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struction, Youngblood visited Darrington to see her cousin and follow up on the process of federal aid.
• "It's really hard to see all of this. It's really hard to know that I can't go home. Several times this week I've said 'I need to go home now.' Then I realize, there's no home to go to," she said Thursday.
• In the early 1900s, Youngblood's family helped establish the community of Darrington. They were Cherokee who had been forced to move to Oklahoma and Arkansas, but decided to move to Washington. Youngblood's great grandmother is buried a few blocks from the Darrington town center, she said.
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Australians say latest objects need to be inspected before linking to missing plane

• PERTH, Australia (AP) -- Objects spotted floating in a new search area for debris from the missing Malaysian jetliner need to be recovered and inspected before they can be linked to the plane, Australian officials said Saturday.
• Eight planes were ready to comb the newly targeted area off the west coast of Australia after several objects were spotted Friday, including two rectangular items that were blue and gray, and ships on the scene will attempt to recover them, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said.
• "The objects cannot be verified or discounted as being from MH370 until they are relocated and recovered by ships," the authority said in a statement. "It is not known how much flotsam, such as from fishing activities, is ordinarily there. At least one distinctive fishing object has been identified."
• Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said a cold front would bring rain, low clouds and reduced visibility over the southern part of the search area, with moderate winds and swells of up to 2 meters (6 feet). Conditions will improve Sunday, although rain, drizzle and low clouds are still likely.
• Newly analyzed satellite data shifted the search zone on Friday, raising hopes searchers may be closer to getting physical evidence that Flight 370 crashed in the Indian Ocean on March 8 with 239 people aboard.
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At stroke of midnight, Britain holds its first same-sex weddings

• LONDON (AP) -- Gay couples in Britain waited decades for the right to get married. When the opportunity came, it took just a few minutes to make history.

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