The feuding has commenced again, complete with shootin’, spittin’ and cussin’ (not to mention corncob pipes and moonshine). But the hills where the latest Hatfields vs. McCoys skirmish has flared up are not in the Appalachians, where the battle dragged out over decades near the West Virginia/Kentucky border. Read full article > >

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Hatfields and McCoys square off again — but on unfamiliar terrain

Circulation and staff reductions at The Times-Picayune of New Orleans and three Alabama newspapers are the latest instances of reorganization in a rapidly changing industry.

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In Latest Sign of Print Upheaval, New Orleans Paper Scaling Back

At least two people were killed in Beirut in heavy clashes early on Monday between rival Sunni Muslim gunmen, the latest violence fueled by tensions over the uprising in neighboring Syria.

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BBC reporter Kev Geoghegan with the latest from Cannes

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Cannes 2012: Reporter’s Diary

A telephone conversation on Friday between Germany’s chancellor and Greece’s president became the latest flashpoint in the unfolding crisis over Greece’s membership in the euro.

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Greece and Germany in War of Words Over Euro Crisis

Music producer Thomas Dolby describes how one of his latest songs, Simone, was inspired by his son, Harper, who was born a girl but changed genders.

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VIDEO: ‘I felt trapped’ in female body

Children from racial and ethnic minorities now account for more than half the births in the US, estimates from the latest census data say.

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White births now minority in US

A paralyzed Massachusetts woman picked up a bottle of coffee and sipped from it by moving a robotic arm with her thoughts, researchers reported Wednesday — the latest advance in the race to restore movement to people who have lost control of their muscles. Read full article > >

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Paralyzed woman moves robotic arm with her thoughts

Seems no one is immune from the tender mercies of the TSA pat-down. First, we learned that Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) , the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was subjected to a handsy search . And now we learn of the latest high-profile search-ee: former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger . Read full article > >

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Henry Kissinger gets TSA pat-down

Forty-nine decapitated and mutilated bodies were found Sunday dumped on a highway connecting the northern Mexican metropolis of Monterrey to the U.S. border in what could be the latest outburst in an escalating war of terror among drug gangs.

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Dozens of Bodies Found on Mexico Highway, Official Says

The primary loss for the longest-serving GOP senator is the latest blow to the political center in the polarized chamber. Nearly half a dozen moderate senators are retiring.

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Lugar’s loss polarizes U.S. Senate

Glossy exercise machines are cropping up in parks. It’s the latest bit of government “nudge theory”, writes Sophie Robehmed.

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The rise of the adult playground

The fasting protest was the latest display of anger at the 23 California State University campuses, where the system has lost roughly $970 million in state financing since 2008.

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California State Students Plan to Fast in Protest Over Cuts

A record number of UK beaches have been given the top award for water quality in the latest Good Beach Guide, says the Marine Conservation Society.

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Record number for top beach award

Actor Colin Firth says he felt “a little overwhelmed” by the enormity of the story to be told in his latest film The Railway Man.

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Firth overwhelmed by film’s story