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A sign at a store advertises the Powerball Lottery in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, 2013. Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Majority of number combos picked for Powerball potMajority of number combinations purchased for $600M Powerball jackpot, odds better for big win
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Chargers, Freeney agree to 2-year dealChargers, pass rusher Dwight Freeney agree to 2-year deal
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Iraqis gather at the scene of a bomb attack in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, May 17, 2013. A bomb killed dozens of people at a Sunni mosque in central Iraq, hitting worshippers as they were emerging from Friday prayers, security officials said. The attack in Baqouba comes after two days of attacks, many in Shiite districts, left tens of people dead. Attacks against Sunni mosques have also been on the rise recently, raising fears that the country is slipping into a new round of sectarian violence.  (AP Photo/Adem Hadei)
Attacks kill 16 in Iraq, 8 police kidnappedAttacks kill 16 people in Iraq, 8 policemen kidnapped on road to Syrian, Jordanian border
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In this May 2, 2013 photo, a tourist takes photographs of a leatherback turtle as it heads to the ocean after burying her eggs in the sand at daybreak on a narrow strip of beach in Grande Riviere, Trinidad. Officials with the U.S.-based Sea Turtle Conservancy say Trinidad is now likely the world’s leading tourist destination for people to see leatherbacks. (AP Photo/David McFadden)
Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the CaribbeanVillages in Trinidad embrace threatened sea turtles, spark tourist boom
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Obama takes Cabinet secretaries out to play golfOn a rainy day, Obama takes Cabinet secretaries Sebelius, LaHood out for a round of golf
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On May 18, 1933,

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

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