Full coverage: Tornadoes devastate Oklahoma
Source: USA Today
Moore :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 10:38:32 -0700 | technology-news
Weather Woman reunited with dog amid tornado wreckage Woman reunited with dog amid tornado wreckage Amid the devastation of a mile-wide tornado, one woman in Moore, Okla., was granted som... Amid the devastation of a mile-wide tornado, one woman in...
Christie: New Jersey to get $20B to $25B in federal aid for Sandy
Source: United Press International
Lavallette :: NJ :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 07:40:02 -0700 | allnews
Many homes on this resort New Jersey island were destroyed when Hurricane Sandy hit the area late October 29, 2012. N.J., May 21 (UPI) -- New Jersey will receive between $20 billion and $25 billion of the $60 billion in...
Saakashvili ally charged in Georgia
Source: BBC
Kutaisi :: Georgia | updated 2013-05-21 12:00:09 -0700 | political-news
Saakashvili ally charged with corruption in Georgia Mr Merabishvili was arrested after coming in for questioning in Kutaisi Georgian ex-Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili, a close ally of President Mikheil Saakashvili, has been detained and charged with corruption.
Hundreds seek compensation in Japan nuclear crisis
Source: Fox News
Marumori :: Japan | updated 2013-05-21 09:34:47 -0700 | political-news
Hundreds of people living just outside Japan's Fukushima prefecture say they have been denied adequate compensation after the country's 2011 nuclear disaster despite suffering elevated radiation levels. Nearly 700 residents from Hippo district in Miyagi prefecture, just northeast of Fukushima,...
DealBook: Live Blog: Dimon Wins Crucial Vote at JPMorgan
Source: The New York Times
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 11:49:12 -0700 | business-news
At Shareholder Meeting, Applause for Dimon JPM AGM has taken on a Jamie-loving tone of Tiger Beat/Southern Revival, a room full of capitalist Beliebers...Moore (@moorehn) 21 May 13 Well, it looks like JPMorgan is done talking about the shut off...
Manchester United Top Table for Premier League TV Earnings
Source: International Herald Tribune
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-21 07:32:40 -0700 | sports-news
Football champions Manchester United topped the table for English Premier League television income in 2012-13, raking in almost 61 million pounds ($93 million) in the final year of the current three-year contract, the League said on Tuesday. Relegated Queens Park...
Notre Dame Cathedral evacuated after man commits suicide
Source: Fox News
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 11:02:47 -0700 | political-news
Paris police say Notre Dame Cathedral has been evacuated after a man committed suicide in the 850-year-old monument and tourist site. A police official says officers closed the cathedral to the public after the incident Tuesday afternoon. The official could...
Babies who share bed with parents 5 times more likely to die of cot death
Source: Fox
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 10:01:29 -0700 | health-news
Published May 21, 2013 news.com.au Babies sharing beds with their parents face a five-fold risk of dying of cot death, even if their parents are not smokers, new research shows. The increased risk of death extends to babies previously thought...
JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon survives shareholder vote, but Washington probes are next
Source: Washington Post
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 10:22:15 -0700 | business-news
While that was lower than previous years, the clamor leading up to the vote bruised the reputation of a man who had been widely praised for running one of the strongest banks to emerge from the 2008 financial crisis. Dimon,...
California Tea Party group files lawsuit against the IRS
Source: Fox News
Cincinnati :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 11:03:56 -0700 | political-news
A Tea Party group in California is claiming it was targeted by the Internal Revenue Service filed the first of what is expected to be many lawsuits against the government for allegedly singling out conservative organizations. The NorCal Tea Party...
State Department official says he was scapegoated by bosses over Benghazi
Source: Fox News
Benghazi :: Libya | updated 2013-05-21 11:48:19 -0700 | political-news
Published May 21, 2013 FoxNews.com A mid-level State Department official sidelined in the aftermath of the Benghazi terror attack is speaking out, publicly accusing his bosses of scapegoating him for the security lapses in eastern Libya. Raymond Maxwell, who was...
WHAT SCANDALS? Obama's Approval Rating Is Actually Rising In Some Polls
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 11:41:54 -0700 | business-news
AP President Barack Obama's image has been remarkably unscathed by the steady stream of new scandals that have plagued the White House over the past few weeks, including the IRS' targeting of conservative groups, the Justice Department's investigation of reporters,...
Rubber bullets fired at SA miners
Source: BBC
Johannesburg :: South Africa | updated 2013-05-21 10:02:53 -0700 | travel-news
South African miners shot with rubber bullets Industrial relations remain volatile in South Africa's key mining sector Ten South African miners have been injured after security guards fired rubber bullets at a crowd of striking workers, police say.
Lew sees loosening of underwriting standards
Source: MarketWatch
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 09:20:39 -0700 | business-news
Regulators have noticed a loosening of underwriting standards in some markets, in particular in certain real-estate investment trusts, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said on Tuesday. While underwriting standards remain conservative in many markets, there are some examples of loosening standards,...
Forget Curing Cancer, IBM's Watson Is Taking On…Customer Service (IBM)
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 10:23:35 -0700 | technology-news
IBM 's Watson supercomputer is moving away from more scientific applications like cancer diagnosis and moving into a more eclectic arena customer service. GigaOM reports that IBM has developed the Watson Engagement Advisor, a piece of software that will recommend...
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