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Osman signs new Everton contract

SOURCE: BBC

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Leon Osman: Everton midfielder signs new contract Everton midfielder Leon Osman has signed a new contract, which will keep him...
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...
Former Giro Winner Di Luca Tests Positive for EPO

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned blood booster erythropoietin...
Giro Stage Called Off After Heavy Snow Overnight

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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Italy Heavy snow has forced Giro d'Italia organisers to call off Friday's mountainous stage 19 from Ponte di Legno to...
Cregan prison convoy in collision

SOURCE: BBC

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Prison vans collide going to court in Preston Two prison vans transporting defendants to the Dale Cregan trial have been...
Red state Dems defect on Keystone pipeline

SOURCE: Fox News

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Published May 24, 2013 Washington Free Beacon Two red state Democratic senators signaled support Thursday for legislation authorizing the Keystone...
Brisbane man charged over daughter's death

SOURCE: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Officers found the girl's body after they were called to a house at Petrie on March 30. A 28-year-old Hillcrest...
Hooker Webber to captain England

SOURCE: BBC

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Rob Webber handed captaincy Rob Webber will captain England for the first time in Sunday's game against the Barbarians at...
What do radical Islamists actually believe in?

SOURCE: BBC

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In the aftermath of the Woolwich stabbing in which a British soldier was killed, apparently at the hands of Islamist...
Mac Gems: Eye-Friendly is a handy resolution switcher for Retina ...

SOURCE: Macworld

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Jorg Jacobsen's $5 Eye-Friendly ( Mac App Store link ) is the third resolution-switching utility for the Retina MacBook Pro...
Why many Apple TVs are better than one

SOURCE: Macworld

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I used it primarily to send music from my Mac's iTunes library to the home theater audio system in our...
Star investigation: Drugged horses slipping through ‘inadequate' food ...

SOURCE: Toronto Star

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Most of the purchasing at the auction was done by slaughterhouse suppliers like Jeff Grof and Jonathan Lalonde, who are...
British hopefuls up for US TV awards

SOURCE: BBC

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Damian Lewis and Sienna Miller on TV awards shortlist Damian Lewis and Sienna Miller are both in the running for...
New Jersey cop reportedly firebombs supervisor's home, charged with ...

SOURCE: Fox News

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Published May 24, 2013 FoxNews.com A New Jersey police officer with a history of disciplinary issues reportedly firebombed the home...
How fast is USB 3.0 really?

SOURCE: Macworld

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But a hard drive connected via USB has always been slow compared to those using Apple's FireWire, FireWire 800, and...

Obama takes war against terror off auto pilot

Posted by: Robert Weller

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 04:14:39 -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 2013-05-24 05:10:48 -0700 | political-news

An unwelcome heckler interrupted President Obama's speech several times on Thursday afternoon. President Obama addressed an audience at the National Defense University discussing recent criticism about drone activity and his intention to refocus on closing down Guantanamo prison. He said...

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Holder not likely to stay on as attorney general for duration of Obama's term (Opinion)

Posted by: Punditty

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 05:23:51 -0700 | political-news

Eric Holder has been President Barack Obama’s attorney general since being confirmed in February 2009, but regardless of what comes next in the unfolding saga of the federal government spying on members of the press, history is not on Holder’s...

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

Posted by: VeronicaS

Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 04:03:51 -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 2013-05-24 05:40:10 -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 2013-05-24 02:58:40 -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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Biggest LEGO model ever: Star Wars X-Wing descends on Times Square, New York

Posted by: Robert Myles

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 03:26:24 -0700 | entertainment-news

Danish toymaker LEGO, the maker of those tactile, dimpled little plastic bricks, Thursday unveiled a replica of the famous X-Wing fighter from the “Star Wars” films in Times Square, New York. LEGO's Times Square X-Wing exhibit is reputedly the largest...

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New anthem for gun lovers like Glenn Beck (Satire)

Posted by: Barry Ellsworth

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 02:59:16 -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 2013-05-24 03:52:47 -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 2013-05-24 03:04:34 -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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American author Lydia Davis, the 'one-line wonder,' bags Booker Prize

Posted by: Nina Rai

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-24 02:56:22 -0700 | arts-culture-news

A writer with a penchant for penning stories the length of a single sentence has stymied all competition to scoop this year’s prestigious Man Booker International Prize. American author Lydia Davis, 65, was declared the winner of the fifth edition...

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Donald Trump's federal court jury victory smacks down 87-year-old Chicago condo investor

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 02:55:19 -0700 | political-news

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Donald Trump won a hands-down, virtually “no contest” jury verdict in his federal court imbroglio against a Chicago suburban 87-year-old grandmother. Jackie Goldberg had accused the real estate mogul, television celebrity, and sometime presidential...

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Florida man who knew slain Boston Marathon suspect killed during questioning

Posted by: Nathan Salant

Orlando :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 02:51:33 -0700 | disasters-news

A man linked to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the slain suspect in last month's fatal bombing of the Boston Marathon, was shot and killed Wednesday as he was being questioned by investigators in Orlando, Fla. A federal law enforcement official said Ibragim...

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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 2013-05-24 05:42:16 -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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