FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Maryland men’s lacrosse team is one win from its first national title since 1975. Maryland advanced to the title game with a 16-10 victory over No. 3 Duke before 31,774 at Gillette Stadium. The unseeded Terrapins (12-5) will face No. 1 Loyola (Md.) in the national title game on Monday at 1 p.m. Read full article > >

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2012 NCAA lacrosse tournament: Unseeded Maryland beats Duke to reach title game

Hurricane Bud formed off the southwestern coast of Mexico late Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reported.

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Hurricane Bud forms near Mexico

The assault rate on tribal lands is higher than the national average, and reservation residents who report being attacked often confront gaps in medical and legal help.

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Native Americans Struggle With High Rate of Rape

The Donna Summer classic I Feel Love is one of 25 songs and other sounds to be inducted into the US National Recording Registry.

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Donna Summer track joins registry

School districts will be able to compete for federal grants this year in the national “Race to the Top” competition, the Department of Education announced Tuesday.

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U.S. School Districts Can Enter ‘Race to Top’ Competition

Great white egrets are nesting in the UK for the first time at the Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve in Somerset.

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Secret egrets nest for first time

A royalist County Durham teashop owner throws three women out after they refuse to stand for the national anthem.

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Trio thrown out of royal tearoom

A royalist County Durham teashop owner throws three women out after they refuse to stand for the national anthem.

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Trio thrown out of royal tearoom

Three customers in a Country Durham tearoom have been thrown out for refusing to stand during the national anthem.

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AUDIO: Refusing to stand for Royal tea

Three customers in a Country Durham tearoom have been thrown out for refusing to stand during the national anthem.

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AUDIO: Refusing to stand for Royal tea

Three customers in a Country Durham tearoom have been thrown out for refusing to stand during the national anthem.

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AUDIO: Refusing to stand for Royal tea

A service takes place later to dedicate a new memorial at Britain’s National Memorial Arboretum to the 255 Britons who died in the Falklands War.

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Falklands memorial to be unveiled

An overextended family can solve its problems by cutting spending, increasing savings and paying down debts. But such belt-tightening doesn’t work as a metaphor for the national economy.

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Tens of thousands of Hibs and Hearts fans head to the national stadium for the first Scottish Cup Final between the Edinburgh sides in 116 years.

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Fans head for all-Edinburgh final

UK unemployment fell by 45,000 to 2.63 million in the three months to March, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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UK unemployment falls by 45,000