Pedro Hernandez’s history of psychiatric diagnoses could weigh on the credibility of his three-and-a-half-hour confession.

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Mental History of Pedro Hernandez, Suspect in Patz Case, Emerges

During the first court appearance of Pedro Hernandez, who is accused of killing Etan Patz, his lawyer said his client had a psychiatric history that included hallucinations.

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Suspect in Patz Case Is Charged With Second-Degree Murder

Wales’ hidden history

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Star Wars: Wales’ hidden history

PHILADELPHIA – When Mitt Romney came to an inner-city charter school here Thursday to promote his new education agenda , he received something of a history lecture about the persecution of blacks in America and the struggles of African American children to meet the academic achievements of their white counterparts. Read full article > >

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Romney visits inner-city charter school in Philadelphia in outreach to black voters

Cannes, France —Whether it’s the weather, the traffic or the movies, perhaps the best word to describe the Cannes Film Festival this year is “stuck.” From the outset, when organizers announced the directors competing for the festival’s top honor, Cannes seemed stalled in a past era: Of the 22 films competing for the Palme d’Or this week, not one is directed by a woman, a nod to the mythical image of the heroic auteur that Cannes is famous for championing in its 66-year history. Read full article > >

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Cannes Film Festival 2012: Stalled in the past, with few surprises

Liverpool’s Sea Odyssey street theatre event was the “most successful event in the city’s history”, says Mayor Joe Anderson.

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Giants ‘generated £32m for city’

Egyptians have been voting in the first free presidential election in their history, made possible by last year’s Arab Spring uprising.

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VIDEO: ‘Scuffles’ as eager Egyptians vote

Egyptians are voting in the first free presidential election in their history, made possible by last year’s Arab Spring uprising.

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Egyptians vote in landmark poll

Listen to BBC Radio 5 live’s coverage as Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on penalties to win the Champions League for the first time in their history.

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AUDIO: Re-live Chelsea’s dramatic victory

Chelsea have won the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history, beating German team Bayern Munich in a penalty shoot out.

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VIDEO: Ecstatic Chelsea fans celebrate win

Mr. Fischer-Dieskau made hundreds of recordings, setting the modern standard for performances of lieder, and was called “one of the most remarkable voices in history.”

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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Bountiful German Baritone, Dies at 86

The government of Quebec unveils an emergency bill in an effort to quell the most sustained student protests in Canadian history.

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Quebec in ‘emergency’ protest law

Facebook, the social network that began eight years ago in a Harvard dorm room, will debut Friday on the stock markets having raised $16 billion, making it the third largest initial public offering in U.S. history. Read full article > >

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Facebook’s market debut draws criticism from lawmakers

Facebook prices its shares at $38 each ahead of one of the most eagerly anticipated share flotations in recent stock market history.

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Float values Facebook at $104bn

IT’S NOT OFTEN that a senior political figure announces an intention to behave irresponsibly and risk inflicting great harm on the U.S. economy. It’s even rarer that the politician, having already behaved irresponsibly and inflicted harm on the U.S. economy, announces his intention to do so again. Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: Mr. Boehner’s lamentable desire to repeat bad history