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| Colo. wildfire grows amid wind gusts |
| Thu, 17 May 2012 23:20:45 EDT |
| Firefighters worked to combat a growing blaze that was scorching terrain around a scenic canyon in northern Colorado |
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| Spain probes baby abductions |
| Thu, 17 May 2012 18:52:52 EDT |
| Thousands of Spanish women believe babies stolen, sold in industrial-scale racket involving gov't, doctors, and church |
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| Texas NBA fan suspended over haircut |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 04:32:41 EDT |
| Patrick Gonzalez, 12, was showing support for favorite player and fellow redhead Matt Bonner - at least he got free tickets |
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| Vietnam bus crash leaves 34 dead |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 02:19:02 EDT |
| Packed bus crashes through bridge guardrails, plunges into river bank in one of nation's deadliest road accidents |
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| House OKs continued war in Afghanistan |
| Thu, 17 May 2012 22:05:22 EDT |
| More than 10 years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, American public support for the overseas conflict has deteriorated |
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| Spain's troubled Bankia sees stock soar 25.88% |
| 2012-05-18T10:55:48Z |
Shares in Spain's troubled Bankia soared 25.88 percent on Friday as the financial sector staged a dramatic recovery a day after 16 banks were sharply downgraded by Moody's.
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| Iran may seek "tactical gain" with UN nuclear deal |
| 2012-05-18T10:50:50Z |
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog are making headway towards a framework deal on how to tackle concerns about its atomic activity, diplomats say, a potential bargaining chip for Tehran in next week's negotiations with world powers. Iran says such an agreement is needed before it can consider a request by U.N. inspectors to visit the Parchin military site where they believe explosives tests relevant for developing nuclear weapons may have been carried out. ...
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| Pro-EU Tadic leading polls ahead of runoff vote |
| 2012-05-18T10:48:54Z |
Serbs seem poised this weekend to re-elect a reformist who arrested Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, rejecting a nationalist promising closer ties with Russia — in a sign that the troubled Balkan nation is edging away from its 1990s war legacy.
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| Eurozone crisis drives down stocks before G8 |
| 2012-05-18T10:47:55Z |
World stock markets mostly fell on Friday and the euro hit another four-month dollar low, slammed by a ratings downgrade for Greece and warnings for 16 Spanish banks, ahead of a crucial G8 meeting.
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| More firefighters heading to Colorado |
| 2012-05-18T10:32:52Z |
More firefighters are heading to a fire that has burned across more than 11 square miles in northern Colorado and is approaching a reservoir for the city of Greeley.
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| 10 Things to Know for Friday |
| 2012-05-18T10:31:29Z |
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):
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| Mom speaks out over school's Facebook snooping |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 10:17:23 GMT |
| A mother who says her middle-school daughter was forced to let school officials browse the 13-year-old girl’s private Facebook page is speaking out against the practice because, she says, "other parents are scared to talk about it." |
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| 'No more ships like this': USS Iowa finds home in LA |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 08:17:20 GMT |
The USS Iowa, which ferried the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt across the Atlantic to a historic meeting with Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin, is to become a floating museum. |
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| Protest erupts after all-white jury acquits ex-cop |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 07:55:35 GMT |
The day after an all-white jury acquitted a former Houston police officer for his role in the beating of a 15-year-old African American burglary suspect, community activists rallied a crowd of at least 200 people on the courthouse steps to protest. |
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| Pacers burn Heat, take 2-1 series lead |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 04:47:00 GMT |
Roy Hibbert had 19 points and 18 rebounds, George Hill scored 20 and Danny Granger 17 as the Indiana Pacers, showing more balance, toughness and togetherness than Miami, throttled the Heat 94-75 on Thursday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. |
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| Report: FBI probes 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' threats |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 09:39:31 GMT |
Death threats against TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and his family are being probed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to reports. The threats were emailed to the Chapmans over a four-day period, sources close to the family told Hawaii News Now. |
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| Japan mayor: Tattooed Gaga, Depp can't work for me |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 10:37:55 GMT |
Even Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Lady Gaga would not be welcome to work for the Japanese city of Osaka because of their tattoos, its mayor said amid a backlash over his stance against body art. |
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| Trove of evidence released in Trayvon Martin shooting |
| Thu, 17 May 2012 22:29:37 GMT |
| Prosecutors on Thursday made public a trove of evidence used to justify murder charges against Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman, including a police report that concluded "the encounter between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin was ultimately avoidable by Zimmerman." |
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| UN: N. Korea skirts ban to import luxury goods |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 09:54:53 GMT |
| Ten thousand rolls of tobacco, 12 bottles of Sake, and a handful of second-hand Mercedes-Benz cars are among the latest reported breaches by North Korea of a U.N. ban on luxury goods sales to the reclusive state, according to a confidential draft U.N. report. |
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| Here's how you get a piece of Facebook |
| Thu, 17 May 2012 11:29:14 GMT |
| Excitement is mounting for Facebook’s expected debut on financial markets Friday. So if you’re an individual investor, can you get a piece of the action, and should you? |
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| Disco legend Donna Summer dead at 63 |
| Thu, 17 May 2012 15:49:43 GMT |
The Grammy-winning singer had numerous hits in both the 1970s and 1980s, including "Last Dance," "She Works Hard for the Money" and "Bad Girls. |
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| 6 shot, 3 dead, in Louisville, Ky. |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 01:58:07 GMT |
Back-to-back shootings in a western Louisville neighborhood left three people dead and three wounded Thursday. |
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| Oklahoma park accused of letting kids play with tigers |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 02:56:46 GMT |
| The Humane Society of the United States is accusing an Oklahoma exotic animal park of allowing children to handle and pose for photographs with juvenile tigers in what they called "a petting zoo for carnivores." |
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| Birthday boy Parker leads Spurs over Clippers |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 05:58:52 GMT |
Tony Parker scored 22 points on his 30th birthday, Tim Duncan had 18 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the fading Los Angeles Clippers 105-88 on Thursday night, pushing their winning streak to 16 and taking a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series. |
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| Salmonella-linked sushi toll climbs to 316 |
| Thu, 17 May 2012 22:39:02 GMT |
The toll from latest outbreak of salmonella-spiked Sushi has climbed to 316, according to a new government report. And that number may be a huge underestimate, since food safety officials estimate that for every salmonella infection they hear about, 29.3 go unreported. |
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| Romney Ad: What He'll Do on Day 1 |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 06:51:17 -0400 |
| WEST PALM BEACH – The Mitt Romney campaign released today its first ad of the General Election, a 30-second spot that focuses on what the candidate would do on the first day in the White House. The ad, which according to reports is set to... |
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| Pawlenty Mum on VP Prospects |
| Thu, 17 May 2012 18:39:27 -0400 |
| Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty slightly changed his tune on his vice presidential prospects Thursday when he didn’t rule out the possibility that he might get picked as Mitt Romney’s running mate. Just days before, he had told reporters to take him off the list.... |
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| The Negative Political Ad Risk |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 06:00:15 -0400 |
| The leak of a major ad campaign proposal that would go after President Obama’s past relationship with the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright has had both Republican and Democrats – even the billionaire who had requested the pitch – trying to distance themselves. Yet dirty tricks, negative campaigning... |
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| Kennedy's Kids Face Grieving Process |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 06:40:18 -0400 |
| The four children of Robert Kennedy Jr. and Mary Kennedy face a complicated grieving process in the aftermath of her suicide, mental health experts say. |
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| Familes Cheated by Suicide Cleanups? |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 07:07:05 -0400 |
| Five people in Texas said a biohazard removal company, Aftermath, overbilled them for cleaning up after their loved ones' deaths, billing tens of thousands of dollars for jobs that were quoted at a fraction of the price. |
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| Man Buys Out, Donates Kmart Stock |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 07:07:49 -0400 |
| A Kentucky businessman showed a heart of gold by buying the entire inventory of a closing K-Mart and donating it to charity. |
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| SpaceX: Next Frontier After NASA? |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 04:15:45 -0400 |
| If SpaceX safely launches its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon capsule into orbit, it could be the the start of something. It would be the first private-enterprise flight to the International Space Station. Ought NASA to be nervous? Hardly. |
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| 'American Idol' Down to Final Two |
| Thu, 17 May 2012 23:55:34 -0400 |
| Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips will compete for the “American Idol” crown on next week’s finale. Joshua Ledet was eliminated on Thursday night’s results show, and he sang James Brown’s “It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World” for his farewell song. Some 90 million votes were... |
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| Bono: World's Richest Rocker |
| Thu, 17 May 2012 19:33:26 -0400 |
| Paul McCartney may be about to be surpassed as the wealthiest rock musician in the world by U2 frontman Bono. NME.com reports that the Irish rocker, who owns a 2.3 percent stake in Facebook, is expected to see his net worth increase significantly when the... |
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