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Lawyer: RFK Jr.'s estranged wife found dead in NY

Boston.com -
NEW YORK—Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead in her home, her attorney said.

Obama awards Medal of Honor posthumously to Vietnam hero

CNN International -
By the CNN Wire Staff President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to Rose Mary Sabo Brown, widow of Leslie Sabo Jr., at the White House.

IMF's Lagarde Says Greek Euro Exit Would Be Expensive

Bloomberg -
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said a Greek exit from the euro area would be “extremely expensive” and hard.

Fox News poll: Obama pulls ahead of Romney as presidential race heats up

Fox News -
President Obama tops Republican Mitt Romney in a head-to-head matchup, according to the latest Fox News poll, which finds American voters feeling more positive about the economy.

Cannes 2012: Can any film reproduce 'The Artist' magic?

Los Angeles Times -
CANNES, France -- It was exactly a year ago in this coastal town that much of the film world first heard about a quirky movie from a French director who has a peskily unpronounceable name.

Is Washington careening toward another debt limit crisis?

Christian Science Monitor -
Another showdown appears to be brewing over the national debt limit - and under what conditions Congress will raise it next time. But something big will happen between now and then that may prevent it.

Carlos Fuentes: Tribute to a Mexican literary and political icon

Christian Science Monitor -
Carlos Fuentes belonged to a generation of Latin American writers who were both literary and political, author and social commentator.

Assad says poll proves Syrians back regime

ABC Online -
By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, wires Syrian president Bashar al-Assad says the results of a recent election vindicate his government's reform policies.

War crimes courts and tribunals proliferate

The Guardian -
The proliferation of UN-backed special courts and tribunals, mainly clustered around the Dutch capital, The Hague, has been built on a 19th-century ambition to regulate the rules of war and settle international disputes.

Lawyers for ex-Senator John Edwards rest case

Reuters -
By Colleen Jenkins | GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former Senator John Edwards' defense ended its case on Wednesday without calling three of the most anticipated witnesses to counter charges that he used political contributions to hide his ...

Shoe company to offer refunds over Kardashian curves

Sydney Morning Herald -
The US government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers' fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian's curves or Brooke Burke's toned tush.

NYMEX-Crude ends lower on euro zone, Greece concerns

Reuters -
* Greece's bank, political uncertainty pressures oil, equities * US crude stocks rose, products fell last week-EIA * Coming up: US weekly jobless claims 8:30 am EDT Thursday NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - US crude futures fell a fourth straight session ...

Deb Fischer draws strong marks from friends, foes

Politico -
She's a Sarah Palin endorsee who supported higher gas taxes and benefits from a federal farm subsidy. The campaign team that labeled her “the true conservative” has deep ties to moderate former Sen. Chuck Hagel.

Dennis Kucinich opts out of Washington state race, will retire

ABC News -
Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich announced Wednesday he has decided against running for Congress in Washington state, where activists had urged him to launch a campaign.

How will voters react to Romney's Mormon faith?

Los Angeles Times -
By Mitchell Landsberg It is the X factor in Mitt Romney's candidacy, unpredictable because it is unprecedented: How will voters react to his Mormon faith?

The Pirate Bay hit by DDoS attack

BBC News -
File-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) has been hit by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. The site has been largely inaccessible for the last 24 hours, and the service is intermittent in the UK.

General Motor's defection makes it harder for Facebook to make a bull case for ...

Washington Post -
May 16 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co., the world's biggest automaker, no longer intends to advertise on Facebook Inc. as the social network prepares for an initial public offering.

Verizon Wireless to scrap unlimited plans for 4G users

msnbc.com -
For now, Verizon Wireless customers who move to the company's highest-speed fourth generation (4G) network from its older network can still use the company's unlimited wireless data plan for a flat monthly fee.

Google revamps search, tries to think more like a person

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CNN -
By Doug Gross, CNN (CNN) -- So, let's say you're doing a Google search for "Kings." Did you mean the LA hockey team or the Sacramento basketball team?

'Go-Go' performer Chuck Brown dies

CNN International -
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Chuck Brown, known as the "Godfather of Go-Go," a genre blending funk, jazz and soul and other musical forms, died Wednesday, his manager said.

Would You Watch American Idol Without Jennifer Lopez?

People Magazine -
By Dahvi Shira American Idol went on without its most well-known judge Simon Cowell, but can it do the same without the show's most glamorous judge Jennifer Lopez?

Menounos and Hough eliminated from 'Dancing With the Stars'

New York Daily News -
Judging by the boos that rose from the audience on Tuesday night's "Dancing With the Stars," fans of the dancing competition were surprised by Maria Menounos' elimination just shy of the finals.

Lawrie suspended four games; plans apology to umpire

USA TODAY -
By Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY After a strikeout in the ninth inning, Lawrie threw his helmet, which caromed off the right leg of Miller, the home plate umpire.

Laurie Fine: "First Step Toward Restoring My Good Name"

WROC-TV -
Belhurst Castle served as the backdrop for Laurie Fine to discuss her lawsuit againt ESPN. In a 44-page document that she and her attorney's plan to file in Federal Court, it accuses ESPN of libel.

Solar eclipse visible from 154 national parks Sunday

Christian Science Monitor -
Sunday's solar eclipse will be the first visible in the US this century. The annular eclipse will be best seen from 33 national parks, including the Grand Canyon.

SpaceX Launching Student Experiments and Emblems on 1st Space Station Flight

Space.com -
by Robert Z. Pearlman, collectSPACE.com Editor Students' science experiments are about to make history, launching to space on the first attempt by a US commercial company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).

Paralyzed woman uses thoughts to move robotic arm

Chicago Tribune -
* Latest advance in brain-computer interface technology * May one day be used to restore mobility to paralyzed By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, May 16 (Reuters) - Using just her thoughts, a 58-year-old paralyzed woman instructed a robotic arm to grasp a ...

6 cups a day? Coffee lovers less likely to die, study finds

msnbc.com -
Men who drank six cups of coffee or more a day had a 10 percent lower risk of dying; for women, it was 15 percent lower, according to a large new study.

Brain damage from IED blasts and football concussions is similar, study shows

Washington Post -
Soldiers exposed to roadside bomb blasts and athletes who have suffered repeated concussions show the same long-lasting changes to brain cells, a new study reports.

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