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During the execution of a search warrant, members of the Joint Federal Haz-Mat Team, FBI, and local law enforcement gather in front of the Osmun Apartments near the intersection of First Avenue and Oak Street in Browne's Addition on Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Spokane, Wash. The search warrant is in connection with ricin-laced letters intercepted at a Post Office facility in Spokane earlier in the week. (AP Photo/TheSpokesman-Review, Colin Mulvany) COEUR D'ALENE PRESS OUT
FBI searches apartment in ricin letter caseFBI and others executing search warrant in case of ricin intercepted at Spokane post office
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Jockey Joel Rosario gallops orb back to the paddock after the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Oxbow won the race. Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Derby winner Orb disappoints in the PreaknessKentucky Derby winner Orb disappoints fans, and trainer Shug McGaughey, in the Preakness
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Joe Fajardo poses holding his Powerball lottery ticket after buying it at a store Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego. With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the lottery game's highest jackpot on Saturday night, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars — and that's after taxes. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball ticketsSeeking $600M Powerball jackpot, people pick up last-minute tickets; most number combos bought
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Ed Carpenter is lifted by his crew as he celebrates winning the pole position for the Indianapolis 500 auto race on the first day of qualifications at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Carpenter won the pole with a speed of 228.76 mph. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Ed Carpenter earns Indy 500 poleEd Carpenter, stepson of IndyCar founder Tony George, wins Indy 500 pole
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Edward Furlong arrested in West Hollywood'Terminator 2' actor Edward Furlong arrested in West Hollywood for violating protective order
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The Tarrytown, N.Y., home of the family of Hofstra University student Andrea Rubello is seen on Friday, May 17, 2013. Police say Rubello was shot and killed Friday, May 17, 2013, during a break-in near the college campus in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)
Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by policeAuthorities: Hofstra University student killed in home invasion was fatally shot by police
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Oxbow, ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, wins the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at PreaknessOxbow wins Preakness, giving trainer Lukas a record but ending Orb's Triple Crown bid
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People attend to a victim who was hit by a car during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in Damascus, Va., Saturday, May 18, 2013. Witnesses said the car drove into a crowd at the parade and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known. (AP Photo/Republican-American, Bill O'Brien)
Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. paradeUp to 60 people injured when car drives into Va. parade; medical emergency possible cause
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Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crimePolice commissioner calls fatal shooting in NYC's Greenwich Village an anti-gay hate crime
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Joe Fajardo poses holding his Powerball lottery ticket after buying it at a store Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego. With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the lottery game's highest jackpot on Saturday night, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars — and that's after taxes. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Zlata Ognevich of the Ukraine performs her song Gravity during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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First lady Michelle Obama hugs Jenika Headley-Greene as Obama hands out diplomas during the graduation ceremony for Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Zlata Ognevich of the Ukraine performs her song Gravity during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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FILE--In this 2010 file photo, an oil well undergoes testing in the Lake Albertine region of western Uganda. Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners. (AP Photo/Monitor Publications Ltd, File)
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Orb, with jockey Joel Rosario aboard, gallops back to the paddock after the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Oxbow won the race, Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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  • Man Shot, Killed in Loudoun County

    Loudoun County Police say a woman shot and killed her husband Friday night in Sterling, Loudoun County, in what's believed to have been a domestic situation. NBC Washington, Sat, May 18 2013 @ 10:41 AM

  • Sterling woman charged with first-degree murder

    An apparent homicide in Sterling Friday evening remains under investigation by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office this afternoon. Loudoun Times, Sat, May 18 2013 @ 04:42 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

  • 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

  • Charter School May Save Small Elementary in Loudoun

    Parents will proposed changing Middleburg Elementary School to a charter school to save it. NBC Washington, Thu, May 16 2013 @ 11:58 PM

  • Johnson takes top honors at Leesburg Business Awards

    Times-Mirror Staff Photo/Beverly Denny Tina Johnson, President and CEO of JP Events Consulting, gets a hug from employee Barbara Combs after winning the George C. Marshall Award at the Leesburg Business Awards ceremony at ProJet Aviation May 15. Loudoun Times, Thu, May 16 2013 @ 07:55 PM

  • Two Leesburg Residents Displaced by Townhouse Fire

    Two Leesburg residents will have to find a temporary home after a Tuesday morning fire caused an estimated $55,000 damage to their townhouse on Vanderbilt Terrace in Leesburg. Patch.com, Tue, May 14 2013 @ 04:00 PM

  • Loudoun Weekend Planner: Shop for Antiques and More

    The weekend is upon us in Loudoun County and it's time to start making plans for some fun. Patch.com, Thu, May 16 2013 @ 06:44 AM
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On May 18, 1933,

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure creating the Tennessee Valley Authority.

In 1642,

the Canadian city of Montreal was founded by French colonists.

In 1765,

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Ap Top NewsCanada abuzz over purported crack video of mayorToronto Mayor Rob Ford leaves his home on Friday, May 17, 2013, after published reports said a video appears to show Ford smoking crack cocaine. A report published Thursday night said the video is being shopped around by a group of men allegedly involved in the drug trade. The Toronto Star said, however, it had no way to verify the video. Ford called the allegations ridiculous. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)
Ap Top NewsNASCAR community mourns death of Dick TrickleFILE - In this June 4, 1999, file photo, NASCAR driver Dick Trickle speaks to fans after qualifying on the pole position the NASCAR Busch series auto race at Dover Downs in Dover, Del. Authorities in North Carolina said Thursday, May 16, 2013, that Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71. (AP Photo/The News Journal, Brian Branch-Price, File) NO SALES
Ap Top NewsOJ's ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on gunsFormer O.J. Simpson defense attorney Yale Galanter appears on the witness stand during an evidentiary hearing for Simpson in Clark County District Court on May 17, 2013 in Las Vegas. Simpson, who is currently serving a nine-to-33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, is using a writ of habeas corpus to seek a new trial, claiming he had such bad representation that his conviction should be reversed. (AP Photo/Ethan Miller, Pool)
Ap Top NewsTornado-ravaged Texas town to start recoveryTexas State Troopers sit in front of a closed road due to storm damage in Granbury, Texas, Friday, May 17, 2013. On Wednesday an EF-4 tornado hit the small north Texas town. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes)
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