2012-05-18T15:04:03Z |
Stabbed Ohio woman hits child with car, both dead
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Cleveland police say a woman who had been stabbed in the neck during an argument struck and killed her attacker's 2-year-old daughter with her car. The driver also died. |
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2012-05-18T15:02:02Z |
Diplomats: Nuclear agency chief to visit Tehran
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Diplomats tell The Associated Press that the head of the U.N. nuclear agency will fly to Tehran next week to seal an agreement that would allow his organization to resume a probe of suspicions that Iran may have worked on developing nuclear weapons. |
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2012-05-18T15:00:37Z |
FACEBOOK FACE-OFF: Press the 'like' button, soon
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EDITOR'S NOTE — Facebook begins selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. Two Associated Press business writers are debating whether the stock is a smart buy. |
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2012-05-18T15:04:05Z |
FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: The social network goes public
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It's Facebook's big day.
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2012-05-18T14:54:33Z |
England 167-1 against West Indies at tea
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England were 167 for one in reply to the West Indies' first innings 243, a deficit of 76 runs, at tea on the second day of the first Test at Lord's here on Friday.
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2012-05-18T14:52:33Z |
Cannes entry 'Paradise: Love' looks at sex tourism
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There's sun, sand and sex in Cannes Film Festival entry "Paradise: Love" — and they add up to a grim and unsettling holiday movie.
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2012-05-18T14:50:43Z |
Early political spats suggest nothing off-limits
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The early border skirmishes of Campaign 2012 are reviving questions about one candidate's former pastor and shining a spotlight on the other's high school hijinks. Can a fresh round of questions about President Barack Obama's birth certificate be far behind?
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2012-05-18T14:49:11Z |
Wal-Mart warns of potential costs of bribery probe
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Retail giant Wal-Mart has warned shareholders that investigations into bribery allegations in its Mexico business could add to costs for the company and possibly result in fines and criminal convictions.
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2012-05-18T14:47:22Z |
Largest protests yet in Syrian city of Aleppo
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Syrian security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse thousands rallying Friday in Aleppo in what activists said was the largest protest yet in a city that has largely remained loyal to President Bashar Assad during the country's 15-month uprising.
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2012-05-18T14:45:24Z |
Police detain 400 "Blockupy" activists in Frankfurt
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German police said they detained 400 anti-capitalist protesters in Frankfurt on Friday for defying a ban on demonstrations against austerity policies implemented to tackle the intensifying euro zone debt crisis. The demonstration in the German financial capital was part of a four-day-long "Blockupy" protest, due to run until Saturday, against capitalism and swingeing austerity measures. "Hungry? Eat a banker," read one banner protesters held up outside the Messeturm skyscraper housing Goldman Sachs' offices. Reuters' Frankfurt office is also in the building. ...
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2012-05-18T14:45:01Z |
Presidential penis portrait riles S.Africa's ANC
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC threatened to take legal action against a Johannesburg gallery for displaying art which lampoons President Jacob Zuma and accuses the party of corruption. The African National Congress wants the Goodman Gallery to remove a painting of Zuma called "The Spear", which depicts the president with his genitals exposed, and another work that has a "For Sale" sign superimposed over the party logo. The picture of Zuma is a facsimile of a famous poster of communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin. ...
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2012-05-18T14:44:40Z |
Presidential penis portrait riles S.Africa's ANC
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC threatened to take legal action against a Johannesburg gallery for displaying art which lampoons President Jacob Zuma and accuses the party of corruption. The African National Congress wants the Goodman Gallery to remove a painting of Zuma called "The Spear", which depicts the president with his genitals exposed, and another work that has a "For Sale" sign superimposed over the party logo. The picture of Zuma is a facsimile of a famous poster of communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin. ... |
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2012-05-18T14:43:26Z |
Europe thinks the unthinkable on Greece
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BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - European officials are working on contingency plans in case Greece bombs out of the euro zone, the EU's trade commissioner said on Friday, while Berlin said it was prepared for all eventualities. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, one of Greece's harsher critics, said market turmoil fuelled by the euro zone debt crisis could last another year or two. "Regarding the crisis of confidence in the euro ... in 12 to 24 months we will see a calming of the financial markets," he said. ...
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2012-05-18T14:40:15Z |
Georgia woman learns toll of flesh-eating bacteria
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A young Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacteria has learned she will lose her hands and remaining foot, and responded by saying "Let's do this." |
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2012-05-18T14:39:18Z |
Unemployment rates fall in two-thirds of US states
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Unemployment rates fell in two-thirds of U.S. states last month, evidence that modest economic growth is boosting hiring in most areas of the country. |
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2012-05-18T14:39:14Z |
Obama touts $3B in pledges to help feed Africa
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President Barack Obama says the U.S. has a "moral obligation" to help lead the fight against hunger and malnutrition, announcing $3 billion in private sector pledges to help feed Africa's poor. |
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2012-05-18T14:38:29Z |
McNamee: Some items in beer can not from Clemens
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Brian McNamee says some of the medical evidence he saved in a beer can was not used on baseball pitcher Roger Clemens.
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2012-05-18T14:35:15Z |
Hoodie-wearing Zuckerberg kicks off Facebook IPO
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Mark Zuckerberg, wearing his trademark hooded sweatshirt, remotely rang the bell to open the Nasdaq Friday, marking a historic share offering for Facebook that confirms the growing importance of the social network giant.
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2012-05-18T14:34:50Z |
Europe woes keep markets on edge
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Concerns that Europe's debt crisis could drag down parts of the continent's banking system rattled most global markets Friday, though social network Facebook's IPO buoyed sentiment on Wall Street.
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2012-05-18T14:29:41Z |
House OKs indefinite definition of terror suspects
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A divided House on Friday endorsed the indefinite detention without trial of terrorist suspects, even for U.S. citizens seized on American soil. |
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2012-05-18T14:29:11Z |
Greece to dissolve Parliament for new election
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Greece's day-old Parliament is set to be dissolved Friday to allow for new elections next month that are being cast as a decision on whether to keep the country in the 17-nation eurozone — even if that means accepting a deeply unpopular austerity program.
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2012-05-18T14:27:58Z |
G8 leaders meet at Camp David amid eurozone crisis
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World leaders will huddle at Camp David Friday with the focus on Greece as it stumbles toward a possible eurozone exit that would hold wildly uncertain repercussions for the global economy.
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2012-05-18T14:27:41Z |
Women's Professional Soccer folds
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The Women's Professional Soccer league is folding after three seasons. |
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2012-05-18T14:27:26Z |
Banks' rising bad loans add to Spanish troubles
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MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish banks' bad loans rose in March to their highest in 18 years, underscoring the problems facing the government as it drafts in independent auditors in an attempt to reassure investors it can clean up the sector. The Bank of Spain said bad loans rose to 8.37 percent of banks' outstanding loans, the highest since August 1994 and up from 8.3 percent in February, which was also revised higher. The data was released before Spain names auditors on Monday to assess how bad the losses are likely to get, and how much cash banks will need to rebuild their balance sheets. ...
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2012-05-18T14:26:52Z |
US House of Representatives votes to sell Taiwan jets
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The House of Representatives has voted to require the United States to sell 66 new fighter-jets to Taiwan, with lawmakers saying the deal would close a growing military gap with China.
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2012-05-18T14:25:28Z |
Romney releases first general election TV ad
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Mitt Romney's first general-election TV commercial promises he would introduce tax cuts and approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline on the first day of his presidency.
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2012-05-18T14:24:22Z |
Regime forces fire on huge Syria protests
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Regime forces fired on protesters who took to the streets of Aleppo on Friday, wounding several people at the biggest rally seen in Syria's second city since a revolt erupted last year, a watchdog said.
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2012-05-18T14:15:34Z |
Drift to mobile a new challenge for Facebook
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With Internet users increasingly going mobile, a major challenge for Facebook will be trying to make money from its massive global presence in a more complex mobile space.
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2012-05-18T14:15:27Z |
Jury begins deliberations in John Edwards case
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A jury started weighing Friday morning whether John Edwards committed a crime when money from two wealthy donors was used to hide his pregnant mistress during the candidate's run for the 2008 White House.
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2012-05-18T14:12:10Z |
US stocks edge higher ahead of Facebook IPO
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Excitement about Facebook's initial public offering gave U.S. stocks a small lift in morning trading on Friday.
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2012-05-18T14:05:15Z |
German privacy official warns Facebook investors
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A German data protection official has warned Facebook investors that the social networking site's $38 starting share price is based on practices that breach European privacy rules. |
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2012-05-18T13:59:37Z |
Investors eagerly await Facebook debut on Wall Street
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(Reuters) - Investors are bracing for Facebook's Wall Street debut on Friday after the pioneering online social network raised about $16 billion in one of the biggest initial public offerings in U.S. history. To rapturous applause from employees, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg rang the bell to kick off trading on the Nasdaq market at the company's Silicon Valley headquarters at 6:30 a.m. Pacific time. Zuckerberg rang the bell, with Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and Nasdaq Chief Executive Robert Greifeld on either side. ...
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2012-05-18T13:58:59Z |
AP NewsAlert
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Jury begins deliberations on 6 criminal counts in John Edwards' campaign corruption case.
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2012-05-18T13:57:34Z |
In 'Moonrise Kingdom,' Wes Anderson relocates
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In Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom," the famously meticulous director takes his fastidiously fashioned world and flings it into the woods.
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2012-05-18T13:57:33Z |
Imprisoned star of 'Reality' impresses at Cannes
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The breakout performance at the Cannes Film Festival this year is Aniello Arena's turn as a Naples fishmonger who becomes obsessed with appearing on a "Big Brother"-style TV show in "Reality."
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2012-05-18T13:54:16Z |
Facebook windfall to help California fill budget hole
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Facebook's initial public offering will make lots of its staff in California rich -- and should therefore help the perennially cash-strapped state fill a whopping $16 billion budget hole.
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2012-05-18T13:53:09Z |
New bill offers Indian women post-divorce security
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Indian women's groups applauded Friday cabinet approval of amendments to a bill that would for the first time grant women a clearly-defined share of their husband's property after divorce.
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2012-05-18T13:50:35Z |
Facebook fever drives US stocks higher
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US stocks opened higher Friday as investors awaited the historic market debut of Facebook, with Europe's financial crisis momentarily receding from view.
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2012-05-18T13:46:50Z |
Lawyer tries to put Clemens accuser on trial
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Chided by the judge for what he called a confusing and mostly pointless cross-examination, Roger Clemens' lawyer is finally turning, after 19 hours, to his central accusation: that Brian McNamee doctored physical evidence to frame the former star pitcher.
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2012-05-18T13:44:11Z |
Bollywood star gets cricket stadium ban after row
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Mumbai cricket officials on Friday announced a five-year ban on Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan from the city's main stadium after a late-night row with staff at the grounds.
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