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In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, rescue workers form a human chain as they begin to remove a woman who reaches out from a smashed pickup truck that fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridgeThursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Francisco Rodriguez)Miraculously, authorities said it appeared nobody was killed in the bridge failure.


Fri May 24 03:44:43 UTC 2013

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2009, file photo President Barack Obama speaks at the AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic at Coney Island in Cincinnati. Some labor unions that initially backed Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the plan that could hurt their members. (AP Photo/David Kohl, File)When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters.


Fri May 24 01:51:01 UTC 2013

A woman blows a kiss as she lays a floral tribute in memory of the victim outside the Royal Artillery Barracks near the scene of a terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London, Thursday, May 23, 2013. A member of armed forces was attacked and killed by two men on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)LONDON (AP) — Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the brutal slaying of a young soldier.


Fri May 24 03:56:46 UTC 2013