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Blue Jays, Dickey fall to Orioles

SOURCE: Toronto Star

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Report an Error Save to mystar Lucas Oleniuk / Toronto Star Blue Jay starter R.A. Dickey was dinged for three...
Giffords, husband address graduates at Bard

SOURCE: Associated Press

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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says the futures of today's college graduates "shines bright." Giffords spoke only briefly Saturday at the Bard...
Yankees' Granderson returns to disabled list with fractured knuckle

SOURCE: United Press International

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Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York, Oct. 12, 2012...Fla., May 25 (UPI) -- New York Yankees outfielder Curtis...
Titans clash in IPL...

SOURCE: Arab News

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Sunday 26 May 2013 Last Update 26 May 2013 12:24 am It's a classic confrontation the most successful team in...
Suspected Maoist rebels kill one, wound several in India

SOURCE: DAWN

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Suspected Maoist rebels on Saturday attacked a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling Congress party...
Kim joins 2 for LPGA...

SOURCE: Arab News

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The tournament is being playing over 12 holes for three rounds because of severe flooding at the Ocean Club earlier...
Creeping police state vs. Indian democracy

SOURCE: Arab News

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Aijaz Zaka Syed Sunday 26 May 2013 Last Update 26 May 2013 12:39 am India's greatest strength is its democracy....
Women Account For Less Than 20% Of Movie Critics

SOURCE: BusinessInsider

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Universal The age of the Internet has not been kind to female movie critics. According to a new study titled...
Business › Stocks likely to rise despite rollercoaster week

SOURCE: Japan Today

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Tokyo shares are likely to trade higher this week on a weaker yen, despite a rocky week which saw the...
Law enforcement observes Missing Children Day

SOURCE: United Press International

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U.S. law enforcement officials are urging parents to spend time with their children to discuss safety tips Saturday, National Missing...
Chinese diplomat's sister busted for shoplifting

SOURCE: United Press International

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The sister of a Chinese diplomat was caught shoplifting at Macy's in New York, the New York Post reports. Citing...
7 Signs Household Finances Are Getting Stronger

SOURCE: BusinessInsider

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student and auto loans -- actually increased during the first quarter of the year, as the former rose another $20...
In North Carolina, unimpeded GOP drives state hard to the right

SOURCE: Washington Post

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Since the recession hit, North Carolina has been saddled with one of the nation's highest unemployment rates. The bad times...
Hawaii bans text messaging while driving

SOURCE: United Press International

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Hawaii has become the 40th state to ban text messaging while driving, government officials said Saturday. The fight against distracted...
Candace Parker primed for MVP year as Sparks open Sunday

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

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Sparks forward Candace Parker feels as though her resume is incomplete...I think that's on my mind every day," Parker said....

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

Posted by: Eileen Kersey

Paris :: France | updated 2013-05-25 18:08:10 -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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UK: Far-right protesters hit streets amid anti-Muslim backlash

Posted by: Mirjana Pantic

Newcastle upon Tyne :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-25 17:05:48 -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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Hezbollah chief promises victory in Syria

Posted by: arkar

Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-25 17:43:04 -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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The terrorists lose: Runners complete final mile of Boston Marathon, honor victims

Posted by: Punditty

Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 18:04:02 -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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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 16:06:30 -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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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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Zimmerman's murder trial draws near so let the smear campaign begin (Video)

Posted by: VeronicaS

Sanford :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 17:27:59 -0700 | disasters-news

Opinion As George Zimmerman’s murder trial scheduled to begin June 10 draws near, a concentrated smearing of the victim has begun. Defense lawyer Mark O’Mara is blanketing the Internet with images of Trayvon Martin in what I will call “full...

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Scandal fever afflicts Republicans

Posted by: perrydiaz

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 16:58:15 -0700 | political-news

Kaleidoscope By Perry Diaz During the McCarthy witch-hunting era, the “duck test” was used to identify a person’s ideological leaning. It works this way: “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then...

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Google ads facing antitrust probe from FTC

Posted by: Joe Kukura

Mountain View :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 04:44:57 -0700 | business-news

Google's ongoing dominance in the Internet display ad business is seemingly unstoppable, but there may be one thing that can stop them -- a federal agency with the authority to shut them down. According to a report by Bloomberg News,...

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President Obama defends use of drones

Posted by: Jennifer Rees

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 11:23:44 -0700 | political-news

During a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, DC, Thursday, President Obama spoke in detail about the use of drones, forcefully defending the US drone program and attempting to justify the contentious strikes as legal and necessary to...

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What diet is right for you

Posted by: Stephanie Weaver

Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 17:34:26 -0700 | health-news

Women are not the only ones who want to stick to a healthy diet to lose weight and trim down. Guys also want to maintain their sexy physique with nutritional food choices. But with so many types of diets out...

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Janet Jackson: Is she or isn't she a billionaire?

Posted by: Phyllis L. Smith Asinyanbi

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 16:48:02 -0700 | entertainment-news

Janet Jackson (AKA Miss Jackson), 47, sister of the late Michael Jackson and youngest of the iconic Jackson family, has reportedly joined the mega rich by becoming a billionaire. Jackson has $1.2 billion in earnings, but does this mean she's...

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Woman caught in goat milk frenzy (#3 in the Mary Lou saga)

Posted by: Barry Ellsworth

Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-24 02:54:23 -0700 | funny-news

Goat milk soap -- I didn't realize that it can become an obsession with some people, working them into a lather. However, when you consider that Cleopatra may have bathed in the soap to keep her skin soft and to...

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

Posted by: VeronicaS

Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 13:43:02 -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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Radio hosts see White House as Black House

Posted by: Barry Ellsworth

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 11:28:55 -0700 | political-news

The wailing began as soon as the White House became the Black House with the election of Barack Obama in 2008 and has reached its zenith with his re-election. The Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost of the Radical...

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