| Christian Science Monitor - 23 minutes ago White births in the US have been surpassed by racial and ethnic minorities, according to newest Census data. By The Associated Press / May 17, 2012 White births account for half of babies born in US, according to the newest Census numbers, ... |
| By AP / Jim Fitzgerald Thursday, May 17, 2012 (BEDFORD, NY) - Mary Richardson Kennedy's life had both highlights and troubled moments, and they played out publicly because of the famous political family she married into in 1994. |
| Los Angeles Times - 16 minutes ago By Rene Lynch The rare disease commonly known as flesh-eating bacteria has claimed another victim: a South Carolina woman who had just given birth to a healthy set of twins and who noticed an unusual spot on the back of her leg. |
| Wall Street Journal - 30 minutes ago By JOHN LETZING Facebook Inc. is nearing the last step before its landmark initial public offering by finalizing the price for its shares later Thursday. |
| Reuters - 32 minutes ago * US stocks lower along with world stocks * Euro dips versus dollar * Concerns focused on turmoil in Greece, Spanish banks NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - The euro slipped along with world stocks on Thursday as deepening turmoil in Greece and Spain kept ... |
| Los Angeles Times - 9 minutes ago By Mark Medina It appeared the Lakers would steal Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals from the Oklahoma City Thunder. Andrew Bynum's hook shot gave LA a seven-point lead with 2:08 remaining as the crowd at Chesapeake Energy Arena stayed largely ... |
| Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago LONDON -- The war crimes trial of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb military leader during the wars of the 1990s, was suspended Thursday after the judge declared that the prosecution had failed to hand over evidence to the defense. |
| USA TODAY - 50 minutes ago By Nikolia Apostolou and Renuka Rayasam, Special for USA TODAY ATHENS, Greece - Worried for the future, Greeks are pulling money out of banks at an increasing rate and either transferring it abroad when they can or hiding it at home. |
| ABC Online - 1 hour ago German chancellor Angela Merkel says she is ready to discuss stimulus programs for Greece, signalling a softer approach to the country currently destabilising the eurozone. |
| By Michael Stott | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A private door opens from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in central Jerusalem directly into a long, modestly furnished, half-paneled room decorated with modern paintings by Israeli artists ... |
| MiamiHerald.com - 15 minutes ago By Frances Robles George Zimmerman's new professionally administered legal defense fund has raised more than $1000 a day in the two weeks it has been online, his lawyer announced Thursday. |
| msnbc.com (blog) - 2 hours ago Chicago police prevent protesters from placing furniture in front of a bank Thursday, ahead of the NATO summit in Chicago. By Miranda Leitsinger, msnbc. |
| Presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee raised $40.1 million in April in their first month of joint fundraising, his campaign announced today. |
| BusinessWeek - 11 minutes ago A recently nationalized Spanish bank's shares plummeted Thursday after a newspaper said depositors were rushing to withdraw money, while the country paid sharply higher interest rates in a debt auction, reflecting concerns the country will be caught up ... |
| WASHINGTON (AP) - Average rates for 30-year and 15-year fixed mortgages fell to record lows for a third straight week. Mortgage rates fell to another new low this week, making houses more affordable for those who qualify for loans. |
| BusinessWeek - 11 minutes ago By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER The number of people seeking US unemployment benefits was unchanged last week, suggesting modest but steady gains in the job market. |
| Los Angeles Times - 38 minutes ago By Morgan Little WASHINGTON -- A pending plan by top GOP strategists would bring back a familiar face from the 2008 presidential campaign, Rev. |
| Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 46 minutes ago Vice President Joe Biden during a campaign appearance at M7 Technologies in Youngstown, Ohio, on May 16. By James O'Toole / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Vice President Joe Biden renewed the Obama presidential campaign's assault on ... |
| InformationWeek - 2 hours ago What does Google's new search technique mean for you? Augmenting search results with sets of associated facts could please users but decrease traffic to other sites. |
| Written by ![]() in 2,522 Google+ circles VentureBeat - 48 minutes ago Sparked by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's renouncement of citizenship, two US Senators are planning to unveil a new plan focused on preventing the super rich from dodging taxes. |
| By Philip Elmer-DeWitt May 17, 2012: 10:40 AM ET FORTUNE -- Suddenly you can see the advantage -- both for developers and users -- of Apple's (AAPL) approach of limiting the number of iOS devices on sale at any time to a handful of iPads, ... |
| The Associated Press - 1 hour ago By JILL LAWLESS, AP - 49 minutes ago CANNES, France (AP) - Jacques Audiard's new movie features poverty, bare-knuckle fighting and a killer whale attack. |
| MTV.com - 45 minutes ago Phillip Phillips gets mostly rave reviews and Joshua Ledet praised on path to what appears to be another all-male finale. By Gil Kaufman You can understand if the contestants on "American Idol" make some bad song choices when left to their own devices. |
| Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago When the funk music known as "go-go" comes up in casual conversation - and that's not nearly often enough - it's inevitably accompanied by the mention of one man's name: Chuck Brown. |
| Daily Press - 1 hour ago Old Dominion officials have called a press conference for 2:30 pm this afternoon at Foreman Field, where they're expected to announce that the school will leave the Colonial Athletic Association and join Conference USA. |
| Chicago Sun-Times - 14 minutes ago By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer May 17, 2012 10:34AM Boston Celtics' Brandon Bass, left, tries to get a shot past Philadelphia 76ers' Spencer Hawes during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series, ... |
| By Reid Cherner, USA TODAY Not often do you hear Bob Vila's name mentioned during a hockey game. But most of the time the door on the penalty box works. |
| Forbes - 41 minutes ago Cathy Hutchinson has been unable to move her own arms or legs for 15 years. But using the most advanced brain-machine interface ever developed, she can steer a robotic arm towards a bottle, pick it up, and drink her morning coffee. |
| LiveScience.com - 45 minutes ago by LiveScience Staff In 1848 Phineas Gage took a rod through his skull and survived to become one of neuroscience's most famous case studies. |
| CBS News - 17 minutes ago (CBS/AP) How good is coffee for your health? For years, research has gone both ways, with some studies finding it boosts risk for heart disease, while other studies find it could be protective against breast and skin cancers. |
| Medscape - 37 minutes ago May 16, 2012 (Nashville, Tennessee) - During a five-day course of azithromycin, patients had a small, increased risk of sudden cardiac death compared with those receiving amoxicillin or no antibiotics, in an observational study [1]. |
| By Kim Painter, USA TODAY Antibiotic risk: The popular antibiotic azithromycin -- which many people know as the convenient five-day Z-Pak -- appears to raise the risk of sudden death in adults, especially those with heart problems, a study finds. |
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