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New laws limit adult charter schools

New limits on the amount of state money that charter schools targeting dropouts can receive could slow the growth of a program supporters say is wildly successful.



Philadelphia firefighters carry a survivor from the rubble of a collapsed building at 22nd and Market streets in Philadelphia, Pa., on Wednesday. MCT PHOTO
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Building collapse kils 1, hurts 13

A building that was being torn down in Philadelphia collapsed with a thunderous boom Wednesday, raining bricks on a neighboring thrift store.



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Florida woman claims Powerball jackpot

An Florida widow who bought her ticket after another customer let her get ahead in line came forward to claim the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history: $590 million.



Defense attorney Mark O’Mara, with co-counsel Don West, addresses the court during a pre-trial hearing on May 28 in Sanford, Fla. Defendant George Zimmerman was not in court. MCT PHOTO
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Zimmerman will have anonymous jury

The identities of potential jurors in the trial of the former neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing an unarmed teenager will be kept confidential.


A gaffiti artist admires his work on a main pedestrian street in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday. Police and protestors clashed during the day in the city. MCT PHOTO
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Thousands protest in Turkey

Protesters have unleashed resentment against the prime minister, who many Turks see as an uncompromising figure with undue influence in every part of life.






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