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Beryl strengthens as it approaches southeast US coast; rain, winds forecast ...

Washington Post -
SAVANNAH, Ga. - A cluster of thunderstorms that stalled off the southeastern US coast on Saturday is expected to make for a sloppy, rainy Memorial Day on beaches and in tourist towns from Florida to South Carolina.
Beryl to bring rain, winds to southeast US coast
Saturday Afternoon Briefing Packet on Subtropical Storm Beryl
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Bombardment of Syrian village leaves dozens dead

Washington Post -
BEIRUT —Syrian forces killed dozens of civilians in a village in central Syria, opposition groups and witnesses said Saturday, amid growing questions about the effectiveness of a UN monitoring mission that is supposed to be observing a cease-fire.
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UPDATE 2-Wildfires hit six US states, small towns evacuated

Chicago Tribune -
* Firefighters contend with gusting winds, tinder-dry conditions * Authorities order evacuation of several small towns (Adds details on Michigan wildfire) By Zelie Pollon Santa Fe, NM, May 26 (Reuters) - A wildfire burned out of control for a fourth ...
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SpaceX makes private spacecraft history

msnbc.com -
Until Friday, NASA had been relying mainly on the Russians to get supplies to the International Space Station. NBC's Kristen Dahlgren reports.
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Pessimism amid Egypt presidential election

CBS News -
(CBS News) CAIRO - Egypt's first free presidential election is headed for a run-off. Voters will choose between Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood and Ahmed Shafik, a veteran of Hosni Mubarak's ousted regime.
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JPMorgan Trading Loss: Did Regulators Miss the Risk?

CNBC.com -
Scores of federal regulators are stationed inside JPMorgan Chase's Roughly 40 examiners from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and 70 staff members from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are embedded in the nation's largest bank.
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Iran downplays uranium report

The Hindu -
Iran downplayed on Saturday as a “technical” issue a report by the UN atomic watchdog revealing that uranium traces of a higher grade than any found before had been detected.
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Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks

Salt Lake Tribune -
By NICOLE WINFIELD | AP Vatican City • An already sordid scandal over leaked Vatican documents took a Hollywood-like turn Saturday with confirmation that the pope's own butler had been arrested after documents he had no business having were found in ...
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Pakistan: US missile attack kills 4 in northwest

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By RASOOL DAWAR, Associated i - 4 hours ago PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - An American drone fired two missiles at a bakery in northwest Pakistan Saturday, killing four suspected militants, officials said, as the US pushed ahead with its drone campaign ...

Small plane sinks in San Diego Bay, both men aboard escape

Los Angeles Times -
A small plane towing an advertising banner landed Saturday afternoon in the San Diego Bay and promptly sank, but both men aboard were able to escape without injury, according to the Coast Guard.
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Critics: Bird-Culling Plan Near JFK Goes Too...

ABC News -
Critics are crying foul over a plan to control bird populations near New York City's JFK Airport. Under a proposal from the US department of Agriculture, staffers would be authorized to kill a half-dozen bird species within a five-mile radius of the ...
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Police: Miami officer shoots, kills naked attacker

Kansas City Star -
AP MIAMI -- Miami police say that an officer has fatally shot a naked man who was chewing on the face of another man on a downtown expressway off-ramp.
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PayPal Now Marketing In-Store Payments to Consumers

Daily Disruption -
By Duane Barnhart | @dailydisrupt PayPal Inc. says 15 retailers, including Abercrombie & Fitch, Office Depot and Jamba Juice, are adding its online payment system in their stores.
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Bankia Seeks €19 Billion From Spanish Government

Wall Street Journal -
By CHRISTOPHER BJORK MADRID—Bankia SA is planning to ask for €19 billion in financial support from the Spanish government, people familiar with the situation said Friday, in what would represent the largest bank bailout in the country's history.
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Biden addresses '9/11 generation' of West Point grads

Los Angeles Times -
By Kim Geiger Vice President Joe Biden praised the 972 Army cadets who graduated from West Point on Saturday for their decision to join the military, “knowing full well that you were likely to be deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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NBC poll: Obama edges Romney in three key battleground states

msnbc.com -
By Mark Murray, Senior Political Editor, NBC News President Barack Obama holds a narrow advantage over presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney in three of the most pivotal presidential battleground states -- Florida, Ohio and Virginia -- according ...
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Is Facebook going to buy Opera, make its own browser?

Los Angeles Times -
By Salvador Rodriguez The Facebook spending spree may be continuing as a new report says the social networking giant might be looking to buy Norwegian company Opera Software.
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Reddit Founder And Activists Aim To Build A 'Bat-Signal For The Internet'

Forbes -
The “blackout” of Web sites to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in January was an unprecedented show of Internet solidarity against bad legislation.
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Sweden's Loreen wins Eurovision song contest

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By PETER LEONARD, AP - 1 minute ago BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - Sweden's Loreen clinched the top spot at this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her dance hit "Euphoria," pushing aside competition from a sextet of Russian grannies and a Serbian balladeer.
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Cannes 2012: Amour conquers all

The Guardian -
Michael Haneke is too good. Whenever the Austrian director shows one of his films in Cannes, I always come out thinking the others might as well just pack up and go home because they'll never reach his awesome heights of control and precision.
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Reese Witherspoon Baby Bumps Her Way to the Cannes Red Carpet!

E! Online -
Reese Witherspoon may have only had a small role in drama flick Mud, but that didn't stop the thesp from stealing the show at the flick's Cannes Film Festival premiere.
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Simon Cowell: Britney Spears Didn't Storm Off The X Factor Set

E! Online -
Brit-Brit's Braless! Plus, Nina Dobrev, Kate Upton and more. Rate all the highs and lows! It might just be time for a "Leave Britney Alone" reference.
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Box office update: 'Men in Black 3' earns with $18 million on Friday ...

Entertainment Weekly -
by Grady Smith After ten years away from the big screen, the alien-hunting Men In Black (Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, and now, Josh Brolin) are back on top of the box office.
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Indianapolis 500 has had some close finishes

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -
Sam Hornish Jr., left, pumps his fist as he beats Marco Andretti to the finish line to win the 90th running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2006.
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Reddick's homer not enough as A's fall to Yankees

San Francisco Chronicle -
Josh Reddick can't do this all by himself, although he appears to be trying to do so. The A's right fielder smacked his 13th homer of the season on Saturday.
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Hamilton hits walk-off home run in 13th, lifts Texas to win

USA TODAY -
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 13th inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue jays.
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With home-run heavy offense against Padres, Mets see benefit of new dimensions

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -
By Dave Hutchinson/The Star Ledger Jim McIsaac/Getty ImagesScott Hairston #12 of the New York Mets follows through on a first inning three run home run against the San Diego Padres.
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Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey predicts end is near on debate over evolution

Washington Post -
NEW YORK - Noted paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey says scientific discoveries may soon make the debate over evolution a part of history.
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IBS Study Suggests a Shift in Focus for Many from Alleviating Symptoms to ...

ProHealth -
An overgrowth of bacteria in the gut has been definitively linked to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to the results of a new study at Cedars-Sinai (Los Angeles) which used cultures from the small intestine.
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Sunscreens that multitask as much as we do

Los Angeles Times -
Each summer, the shelves at my local drugstore practically groan from all the sunscreen. Every year, there seem to be more SPF lotions and sprays, more SPF face powders and lip balms.
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Children mistaking new detergent packets for candy

The Imperfect Parent -
Hundreds of children have ingested detergent pods, causing them to become very ill. Photo via Tide.com. Miniature laundry detergent packages may be a great alternative to those bulky containers and a way to avoid messy spills.
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Warnings issued after Santa Ana child contracts typhus

Los Angeles Times -
Orange County health officials are urging residents to take steps to keep their pets, yards and homes free of fleas after a Santa Ana child contracted typhus.

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