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Brianwa Flores, left, and Katie Cosentino from Illinois State Lottery greet hockey fans before Game 2 of an NHL hockey playoff Western Conference semifinal between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago, Saturday, May 18, 2013. A little more than a year after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing was nearing historic territory. Should nobody pick the correct six numbers, the prize money will roll over to next week's drawing and almost certainly eclipse the $656 million doled out to winners in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland in the Mega Millions game in March 2012. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball ticketsSeeking $600M Powerball jackpot, people pick up last-minute tickets; most number combos bought
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World chess champion Viswananthan Anand during the last round of the tournament in Stavanger Norway, Saturday may 18, 2013 (AP Photo/Kent Skibstad / NTB scanpix) NORWAY OUT
Russia's Karjakin wins Norway chess tournamentRussia's Karjakin wins $130,000 Norway chess tournament with draw against Bulgarian Topalov
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Pope Francis arrives to meet faithful of the ecclesiastic movements on the occasion of a Pentecost vigil in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with MerkelPope Francis leads pep rally for the faithful, embraces Pakistani speaker
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Actress Nicole Kidman arrives at the Calvin Klein party, in Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 16, 2013. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)
Hot off the press: Seen and heard in CannesSeen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival: Rev Run the DJ, Jackie Chan's mental blueprint
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A South Korean man watches a TV news reporting missile launch conducted by North Korea, at a Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 18, 2013. North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. The letters at a screen read " Fired three short-range guided missiles." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missilesSouth Korea says North Korea fires 3 short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters
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Blasts rock Libya's capital and eastern cityString of explosions in Libya's capital and eastern city cause minor damage
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Injured passengers are removed from the scene of a train collision, Friday, May 17, 2013 in Fairfield, Conn. Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, injuring about 50 people, authorities said. There were no reports of fatalities. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) MANDATORY CREDIT
Official: 'Amazing' no one died in train crashOfficials survey damage from Conn. train collision, call it 'frankly amazing' that no one died
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This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows black smoke rising from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down at Abu Dhour military airbase which is besieged by the rebels, in the northern province city of Idlib, Syria, Friday May 17, 2013. Rights activists have found torture devices and other evidence of abuse in government prisons in the first Syrian city to fall to the rebels, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)
Syria state TV: Powerful blast rattles DamascusSyrian state TV, residents say powerful explosion rattles Damascus neighborhood; casualties
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Pacers not saying whether Hill play vs. KnicksPacers staying quiet about George Hill's availability in Game 6 against Knicks
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World chess champion Viswananthan Anand during the last round of the tournament in Stavanger Norway, Saturday may 18, 2013 (AP Photo/Kent Skibstad / NTB scanpix) NORWAY OUT
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FILE – In this Nov. 27, 2012, file photo Senate Armed Services Committee members, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., foreground, and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington after meeting with UN Ambassador Susan Rice to discuss statements she made about the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya that killed four Americans. Republicans and Democrats began condemning each other's response to Benghazi within hours of the first shots fired. The issue has flared and dimmed ever since, revived by new testimony, reports or documents like newly released emails. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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Actress Nicole Kidman arrives at the Calvin Klein party, in Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 16, 2013. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)
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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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FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2012, file photo, Indianapolis Colts outside linebacker Dwight Freeney follows the action during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit. The San Diego Chargers have agreed to a two-year deal with Freeney that could be worth $13.35 million. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

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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 @ 01:45 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
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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.

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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)
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Ap Top News'American Idol' finale draws record low ratingsHost Ryan Seacrest, left, and finalists Candice Glover, center, and Kree Harrison speak on stage at the "American Idol" finale at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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