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Smoke billows over a neighborhood in Castaic, Calif., as parents line up in their cars along to pick up students from a nearby elementary school, Friday, May 17, 2013. As firefighters took on a stubborn 3-day-old wildfire Friday in rough terrain north of Los Angeles, a second and more serious blaze broke out 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and leading to the precautionary evacuation of nearly 20 homes. (AP Photo/Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Jonathan Pobre) MANDATORY CREDIT, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT
1 of 2 fires north of LA contained1 of 2 stubborn wildfires off I-5 north of Los Angeles fully contained
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Hofstra University students gather near the house where another student and an armed intruder were killed during an overnight house break-in next to the campus, Friday, May 17, 2013, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)
Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by policeAuthorities: Hofstra University student killed in home invasion was fatally shot by police
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Coach K return to US team no longer ruled outMike Krzyzewski return as US men's Olympic basketball coach no longer ruled out
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Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crimePolice commissioner calls fatal shooting in NYC's Greenwich Village an anti-gay hate crime
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Joe Fajardo poses holding his Powerball lottery ticket after buying it at a store Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego. With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the lottery game's highest jackpot on Saturday night, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars — and that's after taxes. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball ticketsSeeking $600M Powerball jackpot, people pick up last-minute tickets; most number combos bought
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During the execution of a search warrant, members of the Joint Federal Haz-Mat Team, FBI, and local law enforcement gather in front of the Osmun Apartments near the intersection of First Avenue and Oak Street in Browne's Addition on Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Spokane, Wash. The search warrant is in connection with ricin-laced letters intercepted at a Post Office facility in Spokane earlier in the week. (AP Photo/TheSpokesman-Review, Colin Mulvany) COEUR D'ALENE PRESS OUT
FBI searches apartment in ricin letter caseFBI and others executing search warrant in case of ricin intercepted at Spokane post office
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Orb, with jockey Joel Rosario aboard, gallops back to the paddock after the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Oxbow won the race, Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Derby winner Orb disappoints in the PreaknessKentucky Derby winner Orb disappoints fans, and trainer Shug McGaughey, in the Preakness
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Ed Carpenter drives through the first turn on his qualification run on the first day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Ed Carpenter earns Indy 500 poleEd Carpenter, stepson of IndyCar founder Tony George, wins Indy 500 pole
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Edward Furlong arrested in West Hollywood'Terminator 2' actor Edward Furlong arrested in West Hollywood for violating protective order
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Smoke billows over a neighborhood in Castaic, Calif., as parents line up in their cars along to pick up students from a nearby elementary school, Friday, May 17, 2013. As firefighters took on a stubborn 3-day-old wildfire Friday in rough terrain north of Los Angeles, a second and more serious blaze broke out 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and leading to the precautionary evacuation of nearly 20 homes. (AP Photo/Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Jonathan Pobre) MANDATORY CREDIT, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT
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Zlata Ognevich of the Ukraine performs her song Gravity during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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First lady Michelle Obama hugs Jenika Headley-Greene as Obama hands out diplomas during the graduation ceremony for Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Zlata Ognevich of the Ukraine performs her song Gravity during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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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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Orb, with jockey Joel Rosario aboard, gallops back to the paddock after the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Oxbow won the race, Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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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.

In 1765,

about one-fourth of Montreal was destroyed by a fire.

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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)
Ap Top NewsNM mom: I followed instincts in chasing abductorMelissa Torrez, 27, holds her 4-year-old daughter in her apartment in Albuquerque, N.M., Friday, May 17, 2013. Torrez chased down a man for miles and ran into his car Wednesday, May 15, after he abducted her daughter. She told The Associated Press her “mother's instincts” kicked in when she launched her chase. Police later arrested 31-year-old David Hernandez and charged him with kidnapping and child abuse. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
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