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Latest oil spill developmentsCNN - 2 hours ago By the CNN Wire Staff Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat from Louisiana, said Saturday night that BP should immediately invest $1 billion to protect marshes, wetlands and estuaries. Video: BP's Top Kill Effort Fails to Plug Leak 
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S.Korea, Japan and China to speed up trade accordAFP - 25 minutes ago SEOGWIPO, South Korea - South Korea, Japan and China agreed Sunday to speed up an investment accord and research on a trilateral free trade pact. Israel rejects new drive to ban nukes from MideastThe Associated Press - - 23 minutes ago JERUSALEM - Israel, thought to be the Middle East's only nuclear power, has rejected a new UN call to come clean about its secretive nuclear program, calling it a "deeply flawed and hypocritical" act that ignores the threat posed by its sworn enemy ... |
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'We will remain non-violent'
Jerusalem Post - - 42 minutes ago
An activist in the protest flotilla bound for Gaza told Army Radio on Sunday that those aboard the ships would not react violently if the ships were thwarted by the Navy.
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Flotilla sets off for Gaza Ynetnews
Malawi President Pardons Gay Couple
New York Times - - 9 hours ago
JOHANNESBURG - A gay couple in Malawi sentenced to 14 years in prison for “unnatural acts” was pardoned Saturday shortly after Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations met with that country's president.
Gay Malawi couple freed Times Online
Stage set for Czech coalition government
CNN International - 46 minutes ago
By the CNN Wire Staff Jiri Paroubek's leftist Social Democrats (CSSD) won the Czech general election, near-final results showed.
Left Wins Czech Vote, but Right Makes Gains New York Times
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Thousands march in Phoenix to protest immigration law
Arizona Republic - 32 minutes ago
Hoping to turn their frustration and anger into action, tens of thousands of protesters against Arizona's new immigration law marched on the state Capitol Saturday and urged the nation's leaders to hear their pleas.
Arizona's immigration law sparks big march Detroit Free Press
Thousands in Phoenix protest Arizona's immigration law Los Angeles Times
Southern California does indeed have a Civil War history
Los Angeles Times - - 7 hours ago
US Grant IV teaching at UCLA. Rosecrans Avenue. Though it's natural to associate the Civil War with cities in the East and the South, links to the conflict can also be found in Southern California.
Bay County Veterans Council to conduct Memorial Day ceremonies Monday The Bay City Times - MLive.com
Area veterans honor fallen comrades Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Illinois Republican Senate candidate admits to error on Navy award
Washington Post - - 1 hour ago
The Republican candidate for President Obama's old Senate seat inaccurately claimed to have received the US Navy's Intelligence Officer of the Year award for service during NATO's conflict with Serbia in the late 1990s.
IL Senate hopeful Kirk amends bio to correct award The Associated Press
Ford Expects Sales Pace to Continue
Wall Street Journal - - May 28, 2010
DETROIT—Ford Motor Co.'s sales analyst on Friday said the US auto industry will continue its current pace and finish May on track for an annual sales rate of slightly more than 11 million new cars and trucks.
Mercury's days seem numbered Detroit Free Press
Contrarian take on Apple vs. Microsoft
MarketWatch - - May 27, 2010
Condolences may be sent to Apple's investor-relations office at the company's Silicon Valley headquarters. Because, far more often than not, companies that are at the top of the market-cap rankings proceed to lag the ...
Apple bigger than Microsoft? Crave Online
Android 2.2 Vs iPhone OS, which one is better? White Hat News
Euro Falls, Heads For Monthly Loss, on European Debt Concern
BusinessWeek - - May 28, 2010
May 29 (Bloomberg) -- The euro declined, headed for a sixth monthly loss against the dollar, amid concerns European measures to reduce fiscal deficits and contain the region's sovereign debt crisis will undermine the ...
Weak euro raises currency bar for U.S. exporters MarketWatch
Facebook's Privacy Reboot: Is That all You've Got for Us?
PC World - - 14 hours ago
After examining the new options and procedures Facebook offers to address users' privacy concerns, we're still a bit confused.
Facebook at privacy crossroads LubbockOnline.com
A slimmer Kindle coming in August?
CNET - - 10 hours ago
Amazon plans to unveil a thinner Kindle with a sharper picture in August, according to a Bloomberg News report on Saturday citing anonymous sources.
Amazon plans a thinner, faster Kindle: report MarketWatch
Report: Bing search for iPhone deal in place
CNET - - May 28, 2010
When the new iPhone debuts in June, Microsoft's search engine could be the new default choice, according to a report in TechCrunch.
Rumor: Apple Prepping a $99 Google TV Competitor TechFreq News
From 'Rebel Without a Case' to 'Easy Rider', Dennis Hopper brought an edge to ...
New York Daily News - - 17 minutes ago
Dennis Hopper died Saturday at the age of 74. He is best known for playing characters who didn't trust the rules. Hopper wrote and produced the movie 'Easy Rider' in 1969.
Actor Dennis Hopper Dead at 74 BuddyTV
Dennis Hopper was the most visionary of all Hollywood bad boys Entertainment Weekly
Gary Coleman Keeps His Address on 'Avenue Q'
New York Times - - 13 hours ago
Sitting alone at the rear of the house at New World Stages on Friday night, Jeff Whitty wept after the performance of “Avenue Q.” Danielle K. Thomas, center, who plays the character Gary Coleman in “Avenue Q,” after a tribute to Mr.
Gary Coleman's parents, who learned of his death through the media, want ... New York Daily News
Gary Coleman's Heartbroken Parents Want Answers About His Death People Magazine
Is 'Sex And The City 3' A Possibility? Kim Catrall Hopes So, Do You?
MTV.com - 16 hours ago
After the first "Sex And The City" flick hit theaters in 2008, fans still wanted to know what would happen in the lives of Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha and Miranda.
Stanley Cup Finals: Blackhawks strike first with 6-5 victory over Flyers
New York Daily News - - 20 minutes ago
In the opening act of what is supposed to be the NHL's ultimate test of might, Saturday night's Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals was all over the place, a 60-minute exercise in finding out whose underbelly was the softest.
In a wild one, Hawks take Game 1 Philadelphia Inquirer
1. Kobe And The Drive For Five
ESPN - - 1 hour ago
PHOENIX -- The only thing Kobe Bryant hadn't done in what has been a masterful 2010 playoffs run is close out a game. And the only thing he hasn't accomplished in his 14 years in a Lakers uniform is beating the franchise's arch-rival, ...
Lakers SG Kobe Bryant: Celtics represent a 'great challenge for us' SportingNews.com
Kobe eager to cast Celtics aside in upcoming Finals CBSSports.com
Roy, oh boy!
FOXSports.com - 1 hour ago
Tracy Ringolsby is a Hall of Fame baseball writer. He is in his 35th year covering Major League Baseball, is a co-founder of Baseball America, and appears on pre- and postgame shows for Colorado Rockies games on FSN Rocky Mountain.
WHO seeks clampdown on tobacco ads targeting women
Reuters - - May 28, 2010
GENEVA, May 28 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation called on Friday for more action against tobacco advertising that targets women and girls, especially in developing countries.
WHO: Tobacco Industry Targeting Women in Poor Countries Voice of America
J&J behavior bewildering to some consumers
San Bernardino Sun - - 2 hours ago
Some Inland Valley health professionals and parents are puzzled about the recent negative news surrounding a popular household product company - Johnson & Johnson.
FDA Weighing Penalties Against J&J Wall Street Journal
Johnson & Johnson slow to act on problem drugs, FDA says Los Angeles Times
Today's college kids lack empathy
msnbc.com - - May 28, 2010
College students today are less likely to "get" the emotions of others than their counterparts 20 and 30 years ago, a new review study suggests.
Today's College Students More Likely to Lack Empathy BusinessWeek
Why This is Obama's Katrina Moment -- Literally
Huffington Post (blog) - May 25, 2010
It's all there in the HuffPost archives, posts about the Corps of Engineers choosing what they admit is a "technically (not) superior) solution for the permanent rebuild of the canals whose floodwalls failed catastrophically during Katrina, ...
Heir to Getty Billions Accused of Addiction, Adultery
PopEater - May 26, 2010
By PopEater Staff Posted May 26th 2010 02:45PM Billionaire heir Peter Getty and wife Jacqui (née de La Fontaine) are splitting in what The Daily Beast calls "one of the ugliest divorce cases Los Angeles has seen in years" -- which, considering the ...
The Biggest Threat From Greece That No One Talks About
Motley Fool - - May 25, 2010
Maybe we're all overreacting? Maybe. But the biggest threat that Greece imposes on the US isn't direct. It doesn't even have much to do with Greece per se.
An Unnatural Disaster
New York Times - - May 28, 2010
“Where I was wrong,” said President Obama at his press conference on Thursday, “was in my belief that the oil companies had their act together when it came to worst-case scenarios.
BP oil spill: 9 strange facts
The Week Magazine - - May 26, 2010
There has been no shortage of tragedy and heartbreak attached to what may already be the greatest environmental catastrophe in US history.