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Blind Chinese activist prepares to leave for US

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BEIJING (AP) – A blind Chinese activist whose escape from a rural village set off a diplomatic tussle between Beijing and Washington was hurriedly taken from a hospital to the airport Saturday to board a plane for the United States. By Ng Han Guan, ...

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SpaceX Launch of First Unmanned Craft to ISS Is Aborted

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By Brendan McGarry on May 19, 2012 A mission to send the first unmanned commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station was aborted at liftoff today after a computer detected an engine problem. Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

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Greek poll-front runner backs staying in euro

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ATHENS — Greek poll front-runner Alexis Tsipras, buoyed by a groundswell of opposition to EU-IMF imposed austerity measures, says forcing his country out of the eurozone would sink the region as a whole. The problems in Greece were those of Europe, ...

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Italian school hit by bomb attack

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A bomb has exploded in front of a school in the southern Italian town of Brindisi, killing one girl and injuring six other pupils. The device went off as students were arriving at the Francesca Morvillo Falcone vocational school at around 8am (6am GMT) ...

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Eurozone to top agenda at G8 Camp David summit

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Europe's debt crisis is expected to dominate the summit of the G8 group of major world economies near Washington. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will face calls from President Barack Obama and new French leader Francois Hollande for stimulus measures, ...

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3 men face terrorism charges stemming from pre-NATO raid

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Three out-of-state men arrested in a Bridgeport raid days before the NATO summit were charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism, providing material support for terrorism and possession of an explosive or incendiary or explosive devices, ...

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Facebook IPO: Watch Mark Zuckerberg ring the NASDAQ opening bell live [Updated ...

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Watch Mark Zuckerberg ring the NASDAQ opening bell, which officially marks the beginning of Facebook's long-awaited IPO. The big day is finally here: At about 9:28am ET, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will ring the NASDAQ opening bell, ...

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ABC News Exclusive: Zimmerman Medical Report Shows Broken Nose, Lacerations ...

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A medical report compiled by the family physician of Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman and obtained exclusively by ABC News found that Zimmerman was diagnosed with a "closed fracture" of his nose, a pair of black eyes, two lacerations to the back ...

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Italian school hit by bomb attack

The Guardian

A bomb has exploded in front of a school in the southern Italian town of Brindisi, killing one girl and injuring six other pupils. The device went off as students were arriving at the Francesca Morvillo Falcone vocational school at around 8am (6am GMT) ...

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Car bomb explodes near security agencies in Syria

Chicago Sun-Times

AP May 19, 2012 3:46AM In this citizen journalism image provided by Sham News Network SNN, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds up a Cross and Crescent painted with colors of the Syrian revolution flag during a demonstration against Syrian President ...

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Eurozone to top agenda at G8 Camp David summit

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Europe's debt crisis is expected to dominate the summit of the G8 group of major world economies near Washington. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will face calls from President Barack Obama and new French leader Francois Hollande for stimulus measures, ...

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3 men face terrorism charges stemming from pre-NATO raid

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Three out-of-state men arrested in a Bridgeport raid days before the NATO summit were charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism, providing material support for terrorism and possession of an explosive or incendiary or explosive devices, ...

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Greek poll-front runner backs staying in euro

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ATHENS — Greek poll front-runner Alexis Tsipras, buoyed by a groundswell of opposition to EU-IMF imposed austerity measures, says forcing his country out of the eurozone would sink the region as a whole. The problems in Greece were those of Europe, ...

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Unemployment falls in most states

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WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate fell in two-thirds of US states last month, evidence that modest economic growth is boosting hiring in most areas of the country. And in many states, unemployment has fallen well below the national average, ...

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SpaceX Launch of First Unmanned Craft to ISS Is Aborted

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By Brendan McGarry on May 19, 2012 A mission to send the first unmanned commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station was aborted at liftoff today after a computer detected an engine problem. Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

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Facebook IPO: Watch Mark Zuckerberg ring the NASDAQ opening bell live [Updated ...

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Watch Mark Zuckerberg ring the NASDAQ opening bell, which officially marks the beginning of Facebook's long-awaited IPO. The big day is finally here: At about 9:28am ET, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will ring the NASDAQ opening bell, ...

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Will Smith slaps reporter who tries to kiss him

New York Daily News

Don't get fresh with the Prince of Bel-Air. Will Smith gave a backhanded slap to a Ukranian reporter Friday after the man planted a surprise smooch near the actor's lips at the "Men in Black 3" premier in Moscow, TMZ.com reported. "Come on man.

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The Voice That Made You Fall in Love With Lieder

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I was a serious piano student of 16 or so when I decided the time had come to discover what German lieder were all about. The first recording I bought was Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau singing Schubert's “Schöne Müllerin” with the pianist Gerald Moore.

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Allen stops Garnett

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PHILADELPHIA - It might have been respect for Elton Brand that kept Lavoy Allen out of the 76ers' starting lineup in Game 4, but it wasn't Allen's production. Even though coach Doug Collins made it clear that he didn't intend to change his starters, ...

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Kobe Bryant not ready to concede

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By Ramona Shelburne | ESPNLosAngeles.com LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant has known for a while now how it was going to end and who was going to end it. At some point this Oklahoma City Thunder team was going to get him. They were too good, too tough, ...

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