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Reception held for...

SOURCE: Arab News

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53 am About 60 Saudi officials, businessmen, guests and members of the Taiwanese community recently attended a reception marking 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...
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...
Are there too few great white sharks off California?

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

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How many great white sharks are prowling near California's surf lines?...No one has ever known for certain, but the question...
Shahbaz asks PML-F to join federal govt

SOURCE: DAWN

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L-N leader, met PML-F President Pir Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi here on Saturday and invited his party to join the incoming...
Leave no stone unturned in latest death in lock-up case

SOURCE: The Star

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Just days into his appointment, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has had his hands full dealing with Opposition rallies, arrests...
Karbala: Visit to a Shia shrine

SOURCE: BBC

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I kept thinking that as we travelled along the road from Baghdad, to the city of Karbala. Just like Bethlehem...
Talented children win prizes in drawing contest

SOURCE: Arab News

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The initiative helps in building the creative capabilities of future generations and encourages young, talented people...The competition addressed important issues...
Councils 'destroying' verge wildlife

SOURCE: BBC

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Grass verge wildlife 'destroyed by councils' Wildflowers on grass verges are a food source for bees and butterflies Councils in...
Rogers first openly gay male pro athlete

SOURCE: CNN

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The Galaxy signed Rogers to a multiyear contract after acquiring him from the Chicago Fire, who held the rights to...
NTSB: 'Boom' signaled bridge failure

SOURCE: CNN

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Carter and Katharine Barrett , CNN updated 10:42 PM EDT, Sat May 25, 2013 Mount Vernon, Washington (CNN) -- The...
Master's degree programs surge at nation's colleges and universities

SOURCE: Washington Post

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Master's degree graduates stand during the commencement ceremony for American University's School of International Service at Bender Arena on American...
Woman dies 8 days after shooting at prom party

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune

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Tribune reporter A 27-year-old woman was pronounced dead today, eight days after being shot along with several others after a...

Sen. Coburn: 'Morally wrong' for feds to finance tornado victim aid

Posted by: itobin53

Moore :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 19:16:46 -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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Kerry meets with Abbas and Netanyahu on Middle East trip

Posted by: saleh1966

Ramallah :: Palestine | updated 2013-05-25 20:45:49 -0700 | political-news

Secretary of State John Kerry separately met with the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, to revive the stalled Middle East peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel. This is his...

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Missouri, a gun lovers' paradise

Posted by: Ivana Cvetkovic

St Louis :: MO :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 11:05:54 -0700 | political-news

A generous landowner in Howell County, Mo., John Negri, is offering free land in parcels of 6, 38 and 100 acres to gunmakers who are looking to relocate due to the current wave of passed gun control legislation, American Rifleman...

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Right-wing radio host: ‘I want to shoot Hillary Clinton in the vagina' (Audio)

Posted by: VeronicaS

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 09:47:15 -0700 | political-news

There is freedom of speech and then there are violent threats wrapped up in blatant misogyny, and this is unequivocally the latter. Right-wing radio host Pete Santilli used his "cowardly bully" pulpit last week to threaten former Secretary of State...

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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 21:10:51 -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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Seven abducted Egyptian security forces in Sinai released

Posted by: saleh1966

Cairo :: Egypt | updated 2013-05-25 02:16:32 -0700 | disasters-news

Seven Egyptian security officers who had been abducted in the Sinai Peninsula last week by a Jihadists group with alleged ties to al-Qaida have been released Wednesday, following efforts by Egyptian military intelligence in coordination with Bedouin tribal leaders in...

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Capitalism: How it can benefit all Americans, not only greedy corporations

Posted by: Dava Castillo

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 16:04:39 -0700 | political-news

Capitalism is an economic system in which all or most of the means of production and distribution such as land, factories, communications and some transportation systems etc. are privately owned and operated in a competitive environment characterized by a tendency...

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Atlanta, New York writers score wins in Pundit contest for first half of May

Posted by: The American Pundit Contest

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 22:12:28 -0700 | your-story

Allvoices is pleased to announce the winners in the May 1-15 segment of The American Pundit political writing contest, with writers from Atlanta and New York claiming $250 apiece and advancing to the finalist round to compete for the $5,000...

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Spiders from Mars bassist Trevor Bolder dies; a local perspective

Posted by: Eileen Kersey

Kingston upon Hull :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-24 22:01:10 -0700 | obituaries-news

News that musician Trevor Bolder has died is a semi-personal one for this writer. Trevor, and former Spiders from Mars band-mate Mick Ronson were natives of my city, Kingston-upon-Hull, which is located on the north bank of the River Humber,...

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New report questions OKcupid privacy

Posted by: Barry Eitel

Toledo :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 21:50:04 -0700 | technology-news

According to a report published by the San Francisco Public Press, popular free online dating destination/hookup wonderland OKCupid may be far less private than you think. Reporter Rachel Swan talked to a “moderator” working for the site—really, just a dude...

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Obamacare Facebook page inactive since November

Posted by: Punditty

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 06:19:22 -0700 | political-news

Despite widespread criticism that President Barack Obama’s administration is not doing enough to inform citizens about compliance with the Obamacare mandate to purchase health insurance, the Facebook page I Like Obamacare has been inactive since November. The page is maintained...

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A winner is crowned on 'Dancing with the Stars'

Posted by: Sherrill Fulghum

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 21:40:30 -0700 | arts-culture-news

It's the Grand Finale on "Dancing with the Stars" and by the end of the night a new winner will be crowned. The two hour show begins with the cast of season 16 dancing to the Pitbull hit "Don't Stop...

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White House accuses Fox News reporter of leaking government secrets

Posted by: wendyzachary

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 16:06:36 -0700 | political-news

While the issue of secretly obtaining Associated Press phone records by the administration is still heated up, the White House now targets one Fox News reporter, accusing him of giving out sensitive details on United States’ dealings with North Korea....

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Syrian uprising: An antithesis of the Arab Spring

Posted by: aymaan30

Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-25 01:42:39 -0700 | disasters-news

The Arab Spring was a massive mobilization for "change" in the Arab world. The Arabs conquered the barrier of fear to unseat entrenched dictatorships through mass protests, starting in Tunisia and spreading to Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen and Syria. While...

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Judge approves marathon bombing suspect's request to see prison records

Posted by: Nathan Salant

Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 06:07:14 -0700 | disasters-news

Suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has won a court order allowing him to review records kept on him during the past month, while he has been in federal custody. A federal magistrate judge in Boston agreed Monday that Tsarnaev's...

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