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Ferguson criticises Mancini sacking

SOURCE: BBC

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Sir Alex Ferguson has criticised Manchester City over the sacking of Roberto Mancini. Mancini was dismissed by the club on...
North Korea launches short-range missiles

SOURCE: Al Jazeera English

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42 North Korea has launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast, according to...
Obama: Middle-class wages need to grow

SOURCE: United Press International

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President Barack Obama delivers remarks on job creation at Ellicott Dredges, a manufacturer of dredging equipment, in Baltimore, May 17,...
Merkel and Francis talk about a 'strong' Europe

SOURCE: Fox News

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, mindful of the weight of Christian voters in September elections, has discussed with Pope Francis how...
Ireland fly-half O'Gara retires

SOURCE: BBC

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Ireland and Munster fly-half O'Gara announces retirement Ireland and Munster fly-half Ronan O'Gara will take up a coaching role with...
Saudi woman reaches Everest summit

SOURCE: BBC

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Saudi woman makes history by reaching Everest summit It took a lot of persuading before Raha Moharrak's Saudi family agreed...
Los Angeles Kings hope Game 2 comeback set tone for series

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

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First off, if you score three goals you should win in the playoffs," Kings Coach Darryl Sutter said. "That is...
Incredibly Bullish Trends Have Turned The Stock Market Into A Gambler'...

SOURCE: BusinessInsider

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Everyone knows the odds of winning in a casino are worse than 50% (often much worse depending on the game...
The Economy Continues To Send A Ton Of Bearish Signals

SOURCE: BusinessInsider

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It has long been our underlying thesis that the huge amount of household debt accumulated during the housing boom would...
Depardieu likens Putin to Pope John Paul II

SOURCE: Arab News

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French actor and newly minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu on Saturday compared President Vladimir Putin to the late Pope John...
Goodnight Mister Tom: A book review

SOURCE: DAWN

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Michelle Magorian's novel Goodnight Mister Tom is a moving tale of an eight-year-old boy, William Beech who is evacuated from...
Mukhriz denies permission for Pakatan rally

SOURCE: The Star

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Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir has denied Pakatan Rakyat permission to hold a rally at the Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium...
Ditching Cable? Read This

SOURCE: Fox

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Published May 18, 2013 The Kim Komando Show Need more proof that the world is changing? Last week, the President...
Raiders' D.J. Hayden is lucky to be alive

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

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Hayden, the ability to thrive in one-on-one situations sets him apart...Hayden, drafted 12th overall by the Oakland Raiders last month,...
Tanzania pulls out of Cosafa Cup

SOURCE: BBC

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Caf tournament that features home-based players and Tanzania is scheduled to play its home and away games against Uganda on...

Allvoices travels the Amalfi Coast: Three Greek temples and a volcano

Posted by: Dava Castillo

Pompei :: Italy | updated 2013-05-17 16:27:42 -0700 | travel-news

The German romantic philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote in 1788, “We are all pilgrims seeking Italy.” On his own pilgrimage, when approaching the ancient city of Paestrum, which appeared in the distance to be merely rocks and ruins, he...

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Scandal convergence: The Obama administration's perfect storm

Posted by: Benjamin Burton Jr.

Atlanta :: GA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 07:43:43 -0700 | political-news

The big movement in journalism a few years back centered around convergence. The industry sought fourth-estaters who not only chronicled but also photographed, edited, shot video and used Google Maps with reckless abandon. Convergence can be a good thing, an...

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John Kerry fighting new kind of 'cold war' at Arctic Council meeting

Posted by: Robert Myles

Kiruna :: Sweden | updated 2013-05-18 06:00:01 -0700 | political-news

Secretary of State John Kerry was engaged in a different type of “cold war” last week as he met with representatives of nations bordering the Arctic at the conclusion of Sweden’s two year chairmanship of the Arctic Council. Just like...

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World-famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show marks 100-year anniversary

Posted by: Eileen Kersey

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-18 07:23:51 -0700 | your-story

The annual Royal Horticultural Society, Chelsea Flower Show gets underway May 21 and runs until May 25. Not a long when you consider the huge effort that goes into perfecting the sensational garden and flower displays. Worth a visit if...

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Top US commander in Afghanistan denies civilians killed in April 6 airstrikes

Posted by: northsunm32

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-18 00:03:09 -0700 | disasters-news

An April 6 airstrike in Kunar Province in Afghanistan killed 18 people, including at least 11 children, according to Afghan government authorities. However, Gen. Joseph Dunford denies categorically that any of the deaths were the result of airstrikes. Of the...

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South Korea on alert after Pyongyang fires three short-range missiles

Posted by: aymaan30

Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2013-05-18 07:27:37 -0700 | causes-news

North Korea has fired three short-range missiles from its east coast, a statement released by South Korea's Defense Ministry said. Reportedly, Pyongyang fired two missiles Saturday morning and one in the afternoon, the ministry stated. “North Korea fired three short-range...

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One out of two ain't bad -- SNL's Seth Meyers to take over Late Night

Posted by: Nathan Salant

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 21:20:27 -0700 | entertainment-news

Good things do happen occasionally in television land, just not consistently. NBC's recently announced changes to its late night host lineup is a perfect example. Engaging comedian Seth Meyers of "Saturday Night Live" fame to host its "Late Night" franchise...

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American Pundit Writing Assignment May 16-31: Scandals and Obama's second term

Posted by: Punditty

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 06:42:44 -0700 | political-news

The ghosts of Benghazi. The IRS targeting of right-wing organizations. Phone taps on Associated Press reporters. When President Barack Obama won re-election in November, you can be sure he didn’t want these three subjects being widely discussed this spring, but...

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Australia seeks to outlaw any repeat of Canadian incident of 'ocean fertilization'

Posted by: Robert Myles

Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-17 20:08:12 -0700 | green-news

Australia is to press for a ban on geoengineering the oceans with iron sulphate, a process which came to prominence last year after an attempt was made to augment salmon stocks off the Canadian Pacific coast by adding chemicals to...

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Meet a Madagascar fossa

Posted by: percy Lipinski

Antsirabé :: Madagascar | updated 2013-05-17 03:37:34 -0700 | education-news

Madagascar is a strange place in many ways, what with all its lemurs and chameleons and odd plants. But this strangeness extends to the carnivores too. While nearby Africa has the cat, dog, mongoose, civet, hyena and weasel families, Madagascar...

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Google will let you send money in a Gmail attachment

Posted by: Joe Kukura

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 06:11:55 -0700 | technology-news

Google teased us with a few marginally neat upcoming products at their annual Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco -- like some subtle new 3D rendering on Google Maps, and newly announced features for those Google Glass glasses that...

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Michelle Knight was Castro's main 'punching bag,' report says

Posted by: Mirjana Pantic

Cleveland :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 02:08:18 -0700 | your-story

Michelle Knight has been most frequently beaten up and molested by a kidnapper in a Cleveland house where she was held captive with two other women for more than a decade. A family friend of one of the captives who...

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California highway agency faces heat over substandard bridge supports

Posted by: Nathan Salant

Sacramento :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 11:08:38 -0700 | technology-news

California lawmakers are demanding to know why state officials overseeing construction of the new $6.4 billion eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge allowed the used of thousands of crucial steel rods that were deemed substandard 13 years ago....

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Kelly Rowland admits being jealous of Beyonce's success

Posted by: wendyzachary

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 01:47:36 -0700 | entertainment-news

In her latest song, “Dirty Laundry,” Kelly Rowland admits that she couldn’t take it when she saw her best friend and former bandmate, Beyoncé, getting ahead of her and becoming a superstar, while she remained in the background. One lyric...

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How the corporate intranet is evolving

Posted by: JohnJEgan

Austin :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 10:02:38 -0700 | business-news

These days, many workers grapple with crammed schedules. To boost collaboration but avoid time-consuming meetings, some businesses big and small are turning to cloud-hosted, social media-rich intranets. Corporate intranets – internal networks that let employees share information and...

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