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Swing dancing for engineering students
Engineering students at Northwestern University are getting a leg up on the competition. They're learning to swing dance in a for-credit class called Whole Body Thinking.
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Arizona mom jailed in Mexico on drug charges
Yanira Maldonado, a mother of seven from Arizona, is jailed in Mexico on allegations that she tried to smuggle nearly 12 pounds of marijuana into the U.S. on a passenger bus - claims her family members say are false.
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Royal Caribbean passengers return to Baltimore
For the second time this year, a fire at sea has aborted a cruise ship's voyage. The Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas' 2,200 passengers arrived back in Baltimore Tuesday.
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Marines under investigation for threatening social media posts
A group of current and former members of the marines are under investigation after officials allege that they posted inappropriate comments on social media sites, including President Barack Obama.
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Classmates: Teen accused of plot spoke about bombs
An Oregon high school student accused of planning to blow up his school with a homemade bomb appears in court today for arraignment. Prosecutors say they plan to charge 17-year-old Grant Acord as an adult.
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Fire breaks out aboard Royal Caribbean cruise ship
A fire broke out aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship early Monday. It was extinguished about two hours later with no injuries reported.
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Honoring our military heroes at America's favorite passtime
The Washington Nationals played the Baltimore Orioles in Nats Park. And it gave thousands of fans he change to reflect on what the Memorial Day holiday really means.
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U.S. border entry fee study sparks opposition
Some people are troubled by the notion of charging a fee to enter the U.S. by land. Last month, in its 2014 fiscal year budget proposal, the Department of Homeland Security requested permission to study a fee at the nation's land border crossings.
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Sales of camp sites throw Girl Scouts into turmoil
The Girl Scouts are having to do the unthinkable these days - sell off some of their Girl Scout camping sites because they've become a financial drain. Some of the camps date back to the 1950s.
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American held in Cuba: Suit against U.S. dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by an American imprisoned in Cuba against the U.S. government, for whom he was working when he was arrested.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: McDonnell moves to expedite voting-rights restoration
But under current Virginia law, there's only so much he can do to help nonviolent felons.
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No injuries in apparent dry-ice Disneyland blast
A small explosion Tuesday in a Disneyland trash can that appeared to be caused by dry ice in a bottle brought evacuations but no reports of any injuries.
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President Obama, Chris Christie address Hurricane Sandy recovery
President Barack Obama and Gov. Chris Christie, the odd couple of politics, are finding common cause again.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: Bobby Scott leads bipartisan task force on crime
The Virginian (D) will be joined by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R) to search for ways to determine exactly who is and who isn't a true criminal.
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Honoring the fallen at Arlington National Cemetery
Every Saturday and Sunday for seven years, Xiomara Mena walks between the white stone markers for her son, 24-year-old corporal Andy Dee Anderson.
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Will NYC's bikeshare be as successful as D.C.'s?
The nation's biggest bicycle-sharing program got rolling Monday, as thousands of New Yorkers got their first chance to ride a network billed as a new form of public transit in a city known for it.
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Chris Christie to address latest report of Rutgers volleyball coach abuse
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie plans to speak with Rutgers officials about a report that the athletic director hired to clean up the school's scandal-scarred program quit as Tennessee's women's volleyball coach 16 years ago after her players complained she ruled through humiliation, fear and emotional abuse.
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Ohio man, 87, skydives to aid sick great-grandson
An 87-year-old World War II veteran has parachuted from a plane in Ohio to support his ailing great-grandson. Clarence Turner says he also hopes to someday make a parachute jump at an older age than former President George H.W. Bush, who's 88.
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