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Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move onTiger Woods says Garcia's 'fried chicken' remark hurtful; Garcia apologizes
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FILE - In this May 31, 2008 file photo, Min Bahadur Sherchan, who became the oldest person to climb Mount Everest on May 25, 2008 smiles on his arrival in Katmandu, Nepal. Yuichiro Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest five years ago is back on the mountain to make another attempt at the title. Unfortunately for Miura, Sherchan, the slightly older man who nabbed the record a day before he could in 2008 is fast on his heels. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi, File)
Japanese man, 80, oldest to top Everest _ for now80 years, 29,035 feet: Japanese man oldest to take Everest, but older Nepalese climber on way
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Police stand guard outside a court room 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)
Malaysian charged with sedition, 3 more arrestedMalaysia charges student activist with sedition, arrests 3 other anti-government figures
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FILE - In this April 4, 2013 file photo, people line up for entry to a job fair in Montpelier, Vt. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
US unemployment aid applications fall to 340KUS unemployment aid applications drop by 23,000 to 340,000, sign of improvement in job market
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Report: Rafsanjani blasts Iran's rulersReport: Following his election ban, Iran's Rafsanjani blasts rulers
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Lebanese army soldiers help women to be taken out of the Bab Tabbaneh district of Tripoli to safer areas, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Thursday, May. 23, 2013. Opponents and supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad traded heavy machine gun fire and mortar shells in the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, leaving five people dead in what was described as some of the heaviest fighting there in years, officials said Thursday. (AP Photo)
5 dead in Lebanon clash of Assad foes, backers5 killed in fierce gun battles between Assad supporters, opponents in Lebanese port city
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A TV cameraman shoots an electronic stock indicator outside a securities firm 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)
US equities sell-off goes on; futures slumpUS equities sell-off carries over as stock futures tumble; global markets sliding
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French President Francois Hollande gestures prior a ceremonial act  to celebrate 150th  birthday of Germany's Social Democratic Party, SPD,  in Leipzig, Germany, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Germany's main opposition party , SPD , is celebrating the 150th birthday. The Social Democratic Party is marking Thursday's anniversary with festivities in Leipzig, the eastern city where it was born in 1863. Guests include its main rival: popular conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel, who's just been named the world's most powerful woman by Forbes magazine for the third consecutive year. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
German opposition party marks bittersweet 150thGermany's main opposition party turns 150 amid sputtering election campaign, Hollande visit
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Iran denies its drone entered Bahrain's airspaceReport: Iran denies claim its drone entered Bahrain's airspace
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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,

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

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

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