President Obama stopped by a Washington sandwich shop Wednesday to pick up some hoagies for a lunch with Capitol Hill leaders at the White House — and to make his latest pitch for Congress to support his economic agenda. Read full article > >

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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor said Wednesday that he was “saddened” by the guilty verdict for abetting war crimes in Sierra Leone and said his role in the conflict was much different from how it had been portrayed.

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Autopsy results on Mitchell Guist, a star of the reality TV show “Swamp People,” should be ready Wednesday, a local sheriff in Louisiana said.

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Autopsy due for ‘Swamp People’ star

The Festival de Cannes (Cannes Film Festival to the rest of us) gets underway on Wednesday, and as of this posting I’ll be packing my bags for the 10-day marathon of five-movie days, black-tie nights and rushed baguettes-et-fromage in between. Read full article > >

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Cannes Film Festival: let the movie marathon begin

A California judge ordered Wednesday that two Fullerton police officers stand trial in the beating death last year of Kelly Thomas, a homeless man with a mental illness.

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The Washington Capitals have found their identity this spring in being able to respond to tough losses and adversity with aplomb. On Wednesday night, facing elimination against the top-seeded New York Rangers, they came through again, this time with arguably their most dominant performance of the postseason. Read full article > >

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2012 NHL playoffs: Alex Ovechkin scores as Capitals force Game 7 against Rangers

The Washington Capitals have found their identity this spring in being able to respond to tough losses and adversity with aplomb. On Wednesday night, facing elimination against the top-seeded New York Rangers, they came through again, this time with arguably their most dominant performance of the postseason. Read full article > >

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The rematch between Lamont Peterson and Amir Khan was called off after the Nevada Athletic Commission on Wednesday night declined to issue Peterson a license to fight in the state in the wake of his positive test for a banned substance . Read full article > >

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Air ambulance helicopters in Scotland are to resume flying on Wednesday, after having been grounded in a safety alert.

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Air ambulances are given permission to fly again from Wednesday, after half of the UK’s fleet of 32 helicopters were grounded over safety fears.

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“The Scream” is one of the most tortured and most recognizable images in history. And now, after a record Sotheby’s auction, it’s one of the most expensive: The pastel, one of four versions of Norwegian painter Edvard Munch’s painting, sold for $119.9 million to an anonymous bidder at auction Wednesday night in New York. Read full article > >

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‘The Scream’ sets $119.9 million record: Why we’re drawn to its tortured psychology

President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and his Socialist challenger, François Hollande, clashed on Wednesday night in their only televised debate before Sunday’s election.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers, one of the most successful franchises in Major League Baseball, ushered in a new era of ownership Wednesday while ending a dismal chapter of ownership under Frank McCourt, who baseball's commissioner described as “looting” the club of $190 million to fund an extravagant lifestyle.

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Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch received a strong endorsement from the board of directors of his News Corp. on Wednesday, a day after British lawmakers investigating a phone hacking scandal said Murdoch was “not a fit person” to run a major international company.

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The trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards took a dramatic turn Wednesday when his daughter abruptly left the courtroom during testimony about a fight between her mother and father over his affair with a campaign videographer.

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