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Mladic taunts survivors at start of genocide trial

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By Anthony Deutsch and Ivana Sekularac | THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic taunted Srebrenica survivors on Wednesday at the start of his trial for genocide, running his hand across his throat in a gesture of defiance to relatives ...

Greek Chaos Continues To Roil World Markets

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by AP LONDON (AP) - The shockwaves from Greece's failure to form a coalition government continued to reverberate around markets on Wednesday, with investors concerned that the country was heading for the euro exit door, thereby fracturing Europe's ...

Obama lunches with congressional leaders, Romney campaigns in Florida, plus ...

ABC News -
President Barack Obama is focusing Wednesday on efforts to get Congress to act on his "To Do List," which he says would aid the economic recovery.

European shares plumb fresh 2012 lows on Greek trauma

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* FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.7 pct, led by miners * Glencore, Xstrata hurt by UBS downgrades * Maersk top faller on cautious freight outlook By Tricia Wright LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - European shares sank to new 2012 lows on Wednesday in a broad-based ...

Column: Loss of Bosh turns up heat on Miami

Boston.com -
It came down to a last shot and who was going to take it, an all-too-familiar dilemma for the Miami Heat. LeBron James, the reigning MVP, was running on fumes after playing nearly 43 minutes, much of it down low banging into the Pacers' big men, ...

New battle over debt limit inevitable?

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(CBS News) WASHINGTON - Republican leaders are laying down a new challenge to President Obama and Democrats over tax cuts and the national debt.

Hollande's Berlin Reception Shows He Speaks Merkel's Language

BusinessWeek -
By Tony Czuczka and Mark Deen on May 16, 2012 Chancellor Angela Merkel opened her first public appearance alongside newly inaugurated French President Francois Hollande with a joke.

UN team in Syria apparently stranded after attack

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By BASSEM MROUE, AP - 1 minute ago BEIRUT (AP) - A team of international observers that came under fire in northern Syria was apparently stranded in the area overnight, and United Nations officials said Wednesday they hope to evacuate the group within ...

Sarah Palin: Deb Fischer's no 'good old boy'

Politico -
Sarah Palin congratulated Deb Fischer for her surprise victory in Nebraska's Republican Senate primary Tuesday, hailing the state senator as an anti-establishment candidate with no ties to the “good old boys” club.

Virginia Republicans deny prosecutor's bid to become state's first openly gay ...

New York Daily News -
A prosecutor's bid to become the first openly gay judge in Virginia was stymied by state conservatives on Tuesday. The state's General Assembly voted 33-31 to make Tracy Thorne-Begland a district court judge in Richmond.

JPMorgan's big loss: Was it hedging or betting?

Philadelphia Inquirer -
By Jeff Gelles Could misdirection over the meaning of a simple, five-letter word - hedge - be at the heart of the roiling controversy over JPMorgan Chase's embarrassing $2 billion loss in European trading?

Greece Weighs on US Stock Futures

Wall Street Journal -
By ROBERT DANIEL US stock index futures pointed to a flat open for Wall Street, with global markets under pressure amid worries over Greece's politics and finances.

Facebook to sell 25% more shares

CNNMoney -
By Chris Isidore @CNNMoneyTech May 16, 2012: 7:17 AM ET There will be 25% more Facebook shares sold in its upcoming IPO, according to a company filing.

Obama Raised $43.6 Million in April

Wall Street Journal -
AP WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party. Mr. Obama's campaign says 400000 donors contributed last month, including 169000 who donated for the first time.

Romney inches closer to clinching GOP nomination

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By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER AP WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won most of the delegates in the Oregon primary, leaving him 155 delegates shy of the number of delegates needed to win the Republican nomination for president.

HTC stock dives after Apple blocks smartphone shipments

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HTC's stock price has been sent into a tumble, after imports of new HTC handsets into the US were blocked in customs by an Apple complaint to the ITC.

Facebook faces $16bn after increasing IPO again

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Facebook has again increased its IPO stock offering, loosing up almost 84000 Class A shares more than before according to its newly amended SEC-1 filing.

Lack of Trust in Facebook May Hold Back Ad Sales

ABC News -
Facebook's reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site's ads or buy the virtual goods that make money for it.

Maria Menounos bounced fro 'Dancing With the Stars'

Plain Dealer -
By AP entertainment staff ABCTV personality Maria Menounos, left, and her partner Derek Hough performing on the celebrity dance competition series "Dancing with the Stars," in Los Angeles.

Cannes 2012: Sacha Baron Cohen pulls camel stunt

Telegraph.co.uk -
Flamboyant British comic Sacha Baron Cohen sparked minor chaos on Cannes Film Festival's fabled Croisette beachfront Wednesday as his zany alter ego General Aladeen took a morning stroll on his camel Osama.

Aaron Sorkin to write script for Sony's Steve Jobs biopic

The Guardian -
His legacy already surrounds us in the shape of iPods, iPhones, iPads and myriad other iconic, sleek and indispensable examples of 21st-century living.

Phoenix Coyotes are going cold while losing their cool

Tucson Citizen -
by Dan Bickley, columnist on May. 15, 2012, under Arizona Republic Sports The difference between the outdoor temperature (106 degrees) and the rink thermostat (53) might have been an NHL playoff record.

Rested Spurs cruise past Clippers in Game 1

HoopsWorld -
By HOOPSWORLD Despite a dominant 108-92 victory Tuesday at the AT&T Center in Game 1 of their second-round Western Conference playoff series, Manu Ginobili said the San Antonio Spurs were far from their best.

Price Pitches 7 Innings to Lead Rays Over Jays 4-3

ABC News -
David Price won for the fifth time in six starts, Sean Rodriguez homered and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Tuesday night.

Kobe Explains Why He Won't Take Charges

HoopsWorld -
By Susan Bible Lakers star Kobe Bryant says he doesn't take charges, and he's got a reason for it. Based on his own analysis of NBA greats from Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen to Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, Bryant believes there's too much of a ...

Private sector's space race heats up with rocket bound for space station

Bend Bulletin -
By Kenneth Chang / New York Times News Service It sounds like a routine event for NASA: At 4:55 am Saturday, a rocket is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Russia presents highest resolution image of Earth

Fox News -
MOSCOW - A Russian satellite has captured what is thought to be the highest resolution picture of our planet ever taken from space.

Ancient 'Loch Ness Monster' Suffered Arthritis

Discovery News -
A female pliosaur fossil had her massive lower jaw knocked askew as a result of getting old. An mature female pliosaur fossil shows signs of a degenerative condition in her jaw similar to human arthritis.

Home HIV test advances

Philadelphia Inquirer -
By Don Sapatkin OraQuick's test gives results in about 20 minutes. About 240000 Americans do not know they are HIV positive. Would you buy a rapid HIV screening test over the counter for use at home?

Prevention goal of important Alzheimer's trial

Columbus Dispatch -
By Pam Belluck In a clinical trial that could lead to treatments that prevent Alzheimer's disease, people who won't suffer from the disease for years will be given a drug intended to stop them from developing it, federal officials announced yesterday.

Gene Predicts Parkinson's Progression

ABC News -
Diane Cook's 65th birthday was a milestone for her, but not because of her age. That was the day she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

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