Illinois State Police: 5 killed in I-70 van crash

State Police: 5 killed, 6 hospitalized after van crashes along southern Illinois highway

• NYC: No racial motivation in stop-frisk tactic
• Large funnel cloud touches down near Oklahoma City
• Alaska unveils plan to assess gas, oil in ANWR

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Wave of attacks kills at least 95 in Iraq

Wave of attacks hits Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq, killing at least 95

• Church of Scotland votes to allow gay ministers
• Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction
• North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters

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Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports

Senators working on immigration bill would require fingerprinting at 30 busiest airports

• Obama to visit South Africa, Senegal, Tanzania
• NYPD messages to Muslim informant: 'Get pictures'
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Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines

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• Alaska volcano shoots ash 15,000 feet into the air
• Alaska volcano continues to erupt, with lava, ash
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