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Cicadas are light coloured when they come out of the ground and gradually get darker (Andrew Barrett/Twitter)

Cicada Swarmageddon: US East Coast Braces as Billions of Insects Emerge From Ground [PHOTOS]

By IBTimes UK

The cicada invasion has begun as billions of insects swarm Virginia. (May 20)

MORE TOPICS: TWITTER, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, CRICKET

Unemployment rates drop in most states, Illinois climbs

By Reuters

Unemployment rates dropped in 43 out of the 50 U.S. states and in the District of Columbia in April from a year before, according to Labor Department data released on Friday. (May 17)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, UNEMPLOYMENT, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEW YORK, MICHIGAN

Parents Have no 'Right' to Homeschool their Kids, Says Justice Department

By Natural News

Individual liberty is being burned at the stake, as governments set fire to people natural rights. This time it has everything to do with homeschooling. (May 13)

MORE TOPICS: GERMANY, COURT, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ATTORNEY GENERAL

How to Beat US Cicada Invasion? Eat Them [VIDEO]

By IBTimes UK

Billions of locust-like insects set to swarm over eastern US as cooks draw up recipes for cicada tacos and others. (May 13)

Amid budget cutbacks, U.S. shipping sector seeks more federal funds

By Reuters

As Congress imposes deep spending cuts on everything from national defense to child care, shipping industry executives are urging lawmakers to spend hundreds of millions of dollars more on a river network that accounts for a declining share of the nation's domestic freight. (May 05)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, GEORGE W. BUSH, PENNSYLVANIA, INVESTMENT, CONGRESS

Audi needs clarity on laws before decision on Brazil plant: CEO

By Reuters

Volkswagen AG's <VOWG_p.DE> Audi premium brand will not build a vehicle assembly plant in Brazil until the laws governing what exactly is required to ensure a car is considered locally built are clarified, the unit's chief executive said on Saturday. (May 04)

Adam Holland Down Syndrome: Parents Filed $18 Million Lawsuit over Son’s Used Photo in Memes

By IBTimes AU

Adam Holland’s parents were distressed and offended when they saw a photograph of their son with the Down syndrome disorder used as memes on the internet. Bernard and Pamela Holland of Nashville, Tennessee are after the people responsible for the on... (Apr 29)

Watson Leads British NFL Invasion as Okoye and Wort Secure Deals

By IBTimes UK

Menelik Watson is drafted by Oakland Raiders, while Lawrence Okoye joins San Francisco 49ers and Tom Wort the Tennessee Titans. (Apr 29)

‘Iron Man 3’ Critic’s Review: Tony Stark Nails It!

By IBTimes IN

"Iron Man 3", the third installment of the superhero series, returns with Robert Downey Jr. continuing the 'playboy, genius, philathrophist' tag in a darker yet humourous treatment. (Apr 26)

Reese Witherspoon Arrested For Disorderly Conduct After Husband’s DUI Arrest

By IBTimes AU

Reese Witherspoon apparently thought her celebrity status would get her husband out of trouble. The "Legally Blonde" star was so pissed that husband Jim Toth was being arrested for DUI that she told the arresting officer, "You're about to find out who I am. (Apr 21)