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Sensational and Sensationalized

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By MICHAEL SANTOLI | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR The fallout from JPMorgan's $2 billion trading loss will hurt the bank, its stock and the chances that the Volcker rule, curbing financial institutions' proprietary trading, won't take effect.
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Jury: Hudson stardom no factor in murders verdict

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CHICAGO - Jurors shrugged off Jennifer Hudson's star status and insisted it played no role in their decision to convict her former brother-in-law for slaying the Oscar winner's mother, brother and nephew - a verdict that means the 31-year-old Chicago ...
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Militant video claims responsibility for deadly Syria blasts

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BEIRUT (AP) - A video posted online in the name of a shadowy militant group is claiming responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the Syrian capital this week that killed 55 people.
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Many blacks shrug off Obama's new view on gays

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ARDMORE, Pa.—Like many black Americans, Dorsey Jackson does not believe in gay marriage, but he wasn't disillusioned when Barack Obama became the first president to support it.
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AP Source: James wins 3rd NBA MVP award

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MIAMI - LeBron James loves telling the story about his first MVP award. In James' first season of organized basketball, he was the best player on an undefeated team, but everyone on the roster got an MVP trophy from coach Frank Walker Sr.
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Putin's first week sees wave of challenges

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MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin appeared to shed tears of joy the night he won back the presidency in March. After less than a week in office, he may be tempted to shed some in frustration.
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US-Philippine alliance deepens amid China tensions

Atlanta Journal Constitution -
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON AP WASHINGTON - China's assertive behavior is breathing life into America's historically tumultuous relationship with the Philippines.
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Suicide bombings in Syria: Cease-fire in shambles, Al Qaeda role is feared

Christian Science Monitor -
The suicide bombings' heavy toll in Damascus, far from creating international resolve, reveal a deepening split among world powers.
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Authorities: Girls 'within inches' of kidnapper who turned gun on himself

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By Mariano Castillo and Greg Botelho, CNN (CNN) -- Dirty, dehydrated and starving, itching all over with poison ivy and bug bites, 12-year-old Alexandra Bain and her 8-year-old sister Kyliyah Bain lay face-down in a swath of northern Mississippi woods ...
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North Carolina A Political Headache For Democrats

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by AP CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) - Once a bright spot for President Barack Obama, North Carolina is now more like a political migraine less than four months before Democrats open the party's national convention in Charlotte.
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3 Boston University students killed in New Zealand crash

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Three Boston University students who were studying in New Zealand were killed Saturday when their minivan crashed.
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CORRECT: Dow Drops After JP Morgan Trading Loss; Consumer Sentiment Rises

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("Dow Drops After JP Morgan Trading Loss; Consumer Sentiment Rises," published at 4:54 pm EDT, misstated JP Morgan's trading volume in the seventh paragraph.
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Greece Hurtles Toward Euro-Zone Exit

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By JONATHAN BUCK | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR Greek vote, in which austerity was overwhelmingly rejected, puts nation on collision course with EU, ECB, International Monetary Fund…and Germany.
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Chesapeake wins breathing space with $3 billion loan

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By Carrick Mollenkamp and Matt Daily (Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp said it had received a $3 billion loan from Goldman Sachs and Jeffries Group that will give it breathing room to sell assets and close a funding gap this year.
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Euro Parity With the Dollar? US, China Better Watch Out

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The situation in the euro zone has become so bleak that it is giving rise to the most improbable rumours. The latest to make the rounds of European hedge fund managers suggests that the euro will be tied to the dollar at close to parity, ...
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Loss shows need for oversight, Romney camp contends

Detroit Free Press -
JPMorgan Chase's trading loss of about $2 billion shows "the importance of oversight and transparency in the derivatives market," said Andrea Saul, a spokeswoman for presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
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In address at Christian university, Romney to urge graduates to honor ...

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LYNCHBURG, Va. - Mitt Romney is steering clear of the fight over gay marriage and talking about his commitments to his own family in a commencement address at a conservative Christian university.
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During Obama's visit to Nevada, he presses action that could speed economic ...

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By DAVID SIDERS RENO, Nev. -- Four years after Barack Obama won Nevada convincingly in his election to the White House, the president returned Friday to defend his economic policies in a swing state still reeling from the recession.
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Microsoft Bing goes social in search war with Google

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By Sharon Gaudin Computerworld - Microsoft's move to boost Bing's social networking feaures could finally give it an opportunity to truly take on Google's dominant search engine, analysts say.
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Mad About Facebook!

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By ANDREW BARY | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR Investor frenzy continues to grow, with the IPO imminent. But those who climb aboard now may be setting themselves up for disappointment.
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Facebook co-founder gives up US citizenship

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Eduardo Saverin, the billionaire co-founder of Facebook, renounced his US citizenship before an initial public offering that values the social network in upward of $90 billion, a move that may reduce his tax bill.
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EW Movie Review: “Dark Shadows”

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Tim Burton's “Dark Shadows” is an update of the gothic oddball vampire soap opera that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly magazine filed the following review.
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Reese Witherspoon, parents appear in court in bigamy case

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle -
Reese Witherspoon poses Feb. 28 at the 2nd World Conference of Women's Shelters in Washington, DC / By Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images for Avon By Duane W. Gang, The (Nashville) Tennessean NASHVILLE (USA TODAY) - Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon ...
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Clippers' playoff series takes a bearish turn with Game 6 loss

Los Angeles Times -
Grizzlies win, 90-88, to level first-round series at 3-3 and set up winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday in Memphis, where Grizzlies can become only the ninth NBA team to win a series after trailing 3-1.
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Tiger moves to fringe of contention at Players

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Tiger Woods' biggest problem Friday was a broken right shoe. It turned out to be a quick fix. If he keeps playing the way he did in the second round at The Players Championship, he might be able to say the same about his golf ...
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Game 7: Bynum's chance to do the right things

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Kevin Ding column: The Lakers' Game 7 against Denver looms a golden opportunity for Andrew Bynum to show the growth and substance that often shrouded by his lack of seriousness.
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Rangers ride out storm to pour more misery on Angels

Chicago Tribune -
(Reuters) - Free-swinging Josh Hamilton provided the fireworks and pitcher Yu Darvish lit up the mound on a stormy evening in Texas as the Rangers thumped the Anaheim Angels 10-3 on Friday.
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Celtics expect more defense

Boston.com -
WALTHAM - When the Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers met during the regular season, the objective was first place in the Atlantic Division, once considered an innocuous title, a goal not worth mentioning for teams with greater expectations.
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New Manta Ray Study Reveals Their Hidden Life

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By Nathan On May 11, 2012 The first study on manta rays to use satellite telemetry has just been released. Tracking the long journeys of the giant, up to 25 feet wide manta ray.
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Unprecedented Maya Mural Found, Contradicts 2012 "Doomsday" Myth

National Geographic -
In the last known largely unexcavated Maya megacity, archaeologists have uncovered the only known mural adorning an ancient Maya house, a new study says—and it's not just any mural.
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FDA reviews first rapid, take-home test for HIV

BusinessWeek -
The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves for the virus at home, without medical supervision.
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In 2010, 7.6m children died of infections worldwide

Times of India -
NEW DELHI: Pneumonia was the cause for 1 in 4 under-five infant deaths (3.9 lakhs) in India in 2010 while nearly 18% children died due to pre-term birth complications.

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