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Israeli Forces Threaten to Board Gaza Aid ShipVoice of America - 43 minutes ago Photo: AP Israeli forces have said they will board a cargo ship carrying aid if it does not divert from its course to the Gaza Strip. John Wooden, 99; legendary coach won 10 titles at UCLABoston Globe - - 9 minutes ago John Wooden with (from left) Mike Lynn, Lucius Allen, Mike Warren, and Lew Alcindor after UCLA won the NCAA title in 1968. (Associated Press) By Mark Feeney John Wooden, the “Wizard of Westwood,'' whose UCLA men's basketball teams won 10 NCAA titles ... UCLA students mourn John Wooden's death Los Angeles Times BP hopes to divert most of its Gulf oil gusherReuters - - 2 hours ago VENICE, La., June 5 (Reuters) - With its containment cap clamped over the ruptured wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico, BP Plc executives say they hope to be siphoning off the bulk of newly spilled oil from the deep-sea gusher within days. Video: Obama Sees Progress in Gulf Cleanup 
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Delegates at Afghan peace conference back Karzai's plan to talk to Taliban
Washington Post - - 9 hours ago
KABUL -- Afghan leaders attending a national peace conference decided Friday to back President Hamid Karzai's plan to broker a truce with the Taliban but fell short of delivering a clear strategy for negotiating with the militant ...
Japan ruling party support leaps on new leader-poll
Reuters - - 22 minutes ago
TOKYO, June 5 (Reuters) - Support for Japan's ruling Democratic Party leaped to 36.1 percent in a poll published by Kyodo news agency on Saturday after the appointment of a new leader in the run-up to an upper house election.
Video: Japan's new prime minister
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Bangladeshi housing-block fire kills more than 100
BBC News - 1 hour ago
A blaze in a densely populated part of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has killed more than 116 people. It began when an electrical transformer exploded, setting on fire shops and housing, including a five-storey residential block, where a wedding party ...
Video: Bangladesh mourns fire victims
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Spelling bee winner part of Indian-American streak
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON - Shantanu Srivatsa and Anamika Veeramani sat nervously, side by side on stage. Once again, an Indian-American was going to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Sheboygan boy eliminated in 7th round of national spelling bee Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Cleveland Girl Anamika Veeramani Wins US Spelling Bee Crown USANewsWeek.com
Obama to name new intelligence chief
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is set to nominate James Clapper, the Pentagon's top intelligence, official to oversee the nation's 16 spy agencies.
Clinton records show many sides of Kagan
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON - A few notes scribbled in the margins, some brief e-mails and occasional memos help paint only a faint picture of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan when she served as a domestic policy adviser to President Bill Clinton.
Glimpses of Kagan's Views in Clinton White House New York Times
Job growth weakens in May despite surge in census hiring
Los Angeles Times - - 2 hours ago
A burst of hiring of temporary census workers helped push down the unemployment rate in May, but the nation's private-sector employers added a mere 41000 new jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday.
Video: Unemployment Rate Drops Thanks to Census Jobs
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Hiring Recovery Sputters Wall Street Journal
Global rebalancing policies need coordination-IMF
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
BUSAN South Korea, June 5 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund believes global growth will be hurt if the Group of 20 rich and developing economies fail to coordinate efforts to rebalance global demand, an IMF official said on Saturday.
G-20 Communique: Recovery Faster Than Expected, Market Turmoil A Challenge Wall Street Journal
Hungary to Release Report on Economic Probe Today
BusinessWeek - - 55 minutes ago
June 5 (Bloomberg) -- Hungary's week-old government plans to release the results of its inquiry into the health of the economy today, after comments about a possible default roiled domestic and international markets.
SpaceX fans and foes speak out
msnbc.com - 6 hours ago
Photographers focus on today's ascent of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The reactions to today's successful maiden flight of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, a potential successor to the space shuttle, ...
Launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 private rocket is a success Washington Post
WWDC Preview: Will Jobs Unveil Apple's Next Big Thing?
ChannelWeb - - 9 hours ago
Will Steve Jobs shock the world with another game-changing Apple product at next week's Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco?
Will Jobs still wow with next iPhone? San Francisco Chronicle
Sprint EVO 4G launch overwhelms activation systems
Fortune - - 6 hours ago
The Sprint Superphone had strong demand even if people weren't lined up around the corner. I went to a Best Buy and a Sprint Store today to see what customers were saying about the new Sprint EVO 4G.
Google's Android army: HTC's Evo 4G smartphone debuts San Jose Mercury News
Movie review: 'Killers'
Los Angeles Times - 9 hours ago
The romantic comedy about a former CIA hitman relies on weak chemistry between the lead actors and weaker jokes. By Robert Abele Hoping for something swift and painless is one thing if you're the target of an assassination.
'Get Him To The Greek': The Reviews Are In!
MTV.com - - 14 hours ago
As Jonah Hill and Russell Brand's "Get Him to the Greek" arrives in theaters Friday (June 4), you may find yourself wondering whether this comical adventure filled with sex, drugs and rock and roll is right for you.
Get Him to the Greek New York Daily News
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Naughty Miley strikes again, fakes kiss with female dancer
Chicago Tribune - 5 hours ago
Appearing on " Britain's Got Talent," a tousled-haired Cyrus seemed to stop short of actually kissing a female dancer during the performance - although it sure gave the appearance of a smooch - as she sang her new "Can't Be Tamed.
Miley Cyrus's faux girl-on-girl kiss: Spare me the outrage Entertainment Weekly
Miley Cyrus in Banal Girl-on-Girl Non-scandal Vanity Fair
Loud and clear
Boston Globe - - 58 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - The Celtics woke up yesterday hung over, unable to accurately remember what occurred Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
It's not the same Gasol Celtics saw in 2008 Philadelphia Daily News
Lakers expect more aggressiveness from Celtics in Game 2 Los Angeles Times
Flyers hold off Blackhawks in 5-3 victory
Los Angeles Times - - 46 minutes ago
Chicago scores twice in the third period, but Philadelphia holds on to tie the series, 2-2. When the occasion demanded their best, the Chicago Blackhawks gave their worst.
Flyers beat Chicago 5-3 in Game 4 The Associated Press
Pronger making case for Conn Smythe Philadelphia Daily News
Phillies Notebook: Phillies fans go easy on umpire after blown call
Philadelphia Daily News - - 1 hour ago
Jim Joyce, the best-known umpire on the planet right at the moment, was at the Detroit airport yesterday. Strangers kept walking up and patting him on the back.
Don Denkinger phones Jim Joyce in show of support Detroit Free Press
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2 European reports criticize WHO's H1N1 pandemic guidelines as tainted
Washington Post - - 1 hour ago
European criticism of the World Health Organization's handling of the H1N1 pandemic intensified Friday with the release of two reports that accused the agency of exaggerating the threat posed by the virus and failing to disclose possible ...
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FTC Objects to Kellogg's Rice Krispies Health Claim
Wall Street Journal - - 8 hours ago
Kellogg Co., for the second time in a year, crossed the line when touting health claims on its cereals. The Federal Trade Commission found fault with assertions the company made about various types of its Rice Krispies cereal.
Children's health program loses millions due to tobacco-tax loophole
Arizona Daily Star - 1 hour ago
HARAZ N. GHANBARI / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Three types of tobacco: cigarette tobacco, left, a brand-name pipe tobacco and loose pipe tobacco.
Big Tobacco fights NYC over anti-smoking posters The Associated Press
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Interracial marriages at an all-time high
CNN - - 8 hours ago
Priya Merrill, 27, and husband Andrew Merrill, 30, married in August. They are part of a growing trend of interracial marriages. (CNN) -- The first time Priya Merrill, who is Indian, brought her white boyfriend home for ...
The RIAA? Amateurs. Here's how you sue 14000+ P2P users
Ars Technica - - Jun 1, 2010
The big music labels and movie studios have stepped back from the lawsuit business. The MPAA's abortive campaign against individual file-swappers ended years ago, while the RIAA's more widely ...
Three Easy Upgrades for Late Adopters
New York Times - - Jun 2, 2010
Clockwise from top left: a Roku HD box ($100) sends Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand and other services to your TV; the Vizio 42-inch LCD set ($949) can show Blu-ray discs in full resolution; and the Samsung BD-C6500 (around $225) Blu-ray disc player ...
Soaring Costs Force Canada to Reassess Health Model
CNBC - Jun 1, 2010
Pressured by an aging population and the need to rein in budget deficits, Canada's provinces are taking tough measures to curb health care costs, a trend that could erode the principles of the popular state-funded system.
How Obama's Enemies May Give Him a Boost
TIME - - Jun 1, 2010
The late, longtime New Yorker critic Pauline Kael was said to have expressed confusion over Richard Nixon's landslide re-election in 1972 - because no one she knew had voted for him.