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A member of a security team, left, talks with a local resident who was allowed by security officers into a virtually sealed off neighborhood, amid the rubble of destroyed homes, one day after a tornado moved through Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
No new funds needed for Okla. tornado recovery$11B balance in federal disaster aid fund; No new monies needed for Okla. tornado recovery
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Feds halt data cull for State Dept terror reportFeds outsource data cull for State Department terrorism report; complicating trend analysis
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FILE - In this May 9, 2013 file photo, Adam Scott of Australia putts on the 15th green during the first round of The Players championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Golf's governing bodies have adopted a new rule that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and U.S. Golf Association announced Tuesday, May 21, 2013 that Rule 14-1b would start in 2016. The new rule will make it illegal to anchor the club against the body when making a golf stroke. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting strokeAnchors away! Golf adopts rule to outlaw putters anchored to the body
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Senate panel approves weapons for Syrian rebelsSenate panel votes to provide weapons to Syrian rebels battling Assad regime
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Sotheby's director of the department of printed books and manuscripts Dr Philip Errington poses for photographers with a first edition copy of the first Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" containing annotations and illustrations by author J.K. Rowling, during a photocall organized for the media at the auction house's premises in London, Monday, May 20, 2013. The book will be offered for sale as part of the "First Editions, Second Thoughts" auction on May 21, for which there are no price estimates available in advance as it is a charity sale. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Harry Potter book with author notes sold for $228KFirst edition 'Harry Potter' book, with JK Rowling's notes and drawings, sold for $228,000
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Fort Jackson commander facing adultery chargesFort Jackson, SC, commander suspended, facing adultery charges
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A view of an iPhone in Washington Tuesday, May 21, 2013, showing the Twitter and Facebook apps among others. A new poll finds that teens are sharing more about themselves on social media. They’re also moving increasingly to Twitter to avoid their parents and the "oversharing" that they see on Facebook.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Poll: Teens migrating to TwitterPoll says teens sharing more on social media sites, trending more to Twitter
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FILE - This 2001 file photo provided by the Washington Police Department shows the missing poster of Chandra Ann Levy, of Modesto, Calif. A judge promised more openness Tuesday after months of closed post-trial proceedings in the case of murdered Washington intern Chandra Levy, disclosing for the first time the reason a key prosecution witness could be discredited (AP Photo/Washington Police Department, File)
Judge promises more openness in Chandra Levy caseWashington judge promises more openness in post-trial hearings in Chandra Levy case
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UN: Drop in Syrians reaching Jordan, unclear whyUN says it sees a major drop in number of Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan, unsure why
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On May 21, 1932,

Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean as she landed in Northern Ireland, about 15 hours after leaving Newfoundland.

In 1471,

King Henry VI of England died in the Tower of London at age 49.

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Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto died while searching for gold along the Mississippi River.

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