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AP – A man charged into a kindergarten in northwestern China with a cleaver Wednesday and hacked to death seven children and two adults — the fifth such rampage in less than two months. The attacker then went home and killed himself.
Read More: 7 children killed at China school in latest attack
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Time.com – The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats look happily spliced, as was evidenced by Wednesday’s press conference with David Cameron and Nick Clegg. The real world will intrude, but not quite yet
Read More: David Cameron, Nick Clegg: Britain's Hot New Bromance
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McClatchy Newspapers – MEXICO CITY — U.S. officials call it “the window”: the period for heightened cooperation against narcotics cartels between now and the end of 2012, when Mexican President Felipe Calderon leaves office.
Read More: U.S. frets anti-drug cooperation with Mexico won't last
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AP – Five Colombians were transferred to a military court Wednesday to face espionage and sabotage charges after Venezuelan officials accused them of spying on and tampering with the nation’s power grid.
Read More: Colombians face spy, sabotage trial in Venezuela
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AFP – Atletico Madrid won the inaugural Europa League by beating Fulham 2-1 after extra time in the final at the Hamburg Arena here on Wednesday.
Read More: Atletico Madrid win inaugural Europa League
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Reuters – Canada’s trade surplus fell sharply and unexpectedly in March due to a drop in prices for energy exports, while new home prices continued their steady rise.
Read More: Canada trade surplus narrows, new home prices up
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AFP – Australia’s Olympic chief John Coates warmly welcomed a record budget funding boost for elite sports and said it would improve performances well beyond the 2012 London Games.
Read More: Aussie Olympic chief hails record budget boost
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The Christian Science Monitor – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev spent part of his second day in Damascus in closed-door meetings with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, signaling Moscow’s interest in bringing former Soviet allies back into its orbit.
Read More: Why Russia's Dmitry Medvedev is visiting Syria
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AP – Common is always in a competitive mindset.
Read More: Q&A: Common on new film, Serena Williams and Kanye
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Reuters – Niecy Nash was eliminated from ABC’s ballroom competition show “Dancing with the Stars” on Tuesday after receiving the lowest scores from the judges and failing to rally viewers to her side.
Read More: Niecy Nash no longer "Dancing with the Stars"
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AP – The funniest relationship on TV might be the clandestine, cross-network affair between “The Colbert Report” and “House.”
Read More: The funniest relationship on TV? Colbert and House
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AP – Damon Wayans now has the unique distinction of having both Homey D. Clown and a novel to his credits.
Read More: Not a punch line: Damon Wayans has written a novel
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AP – With 13 Daytime Emmy nominations, the soap opera “As the World Turns” has the potential for a trophy-filled going-away party on an awards show being broadcast by the network that pulled the plug on it.
Read More: `General Hospital' has 18 Daytime Emmy nominations
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AP – Sean Penn pleaded no contest to vandalism on Wednesday, effectively ending a case in which the Oscar-winning actor was videotaped kicking a celebrity photographer.
Read More: Sean Penn pleads no contest to vandalism
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AP – Joe Nichols is in such a good mood these days he almost glows.
Read More: From rehab to rebirth, singer Joe Nichols is back
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AP – This year’s lineup at the Cannes Film Festival is leaner and less star-studded than usual, but you wouldn’t know that from Wednesday’s high-glamour opening ceremony.
Read More: Cannes focuses on emerging filmmakers
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Reuters – Cuban folk singer Silvio Rodriguez, considered the voice of the Cuban revolution, has received a U.S. visa and is to perform a concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall on June 4, his American attorney said on Wednesday.
Read More: Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez receives U.S. visa
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AP – Cate Blanchett has worn a gown by late British designer Alexander McQueen to the opening ceremonies of the Cannes Film Festival.
Read More: Cate Blanchett wears McQueen to Cannes opening
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Reuters – Collectors spent big money at Christie’s postwar and contemporary art auction on Tuesday, led by Jasper Johns’ pop art painting “Flag” from a collection that had belonged to best-selling author Michael Crichton, which sold for a record $28.64 million.
Read More: Contemporary art sale in NY sees more big prices
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Fashion Wire Daily – Chanel took over St. Tropez this week with a premiere packed with movie stars for a fashion film directed by the house’s designer Karl Lagerfeld, a hotly contested championship of petanque, the local term for boules, and a classy cruise runway show on the chic port’s dockside Tuesday night, May 11.
Read More: At Chanel Cruise, a Fashion Parade and Posh Petanque in St. Tropez
(Fashion Wire Daily)
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Reuters – Shareholders of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp, the Hollywood studio behind “Saw” and “Mad Men”, voted on Wednesday in favor of a poison pill defense against unsolicited takeover bids, even after a court declared the move invalid.
Read More: Lions Gate shareholders vote for poison pill
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AP – Federal regulators are expanding their investigation into children’s jewelry that contains the toxic metal cadmium, promising that a recall announced Monday of “Best Friends” charm bracelets will not be the last.
Read More: APNewsBreak: More kids' jewelry recalls in works
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AP – Plane tickets, check. Passport, check. Medical evacuation insurance? It’s probably not something most people think about when packing for a vacation.
Read More: Experts say travel health insurance can be crucial
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HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
Read More: Clinical Trials Update: May 12, 2010
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HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) — Elderly individuals who had
fallen and then taken part in an intensive program to prevent falls were
much less likely to fall again, a new study shows.
Read More: Prevention Program Spares Seniors More Falls
(HealthDay)
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HealthDay – MONDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) — The cost of treating cancer in the
United States almost doubled between 1987 and 2005, with private insurers
taking on a greater share of the cost, a new study finds.
Read More: U.S. Cancer Costs Double in Two Decades
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Reuters – Behavioral tics such as head banging, hand flapping, and body rocking are more common in toddlers living in orphanages, but often disappear after children are placed in foster homes, a new Romanian study shows.
Read More: Tics common in orphanages, disappear in foster care
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Reuters – GlaxoSmithKline Plc has settled with nearly 700 people who say they suffered harm because they took the diabetes drug Avandia, a lawyer involved with many of the cases told Reuters on Tuesday.
Read More: Glaxo settles hundreds of Avandia suits: lawyer
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AP – The cost of treating cancer in the United States nearly doubled over the past two decades, but expensive cancer drugs may not be the main reason why, according to a surprising new study.
Read More: US cancer costs double in nearly 20 years
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Time.com – For nearly 40 years, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has been a passionate advocate for improving the mental-health system. She writes about it in her new book, Within Our Reach: Ending the Mental Health Crisis
Read More: Q&A: First Lady Rosalynn Carter on America's Mental Health Crisis
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AP – The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will begin asking doctors to keep an eye out for misleading drug advertisements as part of the agency’s latest effort to police the pharmaceutical industry’s multibillion-dollar marketing machine.
Read More: FDA urges docs to report misleading drug ads
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Reuters – First lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday unveiled a 70-point plan for reducing childhood obesity within a generation, including a call for marketing healthier food, but stopping short of recommending regulatory action or a federal tax on sugary sodas.
Read More: Obesity task force urges action
(Reuters)
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HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) — A drug already approved for
the treatment of erectile dysfunction may actually help boost the
effectiveness of treatments for brain tumors tied to both lung and breast
cancer, research shows.
Read More: Impotence Drugs May Aid Brain Tumor Treatment
(HealthDay)
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AP – Bone marrow transplants are undergoing a quiet revolution: No longer just for cancer, research is under way to ease the risks so they can target more people with diseases from sickle cell to deadly metabolic disorders.
Read More: Easing bone marrow transplants to widen their use
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AFP – YouTube on Wednesday began allowing users to share “private” videos among an unlimited number of other people.
Read More: YouTube expands 'unlisted videos' feature
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AP – Taiwanese cell phone maker HTC Corp. is filing a patent complaint against Apple Inc. over its popular gadgets, escalating a legal dispute as new smart phones are threatening the iPhone’s supremacy.
Read More: HTC swipes back at Apple in patent dispute
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Reuters – The growth of video distributors on the Web and new video-enabled devices like Apple Inc’s iPad will create opportunities for both networks and distributors, top cable executives said at an industry event on Wednesday.
Read More: Executives see new Web models, iPads in cable's future
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Reuters – The United States is losing enough data in cyber attacks to fill the Library of Congress many times over, and authorities have failed to stay ahead of the threat, a U.S. defense official said on Wednesday.
Read More: U.S. struggles to ward off evolving cyber threat
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Reuters – SAP AG is close to acquiring Sybase Inc for $6 billion, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, in a deal that would give SAP a database that it could sell to its customers alongside its top-selling line of business management software.
Read More: SAP nears deal to buy Sybase for about $6 billion: report
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Reuters – Microsoft Corp launched an updated version of its Office software on Wednesday, aiming to keep its grip on the hugely profitable business application market while countering the challenge of free online alternatives from Google Inc.
Read More: Microsoft launches new Office, duels Google online
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Christopher Null – Did you jump on the iPhone 3GS right when it came out? If so, you may not have to wait the usual full two years to qualify for discounted pricing on the next-generation model. The iPhone 4G has been widely rumored to launch on June 21 or thereabouts, to coincide with Apple’s next big news conference.
Read More: iPhone users reporting early upgrade offers
(Christopher Null)
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AP – Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are starting to become cost-effective alternatives to standard light bulbs and fluorescent tubes. That opens up some interesting possibilities, such as the combination LED light and speaker Osram Sylvania is announcing Wednesday.
Read More: Care for some light music? LEDs make it possible
(AP)
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Christopher Null – Come back-to-school time, those of you looking for a new laptop will have more options than ever when it comes to the CPU inside.
Read More: AMD triples its notebook footprint; 109 new models arriving this summer
(Christopher Null)
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Appolicious – They always say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but they never say that about iPhone apps. I can promise you these free iPhone apps really are free and – word has it – they’re eagerly awaiting your download.
Read More: oMoby, IMDb top Free iPhone Apps of the Week
(Appolicious)
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NewsFactor – Just weeks after a wayward, beta-test iPhone 4G prototype caused a stir when it made its way from a California bar into the hands of tech bloggers, a second prototype may be loose.
Read More: Second iPhone 4G Prototype Reported in Vietnam
(NewsFactor)
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Obama says taking the fight to the Taliban is paying off
The Guardian Barack Obama warned today that coalition forces in Afghanistan faced months of hard fighting, but said they had started to "reverse the momentum of the insurgency" by taking the fight to the Taliban. Speaking after a meeting at the White House with the … Afghanistan's Karzai arrives in Washington for visit intended to ease tensions Karzai Visits Washington, With Smiles All Around Time to Talk to the Taliban? |
Read More: Obama says taking the fight to the Taliban is paying off – The Guardian
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Russia deal puts Turkey on path to become nuclear energy nation
Christian Science Monitor Turkey moved closer to becoming a nuclear energy nation after inking a deal with visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to build a nuclear power plant on the Mediterranean coast. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (l.) and his Turkish counterpart … Russia Urges Nations to Take Active Role in Middle East Russia, Turkey Pair Up in Trade Deals Russia to build Turkey's first nuclear plant |
Read More: Russia deal puts Turkey on path to become nuclear energy nation – Christian Science Monitor
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Barack Obama serves notice on Egypt: I meant what I said about human rights
The Guardian Hosni Mubarak is unlikely to have been too badly discomfited by Barack Obama's expression of mild disappointment at the renewal of Egypt's controversial emergency law. But it will still have been a useful reminder to the ra'is (president) that … FM calls on Egypt to lift emergency law Egypt Extends Emergency Law Egypt rebuffs US criticism of emergency law |
Read More: Barack Obama serves notice on Egypt: I meant what I said about human rights – The Guardian
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Crist officially shuns GOP
MiamiHerald.com AP ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Gov. Charlie Crist has made it official, stopping into the election supervisor's office in his St. Petersburg hometown to declare his political independence. Met by a gaggle of reporters and TV cameras, Crist, a candidate for … Republican Party sells Crist portrait for $7700 Fla. gov asks BP to pay for oil-spill tourism ads Florida's tourism industry pleads for help |
Read More: Crist officially shuns GOP – MiamiHerald.com
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Mark Sanford Reunites with Argentine Mistress Maria Belen Chapur in Florida
CBS News After becoming embroiled in scandal last year as a result of his affair with an Argentinean woman, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford acknowledged today that he reunited with her this past weekend. Sanford told reporters that he met with Maria Belen … SC Gov. Sanford saw Argentine lover in Florida SC House overrides gov's cigarette tax hike veto SC Governor meets Argentine lover Florida – msnbc.com |
Read More: Mark Sanford Reunites with Argentine Mistress Maria Belen Chapur in Florida – CBS News
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