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Sun, 20 May 2012 17:11:52 -0400
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Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya leaving unanswered questions
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie, died of cancer on Sunday aged 60, leaving many questions on the attack and its aftermath unanswered. | Sun, 20 May 2012 19:59:05 -0400
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Russia says West still considering military action on Iran
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that military action against Iran over its nuclear program was being considered in some Western countries. | Sun, 20 May 2012 22:03:04 -0400
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NATO to hand combat role to Afghans as it seeks way out of war
CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO will hand over the lead role in combat operations to Afghan forces across the country by mid-2013, alliance leaders said on Sunday as they charted a path out of a war that has lost public support and strained budgets in Western nations. | Sun, 20 May 2012 18:41:09 -0400
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Zuckerberg weds longtime girlfriend, no word on prenup
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Details of Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg's surprise wedding trickled out on Sunday, but mysteries remained, not least whether there was a prenuptial agreement in place that could affect Zuckerberg's large stake in the company. | Sun, 20 May 2012 22:15:15 -0400
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Singer Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, dies at 62
LONDON (Reuters) - Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who with brothers Barry and Maurice helped define the disco era with their falsetto harmonies and funky beats on smash hits such as "Stayin' Alive" and "Jive Talkin'," has died after a long fight with cancer. He was 62. |
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Sun, 20 May 2012 22:19:15 -0400
worldNews
Blind Chinese activist Chen rests in NYC
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng soaked up the sun in New York City on Sunday as his children played in a garden, a break in a day of meetings to arrange his studies at New York University. | Sun, 20 May 2012 17:11:52 -0400
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Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya leaving unanswered questions
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie, died of cancer on Sunday aged 60, leaving many questions on the attack and its aftermath unanswered. | Sun, 20 May 2012 17:55:13 -0400
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Italy quake kills at least six, damages historic buildings
SANT' AGOSTINO, Italy (Reuters) - A strong earthquake in northern Italy killed at least six people, injured dozens and damaged historic buildings including a famed mediaeval castle early on Sunday, waking terrified citizens and sending thousands running into the streets. | Sun, 20 May 2012 18:25:53 -0400
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Serb rightist wins presidency, backs EU path
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic, last in power when Slobodan Milosevic's Serbia was bombed by NATO in 1999, was elected president on Sunday and pledged to keep the former Yugoslav republic moving towards the European Union. | Sun, 20 May 2012 17:13:46 -0400
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France's "Mr. Normal" stands out in diplomatic debut
CHICAGO (Reuters) - New French president Francois Hollande likes to style himself as "Mr. Normal," but his sudden debut on the global stage this week has been anything but. |
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Entertainment News |
Sun, 20 May 2012 22:15:15 -0400
entertainmentNews
Singer Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, dies at 62
LONDON (Reuters) - Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who with brothers Barry and Maurice helped define the disco era with their falsetto harmonies and funky beats on smash hits such as "Stayin' Alive" and "Jive Talkin'," has died after a long fight with cancer. He was 62. | Sun, 20 May 2012 12:53:09 -0400
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Cannes director Haneke faces death in moving "Love"
CANNES, France (Reuters) - It is a subject rarely tackled in cinema, but Austria's Michael Haneke forces us to confront the reality that will befall us all - the end of life - in "Love", his beautiful and devastating film at Cannes. | Sun, 20 May 2012 14:13:13 -0400
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'Avengers' outguns 'Battleship' at box offices
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New action movie "Battleship" collided with Iron Man, The Hulk and the rest of "The Avengers" this weekend at movie theater box offices, and the super heroes came out on top. | Sun, 20 May 2012 10:42:17 -0400
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Danish child abuse film shocks Cannes crowds
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Danish director Thomas Vinterberg burst on to the scene in Cannes in 1998 with the acclaimed "Festen", and critics say he is close to his best again this year with "The Hunt", a shocking take on child abuse and its impact on a small community. | Sun, 20 May 2012 16:16:56 -0400
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Missing actor Nick Stahl enters rehab: reports
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Terminator 3" actor Nick Stahl, who had been missing for more than a week, has checked himself into rehab, his estranged wife told media outlets on Sunday. |
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Sat, 19 May 2012 21:23:01 -0400
technologyNews
Google says it has China's approval for Motorola deal
(Reuters) - Google said on Saturday that Chinese authorities have approved its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings, the last regulatory hurdle to a deal that would allow the world's No. 1 Internet search engine to develop its own line of smart phones. | Sun, 20 May 2012 17:53:40 -0400
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Apple, Samsung CEOs set for court talks
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The chief executives of Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd are used to running the show at their global tech empires, but they will be in for a different experience when they arrive at a San Francisco federal courthouse on Monday. | Fri, 18 May 2012 20:53:38 -0400
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Historic Facebook debut falls flat
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The historic initial public offering of Facebook Inc did not go as planned on Friday, as the social networking company's sky-high valuation combined with trading glitches left the stock languishing near its offering price at the market close. | Fri, 18 May 2012 15:02:54 -0400
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Mexico's Slim eyeing Telekom Austria stake: report
VIENNA (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is eyeing a stake in Telekom Austria and is believed to have held initial talks with its two biggest investor groups, Austrian magazine Format reported, without citing sources. | Fri, 18 May 2012 19:17:54 -0400
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U.S. says will bar some Motorola Mobility phones
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some Motorola Mobility smartphones infringe on a Microsoft patent and will be barred from importation to the United States, a U.S. trade panel said on Friday. |
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Sports News |
Sun, 20 May 2012 22:20:05 -0400
sportsNews
Heat overpower Pacers to tie playoff series
(Reuters) - LeBron James and Dwyane Wade combined for 70 points as the Miami Heat recovered from back-to-back defeats to grind down the Indiana Pacers 101-93 on Sunday and level the NBA's Eastern conference semi-final at 2-2. | Sun, 20 May 2012 03:11:16 -0400
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Thunder silence Lakers to take 3-1 series lead
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A late three-pointer by Kevin Durant capped a dramatic fightback by the Oklahoma City Thunder as they left the Los Angeles Lakers on the verge of playoff elimination with a 103-100 win in Game Four on Saturday. | Sun, 20 May 2012 21:51:59 -0400
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Babe Ruth jersey sells for record $4.4 million
(Reuters) - The earliest known New York Yankees jersey worn by slugger Babe Ruth was sold for $4.4 million on Sunday, a record for a piece of sports memorabilia. | Sat, 19 May 2012 02:39:40 -0400
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Lakers avoid 0-3 hole as Sixers tie series
(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant refused to let a second successive game slip through his fingers as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-96 in a cliffhanger on Friday to avoid going down 3-0 in their NBA playoff series. | Sat, 19 May 2012 01:01:48 -0400
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Braves deny Shields seventh win of season
(Reuters) - The Atlanta Braves handed Tampa Bay a rare home loss when they chased top pitcher James Shields after six innings in a 5-3 victory over the Rays on Friday. |
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Oddly Enough News |
Fri, 18 May 2012 15:23:14 -0400
oddlyEnoughNews
Italy "dog and cat tax" muzzled after uproar
ROME (Reuters) - A proposal to levy a tax on cats and dogs that stunned Italy on Friday turned out to be all bark and no bite after a wave of popular anger saw it withdrawn on the same day it was made public. | Thu, 17 May 2012 16:47:06 -0400
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer robbed again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who was robbed in February at his Caribbean vacation home by a man armed with a machete, recently was the victim of a burglary at his residence in Washington, a court spokeswoman said on Thursday. | Fri, 18 May 2012 07:16:05 -0400
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'Psychic' pig to make Euro tips
KIEV (Reuters) - A psychic pig is set to take over where Paul the Octopus left off at the 2010 World Cup by predicting the results of matches at the European championships in Ukraine and Poland. | Thu, 17 May 2012 12:20:20 -0400
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Canada museum kills masturbation video after outcry
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's federal science museum has removed an animated video showing youth masturbating from an upcoming sex exhibit following a public outcry, a museum spokesman said. | Wed, 16 May 2012 22:14:22 -0400
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Fugitive penguin 337 spotted alive in Tokyo Bay
TOKYO (Reuters) - After Penguin Number 337 made a daring bid for freedom from a Tokyo aquarium and vanished into the waters of Tokyo Bay two months ago, many feared the worst for the adventurous feathered fugitive. |
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Health News |
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:24:28 -0400
healthNews
California teens eat fewer calories in school
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High school kids in California, a state that limits the junk food sold in vending machines, eat fewer calories in school than kids in states without such regulations, according to a new study. | Sat, 19 May 2012 16:16:32 -0400
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Georgia woman with flesh-eating disease in "critical" condition
(Reuters) - A Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacterial infection was in critical condition at Augusta Hospital on Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman said. | Fri, 18 May 2012 17:09:19 -0400
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Antibiotics prevent UTIs better than probiotics
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Antibiotics are still better than probiotics at preventing urinary tract infections, but at least "good bacteria" don't add to a person's antibiotic resistance, a new study concludes. | Fri, 18 May 2012 12:05:44 -0400
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Fish oil shows little effect on Tourette's tics
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some parents swear by fish oil as a treatment for the "tics" caused by Tourette's disorder, but so far the research evidence is slim. | Fri, 18 May 2012 14:15:38 -0400
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Health secretary urges contraception compromise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top health official on Friday took the debate over whether healthcare coverage should include contraceptives to the campus of a Catholic university that has been deeply divided over the administration's policy. |
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Sun, 20 May 2012 10:29:54 -0400
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Wall Street Week Ahead: Market is oversold, but major signs say "sell"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Normally a big decline would set up Wall Street for a technical rebound. But that may not be the case this week, even after the market posted its worst weekly loss for the year and the S&P fell for six straight sessions.
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Facebook faces crucial week after modest debut
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Newly issued shares in Facebook Inc may have a hard time in the coming week if lead underwriter Morgan Stanley stops supporting the stock and managers lower down in the IPO book who were hoping for an early surge decide to get out before going underwater.
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G8 growth talk leaves wary markets awaiting action
(Reuters) - A pledge by leaders of industrialized nations to help the troubled world economy is unlikely to herald quick new action by Europe on its debt crisis, meaning more uncertainty for nervous financial markets.
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Apple, Samsung CEOs set for court talks
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The chief executives of Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd are used to running the show at their global tech empires, but they will be in for a different experience when they arrive at a San Francisco federal courthouse on Monday.
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Global markets regain ground but still edgy over Greece
TOKYO (Reuters) - Markets recovered some ground on Monday after heavy losses last week, but investors remained wary about the euro zone despite world leaders calling for Greece to stay in the monetary union and for Europe to balance austerity with growth.
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