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		<title>Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 07:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[By DAVID CRARY and NOMAAN MERCHANT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press" id="attachment_639163" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width:135px"><a href="http://www.artesianews.com/2013/05/24/ap-news/united-states-ap-news/boy-scouts-approve-plan-to-accept-openly-gay-boys/"><img title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press" width="125" height="93" src="http://www.artesianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cbb0b99a65bdcb11320f6a7067003b12-Boy Scouts Gays-125x93.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="In this Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 photo provided by the family, Wes Comer holds the Boy Scout uniform of his son, Isaiah, outside their home in Knoxville, Tenn. Comer, whose family attends an Apostolic Pentecostal church which considers homosexuality sinful, had been wrestling with whether to pull his eldest son out of the Scouts if the no-gays policy was abandoned. &#34;To be honest, I&#039;m torn at this point,&#34; Comer said in an e-mail Friday, May 24, 2013. &#34;I&#039;m not sure exactly what our decision will be.&#34; &#34;If I place this situation in the context of my religious beliefs, I&#039;m forced to ask myself, &#039;Would I turn a homosexual child away from Sunday School? From a church function? Would I forbid my children to be friends with a gay child?&#039; I can&#039;t imagine a situation where I would answer &#039;yes&#039; to any of those questions. So how can I in this one?&#34; he wrote. (AP Photo/Brooke Comer)" /></a></div><p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press">The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts.</p><p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press"><small>&#169;2013 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press</small></p>]]></description>
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		<title>DePaul grants Kirk permission to seek transfer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press">CHICAGO (AP) — DePaul says it has granted forward Donnavan Kirk permission to seek a transfer.</p><p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press"><small>&#169;2013 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press</small></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Seattle TE McCoy sustains Achilles injury</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press">RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have lost backup tight end Anthony McCoy for possibly the entire 2013 season after he sustained a torn Achilles during an organized team activity earlier this week.</p><p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press"><small>&#169;2013 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press</small></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Bowie Young takes early lead on short course</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[By DOUG FERGUSON]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press">PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Heather Bowie Young finished with six straight 3s on a very strange scorecard in the Bahamas LPGA Classic.</p><p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press"><small>&#169;2013 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press</small></p>]]></description>
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		<title>I-5 bridge collapse survivor: &#8216;You hold on&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[By MANUEL VALDES and MIKE BAKER]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press" id="attachment_639166" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width:135px"><a href="http://www.artesianews.com/2013/05/24/ap-news/united-states-ap-news/i-5-bridge-collapse-survivor-you-hold-on-2/"><img title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press" width="125" height="66" src="http://www.artesianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/f4052a3a652fc911320f6a70670017b7-I-5 Bridge Collapse-125x66.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="A collapsed section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River is seen in an aerial view Friday, May 24, 2013. Part of the bridge collapsed Thursday evening, sending cars and people into the water when a an oversized truck hit the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said. Three people were rescued from the water. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday declared a state of emergency in three counties around the bridge, saying that the bridge collapse has caused extensive disruption, impacting the citizens and economy in Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom Counties.  (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Mike Siegel)" /></a></div><p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press">MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Federal officials were searching the country for a possible temporary replacement for a bridge that collapsed along the crucial Interstate 5 corridor, but Washington Gov. Jay Inslee cautioned Friday that major disruptions will last for weeks, if not months.</p><p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press"><small>&#169;2013 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press</small></p>]]></description>
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		<title>2 Mich. men charged with making Molotov cocktails</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press">ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say two University of Michigan wrestlers possessed Molotov cocktails the night the school's basketball team lost in the NCAA championship game to Louisville.</p><p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press"><small>&#169;2013 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press</small></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Toronto mayor says he doesn&#8217;t smoke crack cocaine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press" id="attachment_639141" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width:135px"><a href="http://www.artesianews.com/2013/05/24/ap-news/international-ap-news/toronto-mayor-says-he-doesnt-smoke-crack-cocaine/"><img title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press" width="125" height="83" src="http://www.artesianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1dfc52b465c4cc11320f6a7067009d70-Canada-Mayor Video-125x83.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="In this Thursday, May 23, 2013 file photo, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford leaves city hall in Toronto. Ford denies that he smokes crack cocaine and says he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used the drug. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young, File)" /></a></div><p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press">TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used crack.</p><p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press"><small>&#169;2013 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press</small></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Patrick: Another Indy 500 &#8216;less and less likely&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press" id="attachment_639156" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width:135px"><a href="http://www.artesianews.com/2013/05/24/ap-news/sports-ap-news/patrick-another-indy-500-less-and-less-likely/"><img title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press" width="125" height="79" src="http://www.artesianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/777daf17472ab511320f6a7067008e52-NASCAR Charlotte Auto Racing-125x79.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Danica Patrick prepares to climb into her car during practice for Sunday&#039;s NASCAR Sprint Cup series Coca-Cola 600 auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)" /></a></div><p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press">CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Danica Patrick still follows the Indianapolis 500 closely, even pre-organizing her race day schedule this Sunday so she can watch most of the event.</p><p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press"><small>&#169;2013 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press</small></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Investors shift focus to growth stocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press">NEW YORK (AP) — Growth stocks, neglected at the start of the year, are starting to get a bit of love from investors again.</p><p title="Copyright Artesia Daily Press"><small>&#169;2013 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press</small></p>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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