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Bradley Cooper back for one last Hollywood 'Hangover'

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune

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Cast member Bradley Cooper poses at the premiere of ''The Hangover Part III'' at the Westwood Village theatre in Los...
Leading Off: N.B.A. Playoffs: Why Take Pacers' Roy Hibbert Out?

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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Liberty And then the Heat and the Pacers played along and made it exciting...A hero stepped up at the end...
Catherine Zeta-Jones Returns Home from Treatment

SOURCE: People

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The Oscar-winning actress was spotted out driving in New York on Tuesday. This is a disorder that affects millions of...
North Korea says willing to take China's advice to start talks

SOURCE: Reuters

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North Korea sent Choe, one of its top military officials, as a ''special envoy'' from its leader Kim Jong-un to...
Lyft Raises $60 Million As Ride Sharing Competition Heats Up

SOURCE: Forbes

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Ride-sharing startup Lyft has raised $60 million in Series C financing led by Andreessen Horowitz. The funding, designed to accelerate...
Jobless Claims Drop More Than Expected

SOURCE: The New York Times

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The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to resilience in...
Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View

SOURCE: Fox

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Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises...
Issa Designer, Famed for Kate's Engagement Dress, Quits Her Line

SOURCE: People: StyleWatch

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Getty Founded in 2004 when the Brazilian-born designer noticed a gap in the market for pretty day-to-night dresses for her...
Pritzker makes strong showing in Senate confirmation hearing

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune

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The prospects seemed strong Thursday for Penny Pritzker becoming Commerce secretary after a two-hour confirmation hearing, as she drew praise...
EU performs abrupt U-turn on olive oil regulation

SOURCE: The Boston Globe

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The EU has something important to say about its proposal to regulate olive oil on restaurant tables: Uh, never mind....
Darrell Delamaide's Political Capital: Bernanke to Congress: You're ...

SOURCE: MarketWatch

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Investors understandably paid more attention to Ben Bernanke's views on monetary policy when he testified in Congress this week than...
Houston Astros Food Vendor Was Fired For Taking Snow Cones Into A ...

SOURCE: BusinessInsider

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Houston's Local 2 news has cell phone video of a vendor at the Astros' Minute Maid Park using the bathroom...
Cruise lines adopt passenger bill of rights

SOURCE: Fox

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The cruise industry said Wednesday that it's adopting a passenger bill of rights that guarantees the safety, comfort and care...
Majority of Superstorm Sandy deaths were from drowning

SOURCE: USA Today

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A man from Brick, N.J., drowned in waters from Hurricane Sandy...Drowning was the most common cause of death associated with...
Volunteers clean up historic cemetery after tornado

SOURCE: USA Today

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With a damp paper towel and a little elbow grease, Becky Haberly is working to reunite thousands of memories with...

Obama takes war against terror off auto pilot

Posted by: Robert Weller

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 12:32:09 -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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London machete attack: Lone-wolf terrorism or a concerted campaign?

Posted by: Robert Myles

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-23 12:32:11 -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 11:40:56 -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 09:28:38 -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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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 12:04:33 -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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Constitutional disorder: House votes to approve Keystone in defiance of Obama

Posted by: PrairieDogPress

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 12:20:37 -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 12:24:20 -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 11:02:28 -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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Sen. Coburn: 'Morally wrong' for feds to finance tornado victim aid

Posted by: itobin53

Moore :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 11:48:04 -0700 | political-news

Evidence of the disconnect between Washington politicians and working-class Americans was palpable on Thursday, in Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn’s statements on the devastating tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, on Monday. To the families who...

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Woolwich attack victim is Lee Rigby who served in Afghanistan

Posted by: aymaan30

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-23 12:32:12 -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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Syria-related clashes in Lebanon flare up as more deaths reported

Posted by: saleh1966

Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-23 12:39:02 -0700 | disasters-news

The unrest spilled over into Lebanon as clashes between rival Lebanese groups, supporters and opponents of the Syrian President regime in a Lebanese northern city of Tripoli left at least 11 people dead including two army soldiers and another 130...

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Obama needs to fire staff

Posted by: PJesep

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 09:12:32 -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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World Nutella Day is safe, everyone: Ferrero came to their senses

Posted by: Aby Sam Thomas

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 07:04:51 -0700 | business-news

Every brand dreams of a day when people love it so much that they take it upon themselves to promote and publicize the product on their own. Well, almost every brand. Ferrero, the creators of that sinful hazelnut and chocolate...

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Obama threatens to veto student loan plan that stops interest rates from rising

Posted by: wendyzachary

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 11:46:46 -0700 | political-news

President Barack Obama issued a warning on Wednesday, threatening to veto the student loan plan by the Congress that would stop interest rates from doubling on July 1 and instead allow them to vary according to the market. Several Democrats...

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Leonard Peltier: Eagle in a tarnished cage

Posted by: MichelleDevlin

Tacoma :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 11:10:18 -0700 | disasters-news

One of America's most tragic figures, Leonard Peltier, who unjustly remains behind bars after 37 years for a crime he most certainly did not committ, was the inspiration for a peaceful march Saturday in Tacoma, Washington. Photographer Damien Conway described...

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Malaysia has suspended the publication of a main opposition newspaper

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Sudanese police detained three senior opposition figures from the south's ...

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