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Kreider keeps Rangers alive with OT goal

SOURCE: The Boston Globe

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Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in...
Wall St. bucks global slump

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

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After bracing for a steep fall, Wall Street barely shrugged at a sharp sell-off in stock markets around the globe...Weak...
Obama Nominates 2 Senate Aides for S.E.C. Posts

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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Changes Continue as Obama Names 2 Senate Aides for Posts Published: May 23, 2013 President Obama continued his shake-up of...
Angels Hit 4 HRs, Beat Royals 5-4

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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Mike Trout and Albert Pujols hit solo home runs, and Mark Trumbo hit a two-run shot to help the Los...
Shelton, Underwood coming to aid of Oklahomans

SOURCE: Associated Press

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Blake Shelton has a date and location for his benefit and fellow Oklahoman Carrie Underwood is writing a large check...
Theater Review: ‘Basilica,' by Mando Alvarado, at the Cherry Lane ...

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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That was my arc at the Cherry Lane Theater on Tuesday evening, the opening night of Mando Alvarado's new drama,...
Rob Ford crack scandal: Toronto Mayor's chief of staff fired

SOURCE: Toronto Star

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Photos View gallery Mayor Rob Ford will enter the second week of a crack cocaine scandal without the counsel of...
Huma Abedin Is an Unexpected Driving Force in Weiner's Comeback

SOURCE: The New York Times

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So some members of the Clinton camp were surprised and unsettled to learn that Ms...Weiner , the former congressman who...
Boy Scouts OK plan to accept openly gay boys

SOURCE: Fox

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Texas The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders...
SNC-Lavalin offered VP post to Moammar Gadhafi's son in 2008

SOURCE: Toronto Star

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SNC-Lavalin offered an executive post to the son of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in 2008, according court documents cited...
E.W. Jackson a wild card in Va. GOP campaign

SOURCE: Washington Post

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Graphic More Post coverage of the race for Virginia governor. Twenty-four hours later, after delivering a thunderous speech that seized...
One face, different...

SOURCE: Arab News

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16 am An art exhibition depicting an array of feelings on a single female facial image was praised by Ahmed...
Critic's Pick: Christian Scott Quintet

SOURCE: LA Times

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If there's a broad failure to the vast majority of popular music in 2013, it's that very often nothing of...
P&G CEO Bob McDonald Steps Down After Pressure From Bill Ackman, ...

SOURCE: BusinessInsider

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Bob McDonald, the 59-year-old CEO of Procter & Gamble and a 33-year veteran of the company, has stepped down suddenly...Lafley...
Google faces new FTC probe over display ads

SOURCE: Washington Post

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It remains unclear if the FTC has concluded that Google violated any law, and some preliminary inquiries end with no...

Obama takes war against terror off auto pilot

Posted by: Robert Weller

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 22:38:55 -0700 | disasters-news

President Obama says the US is revising the way it fights terror because today’s threats resemble the kind of terrorism faced before Sept. 11. Obama, speaking at the National Defense University, said drones and other weapons have rendered al-Qaida unable...

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Heckler disrupts Obama during drone, Guantanamo speech

Posted by: PrairieDogPress

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 22:43:05 -0700 | political-news

An unwelcome heckler several times Thursday interrupted a speech President Obama was making on national security. President Obama addressed an audience at the National Defense University discussing recent criticism about drone activity and his intention to refocus on closing down...

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Jury deadlocked on Jodi Arias penalty: no sentence as retrial set

Posted by: VeronicaS

Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 21:41:08 -0700 | disasters-news

The jury in the Jodi Arias murder trial was dismissed Thursday after they failed to agree on a sentence. Judge Sherry Stephens has now scheduled a retrial for July 18, reports The Associated Press. The jury, made up of eight...

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London machete attack: Lone-wolf terrorism or a concerted campaign?

Posted by: Robert Myles

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-23 21:17:52 -0700 | disasters-news

With confirmation today that the man killed in yesterday’s horrific machete attack on a street near Greenwich Barracks in southeast London was a member of the UK armed forces, the concern for security services in the UK is whether the...

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Oklahoma does not need prayers -- or, keep your religion to yourself

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Moore :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 21:15:27 -0700 | spirituality-religion-news

In an interview Tuesday with a survivor of the Moore, Okla., tornado, a young mother carrying her toddler son, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer put his foot squarely in his mouth. Blitzer and his CNN crew had been doggedly tramping through the...

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It ain't Obama, it ain't yo' mama—it's your money

Posted by: Harold Michael Harvey, J. D.

Atlanta :: GA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 21:10:33 -0700 | political-news

Last Sunday, President Barack Obama spoke during the commencement exercises at Morehouse College, the premier college in the nation dedicated to the education of African American men. It was the first time that a sitting American president had spoken at...

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New anthem for gun lovers like Glenn Beck (satire)

Posted by: Barry Ellsworth

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 21:08:53 -0700 | disasters-news

I have come up with a theme song for America as the two sides trade verbal bullets in the war over gun restrictions. Remember Grand Funk Railroad and the tune “We’re An American Band”? If not, and you have the...

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IRS' Lerner can be held for contempt of Congress, says Dershowitz: What's next?

Posted by: Dava Castillo

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 21:55:36 -0700 | political-news

Outspoken Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz said yesterday that Lois Lerner, the IRS official who was in charge of the division of the IRS overseeing exempt organizations, which targeted the tea party and other conservative political groups, could be held in...

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Nuns dress like Muslims: Bishops (satire)

Posted by: Barry Ellsworth

Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-23 07:11:26 -0700 | funny-news

Dipping a pen in religious waters is always dangerous, but I believe I’ve had a revelation and when you have a revelation you must share it. You’ve heard this business about Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic bishops administering a...

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Constitutional disorder: House votes to approve Keystone in defiance of Obama

Posted by: PrairieDogPress

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 21:05:50 -0700 | political-news

Republicans in the house, who are always professing how much they cherish the Constitution, voted on Wednesday to pass the H.R 3 Northern Route Approval Act, which would circumvent action by President Obama and allow construction of the Keystone XL...

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Dead Boston bombing suspect's friend killed by FBI; both suspected in triple murder

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Orlando :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 12:44:57 -0700 | disasters-news

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that a known and admitted acquaintance of the deceased elder Boston bombing suspect was shot and killed by the FBI and other law enforcement officers in Orlando, Fla. early Wednesday morning. Ibragim Todashev was being...

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Twitter tightens security

Posted by: Barry Eitel

Toledo :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 21:05:42 -0700 | technology-news

After a series of well-publicized hackings, Twitter finally upgraded their system to include login verification. “Every day,” starts a post penned by Jim O’Leary, part of Twitter’s Product Security Team, “a growing number of people log in to Twitter. Usually...

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Woolwich attack victim is Lee Rigby who served in Afghanistan

Posted by: aymaan30

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-23 21:32:57 -0700 | causes-news

The British soldier hacked to death on the streets of London by two suspected Nigerian-born British citizen served in the Afghanistan and fought the Taliban, according to reports. The victim, Lee Rigby, 25, a drummer and a machine-gunner with 2nd...

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Why is the US Postal Service still an independent agency?

Posted by: Nathan Salant

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 21:46:16 -0700 | business-news

News that the US Postal Service lost nearly $2 billion in its most recent quarter actually is an improvement over the same period last year. The post office has struggled all year to cut expenses by laying off workers and...

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US researchers close to creating near-universal flu jab

Posted by: arkar

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 20:59:11 -0700 | health-news

Though seemingly lightweight in comparison to such diseases as cancer or HIV, the common cold or influenza has always been very potent, responsible for as many deaths as, if not more than, deaths from other diseases combined. With its many...

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