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Virginia Beach shooting: 11 dead, 6 hospitalized after mass shooting at municipal center - live updates    CBS News A long-time employee opened fire inside a municipal building Friday in Virginia Beach, killing 11 and wounding six others, authorities said. The gunman died in ...

Miss America gets TV deal to broadcast live on NBC    Philly.com Miss America will broadcast live on NBC, officials announced, but from where and when is still unknown.

Matildas face final hitout before France    SBS A thumping atmosphere at Eindhoven's Philips Stadion is expected for The Matildas' friendly with the Netherlands on Sunday.

Kia Seltos: New compact SUV unmasked - UPDATE with images    CarAdvice Kia's new compact SUV, previously thought to be called the Tusker, has officially been given a name – and it's been snapped without camouflage in the USA.

'Jeopardy!' star James Holzhauer wins again Friday, could break money record on Monday    USA TODAY Reigning "Jeopardy!" champion James Holzhauer has secured his 32nd win – and is just one dominant game from surpassing Ken Jennings' non-tournament ...

'Jeopardy!' legend Ken Jennings admits this one thing about James Holzhauer's run bugs him    USA TODAY Ken Jennings is "excited" for current "Jeopardy!" champ James Holzhauer, now within $325143 of the former star's cash record. But this gets to him.

China Steps Up Trade War and Plans Blacklist of U.S. Firms    The New York Times BEIJING — The Chinese government said on Friday that it was putting together an “unreliable entities list” of foreign companies and people, an apparent first ...

Pelosi condemns Facebook over 'false information' after doctored video – as it happened    The Guardian House Speaker Nancy Pelosi challenged Facebook for not taking down the video of her that had been edited to make her appear drunk or ill. “I think they have ...

Google quietly ruined Chrome, and we almost missed it    Yahoo News Google's Chrome is the most popular way to browse the web on desktop and mobile, thanks to a combination of features that make it a reliable, albeit sometimes ...

Huawei Google ban: What does the Google block mean for Huawei phone owners?    Evening Standard Things haven't been going too well for Huawei. The fallout from the US-China trade battle has seen US President Donald Trump ban the Chinese tech ...

Cheyenne student named Wyoming winner of 'Doodle for Google'    Casper Star-Tribune Online CHEYENNE – It was earlier this month when Heather Osterman received the good news from Google.

Arkansas River bursts through levee north of Little Rock, triggering evacuations    USA TODAY TULSA, Oklahoma – The swollen Arkansas River ripped through a 40-foot section of a levee about 75 miles northwest of Little Rock, Arkansas, early Friday ...

Kenny Rogers hospitalized for dehydration, will have physical therapy to get 'strength back'    USA TODAY Entertainer Kenny Rogers has been admitted to a Georgia hospital for dehydration, according to his official Twitter account.

Trump trade advisor Navarro: Mexico exports 'illegal aliens,' and tariffs are linked to national emergency    CNBC "If you look at it from an investor's point of view and a corporate point of view, what we have in Mexico is the export, one of their high exports, of illegal aliens.

Biden defends McCain after report about obscuring namesake ship    USA TODAY Former Vice President Joe Biden defended the late Sen. John McCain Thursday following a report that White House officials wanted a warship named after ...

2020 Dem: Congress should investigate Trump before moving towards impeachment    USA TODAY Sen. Michael Bennet warned that any effort right now to remove Trump from office will likely fail in the GOP-controlled Senate.

'Jeopardy!' legend Ken Jennings admits this one thing about James Holzhauer's run bugs him    USA TODAY Ken Jennings is "excited" for current "Jeopardy!" champ James Holzhauer, now within $325143 of the former star's cash record. But this gets to him.

Trump administration's effort to add census citizenship question faces potential Supreme Court setback    USA TODAY Challengers to the Trump administration plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census hope new evidence turns the tide at the Supreme Court.

AOC: Baseball team sorry for 'offensive editing' in Memorial Day video    USA TODAY The Fresno Grizzlies apologized to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for a Memorial Day tribute video that contained "misleading and offensive editing."

Facebook refusal to curb fake Nancy Pelosi drunk video highlights need for responsibility    USA TODAY Facebook's refusal to pull a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi highlights how the internet now threatens truth instead of spreading it.

Simone Biles Breaks The Internet With Two Extraordinary New Tumbling Passes    TeamUSA.org It's shaping up to be the summer of Simone Biles. The four-time Olympic gold medalist broke the so-called “gymternet” Tuesday afternoon by dropping videos of ...

At This Point It's Hard to Find a White Supremacist Laura Ingraham Won't Defend    Splinter Laura Ingraham and other Fox News commentators have no problem promoting racism and sexism on their shows, but Ingraham did her audience one better on ...

Police searching for missing 5-year-old Utah girl. Her uncle is in custody    USA TODAY ST. GEORGE, Utah – Police in Utah continued their search Monday for a missing 5-year-old girl, alongside officials from the FBI and state law enforcement ...

Why Huawei's Google woes worry Africa    BBC News Will Africa's governments and consumers have to choose between using US and Chinese technology?

From Nabisco to Google, Bakery Square nears its completion    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Born in the Great Recession and forged by tech, the Bakery Square complex in the East End is all but finished, ready to take a bow as perhaps one of the most ...

Millard girl's 'Space City' art in the running for spot on Google home page    Omaha World-Herald Trisha Rajaram, an eighth-grader from Millard North Middle School in Omaha, is one of the 53 state and territory Google Doodle winners.

Walmart Hires Former Google, Amazon Exec for New Tech Role    U.S. News & World Report NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has hired a tech veteran whose resume includes stints at Amazon, Microsoft and Google for a newly elevated position of chief ...

UFO sighting news: New Area 51 underground base found on Google Maps    Express.co.uk A NEW Area 51 underground base used by the US government to store UFOs has been discovered on Google Maps, an alien life hunter has shockingly ...

Apple, WhatsApp, Google and more attack plan to let spies read people's private conversations    The Independent Apple, WhatsApp, Google, Microsoft and more have joined together to attack a plan to allow spies to read people's private messages. The company released an ...

How Ireland became Europe's data watchdog    BBC News Social media giant Facebook and its subsidiaries Instagram and WhatsApp have been the subject of most data investigations in the Republic of Ireland since the ...

OnPolitics: 'Over to you, Congress'    USA TODAY What Mueller said. And how Trump and Dems responded. The week in politics.

What's causing Mount Everest's deadly season? Overcrowding, inexperience and a long line to the top    USA TODAY At least 11 people have died climbing Mount Everest this year. Many blame Nepal's permit system for overcrowding, though inexperience is also a cause.

'Don't say we didn't warn you!'    USA TODAY It's Thursday, and the only thing ballsier than an Air Force pilot is what one drew in the sky “unintentionally." It's Ashley with my pal Kirk Bado. Let's get to today's ...

Southwest, JetBlue top J.D. Power airline rankings    USA TODAY The annual J.D. Power North America AIrline Satisfaction Study asks travelers to rank airlines in seven key categories, from check in to baggage.

NFL GM Rankings: Bill Belichick dethroned as the league's best decision maker    For The Win If not Bill Belichick, who is the best general manager in the NFL?

The US slipped to third place in a ranking of most competitive economies    CNBC For the first time in nine years, Singapore surpassed the United States and Hong Kong to clinch the title of the world's most competitive economy, according to ...

Trump says US will impose 5% tariff on all Mexican imports from June 10    CNBC Duties of up to 25% will be added if Mexico does not substantially stop the "illegal inflow of aliens" entering the U.S., the White House said Thursday.

Trump administration neglect shows why we need permanent White House women's adviser    USA TODAY A Cabinet-level post focused on women, from pay to health to harassment, would improve government — not expand it. Other countries already do this.

Esports makes major free agency play as 'Fortnite' star 'NickMercs' changes teams    USA TODAY Another sign that esports is becoming just like other sports: marquee free agent, Nick “Nickmercs” Kolcheff, is moving to FaZe Clan from 100 Thieves.

Biden defends McCain after report about obscuring namesake ship    USA TODAY Former Vice President Joe Biden defended the late Sen. John McCain Thursday following a report that White House officials wanted a warship named after ...

USA facing Qatar today in FIFA U-20 World Cup group stage    Soccerwire.com U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup – Group D Tychy Stadium; Tychy, Poland 2:30 p.m. ET (FS2, Universo) May 30, 2019.

NBA Finals: Expert picks to win Raptors-Warriors series, MVP    USA TODAY We make our picks for the NBA Finals, which begin tonight when the Warriors head to Scotiabank Arena for Game 1 against the Raptors.

Men's Volleyball Nations League Play Begins & More From Team USA This Weekend    TeamUSA.org As you settle into your weekend, Team USA athletes are getting ready to compete all around the world. Keep track of the biggest events and how to follow them ...

Global Blood Banking and Blood Products Market Top Player 2019 – AABB (USA), America's Blood Centers (USA)    Industry Global News USA Market Research always aims at offering their clients an in-depth analysis and the best research material of the various market. This new report on the Blood ...

HSBC Bank USA cuts jobs at Depew location    Buffalo News HSBC Bank USA has cut about two dozen jobs at its operations center in Depew. About three quarters of the cuts were in its U.S. retail banking and wealth ...

Think Tank: 19 Branding Lessons From the Top 5 Retailers    WWD Katie Lundin shares "actionable lessons" for brands from the top retailers in the U.S..

Should the Harriet Tubman $20 bill be delayed? The currency process, explained    USA TODAY Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced a delay of several years in the redesign of the $20 bill to feature abolitionist hero Harriet Tubman.

A month of Mayhem: 'Stuck' weather pattern fuels hundreds of tornadoes    USA TODAY A "stuck" weather pattern has produced a month of stormy mayhem across the central USA, one that's fueled hundreds of tornadoes and boatloads of rain.

Parx Plastics Gives Update on the Approval of its Patents in USA & China    Associated Press Press release *content* from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation.

Trump state visit to Japan: Trump in news conference says U.S. isn't looking for regime change in Iran    CBS News President Trump continues his 4-day state visit to Japan, discussing issues including North Korea, trade and Tehran with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Suspect in Texas cop shooting dead from self-inflicted wound, authorities say    USA TODAY The suspect in the Liberty County shootings was found dead, law enforcement officials said. The suspect has been identified as Pavol Vido, 65.

Huawei: US blacklist will harm billions of consumers    BBC News A US move to put Huawei on a trade blacklist "sets a dangerous precedent" that will harm billions of consumers, the firm's top legal officer said. Speaking at a ...

The tale of Laura Loomer    The Spectator USA Laura Elizabeth Loomer enters a diner in Burbank with a designer bag slung over her shoulder, wearing glammed-up eyeshadow, her Fox News-blonde hair ...

CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-MPLX to restart Ozark crude pipeline on Thursday after outage -traders    Reuters MPLX LP said on Wednesday that it would restart early on Thursday its 360000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Ozark crude pipeline from Cushing, Oklahoma to Wood ...

Cine Gear Expo 2019: Kingston to Demonstrate Full End-to-End 4K HDR Workflow    Associated Press Press release *content* from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation.

UPDATE: Wabash Valley champ spells second word correctly, "replenish," in national spelling bee    timessentinel.com How do you spell r-e-l-i-e-f? For Noah Couch, a 12-year-old student from South Putnam Middle School, it was spelling the word "geniture" correctly while on ...

Dangerous tornado touches down in Kansas City; severe weather moves east into Missouri    USA TODAY A dangerous tornado system spared the Kansas City metropolitan area on Tuesday following the National Weather *Service's* warning of a "tornado emergency" ...

Robert Mueller speaks, but this shouldn't be his last word on Donald Trump    USA TODAY Allowing the special counsel who led the Russian investigation to avoid testifying on Donald Trump would send the wrong message to witnesses: Our view.

Oklahoma, Arkansas cities brace for 'the worst flood in our history'    USA TODAY Oklahoma and Arkansas faced record flooding as a new wave of storms forecast to roll through the region threatened to bloat the Arkansas River.

A month of Mayhem: 'Stuck' weather pattern fuels hundreds of tornadoes    USA TODAY A "stuck" weather pattern has produced a month of stormy mayhem across the central USA, one that's fueled hundreds of tornadoes and boatloads of rain.

Mississippi River flood is longest-lasting in over 90 years, since 'Great Flood' of 1927    USA TODAY Flooding in at least 8 states along portions of the Mississippi River – due to relentless, record-breaking spring rainfall – is the longest-lasting since the "Great ...

Parkland student journalists recognized at Pulitzer Prize ceremony    USA TODAY Pulitzer Prizes are issued for achievements in journalism, literature and the arts. Honorees covered shootings at Parkland, Pittsburgh, Annapolis.

'Jeopardy' star James Holzhauer fell just short of breaking his own ridiculous record    For The Win James Holzhauer was back to his dominant ways on Jeopardy on Monday and fell just short of a record he set in April for most money won.

BTS preaches self acceptance and unites cultures. I'm proud to be part of their 'Army'    USA TODAY BTS has taken the world by storm over the past year, and their fame is justified and deserved.

'Jeopardy!': You won't believe how much James Holzhauer once lost on a sports bet    USA TODAY James Holzhauer is raking in the big bucks on "Jeopardy!", but the professional sports gambler admitted that he's lost a boatload of cash before, too.

Josh Rosen's deep ball is still really pretty    Dolphins Wire Don't let the fact that it is May distract you from getting pumped up about a handful of clips from Miami Dolphins organized team activities. The Dolphins continue ...

Housing market 2019: US home prices rise at slowest pace in 6½ years    USA TODAY U.S. home prices rose 2.7%, the slowest pace in more than six years in March, a sign weaker sales are keeping a lid on housing market price increases.

Remains believed to be missing 5-year-old Utah girl found, uncle charged with aggravated murder    USA TODAY ST. GEORGE, Utah – A body believed to the remains of a missing 5-year-old girl who was killed by her uncle were found Wednesday less than a block from her ...

Tim Tebow's horrible season is extremely impressive and MLB is not out for him yet    For The Win Tebow is off to a horrible start at Triple-A, but it's still remarkably impressive.

Louisiana Legislature approves 'fetal heartbeat' abortion ban    Monroe News Star Louisiana's Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has said that he will sign the "fetal heartbeat" abortion bill into law.

Opinion: RJ Hampton passing on college basketball is what NCAA wants, but won't start trend    USA TODAY RJ Hampton's decision to pass on college basketball and play professionally in Australia won't upset many and is what the NCAA wants to happen.

The Week In Team USA Results: May 21-27    TeamUSA.org Sign up to receive Team USA Sports Scene, a weekly digital newsletter that highlights standout performances of U.S. athletes and teams from the previous week ...

Here are the DJ Mag Best Of North America Awards 2019 winners    DJ Mag DJ Mag's annual Best of North American Awards poll gives our readers the opportunity to show their love to their favorite DJs, producers, labels, clubs and ...

As MLB's long summer begins, its biggest losers seek hope: 'We needed to win a ballgame'    USA TODAY BALTIMORE — It is probably too harsh, even inaccurate, to call any Major League Baseball game meaningless. No matter how ugly the records, how lopsided ...

Many college students doubt they'll be able to pay off their student loans – ever    USA TODAY At a time when college students are billions of dollars in debt, many doubt they'll ever be able to pay back what they've borrowed on time or in full.

Sooners, Crimson Tide Meet in WCWS Opener    Soonersports.com OKLAHOMA CITY — The top-seeded Oklahoma softball team (54-3) will look to claim its third NCAA title in the last four years and fifth overall this week at the ...

Huawei: US blacklist will harm billions of consumers    BBC News A US move to put Huawei on a trade blacklist "sets a dangerous precedent" that will harm billions of consumers, the firm's top legal officer said. Speaking at a ...

How damaging is the Huawei row for the US and China?    BBC News The US is ramping up a conflict with China, putting their economies and their diplomatic relationship at risk. It has moved to restrict Huawei's ability to trade with ...

Housing market 2019: US home prices rise at slowest pace in 6½ years    USA TODAY U.S. home prices rose 2.7%, the slowest pace in more than six years in March, a sign weaker sales are keeping a lid on housing market price increases.

Late-Week Pattern May Stop Tornado Siege, Lessen Heat in Southeast and Bring Milder Temperatures to the West    The Weather Channel A long-awaited pattern change will emerge late this week and usher in a break from the recent siege of severe weather and huge temperature contrasts.

UFO sightings over Florida! Should we tell the aliens there’s no intelligent life here? | Opinion    Bradenton Herald Dearest aliens (the real extraterrestrials, not the so-minted undocumented humans in the USA):. You might want to rethink landing in Florida. There's no ...

Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian: Kill threat in Darkness to Light memoir    NEWS.com.au Lamar Odom revealed he once threatened to kill his ex-wife Khloe Kardashian while he was high on drugs. In his explosive memoir Darkness to Light, the ...

Britney Spears flaunts body in zebra bikini, hits back at social-media haters    USA TODAY As updates continue to emerge about Britney Spears' various legal battles, the 37-year-old star took to Instagram to broadcast a carefree image – and to send a ...

'It is sexist trash': Hillary Clinton slams Trump after he tweets edited Pelosi video    USA TODAY Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday accused President Donald Trump of spreading "sexist trash" after he tweeted an edited video of House ...

VIDEOS: Colts Neck Remembers and Honors our Veterans; Celebrates the USA in traditional patriotic parade and ceremony    TAPinto.net COLTS NECK, NJ: Part of what makes Colts Neck so special are the community traditions shared by generations of families, deeply rooted in a sense of ...

Simone Biles Breaks The Internet With Two Extraordinary New Tumbling Passes    TeamUSA.org It's shaping up to be the summer of Simone Biles. The four-time Olympic gold medalist broke the so-called “gymternet” Tuesday afternoon by dropping videos of ...

Larry Nassar’s Digital Ghosts    The Cut At first, it looks like any other visit to the doctor. Emily Morales, about 11 years old, smiles as a physician leads her through a series of poses, her thick blonde ...

Officer accused of sexually abusing 15-year-old killed himself, Mississippi police say    USA TODAY JACKSON, Miss. – A Mississippi police officer accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl died Monday morning in an apparent suicide, the Jackson Police ...

Denis Shapovalov: 'I watched videos of Rafael Nadal on clay'    Tennis World USA Denis Shapovalov still needs to work a lot in order to deliver his best tennis on clay. This year during this part of the season the Canadian has won just two ...

Unprecedented stretch of tornadoes and floods hit the US: Live updates    CNN More than 39 million people are under an enhanced risk of severe weather from Northeast Texas through the Ohio Valley and into the Mid-Atlantic and ...

Punching Iran Over Its Foreign Policy Could Lead to a Faster Path to War    The New York Times WASHINGTON — In repeating his readiness to pursue a new nuclear deal with Iran, President Trump this week left unmentioned his administration's aim to ...

Louisiana is latest to pass six-week abortion ban    The Guardian In a 79-23 vote, Louisiana house passed bill that would prohibit the procedure before some women even know they are pregnant. Guardian staff and agencies.

It isn't your imagination, the weather has been extreme across the US -- and relief is in sight    AccuWeather.com May has been a month of weather extremes across the United States, including hundreds of tornado reports across several states, record-shattering heat in the ...

There's a new world's smallest surviving baby. She weighed 8.6 ounces at birth    USA TODAY The world's smallest baby was born at 23 weeks and 3 days gestation and weighing just 8.6 ounces in 2018. For reference, that's about a little more than how ...

The First Public Schools In The US Will Start Using Facial Recognition Next Week    BuzzFeed News Next week, a school district in western New York will become the first in the United States to pilot a facial recognition system on its students and faculty.

Missouri may lose its last abortion clinic this week. That's dark news for us all    The Guardian Anti-abortion activists know that you don't need to outlaw abortion outright if you can make getting a safe, legal one nearly impossible.

After several quiet years, tornadoes erupt in United States    The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After several quiet years, tornadoes have erupted in the United States over the last two weeks as a volatile mix of warm, moist air from ...

US intelligence partners wary of Barr's Russia review    CNN Washington (CNN) Key allies who share intelligence with the United States could soon be dragged into the middle of Attorney General Bill Barr's ...

U.S. Supreme Court to weigh ‘Bridgegate’ appeal in 2 weeks    Philly.com The U.S. Supreme Court has set a date for when it will consider whether to hear the appeal of convicted "Bridgegate" defendants Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni.

Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana Face Flood of 'Historic Magnitude'    U.S. News & World Report (Reuters) - Thousands of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana residents braced for more flooding on Wednesday, and some evacuated their homes, as forecasts ...

US Creative Work of the Week: 'Black Box' tells the untold stories of pre-slavery Africans    The Drum Zumbi dos Palmares College, which deems itself the only black college in Brazil, and J. Walter Thompson Brazil have developed the project 'Black Box' to help ...

Ethiopian Pilot Pleaded for Training Weeks Before Max Crash    U.S. News & World Report NEW YORK (AP) — Emails obtained by The Associated Press show an Ethiopian Airlines pilot pleaded with his bosses for more training on the Boeing 737 Max ...

U.S. Stocks Fall to 12-Week Low; Treasuries Gain: Markets Wrap    Yahoo Finance U.S. stocks fell to a 12-week low, while Treasuries advanced amid persistent concern the bond-market recession warning is growing louder as the trade war ...

China appears to make veiled threat about rare earth minerals crucial to US technology industry    CNBC A Chinese official warned that products made from the country's rare earth materials should not be used against China's development.

U.S. crude supply fell 5.3M barrels last week, API says    Seeking Alpha The American Petroleum Institute reportedly shows a draw of 5.26M barrels of oil for the week ending May 24, following a 2.4M-barrel build in the previous.

The Last of Us 2 release date reveal: Massive Sony PlayStation news coming this week? - Daily Star    Daily Star New rumours suggest that we're going to see more information on The Last of Us 2 surface in a PlayStation State of Play later this week. Here's what you need to ...

The Oculus Quest is selling out in the U.S. after one week    Gamasutra The Oculus Quest virtual reality headset has sold out at some U.S. retailers just a week after launch, suggesting mainstream interest in virtual real.

World's tiniest surviving baby born in California    The Guardian A San Diego hospital on Wednesday revealed the birth of a girl believed to be the world's tiniest surviving baby, who weighed just 245 grams (about 8.6 ounces) ...

Louisiana braces for latest turn of the screw on abortion rights    The Guardian The state legislature is to vote on a bill banning terminations after six weeks but so-called Trap laws have already severely restricted access.

Trump adviser John Bolton accuses Iran of seeking nuclear arms; claims it 'almost certainly' sabotaged ships    USA TODAY ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Donald Trump's national security adviser said Wednesday there was “no reason” for Iran to back out of its nuclear deal with ...

U.S. women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe 'won't fake it' by accepting White House offer    USA TODAY U.S. women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe said she won't visit the White House if the national team defends its World Cup title this summer.

There's a new world's smallest surviving baby. She weighed 8.6 ounces at birth    USA TODAY The world's smallest baby was born at 23 weeks and 3 days gestation and weighing just 8.6 ounces in 2018. For reference, that's about a little more than how ...

Two 'screaming and snarling' raccoon dogs are running loose in a small village in England    USA TODAY Nottinghamshire police warned residents that the animals are "potentially dangerous if approached."

Donald Trump slammed Obama for using Air Force One for election campaigning. Now he does the same    USA TODAY Trump's love for rallies is all but certain to raise perennial questions about how the White House accounts for the cost of flying Air Force One.

BTS preaches self acceptance and unites cultures. I'm proud to be part of their 'Army'    USA TODAY BTS has taken the world by storm over the past year, and their fame is justified and deserved.

Mitch McConnell cedes Senate powers for political standing: Today's talker    USA TODAY 'The politics of judicial confirmations have become corrosive to both our legislative and judicial institutions,' says Anthony Marcum of RSI.

'Nothing more unfair': Ariana Grande cancels tour dates over allergic reaction to tomatoes    USA TODAY Ariana Grande postponed several shows of her world tour after the pop star suffered an allergic reaction to tomatoes.

What's causing Mount Everest's deadly season? Overcrowding, inexperience and a long line to the top    USA TODAY At least 11 people have died climbing Mount Everest this year. Many blame Nepal's permit system for overcrowding, though inexperience is also a cause.

Department of Energy refers to 'freedom gas' and 'molecules of U.S. freedom' in press release    USA TODAY The Department of Energy posted a press release about liquid natural gas exports referring to 'freedom gas" and "molecules of "U.S. freedom."