. Loudoun Times, Fri, May 17 2013 @ 01:36 AM

  • Spring cleaning advice for Loudoun residents

    It's that time of year. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the air is clear, and your house is a a little funky. Loudoun Times, Mon, May 20 2013 @ 03:00 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 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)
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Ap Top News4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikesFILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Holder said that in conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces, the government has targeted and killed one American citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki. Al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric, was killed in a drone strike in September 2011 in Yemen. The administration released the information the day before President Barack Obama is scheduled to make a major speech on national security. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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