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Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez throws during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Detroit, Friday, May 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Sanchez loses no-hit bid in 9th, Tigers beat TwinsTigers' Anibal Sanchez loses no-hit bid with 1 out in ninth, beats Twins 6-0
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North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae, front, arrives at Pyongyang International Airport, Friday, May 24, 2013, returning from a three-day visit to China. The North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, according to a spokesperson Friday. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
NKorean envoy delivers letter to China's presidentNKorean envoy delivers letter from Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi, commits to new talks
The Associated Press28 minutes ago
Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman hits a single during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Zimmermann wins 8th; Nationals top Phillies 5-2Zimmermann becomes NL's 1st 8-game winner, Nationals open homestand with 5-2 win over Phillies
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FILE - In this Saturday, May 18, 2013 file photo, Stone Temple Pilots performs at the 2013 KROQ Weenie Roast at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Stone Temple Pilots have accused the band’s former frontman Scott Weiland of hijacking its name and songs to promote his solo career. The lawsuit filed Friday, May 24, 2013, in Los Angeles accuses Weiland of being chronically late to concerts and interfering with the release of a new single by the group. (Photo by Katy Winn/Invision/AP, file)
Stone Temple Pilots sue ex-frontman Scott WeilandStone Temple Pilots sue ex-frontman Scott Weiland, accuse him of interfering with band
The Associated Press48 minutes ago
Former president of Guatemala, Alfonso Portillo, left, speaks to the press as he is led by police to an aircraft that will fly him to the United States from Guatemala City, Friday, May 24, 2013.  Portillo was extradited to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank accounts. (AP Photo)
Ex-Guatemala president extradited to USEx-Guatemala president extradited to US to face embezzlement, money-laundering charges
The Associated Press54 minutes ago
FILE - This Jan. 9, 2013 file photo shows Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaking with the media in Phoenix. A federal judge ruled Friday, May 24, 2013, Arpaio's office systematically singled out Hispanics in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles LatinosJudge finds Ariz. sheriff's office racially profiles Latinos in immigration patrols
The Associated Press58 minutes ago
This undated photo shows journalist Haynes Johnson. Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movements and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday, May 24, 2013. He was 81. (AP Photo/The Washington Post) WASHINGTON TIMES OUT; NEW YORK TIMES OUT;THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER AND USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at age 81
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Calif. teen takes supermodel to promYouTube video helps California teen land prom date with a Sports Illustrated model
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Matt Kuchar watches his tee shot on the 11th hole during the second round of the Colonial golf tournament on Friday, May 24, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Kuchar leads Colonial when 2nd round suspendedKuchar holding 1-stroke lead when 2nd round of Colonial suspended by impending storm system
The Associated Press1 hour ago
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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.

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

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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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