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Bloomberg Violates Weekend Helicopter Ban, and Will Stop

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

A news program showed Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg using his helicopter over the weekend at a helipad where trips on Saturday and Sunday are prohibited.

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Body of missing Harvard student found

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

The desperate search in Portland, Maine, for a Harvard Business School student missing since Sunday ended in heartbreak after his body was found just days before he was to graduate.

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NBA playoffs: Can LeBron James and Dwyane Wade carry the load for the Miami Heat?

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

MIAMI – LeBron James didn’t hesitate. He didn’t massage his answer. Asked after a workout Monday whether he and Dwyane Wade could continue to serve up the otherwordly excellence they offered in the third quarter of Sunday’s series-salvaging defeat of the Indiana Pacers , he said . . . well, heck no. Read full article > >

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Pakistan Blocks Twitter Over Cartoon Contest

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

The government blocked access to the social networking service on Sunday, after holding Twitter responsible for promoting a blasphemous cartoon contest, officials said.

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Newark Mayor Cory Booker slams Obama campaign attack on Romney’s work for Bain Capital

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, a close ally of President Obama in the upcoming election, slammed the president’s campaign Sunday for ads attacking Mitt Romney’s work for the private-equity firm Bain Capital. Read full article > >

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Ex-Yemeni President Saleh hospitalized

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was admitted Sunday to a military hospital in Sanaa, the second time that he's been to a hospital this month, a government official said.

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Strong Quake Hits Northern Italy

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

A strong earthquake rocked northern Italy early on Sunday morning, causing at least three deaths and collapsing rural factories and ancient bell towers in towns.

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49 headless bodies normal in Mexico?

Friday, May 18th, 2012

On Sunday, 49 decapitated bodies were found on a major highway outside Monterrey, Mexico, which is about 80 miles southwest of the U.S. border.

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49 headless bodies normal in Mexico?

Memorial service for Marie Colvin

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Politicians and journalists take part in a service to celebrate the life of Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin, killed in Syria in February.

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‘AVENGERS’ WINS 2nd RECORD WEEKEND: Marvel film tops $1B globally

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

JOHNNY DEPP’s alabaster-vampire skin and comic bite could do nothing to slow down the Hulk’s green. “The Avengers” set another record Sunday, grossing $103.2-million in its second weekend of domestic release, according to studio estimates. That tops “Avatar’s” second-weekend mark of $75.6-million. (“Dark Shadows,” the eighth Depp/Tim Burton teaming, debuted with a disappointing $28.8-million.) Read full article > >

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‘AVENGERS’ WINS 2nd RECORD WEEKEND: Marvel film tops $1B globally

Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Live coverage of Sunday’s game between Sunderland and Manchester United in the Premier League.

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Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd

Talks on Greek Coalition Collapse, Threatening Deal

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

The leader of a left-wing party that favors rejecting Greece’s loan agreement with foreign creditors on Sunday again refused to join a unity coalition, making new elections almost a given.

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Greece in last-ditch government talks

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Greek President Karolos Papoulias will hold last-ditch talks with political party leaders Sunday, a week after elections where angry voters punished mainstream parties by backing a range of fringe groups.

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We can become legends – Zabaleta

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

Manchester City will book their place in the club’s history by clinching the Premier League title on Sunday, says Pablo Zabaleta.

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Greece’s President Will Try to Broker a Coalition Government

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

Greece’s president will start negotiations on Sunday to form a coalition government in a last-ditch effort to avoid new elections and further political turmoil.

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