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Traffic returns to Wash. bridge that collapsed

Drivers cross the Interstate 5 temporary bridge over the Skagit River that re-opened Wednesday, June 19, 2013 in Burlington, Wash. The I-5 temporary bridge is open to all traffic except oversized and overweight loads, which are required to exit south bound I-5 at the George Hopper Road interchange at exit 229. A section of the Skagit River bridge collapsed May 23 when it was struck by a truck with an oversize load. (AP Photo/The Skagit Valley Herald, Scott Terrell) THE SEATTLE TIMES OUT

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Cars and trucks are rolling again across the Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge, restoring the traffic flow on the main route between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Japan formally OKs new nuke safety requirements

In this Saturday, July. 23, 2011 file photo, the No. 3 reactor, right, of the Ikata nuclear power plant, operated by Shikoku Electric Power Co., is seen in Ikata, western Japan. Japan's nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster. The new requirements approved Wednesday, July 19, 2013, by the Nuclear Regulation Authority will take effect on July 8, when operators will be able to apply for inspections. If plants pass inspection, they can reopen. Shikoku Electric Power Co. is expected to apply for the reopening of Ikata's No. 3 reactor. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants on Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster in a move critics charged was too hasty.

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Senators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jet

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators sought cost-cutting opportunities Wednesday in the Pentagon’s $400 billion program for the next-generation F-35, a fighter jet with a troubled testing record that military leaders said America couldn’t afford not to build.

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Stocks edge lower as investors wait on Fed

Trader James Denaro works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Global stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday June 19, 2013 as investors waited for an update on the U.S. economy from the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is waiting on the Fed.

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FBI hunt for ex-Teamster boss Hoffa’s remains ends

Law enforcement officials walk back to the search area after Robert Foley, special agent in charge of the FBI's Detroit division, addressed the media in Oakland Township, Mich., Wednesday, June 19, 2013 and announced the FBI was ending the search operations for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)a

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The excavation of a rural field in suburban Detroit has failed to turn up the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, the FBI announced Wednesday, adding another unsuccessful chapter to a nearly 40-year-old mystery.

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