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• Moore endures under ‘the mercy of the sky’
• L.A. looking to 2016 to end the Bay Area’s lock on California politics
• Quadruple-murder suspect held without bond in Washington
• Clinton got now-classified Benghazi info on private email
• Calif. oil spill: Critics point to company's history of safety violations
• US, Cuba close round of talks with no embassy announcement
• Suspect arrested in D.C. quadruple murder
• IS suicide bomber attacks Saudi Shiite mosque, killing 21
• Ireland turns out for historic vote on gay marriage
• Magnitude 5.3 quake hits Nevada, close to Las Vegas
• Five plead not guilty to Kentucky bourbon heist
• What happens to collection of phone records if law expires?
• Anti-Asian discrimination claims at Harvard reveal long fight over affirmative action

Moore endures under ‘the mercy of the sky’ Posted: 22 May 2015 12:26 PM PDT Known as the "tornado alley of tornado alley," Moore, Okla., has been hit by six major tornadoes since 1998. In an adaptation from her new book, "The Mercy of the Sky," Yahoo News correspondent Holly Bailey writes about the emotional toll on her hometown as it waits for the next big storm.

L.A. looking to 2016 to end the Bay Area’s lock on California politics Posted: When Sen. Barbara Boxer announced on Jan. 8 that she would be retiring after her current term ends in 2016, Democrats in Southern California quietly rejoiced.

Quadruple-murder suspect held without bond in Washington Posted: 22 May 2015 02:04 PM PDT Daron Wint, 34, of Lanham, Maryland, is accused of holding construction business owner Savvas Savopoulos and the others captive until he got $40,000 in cash, then killing them and setting fire to their mansion, according to court documents. Acting U.S. Attorney Vincent Cohen Jr. said he was being held without bond.

Clinton got now-classified Benghazi info on private email Posted: 22 May 2015 11:12 AM PDT Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton received information on her private email server about the deadly attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi that has now been classified.

Calif. oil spill: Critics point to company's history of safety violations Posted: 22 May 2015 06:00 AM PDT Critical eyes have uncovered that Plains All American Pipeline, which operates the pipeline that ruptured in Santa Barbara earlier this week, has a history of safety violations.

US, Cuba close round of talks with no embassy announcement Posted: 22 May 2015 01:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Cuba still have no agreement on re-establishing embassies.

Suspect arrested in D.C. quadruple murder Posted: 22 May 2015 12:32 PM PDT Daron Dylon Wint is accused in the slayings of a wealthy family and their housekeeper.

IS suicide bomber attacks Saudi Shiite mosque, killing 21 Posted: 22 May 2015 02:47 PM PDT An Islamic State group suicide bomber attacked a Shiite mosque in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia on Friday, killing 21 people and wounding 81 in an assault that threatens to fan sectarian tensions. The bomber struck during the main weekly prayers in Eastern Province, where assailants linked to the Sunni extremist IS killed seven members of the minority Shiite community in November. The interior ministry said a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the mosque in Kudeih, in the Shiite-majority city of Qatif, the official SPA news agency reported.

Ireland turns out for historic vote on gay marriage Posted: 22 May 2015 03:35 PM PDT Irish voters turned out in force Friday for a historic referendum on whether same-sex marriage should become legal, after a campaign that has exposed divisions in the traditionally Catholic nation. After 15 hours of voting, the ballot boxes were sealed at 10:00pm (2100 GMT) across the republic, with polling stations reporting higher-than-expected voter numbers. State broadcaster RTE said polling stations were recording a higher turnout than usual for referendums, with voting levels in cities such as Dublin, Limerick and Waterford predicted to top 60 percent.

Magnitude 5.3 quake hits Nevada, close to Las Vegas Posted: 22 May 2015 01:48 PM PDT A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Nevada on Friday close to the small town of Caliente, northeast of the tourist hub of Las Vegas, and was followed by a series of smaller aftershocks, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It said the epicenter of the initial quake, which was very shallow at a depth of only 2.5 miles(4 km), was 24 miles (39 km)from Caliente, a town of just over 1,000 people, close to the border with Utah. A dispatcher with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department, near the epicenter, said the earthquake had been felt widely across the county, but that there were no immediate reports of damage.

Five plead not guilty to Kentucky bourbon heist Posted: 22 May 2015 02:44 PM PDT By Steve Bittenbender LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - Five people accused of stealing and selling more than $100,000 worth of expensive bourbons and other whiskeys as part of a years-long conspiracy pleaded not guilty on Friday in a Kentucky court. Gilbert "Toby" Curtsinger, a former worker at the Buffalo Trace distillery in Frankfort, denied charges that he organized the theft of barrels and bottles from Buffalo Trace and the Wild Turkey distilleries. Acting on a tip, Franklin County Sheriff's officers discovered stolen barrels behind a shed on Curtsinger's property, prosecutors said.

What happens to collection of phone records if law expires? Posted: 22 May 2015 12:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate struggled to reach agreement Friday on how to change the way the National Security Agency handles American calling records, setting the stage for a halt to the collection program and two less-controversial surveillance programs designed to track spies and terrorists.

Anti-Asian discrimination claims at Harvard reveal long fight over affirmative action Posted: 21 May 2015 04:16 PM PDT Does one of the nation's most prestigious universities really have a racially biased admissions process, or are the organizers behind such a claim merely pushing a larger, more controversial agenda?

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