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IRS apologizes for targeting Tea Party, 'patriot' groups

The Internal Revenue Service inappropriately flagged conservative political groups for additional reviews during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status, a top IRS official said Friday.  2013-05-10T15:29:51Z http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/10/irs-apologizes-for-targeting-conservative-groups/

Benghazi memos reportedly revised 12 times, official 'concerned' they would hurt State

New details about the Obama administration's initial story-line on the Benghazi attack are raising additional questions about top-level efforts to downplay terrorism, with one report showing a State Department official pushed to delete a section that could have been used to "beat up" her department.  2013-05-10T14:54:18Z http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/10/benghazi-talking-points-reportedly-revised-12-times-official-concerned-would/

Why Maxim named Miley Cyrus the Hottest Woman of 2013

The men's magazine's executive editor Patrick Carone joined us in the FOX411 studio to reveal just how former tween queen Miley Cyrus took the top spot on Maxim's 2013 Hot 100 list. 2013-05-10T14:10:35Z http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/05/10/why-maxim-named-miley-cyrus-hottest-woman-2013/

Inside the mind of Ariel Castro

Cleveland's Ariel Castro, the man who allegedly created a "house of horrors" after kidnapping three women, was not born a predator. He became one.   2013-05-10T14:04:46Z http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/05/10/inside-mind-ariel-castro/

Raquel Pomplun named the 2013 Playboy Playmate of the Year

Hugh Hefner announced the news, making the 25-year-old the first Mexican American to be awarded the title. 2013-05-10T12:35:44Z http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/05/10/raquel-pomplun-named-2013-playboy-playmate-year/

Crewmember confessions: stupid cruise questions revealed

Lots of experienced cruisers have heard the same "silly cruise questions" so many times that we have them memorized.  Questions like "Does the crew sleep onboard?" and "What is our elevation?" 2013-05-10T12:28:02Z http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2013/05/10/crewmember-confessions-real-stupid-cruise-questions/

OJ Simpson to get Vegas court hearing on bid for new trial

O.J. Simpson will return next week to the Las Vegas courthouse where he was convicted of leading an armed sports memorabilia heist to ask a judge for a new trial on the grounds that his lawyer botched his case. 2013-05-10T12:04:11Z http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/10/oj-to-get-vegas-court-hearing-on-bid-for-new-trial/

The truth about marijuana

Is it a prescription panacea—or just an excuse to use? Cassie Shortsleeve 2013-05-10T11:30:19Z http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/05/10/truth-about-marijuana/

Big Brother: LA police sued over massive data collection gleaned from cameras

Show us the data. That's the message behind a joint lawsuit filed by a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization and the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California seeking to force the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department  to produce records regarding the usage of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs), which can record as many as 1,800 plates per minute – or a staggering 14,000 during a single patrol car shift. 2013-05-10T11:00:03Z http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/10/la-police-sued-over-massive-data-collection-gleaned-from-cameras/

Manhunt expands in N. Calif. 'lost coast' area for suspect in killings of wife, 2 daughters

A northern California region marked by towering redwood trees and mountains rising out of the Pacific is the focus of an intensive search for a suspect in the shooting deaths of his wife and two young daughters. 2013-05-10T07:51:05Z http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/10/manhunt-expands-in-n-calif-lost-coast-area-for-suspect-in-killings-wife-2/

Families of Navy SEALs killed in 2011 attack say government is to blame

The families of Navy SEAL Team 6 members killed in a disastrous August 2011 helicopter crash in Afghanistan blamed the government for the tragedy, during an emotional press conference in Washington Thursday.  2013-05-10T07:15:45Z http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/10/families-fallen-navy-seals-in-2011-attack-say-government-is-to-blame/

Families of Navy SEALs killed in 2011 attack say government is to blame

The families of Navy SEAL Team 6 members killed in a disastrous August 2011 helicopter crash in Afghanistan blamed the government for the tragedy, during an emotional press conference in Washington Thursday.  2013-05-10T07:15:45Z http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/09/families-fallen-navy-seals-in-2011-attack-say-government-is-to-blame/

Security concerns after 500 pounds of still-missing explosives stolen from federal bunker

Around the same time the nation was transfixed on the hunt for the Boston Marathon bombers last month, thieves on the other side of the country pulled off a little-noticed heist -- swiping 559 pounds of explosives from a federal storage facility in Montana.  2013-05-10T05:15:53Z http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/10/500-pounds-still-missing-explosives-highlights-federal-security-flaws/

Searchers find no trace of 2 passengers who fell off Carnival cruise ship

No trace of an Australian couple believed to have fallen off a cruise ship has been found despite an intense, day-long search, officials said Friday. 2013-05-10T05:05:33Z http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/05/10/no-sign-2-carnival-cruise-ship-passengers-who-fell-overboard/

Authorities near Los Angeles searching for 4 pit bulls suspected of killing jogger

Authorities in rural Los Angeles County were warning people to be on the lookout for four pit bulls suspected of killing a 63-year-old jogger Thursday, and they have seized several dogs in a search for those who may have taken part in the attack. 2013-05-10T04:56:55Z http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/10/authorities-near-los-angeles-searching-for-4-pit-bulls-suspected-killing-jogger/

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