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Michael Loren Smith (May 18, 2013) 

Missing man found

Deputies with the Kent County Sheriff's Department say a man who walked away from an area medical facility has been found.

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    The B.O.B. has security officials on every floor blocking the staircase where three people, since 2009, have fallen to their deaths (May 17, 2013). 

    BOB security blocks stairwell access

    After several people have fallen down a stairwell at The B.O.B., two resulting in death in the past month, security officials are taking steps to prevent that from happening Friday night.

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      Who let the dogs out? Intoxicated woman

      Laurel County Sheriff John Root says in a statement that a 47-year-old London woman told deputies she used a blanket to break the glass on her neighbor's front door so she could let two small dogs out of the residence.

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        2. A bear that attacked Gerre Ninnemann at his Wisconsin cabin, May 15, 2013.Woman takes on bear, saves husband A bear that attacked Gerre Ninnemann at his Wisconsin cabin, May 15, 2013.
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        Tickets for the $600 Million jackpot in Powerball being bought at Party World (May 18, 2013). 

        Here are Saturday's Powerball numbers

        Here are the Powerball numbers drawn on May 18, 2013.

          1. Powerball tickets (AP Photo)Powerball jackpot soars to $600 million
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          This yacht,priced at $256 million, is often used by Alisher Usmanov to pay visits to his private islands. (photo courtesy list25.com) 

          Photos: What to buy with $600 million

          Some of the items worth buying after winning the Powerball jackpot on May 18, 2013.

            1. Powerball tickets (AP Photo)Powerball jackpot soars to $600 million
            2. A bear that attacked Gerre Ninnemann at his Wisconsin cabin, May 15, 2013.Woman takes on bear, saves husband A bear that attacked Gerre Ninnemann at his Wisconsin cabin, May 15, 2013.
            3. A portion of pages of emails that the White House released Wednesday, May 15, 2013, that document how the Obama administration crafted its public talkObama asks for more embassy security
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