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50th Wedding Anniversary - The Times and Democrat

50th Wedding Anniversary The Times and Democrat Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Kestler of Cameron, SC, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows on May 19, 2012, at Eagle Vision Ministries Church in St. Matthews, SC Maid of honor was Theresa Kestler of Orangeburg, SC, daughter of the ...

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A wedding 50 years later - Appleton Post Crescent

A wedding 50 years later Appleton Post Crescent Sherry and Don Fisher of Manawa celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a large wedding ceremony they weren't able to have 50 years ago. At that time, Don was shipping out for military service and there was only time for a small ceremony. and more »

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Hansons to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary - Salina Journal

Hansons to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary Salina Journal CONCORDIA -- Rick and Alice Faye Hanson will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 pm Saturday, May 26, at the Catholic Church Parish Hall, 307 E. Fifth in Concordia. Rick Hanson and Alice Faye Fraser were married June ...

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Anniversary: Robert and Peggy Taylor - Evansville Courier & Press

Anniversary: Robert and Peggy Taylor Evansville Courier & Press Robert and Peggy Taylor of Arnold, Mo., plan to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with their children and grandchildren on a Disney cruise. Taylor and the former Peggy Smith were married May 26, 1962, at St. Boniface Church.

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Wegmann 50th - Times Record News

Wegmann 50th Times Record News Mr. and Mrs. Edward "Ed" Wegmann celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary May 19 and will continue their celebration with a dinner party in their honor at the Hamilton Ballroom and a family trip to Disney World. Hosts will be their sons and ...

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First Coast anniversaries - Florida Times-Union

First Coast anniversaries Florida Times-Union Hazel A. and George S. Lewis celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner in Tampa. They were married May 19, 1962, in Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Daytona Beach. She is the former Hazel A. Depew. Their children are Brenda Cotter, ...

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Reeder anniversary - Pittsburg Morning Sun

Reeder anniversary Pittsburg Morning Sun By Anonymous Larry and Jolene Reeder will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on May 20, 2012 with an open house at Christ's Community United Methodist Church, Joplin, MO. The couple were married on May 19, 1962 at the First Baptist Church, ...

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Golden anniversary - AugustaGazette.com

Golden anniversary AugustaGazette.com By Staff reports David and Virginia Berndsen will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, June 2, 2012. Mass will be at 6 pm at St. James Catholic Church in Augusta, with a Blessing of Vows. A reception will follow at 7:30 - 10 pm, ...

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Griffin, 50th anniversary - Journal Times

Griffin, 50th anniversary Journal Times Mr. and Mrs. Edward Griffin of Mitchell, SD, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary during a family dinner at Victoria's in Green Bay. The couple were married on May 10, 1962, in El Cajon, Calif. Griffin is a native of Racine and served in the ...

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Ezell 50th Anniversary - The Enterprise Ledger

Ezell 50th Anniversary The Enterprise Ledger Please join our family to share memories and celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Jack and Olivia Ezell, of the Goodman Community. A reception will be on Sunday May 27, from 2-4 pm at Chancellor Assembly of God Church, 10527 North State Highway 27 ...

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Frank and Rosemarie Pagano celebrate 50th wedding anniversary - Staten Island Advance

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Brooklyn natives Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pagano celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a party in the Vanderbilt at South Beach, where they reminisced with family and friends. A highlight of the celebration, the Huguenot ... Read more

Terence and Janet Hayes celebrate 50th wedding anniversary - Staten Island Advance

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Celebrating 50 years of marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Terence V. Hayes of Eltingville will be feted by family and friends at party June 9 in Ariana’s Banquet Hall in New Dorp. Mrs. Hayes, the former Janet McDermott, was born in ... Read more

Anniversary: Robert and Peggy Taylor - Evansville Courier-Press

Robert and Peggy Taylor of Arnold, Mo., plan to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with their children and grandchildren on a Disney cruise. Taylor and the former Peggy Smith were married May 26, 1962, at St. Boniface Church. They are the ... Read more

Anniversary: Lee and Marcia Underwood - Evansville Courier-Press

Lee and Marcia Underwood of Evansville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 15. Underwood and the former Marcia Hedge were married May 15, 1962, in Central City, Ky. They are the parents of Bryan, Rodney and David Underwood ... Read more

50th Wedding Anniversary for Munseys - Record Searchlight

themunz Record Searchlight Posted May 17, 2012 at 6:22 p.m., updated May 17, 2012 at 6:22 p.m. Gary is retired from the U.S. Forest Service after 34 years of service. Dolores continues in her profession as a teacher. Both are graduates of ... Read more

Armstrong - 50th - Star-Press

James and Sandra (Schmidt) Armstrong will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 10, 2012. They were married in 1962. The children plan to give them an open house at their home on May 27, 2012, from 12 p.m.- 6 p.m. Family and friends are invited. Read more

Pat and Clarence celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary - Baltimore Times

On May 6, 2012, Clarence and Patricia Burns celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at the home of their youngest son, Sean Burns in Baltimore. About 100 family members and friends joined the happy couple in honor of the occasion. The celebration ... Read more

Hansons to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary - Salina Journal

CONCORDIA -- Rick and Alice Faye Hanson will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at the Catholic Church Parish Hall, 307 E. Fifth in Concordia. The couple request no gifts. Rick Hanson and Alice Faye ... Read more

Griffin, 50th anniversary - Journal Times

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Griffin of Mitchell, S.D., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary during a family dinner at Victoria’s in Green Bay. The couple were married on May 10, 1962, in El Cajon, Calif. Griffin is a native of Racine and ... Read more

Reception To Honor 50th - Ponca City News

Bill and Patsy Bray, of Fairfax, will mark their 50th wedding anniversary on May 19, 2012. An open invitation is extended to join a reception honoring the couple next Saturday. It will be held in the home of their daughter Becky Hatton from 2 to 4 p.m. at ... Read more

Pat and Clarence celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary

On May 6, 2012, Clarence and Patricia Burns celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at the home of their youngest son, Sean Burns in Baltimore. About 100 family members and friends joined the happy couple in honor of the occasion. Read more

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Obama: Afghanistan 'won't stand alone' - USA TODAY

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Obama: Afghanistan 'won't stand alone' USA TODAY By Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY CHICAGO — President Obama vowed that Afghanistan "won't stand alone" as NATO forces shift security responsibility to Afghan forces in the months ahead. NATO leaders are meeting this morning to chart the next step toward ... Obama: Confident Afghans can take security leadThe Associated Press Afghans to take over security by mid-2013: NATOAFP Nato urges Pakistan to reopen supply routeTelegraph.co.uk Reuters -CTV.ca -National Post all 10,124 news articles »

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'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia - Washington Post

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'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia Washington Post ALBUQUERQUE, NM — From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing “ring of fire” eclipse. Millions of people across a narrow strip ... Spectacular 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Wows MillionsSpace.com Thousands gather for world's largest solar eclipse partyChristian Science Monitor Solar ring of fireReuters Albany Times Union -WXIA-TV -Daily Breeze all 1,948 news articles »

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Suicide bombing rocks Yemen, scores killed - Boston Globe

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Suicide bombing rocks Yemen, scores killed Boston Globe By Alan Cowell and Rick Gladstone AP LONDON — Yemen was rocked by its worst terrorist bombing in years Monday when a suicide attacker disguised as a Yemeni soldier blew himself up in the midst of a military parade rehearsal near the presidential palace ... Yemen Suicide Bombing Death Toll Nears 100 on Eve of Holiday: OfficialsABC News Yemen suicide bomber kills more than 60Financial Times Yemen violence worsens as suicide bomber kills 90euronews gulfnews.com -Sydney Morning Herald -San Francisco Chronicle all 1,291 news articles »

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Cory Booker's criticisms complicate Obama team's anti-Bain message - CBS News

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Cory Booker's criticisms complicate Obama team's anti-Bain message CBS News (CBS News) Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a rising political star and a surrogate for President Obama's re-election campaign, criticized the president's re-election team on Sunday for its negative ads focusing on Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital, ... Bain Attacks Get More Awkward for ObamaFox News Booker, Obama, Romney and BainBloomberg Obama, Bain, Romney, and Booker: Not a Law Firm, a ScandalVanity Fair Mediaite -Talk Radio News Service -Washington Post (blog) all 538 news articles »

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Wrongful Convictions: A New Exoneration Registry Tests Stubborn Judges - The Atlantic

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Wrongful Convictions: A New Exoneration Registry Tests Stubborn Judges The Atlantic By Andrew Cohen A tally of wrongfully convicted Americans shows that justices need to weigh dogma against real-world experience. Last Friday, The New York Times published a memorable story about a man, Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, who came late in life to ... Study: 2000 Convicted Then Exonerated In 23 YearsWKRG-TV Study: 2000 convicted then exonerated in the US in 23 yearsSpartanburg Herald Journal More than 2000 wrongfully convicted people exonerated in 23 years, researchers sayCNN (blog) TIME -MiamiHerald.com all 424 news articles »

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Dharun Ravi sentencing: Clementi visitor M.B.'s victim impact statement - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

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Dharun Ravi sentencing: Clementi visitor M.B.'s victim impact statement The Star-Ledger - NJ.com By Kathleen O'Brien/The Star-Ledger Enlarge Star-Ledger Staff Dharun Ravi in the courtroom for his sentencing at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick. 5/12/12 (John O'Boyle/The Star-Ledger) Dharun Ravi sentencing gallery (12 photos) Dharun ... Clementi Case: Ravi to Be SentencedTIME Father of webcam victim: Defendant has no remorseBoston Herald Judge won't overturn verdict in webcam caseSTLtoday.com WNYC all 577 news articles »

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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO - The Associated Press

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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's stock is tumbling well below its $38 IPO price in the social network's second day of trading as a public company on Monday. Shares are down 11 percent in late morning trading. Investors and technology industry watchers are ... Facebook stock plummets on second day of tradingSan Jose Mercury News Facebook Falls Below $38/Share IPO Price, $100B ValueWall Street Journal Facebook breaks its IPO price, falls sharply in morning tradingWashington Post Telegraph.co.uk -Forbes -The Guardian all 3,998 news articles »

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Greece and the euro: the essential guide - The Guardian

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Greece and the euro: the essential guide The Guardian Successive Greek governments have failed to carry out badly needed reforms. The problem isn't new: it goes back decades. As a result the Greek economy is in dire condition. The global financial crisis has exacerbated these problems. Greek euro zone exit unlikely, say money market tradersReuters Tsipras: Sticking To Bailout Terms Would Push Greece To ExitWall Street Journal Markets inch up after G-8 vague on Europe fixThe Associated Press Voice of America -BBC News -MarketWatch all 2,468 news articles »

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Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky's trial - Fox News

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Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky's trial Fox News BELLEFONTE, Pa. – A judge has denied a request from former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky to delay the June 5 start of his child sex-abuse trial. Judge John Cleland on Monday denied defense attorney Joe Amendola's request for more time to ... Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky trialChicago Sun-Times all 172 news articles »

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Tropical Storm Alberto expected to stay offshore - The Associated Press

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Tropical Storm Alberto expected to stay offshore The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Alberto is moving eastward as it spins off the coast of Florida. Alberto's maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 kph) early Monday with some weakening expected during the next two days. The storm is centered about 175 ... Tropical Storm Alberto heading eastwardNOLA.com Hurricane 101: 2012 season primerTbo.com Periods of rain this afternoon, high 71MassLive.com USA TODAY all 1,436 news articles »

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Dharun Ravi appears for sentencing; looks gaunt, nervous - New York Daily News

Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi has appeared in a New Jersey courtroom, looking gaunt and nervous, for his sentencing Monday in the Tyler Clementi suicide case. Ravi, 20, faces up to 10 years in prison for invasion of privacy and bias intimidation for spying on his roommate’s tryst with an ... Read more

Facebook Shares Slump on Second Day - New York Times

Shares in Facebook tumbled 12 percent in early trading on Monday morning, crashing well below the company’s offer price and again raising questions about its lofty valuation. As of 10:08, Facebook’s stock was down more than 10 percent, to around $34 a share. That extended trading patterns from ... Read more

'Life over war': US veterans return medals at NATO summit - msnbc.com

With many dressed in military fatigues, they had filed through the streets in formation, chanting "N-A-T-O, NATO has got to go," and “No NATO, no war, we don't work for you no more,” leading about 2,000 protesters on a 2.5-mile march. After “retiring” an American flag they carried through ... Read more

What Romney should have learned at Bain - Washington Post

Poor Cory Booker. It turns out that it’s easier to rescue old ladies from burning buildings than to step into the 2012 election without, well, stepping in it. Booker, the Democratic mayor of Newark, N.J., appeared on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” on NBC to act as a surrogate for President Obama ... Read more

Eaton buying Cooper Industries in $11.46B deal - Boston Globe

CLEVELAND—Diversified manufacturer Eaton Corp. is buying Irish electrical equipment supplier Cooper Industries PLC in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $11.46 billion. The deal announced Monday will see Eaton and Cooper combine to form a new company, likely to be called Eaton Global Corp. PLC ... Read more

Preakness winner I'll Have Another leaves Baltimore in quest for Triple Crown - msnbc.com

I’ll Have Another's connections loaded their Preakness Stakes winner onto a van Sunday morning at Pimlico Race Course to begin their journey to Belmont Park in their continuing quest to sweep racing's Triple Crown. In front of a record crowd of 121,309, Reddam Racing's chestnut colt edged ... Read more

Markets inch up after G-8 vague on Europe fix - AP - msnbc.com

Global stocks rose modestly on Monday, though gains were limited by concerns that leaders from the Group of Eight most powerful countries had failed to provide a concrete plan to ease the eurozone debt crisis. Traders in Europe and Asia were kept on edge by worries about the economic future of ... Read more

Donna Summer -- we loved to love her, baby - Chicago Tribune

DIM ALL the lights ... what a shock -- Donna Summer's death from cancer last week. A little bit of my relative youth gone. How well I recall nights at Studio 54, and other clubs of the '70s and '80s, with Donna's groundbreaking music blaring. In 2003, I attended Bette Midler's Hulaween Ball. Donna ... Read more

SpaceX Hopes to Launch Private Spacecraft to Space Station Tuesday - msnbc.com

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private rocket company SpaceX is hoping the second time's the charm for its planned launch of the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. The company had planned to launch the unmanned Dragon May 19, but an engine glitch on its Falcon 9 rocket in the last ... Read more

Family gives update on mom fighting flesh-eating bacteria - msnbc.com

Fellow paramedics sponsored a prayer vigil on Sunday for an Upstate mom who has been diagnosed with a flesh-eating bacterial infection. Lana Kuykendall gave birth to twins on May 7 at an Atlanta hospital, but felt severe pain in her leg after she and her husband, Darren, brought their newborns home ... Read more

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Obama: Afghanistan 'won't stand alone' - USA TODAY

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Obama: Afghanistan 'won't stand alone' USA TODAY By Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY CHICAGO — President Obama vowed that Afghanistan "won't stand alone" as NATO forces shift security responsibility to Afghan forces in the months ahead. NATO leaders are meeting this morning to chart the next step toward ... Obama: Confident Afghans can take security leadThe Associated Press Afghans to take over security by mid-2013: NATOAFP Nato urges Pakistan to reopen supply routeTelegraph.co.uk Reuters -CTV.ca -National Post all 10,124 news articles »

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'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia - Washington Post

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'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia Washington Post ALBUQUERQUE, NM — From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing “ring of fire” eclipse. Millions of people across a narrow strip ... Spectacular 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Wows MillionsSpace.com Thousands gather for world's largest solar eclipse partyChristian Science Monitor Solar ring of fireReuters Albany Times Union -WXIA-TV -Daily Breeze all 1,948 news articles »

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Suicide bombing rocks Yemen, scores killed - Boston Globe

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Suicide bombing rocks Yemen, scores killed Boston Globe By Alan Cowell and Rick Gladstone AP LONDON — Yemen was rocked by its worst terrorist bombing in years Monday when a suicide attacker disguised as a Yemeni soldier blew himself up in the midst of a military parade rehearsal near the presidential palace ... Yemen Suicide Bombing Death Toll Nears 100 on Eve of Holiday: OfficialsABC News Yemen suicide bomber kills more than 60Financial Times Yemen violence worsens as suicide bomber kills 90euronews gulfnews.com -Sydney Morning Herald -San Francisco Chronicle all 1,291 news articles »

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Cory Booker's criticisms complicate Obama team's anti-Bain message - CBS News

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Cory Booker's criticisms complicate Obama team's anti-Bain message CBS News (CBS News) Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a rising political star and a surrogate for President Obama's re-election campaign, criticized the president's re-election team on Sunday for its negative ads focusing on Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital, ... Bain Attacks Get More Awkward for ObamaFox News Booker, Obama, Romney and BainBloomberg Obama, Bain, Romney, and Booker: Not a Law Firm, a ScandalVanity Fair Mediaite -Talk Radio News Service -Washington Post (blog) all 538 news articles »

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Wrongful Convictions: A New Exoneration Registry Tests Stubborn Judges - The Atlantic

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Wrongful Convictions: A New Exoneration Registry Tests Stubborn Judges The Atlantic By Andrew Cohen A tally of wrongfully convicted Americans shows that justices need to weigh dogma against real-world experience. Last Friday, The New York Times published a memorable story about a man, Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, who came late in life to ... Study: 2000 Convicted Then Exonerated In 23 YearsWKRG-TV Study: 2000 convicted then exonerated in the US in 23 yearsSpartanburg Herald Journal More than 2000 wrongfully convicted people exonerated in 23 years, researchers sayCNN (blog) TIME -MiamiHerald.com all 424 news articles »

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Dharun Ravi sentencing: Clementi visitor M.B.'s victim impact statement - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

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Dharun Ravi sentencing: Clementi visitor M.B.'s victim impact statement The Star-Ledger - NJ.com By Kathleen O'Brien/The Star-Ledger Enlarge Star-Ledger Staff Dharun Ravi in the courtroom for his sentencing at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick. 5/12/12 (John O'Boyle/The Star-Ledger) Dharun Ravi sentencing gallery (12 photos) Dharun ... Clementi Case: Ravi to Be SentencedTIME Father of webcam victim: Defendant has no remorseBoston Herald Judge won't overturn verdict in webcam caseSTLtoday.com WNYC all 577 news articles »

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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO - The Associated Press

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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's stock is tumbling well below its $38 IPO price in the social network's second day of trading as a public company on Monday. Shares are down 11 percent in late morning trading. Investors and technology industry watchers are ... Facebook stock plummets on second day of tradingSan Jose Mercury News Facebook Falls Below $38/Share IPO Price, $100B ValueWall Street Journal Facebook breaks its IPO price, falls sharply in morning tradingWashington Post Telegraph.co.uk -Forbes -The Guardian all 3,998 news articles »

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Greece and the euro: the essential guide - The Guardian

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Greece and the euro: the essential guide The Guardian Successive Greek governments have failed to carry out badly needed reforms. The problem isn't new: it goes back decades. As a result the Greek economy is in dire condition. The global financial crisis has exacerbated these problems. Greek euro zone exit unlikely, say money market tradersReuters Tsipras: Sticking To Bailout Terms Would Push Greece To ExitWall Street Journal Markets inch up after G-8 vague on Europe fixThe Associated Press Voice of America -BBC News -MarketWatch all 2,468 news articles »

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Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky's trial - Fox News

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Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky's trial Fox News BELLEFONTE, Pa. – A judge has denied a request from former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky to delay the June 5 start of his child sex-abuse trial. Judge John Cleland on Monday denied defense attorney Joe Amendola's request for more time to ... Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky trialChicago Sun-Times all 172 news articles »

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Tropical Storm Alberto expected to stay offshore - The Associated Press

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Tropical Storm Alberto expected to stay offshore The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Alberto is moving eastward as it spins off the coast of Florida. Alberto's maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 kph) early Monday with some weakening expected during the next two days. The storm is centered about 175 ... Tropical Storm Alberto heading eastwardNOLA.com Hurricane 101: 2012 season primerTbo.com Periods of rain this afternoon, high 71MassLive.com USA TODAY all 1,436 news articles »

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Dharun Ravi appears for sentencing; looks gaunt, nervous - New York Daily News

Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi has appeared in a New Jersey courtroom, looking gaunt and nervous, for his sentencing Monday in the Tyler Clementi suicide case. Ravi, 20, faces up to 10 years in prison for invasion of privacy and bias intimidation for spying on his roommate’s tryst with an ... Read more

Facebook Shares Slump on Second Day - New York Times

Shares in Facebook tumbled 12 percent in early trading on Monday morning, crashing well below the company’s offer price and again raising questions about its lofty valuation. As of 10:08, Facebook’s stock was down more than 10 percent, to around $34 a share. That extended trading patterns from ... Read more

'Life over war': US veterans return medals at NATO summit - msnbc.com

With many dressed in military fatigues, they had filed through the streets in formation, chanting "N-A-T-O, NATO has got to go," and “No NATO, no war, we don't work for you no more,” leading about 2,000 protesters on a 2.5-mile march. After “retiring” an American flag they carried through ... Read more

What Romney should have learned at Bain - Washington Post

Poor Cory Booker. It turns out that it’s easier to rescue old ladies from burning buildings than to step into the 2012 election without, well, stepping in it. Booker, the Democratic mayor of Newark, N.J., appeared on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” on NBC to act as a surrogate for President Obama ... Read more

Eaton buying Cooper Industries in $11.46B deal - Boston Globe

CLEVELAND—Diversified manufacturer Eaton Corp. is buying Irish electrical equipment supplier Cooper Industries PLC in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $11.46 billion. The deal announced Monday will see Eaton and Cooper combine to form a new company, likely to be called Eaton Global Corp. PLC ... Read more

Preakness winner I'll Have Another leaves Baltimore in quest for Triple Crown - msnbc.com

I’ll Have Another's connections loaded their Preakness Stakes winner onto a van Sunday morning at Pimlico Race Course to begin their journey to Belmont Park in their continuing quest to sweep racing's Triple Crown. In front of a record crowd of 121,309, Reddam Racing's chestnut colt edged ... Read more

Markets inch up after G-8 vague on Europe fix - AP - msnbc.com

Global stocks rose modestly on Monday, though gains were limited by concerns that leaders from the Group of Eight most powerful countries had failed to provide a concrete plan to ease the eurozone debt crisis. Traders in Europe and Asia were kept on edge by worries about the economic future of ... Read more

Donna Summer -- we loved to love her, baby - Chicago Tribune

DIM ALL the lights ... what a shock -- Donna Summer's death from cancer last week. A little bit of my relative youth gone. How well I recall nights at Studio 54, and other clubs of the '70s and '80s, with Donna's groundbreaking music blaring. In 2003, I attended Bette Midler's Hulaween Ball. Donna ... Read more

SpaceX Hopes to Launch Private Spacecraft to Space Station Tuesday - msnbc.com

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private rocket company SpaceX is hoping the second time's the charm for its planned launch of the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. The company had planned to launch the unmanned Dragon May 19, but an engine glitch on its Falcon 9 rocket in the last ... Read more

Family gives update on mom fighting flesh-eating bacteria - msnbc.com

Fellow paramedics sponsored a prayer vigil on Sunday for an Upstate mom who has been diagnosed with a flesh-eating bacterial infection. Lana Kuykendall gave birth to twins on May 7 at an Atlanta hospital, but felt severe pain in her leg after she and her husband, Darren, brought their newborns home ... Read more

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Obama: Afghanistan 'won't stand alone' - USA TODAY

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Obama: Afghanistan 'won't stand alone' USA TODAY By Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY CHICAGO — President Obama vowed that Afghanistan "won't stand alone" as NATO forces shift security responsibility to Afghan forces in the months ahead. NATO leaders are meeting this morning to chart the next step toward ... Obama: Confident Afghans can take security leadThe Associated Press Afghans to take over security by mid-2013: NATOAFP Nato urges Pakistan to reopen supply routeTelegraph.co.uk Reuters -CTV.ca -National Post all 10,124 news articles »

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'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia - Washington Post

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'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia Washington Post ALBUQUERQUE, NM — From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing “ring of fire” eclipse. Millions of people across a narrow strip ... Spectacular 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Wows MillionsSpace.com Thousands gather for world's largest solar eclipse partyChristian Science Monitor Solar ring of fireReuters Albany Times Union -WXIA-TV -Daily Breeze all 1,948 news articles »

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Suicide bombing rocks Yemen, scores killed - Boston Globe

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Suicide bombing rocks Yemen, scores killed Boston Globe By Alan Cowell and Rick Gladstone AP LONDON — Yemen was rocked by its worst terrorist bombing in years Monday when a suicide attacker disguised as a Yemeni soldier blew himself up in the midst of a military parade rehearsal near the presidential palace ... Yemen Suicide Bombing Death Toll Nears 100 on Eve of Holiday: OfficialsABC News Yemen suicide bomber kills more than 60Financial Times Yemen violence worsens as suicide bomber kills 90euronews gulfnews.com -Sydney Morning Herald -San Francisco Chronicle all 1,291 news articles »

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Cory Booker's criticisms complicate Obama team's anti-Bain message - CBS News

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Cory Booker's criticisms complicate Obama team's anti-Bain message CBS News (CBS News) Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a rising political star and a surrogate for President Obama's re-election campaign, criticized the president's re-election team on Sunday for its negative ads focusing on Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital, ... Bain Attacks Get More Awkward for ObamaFox News Booker, Obama, Romney and BainBloomberg Obama, Bain, Romney, and Booker: Not a Law Firm, a ScandalVanity Fair Mediaite -Talk Radio News Service -Washington Post (blog) all 538 news articles »

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Wrongful Convictions: A New Exoneration Registry Tests Stubborn Judges - The Atlantic

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Wrongful Convictions: A New Exoneration Registry Tests Stubborn Judges The Atlantic By Andrew Cohen A tally of wrongfully convicted Americans shows that justices need to weigh dogma against real-world experience. Last Friday, The New York Times published a memorable story about a man, Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, who came late in life to ... Study: 2000 Convicted Then Exonerated In 23 YearsWKRG-TV Study: 2000 convicted then exonerated in the US in 23 yearsSpartanburg Herald Journal More than 2000 wrongfully convicted people exonerated in 23 years, researchers sayCNN (blog) TIME -MiamiHerald.com all 424 news articles »

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Dharun Ravi sentencing: Clementi visitor M.B.'s victim impact statement - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

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Dharun Ravi sentencing: Clementi visitor M.B.'s victim impact statement The Star-Ledger - NJ.com By Kathleen O'Brien/The Star-Ledger Enlarge Star-Ledger Staff Dharun Ravi in the courtroom for his sentencing at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick. 5/12/12 (John O'Boyle/The Star-Ledger) Dharun Ravi sentencing gallery (12 photos) Dharun ... Clementi Case: Ravi to Be SentencedTIME Father of webcam victim: Defendant has no remorseBoston Herald Judge won't overturn verdict in webcam caseSTLtoday.com WNYC all 577 news articles »

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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO - The Associated Press

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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's stock is tumbling well below its $38 IPO price in the social network's second day of trading as a public company on Monday. Shares are down 11 percent in late morning trading. Investors and technology industry watchers are ... Facebook stock plummets on second day of tradingSan Jose Mercury News Facebook Falls Below $38/Share IPO Price, $100B ValueWall Street Journal Facebook breaks its IPO price, falls sharply in morning tradingWashington Post Telegraph.co.uk -Forbes -The Guardian all 3,998 news articles »

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Greece and the euro: the essential guide - The Guardian

The Guardian

Greece and the euro: the essential guide The Guardian Successive Greek governments have failed to carry out badly needed reforms. The problem isn't new: it goes back decades. As a result the Greek economy is in dire condition. The global financial crisis has exacerbated these problems. Greek euro zone exit unlikely, say money market tradersReuters Tsipras: Sticking To Bailout Terms Would Push Greece To ExitWall Street Journal Markets inch up after G-8 vague on Europe fixThe Associated Press Voice of America -BBC News -MarketWatch all 2,468 news articles »

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Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky's trial - Fox News

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Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky's trial Fox News BELLEFONTE, Pa. – A judge has denied a request from former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky to delay the June 5 start of his child sex-abuse trial. Judge John Cleland on Monday denied defense attorney Joe Amendola's request for more time to ... Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky trialChicago Sun-Times all 172 news articles »

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Tropical Storm Alberto expected to stay offshore The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Alberto is moving eastward as it spins off the coast of Florida. Alberto's maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 kph) early Monday with some weakening expected during the next two days. The storm is centered about 175 ... Tropical Storm Alberto heading eastwardNOLA.com Hurricane 101: 2012 season primerTbo.com Periods of rain this afternoon, high 71MassLive.com USA TODAY all 1,436 news articles »

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Dharun Ravi appears for sentencing; looks gaunt, nervous - New York Daily News

Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi has appeared in a New Jersey courtroom, looking gaunt and nervous, for his sentencing Monday in the Tyler Clementi suicide case. Ravi, 20, faces up to 10 years in prison for invasion of privacy and bias intimidation for spying on his roommate’s tryst with an ... Read more

Facebook Shares Slump on Second Day - New York Times

Shares in Facebook tumbled 12 percent in early trading on Monday morning, crashing well below the company’s offer price and again raising questions about its lofty valuation. As of 10:08, Facebook’s stock was down more than 10 percent, to around $34 a share. That extended trading patterns from ... Read more

'Life over war': US veterans return medals at NATO summit - msnbc.com

With many dressed in military fatigues, they had filed through the streets in formation, chanting "N-A-T-O, NATO has got to go," and “No NATO, no war, we don't work for you no more,” leading about 2,000 protesters on a 2.5-mile march. After “retiring” an American flag they carried through ... Read more

What Romney should have learned at Bain - Washington Post

Poor Cory Booker. It turns out that it’s easier to rescue old ladies from burning buildings than to step into the 2012 election without, well, stepping in it. Booker, the Democratic mayor of Newark, N.J., appeared on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” on NBC to act as a surrogate for President Obama ... Read more

Eaton buying Cooper Industries in $11.46B deal - Boston Globe

CLEVELAND—Diversified manufacturer Eaton Corp. is buying Irish electrical equipment supplier Cooper Industries PLC in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $11.46 billion. The deal announced Monday will see Eaton and Cooper combine to form a new company, likely to be called Eaton Global Corp. PLC ... Read more

Preakness winner I'll Have Another leaves Baltimore in quest for Triple Crown - msnbc.com

I’ll Have Another's connections loaded their Preakness Stakes winner onto a van Sunday morning at Pimlico Race Course to begin their journey to Belmont Park in their continuing quest to sweep racing's Triple Crown. In front of a record crowd of 121,309, Reddam Racing's chestnut colt edged ... Read more

Markets inch up after G-8 vague on Europe fix - AP - msnbc.com

Global stocks rose modestly on Monday, though gains were limited by concerns that leaders from the Group of Eight most powerful countries had failed to provide a concrete plan to ease the eurozone debt crisis. Traders in Europe and Asia were kept on edge by worries about the economic future of ... Read more

Donna Summer -- we loved to love her, baby - Chicago Tribune

DIM ALL the lights ... what a shock -- Donna Summer's death from cancer last week. A little bit of my relative youth gone. How well I recall nights at Studio 54, and other clubs of the '70s and '80s, with Donna's groundbreaking music blaring. In 2003, I attended Bette Midler's Hulaween Ball. Donna ... Read more

SpaceX Hopes to Launch Private Spacecraft to Space Station Tuesday - msnbc.com

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private rocket company SpaceX is hoping the second time's the charm for its planned launch of the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. The company had planned to launch the unmanned Dragon May 19, but an engine glitch on its Falcon 9 rocket in the last ... Read more

Family gives update on mom fighting flesh-eating bacteria - msnbc.com

Fellow paramedics sponsored a prayer vigil on Sunday for an Upstate mom who has been diagnosed with a flesh-eating bacterial infection. Lana Kuykendall gave birth to twins on May 7 at an Atlanta hospital, but felt severe pain in her leg after she and her husband, Darren, brought their newborns home ... Read more

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Obama: Afghanistan 'won't stand alone' - USA TODAY

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Obama: Afghanistan 'won't stand alone' USA TODAY By Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY CHICAGO — President Obama vowed that Afghanistan "won't stand alone" as NATO forces shift security responsibility to Afghan forces in the months ahead. NATO leaders are meeting this morning to chart the next step toward ... Obama: Confident Afghans can take security leadThe Associated Press Afghans will not stand alone: Obama to NATOAFP Nato urges Pakistan to reopen supply routeTelegraph.co.uk Reuters -CTV.ca -National Post all 10,150 news articles »

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'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia - Washington Post

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'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia Washington Post ALBUQUERQUE, NM — From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing “ring of fire” eclipse. Millions of people across a narrow strip ... Spectacular 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Wows MillionsSpace.com Thousands gather for world's largest solar eclipse partyChristian Science Monitor Solar ring of fireReuters Albany Times Union -WXIA-TV -Daily Breeze all 1,944 news articles »

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Suicide bombing rocks Yemen, scores killed - Boston Globe

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Suicide bombing rocks Yemen, scores killed Boston Globe By Alan Cowell and Rick Gladstone AP LONDON — Yemen was rocked by its worst terrorist bombing in years Monday when a suicide attacker disguised as a Yemeni soldier blew himself up in the midst of a military parade rehearsal near the presidential palace ... Yemen Suicide Bombing Death Toll Nears 100 on Eve of Holiday: OfficialsABC News Yemen suicide bomber kills more than 60Financial Times Yemen violence worsens as suicide bomber kills 90euronews gulfnews.com -Sydney Morning Herald -San Francisco Chronicle all 1,298 news articles »

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Cory Booker's criticisms complicate Obama team's anti-Bain message - CBS News

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Cory Booker's criticisms complicate Obama team's anti-Bain message CBS News (CBS News) Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a rising political star and a surrogate for President Obama's re-election campaign, criticized the president's re-election team on Sunday for its negative ads focusing on Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital, ... Bain Attacks Get More Awkward for ObamaFox News Booker, Obama, Romney and BainBloomberg Obama, Bain, Romney, and Booker: Not a Law Firm, a ScandalVanity Fair Mediaite -Talk Radio News Service -Washington Post (blog) all 538 news articles »

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Clementi Case: Ravi to Be Sentenced - TIME

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Clementi Case: Ravi to Be Sentenced TIME By AP / GEOFF MULVIHILL Monday, May 21, 2012 Students at Rutgers University in New Jersey pay their respects on Oct. 1, 2010, to Tyler Clementi, a freshman who killed himself after his roommate allegedly took a video of his romantic encounter with a ... Dharun Ravi sentencing: Clementi visitor M.B.'s victim impact statementThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com Father of webcam victim: Defendant has no remorseBoston Herald Ex-Rutgers Student Dharun Ravi to Be Sentenced in Webcam Spy TrialWNYC STLtoday.com all 588 news articles »

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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO - The Associated Press

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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's stock is tumbling well below its $38 IPO price in the social network's second day of trading as a public company on Monday. Shares are down 11 percent in late morning trading. Investors and technology industry watchers are ... Facebook stock plummets on second day of tradingSan Jose Mercury News Facebook Falls Below $38/Share IPO Price, $100B ValueWall Street Journal Facebook shares drop below $38 IPO priceTelegraph.co.uk Washington Post -Forbes -AFP all 3,998 news articles »

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Wrongful Convictions: A New Exoneration Registry Tests Stubborn Judges - The Atlantic

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Wrongful Convictions: A New Exoneration Registry Tests Stubborn Judges The Atlantic By Andrew Cohen A tally of wrongfully convicted Americans shows that justices need to weigh dogma against real-world experience. Last Friday, The New York Times published a memorable story about a man, Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, who came late in life to ... Study: 2000 Convicted Then Exonerated In 23 YearsWKRG-TV Report: 2000 Exonerated Of Crimes Since 1989WCTI12.com Study: 2000 convicted then exonerated in the US in 23 yearsSpartanburg Herald Journal CNN (blog) -msnbc.com (blog) all 429 news articles »

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Greece and the euro: the essential guide - The Guardian

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Greece and the euro: the essential guide The Guardian Successive Greek governments have failed to carry out badly needed reforms. The problem isn't new: it goes back decades. As a result the Greek economy is in dire condition. The global financial crisis has exacerbated these problems. Greek euro zone exit unlikely, say money market tradersReuters Tsipras: Sticking To Bailout Terms Would Push Greece To ExitWall Street Journal Markets inch up after G-8 vague on Europe fixThe Associated Press Voice of America -BBC News -MarketWatch all 2,468 news articles »

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Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky's trial - Fox News

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Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky's trial Fox News BELLEFONTE, Pa. – A judge has denied a request from former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky to delay the June 5 start of his child sex-abuse trial. Judge John Cleland on Monday denied defense attorney Joe Amendola's request for more time to ... Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky trialChicago Sun-Times Jerry Sandusky's trial will not be delayed, judge saysSalt Lake Tribune all 172 news articles »

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3 dead, 2 missing after crowded weekend on Everest - The Associated Press

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3 dead, 2 missing after crowded weekend on Everest The Associated Press By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, AP – 1 minute ago KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Three climbers died and two others were missing while descending from the summit of Mount Everest — a toll that raised concerns about overcrowding in the "death zone" at the top of the ... Climbers die on Everest descentHerald Sun Four People Die on Mt. EverestDiscovery News Four climbers die on EverestAFP Reuters UK all 514 news articles »

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Dharun Ravi appears for sentencing; looks gaunt, nervous - New York Daily News

Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi has appeared in a New Jersey courtroom, looking gaunt and nervous, for his sentencing Monday in the Tyler Clementi suicide case. Ravi, 20, faces up to 10 years in prison for invasion of privacy and bias intimidation for spying on his roommate’s tryst with an ... Read more

Facebook Shares Slump on Second Day - New York Times

Shares in Facebook tumbled 12 percent in early trading on Monday morning, crashing well below the company’s offer price and again raising questions about its lofty valuation. As of 10:08, Facebook’s stock was down more than 10 percent, to around $34 a share. That extended trading patterns from ... Read more

'Life over war': US veterans return medals at NATO summit - msnbc.com

With many dressed in military fatigues, they had filed through the streets in formation, chanting "N-A-T-O, NATO has got to go," and “No NATO, no war, we don't work for you no more,” leading about 2,000 protesters on a 2.5-mile march. After “retiring” an American flag they carried through ... Read more

What Romney should have learned at Bain - Washington Post

Poor Cory Booker. It turns out that it’s easier to rescue old ladies from burning buildings than to step into the 2012 election without, well, stepping in it. Booker, the Democratic mayor of Newark, N.J., appeared on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” on NBC to act as a surrogate for President Obama ... Read more

Eaton buying Cooper Industries in $11.46B deal - Boston Globe

CLEVELAND—Diversified manufacturer Eaton Corp. is buying Irish electrical equipment supplier Cooper Industries PLC in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $11.46 billion. The deal announced Monday will see Eaton and Cooper combine to form a new company, likely to be called Eaton Global Corp. PLC ... Read more

Preakness winner I'll Have Another leaves Baltimore in quest for Triple Crown - msnbc.com

I’ll Have Another's connections loaded their Preakness Stakes winner onto a van Sunday morning at Pimlico Race Course to begin their journey to Belmont Park in their continuing quest to sweep racing's Triple Crown. In front of a record crowd of 121,309, Reddam Racing's chestnut colt edged ... Read more

Markets inch up after G-8 vague on Europe fix - AP - msnbc.com

Global stocks rose modestly on Monday, though gains were limited by concerns that leaders from the Group of Eight most powerful countries had failed to provide a concrete plan to ease the eurozone debt crisis. Traders in Europe and Asia were kept on edge by worries about the economic future of ... Read more

Donna Summer -- we loved to love her, baby - Chicago Tribune

DIM ALL the lights ... what a shock -- Donna Summer's death from cancer last week. A little bit of my relative youth gone. How well I recall nights at Studio 54, and other clubs of the '70s and '80s, with Donna's groundbreaking music blaring. In 2003, I attended Bette Midler's Hulaween Ball. Donna ... Read more

SpaceX Hopes to Launch Private Spacecraft to Space Station Tuesday - msnbc.com

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private rocket company SpaceX is hoping the second time's the charm for its planned launch of the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. The company had planned to launch the unmanned Dragon May 19, but an engine glitch on its Falcon 9 rocket in the last ... Read more

Family gives update on mom fighting flesh-eating bacteria - msnbc.com

Fellow paramedics sponsored a prayer vigil on Sunday for an Upstate mom who has been diagnosed with a flesh-eating bacterial infection. Lana Kuykendall gave birth to twins on May 7 at an Atlanta hospital, but felt severe pain in her leg after she and her husband, Darren, brought their newborns home ... Read more

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Obama: Afghanistan 'won't stand alone' - USA TODAY

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Obama: Afghanistan 'won't stand alone' USA TODAY By Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY CHICAGO — President Obama vowed that Afghanistan "won't stand alone" as NATO forces shift security responsibility to Afghan forces in the months ahead. NATO leaders are meeting this morning to chart the next step toward ... Obama: Confident Afghans can take security leadThe Associated Press Afghans will not stand alone: Obama to NATOAFP Nato urges Pakistan to reopen supply routeTelegraph.co.uk Reuters -CTV.ca -National Post all 10,150 news articles »

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'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia - Washington Post

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'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia Washington Post ALBUQUERQUE, NM — From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing “ring of fire” eclipse. Millions of people across a narrow strip ... Spectacular 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Wows MillionsSpace.com Thousands gather for world's largest solar eclipse partyChristian Science Monitor Solar ring of fireReuters Albany Times Union -WXIA-TV -Daily Breeze all 1,944 news articles »

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Suicide bombing rocks Yemen, scores killed - Boston Globe

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Suicide bombing rocks Yemen, scores killed Boston Globe By Alan Cowell and Rick Gladstone AP LONDON — Yemen was rocked by its worst terrorist bombing in years Monday when a suicide attacker disguised as a Yemeni soldier blew himself up in the midst of a military parade rehearsal near the presidential palace ... Yemen Suicide Bombing Death Toll Nears 100 on Eve of Holiday: OfficialsABC News Yemen suicide bomber kills more than 60Financial Times Yemen violence worsens as suicide bomber kills 90euronews gulfnews.com -Sydney Morning Herald -San Francisco Chronicle all 1,298 news articles »

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Cory Booker's criticisms complicate Obama team's anti-Bain message - CBS News

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Cory Booker's criticisms complicate Obama team's anti-Bain message CBS News (CBS News) Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a rising political star and a surrogate for President Obama's re-election campaign, criticized the president's re-election team on Sunday for its negative ads focusing on Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital, ... Bain Attacks Get More Awkward for ObamaFox News Booker, Obama, Romney and BainBloomberg Obama, Bain, Romney, and Booker: Not a Law Firm, a ScandalVanity Fair Mediaite -Talk Radio News Service -Washington Post (blog) all 538 news articles »

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Clementi Case: Ravi to Be Sentenced - TIME

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Clementi Case: Ravi to Be Sentenced TIME By AP / GEOFF MULVIHILL Monday, May 21, 2012 Students at Rutgers University in New Jersey pay their respects on Oct. 1, 2010, to Tyler Clementi, a freshman who killed himself after his roommate allegedly took a video of his romantic encounter with a ... Dharun Ravi sentencing: Clementi visitor M.B.'s victim impact statementThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com Father of webcam victim: Defendant has no remorseBoston Herald Ex-Rutgers Student Dharun Ravi to Be Sentenced in Webcam Spy TrialWNYC STLtoday.com all 588 news articles »

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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO - The Associated Press

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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's stock is tumbling well below its $38 IPO price in the social network's second day of trading as a public company on Monday. Shares are down 11 percent in late morning trading. Investors and technology industry watchers are ... Facebook stock plummets on second day of tradingSan Jose Mercury News Facebook Falls Below $38/Share IPO Price, $100B ValueWall Street Journal Facebook shares drop below $38 IPO priceTelegraph.co.uk Washington Post -Forbes -AFP all 3,998 news articles »

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Wrongful Convictions: A New Exoneration Registry Tests Stubborn Judges - The Atlantic

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Wrongful Convictions: A New Exoneration Registry Tests Stubborn Judges The Atlantic By Andrew Cohen A tally of wrongfully convicted Americans shows that justices need to weigh dogma against real-world experience. Last Friday, The New York Times published a memorable story about a man, Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, who came late in life to ... Study: 2000 Convicted Then Exonerated In 23 YearsWKRG-TV Report: 2000 Exonerated Of Crimes Since 1989WCTI12.com Study: 2000 convicted then exonerated in the US in 23 yearsSpartanburg Herald Journal CNN (blog) -msnbc.com (blog) all 429 news articles »

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Greece and the euro: the essential guide - The Guardian

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Greece and the euro: the essential guide The Guardian Successive Greek governments have failed to carry out badly needed reforms. The problem isn't new: it goes back decades. As a result the Greek economy is in dire condition. The global financial crisis has exacerbated these problems. Greek euro zone exit unlikely, say money market tradersReuters Tsipras: Sticking To Bailout Terms Would Push Greece To ExitWall Street Journal Markets inch up after G-8 vague on Europe fixThe Associated Press Voice of America -BBC News -MarketWatch all 2,468 news articles »

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Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky's trial - Fox News

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Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky's trial Fox News BELLEFONTE, Pa. – A judge has denied a request from former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky to delay the June 5 start of his child sex-abuse trial. Judge John Cleland on Monday denied defense attorney Joe Amendola's request for more time to ... Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky trialChicago Sun-Times Jerry Sandusky's trial will not be delayed, judge saysSalt Lake Tribune all 172 news articles »

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3 dead, 2 missing after crowded weekend on Everest - The Associated Press

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3 dead, 2 missing after crowded weekend on Everest The Associated Press By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, AP – 1 minute ago KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Three climbers died and two others were missing while descending from the summit of Mount Everest — a toll that raised concerns about overcrowding in the "death zone" at the top of the ... Climbers die on Everest descentHerald Sun Four People Die on Mt. EverestDiscovery News Four climbers die on EverestAFP Reuters UK all 514 news articles »

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Dharun Ravi appears for sentencing; looks gaunt, nervous - New York Daily News

Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi has appeared in a New Jersey courtroom, looking gaunt and nervous, for his sentencing Monday in the Tyler Clementi suicide case. Ravi, 20, faces up to 10 years in prison for invasion of privacy and bias intimidation for spying on his roommate’s tryst with an ... Read more

Facebook Shares Slump on Second Day - New York Times

Shares in Facebook tumbled 12 percent in early trading on Monday morning, crashing well below the company’s offer price and again raising questions about its lofty valuation. As of 10:08, Facebook’s stock was down more than 10 percent, to around $34 a share. That extended trading patterns from ... Read more

'Life over war': US veterans return medals at NATO summit - msnbc.com

With many dressed in military fatigues, they had filed through the streets in formation, chanting "N-A-T-O, NATO has got to go," and “No NATO, no war, we don't work for you no more,” leading about 2,000 protesters on a 2.5-mile march. After “retiring” an American flag they carried through ... Read more

What Romney should have learned at Bain - Washington Post

Poor Cory Booker. It turns out that it’s easier to rescue old ladies from burning buildings than to step into the 2012 election without, well, stepping in it. Booker, the Democratic mayor of Newark, N.J., appeared on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” on NBC to act as a surrogate for President Obama ... Read more

Eaton buying Cooper Industries in $11.46B deal - Boston Globe

CLEVELAND—Diversified manufacturer Eaton Corp. is buying Irish electrical equipment supplier Cooper Industries PLC in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $11.46 billion. The deal announced Monday will see Eaton and Cooper combine to form a new company, likely to be called Eaton Global Corp. PLC ... Read more

Preakness winner I'll Have Another leaves Baltimore in quest for Triple Crown - msnbc.com

I’ll Have Another's connections loaded their Preakness Stakes winner onto a van Sunday morning at Pimlico Race Course to begin their journey to Belmont Park in their continuing quest to sweep racing's Triple Crown. In front of a record crowd of 121,309, Reddam Racing's chestnut colt edged ... Read more

Markets inch up after G-8 vague on Europe fix - AP - msnbc.com

Global stocks rose modestly on Monday, though gains were limited by concerns that leaders from the Group of Eight most powerful countries had failed to provide a concrete plan to ease the eurozone debt crisis. Traders in Europe and Asia were kept on edge by worries about the economic future of ... Read more

Donna Summer -- we loved to love her, baby - Chicago Tribune

DIM ALL the lights ... what a shock -- Donna Summer's death from cancer last week. A little bit of my relative youth gone. How well I recall nights at Studio 54, and other clubs of the '70s and '80s, with Donna's groundbreaking music blaring. In 2003, I attended Bette Midler's Hulaween Ball. Donna ... Read more

SpaceX Hopes to Launch Private Spacecraft to Space Station Tuesday - msnbc.com

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private rocket company SpaceX is hoping the second time's the charm for its planned launch of the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. The company had planned to launch the unmanned Dragon May 19, but an engine glitch on its Falcon 9 rocket in the last ... Read more

Family gives update on mom fighting flesh-eating bacteria - msnbc.com

Fellow paramedics sponsored a prayer vigil on Sunday for an Upstate mom who has been diagnosed with a flesh-eating bacterial infection. Lana Kuykendall gave birth to twins on May 7 at an Atlanta hospital, but felt severe pain in her leg after she and her husband, Darren, brought their newborns home ... Read more

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Obama: Afghanistan 'won't stand alone' - USA TODAY

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Obama: Afghanistan 'won't stand alone' USA TODAY By Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY CHICAGO — President Obama vowed that Afghanistan "won't stand alone" as NATO forces shift security responsibility to Afghan forces in the months ahead. NATO leaders are meeting this morning to chart the next step toward ... Obama: Confident Afghans can take security leadThe Associated Press Afghans will not stand alone: Obama to NATOAFP Nato urges Pakistan to reopen supply routeTelegraph.co.uk Reuters -CTV.ca -National Post all 10,150 news articles »

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'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia - Washington Post

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'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia Washington Post ALBUQUERQUE, NM — From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing “ring of fire” eclipse. Millions of people across a narrow strip ... Spectacular 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Wows MillionsSpace.com Thousands gather for world's largest solar eclipse partyChristian Science Monitor Solar ring of fireReuters Albany Times Union -WXIA-TV -Daily Breeze all 1,944 news articles »

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Suicide bombing rocks Yemen, scores killed - Boston Globe

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Suicide bombing rocks Yemen, scores killed Boston Globe By Alan Cowell and Rick Gladstone AP LONDON — Yemen was rocked by its worst terrorist bombing in years Monday when a suicide attacker disguised as a Yemeni soldier blew himself up in the midst of a military parade rehearsal near the presidential palace ... Yemen Suicide Bombing Death Toll Nears 100 on Eve of Holiday: OfficialsABC News Yemen suicide bomber kills more than 60Financial Times Yemen violence worsens as suicide bomber kills 90euronews gulfnews.com -Sydney Morning Herald -San Francisco Chronicle all 1,298 news articles »

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Cory Booker's criticisms complicate Obama team's anti-Bain message - CBS News

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Cory Booker's criticisms complicate Obama team's anti-Bain message CBS News (CBS News) Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a rising political star and a surrogate for President Obama's re-election campaign, criticized the president's re-election team on Sunday for its negative ads focusing on Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital, ... Bain Attacks Get More Awkward for ObamaFox News Booker, Obama, Romney and BainBloomberg Obama, Bain, Romney, and Booker: Not a Law Firm, a ScandalVanity Fair Mediaite -Talk Radio News Service -Washington Post (blog) all 538 news articles »

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Clementi Case: Ravi to Be Sentenced - TIME

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Clementi Case: Ravi to Be Sentenced TIME By AP / GEOFF MULVIHILL Monday, May 21, 2012 Students at Rutgers University in New Jersey pay their respects on Oct. 1, 2010, to Tyler Clementi, a freshman who killed himself after his roommate allegedly took a video of his romantic encounter with a ... Dharun Ravi sentencing: Clementi visitor M.B.'s victim impact statementThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com Father of webcam victim: Defendant has no remorseBoston Herald Ex-Rutgers Student Dharun Ravi to Be Sentenced in Webcam Spy TrialWNYC STLtoday.com all 588 news articles »

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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO - The Associated Press

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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's stock is tumbling well below its $38 IPO price in the social network's second day of trading as a public company on Monday. Shares are down 11 percent in late morning trading. Investors and technology industry watchers are ... Facebook stock plummets on second day of tradingSan Jose Mercury News Facebook Falls Below $38/Share IPO Price, $100B ValueWall Street Journal Facebook shares drop below $38 IPO priceTelegraph.co.uk Washington Post -Forbes -AFP all 3,998 news articles »

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Wrongful Convictions: A New Exoneration Registry Tests Stubborn Judges - The Atlantic

The Atlantic

Wrongful Convictions: A New Exoneration Registry Tests Stubborn Judges The Atlantic By Andrew Cohen A tally of wrongfully convicted Americans shows that justices need to weigh dogma against real-world experience. Last Friday, The New York Times published a memorable story about a man, Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, who came late in life to ... Study: 2000 Convicted Then Exonerated In 23 YearsWKRG-TV Report: 2000 Exonerated Of Crimes Since 1989WCTI12.com Study: 2000 convicted then exonerated in the US in 23 yearsSpartanburg Herald Journal CNN (blog) -msnbc.com (blog) all 429 news articles »

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Greece and the euro: the essential guide - The Guardian

The Guardian

Greece and the euro: the essential guide The Guardian Successive Greek governments have failed to carry out badly needed reforms. The problem isn't new: it goes back decades. As a result the Greek economy is in dire condition. The global financial crisis has exacerbated these problems. Greek euro zone exit unlikely, say money market tradersReuters Tsipras: Sticking To Bailout Terms Would Push Greece To ExitWall Street Journal Markets inch up after G-8 vague on Europe fixThe Associated Press Voice of America -BBC News -MarketWatch all 2,468 news articles »

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Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky's trial - Fox News

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Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky's trial Fox News BELLEFONTE, Pa. – A judge has denied a request from former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky to delay the June 5 start of his child sex-abuse trial. Judge John Cleland on Monday denied defense attorney Joe Amendola's request for more time to ... Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky trialChicago Sun-Times Jerry Sandusky's trial will not be delayed, judge saysSalt Lake Tribune all 172 news articles »

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3 dead, 2 missing after crowded weekend on Everest - The Associated Press

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3 dead, 2 missing after crowded weekend on Everest The Associated Press By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, AP – 1 minute ago KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Three climbers died and two others were missing while descending from the summit of Mount Everest — a toll that raised concerns about overcrowding in the "death zone" at the top of the ... Climbers die on Everest descentHerald Sun Four People Die on Mt. EverestDiscovery News Four climbers die on EverestAFP Reuters UK all 514 news articles »

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Dharun Ravi appears for sentencing; looks gaunt, nervous - New York Daily News

Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi has appeared in a New Jersey courtroom, looking gaunt and nervous, for his sentencing Monday in the Tyler Clementi suicide case. Ravi, 20, faces up to 10 years in prison for invasion of privacy and bias intimidation for spying on his roommate’s tryst with an ... Read more

Facebook Shares Slump on Second Day - New York Times

Shares in Facebook tumbled 12 percent in early trading on Monday morning, crashing well below the company’s offer price and again raising questions about its lofty valuation. As of 10:08, Facebook’s stock was down more than 10 percent, to around $34 a share. That extended trading patterns from ... Read more

'Life over war': US veterans return medals at NATO summit - msnbc.com

With many dressed in military fatigues, they had filed through the streets in formation, chanting "N-A-T-O, NATO has got to go," and “No NATO, no war, we don't work for you no more,” leading about 2,000 protesters on a 2.5-mile march. After “retiring” an American flag they carried through ... Read more

What Romney should have learned at Bain - Washington Post

Poor Cory Booker. It turns out that it’s easier to rescue old ladies from burning buildings than to step into the 2012 election without, well, stepping in it. Booker, the Democratic mayor of Newark, N.J., appeared on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” on NBC to act as a surrogate for President Obama ... Read more

Eaton buying Cooper Industries in $11.46B deal - Boston Globe

CLEVELAND—Diversified manufacturer Eaton Corp. is buying Irish electrical equipment supplier Cooper Industries PLC in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $11.46 billion. The deal announced Monday will see Eaton and Cooper combine to form a new company, likely to be called Eaton Global Corp. PLC ... Read more

Preakness winner I'll Have Another leaves Baltimore in quest for Triple Crown - msnbc.com

I’ll Have Another's connections loaded their Preakness Stakes winner onto a van Sunday morning at Pimlico Race Course to begin their journey to Belmont Park in their continuing quest to sweep racing's Triple Crown. In front of a record crowd of 121,309, Reddam Racing's chestnut colt edged ... Read more

Markets inch up after G-8 vague on Europe fix - AP - msnbc.com

Global stocks rose modestly on Monday, though gains were limited by concerns that leaders from the Group of Eight most powerful countries had failed to provide a concrete plan to ease the eurozone debt crisis. Traders in Europe and Asia were kept on edge by worries about the economic future of ... Read more

Donna Summer -- we loved to love her, baby - Chicago Tribune

DIM ALL the lights ... what a shock -- Donna Summer's death from cancer last week. A little bit of my relative youth gone. How well I recall nights at Studio 54, and other clubs of the '70s and '80s, with Donna's groundbreaking music blaring. In 2003, I attended Bette Midler's Hulaween Ball. Donna ... Read more

SpaceX Hopes to Launch Private Spacecraft to Space Station Tuesday - msnbc.com

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private rocket company SpaceX is hoping the second time's the charm for its planned launch of the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. The company had planned to launch the unmanned Dragon May 19, but an engine glitch on its Falcon 9 rocket in the last ... Read more

Family gives update on mom fighting flesh-eating bacteria - msnbc.com

Fellow paramedics sponsored a prayer vigil on Sunday for an Upstate mom who has been diagnosed with a flesh-eating bacterial infection. Lana Kuykendall gave birth to twins on May 7 at an Atlanta hospital, but felt severe pain in her leg after she and her husband, Darren, brought their newborns home ... Read more

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Obama: Afghanistan 'won't stand alone' - USA TODAY

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Obama: Afghanistan 'won't stand alone' USA TODAY By Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY CHICAGO — President Obama vowed that Afghanistan "won't stand alone" as NATO forces shift security responsibility to Afghan forces in the months ahead. NATO leaders are meeting this morning to chart the next step toward ... Obama: Confident Afghans can take security leadThe Associated Press Afghans will not stand alone: Obama to NATOAFP Nato urges Pakistan to reopen supply routeTelegraph.co.uk Reuters -CTV.ca -National Post all 10,150 news articles »

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'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia - Washington Post

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'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse delights millions across western US, Asia Washington Post ALBUQUERQUE, NM — From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing “ring of fire” eclipse. Millions of people across a narrow strip ... Spectacular 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Wows MillionsSpace.com Thousands gather for world's largest solar eclipse partyChristian Science Monitor Solar ring of fireReuters Albany Times Union -WXIA-TV -Daily Breeze all 1,944 news articles »

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Suicide bombing rocks Yemen, scores killed - Boston Globe

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Suicide bombing rocks Yemen, scores killed Boston Globe By Alan Cowell and Rick Gladstone AP LONDON — Yemen was rocked by its worst terrorist bombing in years Monday when a suicide attacker disguised as a Yemeni soldier blew himself up in the midst of a military parade rehearsal near the presidential palace ... Yemen Suicide Bombing Death Toll Nears 100 on Eve of Holiday: OfficialsABC News Yemen suicide bomber kills more than 60Financial Times Yemen violence worsens as suicide bomber kills 90euronews gulfnews.com -Sydney Morning Herald -San Francisco Chronicle all 1,298 news articles »

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Cory Booker's criticisms complicate Obama team's anti-Bain message - CBS News

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Cory Booker's criticisms complicate Obama team's anti-Bain message CBS News (CBS News) Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a rising political star and a surrogate for President Obama's re-election campaign, criticized the president's re-election team on Sunday for its negative ads focusing on Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital, ... Bain Attacks Get More Awkward for ObamaFox News Booker, Obama, Romney and BainBloomberg Obama, Bain, Romney, and Booker: Not a Law Firm, a ScandalVanity Fair Mediaite -Talk Radio News Service -Washington Post (blog) all 538 news articles »

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Clementi Case: Ravi to Be Sentenced - TIME

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Clementi Case: Ravi to Be Sentenced TIME By AP / GEOFF MULVIHILL Monday, May 21, 2012 Students at Rutgers University in New Jersey pay their respects on Oct. 1, 2010, to Tyler Clementi, a freshman who killed himself after his roommate allegedly took a video of his romantic encounter with a ... Dharun Ravi sentencing: Clementi visitor M.B.'s victim impact statementThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com Father of webcam victim: Defendant has no remorseBoston Herald Ex-Rutgers Student Dharun Ravi to Be Sentenced in Webcam Spy TrialWNYC STLtoday.com all 588 news articles »

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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO - The Associated Press

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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's stock is tumbling well below its $38 IPO price in the social network's second day of trading as a public company on Monday. Shares are down 11 percent in late morning trading. Investors and technology industry watchers are ... Facebook stock plummets on second day of tradingSan Jose Mercury News Facebook Falls Below $38/Share IPO Price, $100B ValueWall Street Journal Facebook shares drop below $38 IPO priceTelegraph.co.uk Washington Post -Forbes -AFP all 3,998 news articles »

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Wrongful Convictions: A New Exoneration Registry Tests Stubborn Judges - The Atlantic

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Wrongful Convictions: A New Exoneration Registry Tests Stubborn Judges The Atlantic By Andrew Cohen A tally of wrongfully convicted Americans shows that justices need to weigh dogma against real-world experience. Last Friday, The New York Times published a memorable story about a man, Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, who came late in life to ... Study: 2000 Convicted Then Exonerated In 23 YearsWKRG-TV Report: 2000 Exonerated Of Crimes Since 1989WCTI12.com Study: 2000 convicted then exonerated in the US in 23 yearsSpartanburg Herald Journal CNN (blog) -msnbc.com (blog) all 429 news articles »

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Greece and the euro: the essential guide - The Guardian

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Greece and the euro: the essential guide The Guardian Successive Greek governments have failed to carry out badly needed reforms. The problem isn't new: it goes back decades. As a result the Greek economy is in dire condition. The global financial crisis has exacerbated these problems. Greek euro zone exit unlikely, say money market tradersReuters Tsipras: Sticking To Bailout Terms Would Push Greece To ExitWall Street Journal Markets inch up after G-8 vague on Europe fixThe Associated Press Voice of America -BBC News -MarketWatch all 2,468 news articles »

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Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky's trial - Fox News

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Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky's trial Fox News BELLEFONTE, Pa. – A judge has denied a request from former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky to delay the June 5 start of his child sex-abuse trial. Judge John Cleland on Monday denied defense attorney Joe Amendola's request for more time to ... Judge refuses to delay Jerry Sandusky trialChicago Sun-Times Jerry Sandusky's trial will not be delayed, judge saysSalt Lake Tribune all 172 news articles »

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3 dead, 2 missing after crowded weekend on Everest - The Associated Press

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3 dead, 2 missing after crowded weekend on Everest The Associated Press By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, AP – 1 minute ago KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Three climbers died and two others were missing while descending from the summit of Mount Everest — a toll that raised concerns about overcrowding in the "death zone" at the top of the ... Climbers die on Everest descentHerald Sun Four People Die on Mt. EverestDiscovery News Four climbers die on EverestAFP Reuters UK all 514 news articles »

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Dharun Ravi appears for sentencing; looks gaunt, nervous - New York Daily News

Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi has appeared in a New Jersey courtroom, looking gaunt and nervous, for his sentencing Monday in the Tyler Clementi suicide case. Ravi, 20, faces up to 10 years in prison for invasion of privacy and bias intimidation for spying on his roommate’s tryst with an ... Read more

Facebook Shares Slump on Second Day - New York Times

Shares in Facebook tumbled 12 percent in early trading on Monday morning, crashing well below the company’s offer price and again raising questions about its lofty valuation. As of 10:08, Facebook’s stock was down more than 10 percent, to around $34 a share. That extended trading patterns from ... Read more

'Life over war': US veterans return medals at NATO summit - msnbc.com

With many dressed in military fatigues, they had filed through the streets in formation, chanting "N-A-T-O, NATO has got to go," and “No NATO, no war, we don't work for you no more,” leading about 2,000 protesters on a 2.5-mile march. After “retiring” an American flag they carried through ... Read more

What Romney should have learned at Bain - Washington Post

Poor Cory Booker. It turns out that it’s easier to rescue old ladies from burning buildings than to step into the 2012 election without, well, stepping in it. Booker, the Democratic mayor of Newark, N.J., appeared on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” on NBC to act as a surrogate for President Obama ... Read more

Eaton buying Cooper Industries in $11.46B deal - Boston Globe

CLEVELAND—Diversified manufacturer Eaton Corp. is buying Irish electrical equipment supplier Cooper Industries PLC in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $11.46 billion. The deal announced Monday will see Eaton and Cooper combine to form a new company, likely to be called Eaton Global Corp. PLC ... Read more

Preakness winner I'll Have Another leaves Baltimore in quest for Triple Crown - msnbc.com

I’ll Have Another's connections loaded their Preakness Stakes winner onto a van Sunday morning at Pimlico Race Course to begin their journey to Belmont Park in their continuing quest to sweep racing's Triple Crown. In front of a record crowd of 121,309, Reddam Racing's chestnut colt edged ... Read more

Markets inch up after G-8 vague on Europe fix - AP - msnbc.com

Global stocks rose modestly on Monday, though gains were limited by concerns that leaders from the Group of Eight most powerful countries had failed to provide a concrete plan to ease the eurozone debt crisis. Traders in Europe and Asia were kept on edge by worries about the economic future of ... Read more

Donna Summer -- we loved to love her, baby - Chicago Tribune

DIM ALL the lights ... what a shock -- Donna Summer's death from cancer last week. A little bit of my relative youth gone. How well I recall nights at Studio 54, and other clubs of the '70s and '80s, with Donna's groundbreaking music blaring. In 2003, I attended Bette Midler's Hulaween Ball. Donna ... Read more

SpaceX Hopes to Launch Private Spacecraft to Space Station Tuesday - msnbc.com

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private rocket company SpaceX is hoping the second time's the charm for its planned launch of the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. The company had planned to launch the unmanned Dragon May 19, but an engine glitch on its Falcon 9 rocket in the last ... Read more

Family gives update on mom fighting flesh-eating bacteria - msnbc.com

Fellow paramedics sponsored a prayer vigil on Sunday for an Upstate mom who has been diagnosed with a flesh-eating bacterial infection. Lana Kuykendall gave birth to twins on May 7 at an Atlanta hospital, but felt severe pain in her leg after she and her husband, Darren, brought their newborns home ... Read more