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WBT
Tornadoes, storms kill at least seven in Midwest
Reuters - 42 minutes ago
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed on Sunday by tornadoes and violent thunderstorms spawned by a powerful spring storm system that moved across the United States' midsection, authorities said.
Powerful storms kill 8 in Iowa and Minnesota The Associated Press
Deadly storms strike Iowa, Minnesota Kansas City Star
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Malaysia Star
Colombian rebel group confirms leader's death
Los Angeles Times - 44 minutes ago
The government's attention quickly focuses on whether the FARC's new leadership might be more amenable to peace negotiations.
Colombian Guerrilla Leader Reported Dead New York Times
Manuel Marulanda, top guerilla commander in Colombia, is dead International Herald Tribune
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Aid workers ready for action after Myanmar promise
Reuters - 47 minutes ago
By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Foreign aid workers were heading for the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy delta on Monday to see whether army-ruled Myanmar will honour a promise made by its top general to give them freedom of movement.
International Donors Meet To Pledge Aid for Myanmar Wall Street Journal
Weeks After Cyclone in Myanmar, Even Farmers Wait for Food New York Times
Monsters and Critics.com - International Herald Tribune - Aljazeera.net - The Associated Press
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India's Reliance Communications in Talks to Combine With MTN
Bloomberg - all 369 news articles »
A Glimpse of Weekend at McCain’s
New York Times - all 564 news articles »
NASA Spacecraft Successfully Lands on Mars
Washington Post - all 3,248 news articles »
Memorial Day Events
Contra Costa Times - all 765 news articles »
In The Fast Lane: Dixon's not flashy, but he's the champ
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David A. on Dad: Rumors Were "Really Weird"
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Remark About RFK Keeps Clinton on the Defensive
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Boston Globe
Mbeki Calls Harm to Migrants a Disgrace
New York Times - 3 hours ago
Mozambicans returned Sunday from Johannesburg. Anti-immigrant violence that began in the city has killed 50 people. By BARRY BEARAK JOHANNESBURG - After two weeks of only faint and infrequent condemnations of the anti-immigrant violence that has ...
Troubles Continue in Southern Africa Informify
Mbeki condemns attacks on migrants and vows action Washington Post
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National Post
Chinese troops try to deal with dangerous lake in earthquake zone
International Herald Tribune - 3 hours ago
AP CHENGDU, China: Chinese soldiers set to work Monday trying to unblock a debris-clogged river threatening to flood homeless survivors from an earthquake that ravaged Sichuan province two weeks ago.
Aftershock Hits China; 2 Dead, Hundreds Hurt Washington Post
Deaths as aftershock hits China Aljazeera.net
Times Online - Bloomberg - Los Angeles Times - AFP
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BBC News
Lebanon Elects President to Ease Divide
New York Times - 3 hours ago
Celebrations erupted Sunday in several Beirut neighborhoods after lawmakers elected Gen. Michel Suleiman as president. The vote is to be followed by the creation of a new cabinet.
General Takes Office As President Of Lebanon Washington Post
Lebanese parliament elects Suleiman as president Reuters India
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Albany Times Union
Potato king JR Simplot, US fry innovator, dies
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Shea Anderson BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) - JR Simplot, the billionaire founder of the Boise, Idaho-based agriculture business that bears his name and who helped make French fries a staple of the American diet and waistline, died on Sunday at the age of ...
JR Simplot, potato and computer chip king, dies The Associated Press
Potato - and Computer Chip - King Dies RealTechNews
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New York Times
Standing In for Kennedy, Obama Embraces Legacy
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By KATIE ZEZIMA MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - When Senator Edward M. Kennedy endorsed Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in January, Mr.
GOP sees Obama mired in base By Donald Lambro Washington Times
Obama urges graduates to 'be unified in service to a greater good' Boston Globe
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PRESS TV
Barr tops 9 others for Libertarian nod
Washington Times - 1 hour ago
By Valerie Richardson Bob Barr (second from left) hails his Libertarian Party nomination with Derek Barr (left), Jeri Dobbin and Aleq Boyle.
Libertarians pick Bob Barr to run for president Atlanta Journal Constitution
Ex-congressman becomes Libertarian '08 candidate CNN
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Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
India's Reliance Communications in Talks to Combine With MTN
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Harichandan Arakali May 26 (Bloomberg) -- Reliance Communications Ltd., Indian billionaire Anil Ambani's mobile-phone company, said it is in talks to combine with MTN Group Ltd.
TEXT-India's Reliance Comm statement on talks with MTN Reuters
Reliance of India in exclusive takeover talks with MTN International Herald Tribune
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Turkish Press
Price of Crude Is the Key Issue For Dollar in Week
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
By DAN MOLINSKI NEW YORK -- Look for the US dollar to head toward its low against the euro this week if rising crude-oil prices fuel more concerns of a general spike in US inflation.
Dollar Trades Near One-Month Low; Housing Slump Cuts Confidence Bloomberg
The Dollar Holiday Blues Forex Factory
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Xinhua
China Mobile Shares Fall, Losing $25 Billion in Value (Update1)
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Janet Ong May 26 (Bloomberg) -- China Mobile Ltd., the world's largest phone company by users, lost more than $25 billion in market value in Hong Kong trading after the government unveiled an industry reorganization plan to help smaller operators.
Hong Kong shares lower on worries higher oil prices may trim ... Forbes
China Orders 6 Telecoms to Merge Their Assets New York Times
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Voice of America
A Glimpse of Weekend at McCain’s
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By MICHAEL FALCONE SEDONA, Ariz. - James Wadsworth used to be a groundskeeper at Senator John McCain’s ranch near here. But on Sunday, he traded pruning shears for a digital camera, waiting for a glimpse of Mr.
McCain Hosts Three Possible Running Mates Washington Post
Inside the John McCain veep-fest Los Angeles Times
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Washington Post
Remark About RFK Keeps Clinton on the Defensive
Washington Post - 4 hours ago
By Anne E. Kornblut Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton tried again yesterday to explain her reference last week to Robert F. Kennedy's assassination, while her campaign aides accused Sen. Barack Obama's advisers of taking the comment out of context and ...
Clinton speaks of faith in face of adversity The Associated Press
Clinton: RFK assassination reference unrelated to Obama CNN
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China Daily
Vermont Democrats Hold Convention
WCAX - 3 hours ago
Vermont Democrats held their statewide convention Saturday -- with a strong turnout giving the party hope that enthusiasm will put the Democrats in the driver's seat this fall on the state and national levels.
Three Additional Superdelegates Support Obama KHON2
Clinton backers not ready to yield Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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TV3 News
NASA Spacecraft Successfully Lands on Mars
Washington Post - 4 hours ago
By Marc Kaufman The spacecraft Phoenix landed safely on Mars yesterday, making a hazardous soft landing on the planet's far north with all its scientific systems apparently intact and ready to begin an intensive new search for life beyond Earth.
NASA Spacecraft Appears to Have Landed on Mars New York Times
NASA spacecraft successfully lands near Mars' north pole ABC News
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dBTechno
Video Games Resistance Is Futile
New York Times - May 24, 2008
Shigeru Miyamoto illustrates the Wii Fit system, a new interactive physical fitness device from Nintendo. By SETH SCHIESEL IT’S OK to liken Shigeru Miyamoto to Walt Disney.
Target flexes Wii Fit for Memorial Day Punch Jump
Wii Fii And Balance Board: A New Chapter in Gaming? eFluxMedia
GamesAreFun.com - Half Life Source - Washington Post - GameSHOUT
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KATU
Verizon seeks deal on cell phone cancellation fees
Reuters - 13 hours ago
By Peter Kaplan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said on Friday it is trying to forge a deal with consumer groups and regulators that would reduce the fees customers are charged when they cancel their cell phone service early.
FCC to Address Early Termination Fees For Cellphone Service Wall Street Journal
FCC chief wants cell phone quit fees regulated Mohave Valley News
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Akron Leader Publications
Memorial Day Events
Contra Costa Times - 53 minutes ago
n Albany - The public is invited to honor those who have served their country, at the eighth annual ceremony and concert of patriotic music at 7:30 pm Wednesday in the Veterans Memorial Building, 1325 Portland Ave.
Memorial Day 2008: Services, parades throughout Racine County Journal Times
Memorial Day events and services in the Mid-Valley Appeal-Democrat
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KSEE
Indiana Jones Finds the Pot of Gold
New York Times - 1 hour ago
Not all Indiana Jones quests bring home the archaeological bacon, but his latest adventure has reaped a treasure fit for Midas. As Harrison Ford returned to the title role after 19 years, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” released ...
Movie times for Monday, May 26 The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
"Indiana Jones" leaves box office rivals in dust Reuters
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Los Angeles Times
Palme d'Or goes to France's 'Entre les Murs'
Los Angeles Times - 7 hours ago
French director Laurent Cantet (right) poses with his cast after winning the Palme d'Or award for his film "Entre Les Murs (The Class).
French classroom film wins top prize in Cannes Reuters
At Glittery Cannes, a Gritty Palme d’Or New York Times
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Turkish Press
In The Fast Lane: Dixon's not flashy, but he's the champ
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour ago
By HOLLY CAIN SPEEDWAY, Ind. -- In a race enjoying a long-awaited run of fame and flash, high profile and higher personality, new Indianapolis 500 winner Scott Dixon showed there's still something to just being the fastest guy.
Dixon becomes class of Indy 500 field FOXSports.com
Dixon Navigates Disjointed Field To Win Indy 500 Washington Post
Kansas City Star - Sports Network - Most Valuable Network - The Express Times
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South Carolina Now
Ending a Long Drought, Kahne Wins the Longest Race
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By VIV BERNSTEIN CONCORD, NC - If Kasey Kahne was somehow less deserving of a win in the Nascar All-Star race a week ago after making the field because of a fan vote, he surely earned his place in victory lane Sunday night in the Coca-Cola 600.
Kasey Kahne wins Coca-Cola 600 Los Angeles Times
Six things we learned at the Coca-Cola 600 Sunday night: SI.com
SportingNews.com - Washington Post - Sports Network - Dallas Morning News
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San Diego Union Tribune
Ginóbili Helps Breathe Life Into the Spurs
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By HOWARD BECK SAN ANTONIO - Manu Ginóbili felt so comfortable, so energized, so suddenly renewed Sunday that even his occasional gaffe somehow looked encouraging.
Lakers-Spurs set for Game 3 tip-off Los Angeles Times
Spurs surge at home, rout Lakers Sports Network
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HispanicBusiness.com
McCain, at 71, fit to lead, doctors say
Chicago Tribune - May 24, 2008
By Jill Zuckman | Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Confronting a potential trouble spot, the campaign of Sen. John McCain has produced medical records showing that the 71-year-old presumptive Republican presidential nominee is cancer-free and physically ...
New questions about McCain's melanoma San Francisco Chronicle
John McCain's doctors give him clean bill of health Los Angeles Times
New York Times - Wall Street Journal - Boston Globe - Newsday
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The Southern Ledger
Social Networks' Sway May Be Underestimated
Washington Post - 6 hours ago
By Rob Stein Facebook, MySpace and other Web sites have unleashed a potent new phenomenon of social networking in cyberspace. But at the same time, a growing body of evidence is suggesting that traditional social networks play a surprisingly powerful ...
Quitting Smoking Easier with Friends and Family Informify
Smokers Quit in Groups eFluxMedia
New York Times - ABC News - U.S. News & World Report - Reuters
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Enews 2.0
Drug taken to stop smoking is linked to traffic mishaps
Los Angeles Times - 16 hours ago
A SUDDEN TURN: Daniel Williams was driving his pickup on a country road in Louisiana when, according to his passenger, his eyes rolled back in his head and he swerved left - into a bayou.
Drivers should not take anti-smoking drug Chantix Food Consumer
Truckers Banned Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix As Well eFluxMedia
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Phoenix city Tangshan wins battle for life after devastation
guardian.co.uk - 6 hours ago
"The country was very poor, so the rebuilding took a very, very long time," said Qian Gang, author of The Great China Earthquake. "They were still living in earthquake-safe tents after the Cultural Revolution, in 1980. Then in 1983, 1984, ...
Flooding feared as death toll in China passes 55000 International Herald Tribune
Traumatised orphans face lonely future The South African Star
New York Times - Sify - The Daily Yomiuri - ReliefWeb (press release)
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Javno.hr
China earthquake: Survivor, 80, rescued after eleven days in the ...
Telegraph.co.uk - 16 hours ago
By Tom Chivers and agencies A disabled man has been freed unhurt from the rubble of his home, eleven days after being buried in the earthquake that has devastated south-west China, despite a severe aftershock which has claimed at least one more life.
Survivor 11 days in rubble New Zealand Herald
80-year-old man rescued in China quake United Press International
Mirror.co.uk - CNN International - Alalam News Network
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NECN
China earthquake: Superstition a potent force
Telegraph.co.uk - May 24, 2008
By David Eimer in Chengdu Superstition is still a potent force in China. Some Tibetans believe the earthquake was revenge for the Olympic torch being carried to the top of Mount Everest.
AssociatedPress
China shortens torch relay's Tibet leg AFP
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PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
Donors pledging Myanmar cyclone aid
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Donor nations said they were ready to provide Myanmar with more than $100 million to help it recover from Cyclone Nargis, but warned the ruling junta Sunday they will not fully open their wallets until they are provided access to ...
Burma's Suu Kyi due for release Radio Australia
Burma asks for $11bn to rebuild The Australian
guardian.co.uk - Inquirer.net - Scoop.co.nz - Washington Times
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Voice of America
Aid Pledged to Burma If Workers Get Access
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Amy Kazmin BANGKOK, May 25 -- Donor nations on Sunday promised military-ruled Burma a significant increase in financial support for survivors of Tropical Cyclone Nargis if the junta keeps its pledge to allow aid workers "unhindered access" to the ...
Donors urge Burma to live up to commitments CTV.ca
Burma aid donors link cash to access to stricken delta guardian.co.uk
Times Online - Deutsche Welle - Sydney Morning Herald - CTV.ca
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Sabah
Open up if you want more cyclone aid, Myanmar told
Reuters India - 11 hours ago
"The Myanmar authorities must turn promises into action. The eyes of the world are watching," British development minister Douglas Alexander said after a landmark aid conference in the former Burma, under army rule for the last 46 years.
US sets conditions for aid, calls for unhindered access to Myanmar Jerusalem Post
US sets condition for aid in Myanmar Zee News
International Herald Tribune - Reuters - The Associated Press
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