Honoring the Dead at Arlington National Cemetery

Service personnel and volunteers placed American flags at nearly 300,000 graves in anticipation of Memorial Day. The annual tradition is known as 'Flags-In.'
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NY Couple Stays Jailed on Slave Charges

A Long Island, New York couple was formally charged Thursday with keeping two Indonesian women as slaves, while a judge ordered they remain in custody. Prosecutors alleged the couple could be violent and ran a so-called 'house of torture.'
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Raw Video: NY Fire Crews Battle Rooftop Blaze

Watch as a fast-moving fire in a storage shed on the roof of a commercial building sends thick black smoke throughout midtown Manhattan Thursday. It took about 100 firefighters to bring the fire under control, as office workers nearby watch.
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Airport Security: New Ways to Test Liquids

Some airports are using new technology to screen for explosive liquids. One company is touting a screener allowing passengers to bring larger bottles on flights. The Associated Press tests the accuracy of this device using an array of liquids.
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Md. Woman Fights to Keep Monkey

A Maryland woman is distraught after authorities seized her pet monkey; animal officials say the pet owner is violating a new state law.
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U.S Congress passes war spending bill

By a vote of 80-14, the Senate passed the emergency funding bill, sending it to President George W. Bush who is expected to sign it into law.
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Israel strike near Haniyeh residence

Some 50 Palestinians have died in this month's factional fighting. Israeli military leaders say they have conducted the air strikes in response to cross-border rocket attacks fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza.
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Somali Islamists Produce Martyr Video

Islamic insurgents in Somalia have created a video showing a man reciting prayers from the Quran before purportedly blowing himself up in a suicide blast.
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Toxic toothpaste recall

Chinese officials have said they plan to strengthen domestic food safety even as worries grow about its manufacturers' use of toxins and fake ingredients. China has called for an investigative team to probe the toothpaste incidents.
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Scorsese Launches Project at Cannes

Martin Scorsese wants to save the world cinema. The Academy Award-winning director said it was a "dream come true" to launch his international project at the Cannes Film Festival, where his "Taxi Driver" won the top prize in 1976.
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