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Froch wins to retain IBF world title

SOURCE: BBC

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Carl Froch beats Mikkel Kessler to retain IBF world title in London Carl Froch retained his IBF super-middleweight crown and...
Nico Rosberg revels in the rain as Mercedes stamp their mark

SOURCE: The Star

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Rosberg claimed pole position for todays 71st Monaco Grand Prix with a brilliantly-judged drive in capricious conditions as he and...
Najib: Rallies only lead to chaos

SOURCE: The Star

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Any demand for change in the country must be based on the Federal Constitution and the rule of law, said...
Redemption for Bayern Munich

SOURCE: CNN

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The woe is over for Bayern Munich in Champions League finals after it defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in a pulsating...
California's New Problem: Too Much Money

SOURCE: The New York Times

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California Faces a New Quandary, Too Much Money Max Whittaker for The New York Times Advocates for the disabled demonstrated...
Why I work with sex offenders

SOURCE: BBC

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It's the kind of job that doesn't make for easy small talk at parties...Here Lydia Guthrie explains why she thinks...
Revellers brave cold to fight AIDS at Vienna ball

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune

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President Bill Clinton during the opening ceremony of the 21st Life Ball in Vienna May 25, 2013.
Newport Beach has trouble keeping track of its art pieces

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

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Newport Beach will probably change the way it tracks its art pieces after discovering some pieces unaccounted for. Previously, the...
5. Documentary on Khmer Rouge hell wins award at Cannes

SOURCE: The Star

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A documentary on relatives wiped out in the Khmer Rouge's tyrannical grip on Cambodia in the 1970s earned Cambodian-French director...
Muttahida activist shot dead

SOURCE: DAWN

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Tension gripped parts of North Nazimabad here on Saturday after a senior activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was...
MQM says no decision yet on joining govt

SOURCE: DAWN

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With its internal cleansing exercise' continuing and some important announcements likely to be made on Sunday, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement...
Will immigration reform get killed in Republican-led U.S. House?

SOURCE: Reuters

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Topics 105-year-old Sona Babai of Iran waits to be sworn in as a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony in...
Man killed in betting shop attack

SOURCE: BBC

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Borussia Dortmund fans have been soaking up the sunshine in Trafalgar Square ahead of tonight's Champions League clash with Bayern...
VIDEO: Hopes of India vaccine breakthrough

SOURCE: BBC

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Hopes of India vaccine breakthrough 25 May 2013 Last updated at 21:57 ET India may be a leading producer and...
Pair in small plane survive crash into Georgian Bay

SOURCE: Toronto Star

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ONT.Two people survived the crash of their small plane into the waters of Georgian Bay Saturday evening...Ontario Provincial Police and...

French soldier stabbed in neck in Paris — copycat attack? (Video)

Posted by: Eileen Kersey

Paris :: France | updated 2013-05-25 23:09:34 -0700 | disasters-news

On Wednesday, soldier Lee Rigby was brutally murdered on the streets of Woolwich, London. On Saturday, a French anti-terror soldier, in uniform, was attacked in broad daylight in Paris, around 6 p.m. local time, his throat slashed by a man...

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Survivor describes escape from floating car after falling from bridge into river

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 23:14:06 -0700 | political-news

The Seattle Times has provided a riveting report on 20-year-old Bryce Kenning's fall from the Skagit Bridge, and his harrowing escape. Kenning was on his way to a pickup hockey game in Bellingham, Wash. on Thursday night. As Kenning’s Subaru...

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State laws meant to protect fetus often threaten welfare of pregnant women

Posted by: northsunm32

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 22:08:09 -0700 | political-news

Laws in different US states vary, but often laws meant to protect the fetus and ensure that a healthy baby is born can threaten the pregnant woman in various ways. Many states have passed laws designed to limit a woman's...

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US firms developing ‘space diving' suit

Posted by: arkar

Baltimore :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 18:24:29 -0700 | technology-news

In October of last year, Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner blazed into the record books by jumping from space, breaking the sound barrier. The jump itself required years of preparation and used a specially designed pressure suit that shielded Baumgartner from...

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Newsnight arrest after MI5 allegation: Woolwich murder Muslim backlash (Video)

Posted by: Eileen Kersey

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-25 21:26:35 -0700 | disasters-news

The suspected killers of Lee Rigby, the slain British soldier brutally killed on the streets of Woolwich, London, on Wednesday, are in hospital under armed-guard. Police have carried out searches at various properties and there have been arrests. One arrest...

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UK: Far-right protesters hit streets amid anti-Muslim backlash

Posted by: Mirjana Pantic

Newcastle upon Tyne :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-25 21:26:35 -0700 | political-news

Far-right demonstrators hit the streets of Newcastle in the north of England Saturday, expressing their rage over the brutal murder of a British soldier. Police said between 1,500 and 2,000 people gathered for a protest organized by the far-right English...

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NASA to send 3D printer to Int'l Space Station next year

Posted by: wendyzachary

Palo Alto :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 12:37:03 -0700 | technology-news

NASA has announced its new project to send a 3D printer to its International Space Station in 2014 to allow printing of objects in zero gravity. Partnering with company Made in Space, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center has been experimenting...

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Resist ignorance, become informed: President Obama's accomplishments

Posted by: April_Johnson

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 22:44:38 -0700 | political-news

There are a lot of Americans criticizing President Barack Obama, claiming he has not delivered on any of his promises. There are those who talk about him being a terrible person or choice for president because he is a socialist....

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The terrorists lose: Runners complete final mile of Boston Marathon, honor victims

Posted by: Punditty

Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 23:08:04 -0700 | political-news

Once the initial shock and outrage from the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing passed, reactions varied widely. In some circles, discussion of the horrific event and its aftermath became politicized in a vicious, reactionary way. Conservative media personality Ann Coulter...

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Hezbollah chief promises victory in Syria

Posted by: arkar

Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-25 23:15:23 -0700 | disasters-news

Though the Syrian civil war is being fought between the Syrian government and the Syrian opposition, the conflict itself, which has so far claimed the lives of over 80,000 people and displaced millions of Syrians, is more complicated than that,...

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Author under investigation for calling Portuguese president 'a clown'

Posted by: Robert Myles

Lisbon :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-25 14:19:31 -0700 | political-news

The Portuguese attorney general’s office has opened an investigation after celebrated Portuguese Author Miguel Sousa Tavares, referred to Portugal’s head of state, President Aníbal Cavaco Silva, as a clown in a recent interview. The author’s remarks could see him...

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9-year-old to McDonald's CEO: Stop ‘tricking kids' into eating junk food

Posted by: Nina Rai

Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 22:13:18 -0700 | health-news

A 9-year-old American girl made history of sorts at the McDonald’s annual shareholders meeting in Oak Brook, III. Thursday by having the gumption to call out the company CEO for trying to “trick kids” into eating unhealthy food by enticing...

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What we can learn from Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Tough only gets you so far

Posted by: msarzo

Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 05:02:58 -0700 | political-news

When a federal judge put the clamps Friday on Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio's use of racial profiling in an aggressive campaign to target illegal immigrants, he sent a message that anyone who seeks the limelight will also suffer...

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French gay-marriage drama: Notre-Dame suicide, protests and threats

Posted by: bojanaj

Paris :: France | updated 2013-05-25 10:43:13 -0700 | disasters-news

In an apparent protest against gay marriage, French far-right activist Dominique Venner committed suicide inside the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris Tuesday afternoon. The 78-year-old historian, firearms expert and collector, got to the altar, placed a letter there, and shot...

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Amanda Bynes blocked me on Twitter

Posted by: ChelseaHoffman

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 17:48:35 -0700 | entertainment-news

On May 25, 2013, the news of Amanda Bynes and her latest arrest is still making its rounds around numerous news sources, many of which are using the term "troubled actress" to describe her. When a celebrity's life turns into...

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