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Oil Spill Spreading; Cap Slowing GusherVoice of America - - 20 minutes ago Photo: AP A cap placed over a leaking oil well is believed to be slowing the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, even as the enormous spill continues to spread. Video: Obama: I'll Stand With the Gulf 
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Thousands demonstrate in Tel Aviv against blockadeJerusalem Post - 3 hours ago By JPOST.COM STAFF Left-wing groups in Israel organized a demonstration in Tel Aviv Saturday night in support of the international activists on the Rachel Corrie which was boarded by IDF forces earlier in the day and directed to the port in Ashdod. Video: Israel boards another Gaza aid boat
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Israel remains defiant, seizes Gaza-bound aid ship The Associated Press Small plane crashes into commerical building in Long IslandNew York Daily News - 33 minutes ago AP BOHEMIA, NY - Authorities say a small plane has crashed into a commerical building on Long Island. The crash happened just after 3 pm in Bohemia. Small Plane Crashes Into LI NBC New York Small Plane Crashes in Bohemia Long Island Press |
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Cyclone Phet floods 40 villages in Gwadar
The News International - 46 minutes ago
GWADAR: Cyclone Phet inundated 40 villages of Gwadar, Minister for Fishery Balochistan told Geo News. Affected people have been shifted to the safer places, he added.
Video: Cyclone Phet hits Gwadar, enroute to Karachi Part 2
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Gates prods China on NKorea, military ties to US
The Associated Press - - 6 hours ago
SINGAPORE - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates challenged China to deal realistically with the short-term question of how to respond to an antagonistic North Korea and the longer-term issue of whether Beijing's expanding military can establish more ...
N Korea focus for security summit BBC News
Pope has unplanned meeting with Cypriot Islamic leader
Reuters - - 4 hours ago
Pope Benedict XVI reviews an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace of the Republic of Cyprus in Nicosia June 5, 2010.
Pope, in Cyprus, Appeals for Embattled Christians Voice of America
Pope Meets a Muslim Leader in Cyprus New York Times
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Counterterror adviser John Brennan: A forceful voice in Obama's security team
Washington Post - - 56 minutes ago
When President Obama wanted an investigation into the intelligence failures that led to the attempted airline attack on Christmas Day, he turned to the man who has emerged as one of his most trusted advisers: John O. Brennan.
Police digging for Stacy Peterson's body near Peoria
Chicago Sun-Times - - 25 minutes ago
In a muddy, remote wooded area east of Peoria, authorities today are digging on yet another potential site for the remains of Stacy Peterson, fourth wife of ex-Bolingbrook cop Drew Peterson, sources said.
Ill. police probe lead on Drew Peterson's 4th wife The Associated Press
Spelling success
BBC News - 6 hours ago
As a writer, there are few experiences more humbling than attending the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington DC. One can't help but feel a creeping sense of inadequacy as speller after speller steps up to the mike, as confident as a 14-year-old ...
'Fustanella' is N.Va. teen's killer bee word Washington Post
Ohio Teenager Wins US Spelling Bee Voice of America
McDonald's Recalls 'Shrek' Glasses
Wall Street Journal - - 20 hours ago
AP Cadmium was detected in McDonald's 'Shrek'-themed glasses featuring characters, from left, Puss In Boots, Shrek, Donkey and Fiona.
Video: McDonald's Pulls Millions of Tainted Glasses
The Associated Press
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McDonald's Recalls 'Shrek' Drinking Glasses in US BusinessWeek
Hungary Committed To '10 Budget Gap Goal Of 3.8% Of GDP
Wall Street Journal - - 6 hours ago
BUDAPEST (Dow Jones)--Hungary's new government rushed to calm markets Saturday with a pledge to keep the country's official budget deficit goal for 2010 as is while stressing that the country isn't facing any ...
Hungary Cools Default Talk, Commits to Budget Goal BusinessWeek
Hiring Recovery Sputters
Wall Street Journal - - 3 hours ago
Private employers did little hiring last month, undermining hopes that the economic recovery was gathering pace and helping send US stocks down more than 3% on the day.
Launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 private rocket is a success
Washington Post - - 18 hours ago
The Falcon 9 lifts off from Cape Canaveral on its maiden flight, carrying a model of its Dragon capsule, which it put into low-Earth orbit.
SpaceX fans and foes speak out msnbc.com
Week in Apple: pre-WWDC 2010 edition
Ars Technica - - 2 hours ago
WWDC 2010 is just around the corner! Unsurprisingly, the week leading up to it was chock full of juicy tidbits out of the rumor mill, Steve Jobs himself, Adobe, and AT&T.
HTC Evo 4G - black (Sprint)
New York Times - 5 hours ago
The HTC Evo 4G delivered respectable 4G speeds, and the mobile hot-spot feature lets you connect up to eight devices. The smartphone has a front-facing camera for video chats and also comes with an 8-megapixel camera with HD-video-recording ...
Sprint's HTC Evo Ushers 4G Era Sawf News
Movie review: 'Killers'
Los Angeles Times - 20 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.
“Gossip Girl” heartthrob Chace Crawford arrested for marijuana possession
Gossip Jackal - 45 minutes ago
24-year-old actor Chace Crawford, best known for playing a privileged Park Avenue snob on the CW's popular series “Gossip Girl”, was arrested in Plano, Texas on Friday morning for possession of marijuana.
Chace Crawford Arrested MTV.com
MTV Movie Awards Executive Producer Gives Inside Scoop On Sandra Bullock ...
MTV.com - - 15 minutes ago
For three straight years, MTV Movie Awards Executive Producer Mark Burnett has run a super-tight live show that has managed to create a slew of enduring pop culture memories.
Schiavone win down to self-belief
BBC Sport - - 40 minutes ago
French Open champion Francesca Schiavone insisted she had always believed in her potential even if few outsiders imagined she could ever reach the heights of winning a Grand Slam title.
Schiavone Beats Stosur for Open Title New York Times
Schiavone makes history at French Open FOXSports.com
John Wooden dies at 99; UCLA basketball coach won 10 national titles
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Wooden's accomplishments during his 27-season tenure with the Bruins made him one of the greatest coaches in sports history. He also created the 'Pyramid of Success' motivational program.
Wooden's Way Traced a Path Far From the Preening Crowd New York Times
UM basketball coach recalls fond memories of Wooden The Detroit News
Buddle and US Plant The Flag in South Africa
New York Times - - 3 hours ago
ROODEPORT, South Africa - The United States and Australia are teams with similar World Cup ambitions, but the Americans showed themselves to be better prepared Saturday in a 3-1 victory in an exhibition match.
Buddle's 2 goals lead US over Australia 3-1 The Associated Press
US-Australia player ratings SI.com
Study: 1 radiation dose during breast cancer surgery works
Chicago Tribune - - 8 hours ago
Delivering one dose of radiation to the area where a breast tumor was removed is as effective at preventing recurrence as treating the whole breast with radiation for weeks, a major new study has found.
One-time radiation effective in breast cancer San Francisco Chronicle
Targeted Radiation for Early Breast Cancer a Good Option: Study U.S. News & World Report
Novel Drug Combats Advanced Melanoma
U.S. News & World Report - - 2 hours ago
SATURDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say that a new drug to treat melanoma, the first in its class, improved survival by 68 percent in patients whose disease had spread from the skin to other parts of the body.
Bristol Drug Extends Survival In Skin-Cancer Trial Wall Street Journal
Drug boosts survival in major skin cancer study The Associated Press
Scientists Cite Advances on Two Kinds of Cancer
New York Times - - 4 hours ago
CHICAGO - Using two opposite strategies, one focused and one broad, scientists say they have made progress in taming two of the most intractable types of cancer.
New Pfizer Drug Shrinks Some Lung-Cancer Tumors Wall Street Journal
Pfizer lung cancer drug promising in early tests The Associated Press
Helping Kids Fend for Themselves
Wall Street Journal - - 4 hours ago
Between rent, cellphones and health insurance, families are finding it harder than ever to stop supporting their adult children financially.
The good, the bad, the ugly of Zuckerberg
CNN - - Jun 2, 2010
(CNET) -- Let it be known that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wanted a book to be written about the company he founded. At the top of the acknowledgments for journalist David Kirkpatrick's new book about Facebook, "The Facebook ...
Win a soccer game by more than five points and you lose, Ottawa league says
National Post - Jun 1, 2010
Critics say the new rules would only coddle players and not prepare them for real life. By Terrine Friday June 1, 2010 - 6:05 am In yet another nod to the protection of fledgling self-esteem, an Ottawa children's soccer league has introduced a rule ...
Does the Internet Make You Smarter?
Wall Street Journal - - 7 hours ago
Amid the silly videos and spam are the roots of a new reading and writing culture, says Clay Shirky. By CLAY SHIRKY Digital media have made creating and disseminating text, sound, and images cheap, easy and global.
India's Rent-a-Womb Industry Faces New Restrictions
TIME - - 2 hours ago
Surrogate mothers wait for check up at Dr. Nayna Patel's clinic in Anand, Gujarat, Dec. 4, 2007 Ajit Solanki / AP Since the day they were delivered more than two years ago, twin toddlers Nikolas and Leonard ...