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Britain scrambles fighter jets to escort PIA passenger plane

SOURCE: DAWN

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Britain scrambled fighter jets on Friday to escort a Pakistani International Airlines plane carrying 297 passengers from Lahore after it...

Second jewelry theft reported at Cannes Film Festival

SOURCE: CNN

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Jordan and Octavia Spencer attend the movie's Cannes screening dinner on May 16. Solange Knowles attends "The Great Gatsby" premiere...

Napolitano scheduled to visit Boston

SOURCE: Boston Herald

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is in Boston to meet with government officials and visit the marathon bombings memorial. Napolitano...

Robson to face Wozniacki in Paris

SOURCE: BBC

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Laura Robson to face Caroline Wozniacki in French Open Laura Robson will play former world number one Caroline Wozniacki in...

Phil Jackson picks Bill Russell, not Bryant or Jordan, as greatest

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

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Select a date range Create a custom date range From: To: May 24, 2013 , 7:11 a.m.   One thing...

Chief of Austrian Bank Offers to Resign

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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Raiffeisen Bank International, one of Austria's largest lenders, said Friday that Herbert Stepic had offered his resignation as chief executive...

What It's Like Using Waze, The Navigation App That's Created A $1 ...

SOURCE: BusinessInsider

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Google and Facebook are both reportedly interested in the social navigation app.  Earlier this year, Apple was said to be...

World Rowing Body's Chief Oswald Runs for IOC Top Job

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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Denis Oswald became the fifth candidate for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency on Friday, with the Swiss sports administrator...

Supreme Court to rule on $5M plagiarized lawsuit decision

SOURCE: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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A Vancouver family is anxiously awaiting a Supreme Court decision this morning on a $5 million medical lawsuit they won...

The Lede: NOAA Predicts Extremely Active Hurricane Season

SOURCE: The New York Times

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Gerry Bell, lead seasonal hurricane forecaster for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, warns that the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season...

Explosion shakes central Kabul

SOURCE: BBC

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Explosion and gunfire shake Kabul There has been a large explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, followed...

Assistant boss Phelan leaves Man Utd

SOURCE: BBC

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Mike Phelan and Eric Steele leave the club Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan has left the club. Phelan, a...

What Liberace wore

SOURCE: CNN

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Liberace's extravagant style is as famous as his music, and his looks will be on full display in Stephen Soderbergh's...

Is F1 real racing any more?

SOURCE: BBC

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It is the best drivers in the world taking themselves and their cars to the outer limits on a track...

FIFA to bring in tough anti-racism sanctions

SOURCE: Al Jazeera

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FIFA to bring in tough anti-racism sanctions Taskforce chairman Jeffrey Webb talks exclusively to Al Jazeera about FIFA measures planned...