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Tube Offers a 'Limited Success' in Oil Leak, BP SaysNew York Times - - 3 hours ago NEW ORLEANS, La. - An experimental attempt to stop an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico experienced some limited success over the weekend, BP announced Sunday afternoon. Video: Giant Oil 'Plumes' Detected in Gulf of Mexico 
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BP Inserts Siphon Into Oil Leak Wall Street Journal Volcanic ash: fresh wave of UK flight disruption spreads southThe Guardian - 28 minutes ago Flights were cancelled across large parts of Britain today as the continuing disruption from the volcanic ash cloud reignited tensions between airlines and the aviation safety watchdog. Ash cloud closes airports in Britain's north ABC Online Brazil, Turkey try to hammer out 'last chance' Iran nuclear fuel swap dealChristian Science Monitor - - 1 hour ago Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan flew late Sunday to Tehran sounding bullish about a possible Iran nuclear fuel swap deal that could help Iran avoid another round of UN sanctions. Video: Lula hopes to broker Iran deal
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Violence reduces central Bangkok to a 21st-century Sarajevo
Times Online - - 19 minutes ago
It is obvious that something frightening has overcome the city of Bangkok. Even before daylight, during the midnight drive from the international airport, few taxi drivers can be persuaded to go into the centre, and the normally busy road on which my ...
The Killing in Bangkok Wall Street Journal
France denies deal with Iran over released teacher
Reuters - - 5 hours ago
PARIS (Reuters) - France denied on Sunday cutting a deal with Iran to secure the release of a French teaching assistant, who was charged with spying after last year's anti-government protests and detained in Tehran for 10 months.
France denies 'haggling' for Reiss Press TV
French woman home after Iran trial Aljazeera.net
Chinese FM refutes Japan's groundless attack on nuclear disarmament issues
Xinhua - 14 hours ago
Gyeongju, South Korea, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi refuted groundless attack on China's nuclear disarmament issues made by his Japanese counterpart during a two- way meeting held here on Saturday, describing it as ...
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Top Republican sees bumpy Kagan court confirmation
Reuters - - 25 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - US Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan will face tough questions at a Senate confirmation hearing because she has never been a judge and has no record of judicial opinions, a top Republican senator said ...
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan: Will her own words bite her? Christian Science Monitor
Kyl: Expect Tough Questions for Kagan Wall Street Journal
Bill Clinton campaigns in Pa. in Murtha seat race
Washington Post - 15 minutes ago
AP JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- Former President Bill Clinton has lent his Democratic star power to a party candidate locked in a tight race to fill the western Pennsylvania seat held by the late Rep. John Murtha.
Republicans aim for a Scott Brown-style upset in Pennsylvania Christian Science Monitor
Tough Senate Primary Races Pit Washington Against
FOXNews - 3 hours ago
May 16: Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa. , with his wife Joan, at his side, campaigns at a rally titled Delivering for Pennsylvania: Upgrading the Port of Philadelphia at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in Philadelphia (AP).
Sestak, Specter try to project confidence in race The Associated Press
Sestak, Specter try to project confidence in race Atlanta Journal Constitution
Geithner Tries to Calm Nerves Over Europe's Uncertain Fate
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
FRANKFURT - Political leaders and central bankers on both sides of the Atlantic struggled over the weekend to persuade jittery investors that Europe would pull through its sovereign debt crisis, saying that it would be ...
Video: The failing Euro sparks "questions"
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Greek leader considers action against US banks
The Associated Press - - 3 hours ago
ATHENS, Greece - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou declared he is not ruling out taking legal action against US investment banks for their role in creating the spiraling Greek debt crisis.
Stock market swings as traders question recovery
The Associated Press - - 3 hours ago
NEW YORK - Stock traders are worried that what happens in Europe won't stay in Europe. Countries including Greece and Spain are being forced to make budget cuts because of soaring debts.
Atlantis glides to smooth space station docking
CNET - - 4 hours ago
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston--The shuttle Atlantis, carrying a Russian docking module and critical spare parts, glided to a smooth docking with the International Space Station on Sunday, capping a two-day orbital chase that began ...
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Fraud Files: Facebook Is Not Satan's Spawn
DailyFinance - - 2 hours ago
The Internet is all aflutter once again about the online social networking service Facebook and its privacy settings. I'm no fan of how Facebook seems to change everything ...
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Google Data Admission Angers European Officials
New York Times - - 3 hours ago
By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN BERLIN - European privacy regulators and advocates reacted angrily Saturday to the disclosure by Google, the world's largest search engine, that it had systematically collected private data since 2006 while compiling its Street View ...
Germany lashes out at Google for privacy breach The Associated Press
Heavy rock singer Ronnie James Dio dies at 67
BBC News - 29 minutes ago
American heavy rock singer Ronnie James Dio, who replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath, has died at the age of 67, his wife has said.
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NBC unveils fall primetime schedule
Hollywood Reporter - - 28 minutes ago
This fall, NBC will have an action-adventure Monday night, a crime drama Wednesday and an all-comedy Thursday. Despite expectations, the network will not launch a new comedy block.
Iron Man Defeats Robin Hood on Charts
New York Times - - 58 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - Ridley Scott's expensive, dour and critically drubbed “Robin Hood” prequel opened to a soft $37.1 million in ticket sales and second place at the North American box office, though it did better overseas.
`Iron Man 2' stays atop box office with $53M The Associated Press
Busch wins Sprint Cup race at Dover
The Associated Press - - 18 minutes ago
DOVER, Del. - Kyle Busch won the Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway a day after he won the Nationwide Series race.
Johnson's pit road penalty helps Busch win Dover MiamiHerald.com
CUP: Kyle Busch Destroys Dover FOXNews
Rivera Yields Grand Slam as Twins End Skid in Bronx
New York Times - - 28 minutes ago
Mariano Rivera had not given up a grand slam since 2002, had not allowed a bases-loaded walk since 2005 and had not blown a save at home since 2007.
Mariano Rivera gives up grand slam to doom Yankees against Twins New York Daily News
Xavier Nady's pinch-hit single finally gives Cubs win over Pirates, 4-3
The Canadian Press - 15 minutes ago
CHICAGO - Pinch-hitter Xavier Nady lined a go-ahead single in the eighth inning as the Chicago Cubs rallied to defeat Pittsburgh 4-3 Sunday, their first victory over the Pirates after seven straight losses.
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WHO study has no clear answer on phones and cancer
Reuters - - 3 hours ago
LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Experts who studied almost 13000 cell phone users over 10 years, hoping to find out whether the mobile devices cause brain tumours, said on Sunday their research gave no clear ...
Major study on cell phones and cancer inconclusive The Associated Press
Psych Solutions close to deal with UHS: source
Reuters - - 15 minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Mental health facilities operator Psychiatric Solutions Inc (PSYS.O) is close to a deal to be acquired by Universal Health Services Inc (UHS.
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I Can't Eat That. I'm Allergic.
New York Times - - May 15, 2010
Yes, there are real allergies to peanuts. But many people think they have allergies to foods, when they really don't. By GINA KOLATA WHEN Robert Aronowitz sees friends he grew up with, he braces himself for their usual greeting.
Peanut Allergy Cases Have Tripled in Last Decade Tech Jackal
Exclusive: Jailed billionaire hits out from cell
CNN - - May 14, 2010
Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- Russia's most famous prisoner, and once its richest citizen, says the latest corruption charges against him are designed to prevent his release from jail.
Building Is Booming in a City of Empty Houses
New York Times - - May 15, 2010
A party for a new development in Las Vegas, Reserve at Coronado Ranch, drew a crowd of agents, investors and bankers. By DAVID STREITFELD LAS VEGAS - In a plastic tent under a glorious desert sky, Richard Lee preached the gospel of the second chance.
An illegal substance sold legally
Los Angeles Times - - 14 hours ago
Liquor, that is. But the 'drugstores' of Prohibition are echoed by today's medical marijuana dispensaries. "He owned some drugstores, a lot of drugstores," Daisy Buchanan said.
Mosque madness at Ground Zero
New York Post - May 13, 2010
A chorus of critics -- from neighbors to those who lost loved ones on 9/11 to me -- feel as if they've received a swift kick in the teeth.
California sex offender gets life for raping, murdering teens
CNN - - May 14, 2010
(CNN) -- Admitted killer John Albert Gardner III bowed his head and wept at his sentencing Friday as the parents of his teen victims called him a monster and coward for raping and murdering their daughters.