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FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. Women may be able to begin training as Army Rangers by mid-2015, and as Navy SEALs a year later under broad plans Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is approving that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in the country’s elite special operations forces, according to details of the plans submitted to Hagel that were obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Military plans would put women in most combat jobsMilitary has schedule for women to move into combat jobs, including SEALs, other commandos
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House committee takes up tough immigration billHouse committee takes up tough immigration bill, while senator readies compromise border plan
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House takes up far-reaching anti-abortion billHouse takes up far-reaching bill to ban almost all abortions after 20 weeks
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San Diego Padres' Edinson Volquez works against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning of a baseball game Monday, June 17, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Padres beat Giants 5-3 on safety squeeze in 13thVenable saves game with incredible catch, streaking Padres beat Giants 5-3 on squeeze in 13th
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In this photo taken Sunday, June 16, 2013, Israel's President Shimon Peres, walks in his office following an interview with The Associated Press at the President's residence in Jerusalem. As Shimon Peres turns 90, the indefatigable Israeli president is doing what he has always done: looking ahead, preparing for the next challenge and believing that he will see Middle East peace in his lifetime. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
AP Interview: Peres, at 90, still going strongIsraeli President Shimon Peres: Still going strong and enjoying late-in-life transformation
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Crime scene tape surrounds the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., Monday, June 17, 2013 where officials search for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Reputed Mafioso tip triggers new Hoffa body searchTip from reputed Detroit Mafia captain leads FBI to try, once more, to find Jimmy Hoffa's body
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Afghan president's forces taking security leadAfghan president says his armed forces now taking the lead for security around the country
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Members of the media crowd in the international arrivals area at Newark Liberty Airport, Monday, June 17, 2013, in Newark, N.J., to record audio of an airline passenger who disrupted a flight from Hong Kong. The flight from Hong Kong on which a man claimed everyone was poisoned landed safely at Newark Liberty Airport, and the man was taken off the plane under a heavy police presence. The man stood up during the flight to make the claim but there was no indication that any passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 116 were actually poisoned, an FBI spokesman said. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Witness: Man who disrupted flight ranted about CIAPassenger: Man who disrupted Hong Kong flight ranted about CIA, was not stable
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In this Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, file photo, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, poses with his wife, Gauri, during the premiere of his film "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" or "As long as I Am Alive" in Mumbai, India. Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that actor Khan has found out the sex of a child he is having through a surrogate mother. Sex determination tests are banned in India to stop the practice of aborting female fetuses due to a preference for sons. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
Gender report of Shah Rukh Khan baby investigatedInquiry looks at report Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, wife know unborn baby's gender
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Accused serial killer Joseph Naso listens as the prosecution made their opening statements in Marin Superior Court in front of Judge Andrew Sweet on Monday, June 17, 2013, in San Rafael, Calif. Naso is charged with four counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances for the slayings of four women — all prostitutes with matching initials: 18-year-old Roxene Roggasch in 1977; 22-year-old Carmen Colon in 1978; 38-year-old Pamela Parsons in 1993; and 31-year-old Tracy Tafoya in 1994, which led to the "Double Initial' moniker for the killings. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. (AP Photo/Marin Independent Journal, Robert Tong)
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Riot police stand by near a rally by the labor unions in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, June 17, 2013. A day earlier, riot police cordoned off streets, set up roadblocks and fired tear gas and water cannons to prevent anti-government protesters from an effort to return to Taksim Square in Istanbul. Labor unions and political foes of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan rallied Monday by the thousands across Turkey, hoping to capitalize on weeks of protest that began as small-scale activism and parlay it into a chance to register broader discontent.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
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FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. Women may be able to begin training as Army Rangers by mid-2015, and as Navy SEALs a year later under broad plans Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is approving that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in the country’s elite special operations forces, according to details of the plans submitted to Hagel that were obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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In this Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, file photo, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, poses with his wife, Gauri, during the premiere of his film "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" or "As long as I Am Alive" in Mumbai, India. Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that actor Khan has found out the sex of a child he is having through a surrogate mother. Sex determination tests are banned in India to stop the practice of aborting female fetuses due to a preference for sons. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
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A visitor takes a picture at Tokyo Stock Exchange during a morning trading in Tokyo Monday, June 17, 2013. Asian stocks edged up Monday amid hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will put off plans to wind down its stimulus program. Tokyo's Nikkei 225, the regional heavyweight, jumped 2.2 percent to 12,960.81, extending Friday's 2.4 percent gain. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron, left, celebrates his goal against the Chicago Blackhawks with Milan Lucic (17) and Tyler Seguin (19) during the second period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals in Boston, Monday, June 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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  • Strange Lights Ashburn, VA

    As I was driving back from D.C. on Route 28 at exactly 12:11 AM, my family and I saw strange lights in the sky. CNN, Sat, Jun 15 2013 @ 11:35 PM

  • Thousands Lose Power in Ashburn After Pole Catches Fire Monday

    The storm that blew threw Northern Virginia Monday night doused 5,240 Ashburn homes and businesses in darkness, according to Dominion Virginia Power , and lightning is the primary suspect. Patch.com, Tue, Jun 11 2013 @ 08:15 PM

  • RagingWire to Invest $150M, Create 50 New Jobs for Virginia Tax Incentive

    Data center operator RagingWire Data Centers announced on Wednesday it has signed a rare memorandum of understanding with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership committing to $150 million in capital investment and the creation of 50 new jobs over the next five years. The WHIR, Wed, Jun 12 2013 @ 12:40 PM

  • LaRock Defeats 10-term Incumbent in 33rd

    Voters chose David LaRock in the 33 rd House of Delegates Republican Primary Tuesday over 20-year incumbent Joe T. May after a testy race in which each cast the other as dishonest. Patch.com, Wed, Jun 12 2013 @ 08:50 AM

  • Hatrick Plans Ultimate Graduation in 2014

    After 22 years as the Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent, Edgar B. Hatrick III will call it quits next year and, as he put it Tuesday, "enter the Class of 2014." Patch.com, Wed, Jun 12 2013 @ 06:43 AM
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