President Obama added to his edge over Mitt Romney even as money continues to pour in to outside groups ahead of the fall campaign.

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The Caucus: Obama’s April Fund-Raising Numbers Released

Newt Gingrich, whose quixotic presidential bid has been dogged by financial problems, racked up nearly $3 million in new debt for private jet flights, security consultants and travel costs in March even as his campaign teetered on the edge of collapse, according to new disclosures . Read full article > >

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Gingrich racks up more debt as his campaign disintegrates

A group of high school students in California have launched a rubber chicken to the edge of space, all in the name of science.

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VIDEO: Rubber chicken sent to edge of space

ISHINOMAKI, Japan — One year later, nothing is resolved. The rubble and ocean muck of last March 11 have been scrubbed from every wall, pulled from every basement and picked from every crevasse. Now the debris is piled in terraced mountains at the edge of this town along Japan’s tsunami-devastated northeastern coastline. Read full article > >

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A year after Japan’s triple disaster, an uncertain recovery

ADEN, Yemen — Nazha Mohammed was pale and silent in her mother’s arms, on the edge of listlessness. At 2 months old, she was one of the youngest children inside a high school where several hundred Yemenis have sought refuge from conflict. “There’s no milk for her,” explained her father, Mohammed Yahya. raghavans@washpost.com Read full article > >

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For the third time this year, Congress is dancing on the edge of a precipice as it is locked in a partisan battle over fiscal measures.

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Political Memo: Congress Takes Up a Partisan Battle, Again, Over Spending

A land fall at a south Wales leisure park leaves 15 caravans close to the edge of a cliff, says an owner.

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Land fall leaves caravans on edge

I wish it were true. I wish it were true that Occupy Wall Street could morph into our “American spring,” a left-wing counterweight to the tea party. I wish it were true that this naive and incoherent movement could somehow turn itself into the long-overdue national protest against speculation and manipulation by a financial services industry that misallocated so much capital and talent and continues to keep much of the global economy on the edge of recession. Read full article > >

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Steven Pearlstein: Obama can learn from the Occupy Wall Street movement

BEIJING — China launched an experimental module to lay the groundwork for a future space station on Thursday, underscoring its ambitions to become a major space power over the coming decade. The box car-sized Tiangong-1 module was shot into space from the Jiuquan launch center on the edge of the Gobi Desert aboard a Long March 2FT1 rocket. Read full article > >

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China launches first experimental module for future space station

Up to a million king crabs are discovered on the edge of Antarctica, probably carried by warm water, raising fears for the local ecosystem.

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Giant crabs make Antarctic leap

On Yosemite National Park’s beautiful Mist Trail, a young man lost his footing near the edge of a waterfall. A female companion frantically grabbed for him, but stumbled.

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Yosemite deaths spur uncertainty

For three nights this week riots struck London, Birmingham and other British cities, closing businesses, destroying landmarks and creating fear and panic among residents. An economy already on the edge lost millions of pounds of opportunities. Confidence in government in general and the police specifically was crushed as officers were seen standing by while looters took what they pleased.

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Sir Alex Ferguson believes the maturing of Wayne Rooney as a player can give Manchester United the edge over Barcelona in Saturday’s Champions League final.

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Rooney can edge it, says Ferguson

LINS, Brazil — In many ways, JBS, the company that owns the big slaughterhouse here on the edge of town, is still run like a family business.

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From farm to fork, Brazilian company dominates world beef industry

Sir Richard Branson is already selling tickets to fly people to the edge of space and now he wants to voyage to the bottom of the deepest oceans.

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