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Obama, other G-8 leaders push economic growth over austerity

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CAMP DAVID, Md. -- President Obama and leaders of the world's other leading economies Saturday embraced a policy of growth over austerity in Europe as they met on the cloistered grounds of Camp David to talk about fending off a spread of the Eurozone ...
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Latest anti-NATO protest in Chicago small, peaceful

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(Updates with details of total arrests) By Mary Wisniewski and Andrew Stern CHICAGO May 19 (Reuters) - About 500 demonstrators gathered outside the home of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Saturday to protest the recent closure of mental health clinics as ...

Chinese Rights Activist Guangcheng on Flight to US

BusinessWeek -
By Bloomberg News on May 19, 2012 Chinese human-rights activist Chen Guangcheng, whose case overshadowed high-level US-China talks earlier this month, left Beijing for the US with his wife and two children, headed for Newark, New Jersey.

Chelsea win Champions League after penalty shoot out drama in Munich

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(CNN) -- Didier Drogba scored the winner in a dramatic penalty shootout as Chelsea beat Bayern Munich Saturday to win the European Champions League for the first time.

Running as a Mr. Fix-It isn't enough

Kansas City Star -
By E. THOMAS McCLANAHAN Republican Mitt Romney has edged President Barack Obama in recent polls, but the challenger can't rely on biography alone for victory.

Preakness Stakes - 2012

USA TODAY -
Before you head to Pimlico for the 137th Preakness Stakes, you need to know the post positions. Here's what the draw revealed on Wednesday, three days before the race in Baltimore.

Syria bomb kills 9, Damascus blames foreign plot

Reuters -
By Joseph Logan | BEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb killed nine people at a Syrian military post in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, an attack the government said was the latest proof that an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad was a ...

Italy in shock after deadly school blast

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Italy was in shock after an unexplained bombing at a school killed a 16-year-old girl and left five other teens gravely injured, sparking emotional protests across the country.

Hollande: G-8 Members Share France's Focus On Economic Growth

Wall Street Journal -
By Gabriele Parussini Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--French President Francois Hollande said Saturday he had played a key role in putting growth at the centre of the debate at a Group of Eight industrialized countries meeting, ...

Fonseka's release delayed

The Hindu -
A legal snag has held back the imminent release from jail of Sri Lanka's former Army Chief, Sarath Fonseka, who has been granted both a bail and a presidential pardon.

NAACP backs gay marriage

Politico -
By DONOVAN SLACK | CAMP DAVID - The board of the NAACP, one of the nation's oldest and largest African American advocacy organizations, has passed a resolution supporting gay marriage in the wake of President Obama's public endorsement of same-sex ...

First tropical storm of the season forms

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By Donna Leinwand Leger, USA TODAY The first tropical storm of hurricane season formed off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said.

Mary Kennedy is mourned at private funeral in New York

Los Angeles Times -
The service, held on a beautiful spring morning, was private, but the list of celebrities attending was a testament to both Kennedy star power, and Mary's knack for friendship.

Another shot at GM as Hyundai re-ups for Super Bowl

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By Fred Meier, USA TODAY As soon as General Motors said this week that it would quit paid ads on Facebook, Ford was on Twitter saying it has doubled-down on social and digital media -- and hinted in a tweet that GM just didn't know how to use new ...

G-8 Says Greece Should Stay in Euro as Differences Linger

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By Flavia Krause-Jackson and Kate Andersen Brower on May 19, 2012 Leaders from the Group of Eight nations pushed for Greece to stay in the European single currency and to fulfill its cost-cutting commitments even as broad differences persist on growth ...

Illinois GOP leaders choose ballot replacement for US Rep Tim Johnson

Washington Post -
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Republican leaders have chosen a November ballot replacement for longtime Republican US Rep. Tim Johnson after he abruptly announced his retirement last month.

Hey, Republicans, You've Forgotten How To Fear Monger

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By Michael Arceneaux The New York Times claimed that there was a conservative billionaire out there who believes he has discovered the master plan to help Mitt Romney defeat President Obama this November.

Open Android the price for China's Motorola bid approval

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Google has secured Chinese approval to complete its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, the search giant has confirmed, though it was reportedly forced to commit to Android openness to sway the decision.

Facebook Gold Rush: Fanfare vs. Realities

New York Times -
IT'S an old line on Wall Street: If you can get your hands on a hot new stock, you probably don't want it. This bit of Street wisdom came to mind last week, as Facebook went public amid so much fanfare.

'Terminator' star resurfaces, says he'll go to rehab

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By Cindy Clark, USA TODAY Terminator 3 star Nick Stahl, whose wife reported him missing on Monday, reached out to friends late Friday, reports People.

Will Smith slaps reporter for getting too fresh [Video]

My Fox 8 -
MOSCOW - Actor Will Smith slapped a male TV reporter he said tried to kiss him on the mouth on the red carpet at Men in Black III's premier in Moscow.

Community Without Dan Harmon? Suits Axe Auteur, and Fans Lose

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By James Poniewozik | @poniewozik | May 19, 2012 | + The good news for Community fans came before last week's upfronts, when NBC committed to pick the sitcom up for another (albeit possibly final) season of 13 episodes.

Kovalchuk and Devils' power play held in check by Lundqvist in Rangers' 3-0 ...

Washington Post -
NEWARK, NJ - Ilya Kovalchuk wound up for a hard one-timer in the third period, only to see it gobbled up again by Henrik Lundqvist.

UFC champ Jones arrested on suspicion of DUI

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UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early Saturday morning in New York. Jones was arrested at 5:02 am ET after he crashed his Bentley, according to the Binghamton Police Department, ESPN.

Wade on tiff with coach: 'We're a family'

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Dwyane Wade says the Miami Heat have moved on from Game 3 when he had his public spat with coach Erik Spoelstra.

Joey Votto hits 3-run HR, Reds hold off Yankees 6-5

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Cincinnati's Joey Votto hits a three-run home run in the fifth inning on Saturday. / By Kathy Kmonicek,, AP NEW YORK (AP) - Joey Votto hit a three-run homer, Jose Arredondo worked out of a ninth-inning jam for his first major league save and the ...

Djokovic beats Federer, meets Nadal in Rome final

SI.com -
ROME (AP) -- The defending champion at the Foro Italico, Djokovic beat Federer 6-2, 7-6 (4). Five-time winner Nadal eliminated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 (6), 6-0 in the other semifinal.

SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-second

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A new private supply ship for the International Space Station remained stuck on the ground Saturday after rocket engine trouble led to a last-second abort of the historic flight.

Ancient Turtle Was as Big as Small Car

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A turtle the size of a small car once roamed what is now South America 60 million years ago, suggests its fossilized remains. Discovered in a coal mine in Colombia in 2005, the turtle was given the name Carbonemys cofrinii, which means "coal turtle.

Study Indicates 'Good' Cholesterol Doctrine May Be Flawed

Daily Disruption -
A new study published by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the Broad Institute, and Massachusetts General Hospital, challenges the conventional concept that raising a person's HDL levels (good ...

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