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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Golden Gate Bridge was heralded as an engineering marvel when it opened in 1937.

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - The rebuilding of the Joplin hospital destroyed by a tornado last year is getting a big boost from the United Arab Emirates - a $5 million gift for a pediatric section and a neonatal intensive care unit.

ALBION, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's hearings on the new proposed route for TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline from Canada are drawing big crowds.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to close dozens of mail processing centers, saying it can no longer wait for Congress to decide how to cut postal costs.

TIMPSON, Texas (AP) - A moderate earthquake rattled an area in east Texas near the Louisiana border.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Medical marijuana advocates have a message for Democratic leaders and federal prosecutors with an eye on political office: Don't mess with pot.

MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Aletta has formed in the Pacific, becoming the first named storm of the year in the eastern north Pacific.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland is famously weird and fiercely proud of it, so things can get a little bizarre when it comes time to pick a mayor.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Doctors say a young woman fighting a flesh-decaying bacteria she contracted after a zip line accident remains in critical condition.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Educators exasperated by the need for greater parent involvement have persuaded Tennessee lawmakers to sign off on a novel bit of arm-twisting: Asking parents to grade themselves on report cards.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Americans are reacting with joy, scorn and indifference after President Barack Obama became the first sitting president to endorse equal marriage rights for same-sex couples.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A fast-moving Minnesota Vikings stadium bill is just a successful state Senate vote away from reaching the desk of a supportive Gov. Mark Dayton.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The federal government is spending $4 million to help hook up farmers and low-income customers.

MIAMI (AP) - The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary. Their family's teenagers also like the hand-held computer tablets, too, but the clan's elders show no interest.