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Annan to visit Syria as UN condemns Houla massacre

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The Syrian ambassador to the UN, Bashar Ja'Afari, denounced what he called a 'tsunami of lies'. Special envoy Kofi Annan is to visit Damascus on Monday, the day after the UN condemned Syria for its use of heavy weaponry in the town of Houla, ...
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Tropical Storm Beryl Nears Landfall, Hurricane Center Reports

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Tropical Storm Beryl, the second named weather system of the Atlantic hurricane season, was about to move onshore toward Florida, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
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Spurs rally to hold off Thunder, win 19th in a row

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By Robert Klemko, USA TODAY SAN ANTONIO - Manu Ginobili's late heroics proved the difference between two evenly-matched starting lineups and a pair of stacked benches in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals Saturday.
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FOREX-Euro off two-year lows on Greek polls but rally seen fragile

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* Euro shorts hit record high in week ended May 22 * USD/JPY exporters give up on 80.00; 79.00 key support * Broad USD weakness on improved risk By Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO, May 28 (Reuters) - The euro bounced off two-year lows on Monday after Greek ...
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Game of Thrones Recap: Blood and Blackwater

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The long-awaited Battle of the Blackwater arrived. And it was epic. So who came out the victor in Game of Thrones? Who perished—and who is in control of King's Landing?
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Dario Franchitti wins his third Indy 500 in honor of late friend Dan Wheldon

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BY HERB GOULD hgould@suntimes.com May 27, 2012 10:22PM INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 27: Dario Franchitti of Scotland, driver of the #50 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, pours the victory milk over his head in victory lane in celebration of winning the IZOD ...
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Iran to consider halt of 20% uranium enrichment on condition

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BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhuanet) -- An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says the country will consider halting 20 percent uranium enrichment if the West recognizes the civilian nature of its nuclear program.
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Inquiry ordered after Afghan family is killed in airstrike

Salt Lake Tribune -
By ALISSA J. RUBIN Kabul, Afghanistan • Both President Hamid Karzai and NATO commanders ordered an investigation Sunday into reports that a family of eight had been killed in a coalition airstrike in eastern Afghanistan.
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India PM Manmohan Singh's historic visit to Burma

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India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is making the first official visit to Burma by an Indian premier since 1987. He says India wants stronger trade and investment ties with its neighbour as Burma continues to open up to the outside world.
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Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks

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By NICOLE WINFIELD, AP - 4 hours ago VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican's investigation into the source of leaked documents has yielded its first target with the arrest of the pope's butler, but the investigation is continuing into a scandal that has ...
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Memorial Day and our flag: A gentle tutorial for us all

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WASHINGTON, May 27, 2012 - Memorial Day is a time for remembering the men and women who died for their Country since the Revolutionary War.
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3 Rescued From Plane Crash Site in Remote...

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Idaho National Guard rescuers plucked a California fireman, his wife and their adult daughter from a snow-covered mountain-side Sunday afternoon, more than 15 hours after the trio survived a nighttime plane crash onto a steep, forested slope in a ...
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Pregnant woman survives after being set on fire and shot

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by USA TODAY by USA TODAY DETROIT (USA TODAY) - A 22-year-old pregnant woman survived after being bound, driven to Detroit, set on fire and shot early Saturday morning.
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Hong Kong Stocks Swing From Gain to Loss on China Economy

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By Jonathan Burgos on May 27, 2012 Hong Kong stocks swung between gains and losses after Premier Wen Jiabao's called for more government support to help China's poorest regions, while a report showed profit declined at mainland industrial companies.
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As Euro Bond Wins Supporters, Details Remain Vague

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FRANKFURT - To euro zone countries in need, euro bonds would be a noble expression of European solidarity and a crucial instrument for preserving the common currency.
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Girl geeks gather at Facebook after IPO

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By Therese Poletti, MarketWatch MENLO PARK, Calif. (MarketWatch) - You can't visit the Facebook Inc. headquarters without seeing or hearing the word “hack” or “hacker.

Republican resigns from US labor board in ethics flap

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* Republican NLRB member under pressure from lawmakers * Watchdog said he disclosed non-public NLRB information WASHINGTON May 27 (Reuters) - Terence Flynn resigned as a member of the National Labor Relations Board two months after an investigation ...
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Trump hits trail with Romney

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>>> to politics now. president obama and mitt romney are taking a holiday break from the campaign, at least publicly. behind the scenes , however, may be another matter for their strategists as they map out a long summer and a tough fight until ...
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Giuliani, Gingrich defend Romney against Bain attacks by Obama campaign

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By Callum Borchers Callum Borchers Two of Mitt Romney's fiercest former rivals, Newt Gingrich and Rudy Giuliani, defended him Sunday against the Obama campaign's attacks on his business record.
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Rumors of a Facebook smartphone surface again

Boston Globe -
By Nick Bilton NEW YORK - Can a software company build its own smartphone? We may find out soon. This past week, Google completed its acquisition of the hardware maker Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, which could lead to the search giant's making ...
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Facebook may buy Opera to launch own browser: Report - Tech News Today

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Social networking giant is planning to buy a Norwegian software firm in a bid to launch its own browser, according to a report. WASHINGTON: Social networking giant is planning to buy a Norwegian software firm in a bid to launch its own browser, ...
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Brolin the right man for 'Men'

Boston Herald -
By AP Josh Brolin thought he was just being goofy when he launched into a Tommy Lee Jones impersonation on a night out with the Coen brothers and their pal Barry Sonnenfeld.
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Swept off their feet by 'Amour'

Los Angeles Times -
The Palme d'Or goes to Michael Haneke's film, a marriage of his severe style and an emotional subject. Austrian director Michael Haneke, center, raises his trophy as he poses with French actors Emmanuelle Riva, left, and Jean-Louis Trintignant after ...
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Love is a battlefield for Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen

Chicago Sun-Times -
The HBO film “Hemingway & Gellhorn” recounts the roller-coaster relationship between two of the country's most respected novelists and war correspondents of the 20th century.
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Beyonce Returns To The Stage, Can She Reclaim Her Popularity?

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Famous before she was even old enough to vote, Beyonce Knowles spent her twenties selling millions of records and churning out hit single after hit single.
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Andy Roddick loses in first round of French Open | Tennis

The Seattle Times -
American Andy Roddick lost 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to 88th-ranked Nicolas Mahut in the first round of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris.
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Kasey Kahne wins Coca-Cola 600 for first victory with Hendrick Motorsports

Los Angeles Times -
Kahne holds off Denny Hamlin to win the 400-lap, 600-mile race, the longest of the NASCAR season. Driver Kasey Kahne and team owner Rick Hendrick celebrate in Victory Lane after their victory in the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday.
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Halladay's Sore Shoulder Punctuates Phillies' Loss

New York Times -
Another Philadelphia Phillies star is ailing. Roy Halladay, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, gave up a grand slam to Yadier Molina in an abbreviated two-inning start before leaving with shoulder soreness as the Cardinals won, 8-3, at St. Louis.
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Gonzalez dominant as Nationals sweep Braves, 7-2

Boston.com -
ATLANTA—Bryce Harper hit his second homer in two days, Gio Gonzalez gave up only one hit in seven innings and the Nationals beat the struggling Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Sunday night to complete a three-game sweep.
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Astronauts to spend Memorial Day unpacking private space capsule

msnbc.com -
Rather than kick their feet up this Memorial Day weekend, the astronauts aboard the International Space Station will be unloading cargo from the first private spacecraft ever to visit the orbiting lab.
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Evolution - scepticism is dead

Stuff.co.nz -
A leading paleoanthropologist believes there will soon be no sceptics of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Richard Leakey predicts scepticism over evolution will soon be history - not that the avowed atheist has any doubts himself.

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