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With Annan's peace plan 'dead,' rebel Syrian army calls for retaliatory attacks

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By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Members of the rebel Free Syrian Army say the UN-backed peace plan for the country is "dead," with some rebels vowing to retaliate against government forces after a gruesome massacre left more than 85 people dead in one ...
At least 92 killed in Syria, UN says
Syria army pounds rebel towns despite outcry
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NATO airstrike kills family of 8, Afghans say

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The victims are reportedly a couple and their 6 children. Civilian deaths continue to be an irritant in President Karzai's relationship with other nations.

New Mexico fire grows, forces evacuation

Fox News -
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - A wildfire in Gila National Forest burned through more timber and brush lands as it forced the evacuation of residents living near a privately owned ghost town in southwestern New Mexico, officials said.
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76ers' playoff experience invaluable

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As the regular season wound down, there was a faction that hoped the 76ers wouldn't sneak into the playoffs with the eighth seed, instead hoping for the lottery.
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UFC 146 wins in hand, Dos Santos-Velasquez II on tap

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By John Morgan, MMAjunkie.com LAS VEGAS - After a pair of impressive performances at Saturday night's UFC 146 event, Junior Dos Santos (15-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) and Cain Velasquez (10-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) will meet for a second time.
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Iran: We have no reason to stop 20% enrichment

Jerusalem Post -
By JPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS Tehran's atomic energy chief defiant of IAEA, P5+1 demands, rejects pleas to halt uranium enrichment, allow Parchin access.
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Egypt's Shafiq promises 'new era'

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Ahead of his crucial presidential run-off against Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi next month, Egypt's former premier Ahmed Shafiq has promised a “new era” to his countrymen as he paid rich tributes to the “glorious revolution” that toppled ...
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Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks

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By Nicole Winfield VATICAN CITY: The Vatican's inquisition into the source of leaked documents has yielded its first target with the arrest of the pope's butler, but the investigation is continuing into a scandal that has embarrassed the Holy See by ...
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Mali Tuareg and Islamist rebels agree on Sharia state

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Two rebel groups that seized nothern Mali two months ago have agreed to merge and turn their territory into an Islamist state, both sides say.
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Russia rattles its dusty nuclear sabers

Korea Times -
By Dale McFeatters As he prepared to reassume the post of Russian prime minister in an orchestrated transfer of power, outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev told a Kremlin audience that the nation needed to keep its nuclear arsenal.
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Final voyage: USS Iowa on way to S. Calif. home

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A famed battleship that saw action during World War II and the Korean War and carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a wartime summit traveled along the California coast Sunday on its final voyage.
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NBC poll: Obama edges Romney in three key battleground states

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By Mark Murray, Senior Political Editor, NBC News President Barack Obama holds a narrow advantage over presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney in three of the most pivotal presidential battleground states -- Florida, Ohio and Virginia -- according ...
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PayPal Now Marketing In-Store Payments to Consumers

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By Duane Barnhart | @dailydisrupt 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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JP Morgan to Shake Up Risk Committee

Wall Street Journal -
By DAN FITZPATRICK And JOANN S. LUBLIN The board of JP Morgan Chase & Co. is expected to shake up its risk policy committee in the wake of more than $2 billion in trading losses, said people familiar with the matter.
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Biden recalls torment of personal tragedy

Philadelphia Inquirer -
By David A. Fahrenthold Vice President Biden addresses a meeting of the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors in Arlington, Va.
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Of job creators and evildoers: It's poppycock Commentary John Watson

Wilkes Barre Times-Leader -
THE TERM “job creators” used by Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney has to be the lamest euphemism since President George Bush called the 9/11 terrorists “evildoers.
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Browser wars flare in mobile space

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WASHINGTON - The browser wars are heating up again, but this time the fight is for dominance of the mobile Internet. Google, Apple, Microsoft and Yahoo!
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Microsoft's Better at Removing Infringing URLs on Google Than Bing

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By David Murphy Microsoft has no problem asking Google to remove links on Google search results related to software piracy of Microsoft's various products.
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Will 'Amour' conquer all in Cannes prize race?

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CANNES, France - Love is in the air at Cannes, as the jury sits down to choose the film festival's prizewinners. There's love in the face of death in Michael Haneke's "Amour," love in conflict with faith in Christian Mungiu's "Beyond the Hills" and ...
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Beyonce spellbinding at Revel

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By Tris McCall/The Star-Ledger Well, I'm speechless. Lucky for me, I don't have to talk -- all I need to do is type a little about Beyoncé's spellbinding concert at Revel.
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The South rises again at the Cannes Film Festival

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By Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY Director Jeff Nichols couldn't help but to notice a big trend at this year's Cannes Film Festival - the Southern United States is extremely well-represented in the South of France.
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Al Gordon, Skit Writer for Benny and Burnett, Dies at 89

New York Times -
Al Gordon, an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer whose fast-paced material helped Jack Benny make the transition from radio to television in the 1950s and was later a staple of the Smothers Brothers, Flip Wilson and Carol Burnett comedy shows in the ...
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Lady Gaga Cancels Indonesian Show Over Security

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Lady Gaga is canceling her sold-out show in Indonesia over security concerns after Muslim hard-liners threatened violence if the pop diva went ahead with her "Born This Way Ball.
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Game of the Day Rangers 8, Blue Jays 7 -

San Francisco Chronicle -
Arlington, Texas -- Josh Hamilton (far right) hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 13th inning Saturday to lift Texas over Toronto.
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Landon Donovan gets hat trick in record start for US soccer

Boston.com -
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Landon Donovan returned to the US national team following an eight-month absence and scored his first international hat trick in five years, leading the Americans over Scotland, 5-1, in an exhibition game Saturday night.
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Astros-Dodgers Preview

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After having to overcome numerous injuries over the course of his career, the Los Angeles Dodgers' Chris Capuano isn't taking his recent success for granted.
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Pujols homers again in Angels' 5-3 win over M's

Bellingham Herald -
By BUD WITHERS - The Seattle Times "It's always terrible," said Hernandez, following a third straight Mariner loss to Los Angeles, this one 5-3.
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Roundup: Teixeira delivers big hits again as Yankees win

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Mark Teixeira hit a two-run homer and a solo shot among his career high-tying four hits to back CC Sabathia's sixth win of the year, and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 9-2 on Saturday for their fourth straight ...
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Astronauts enter world's 1st private supply ship

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Space station astronauts floated into the Dragon on Saturday, a day after its heralded arrival as the world's first commercial supply ship.
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Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey predicts end is near on debate over evolution

Washington Post -
NEW YORK - Noted paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey says scientific discoveries may soon make the debate over evolution a part of history.
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Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk: study

Reuters -
By Aparna Narayanan | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An obese person isn't inevitably at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death, a new UK study finds.
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PSA test part of trend: Fewer screenings for well people

USA TODAY -
By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY Many men were surprised this week when a government advisory panel recommended that doctors stop using the PSA test to screen healthy men for prostate cancer.

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