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Mladic: Bosnian Serb Army Chief

Voice of America -
Former Bosnian-Serb Army Commander, General Ratko Mladic, is facing 11 charges, including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in the trial that starts Wednesday at a United Nations tribunal in The Hague.
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New battle over debt limit inevitable?

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

George Zimmerman's head wounds after Trayvon Martin shooting likely bolster ...

CBS News -
(CBS News) Medical records showing that George Zimmerman was treated for a fractured nose and cuts to the back of his head after fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin will likely bolster Zimmerman's argument that Martin attacked him, ...

Baron Cohen's Dictator storms Cannes, camel in tow

Reuters -
By Alexandria Sage | CANNES, France (Reuters) - It took no less than a live camel strolling the promenade in Cannes to steal the show on the film festival's opening day, a feat that comedian Sacha Baron Cohen pulled off with chutzpah on Wednesday.

FDA panel backs at-home HIV test that analyzes mouth swab in 20 minutes

CBS News -
(CBS/AP) An at-home HIV test that claims to diagnose the disease in 20 minutes from saliva on a mouth swab is a step closer to hitting store shelves, now that an advisory panel of experts recommended the test kit's approval to the Food and Drug ...

Bank Runs Looming, Greece Sets Date for New Vote

New York Times -
ATHENS - A day after Greece's president warned about the possibility of bank runs, Greek political leaders on Wednesday began forming a caretaker government before new elections next month that could lead the rudderless country to exit the euro, ...

French yield hits low at first Hollande auction

Reuters -
By Leigh Thomas | PARIS (Reuters) - Strong demand at the first auction of medium-term French debt since Francois Hollande was elected president pushed the yield on benchmark five-year bonds to a record low as investors sought a safehaven amid the euro ...

Gunfire Reported in Central Syria Following Mass Shootings

Voice of America -
Syrian activists have reported fresh gunfire on Wednesday in the same region of Hama where at least 20 mourners were shot and killed on Tuesday shortly before a roadside bomb exploded near UN observers.

Gov. Christie vs. Cory Booker in Seinfeld-like video spoof (+video)

Christian Science Monitor -
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker release video spoof of Seinfeld-Newman rivalry. A new poll shows Gov. Christie wouldn't be happy as vice president.

Some attack plans bolstered, others eased at nukes

Atlanta Journal Constitution -
AP The US government has adopted the first set of comprehensive changes in the emergency planning program for communities near nuclear power plants since its creation after the Three Mile Island accident in 1979.

Housing starts, single-family building permits jump in April

USA TODAY -
By Christopher S. Rugaber, AP WASHINGTON (AP) - Builders began work on more homes last month, evidence that the battered housing market is slowly healing.

Dimon didn't practice what he preached at Harvard

MarketWatch -
By Al Lewis DENVER (MarketWatch) - Here's a handy leadership tip from JP Morgan Chase CEO James Dimon: “You have to fight self-deception.

Stocks to weigh Greece, US economy

CNN -
By CNNMoney staff @CNNMoneyInvest May 16, 2012: 9:06 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- US stocks were set for a higher open Wednesday, as investors weigh political uncertainty in Greece against mixed earnings reports and housing data.

Ads highlight cozy campaign-super PAC relationship

CBS News -
NEW YORK - Looks like President Barack Obama's allies got the hint. An independent group with deep ties to the president's re-election campaign launched a television ad Tuesday hitting Mitt Romney's business practices at Bain Capital, just 24 hours ...

Sarah Palin: Neb. sent a message with Deb Fischer

USA TODAY -
By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY Sarah Palin is celebrating Deb Fischer's upset victory as the Senate GOP nominee in Nebraska. The former Alaska governor, who recently endorsed the little-known state senator, sounded some of the same themes she did in 2010 ...

Role Unlikely For George W. Bush In Romney Bid

NPR -
by AP CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) - After months of silence, George W. Bush finally weighed on the presidential race - with four short words.

Why GM slammed the brakes on its $10m Facebook ads

Register -
By Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author Analysis In the week that Facebook finally went public, General Motors has axed its paid-for advertising on Mark Zuckerberg's social network.

Facebook boosts size of IPO

USA TODAY -
NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook says 25 percent more shares will be sold as investors clamor for a piece of the year's hottest stock offering.

Apple readies iPhone with larger screen: sources

Reuters -
By Reiji Murai | TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Korea and Japan, people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.

Cannes 2012: Five Things to Know About This Year's Sun-Soaked Film Festival

E! Online -
The 65th Cannes Film Festival starts today, juicing you up for two weeks of sun-basking, Croisette-strutting joie de vivre at the world's most glamorous film fest.

Eli Manning, Giants to Get Latest Super Bowl Rings

ABC News -
Giants' quarterback Eli Manning says he's looking forward to getting his latest Super Bowl ring Wednesday. The Super Bowl champs are being presented with the ring Wednesday evening in Manhattan at Tiffany & Co.

Clippers Need To Realize That Spurs Are The Anti-Grizzlies

SB Nation -
By Steve Perrin The Clippers defense looked terrific against Memphis in the first round of the playoffs. Against San Antonio, a much better and very different offensive team, the LA defense struggled.

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie ejected after spiking helmet and ...

New York Daily News -
TORONTO -- Brett Lawrie called it an "unlucky bounce." Major League Baseball is likely to call it a suspension. A furious Lawrie slammed his batting helmet to the ground after he took strike three and it struck plate umpire Bill Miller in the hip as ...

Game 2: Carter, Kings take control

CNN -
Jeff Carter had his first playoff hat trick as the Kings beat the Coyotes 4-0 to take a 2-0 lead in the West finals. It was Los Angeles' record-tying seventh straight road playoff win.

SpaceX Dragon blasting off to Space Station next week

Christian Science Monitor -
If the SpaceX Dragon does link up with the International Space Station, it will represent a milestone for commercial space craft. By Matthew Shaer / May 16, 2012 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a Dragon capsule attached, lifts off the Cape Canaveral Air ...

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.

FDA delays new sunscreen rules to avoid shortages

msnbc.com -
Washington - The US Food and Drug Administration has delayed by six months rules on the marketing of sunscreen originally set to go into effect this summer, saying the extra time was needed to avoid supply shortages.

Mayo Alzheimer's expert lauds new federal initiative

Minnesota Public Radio -
by Cathy Wurzer, Minnesota Public Radio ST. PAUL, Minn. - More than 5 million Americans are thought to suffer from Alzheimer's disease, and now the federal government has set a new deadline to tackle the brain-wasting affliction.

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