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UK's Hague says Syria allies 'prop up' Assad

SOURCE: Al Jazeera English

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21 Hague was speaking ahead of an international conference to discuss peace efforts [Reuters] British Foreign Secretary William Hague has...
Alonso suggests Red Bull sound like sore losers

SOURCE: Reuters

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Topics Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain (R) celebrates with his team after the Spanish F1 Grand Prix...
Challenging Christie, Barbara Buono Begins TV Ad Campaign

SOURCE: The New York Times

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Facing Uphill Battle, Challenger to Christie Begins TV Ad Campaign Published: May 22, 2013 Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey...
Brian Urlacher retires from NFL

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune

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Brian Urlacher, former Chicago Bears All Pro linebacker, announced his retirement from the NFL via Twitter on Wednesday, three days...
Petrov accepts Villa coaching role

SOURCE: BBC

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Stiliyan Petrov 'excited' after accepting Aston Villa coach role Former Aston Villa club captain Stiliyan Petrov has accepted a new...
German chancellor Angela Merkel named most powerful woman in the world ...

SOURCE: The independent

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German chancellor Angela Merkel has been named as the most powerful woman in the world by business magazine Forbes for...
Ai Weiwei song rages against state

SOURCE: BBC

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Ai Weiwei's single has been blocked in China Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has released an expletive-ridden heavy metal...
Amazon announces authorized fan fiction business

SOURCE: Toronto Star

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Just don't get too excited if you're spending your nights writing about the further adventures of Harry Potter or Buffy...
Blake Shelton planning a benefit for tornado victims

SOURCE: CNN

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After Tuesday night's taping of "The Voice," the country music superstar told CNN, "We are actually putting together a fund-raiser...
IMF's Lagarde to be quizzed in French arbitration case

SOURCE: Reuters

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News Analysis & Opinion Related Topics The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, arrives at the...
Bundesliga raises Qatar 2022 concern

SOURCE: BBC

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Bundesliga warns of Qatar 2022 World Cup European league revolt Germany's Bundesliga has warned that any attempt to move the...
What Abercrombie & Fitch Ads Would Look Like With Plus-Size Models (...

SOURCE: BusinessInsider

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The fashion retailer's definition of "cool and good-looking" does not include plus-sized women since the brand refuses to manufacture women's...
Star Spotting: Demi Lovato Declares 'Bestie Status' With Her New 'X ...

SOURCE: MTV

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First official "X Factor" girl judges selfie! It's official, y'all!...Demi and her co-lady judges snapped the "X Factor" selfie in...
Exclusive: Carrefour to divest 25 pct stake in Middle East venture - ...

SOURCE: Reuters

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Analysis & Opinion General view of Carrefour's Bercy hypermarket in Charenton, a Paris suburb, February 8, 2013. PA ), Europe's...
MP regrets abusive Twitter message

SOURCE: BBC

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Greg Mulholland MP regrets Twitter gay marriage vote abuse Greg Mulholland said he was wrong to use the four-letter swear...

Oklahoma tornado death toll likely to stand at 24

Posted by: Robert Weller

Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 12:26:43 -0700 | disasters-news

The fire chief of the Oklahoma City suburb smashed by a tornado Monday says the death toll likely will stay at 24. Gary Bird told Fox News he is "98 percent sure " there are no more dead in the...

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Suspected terrorist attack on streets of London — man hacked to death

Posted by: Robert Myles

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-22 12:43:20 -0700 | disasters-news

One man is reported to have died and two men have been injured after a possible terrorist attack on John Wilson Street in Woolwich, southeast London. Some reports have referred to the victim having been “beheaded.” The British Prime Minister...

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Tsarnaev brothers highlight shifting movements within Chechnya, expert says

Posted by: Mirjana Pantic

Moscow :: Russia | updated 2013-05-22 12:06:52 -0700 | disasters-news

Searching for a motive behind the attack on the Boston Marathon in April that killed three people and injured more than 260 others, the media has speculated that the answer may lie in the alleged perpetrators’ Chechen origins. The Russian...

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FBI agent fatally shoots man who knew Boston bombing suspect, friend says

Posted by: Phyllis L. Smith Asinyanbi

Orlando :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 12:29:59 -0700 | disasters-news

Ibragim Todashev, 26, a Chechan man who knew Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the dead Boston bombing suspect, was fatally shot Tuesday in Orlando, Fla., by an unidentified FBI agent. The agent had questioned Ibragim's friend, Khusen Taramov, earlier in the day allowing...

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When the media disaster coverage turns into ‘disaster porn'

Posted by: VeronicaS

Moore :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 11:54:50 -0700 | disasters-news

It’s no news that comedian/host Bill Maher likes to push the envelope and that what comes out of his mouth make some cringe and run for the smelling salts, so this is no exception. The host of the HBO show...

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Obama needs to fire staff

Posted by: PJesep

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 09:32:16 -0700 | political-news

President Barack Obama is languishing politically. He must shake up his team. Calling the three controversies now embattling the administration Nixonian are inaccurate, or at least an exaggeration. In addition, comments that his second term is derailed are premature. The...

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Afghan interpreters will be allowed to settle in Britain after another coalition U-turn

Posted by: Eileen Kersey

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-22 12:28:07 -0700 | political-news

The British government has had a rethink and taken another U-turn, this time with regards to British citizenship for hundreds of Afghan interpreters who have worked with foreign military during the war. The men had claimed that they would be...

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Obamacare Facebook page inactive since November

Posted by: Punditty

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 12:20:04 -0700 | political-news

Despite widespread criticism that President Barack Obama’s administration is not doing enough to inform citizens about compliance with the Obamacare mandate to purchase health insurance, the Facebook page I Like Obamacare has been inactive since November. The page is maintained...

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Capitalism: How it can benefit all Americans, not only greedy corporations

Posted by: Dava Castillo

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 11:26:18 -0700 | political-news

Capitalism is an economic system in which all or most of the means of production and distribution such as land, factories, communications and some transportation systems etc. are privately owned and operated in a competitive environment characterized by a tendency...

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Sharpton kicks press out of meeting, bullies membership into silence

Posted by: Harold Michael Harvey, J. D.

Atlanta :: GA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 10:56:43 -0700 | political-news

Rev. Al Sharpton convened a general membership meeting of the National Action Network Tuesday night in Atlanta at the historic West Hunter Street Baptist Church, once pastored by Rev. Ralph David Abernathy. Before Sharpton appeared at the meeting the organization’s...

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Seven abducted Egyptian security forces in Sinai released

Posted by: saleh1966

Cairo :: Egypt | updated 2013-05-22 12:11:29 -0700 | disasters-news

Seven Egyptian security officers who had been abducted in the Sinai Peninsula last week by a Jihadists group with alleged ties to al-Qaida have been released Wednesday, following efforts by Egyptian military intelligence in coordination with Bedouin tribal leaders in...

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Nearly 40 percent of Syrians in need of humanitarian aid

Posted by: Robert Myles

Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-22 08:58:22 -0700 | disasters-news

The number of Syrians in need of humanitarian aid has reached 8.3 million, or 38 percent of the country's population, the United Nations’ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated, labeling the situation in Syria a “humanitarian catastrophe.”...

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Atlanta, New York writers score wins in Pundit contest for first half of May

Posted by: The American Pundit Contest

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 08:27:44 -0700 | your-story

Allvoices is pleased to announce the winners in the May 1-15 segment of The American Pundit political writing contest, with writers from Atlanta and New York claiming $250 apiece and advancing to the finalist round to compete for the $5,000...

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New report questions OKcupid privacy

Posted by: Barry Eitel

Toledo :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 23:39:58 -0700 | technology-news

According to a report published by the San Francisco Public Press, popular free online dating destination/hookup wonderland OKCupid may be far less private than you think. Reporter Rachel Swan talked to a “moderator” working for the site—really, just a dude...

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Spiders from Mars bassist Trevor Bolder dies; a local perspective

Posted by: Eileen Kersey

Kingston upon Hull :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-22 08:12:53 -0700 | obituaries-news

News that musician Trevor Bolder has died is a semi-personal one for this writer. Trevor, and former Spiders from Mars band-mate Mick Ronson were natives of my city, Kingston-upon-Hull, which is located on the north bank of the River Humber,...

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