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Cheering section for wounded warrior athlete

Cheering section for wounded warrior athlete

By Dianna Hill
updated 11:11 AM EDT, Fri May 24, 2013
Marine Sgt. Anthony McDaniel helped his team win the silver medal in wheelchair basketball at the 2013 Warrior Games.  He also picked up two gold medals and a silver medal in track events.  A non-profit organization called Homes for our Troops is currently accepting donations to build a home for McDaniel.  To learn more, click here.

Tell us about a military man or woman in your life on our special Salute to Troops iReport assignment page: iReport.com/Salute.  You could see your hero on Morning Express with Robin Meade!

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Tito's Handmade Vodka is a small business success

Cheers to a man named Beveridge & his vodka empire

By Jeremy Bradley
updated 10:41 AM EDT, Fri May 24, 2013
Tito Beveridge -- a man with a fortuitous surname -- had a roller coaster career before deciding to make vodka for a living. 

His degrees in geology and geophysics -- and dreams of becoming the next J.R. Ewing -- took him from his native Texas to Columbia, Venezuela and eventually back home to the Lone Star state's capital of Austin. All of his entrepreneurial ventures had fallen flat until the day he decided to buy a plot of land, build a shack and start Tito's Handmade Vodka in 1997.

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Morgan Freeman appears to fall asleep during interview for new movie

Sleep Impact: Morgan Freeman nods off on live TV

By Morning Express with Robin Meade staff
updated 6:58 AM EDT, Fri May 24, 2013
Morgan Freeman fell asleep during a live TV interview!

He and actor Michael Caine were chatting with a news crew in Seattle to promote their new movie "Now You See Me" when Freeman was caught, "resting his eyes."

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Police: Amanda Bynes arrested after bong toss

By Yacov Freedman
updated 6:04 AM EDT, Fri May 24, 2013
Amanda Bynes was arrested after she allegedly threw a bong out of a 36-story apartment window in New York City.

Bynes' building manager called police, claiming that Bynes was smoking an illegal substance in the lobby.

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I-5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington Collapses

I-5 bridge collapses, cars plunge into river

By Peter Kaplan
updated 5:07 AM EDT, Fri May 24, 2013
A bridge north of Seattle that supports thousands of people traveling on Interstate 5 over the Skagit River collapsed Thursday.

No one was killed, but three people were pulled from the water. One of them saw a semi with an oversized load hit the bridge just before the collapse. 

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A member of Scouts for Equality holds an unofficial knot patch incorportating the colors of the rainbow, a symbol for gay rights, during a rally to call for equality and inclusion for gays in the Boy Scouts of America as part of the 'Scouts for Equality Day of Action' May 22, 2013 in Washington, DC.

Boy Scouts: Gay is OK for youths

By Mike Fink
updated 4:46 AM EDT, Fri May 24, 2013
The Boy Scouts are lifting their long-standing ban on openly gay members.

But they will continue to bar openly gay adult leaders from participating in the organization.

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Morning Read: Friday, May 24

By Grayson Thagard
updated 4:10 AM EDT, Fri May 24, 2013
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Football legend salutes the troops

Football legend salutes the troops

By Dianna Hill
updated 9:14 AM EDT, Thu May 23, 2013
Herschel Walker has won the Heisman Trophy, played in the NFL, and been an MMA fighter.  But he still takes the time to support U.S. troops, who he calls "the baddest men and women in the world."  He attended the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs to present medals and give some pep talks to the athletes. 

Tell us about a military man or woman in your life on our special Salute to Troops iReport assignment page: iReport.com/Salute.  You could see your hero on Morning Express with Robin Meade!

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Proud parents salute their daughter

Proud parents salute their daughter

By Dianna Hill
updated 9:16 AM EDT, Wed May 22, 2013
Morning Express caught up with Phil and Julie York at the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs.  They wanted to salute their daughter, Army Sgt. Kendell York, who was competing in track and shooting events.  They also gave a shout out to their son-in-law Marine First. Lt. Joel Wellendorf, who recently came home from a tour in Afghanistan.   

Tell us about a military man or woman in your life on our special Salute to Troops iReport assignment page: iReport.com/Salute.  You could see your hero on Morning Express with Robin Meade!

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Arias media blitz: See what she said on camera

Arias media blitz: See what she said on camera

By Dianna Hill
updated 7:31 AM EDT, Wed May 22, 2013
As jurors began deliberating whether Jodi Arias would live or die, she was sitting down with media outlets to speak her mind.   

The interviews took place hours after Arias gave a statement to the jury, asking them to spare her life -- even though, in a post-conviction interview on May 8, she had said she would prefer death to spending her life in prison.

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