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Police: Teen fakes own kidnapping over bad grades www.usatoday.com 19 TWEETS
A 19-year-old college student was flunking English again, so he did what any struggling student fearful of mom and dad's wrath would do: faked his own kidnapping, police say. Aftab Aslam's parents got a text"/>
www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/21/newser-faked-kidnapping/2346143/?sf13064546=1
How to help Oklahoma tornado victims www.usatoday.com 51 TWEETS
How to help Oklahoma tornado victims If you're looking for ways to help residents of Oklahoma, ravaged by a monstrous tornado Monday, the following relief organizations are working in the area.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/20/help-tornado-victims/2344493/?sf13046116=1
And the 'Dancing With the Stars' winner is ... www.usatoday.com 16 TWEETS
Did your favorite celeb snag the mirrorball trophy?"/>
A guide to summer music festivals www.usatoday.com 1 TWEETS
A broad range of music festivals will be available all summer. This guide will you figure who is going to be where during the busy concert season."/>
www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/05/22/summer-music-festivals-guide/2349747/
Cities erupt in youthquake: Millennials swell populations www.usatoday.com 3 TWEETS
The nation's big cities are riding out the first years of the post-downturn era with plenty of company — boosting their population via a youth movement.s."/>
www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/05/23/census-cities-populations-gains-losses/2353215/
Urlacher latest NFL player to face retirement's cold call www.usatoday.com 1 TWEETS
For Brian Urlacher and others, psychologist says leaving league akin to a grieving process"/>
www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/bell/2013/05/22/brian-urlacher-nfl-retirements/2352795/
Oklahoma tornado rips away safety of school www.usatoday.com 2 TWEETS
Parent details anguish as she searches for child in demolished school after massive tornado."/>
www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/05/22/oklahoma-tornado-rips-away-safety-of-school/2353097/
LeBron James outshines Paul George as Heat beat Pacers www.usatoday.com 1 TWEETS
Paul George made all the clutch shots, but LeBron James made the last one for the Heat."/>
Hiroki Kuroda latest Yankees pitcher to leave with injury www.usatoday.com 1 TWEETS
Kuroda grimaced after a third-inning pitch and appeared to injury upper torso."/>
McDonald's is pushing to get more Millennial savvy www.usatoday.com 1 TWEETS
When McDonald's CEO Don Thompson talks about plans at Thursday's annual meeting, there's one consumer group -- above all -- that he's expected to be most closely watching: Millennials."/>
Women use mobile devices to manage romance www.usatoday.com 1 TWEETS
Survey shows technology reshaping notions of privacy"/>
www.usatoday.com/story/cybertruth/2013/05/22/survey-mobile-device-privacy-romance/2350577/
Surgery won't keep A.J. Foyt out of Indianapolis www.usatoday.com 1 TWEETS
FBI: Arrest made in Wash. ricin letter scare www.usatoday.com 1 TWEETS
Matthew Ryan Buquet is accused of mailing a threatening communication to U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle."/>
www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/22/fbi-arrest-washington-ricin/2352969/
Sharon Osbourne writes children's book www.usatoday.com 1 TWEETS
What's new with Sharon Osbourne, co-host of the CBS daytime show The Talk? The wife of rocker Ozzy Osbourne (more on Ozzy in a moment) has written her first children's book, Mama Hook Knows Best: A Pirate"/>
www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/05/22/sharon-osbourne-book/2350663/
Old MacDonald had a crowdfunded farm www.usatoday.com 1 TWEETS
What can't you crowdfund? Rebecca Bloomfield wanted to start an organic farm on a little spot of land she'd gotten her hands on, but to do it, she needed a little cash. So she got busy and made a video."/>
www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2013/05/22/crowdfunding-a-farm/2141255/
Common Ground: Obama scandal brush fires spread www.usatoday.com 1 TWEETS
Cal and Bob talk about the Associated Press, Benghazi and the IRS."/>
www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/05/22/common-ground-obama-scandal-brush-fires-spread/2351923/
A proposal by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., to reduce interest rates on student loans has one big economic backer: Nobel Prize laureate Joseph Stiglitz. www.usatoday.com 69 TWEETS
A proposal by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., proposal to reduce interest rates on student loans has one big economic backer: Nobel Prize laureate Joseph Stiglitz."/>
Fewer plan to travel Memorial Day weekend www.usatoday.com 3 TWEETS
AAA expects fewer people to take to the air, predicting that 2.3 million Americans will fly, an 8% dip compared to last year."/>
www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2013/05/22/memorial-day-weekend-travel-falls/2353075/
Tony Parker to have MRI before Spurs-Grizzlies Game 3 www.usatoday.com 1 TWEETS
The San Antonio Spurs point guard has dealt with an injury to his calf for a week."/>
