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Confessor in Etan Patz killing has mental health issues

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Pedro Hernandez is charged with second-degree murder in the child's disappearance 33 years ago in New York, but his psychological history could complicate the case.
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N.J. man charged with murdering N.Y. boy Patz in 1979
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Rangers season ends as another rally falls short

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NEWARK (AP) - The New York Rangers were at their best for two straight games after falling into dangerously deep holes against the New Jersey Devils.
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Clinton to discuss Syria, Iran in Turkey

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By REUTERS Syrian troops attack Homs province; at least 50 killed; Kofi Annan announces first visit to Syria since presenting peace plan; UN nearing full deployment of 300-member unarmed observer forces.
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Why neither Obama nor Romney wants to talk about Romney's record

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Why are we talking about Bain Capital again? The answer, it seems, is that the two presidential campaigns want it that way. The Romney campaign wants us talking about Bain Capital because Mitt Romney says his time leading the firm prepared him for the ...
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Euro falls below $1.25 on Greek fears

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By AP The euro fell below $1.25 for the first time Friday in nearly two years on concerns that Europe won't be able to keep Greece in the single currency union.
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SpaceX's Supply Ship Hooks Up With International Space Station

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By Brendan McGarry on May 26, 2012 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. docked its cargo ship at the International Space Station, marking a new era in for-profit spaceflight.
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APNewsBreak: Higher enrichment at Iranian site

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By GEORGE JAHN The UN atomic agency has found evidence at an underground bunker in Iran that could mean the country has moved closer to producing the uranium threshold needed to arm nuclear missiles, diplomats said Friday.
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Pope's Butler Is Arrested

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Pope Benedict XVI's butler was arrested in connection with an investigation into leaks of confidential documents, some alleging cronyism and corruption in Vatican contracts, a senior Vatican official said.
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Lebanese Syria hostage release delayed, massacre claimed

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By Mariam Karouny and Khaled Yacoub Oweis | BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanon said on Friday that a group of Lebanese Shi'ites kidnapped in Syria had been freed and were safe in Turkey, but produced no sign of the hostages at the centre of a kidnap ...
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Subtropical Storm Beryl forms off South Carolina coast

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AP This image provided by NASA shows Subtropical Storm Beryl late Friday along the South Carolina-Georgia coastlines. MIAMI - Subtropical Storm Beryl formed off the South Carolina coast on Friday and forecasters at the US National Hurricane Center ...
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Gunman in Indiana standoff dies after shooting himself

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| VALPARAISO, Indiana (Reuters) - A gunman took hostages in an Indiana real estate office on Friday, then released them after an eight-hour standoff and fatally shot himself in the head, authorities said.
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What's an American Indian? Warren case stirs spirited debate

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By Jesse Washington / AP What, exactly, makes someone American Indian? Even Indians themselves don't agree as they debate the case of Massachusetts US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, whose disputed claim of Native American identity is shining a rare ...
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Judge abruptly halts deliberations in Edwards trial

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By Michael Biesecker | AP John Edwards, former Democratic presidential candidate and US senator, left a federal courthouse in Greensboro, NC, on Friday with his mother, Bobbie.
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Why that flat Facebook IPO isn't so bad after all

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NEW YORK—The botched offering of Facebook stock has raised several troubling questions, but at least we don't have to worry about the one that plagues many IPOs: How are a few select investors able to buy in early at lower prices and then pocket huge ...
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PayPal signs online payment deals with 15 retailers

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PayPal Inc. says 15 retailers, including Abercrombie & Fitch, Office Depot and Jamba Juice, are adding its online payment system in their stores.
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2 Republican hopefuls in US Senate race continue sparring

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Here's a look at the most recent early votes cast in primaries, in person and by mail, in Tarrant County. The early votes cast in 2008 and 2004 reflect other presidential primaries.
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House Republican leaders plan summer tax cut vote

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A top House Republican says his chamber will vote this summer on continuing the tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush. In a memo Friday to fellow GOP lawmakers, Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia said the House will vote on extending ...
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Obama Has a Mean Streak and He Turned It on Romney This Week

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by Lloyd Grove May 26, 2012 4:45 AM EDT The president, for all his cool, has a mean streak—just ask Hillary Clinton—and this week he turned it on Mitt Romney, writes Lloyd Grove.
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Facebook's Royal Wedding

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PALO ALTO, Calif. THE wedding of Mark Zuckerberg to Priscilla Chan last weekend here in the backyard of their $7 million home had all the staging of a carefully orchestrated celebrity event.
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FB Launches Facebook Camera – An Instagram-Style Photo Filtering, Sharing ...

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Insta-who? Today Facebook begins rolling out Facebook Camera for iOS to English-speaking countries, a standalone photos app where you can shoot, filter, and share single or sets of photos and scroll through a feed of photos uploaded to Facebook by your ...
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The 'Men in Black 3' ending makes no sense, no sense at all

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by Darren Franich Men in Black 3 had a troubled production cycle. Filming shut down for several months. A rotating cast of screenwriters tried to fix a screenplay that was never quite finished.
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'50 Shades of Grey' to return to Florida library shelves

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By Britt Kennerly, and Dave Berman MELBOURNE, Fla. -- Less than a month after Fifty Shades of Grey was pulled from local library shelves, officials plan to put the erotic best-seller back in circulation as early as next week, according to the chairman ...
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Britney Spears debuts on "X Factor" show

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(AP) AUSTIN, Texas - Britney Spears has been on the job just two days and she's already proving to be a popular judge on "The X Factor.
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Rangers rough up Morrow, Cruz drives in 8 to lead Texas past Toronto 14-3

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ARLINGTON, Texas - Brandon Morrow wasn't in much of a mood to talk about his brief outing Friday night. The Blue Jays right-hander gave up six runs in two-thirds of an inning before he was taken out of the game in Toronto's 14-3 loss to the Texas ...
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Angels rally in ninth inning to beat Mariners

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Howie Kendrick's two-run single caps a three-run rally that gives the Angels a 6-4 victory at Seattle and a season-high winning streak of four.
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Knicks give Coach Mike Woodson a multiyear extension

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NBA fines Miami Coach Erik Spoelstra $25000 for critical comments about officiating in Heat-Pacers playoff series. New York Knicks Coach Mike Woodson signed a multiyear contract extension with the team Friday.
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Pence homers in the 10th, lifts Phillies over Cardinals

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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Hunter Pence lost track of an easy flyball in the fourth inning. He didn't miss a fat pitch in the 10th. Philadelphia right fielder Hunter Pence hit a two-run home run in the tenth inning against the Cardinals to put the Phillies up ...
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Cishek earns 1st save as Marlins edge Giants, 7-6

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MIAMI - Steve Cishek turned ninth-inning jeers to cheers, and all he had to do was strike out major league hits leader Melky Cabrera to end the game.
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British butterfly defies doom prediction to thrive in changing climate

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A modest but resilient British butterfly has bucked the trend of worried predictions about the species' health, with scientists reporting it appears to have benefited rather than lost out from climate change.
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Volcano Crystals Hold Clues to Next Big Eruption

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By Elizabeth Lopatto on May 24, 2012 Crystals formed in the molten rock of a volcano may help predict the next eruption of Mount St. Helens or Mount Vesuvius as far as a year in advance, researchers said.
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Senate agrees on FDA overhaul

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The Food and Drug Administration accord would provide faster access to generic drugs and speed potential breakthrough treatments. "I wouldn't make too much of it, but we have had a string of legislative successes that have been bipartisan,” said Sen.

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