PARIS — The men and women who are elbowing for senior posts in Francois Hollande’s new French government reflect a range of political trajectories. But one thing they share is Hollande’s view of socialism as free-market social democracy — a pragmatic ideology in which nationalizations, clenched fists and the hammer and sickle are things of the past. Read full article > >

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French cabinet hopefuls share Francois Hollande’s pragmatic view of socialism

Salamworld, a social networking site with Islamic influences, is due to launch in July with the hope of challenging Facebook’s supremacy.

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Western hopes for salvaging a nearly four-week-old cease-fire in Syria have all but evaporated, as new assessments raise fresh doubts about the prospects for the U.N.-brokered accord and the chances for removing the country’s repressive leadership in the near term, diplomats and intelligence officials say. Read full article > >

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Syrian cease-fire violations deepen gloom over options for ousting Assad

An advert showing an Argentine Olympic hopeful training in the Falkland Islands is criticised by the International Olympic Committee.

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Olympic advert criticised by IOC

Steve Morison’s late equaliser earns Norwich a draw that leaves Arsenal’s Champions League hopes out of their hands.

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Arsenal 3-3 Norwich

London Mayor Boris Johnson hopes to defy disappointing Conservative results and retain the job – but the result is delayed after two ballot boxes of uncounted votes are found.

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Boris ahead amid London delays

Britain’s Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling medal hope Myroslav Dykun fails a doping test.

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British wrestler fails drugs test

TUCSON — Richard Carmona, the Democratic candidate for senator from Arizona, had a rough childhood in New York City. His Puerto Rican parents had drug and alcohol problems, and he was homeless for a time. He dropped out of high school and went to Vietnam, where he won two Purple Hearts and two Bronze Stars. Read full article > >

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Richard Carmona, former Bush surgeon general, best hope of turning Arizona blue, Democrats say

Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich will suspend his long-shot campaign next week, US media report, citing his aides.

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Come sunset Saturday, Nationals Park will be full not with baseball fans but with 41,000 devotees of another American phenomenon: Joel Osteen. Second base will become the main stage for the wavy-haired, ever-smiling Texan, whose cast for the 2 1 / 2 -hour “America’s Night of Hope” includes 100 singers and musicians, 1,000 ticket-ripping volunteers, and a six-person social media team to keep Twitter and Facebook buzzing. Read full article > >

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At Nationals Park, Osteen is expected to draw a full house

Thursday night, after the Washington Nationals had abandoned hope for the first time this season, Manager Davey Johnson wanted to give Jayson Werth a rest. With the Nationals trailing by six runs in the seventh inning, Werth could sit without worrying what it would cost the Nationals. Read full article > >

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Davey Johnson creates clear roles for Nationals reserves

It’s possibly the cruelest joke a brain can play: One minute you’re devouring a delicious ice cream sundae in delight, the next you’re holding a palm to your forehead in excruciating pain. For the next 10 seconds, what you laughingly refer to as “brain freeze” (when other people get it) is no laughing matter. Researchers induced such pain in 27 healthy volunteers in a new study presented at the Experimental Biology 2012 conference in San Diego this week. Lead author Jorge Serrador and his team were trying to identify exactly what causes brain freeze. They hoped that by pinpointing the cause they would influence future research on migraines or post-traumatic headaches. Read – Searching for the cause of 'brain freeze'

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Aaaaggghhh! Brain freeze! Researchers seek an explanation

Why presidential hopefuls recall France’s glorious past

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French candidates recall glorious past

Police hope to “jog memories” by questioning people one week after Chinese art worth more than £18m was stolen from a Cambridge Museum.

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Art theft police ‘jog memories’

Etan Patz is thought to be the first missing child whose image was printed on milk cartons in hopes of gathering information. Police will bore into a SoHo building in the search.

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