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Eva Longoria has yet another wardrobe malfunction in Cannes

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

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Select a date range Create a custom date range From: To: May 20, 2013 , 5:48 p.m. Eva Longoria revealed...
G4S chief Nick Buckles steps down

SOURCE: BBC

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G4S chief executive Nick Buckles to step down G4S is the largest security company in the world Nick Buckles, the...
Roadside bomb kills 6 policemen in Afghanistan

SOURCE: Fox News

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Afghanistan An Afghan official says a powerful roadside bomb has killed six policemen in the country's west. The officers'...
Cardinal bypasses Boston College graduation over abortion issue

SOURCE: Washington Post

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Boston archbishop Sean O'Malley presides the traditional Azores Christ Pilgrimage at Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azores Islands, Portugal, May 5,...
Vodafone sales hit by European slump

SOURCE: BBC

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Vodafone hit by turmoil in Europe as sales fall Tough economic conditions in Italy and Spain have hit Vodafone Mobile...
The 20 Most Valuable Brands In The World

SOURCE: BusinessInsider

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In spite of struggling stock prices and loud public uncertainty over Tim Cook 's innovative capabilities, Apple is once again...
GOP distrust of Obama, fears of voter fraud fuel polarization

SOURCE: United Press International

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President Barack Obama is sworn-in for a second term by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during his public inauguration...
India Ink: A Conversation With: Author A. X. Ahmad

SOURCE: The New York Times

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About India Ink This report on India from the journalists of The New York Times and a pool of talented...
Former Asian phenom takes slow route to success

SOURCE: The Star

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Japan's Hideki Matsuyama has bided his time since becoming an amateur sensation, but the newly professional 21-year-old says he is...
University Park council to vote on fees for boot camps, private ...

SOURCE: The Dallas Morning News

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On spring mornings and afternoons, the green lawns and tennis courts of city parks attract people pushing strollers, hitting tennis...
Gove proposes split in exams system

SOURCE: BBC

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Michael Gove has written to both the NI and Welsh education ministers saying he believes the differences are becoming so...
Tweet cyclist 'lucky to be alive'

SOURCE: BBC

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Norfolk tweet cyclist 'lucky to be alive' Toby Hockley said he had not intended to report the crash until he...
The Learning Network Blog: News Quiz | May 21, 2013

SOURCE: The New York Times

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Archive Recent Posts May 21 See what you know about the news of the day. May 21 This word has...
The Ashes: 50 days to go

SOURCE: BBC

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England v Australia In 50 days, the first of back-to-back Ashes series gets under way at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on...
The world's best racquet-sport player?

SOURCE: BBC

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Despite all this, there have been plenty of close calls during his 12-month unbeaten run and Ashour admits he still...

More than 90 killed in Oklahoma City tornado

Posted by: Robert Weller

Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 02:09:05 -0700 | disasters-news

The Oklahoma state medical examiner reports at least 91 people have died in a tornado that hit Oklahoma City and suburbs Monday, KOCO TV reported. Hundreds more were injured. National Guard helicopters with thermal detection gear were flying over the...

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Amid scandals, Obama gets slight bump in polls

Posted by: Punditty

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 17:04:18 -0700 | political-news

Isn’t a scandal supposed to lower a president's poll numbers? And aren’t multiple scandals occurring simultaneously supposed to drop those numbers even lower? Maybe so, but the three high-profile scandals currently dogging President Barack Obama and his administration seem...

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Obama rocked by scandal - America, please!

Posted by: Harold Michael Harvey, J. D.

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 01:45:55 -0700 | political-news

When I was a college student a long, long time ago, Richard Nixon was president of the country. Back in that day the popular slang on my college campus was “You are a scandalous.” Anyone attending Tuskegee University in the...

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Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for The Doors, dead at 74

Posted by: Punditty

Rosenheim :: Germany | updated 2013-05-21 01:08:10 -0700 | entertainment-news

Ray Manzarek, who co-founded The Doors with Jim Morrison in 1965, died Thursday of bile duct cancer at a clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, the New York Times reported. He resided in Napa, Calif. Manzarek’s keyboard introduction to the 1967 Summer...

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Police officer, not intruder, killed Hofstra University student during standoff

Posted by: Phyllis L. Smith Asinyanbi

Uniondale :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 01:25:15 -0700 | disasters-news

Andrea Rebello, 21, a Hofstra University student, was killed by a police bullet at an off-campus house in Uniondale, N.Y. as a masked intruder held a loaded gun to her head then aimed at the officer, according to Nassau County...

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Republican nitpicking on replay: Palin slams Obama when someone held her umbrella?

Posted by: VeronicaS

Wasilla :: AK :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 17:28:24 -0700 | political-news

The Republican nitpicking has sunk to a new low as “umbrella-gate” joins last week’s succession of scandals. While President Barack Obama was sliced and diced over Benghazi-gate, IRS-gate and AP-gate, Republicans like Sarah Palin took to Twitter to slam the...

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Star Trek star declares 'no such thing as people of color'

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Burbank :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 00:43:19 -0700 | entertainment-news

During an interview with BET, which was meant to tout her role in the new film "Star Trek Into Darkness," Zoe Saldana was asked how she viewed her larger, real life role as a “role model” for struggling black actresses...

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Opening of problem-plaugued new bay span may be delayed

Posted by: Nathan Salant

Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 01:24:41 -0700 | technology-news

California Gov. Jerry Brown admitted Monday that recently identified equipment problems could force delays in the planned Labor Day weekend opening of the new $6.4 billion eastern span of the Bay Bridge. Brown's statement that he was unable to predict...

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Yahoo announces overhaul of Flickr, offers everyone a free terabyte of storage

Posted by: Joe Kukura

Sunnyvale :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 00:28:45 -0700 | technology-news

An epic day for Yahoo today -- hot off the heels of announcing they've acquired Tumblr, Yahoo then announced a complete overhaul, beautification and facelift of the Flickr platform. Built into the this Flickr relaunch is the single most generous...

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Republican senators continue to criticize the administration on IRS scandal

Posted by: wendyzachary

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 15:23:41 -0700 | political-news

Senator Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell and Rob Portman continued to blame the President for the IRS scandal although it remains unclear which administration officials played a major role in the issue that has engulfed the White House for a week...

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Hezbollah fighters killed in battle for Syria's Al-Qusayr

Posted by: saleh1966

al Quşayr :: Syria | updated 2013-05-21 01:35:07 -0700 | disasters-news

At least 28 Hezbollah fighters including a senior commander were killed in battles in the Syrian border town of Al-Qusayr, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "Reliable sources informed the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that 28 members of...

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$590.5 million Powerball jackpot winner lives in Florida; bought ticket at Publix supermarket

Posted by: jodijill

Zephyrhills :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 19:26:00 -0700 | entertainment-news

Powerball jackpot hopefuls definitely were disappointed on Sunday morning. There was only one winner of the estimated $590.5 million dollar jackpot and the person who won the big prize bought the ticket in Zephyrhills, Fla. at a food grocery chain...

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Look who's back!

Posted by: rjsodaro

Norwalk :: CT :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 21:45:46 -0700 | entertainment-news

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Rated PG-13 (120 Minutes) Starring: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Shia LaBeouf Directed by: Steven Spielberg Well, here we are, some 20+ years after the night...

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Israel still stalls on Arab League peace proposals

Posted by: northsunm32

Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-05-21 00:45:12 -0700 | political-news

Israeli officials often claim support for peace talks and blame the Palestinian Authority for the failure of talks to begin. However, a late April peace proposal from the Arab League has failed so far to gain Israeli acceptance. The US...

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Bashar al-Assad dismisses peace efforts in a rare interview

Posted by: aymaan30

Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-21 01:49:59 -0700 | disasters-news

In an exclusive interview with Argentine newspaper Clarin, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad doubted serious progress arising from peace talks planned for next month. Reportedly, the Syrian regime seems less inclined to negotiate with its armed opponents. "We do not believe...

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