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UPDATE 3-Former Rutgers student gets 30 days jail for bias crime

Chicago Tribune -
* Judge emphasizes not labeling 'hate' crime * Plans to recommend Ravi not be deported * Mothers of Ravi, victim make tearful statements (Adds statement from prosecutor and sponsor of law) By Jonathan Allen NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, May 21 (Reuters) - A ...
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Health experts: Routine PSA tests for prostate cancer not good for health

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(CBS News) A top panel of health experts called the US Preventive Services Task Force says that men should no longer get routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests to screen for prostate cancer.
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A British official said it was unrealistic to think Afghanistan would be ...

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The Chicago Nato summit marked a "milestone". That was the word chosen to spin the summit. It is a more than usually evocative and revealing word.
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Facebook shares drop 11 percent

Washington Post -
Facebook's debut on Wall Street last week may have been so-so. But on Monday, it officially flopped. Shares dropped 11 percent from the original starting price.
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Obama stands by hits on Romney's Bain Capital days

Atlanta Journal Constitution -
By JULIE PACE AP CHICAGO - President Barack Obama sought to undermine Mitt Romney's key rationale for his presidential candidacy Monday, sharply attacking his Republican challenger's background as a venture capitalist and arguing that profit-making ...
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Jurors break without verdict in Edwards trial

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By the CNN Wire Staff John Edwards returns with his daughter, Cate, to the courthouse in Greensboro on Monday after a lunch break.
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UN condemns suicide attack on Yemeni army parade

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The UN Security Council has condemned "in the strongest terms" the suicide bombing in the Yemeni capital Sanaa that killed more than 90 soldiers.
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Senate toughens Iran penalties over nuke program

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By DONNA CASSATA, AP - 2 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Intent on weakening Iran economically, the Senate on Monday approved tough new penalties on the Tehran regime to thwart its nuclear ambitions.
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Mali's interim president beaten unconscious by mob

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Protesters burst into the office of Mali's interim president and beat him unconscious last night, as angry demonstrations threatened the country's fragile transition back to democracy.
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US Catholic groups sue to block contraception mandate

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By Terry Baynes (Reuters) - The University of Notre Dame and dozens of other Catholic institutions sued President Barack Obama's administration on Monday to block a government regulation that requires employers to provide health insurance coverage for ...
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Obama to deliver commencement address in Joplin

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President Barack Obama will address the 2012 graduating class of Joplin High School Monday night at the school's commencement ceremony.
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Obama sketches 4-pronged strategy for Europe, sees EU consensus

Reuters -
* Obama urges Europe to recapitalize banks, stiffen defenses * US president sees consensus and urgency among EU leaders * International banking group presses for quick EU action CHICAGO, May 21 (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama urged Europe on ...
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks, oil rise as G8 leaders pledge growth

Reuters -
* Stocks rebound after biggest weekly drop in 2012 * China's growth comments lift oil, risk assets * Euro flat as investors still fear Greek euro exit * Facebook shares fall 10 pct after Friday's debut By Richard Leong NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) ...
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JPMorgan suspends stock repurchase program to preserve capital after $2 ...

Chicago Tribune -
NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase is suspending plans to buy back its own stock, a little over a week after the bank posted a large trading loss.
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Yahoo to selling half its Alibaba stake for $7.1 billion, reaping hefty return ...

Chicago Tribune -
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After years of mortifying missteps, Yahoo Inc. finally has something to boast about: a multibillion-dollar windfall from a savvy investment in China.
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Romney to raise about $10 million in NY, Conn.

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FILE - In this May 17, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Dick Cheney to host fund-raising event for Mitt Romney

Boston.com -
By Callum Borchers, Globe Correspondent Embracing perhaps the most polarizing figure in the Bush administration, Mitt Romney will hold a fund-raiser at the Jackson Hole, Wyo.
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How Can Leap's New Motion Controller Top Kinect PCs?

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By Mark Hachman On Monday, motion recognition company Leap Motion emerged from stealth mode, prepared to offer a cheap motion-sensing peripheral into a market that should, by rights, be dominated by Microsoft's Kinect peripheral.
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Sprint to start shipping HTC's Evo 4G LTE on Thursday

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Carrier's announcement ends week-long limbo for the device, which was held up by US Customs over an Apple patent spats. by Steven Musil May 21, 2012 4:52 PM PDT Follow @stevenmusil The HTC 4G LTE will finally land in Sprint customers' hands this week.
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Gibb matriarch loses third son with Robin's death

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By GREGORY KATZ, AP - 1 minute ago LONDON (AP) - Her sons were blessed with musical gifts that brought riches and fame. On Monday, Barbara Gibb was living a parent's ultimate nightmare - preparing, for the third time, to lay a child to rest.
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Bar Refaeli Tops Maxim's Hot 100 2012 List

Hollywood Reporter -
For the first time ever, the men's mag includes a male in its annual rankings. Jennifer Lopez may be People's most beautiful woman, but Maxim readers had a different face in mind for the magazine's annual Hot 100 ranking.
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Billboard Music Awards: A few observations

Los Angeles Times -
The 2012 Billboard Music Awards, which aired live for East Coasters from the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas Sunday night, earned the right to be called the most awkwardly awesome three hours (yes, three?
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Teaser for 'best' new Bond film

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Film fans can expect "one of the better, if not the best" Bond films ever with the release of 007's latest adventure, the newest Bond girl has said.
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Dwight Howard is the last one standing in Orlando's power struggle, but the ...

SportingNews.com -
The odds of Dwight Howard staying in Orlando improved Monday. They went from No Way in Heck to Maybe In A Million Years. That's the best the Magic can hope for after dumping Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith.
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Miami Heat still marveling over LeBron James' epic performance in Game 4

Palm Beach Post -
By Hal Habib MIAMI - LeBron James isn't just reading The Hunger Games, he's playing them. And living them. As James relaxed with the book he didn't want to put down on the flight home Sunday night, Dwyane Wade watched a replay of the just-concluded ...
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Fossil Ink Sacs Yield Jurassic Pigment—A First

National Geographic -
The ink's been dry for 160 million years—but scientists have for the first time confirmed pigment in two fossilized ink sacs from cuttlefish-like animals, a new study says.
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SpaceX 'go' for 2nd launch try of private rocket Tuesday morning

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The private rocket company SpaceX is officially "go" to make a second try at launching its unmanned Dragon capsule early Tuesday, May 22, from Florida's Space Coast.
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Can a solar eclipse really blind you?

msnbc.com -
By Stephanie Pappas People in the western United States, Pacific and parts of Asia will have the chance to see a partial solar eclipse on Sunday (May 20).
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Georgia flesh-eating bacteria patient breathing on own: father

Chicago Tribune -
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection she contracted after being injured in a zip-line accident nearly three weeks ago is breathing on her own without the help of a ventilator, her father said.
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'Sleep Apnea Has Higher Risk Of Cancer Mortality'

Medical News Today -
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health released a study today showing that those suffering from sleep apnea appear to have an increased risk of cancer mortality.
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Dieting May Lower Hormone Levels Tied to Breast Cancer

U.S. News & World Report -
By Randy Dotinga MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that weight loss through exercise and dieting helps overweight women lower the levels of certain hormones in their blood, potentially raising the odds that they'll avoid ...

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