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Euro Falls Sharply, Stocks Lower

Wall Street Journal -
By MARTIN ESSEX and ANDREA TRYPHONIDES LONDON—The euro fell sharply early Monday and stocks opened lower in Europe after weekend elections in France and Greece resulted in votes against austerity, raising questions about the euro zone's ability to ...
European shares slump after French, Greek votes
Euro declines on French and Greek election results
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Why Vladimir Putin needs a golden cockerel

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By Steve Rosenberg BBC News, Moscow Up on stage, a 16th Century Russian tsar sings of how tired he is of ruling his kingdom. Enter a magician with an unusual solution.
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US citizen abducted in Pakistan asks Obama to meet al Qaeda demands

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By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A 70-year-old US citizen kidnapped in Pakistan last year has made an emotional plea to President Barack Obama to meet al Qaeda's demands in order to save his life, according to a video released on several Islamist ...
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Alleged stalker arrested after interrupting Lakers-Nuggets game

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By Mark Medina NBA players always learn to anticipate the unexpected in playoff games. But hardly anyone could anticipate this. Late in the first half of the Lakers' eventual 92-88 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday at Pepsi Center, ...
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Biden remarks seen as gay-marriage support

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By Julie Pace AP AP WASHINGTON - Vice President Biden says he's "absolutely comfortable" with gay couples who marry getting the same civil rights and liberties as heterosexual couples, a stand that gay rights advocates interpreted as an endorsement of ...
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Greek election impasse heralds lengthy instability

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By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS AP ATHENS, Greece - Bailout-reliant Greece faces days, possibly weeks, of political instability after voters angry at crippling income cuts punished mainstream politicians, let a far-right extremist group into Parliament but gave ...
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Syria holds 1st multi-party elections, opposition boycotts vote as a sham

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(CBS News) DAMASCUS, Syria - Amid a shaky truce and calls from the opposition to boycott the vote, Syrians headed to the polls Monday to cast ballots in the first multi-party parliamentary elections in five years, as President Bashar Assad's government ...
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US Encouraged by India's Pullback on Iran Oil

Wall Street Journal -
By AMOL SHARMA NEW DELHI - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised India for beginning to reduce oil purchases from Iran and said there are adequate supplies in the international market for New Delhi to cut down those imports even further.
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US airstrike kills senior al-Qaida leader in Yemen

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By BY AHMED AL-HAJ, AP - 59 minutes ago SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Yemeni officials say an airstrike has killed a top al-Qaida leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship.
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Tadic, Nikolic Set For Runoff In Serbian Election

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By RFE/RL Outgoing Serbian leader Boris Tadic and his Socialist challenger, Tomislav Nikolic, are headed for a runoff vote for the presidency after independent pollsters put Tadic slightly in the lead after the May 6 vote.
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Ron Paul backers take over Maine GOP convention

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Augusta, Maine -- With Ron Paul forces at the reins, the Maine Republican Convention elected nearly all of the slate supporting the Texas congressman at the GOP national convention during a chaotic, two-day state convention that ended Sunday.
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Couple in Illinois Ponzi scheme caught in Arizona

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TONOPAH, Ariz. (AP) - Acting on a tip, US marshals in Arizona put an end to an Illinois couple's life on the lam, a dozen years after they fled punishment for running a Ponzi scheme that targeted friends, the elderly, and even family members, ...
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No holidays for parents of boat dead

Philadelphia Inquirer -
By Regina Medina Hungarian youth-group member Szabolcs Prem drowned in the duck-boat accident on the Delaware River in 2010. Mother's Day was celebrated Sunday in Hungary, but for two of its natives, the day was filled with tremendous pain and loss.
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'Jitters' from Europe

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By Hibah Yousuf @CNNMoneyInvest May 6, 2012: 9:34 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- When US investors start trading Monday, they'll have two big bits of global news to chew over: Election outcomes in France and Greece.

Best Stocks in Europe Show German Export Miracle on BMW

Bloomberg -
While Germans debate their role rescuing Europe from its debt crisis, stocks in the DAX Index (DAX) have never had it so good. Companies in Germany were the seven best performers in the Euro Stoxx 50 (SX5E) Index this year as of April 30, ...
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Brent falls below $113 on global demand worries

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude fell below $113 a barrel on Monday, striking its lowest level since late January, on growing worries about global energy demand after weak US jobs data and European elections that could threaten efforts to fix the euro ...
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Buffett Says Berkshire Will Top $34 Billion Railroad Deal

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Warren Buffett, who built Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) into a $200 billion company through stock picks and acquisitions, said his firm may top its largest deal, the 2010 purchase of railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe.
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John McCain knocks President Obama on foreign policy, says US should arm ...

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By Callum Borchers, Globe Correspondent Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona blasted President Obama on foreign policy Sunday, accusing him of mishandling relationships with countries throughout the Middle East.
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No teachers, administrators names to Cuomo education panel

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School officials are surprised and bewildered that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new commission on education reform does not include representatives of school districts - administrators, board members, teachers or parents.
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Mad Dog 21/21: Gun-bae, Google, And Thanks For All The Tuna

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by Hesh Wiener In late April, Google started selling the Galaxy Nexus mobile phone from its Play Store, the website that dispenses Android applications.
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Could These Start-Ups Become the Next Big Thing?

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By JENNA WORTHAM and NICOLE PERLROTH When Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion last month, it raised a lot of questions about which buzzed-about start-ups might be on track for similar success.
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Adobe CS6 on sale now; Creative Cloud looms

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Adobe CS6 has gone on sale, bringing new versions of Photoshop and more, while the company's new cloud and subscription services are expected to launch on Friday.
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'The Avengers' pulverizes a record with $200 million box-office haul

Chicago Sun-Times -
"The Avengers" has smashed the competition at the box office: the Marvel/Disney movie made $200 million opening weekend, crushing the previous record holder by more than $30 million.
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'Game of Thrones' Recap: Loyalty Lost

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By Shaunna Murphy , Hollywood.com Staff | Sunday, May 06, 2012 Saying that s**t in Westeros (and Qarth) has officially hit the fan is a massive understatement.
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New York Knicks avoid being swept by Miami Heat

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Carmelo Anthony scored 41 points, Amar'e Stoudemire had 20 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a cut hand, and the New York Knicks snapped an NBA-record 13-game playoff losing streak, beating the Miami Heat 89-87 Sunday in Game 4 of their ...
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David Murphy: Washington power shift

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WASHINGTON - Once upon a time, the Phillies were the team that dressed in red and white and energized its fan base by going first to third and stealing home.
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Brodeur, Devils grab 3-1 series lead over Flyers

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Newark, NJ - Martin Brodeur celebrated his 40th birthday in style as he led the New Jersey Devils to a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 4 of this Eastern Conference semifinal series.
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Pierce leads Celtics' victory despite knee injury

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By HOOPSWORLD BOSTON - Paul Pierce's performance wasn't just dazzling, it was unexpected after he hurt his knee Sunday morning.
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Finally: a PGA victory for Fowler

Philadelphia Inquirer -
AP Fowler, billed as one of the rising American stars, delivered a clutch shot on the 18th hole in a playoff for a four-foot birdie to beat US Open champion Rory McIlroy and DA Points on Sunday in the Wells Fargo Championship.
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Bigger and brighter 'supermoon' graces the night sky

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A "supermoon" has graced the skies, appearing bigger and brighter than usual, as it comes closer to the Earth - and is likely to bring higher tides.
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When illness makes a spouse a stranger

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Michael French, 71, of Manhattan, has a rare brain disease, frontotemporal dementia, that strips away personality and language. His wife, Ruth, has struggled to care for him.
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Whooping Cough On Rise in Oak Creek

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The Oak Creek Health Department has confirmed 22 cases of pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough. By Mark Schaaf St. Cyril School of Jerusalem issued letters to all parents Thursday notifying them that there is one reported case of pertussis ...

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