MILWAUKEE — Evan Bradtke, a 20-year-old college student, spends time these days working out of a small, windowless room in a nondescript suite of offices a few miles outside Madison, Wis. Hour after hour he calls voters, urging them to turn out on June 5 to support embattled Republican Gov. Scott Walker . Read full article > >

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A tropical storm warning was in effect for parts of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida thanks to subtropical storm Beryl, which is forecast to bring rain and cause dangerous surf over the busy Memorial Day weekend.

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Beryl to bring rain, wind to Southeast

Starting when he was 12 and lasting through 15 major league seasons as a pitcher, including time with the Red Sox and the Mets, Bob Ojeda has had an intense relationship with pain.

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The Former Met Bob Ojeda Relives Both Glory and Pain

Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness offers to hold talks with dissident republicans, saying their violence is “a pathetic and futile attempt to turn back the clock”.

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McGuinness wants dissident talks

BEIRUT — Opposition groups on Saturday accused Syrian government forces of killing at least 90 people during an intense bombardment of the central village of Houla, amid what appeared to be an escalation in violence in several parts of the country. Read full article > >

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Bombardment of Syrian village leaves more than 90 dead, activists say

BEIRUT —Syrian forces killed dozens of civilians in a village in central Syria, opposition groups and witnesses said Saturday, amid growing questions about the effectiveness of a U.N. monitoring mission that is supposed to be observing a cease-fire. U.N. officials said that at least 32 children were among the dead. Read full article > >

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Bombardment of Syrian village leaves dozens dead

The offer was extended to 45,000 people as part of the agency’s effort to reduce operating costs.

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Postal Service Offers Buyouts to Mail Handlers

Police in Edinburgh keep apart two rival marches which gathered for rallies close to St Andrew’s house.

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Police keep rival marches apart

CAIRO — Former Egyptian prime minister and presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq sought Saturday to dispel his authoritarian image by vowing to uphold democratic principles and respect all segments of society. Read full article > >

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Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq pledges not to be new Mubarak

The Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness says republicans have been talking privately to a “very significant group of Protestants and unionists”.

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Sinn Fein confirm unionist talks

Why are we talking about Bain Capital again? The answer, it seems, is that the two presidential campaigns want it that way. The Romney campaign wants us talking about Bain Capital LLC because Mitt Romney says his time leading the firm prepared him for the presidency. Read full article > >

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Why neither Obama nor Romney wants to talk about Romney’s record

A large fire that spread across 10 acres of the Mourne Mountains may have been started deliberately, the fire service says.

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Forest fire ‘may be deliberate’

Matt Smith, the star of the BBC drama Doctor Who, has started the eighth day of the Olympic torch relay from Cardiff.

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VIDEO: From Time Lord to torchbearer

Singapore holds a keenly-watched by-election to fill a parliamentary seat vacated after an opposition MP was expelled by his party in February.

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Singapore in keenly-watched poll

With a near-flawless docking on Friday, start-up rocket company SpaceX achieved what only big governments have to date: It launched a mission to the international space station . The moment marked a pivot point in U.S. space ambitions, away from total NASA control and toward creative private enterprise. While NASA furnished seed money and technical advice, SpaceX engineers designed, built, launched and drove the white gumdrop-shaped Dragon capsule until the final moments. Read full article > >

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SpaceX’s Dragon capsule docks with international space station