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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/15/12 2:00pm.  Score: 818

+ Report: Taliban, Afghan troops forge agreements—Members of the Afghan army are forging secret alliances with the Taliban, threatening to undermine the ability of Afghan authorities to main...

+ Motorcycle bomber kills 10 in eastern Afghanistan—KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated explosives in an Afghan district close to the border with Pakistan, killing at ...

+ Sri Lanka marks victory over Tamils—Members of Sri Lanka's military took place in a "Victory Day" parade Saturday to mark the defeat of Tamil Tiger separatists in a 25-year civ...

+ Japanese woman, 73, reaches Mount Everest summit—Tamae Watanabe, who on May 16, 2002 at the age of 63 years became the oldest woman to climb Mount Everest, smashed her own record on Saturda...

+ French president sticks to Afghan pullout plan—New French President Francois Hollande told President Barack Obama on Friday that he will stick by his pledge to withdraw France's troops fr...

+ Witnesses to Afghan massacre recount chilling scene—Villagers who witnessed a massacre in southern Afghanistan that killed 17 civilians, including children, describe a chilling scene of scream...

+ Pentagon unveils model of bin Laden compound—This image released by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency shows a scale model of the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where Osama ...

+ NYT: US-led imperative in peril as trained Afghans turn enemy—Assaults on coalition service members by uniformed Afghan soldiers, what the military calls "green on blue" attacks, are undermining the fut...

+ Too busy to put kids to bed? Try 24-hour daycare—Juggling parenting with a high-powered career and hectic social life is a challenge anywhere in the world. One daycare center in India has s...

+ 6 survive, 15 killed as plane hits Nepal mountain—A plane crashed into a mountain in the Himalayas while trying to land at an airport in northern Nepal on Monday, killing 15 people and criti...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 12:50pm.  Score: 409

+ US agriculture companies pledge millions to Africa—  A group of U.S. seed, chemical and equipment companies will invest at least $150 million over the next few years into African agricultural...

+ Somaliland court sentences 17 civilians to death—A military court in Somalia's autonomous northern region of Somaliland has sentenced 17 civilians to death for attacking a military base, th...

+ Westerners held over massacre in Central Africa—A Swedish safari boss, his British pilot and 13 of their staff have been accused of torturing and killing 18 people in the Central African R...

+ Geldof: G8 Camp David summit can end poverty—Ahead of this week's G8 summit at Camp David, Maryland, the musician and global poverty campaigner Bob Geldof returns to Ethiopia to highlig...

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+ 'Big fish' nabbed: Senior Kony commander caught—Uganda has captured one of the top five members of the Lord's Resistance Army, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the notori...

+ Nigeria stock exchange's yacht, Rolexes vanish—A yacht and dozens of Rolex watches bought by Nigeria’s stock exchange for a total of more than $868,000 went missing during an outbreak of ...

+ Leak hits Shell Nigeria pipeline in environmental case—A troubled Shell oil pipeline in Nigeria ruptured, spilling around hundreds of gallons of crude oil a minute for around 24 hours, a member o...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/18/12 11:44pm.  Score: 339

+ Chinese dissident in US: Promote China justice—Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, arriving in the U.S. Saturday, told NBC News he trusts the Chinese central government and hopes peo...

+ Blind Chinese activist Chen arrives in US—Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday after China allowed him to leave a hospital in Beijing, NBC...

+ Blind Chinese activist Chen leaves on flight to US—Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his family left Beijing Saturday on a flight to the US. [Category: News]

+ Blind Chinese activist Chen set to leave for US—Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his family are due to leave Beijing Saturday for the US, NBC News has learned. [Category...

+ Sumatra volcanoes may pack deadly punch—The oft-disaster-battered island of Sumatra may have yet another threat to add to the roster of natural phenomena that afflict the Indonesia...

+ Thai police arrest man over roasted babies' bodies—Thai police arrested a British man after discovering six human babies which had been roasted and wrapped in gold leaf in preparation for a t...

+ Japan mayor: Tattooed Gaga, Depp can't work for me—Even Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Lady Gaga would not be welcome to work for the Japanese city of Osaka because of their tattoos, its may...

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+ UN: N. Korea skirts ban to import luxury goods—Ten thousand rolls of tobacco, 12 bottles of Sake, and a handful of second-hand Mercedes-Benz cars are among the latest reported breaches by...

+ Obama names first US ambassador to Myanmar in 22 years—The Obama administration says it is easing restrictions on U.S. investment and trade in Myanmar to encourage business development in the imp...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 5:54am.  Score: 289

+ New supporters for solidarity fund—A campaign of the XminY solidarity fund to find 600 new supporters has reached its goal. As a result, the fund’s future seems secure for the...

+ New issues in an old debate—[By Wim Pijbes] – The Rijksmuseum Passage has not been used for almost ten years. As a result, many people have trouble visualizing the new ...

+ Receipts from Nieuw-West— The Nieuw-West district has published the accounts of the council’s expenses over 2011. No shocking amounts, but it’s interesting to see h...

+ ‘Closing Rijksmuseum passage will worsen traffic safety’—According to an analysis by cyclists’ organisation Fietsersbond, there are errors in a report used by the Zuid district to underpin a decisi...

+ Ship replaces 4 lorries—An electronic cargo ship of Mokum Mariteam transports containers through the canals, replacing ‘four compact lorries’. An important customer...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 9:00am.  Score: 282

+ Mexican crime reporter kidnapped and murdered—CIUDAD OBREGON, Mexico, May 18 (Reuters) - The corpse of a crime reporter was found stuffed into a garbage bag in a suspected gangland killi...

+ 800-year-old cedar tree died death of a thousand cuts—The death of an ancient cedar tree inside a remote park on Canada's Vancouver Island is being showcased by an environmental group seeking mo...

+ 800-year-old cedar tree died death of a thousand cuts—The death of an ancient cedar tree inside a remote park on Canada's Vancouver Island is being showcased by an environmental group seeking mo...

+ Cops: We'll hold diamond-swallower until evidence moves—Police in Ontario, Canada say they will hold a man who allegedly swallowed a $20,000 diamond for as long as it takes for him to produce the ...

+ Immigration decision a plus for Klezmer tango band—U.S. immigration officials are clarifying their definition of “culturally unique” in a move that could make it easier for foreign "hybrid" o...

+ Quebec moves to restore order amid student strike—Quebec's government has moved to end a sometimes violent 14-week mass student strike in the Canadian province that officials fear could harm...

+ Former Mexico defense minister probed over drug links—Two Mexican generals, including the former deputy minister of defense, who helped the country's war against drug gangs, are being investigat...

+ Globally acclaimed Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes dies—  Novelist Carlos Fuentes, one of Latin America's most eloquent and widely read authors and a fierce critic of governments, has died after a...

+ Bomb kills at least 2 in apparent assassination attempt in Colombia—A bomb blast on a crowded street in Colombia Tuesday reportedly killed several people and injured 19 others. [Category: News]

+ 'Aletta,' first Pacific storm of 2012, forms off Mexico—The first tropical storm of the year formed in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico on Monday and was named Aletta, the Miami-based Nationa...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/19/12 2:59am.  Score: 257

+ Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya—The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people has died, his son told NBC News on Sun...

+ Yemen clashes kill 34 militants, soldiers: officials—ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - At least 22 al Qaeda-linked militants and 12 Yemeni soldiers were killed in clashes and air strikes overnight during...

+ Israel becomes lab for electric car network—Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi has begun rolling out the world's first nationwide electric car network. Now, will the drivers come? ...

+ Report: Car bomb kills 9, wounds 100 in Syria—A car bomb in the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor killed nine people and wounded about 100 Saturday, the official SANA news agency said. ...

+ Poll: 63 percent in US back military action to prevent nuclear-armed Iran—Some 63 percent of Americans would be in favor of taking military action to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, according to a Pew ...

+ 'Covert' US drone operation is mapped on Twitter—Though the hour was late, Yemen’s social media was still very much awake. A U.S. drone's missiles had just slammed into a convoy of vehicles...

+ Panetta seeks $70M for Israel's 'Iron Dome' shield—WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon will seek to provide Israel with an additional $70 million in the coming months for its short-range rocket shield...

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+ Ahmadinejad: UK doesn't want me at Olympics—Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he wants to attend the 2012 Summer Olympics in London but that the U.K. has a problem with him. ...

+ Israel slams Olympic committee over Munich massacre tribute—An Israeli official on Thursday attacked the International Olympic Committee after it apparently refused to allow a minute's silence at the ...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 3:00pm.  Score: 102

+ Azerbaijan: autocracy in an oil paradise—Oil is central to Azerbaijan. The former Soviet Republic, in which the Eurovision Song Contest is due to take place at the end of May, is on...

+ Utoya survivors confront mass-killer in court—The trial in Oslo of self-confessed mass-killer Anders Breivik has started hearing testimonies of those who were hit by his bullets at the U...

+ Forgotten refugees in Bosnia—Former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic has appeared at the Hague tribunal, accused of mass murder and the expulsion of thousands of Bosnia...

+ Opinion: The Greek people have to choose again—Attempts to form a government in Greece have failed. Now that the parties have failed, says DW's Spiros Moskovou, it's up to the people to p...

+ Love at second sight?—The brand new French President Francois Hollande had a mission on his first stormy trip to Berlin: renegotiate the EU fiscal compact. But th...

+ New French prime minster 'spricht deutsch'—French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, who studied German, could prove a key asset as France seeks to assuage Germany's austerity drive in...

+ Greeks prepare for another trip to the polls—Greece is to have another election, following the failure of last-ditch attempts to form a coalition government. The Radical Left may be in ...

+ Officially powerless, the eurogroup sees influence grow—Europe's stronghold in the face of the economic crisis, the eurogroup has grown under the EU's stability pact. But protecting the euro is a ...

+ A eurozone without Greece?—The risk of a Greek bankruptcy is more real than ever. And the country's exit from the Eurozone is looking more and more likely.

+ 'The people of Greece are bleeding'—The Greek population is suffering under austerity measures and has long lost trust in their politicians. DW spoke about this with former Gre...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/19/12 2:00pm.  Score: 74

+ Lone bomber sought in Italy school attack—A bomb attack that killed a teenage girl and wounded 10 other people in the southern Italian town of Brindisi was probably done by an indivi...

+ NATO chief: No rush for exits in Afghanistan—CHICAGO -- The United States and NATO leaders insisted Sunday that the Afghanistan fighting coalition will remain whole despite France's pla...

+ Race is on to sell Olympic legacy in UK—LONDON - The sweatsuit comes off and the business hat goes on when it comes to many of those participating in the Olympic torch relay. ...

+ Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya—The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie, Scotland, bombing that killed 270 people has died, his brother said ...

+ Fatal 6.0-magnitude quake hits near Bologna, Italy—A series of quakes struck just north of Bologna, Italy, on Sunday, and authorities are reporting several deaths. [Category: News]

+ 6.0-magnitude quake strikes near Bologna, Italy—A series of quakes struck just north of Bologna, Italy, on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. [Category: News]

+ Thousands march in Frankfurt against austerity measures—FRANKFURT (Reuters) - At least 20,000 demonstrators marched through Frankfurt on Saturday in a peaceful protest against austerity measures i...

+ Bomb kills teen girl at Italy school, others hurt—An explosion at a school in Italy Saturday killed a teenage girl and injured several others, according to reports and officials. [Ca...

+ Explosion at school in Italy kills 1, injures 6—An explosion at a school in Italy Saturday injured killed one person and six students, two seriously, according to reports and officials. ...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 71

+ Frisian as a university subject under threat—The only Dutch university degree course in Frisian language and culture may disappear because of a shortage of students, the Volkskrant repo...

+ Warmer weather on its way, but showers set to continue—The weekend will be warmer than recent days but there will still be heavy showers at times, particularly on Sunday, weather forecasters say.

+ Wilders takes Dutch state to court to head off EU emergency fund—Geert Wilders is taking legal action against the Dutch state in an effort to stop the Netherlands supporting the European financial emergenc...

+ Wilders takes Dutch state to court to head of EU emergency fund—Geert Wilders is taking legal action against the Dutch state in an effort to stop the Netherlands supporting the European financial emergenc...

+ Van Haersma Buma wins CDA leadership contest in single ballot—Sybrand van Haersma Buma was on Friday elected the new leader of the Christian Democrats after taking more than 50% of the vote in a party m...

+ Dutch gas companies set sights on Israel—Large natural gas reserves discovered under the Mediterranean sea close to the Israeli city of Haifa are proving a draw to Dutch firms, news...

+ Staunch Protestant woman, 71, investigated for care home abuse—Social workers and police are investigating claims of abuse at a children's home in the Bible belt region of Staphorst, regional paper De St...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/18/12 5:00pm.  Score: 45

+ Unearthed body of missing Polish woman—The remains of a woman Dutch police discovered on Thursday at a campsite just north of Amsterdam is very likely that of a Polish woman who w...

+ Smart security cameras have limited effect—Smart security cameras that scan licence plates help catch a very limited number of criminals, RTL Nieuws reports. The cameras pass the inf...

+ European praise for Dutch Textile Museum—Tilburg’s Textile Museum has been praised at the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award ceremony. The jury particularly va...

+ Dutch poll: Green Left party at all-time low—A weekly opinion poll suggests the Green Left party can now count on just four seats in parliament compared with the ten it actually has. T...

+ D66 wants longer working week, lower taxes—We should work more, go back to the 40-hour working week and scrap the Pentecost Monday bank holiday, D66 MP Wouter Koolmees told a televisi...

+ Groningen home fire caused by weed plantation—The fire that destroyed a home in the Dutch city of Groningen on Friday night was caused by a cannabis growing operation, the police have fo...

+ "Scrap tuition fees for technical studies"—Technical university studies should be free, says the head of the technical industry employers' federation FME. The move is necessary to pr...

+ Nothing wrong with Dutch hemp bread—There is nothing wrong with bread containing hemp sold by a baker in the Dutch village of Oegstgeest, the Nederlands Forensic Institute has ...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 3:00pm.  Score: 36

+ Lone bomber sought in Italy school attack—A bomb attack that killed a teenage girl and wounded 10 other people in the southern Italian town of Brindisi was probably done by an indivi...

+ NATO chief: No rush for exits in Afghanistan—CHICAGO -- The United States and NATO leaders insisted Sunday that the Afghanistan fighting coalition will remain whole despite France's pla...

+ Race is on to sell Olympic legacy in UK—LONDON - The sweatsuit comes off and the business hat goes on when it comes to many of those participating in the Olympic torch relay. [Cate...

+ Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya—The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people has died, his son told NBC News on Sun...

+ Strong quake rattles Italy; at least 5 dead—A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early on Sunday, killing at least five people, injuring dozens and seriously dam...

+ Report: Taliban, Afghan troops forge agreements—Members of the Afghan army are forging secret alliances with the Taliban, threatening to undermine the ability of Afghan authorities to main...

+ Fatal 6.0-magnitude quake hits near Bologna, Italy—A series of quakes struck just north of Bologna, Italy, on Sunday, and authorities are reporting several deaths. [Category: News]

+ 6.0-magnitude quake strikes near Bologna, Italy—A series of quakes struck just north of Bologna, Italy, on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. [Category: News]

+ Chinese dissident in US: Promote China justice—Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, arriving in the U.S. Saturday, told NBC News he trusts the Chinese central government and hopes peo...

+ Forget protests: NATO problem is Afghanistan—A war-weary U.S. faces off with wary NATO allies in Chicago about money and support for Afghanistan after U.S. combat troops withdraw in 201...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 26

+ Dominicans choosing between brash ex-president and ruling party technocrat for new leader—Dominicans formed orderly lines at voting stations across the country Sunday as they chose a new president from a field that includes a bras...

+ UN human rights chief visits Zimbabwe; President's party says 'we have nothing to hide'—The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has arrived in Zimbabwe on the first mission to the troubled southern African nation by the worl...

+ Children among 5 dead as fishing boat sinks in French island of Mayotte—The French government says a fishing boat sank off the French island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, leaving two adults and three children d...

+ Israel army court convicts Palestinian protest leader of urging youths to hurl rocks—An Israeli military court has convicted a Palestinian protest leader of urging youths to throw rocks at Israeli soldiers, in a case that has...

+ Child abuse allegations rock Danish town in Thomas Vinterberg's Cannes entry 'The Hunt'—Thomas Vinterberg is aware his new movie, "The Hunt," may touch a raw nerve. Several, in fact. The Danish director's Cannes Fil...

+ Dominicans choose between ruling party's choice or past president whose term ended in crisis—Polling stations are largely calm and orderly as voters in the Dominican Republic choose a new president. There were no reports...

+ 5 dead after plane carrying skydivers crashes in Bosnia, police say—Police say five people were killed when a small sports plane crashed in Bosnia's northwest. Mirna Soja, a spokesperson for Banja Luka polic...

+ Bosnian police say 5 people die as Cessna plane carrying skydivers crashes near Banja Luka—Police say five people were killed when a small sports plane crashed in Bosnia's northwest. Mirna Soja, a spokesperson for Banj...

+ Bosnian police say 5 people die as Cessna plane carrying skydivers crashes near Banja Luka—Bosnian police say 5 people die as Cessna plane carrying skydivers crashes near Banja Luka.

+ In the shadows of art, Cannes Film Festival movie market flourishes—The movie market at Cannes is such a dramatic sideshow that this year it's getting its own film. Director James Toback and acto...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 26

+ New charges in foiled plot as NATO meets—Two additional suspects face charges in connection with an alleged terror plot in Chicago as world leaders meet at a NATO summit there today...

+ G-8 leaders take up eurozone crisis, possible Greek exit—Concerns about whether debt-laden Greece will be forced to pull out of the eurozone, and what that would mean for a weakened European econom...

+ 21 dead in Yemen al Qaeda clashes—Fierce clashes between government troops and al Qaeda fighters Sunday morning in Yemen left 21 people dead, two local security officials tol...

+ Italy school attack not tied to mafia, prosecutor says—Two suspects in a fatal bombing outside a school in Italy have been identified, a prosecutor said.

+ Lockerbie bomber dies more than two years after release—Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people, died Sunday, th...

+ Iranian official: Expect record oil prices over nuclear sanctions—Iran's finance minister believes oil prices could rise as high as $160 a barrel thanks to sanctions over its nuclear program, a prediction t...

+ NATO summit opens amid protests—The road map out of the war in Afghanistan is expected to be drawn up by world leaders when they gather today at the NATO summit in Chicago.

+ Acid poured on woman for 'no'—When 18-year-old Mumtaz walks into a room the first thing you notice about her is the patchwork of painful puffy red scars that stretch acro...

+ Prosecutor: Suspects identified in blast outside school in Italy—Two suspects in a fatal bombing outside a school in Italy have been identified, a prosecutor said.

+ Chinese human rights activist Chen arrives in U.S.—Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng arrived Saturday evening in the United States, bringing an end to a diplomatic firestorm that ...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 10

+ SpaceX to Try a Trip to International Space Station—Successful mission to the space station would be a first for commercial spaceflight.

+ Obama Needs Strong Commitments to Afghanistan For Success at NATO Summit—Global powwows are often highly orchestrated, but there's a lot at stake for Obama at NATO summit.

+ Private Companies Helping to Front Funds For African Food Development—Food security aid is uncertain amid Eurozone crisis, and private companies are stepping in.

+ Home Prices Improve (Slightly) in Battleground States—Home prices are still down, but improving in key states for pols this November.

+ A Greek Meltdown Won't be the End of the World—Greece leaving the euro zone no longer spells financial doom for the rest of the world.

+ Red Menace: China Poised to Join Elite Aircraft Carrier Club—A Pentagon report on China's military power reveals Beijing's ambitions breach Asia-Pacific region

+ GOP Trying to Target Growing Number of Young Latino Voters—Young Hispanics to be growing electoral force in coming years.

+ FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: The Social Network Goes Public—It's Facebook's big day.

+ Is It Time To Rate Young Adult Books for Mature Content?—A new report finds that nearly all young adult bestsellers contain at least some profanity.

+ Don't Like It? Get a Refund, Apple Says of Siri Lawsuits—Lawsuits allege television ads mislead on iPhone scheduler's effectiveness; Apple seeks dismissal.

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/19/12 12:00am.  Score: 1

+ European leaders add to rising fears of breakup—European officials are playing a dangerous game of chicken with Greece. [Category: News]

+ Rising wealth in China fails to buy more happiness—Sometimes more money just buys more unhappiness. Take China, for example. Everyone assumed that people would get happier as their wallets go...

+ World Bank on Greece: Spain, Italy could be next—Spain and Italy will be the next victims of the European financial crisis if Greece crashes out of the euro currency zone, the head of the W...

+ The world braces for messy impact from Greece—As Greece teeters on the edge of financial collapse, European officials have a new task before them: preventing the financial turmoil from s...

+ 'Say your prayers': Bid to form Greek government fails—Attempts to form a Greek government collapsed Tuesday, worsening fears that leftists opposed to the terms of an EU bailout could win power a...

+ Ex-Murdoch editor charged in phone-hacking scandal—Rebekah Brooks, a close confidante of Rupert Murdoch, was charged on Tuesday with interfering with a police investigation into a phone hacki...

+ Ex-Murdoch editor to be charged over phone-hacking—Rebekah Brooks, a former chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm, is to charged with perverting the course of justice in r...

+ Ex-Murdoch editor to be charged over phone-hacking—Rebekah Brooks, a former chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm, is to charged with perverting the course of justice in r...

+ Greece abandons quest to form new government—Greek politicians abandoned their quest to form a government on Saturday, leaving the president with one final opportunity to avert new elec...

+ Facebook co-founder renounces U.S. citizenship—Eduardo Saverin, one of four co-founders of Facebook, has renounced his U.S. citizenship. The move may reduce his tax bill following the ini...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/17/12 5:56pm.  Score: 340

+ GM won't advertise in the 2013 Super Bowl—General Motors will not advertise during this year's Super Bowl game, the automaker said Friday.

+ Facebook trading sets record IPO volume—Facebook's stock market debut finally came and went -- but for all the breathless hype, shares ended right near their offering price.

+ Anti-social: Zynga tumbles after Facebook IPO—Social media stocks just aren't feeling the love, despite Facebook's highly-anticipated stock market debut.

+ Facebook IPO trading opens at $42—Facebook's stock market debut is finally here -- and investors jumped on the breathlessly hyped IPO, sending shares up almost 11% at the sta...

+ JPMorgan's Dimon to testify in Senate—JPMorgan head Jamie Dimon will appear before a Senate committee to testify about the bank's recent $2 billion trading loss, which has spurre...

+ Facebook's IPO price: $38 per share—After four months of paperwork, hype and speculation, the last piece of the Facebook IPO is in place: Facebook said it has priced its IPO at...

+ JPMorgan's Dimon called to testify in Senate—A Senate panel has called Jamie Dimon, the head of JPMorgan Chase, to testify about some $2 billion lost in complex trades intended to hedge...

+ Comcast scraps broadband cap—Comcast on Thursday decided to get rid of its controversial 250 gigabyte-per-month cap for its broadband customers, replacing it with a usag...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/18/12 11:44pm.  Score: 314

+ Ex-Goldman director set for insider trading trial—Rajat Gupta was once a board member at Goldman Sachs and managing director of consulting giant McKinsey & Co. Now, he's the biggest targ...

+ Postal Service's next deadline: Aug. 1—The next deadline facing Congress to save the U.S. Postal Service is Aug. 1. That's when the agency won't have enough money to make a $5.5 b...

+ Vacation? No thanks, boss—Dubbed the "no vacation nation," the United States lags behind most other developed countries when it comes to vacation days. But Americans ...

+ Paying companies to hire the unemployed—Would you donate $6,000 to subsidize someone else's job?

+ Greek banks strain for cash—The Greek financial system is straining hard for cash.

+ JPMorgan's Dimon to testify in Senate—JPMorgan head Jamie Dimon will appear before a Senate committee to testify about the bank's recent $2 billion trading loss, which has spurre...

+ JPMorgan's Dimon called to testify in Senate—A Senate panel has called Jamie Dimon, the head of JPMorgan Chase, to testify about some $2 billion lost in complex trades intended to hedge...

+ Greece downgraded deeper into junk—The credit rating on Greece's government debt was downgraded deeper into junk bond territory on Thursday.

+ Moody's downgrades Spanish regions—Spain got yet another slap in the face Thursday, when Moody's Investors Service downgraded four regions of the country due to their poor fis...

+ Postal plants to shrink, 28,000 jobs at stake—The U.S. Postal Service announced on Thursday it's moving forward with a $2.1 billion cost-savings plan to consolidate postal plants over th...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 3:00pm.  Score: 212

+ Facebook's Zuckerberg marries sweetheart—Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to "married" on Saturday, wedding longtime girlfriend, Priscilla Chan. [Catego...

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+ Facebook's IPO fails to live up to the hype—After jumping more than 10 percent at the start of trading, shares of the social network pulled back in their debut on the Nasdaq stock mark...

+ GM won't advertise on next Super Bowl—General Motors does not plan to run ads on the next Super Bowl as it revamps its global marketing operations to cut about $2 billion from it...

+ Facebook IPO volume = headaches for Nasdaq—The weight of Facebook's popularity seemed to bog down the Nasdaq in the initial minutes of the social network's debut trading. [Categor...

+ GM won't advertise on next Super Bowl, report says—General Motors does not plan to run ads on the next Super Bowl as it revamps its global marketing operations to cut about $2 billion from  s...

+ How Facebook is friendly to its employees—If you just bought shares in Facebook or are considering doing so, you probably want to know what the company is doing to keep its employees...

+ Facebook shares trim gains after early pop—Shares of Facebook rose early in the market debut of one of the most anticipated initial public offerings ever. But they soon lost some of t...

+ Here's who is getting rich off Facebook's IPO—When Facebook priced its initial public offering Thursday, the event created hundreds of instant millionaires and a few billionaires. Toppin...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 4:35am.  Score: 175

+ Facebook trading underwhelms —Facebook may have made amateur analysts on the web go wild. But on the Nasdaq, it was a less exciting ride -- ending the day at a price pret...

+ Does Spain deserve battering?—The events of the past few weeks have made increasingly probable what was once considered impossible: Greece may exit the euro.

+ Web ponders fate of Facebook—As the stock market opened Friday with a ring of the bell by Mark Zuckerberg, all eyes were on Facebook -- the social media Megalodon he nur...

+ What's your Facebook value?—Richard Quest takes an online test explaining how much money each user is worth to Facebook.

+ Greek company sleeps easy —Greece may be in the midst of an economic crisis but one company continues to sleep easy.

+ Spain faces bank concerns after downgrade—Spain's government is expected to call for calm Friday, a day after rating agency Moody's downgraded 16 Spanish banks in the latest sign of ...

+ Facebook's IPO price met with skepticism—Friends may be priceless. But 'friending' is worth $38 a share. That's what Facebook set as the initial price when its stock begins trading ...

+ Greece's $1T question: Exit euro?—The once-taboo topic of Greece's exit from the common currency is now being openly discussed. The country is now deep in financial and polit...

+ London: Eurozone safe haven?—CNN's Nina Dos Santos finds out where Greeks are sending their money after withdrawing it from banks.

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 11:00am.  Score: 55

+ Market's decline may continue this week—Normally, a big decline would set up Wall Street for a technical rebound. But that may not be the case next week, even after the market post...

+ Facebook's nice-to-have problem: All that money—Last month, Mark Zuckerberg unilaterally decided to shell out $1 billion for Instagram, a social network based on mobile photos. As of Frida...

+ Facebook's Zuckerberg marries sweetheart—Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to "married" on Saturday, weds longtime sweetheart Priscilla Chan. [Category: Bu...

+ Facebook's IPO fails to live up to the hype—After jumping more than 10 percent at the start of trading, shares of the social network pulled back in their debut on the Nasdaq stock mark...

+ GM won't advertise on next Super Bowl—General Motors does not plan to run ads on the next Super Bowl as it revamps its global marketing operations to cut about $2 billion from it...

+ Stock market falls as Facebook makes shaky debut—Stocks fell on Friday as Facebook made a shaky debut and finished its first day of trading little changed from its IPO price. Broad market i...

+ Record-breaking $90 million penthouse sale in N.Y.—What real estate downturn? A two-level penthouse with sweeping views of Central Park just sold for more than $90 million — a record price fo...

+ Facebook IPO volume = headaches for Nasdaq—The weight of Facebook's popularity seemed to bog down the Nasdaq in the initial minutes of the social network's debut trading. [Category: B...

+ GM won't advertise on next Super Bowl, report says—General Motors does not plan to run ads on the next Super Bowl as it revamps its global marketing operations to cut about $2 billion from  s...

+ Celebrity Real Estate: Seacrest and Ellen deal—The big real estate news in celebrity circles? Ellen DeGeneres finally sold her home, selling it to fellow star Ryan Seacrest, and Jennifer ...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 24

+ Pressure on new chief for Avon make-over—Bleak assessments from the group have left some shareholders wondering why Avon did not engage with Coty which withdrew its bid in frustrati...

+ Gupta’s friends stand up to be counted—Business leaders support former Goldman Sachs director as he faces trial over his links with Raj Rajaratnam

+ Tesco to trial ‘click and collect’ in US—Online shopping initiative is the latest attempt to make Fresh & Easy, the grocer’s US chain, profitable and pitches retailer against Wa...

+ Investors seek tighter UK listing rules—ABI says erosion of listing standards has affected the quality of the leading UK stock market indices

+ Evonik IPO to underscore its key role—The planned listing next month of the speciality chemicals giant could be one of Germany’s biggest for a decade, market watchers believe

+ Coutts launches aggressive hiring spree—UK bank is beefing up its investment business ahead of the introduction of the retail distribution review, which will clamp down on the sale...

+ HK crackdown on trading misconduct—US fund manager’s hearing shows the Securities and Futures Commission is looking to wield a very big stick over bad behaviour within its rea...

+ AstraZeneca looks to revive experimental drugs—Pharmaceutical group plans to seal several deals this year to fill its flagging pipeline which could include partnerships with other compani...

+ Fraport seeks to add to airport portfolio—Frankfurt operator seeks EM deals even as it prepares to push ahead with a big expansion of its home base

+ UK moves on cross-border insolvency—Two cases to be heard by Supremre Court will decide extent to which the English courts can assist foreign courts and liquidators in global b...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 20

+ Party leaders refuse to budge on debt positions—Republicans and Democrats aren't budging when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax increases to deal wit...

+ Insight: China pays high price to spare state firm from bankruptcy—WEIFANG, China (Reuters) - The Chinese official was adamant the city of Weifang would keep its rayon factory open, noting that local authori...

+ 'Avengers' sinks 'Battleship" to remain No. 1—"The Avengers" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival "Battleship" and other new release...

+ Euro zone row gets fat pay rise for German workers—BERLIN (Reuters) - A record-breaking pay deal will give millions of German workers their biggest rise in wages in two decades, boost consump...

+ U.S. banking laws unable to stop JPMorgan loss: Republican Boehner—WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banking reforms could not have prevented JPMorgan Chase & Co's trading losses, and those involved in the act...

+ Wall Street Week Ahead: Market is oversold, but major signs say "sell"—NEW YORK (Reuters) - Normally a big decline would set up Wall Street for a technical rebound. But that may not be the case this week, even a...

+ Apple, Samsung CEOs head to court-ordered play date—SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The chiefs of Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd are used to running the show at their global tech empires, ...

+ Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets—Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one...

+ Weaker euro zone nations need more support from core: UK—LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone can protect its currency if its stronger countries provide more support for the weaker to help them deal wi...

+ Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious material—The chairman of Pakistan's telecommunications authority says the government has blocked the social networking website Twitter because of mat...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 11

+ Pakistan blocks Twitter access over 'blasphemous content'—Pakistan on Sunday blocked access to Twitter in response to "blasphemous" material posted by users on the microblogging and social networkin...

+ Is it illegal to record and post noisy neighbors having sex?—A Reddit user who shared a friend's solution for noisy neighbors having sex attracted almost 2,000 comments. To teach the loud lovers a less...

+ Anonymous attacks Indian government websites—After ordering Internet service providers to block several top video-sharing sites, several Indian government websites were hit with denial-...

+ ZTE confirms security hole in US phone—ZTE Corp, the world's No.4 handset vendor and one of two Chinese companies under U.S. scrutiny over security concerns, said one of its mobil...

+ Banking Trojan poses as Google Chrome installer—Online financial fraudsters are hiding their latest bank-account-stealing weapon inside what appears to be a legitimate Google Chrome instal...

+ Drunken hacker jailed for selling gamers' info—A 20-year-old British man will spend the next 18 months behind bars for stealing "Call of Duty" gamers' credit card numbers and other confid...

+ Drunken 'Call of Duty' hacker jailed for selling gamers' info—A 20-year-old British man will spend the next 18 months behind bars for stealing "Call of Duty" gamers' credit card numbers and other confid...

+ 5 ways criminals use Facebook—To be sure, cyber crimes have been occurring for some time, but the presence of social media has made many crimes much easier to commit. Her...

+ The ways criminals use Facebook—To be sure, cyber crimes have been occurring for some time, but the presence of social media has made many crimes much easier to commit. Her...

+ Apple QuickTime update fixes 17 security glitches—Apple has released an update to its popular QuickTime software that fixes several security vulnerabilities in the media player and its plug-...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 783

+ US says it will bar some Motorola Mobility phones—Some Motorola Mobility smartphones infringe on a Microsoft patent and will be barred from importation to the United States, a U.S. trade pan...

+ Comcast trying out Internet usage pricing, dropping caps—Comcast said Thursday it will introduce a trial for usage-based billing for its Internet subscribers in a move seen to pre-empt more complai...

+ Verizon: You can keep your unlimited data plan, but no subsidized phones—Wednesday brought reports that Verizon would be ending its policy of allowing grandfathering in of contracts when purchasing a new phone. Th...

+ Verizon Wireless to scrap unlimited plans for 4G users—Verizon Wireless is planning to force customers to give up their unlimited data plans when they move to its high-speed wireless service, a t...

+ Man boasts magnetic attachment to iPod—Professional body piercer Dave Hurban is a man attached to his iPod. Literally. Hurban, 21, who works in a tattoo parlor in Newfield, New Je...

+ Video: Bad weather alerts via cell phone—As of this month, brief alerts called Wireless Emergency Alerts will let you know when dangerous weather is on the way. NBC’s Brian Williams...

+ Digital 'wallets' proliferate at cellphone show—Cash, coins and credit cards are so Twentieth Century.  At least, that's the opinion of the electronics manufacturers, phone companies, bank...

+ Defense Dept. gives nod for new BlackBerrys—Research in Motion said the U.S. Department of Defense approved six models of the company's BlackBerry 7 smartphones for use on its networks...

+ iPhone owners loyal to carriers despite poor service—Not only do iPhone users love their phones, they're apt to stick with their carrier — AT&T, Verizon and Sprint — even when the service i...

+ Amazon's Kindle Fire shipments slump in Q1: IDC—Amazon.com's Kindle Fire was a popular gift item during the holiday season but shipments of the $199 tablet computer dropped sharply in the ...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/19/12 3:00am.  Score: 417

+ Surprise: The Internet hates rich people—It's no shock that people love to hate Facebook.

+ Internet greets Facebook's IPO price—Friends may be priceless. But 'friending' is worth $38 a share.

+ Why I'll (probably) never leave Facebook—Flush with cash and drunk with power after its $100 billion IPO, Facebook could be caught secretly brainwashing millions of new users into s...

+ Why I won't be quitting Facebook—Flush with cash and drunk with power after its $100 billion IPO, Facebook could be caught secretly brainwashing millions of new users into s...

+ How to tactfully fund your projects online—It sounds like one of those weird, grainy late-night infomercials: "Get money for your projects NOW for FREE! There are people out there jus...

+ Zuckerberg's hoodie is savvy, not snotty—Benjamin Nugent says Facebook's CEO is a brilliant salesman precisely because he doesn't act much like one

+ Google revamps search again—So, let's say you're doing a Google search for "Kings." Did you mean the L.A. hockey team or the Sacramento basketball team? Maybe the TV sh...

+ 'Social Network' writer to pen Jobs film—Aaron Sorkin, the celebrated screenwriter whose punchy dialogue propelled TV's "The West Wing" and the Facebook movie "The Social Network," ...

+ How you help Facebook make billions—Every post you "like." Every friend you add or fan page you join. Every place you check in, and every Web page you recommend.

+ How you help FB make billions—Every post you "like." Every friend you add or fan page you join. Every place you check in, and every Web page you recommend.

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/19/12 12:00am.  Score: 381

+ Pakistan blocks Twitter access over 'blasphemous content'—Pakistan on Sunday blocked access to Twitter in response to "blasphemous" material posted by users on the microblogging and social networkin...

+ Is your HDTV underperforming? Here' s a quick fix—Every TV has a button that zooms in on the picture, or changes the aspect ratio. These modes have a variety of names, but all have the same ...

+ DEA proposes tracking all cars on Utah highway - is your street next?—Law enforcement officials have been systematically tracking license plates for a long time — at the border, for instance. But a DEA project ...

+ Is it illegal to record and post noisy neighbors having sex?—A Reddit user who shared a friend's solution for noisy neighbors having sex attracted almost 2,000 comments. To teach the loud lovers a less...

+ Report: Steve Jobs 'worked closely' on new iPhone design—We've heard that late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs may have been working until the day before his death, but now a report tell us just what h...

+ Verizon: You can keep your unlimited data plan, but no subsidized phones—Wednesday brought reports that Verizon would be ending its policy of allowing grandfathering in of contracts when purchasing a new phone. Th...

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+ Video: Is the Internet killing spy gadgets?—The Internet is quickly rendering a lot of old tools obsolete, but is it killing off spy gadgets as well? Msnbc.com's Rosa Golijan asks form...

+ Video: Tools of the spy trade: Robot fish, dragonfly cameras and more—They may not have Q in their corners, but real spies do have gadgets that would fit right into a James Bond movie. Msnbc.com's Rosa Golijan ...

+ Video: Tools of the spy trade: Robot fish, mosquito cameras and more—They may not have Q in their corners, but real spies do have gadgets that would fit right into a James Bond movie. Msnbc.com's Rosa Golijan ...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 210

+ How to watch the 'ring of fire' solar eclipse online—If you're not lucky enough to live in the path of the May 20 "ring of fire" solar eclipse, you can still watch the spectacular event online....

+ Use the Internet to seasonally rent your home—If you plan it right, you could rent out your home on the Internet -- and use the money to take a free vacation of your own. These three web...

+ Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg marries sweetheart, changes status to 'married'—Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to "married" on Saturday.

+ Latest app scans bar-goers' faces to gauge age—A new app launched this weekend that will scan the faces of patrons in 25 bars across the city to determine their ages and genders. Would-be...

+ 10 gadgets you’d be a fool to buy (right now)—They say patience is a virtue, but like temperance and chastity, it’s not much fun. Unfortunately, if you want to reach a state of true tech...

+ 2-Minute expert: Can I get a smartphone without a contract?—Taxes, dental exams, cellphone contracts — things you hate but can't avoid. Actually, you can skip the last one. With prices on smartph...

+ Ancient turtle was as big as small car— A turtle the size of a small car once roamed what is now South America 60 million years ago, suggests its fossilized remains.

+ SpaceX aborts launch to International Space Station after technical problems—A new private rocket bound for the International Space Station roared to life for a history-making liftoff Saturday, but remained stuck on t...

+ 200-year-old shipwreck found in Gulf of Mexico—An oil company exploration crew's chance discovery of a 200-year-old shipwreck in a little-charted stretch of the Gulf of Mexico is yielding...

+ SpaceX rocket poised to make history with Saturday AM launch—A private spacecraft stands ready to launch on a historic first visit to the International Space Station early Saturday morning.

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 5:00pm.  Score: 190

+ Smartphone app could help blind navigate indoors—For a blind or visually-impaired person, getting around a large building like a hospital or lab may involve a lot of guesswork and asking fo...

+ Robotic elephant-like trunk is rather, um, manipulative—Robotics engineers have turned to the almighty elephant trunk for their latest inspiration in the field of jamming, an actuation technique t...

+ Worm-like robot climbs clothes with alacrity—Letting people climb walls like a bug is one thing, but letting robots climb humans like one? The researchers at the Chinese Academy of Scie...

+ Surf's up … on landlocked lakes and rivers—Landlocked surf bums jonesing to catch a wave may need to look no further than the nearest body of water, be it a lake, river or pond, thank...

+ Robotic anchor will get a grip on space rocks—To recover the riches embedded in asteroids, as the recently launched Planetary Ventures aims to do, miners will first need to latch their d...

+ Bird-like robo-plane avoids obstacles in an urban jungle—A robotic plane with the moves and speed of birds, and relies on its own senses to deftly dart between a city's skyscrapers, street lights a...

+ Freight trucks ready to roll on the e-highway—Overhead electric wires commonly used to power commuter trains, street cars and city buses may soon give a jolt to trucks that ferry freight...

+ What’d that dolphin say? New speaker will help find out—Dolphins are among the most intelligent animals on Earth, able to communicate with each other and navigate the seas with a mouthful of sound...

+ Paralyzed woman gets mind-controlled robotic arm—The stroke that disconnected Cathy Hutchinson’s brain from her body has kept her silent and unable to move for more than 14 years. But scien...

+ Video: One-arm robot juggles two balls at once—A one-armed robot has learned to juggle two balls at once, an impressive feat that promises to shed light on dynamic human motions, accordin...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/19/12 3:00am.  Score: 167

+ On-the-go gear for your kids' entertainment kit—Summer travel season is here. And whether you plan on traveling by train, plane or automobile, the chorus of "Are we there yet?" is inevitab...

+ Avast and ahoy: Google's student doodle contest winner named!—A 7-year-old Wisconsin boy's drawing of his dream visit to the time of pirates, ships and treasure has won him the annual Doodle 4 Google co...

+ Tell us about your tech problems -- we'll try to help—Do you have a gadget that’s full of trouble? Are there computer issues that annoy you and your family daily? Tell us about your tech problem...

+ Look out, kids: Windows 8 gives parents a computer-use report card—Gearing up for the “Release Preview” of the new operating system next month, Microsoft this week detailed its plans for Windows 8′s family s...

+ Video: Hugging toddler’s unrequited love goes viral—Every time a little boy in Russia tries to hug a little girl, she shoves him to the ground in a video that has already topped 1.2 million hi...

+ Privacy concerns? Why are you still on Facebook?—Facebook. It's like every hinky relationship you've ever had — you sense something is up, but ultimately, you're doing going to do a thing a...

+ Reddit users shower gravely ill man with letters and gifts ... for over a month—Even though the Internet, as a whole, is notorious for having a short attention span, a large group of strangers have been showering a man i...

+ The five best fitness tracking appliances—If you're thinking about heading outside or to the gym to get some exercise now that the weather is turning warm, you may benefit from an ap...

+ Etiquette expert: No phone calls in bathroom — and stop shouting!—Like her great-great-grandmother and etiquette expert Emily Post, Anna Post strives to make the world politer. She speaks with msnbc.com's R...

+ Facebook mom trolled so badly she sues to stop the madness—A mom who dared to share words of encouragement on Facebook to an unpopular reality-show contestant found herself as the target of a hate ca...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/19/12 5:00pm.  Score: 115

+ Happy to be a bit more ‘un-Googley’—As the internet group looks to battle for hearts and minds, its ‘number four’ has become its persuader-in-chief, writesRichard Waters

+ Apple and Samsung begin settlement talks—In two days of judge-ordered talks, groups will attempt to find a resolution to their rival patent claims before a full jury trial gets unde...

+ Blinkx breaks slide despite profit fall—Shares in the video search engine bounce after the group’s reassurance that the integration of two US advertising companies it acquired is o...

+ Alibaba nears buyback deal with Yahoo—The deal under discussion would involve the US group selling about $7bn of its stake in the Chinese ecommerce group, valuing Alibaba at $35b...

+ Faltering start for the new Facebook—Glitches delayed the opening of trading and underwriters had to intervene to prevent the group’s shares falling below the $38 price set on T...

+ Italian court upholds Apple fine—iPad maker found to have misled consumers into paying for extended warranty plans for products that were already covered

+ Facebook off to faltering public start—Glitches delayed the opening of trading and underwriters had to intervene to prevent the group’s shares falling below the $38 price set on T...

+ Facebook knuckles down after brief party—The changes that have come with the group’s transition to becoming a public company will be hard to ignore, as will the distraction of a sha...

+ Facebook: Zucker-punch—After months of anticipation, investors now have a share price, but value is still a mystery

+ Windfall boosts PV Crystalox Solar stock—Shares in the solar panel wafer manufacturer more than doubled after it received a €90m windfall from the termination of a long-term supply ...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 111

+ John Gruber jumps ship—The equivalent, in podcasting news, of Conan O'Brien leaving NBC for TBS

+ Apple commentator John Gruber jumps ship—Daring Fireball's John Gruber, one of the most influential Apple commentators on the Internet, is switching networks.

+ The scene at Facebook's Hacker Way

+ Facebook trading sets record IPO volume—Facebook's stock market debut finally came and went -- but for all the breathless hype, shares ended right near their offering price.

+ Facebook: Many mutual funds already have a stake—Whether you do or don't like Facebook, you may already own a piece of the social media site: over the past year, nearly 70 mutual funds have...

+ Anti-social: Zynga tumbles after Facebook IPO—Social media stocks just aren't feeling the love, despite Facebook's highly-anticipated stock market debut.

+ Enough on Facebook! Buy Google or Apple—Facebook is finally trading. And even though the stock didn't explode out of the gate, the company is still worth more than $100 billion. It...

+ Facebook: 70 mutual funds already have a stake—Whether you do or don't like Facebook, you may already own a piece of the social media site: over the past year, nearly 70 mutual funds have...

+ Post-Facebook IPO wisdom, from one CEO to another—Zipcar CEO Scott Griffith offers a couple of words of advice amid today's Facebook IPO fanfare.

+ Facebook begins trading!

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/19/12 9:54pm.  Score: 78

+ Apple, Samsung CEOs head to court-ordered play date—SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The chiefs of Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd are used to running the show at their global tech empires, ...

+ Mark Zuckerberg's Big Surprise Weekend Wedding—Mark Zuckerberg got married, everyone! A day after taking Facebook public, Zuck tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan an...

+ Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets—Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one...

+ Why Tariffs on Chinese Photovoltaics Are Bad for the Planet—The U.S. has placed tariffs on Chinese solar panels in a bid to protect American solar companies. David Biello reports

+ 5 Smart Companies Using Tech For Good—In our social entrepreneurship series, The World at Work, Mashable interviews the faces behind the startups and projects that are working to...

+ Pakistan blocks Twitter access over "blasphemous content"—ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan on Sunday blocked access to Twitter in response to "blasphemous" material posted by users on the microbloggin...

+ Ca$h Cats: Tumblr's 20 Funniest Filthy Rich Felines—"My best guess: The owner and cat have robbed a bank, and are hiding out in a cheap motel. The cat is requesting premium, tuna-based snacks....

+ Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious material—The chairman of Pakistan's telecommunications authority says the government has blocked the social networking website Twitter because of mat...

+ Samsung's mobile chief says has options to settle war with Apple—SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' mobile division chief JK Shin said on Sunday the South Korean technology giant was still seeking to r...

+ Day after historic IPO, Facebook's Zuckerberg weds—For Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, it was quite a week — from birthday, to IPO, to I DO.

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 4

+ When fortune favours the brave—Britain’s Battlers are companies, often unsung, that are finding ways to prosper in the most difficult business climate for a generation

+ China linked to ‘economic espionage—The Pentagon report says the country will continue to be an ‘aggressive and capable’ collector of sensitive US technological information

+ China linked to ‘economic espionage’—The Pentagon report says the country will continue to be an ‘aggressive and capable’ collector of sensitive US technological information

+ EADS plagued by A380 headaches—Fixing the wing problem on the Airbus-made aircraft that is capable of carrying 550 passengers is proving to be more complex than anticipate...

+ Trident divides coalition partners—Liberal Democrats are committed to keeping nuclear deterrent. But they are looking at cheaper alternatives to spending £20bn rebuilding Trid...

+ IoD advocates space hub to lift economy—The industry in Britain employs 25,000 directly and 60,000 indirectly, with the number of jobs increasing 15 per cent a year, a report estim...

+ UK to push for UN arms trade treaty—Alan Duncan, international development minister, says London will target the ‘unscrupulous’ side of the defence business

+ GE Capital resumes dividend to parent—Finance arm to make first payment since 2009 of nearly $5bn plus about 30% of earnings in a move seen as signalling company’s recovery

+ EADS warns of rising costs of faulty wing—Airbus owner warns that the costs of fixing a wing crack problem on the A380 are expected to rise to €260m this year and drag on 2013 earnin...

+ EADS hit by charge on A380 wing cracks—The maker of the A380 was hit by a €158m charge in the first quarter related to problems with the superjumbo’s wings, but raised its 2012 pr...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 334

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 3/29/12 9:46pm.  Score: 266

+ Mad Cow Quarantines Lifted—FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Officials have lifted quarantines on two Central California dairies linked to a case of mad cow disease, after investi...

+ Rocket, Weather Look Good on Eve of New Space Era—CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA hasn't seen this much prelaunch jitters since the space shuttle program ended last summer.

+ Science of Spatial Learning—Center seeks to transform teaching practices.

+ 'Ring of Fire' Eclipse Visible From China to Texas—LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they'll have a special ring to them in a few days for people in the western United...

+ Museum Gets Big Gift to Build Shuttle Exhibit—LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Science Museum said it has raised nearly half of the $200 million needed to build a permanent exhibit for ...

+ Soyuz Capsule With 3 Crew Docks With Space Station—ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — A Russian-made Soyuz craft carrying three astronauts has docked with the International Space Station, putting the ...

+ U.S. Sets Emergency Planning Changes for Those Near Nuclear Plants—The U.S. government has adopted the first set of comprehensive changes in the emergency planning program for communities near nuclear power ...

+ Three-man Soyuz Crew Departs for Space Station—ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — A three-man crew blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan Tuesday morning on board a Russian-made So...

+ Report: 8th-grade students still lag in science—ATLANTA (AP) — Eighth-graders in the U.S. are doing better in science than they were two years ago, but seven out of 10 still are not consid...

+ Studying Carbon in Rivers—Researcher explores physical, chemical and biological interactions.

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/18/12 10:32pm.  Score: 222

+ Auction stirs up a tussle over tyrannosaur—The origin of a rare tyrannosaur skeleton, now sitting mounted and prepared at an auction house in New York City, has been questioned, with ...

+ Dino dismay: Origin of skeleton to be auctioned questioned—The origin of a rare tyrannosaur skeleton, now sitting mounted and prepared at an auction house in New York City, has been questioned, with ...

+ Sumatra volcanoes may pack deadly punch—The oft-disaster-battered island of Sumatra may have yet another threat to add to the roster of natural phenomena that afflict the Indonesia...

+ They didn't mess with turtle the size of a car—A turtle the size of a small car once roamed what is now South America 60 million years ago, suggests its fossilized remains. [Categ...

+ Tiny quakes may cause some big tsunamis—Mysterious small tremors in the most earthquake-prone areas on Earth may be the cause of surprisingly large tsunamis, researchers say. ...

+ Tiny deep-sea life eats meals from dinosaur era—Microbes living in the seabed below the deep ocean are taking the slow-food movement to extremes. According to new research, these microorga...

+ Largest known croc likely fed on early man—The largest known crocodile was big enough to swallow a human being and likely terrorized our ancestors two to four million years ago. ...

+ Shipwreck found full of bottles, guns and plates—A newly discovered shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico may have originally gone down 200 years ago. The ship is full of glass bottles, ceramic p...

+ 200-year-old shipwreck found in Gulf of Mexico—A newly discovered shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico may have originally gone down 200 years ago. The ship is full of glass bottles, ceramic p...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/19/12 8:00am.  Score: 113

+ Solar Eclipse Day! Time for a 'Ring of Fire'—Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Put on your eclipse glasses, or scout out a sun-watching website: The first annular solar eclipse to pass ...

+ SpaceX launch abort traced to faulty valve—A failed rocket engine valve appears to be responsible for the unexpected abort of a private SpaceX rocket launch before dawn on Saturday, o...

+ Bad engine suspected in SpaceX's aborted launch—A potential rocket engine problem may be to blame for the unexpected abort of a private SpaceX rocket launch before dawn on Saturday, offici...

+ SpaceX no stranger to rocket glitches—When a privately built rocket aborted its launch attempt at the very last second on Saturday, it was likely a familiar sight to the booster'...

+ Glitch aborts SpaceX launch to space station—The launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket was aborted just after ignition, meaning that the first commercial mission bound for the Internationa...

+ SpaceX rocket fueled for space station trip—The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is all fueled up and ready to go for Saturday's scheduled launch of the first commercial spacecraft bound for the...

+ SpaceX rocket fueled up for space station trip—The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is all fueled up and ready to go for Saturday's scheduled launch of the first commercial spacecraft bound for the...

+ Historic NASA facility sets sights on deep space—A test spacecraft that in two years will fly deeper into space than any vehicle designed for astronauts since NASA's Apollo moon program is ...

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+ World's largest solar eclipse party? Game on!—A solar eclipse will blot out part of the sun this weekend, and astronomers in Colorado are organizing what they hope will be the world's la...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 12:51pm.  Score: 110

+ Tropical Storm Alberto Arrives Before Hurricane Season—The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season got an early start with the formation of Tropical Storm Alberto off the coast of South Carolina on Saturd...

+ SpaceX Replaces Faulty Rocket Valve for Space Station Flight—CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX engineers have replaced a faulty engine valve on a private rocket carrying the first commercial space capsule ...

+ Hidden Fingerprint of Weapons-Grade Plutonium Finally Found—After 50 years of searching, physicists have spotted the fingerprint of radioactive plutonium, revealing the secrets of this complex molecul...

+ Rare 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Visible from China to Texas Today—Skywatchers from China to Texas are in for a rare celestial treat today when the moon blots out most of the sun to create dazzling "ring of ...

+ Astronauts May See Solar Eclipse Shadow From Space—When the moon blocks the sun in a rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse Sunday (May 20), six astronauts living in space just might see the shado...

+ Viewing events, eyewear urged for 'Ring of Fire'—The western United States and eastern Asia will be treated this weekend to a rare solar spectacle when the moon slides across the sun, creat...

+ Malaysia scientist says found new Borneo frog—A Malaysian researcher known for finding new amphibian species said Friday his team had discovered at least one new species of frog in studi...

+ How to Safely Observe Sunday's Solar Eclipse—With a potentially spectacular solar eclipse to grace the skies of the western United States on Sunday (May 20), here's a helpful reminder f...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 6:00pm.  Score: 77

+ Video: 'Max Payne 3' is Rockstar at its best—It wasn’t so long ago that Rockstar Games was the whipping boy of main stream media, but now the studio is at the height of their game makin...

+ In the future, you'll game without knowing it—Imagine a future in which you earn virtual badges and achievements at every  turn. Meanwhile, companies are constantly encouraging you level...

+ Angry Birds racing toward a new game—Is there nowhere their sharp talons can't reach? The Angry Birds have taken wing on Earth and in outer space. And now it appears they may be...

+ Batman faces off with the Joker's girlfriend—The upcoming "Harley Quinn's Revenge" brings the Joker's most committed henchman back to face off with the dark knight. In-Game's Todd Kenre...

+ 'Zombie Swipeout' goes ninja on the undead—Don't get me wrong, I love me some "Fruit Ninja." But there have been times when I've longed to slash my way through something a little more...

+ Forget the fruit -- go ninja on the undead—Don't get me wrong, I love me some "Fruit Ninja." But there have been times when I've longed to slash my way through something a little more...

+ Drunken hacker jailed for selling gamers' info—A 20-year-old British man will spend the next 18 months behind bars for stealing "Call of Duty" gamers' credit card numbers and other confid...

+ Drunken 'Call of Duty' hacker jailed for selling gamers' info—A 20-year-old British man will spend the next 18 months behind bars for stealing "Call of Duty" gamers' credit card numbers and other confid...

+ Video: Angry gamers aren't 'whiny,' they're right—How forcing single-player games to be online is taking advantage of a gamer's rights. In-Game's Todd Kenreck. (In-Game) [Category: N...

+ Blizzard apologizes for 'Diablo' disaster—What was supposed to be the triumphant return of a beloved game franchise has turned into one devil of a disaster. And now, Blizzard, the co...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/19/12 1:00am.  Score: 221

+ Video: Duchess Kate shows off sexy new look—People Magazine’s Kate Coyne reveals how Kate has returned to her sexy style roots with a form-fitting and lace-backed gown and sparkling, s...

+ Queen Sofia snubs Queen Elizabeth over Gibraltar—Queen Sofia of Spain has reportedly decided not to attend a lunch celebrating Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee on Friday becau...

+ Pup Lupo steals the spotlight at royal polo match—The royal couple, along with Prince Harry, participated in a charity polo match Sunday and their cocker spaniel Lupo was quite the scene-ste...

+ Did Princess Felipa of Bavaria copy Duchess Kate?—It’s been a year since Duchess Kate launched many a bridal trend with her elegant, Sarah Burton-designed gown. Since then, there have been n...

+ Video: Move over, Roker! Prince Charles may take your job—Britain’s Prince Charles takes a royal run at being a TV weatherman, delivering a surprise forecast of rain to BBC Scotland viewers. (TODAY)...

+ Prince Harry honored in D.C. for veterans work—Britain's Prince Harry urged the United States and the United Kingdom on Monday not to forget the plight of wounded veterans of the Iraq and...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/17/12 5:56pm.  Score: 154

+ Justin Bieber defends Kim Kardashian: ‘She works hard’—Justin Bieber is in Kim Kardashian‘s korner.

+ The original 'Tanorexics'? Top tan-tastic celebrities—Whether it's bottle bought or sun caught, a tan has become the ultimate year round accessory for Hollywood superstars. But for fear of looki...

+ Kristen Wiig bids farewell to 'SNL' in emotional sendoff—Kristen Wiig got a musical sendoff on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" as the popular and versatile cast member made her exit afte...

+ Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg marries sweetheart, changes status to 'married'—Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to "married" on Saturday.

+ Rihanna Poses Topless In New Sexy Esquire UK Shoot (PHOTOS)—Racy photos of Rihanna‘s latest Esquire UK spread have recently hit the web.

+ From Eva Longoria to Jane Fonda: Best-dressed celebrity at Cannes?—Looong trains! Sky-high slits! Glitz and glamour!

+ 411 Country: Zoeey Deschanel thrilled to be playing Loretta Lynn on Broadway—In this week’s Fox 411 Country Round-up Zooey Deschanel tells us how it feels to follow in Loretta Lynn’s footsteps …  on Broadway!

+ Will Smith slaps male reporter for kissing him—Will Smith just slapped a Ukrainian reporter across the face at the Moscow premiere of "Men in Black 3" -- and it was all caught on tap...

+ REVIEW: Non-stop action and solid performances save 'Battleship' from sinking—For all of its bloated excess and alien blockbuster knock-off, it’s actually a rather enjoyable film.

+ Miley Cyrus looking very skinny in new photos—Cyrus left her hotel in South Florida in a body hugging minidress.

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 2:00pm.  Score: 113

+ Summer died of lung cancer —Donna Summer died of lung cancer, but the singer wasn't a smoker, and the cancer wasn't related to smoking, her family's representative said...

+ Stars sans makeup: Plain Janes or plain brilliant?—After being photographed without makeup while in Vancouver last month, candid shots of AnnaLynne McCord hit the Web, with with one site noti...

+ 'Sons of Anarchy' creator's doc—For years, Kurt Sutter has told stories of criminal activity -- first as a writer for "The Shield" and then as the creator of FX's wildly po...

+ 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Scandal' ratings rise —Three Thursday night dramas were greeted with larger audiences for their final episodes of the season, but one NBC comedy tied its all-time ...

+ Celebs, civilians alike expected to 'bounce back' after baby—Is it just me, or are we a little obsessed with how celebrities look after having babies? Sure, famous people are always fun to watch (espec...

+ Review: 'What to Expect' is no surprise—Hollywood loves a cash cow, and Heidi Murkoff's pregnancy bible surely qualifies.

+ Review: 'What to Expect When You're Expecting' is no surprise—Hollywood loves a cash cow, and Heidi Murkoff's pregnancy bible surely qualifies.

+ Review: 'Battleship' deserves medal—"Battleship" is a special-effects-heavy movie invented to extend the brand of a commercial board game -- suitable for ages 7 and up! -- in w...

+ Review: Captains of 'Battleship' deserve medal—"Battleship" is a special-effects-heavy movie invented to extend the brand of a commercial board game -- suitable for ages 7 and up! -- in w...

+ Van Halen postpones concerts—Classic rockers Van Halen on Thursday abruptly postponed more than 30 tour dates, following their June 26 concert in New Orleans, representa...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/18/12 10:32pm.  Score: 63

+ 3 charged in carjacking of pastor Marvin Winans—A Michigan prosecutor has charged three young men in the assault and carjacking of popular Detroit pastor and gospel singing icon Marvin Win...

+ 'Avengers' sinks 'Battleship" to remain No. 1—"The Avengers" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival "Battleship" and other new release...

+ Rocker Pete Doherty plays decadent dandy in Cannes—British rocker Pete Doherty, whose cocaine-snorting and carousing have landed him in jail, on Sunday appeared in his first film role in Cann...

+ In the shadows of art, Cannes' market flourishes—The movie market at Cannes is such a dramatic sideshow that this year it's getting its own film.

+ Denmark's Vinterberg brings 'The Hunt' to Cannes—Thomas Vinterberg is aware his new movie, "The Hunt," may touch a raw nerve. Several, in fact.

+ Jean-Louis Trintignant back on screen in 'Amour'—It's 43 years since Jean-Louis Trintignant was named the Cannes Film Festival's best actor for "Z," and 14 years since the French performer ...

+ Family of Hamas figure seeks to block Israel movie—The family of a slain Hamas operative seeks to block the release of a movie being made in Israel about his 2010 assassination in a Dubai hot...

+ Jacques Audiard praises B movies at Cannes—Jacques Audiard is on a quest to revive the B movie.

+ Indian star ends mystery over granddaughter's name—Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says his superstar son and daughter-in-law have named their baby girl Aaradhya.

+ Kristen Wiig gets an emotional sendoff from 'SNL'—Kristen Wiig got a musical sendoff on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" as the popular and versatile cast member made her exit afte...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 25

+ Horseracing: Win for I'll Have Another—Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another surged to a surprise win Saturday at the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes, keeping its hopes fo...

+ Football: Delirious Chelsea parade trophy—Disbelieving Chelsea fans celebrate with their Champions League-winning team in London on a victory parade the day after the club won the tr...

+ Blues cheer Chelsea triumph —CNN's Pedro Pinto wraps the exciting Champions League final finish from Munich.

+ Horseracing: I'll Have Another wins Preakness—Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another surged to a surprise win Saturday at the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes, keeping its hopes fo...

+ Tennis: Djokovic thrashes Federer —World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic cruises past Roger Federer in straight sets 6-2 7-6 to reach the final of the Masters...

+ Horseracing: Preakness fever—If the oddsmakers are right, the furious home stretch at Saturday's Preakness Stakes may look a lot like the race to the finish line at the ...

+ Football: Chelsea win Champions League —Didier Drogba scores the winner in a dramatic penalty shootout as Chelsea beat Bayern Munich Saturday to win the European Champions League f...

+ Tennis: Djokovic beats Federer in Rome—World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic cruises past Roger Federer in straight sets 6-2 7-6 to reach the final of the Masters...

+ Golf: Lawrie starring on 500th start—Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie marked his 500th European Tour start by powering into the semifinals of the World Match Play in Spa...

+ Platini: Bayern, Chelsea worthy of final—UEFA president Michel Platini talks exclusively to CNN's Pedro Pinto about the Champions League final, financial fair play and Euro 2012.

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 37

+ Thunder steal another to put Lakers on brink—Kevin Durant hit the go-ahead three pointer with 13 seconds left to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 103-100 win over Los Angeles to put ...

+ Thunder rally past Lakers, take 3-1 series lead—Russell Westbrook scored 10 of his 37 points during a stirring fourth-quarter comeback, Kevin Durant added 31 points and hit the tiebreaking...

+ Johnson cruises to 3rd win in NASCAR All-Star race—Jimmie Johnson used a calculated strategy Saturday night to win NASCAR's All-Star race and its $1 million prize for the third time in his ca...

+ Cardinals' Berkman leaves game with knee injury—St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman injured his right knee while taking a throw at first base during the second inning of Saturd...

+ Dufner clings to PGA lead with Day, Singh chasing—American Jason Dufner fired a one-under par 69 to keep a one-stroke lead after the third round of the PGA Byron Nelson Championship but Vija...

+ Spurs win 17th in a row to put Clippers on the brink—Tony Parker scored 23 points and Tim Duncan added 19 as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 96-86 for their 17th NBA vic...

+ Triple Crown dreams often dashed at Belmont—but fallen short in the Belmont Stakes. A look at how those thoroughbreds ran at Belmont:

+ Dufner carries lead into final round of Nelson—Nine players had or shared the lead during the third round of the Byron Nelson Championship.

+ UPDATE 1-Golf-Dufner stays one ahead at Byron Nelson—* Late birdie helps Dufner stay a stroke in front * Day three-putts final green to trail by one (Adds quotes, detail) May 19 (Reuters) - Ame...

+ Chelsea beats Bayern Munich in penalty shootout—Didier Drogba tied the match with a header in the 88th minute, and then scored the decisive goal in the shootout as Chelsea beat Bayern Muni...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 10:00am.  Score: 12

+ Tropical Storm Alberto weakens off Carolina—Tropical Storm Alberto weakened slightly off the South Carolina coast on Sunday, a day after becoming an early first storm of the 2012 Atlan...

+ America's best high schools: 1,000 that make the grade—Seth Tooley has no problem talking up his alma mater -- The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Bowling Green, Ky. [Category: News]

+ US veterans to return medals as NATO protesters march—Anti-war protesters from across the country will march on downtown Chicago on Sunday, hoisting signs, chanting slogans and observing veteran...

+ Great-grandma: Ready to 'lose' my life protesting—Nan Wigmore brought her walker and packed her sign, “Grateful Great Grandmas Circle The Wagons, Support Occupy,” and rode on a bus for some ...

+ Burning rocks victim tells of strange horror—At first, Lyn Hiner thought it was a bug bite when she felt a sudden sting on her right thigh. Then flames burst from her shorts at her San ...

+ Ind. pastor killed; homeless woman charged—Indianapolis police say a homeless woman shot and killed a pastor at a south side church Saturday morning. [Category: News]

+ Chinese dissident in US: Promote China justice—Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, arriving in the U.S. Saturday, told NBC News he trusts the Chinese central government and hopes peo...

+ Forget protests: NATO problem is Afghanistan—A war-weary U.S. faces off with wary NATO allies in Chicago about money and support for Afghanistan after U.S. combat troops withdraw in 201...

+ Facebook's Zuckerberg marries sweetheart—Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to "married" on Saturday, weds longtime sweetheart Priscilla Chan. [Category: Ne...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 57

+ Tropical Storm Alberto not seen to gain strength, forecasters say—MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Alberto churned slowly toward the South Carolina coast on Sunday where heavy rain and dangerous surf are ex...

+ Chicago braces for largest anti-NATO protest—CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago police trying to keep the peace during the NATO summit may face their biggest test on Sunday when thousands of d...

+ U.S. marks 150th anniversary of Homestead Act offering free land—OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - The United States on Sunday marks the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln signing the Homestead Act, ...

+ Chicago protests on eve of NATO summit raucous, peaceful—CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hundreds of demonstrators staged raucous protests against Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's budget cuts and other economic is...

+ Season's first Atlantic tropical storm forms off South Carolina—MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Alberto formed off the South Carolina coast on Saturday, bringing an early start to the Atlantic hurricane ...

+ Climber dies in 1,100-foot fall on Alaska's Mount McKinley—ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A climber on Alaska's Mount McKinley died in a 1,100-foot fall that started with an effort to retrieve a slidi...

+ Civil rights group NAACP endorses gay marriage—(Reuters) - The nation's largest civil rights group, the NAACP, endorsed gay marriage on Saturday, giving a boost to the movement to legaliz...

+ Weather helps battle against Southwest wildfires—PHOENIX (Reuters) - Improving weather helped firefighters in Arizona make progress on Saturday against wildfires that have charred more than...

+ Weather helps battle against U.S. Southwest wildfires—PHOENIX (Reuters) - Improving weather helped firefighters in Arizona make progress on Saturday against wildfires that have charred more than...

+ New York City's most senior openly gay official weds—NEW YORK (Reuters) - Christine Quinn, New York's highest-ranking openly gay official and the leading candidate to be the city's next mayor, ...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 6:00pm.  Score: 30

+ Chelsea parade Champions League trophy—Chelsea fans celebrate with their Champions League-winning team on a parade the day after the club won the trophy for the first time.

+ Two more suspects arrested in alleged NATO terror plot—Two more suspects have been charged in connection with an alleged terror plot in Chicago during the NATO summit, bringing the total to five,...

+ 2 more charged in foiled plot as NATO leaders meet—Two additional suspects faced charges in connection with an alleged terror plot in Chicago as world leaders met at a NATO summit there Sunda...

+ Lockerbie victims' families: Relief, anger—Relief expressed Sunday at the death of Pan Am 103 bomber Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi by relatives of some of his 270 victims was tempe...

+ Why your dental plaque is valuable—Christina Warinner: By extracting DNA from fossilized tartar, we can better understand the evolution of human diseases.

+ A user's guide to the Chicago NATO summit—This year's NATO summit in Chicago is the biggest one ever, with some 60 countries expected to be in attendance and a host of issues crammed...

+ Pakistan blocks Twitter over material deemed blasphemous—The Pakistani government has blocked the social networking site Twitter because of material it deemed an affront to Islam, a government offi...

+ 21 dead in Yemen al Qaeda clashes—Fierce clashes between government troops and al-Qaeda fighters Sunday in Yemen left 21 people dead, two local security officials told CNN. ...

+ How'd it get that name?—Bob Greene says Cheerios weren't always called that, and Holiday Inns got their name as a joke. Behind many brand names, there's a pretty go...

+ 21 dead in Yemen al-Qaeda clashes—Fierce clashes between government troops and al-Qaeda fighters Sunday in Yemen left 21 people dead, two local security officials told CNN. ...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 10

+ NATO chief: No rush for exits in Afghanistan—CHICAGO -- The United States and NATO leaders insisted Sunday that the Afghanistan fighting coalition will remain whole despite France's pla...

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+ America's best high schools: 1,000 that make the grade—Seth Tooley has no problem talking up his alma mater -- The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Bowling Green, Ky. [Catego...

+ Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya—The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people has died, his son told NBC News on Sun...

+ Strong quake rattles Italy; at least 5 dead—A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early on Sunday, killing at least five people, injuring dozens and seriously dam...

+ Report: Taliban, Afghan troops forge agreements—Members of the Afghan army are forging secret alliances with the Taliban, threatening to undermine the ability of Afghan authorities to main...

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+ Burning rocks victim tells of strange horror Burning rocks victim tells of strange horror—At first, Lyn Hiner thought it was a bug bite when she felt a sudden sting on her right thigh. Then flames burst from her shorts at her San ...

+ Ind. pastor killed; homeless woman charged—Indianapolis police say a homeless woman shot and killed a pastor at a south side church Saturday morning. [Category: News]

+ Thunder roll in 4th, push Lakers to brink—Russell Westbrook scored 37 points, Kevin Durant added 31 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 13.7 seconds left, and the Oklahoma ...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 10

+ Ryan Counters Bain Swipe On Romney With Solyndra—Surrogate Paul Ryan answers Obama campaign attacks on Romney's record at Bain by citing Solyndra scandalBoehner Describes House GOP as '218 ...

+ High school sports team has no home field advantage— [Author: foxnewsonline@foxnews.com]

+ 5 dead as plane carrying skydivers crashes in Bosnia— [Author: foxnewsonline@foxnews.com]

+ Detroit grandma accused of killing teenage grandson— [Author: foxnewsonline@foxnews.com]

+ Boehner rejects supposed Rev. Wright ad - Boehner: House GOP like '218 frogs in wheelbarrow'— [Author: foxnewsonline@foxnews.com]

+ NAACP announces support of gay marriage— [Author: foxnewsonline@foxnews.com]

+ Tough Mudder Challenge— [Author: foxnewsonline@foxnews.com]

+ Ensign's Incredible Story— [Author: foxnewsonline@foxnews.com]

+ Tough Mudder Challange— [Author: foxnewsonline@foxnews.com]

+ Rep. Ryan answers attacks on Bain with Solyndra— [Author: foxnewsonline@foxnews.com]

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 4/15/12 1:42pm.  Score: 7

+ Is Dust on Your Credit Card a Bad Thing?—Inactivity can affect credit scores, and closing cards completely is usually a bad idea.

+ Why Older Workers Can’t Get Hired—These misconceptions may be keeping older job seekers from landing new positions.

+ Take Time for 3-Step Benefits Checkup—Online tools make it easy to check your Social Security and Medicare benefits.

+ Volunteer Options in Retirement—Consider spending your retirement years helping others.

+ 3 Businesses You Can Start for Under $1,000—The truth is, you don't have to spend a lot of money to build a successful business.

+ 3 Businesses You Can Start for Under $1,000—The truth is, you don't have to spend a lot of money to build a successful business.

+ How Much Should You Save for a Comfortable Retirement? —The answer: more than you may think

+ How Much Should You Save for a Comfortable Retirement? —The answer: more than you may think

+ 4 Ways the IPO Will Change Facebook Forever—Changes everyday users may experience firsthand.

+ 4 Ways the IPO Will Change Facebook Forever—Changes everyday users may experience firsthand.

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/18/12 11:00pm.  Score: 124

+ Stock market falls as Facebook makes shaky debut—Stocks fell on Friday as Facebook made a shaky debut and finished its first day of trading little changed from its IPO price. Broad market i...

+ Stocks edge lower; all eyes on Facebook—Stocks edged lower Friday, but major indexes were setting up to close their worst week of the year. [Category: News]

+ Facebook shares trim gains after early pop—Shares of Facebook rose early in the market debut of one of the most anticipated initial public offerings ever. But they soon lost some of t...

+ Stocks edge higher; all eyes on Facebook—Stocks edged higher Friday, but major indexes were setting up to close their worst week of the year, while Facebook's debut could help lift ...

+ Facebook CEO Zuckerberg opens trading at Nasdaq—Facebook’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg rang the opening bell at the Nasdaq stock market Friday, signaling the start of share dealing in ...

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+ Facebook shares set for stock market debut—Shares of Facebook are set to start trading on the public markets later Friday in one of the largest and most watched initial public offerin...

+ Stocks set to rise; all eyes on Facebook—Stocks are set to rise Friday, but major indexes were setting up to close their worst week of the year, while Facebook's debut could help li...

+ Facebook set for stock market debut—Shares of Facebook are set to start trading on the public markets later Friday in one of the largest and most watched initial public offerin...

+ Getting older and going, or going back, to work—The tough job market has been so hard on some Americans that they have dropped out of the running altogether. But here’s a surprising twist:...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/18/12 10:32pm.  Score: 97

+ Stocks: Storm clouds still gathering over Greece—Facebook is finally public, but that won't solve Greece's problems.

+ Stocks: Worst week of the year—Stocks closed out an ugly week. Despite initial euphoria surrounding the debut of Facebook on the public markets, the social network's share...

+ Facebook trading sets record IPO volume—Facebook's stock market debut finally came and went -- but for all the breathless hype, shares ended right near their offering price.

+ Facebook: Many mutual funds already have a stake—Whether you do or don't like Facebook, you may already own a piece of the social media site: over the past year, nearly 70 mutual funds have...

+ Anti-social: Zynga tumbles after Facebook IPO—Social media stocks just aren't feeling the love, despite Facebook's highly-anticipated stock market debut.

+ Stocks: Global fear trumps Facebook debut—U.S. investors resumed focus on the global issues plaguing world markets Friday, following a brief euphoric pop from Facebook's debut.

+ Enough on Facebook! Buy Google or Apple—Facebook is finally trading. And even though the stock didn't explode out of the gate, the company is still worth more than $100 billion. It...

+ Facebook: 70 mutual funds already have a stake—Whether you do or don't like Facebook, you may already own a piece of the social media site: over the past year, nearly 70 mutual funds have...

+ Facebook IPO trading opens at $42—Facebook's stock market debut is finally here -- and investors jumped on the breathlessly hyped IPO, sending shares up almost 11% at the sta...

+ Stocks: Europe fears vs. Facebook anticipation—U.S. investors continue to worry about Europe's sovereign debt issues, with stocks opening little changed ahead of Facebook's debut on the N...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 3:00pm.  Score: 82

+ Gupta’s friends stand up to be counted—Business leaders support former Goldman Sachs director as he faces trial over his links with Raj Rajaratnam

+ Investors seek tighter UK listing rules—ABI says erosion of listing standards has affected the quality of the leading UK stock market indices

+ Coutts launches aggressive hiring spree—UK bank is beefing up its investment business ahead of the introduction of the retail distribution review, which will clamp down on the sale...

+ HK crackdown on trading misconduct—US fund manager’s hearing shows the Securities and Futures Commission is looking to wield a very big stick over bad behaviour within its rea...

+ Corporates have a debt mountain to climb—Non-financials have huge refinancing needs and also have to raise massive new sums to finance growth and recovery, writes Tony Jackson

+ UK moves on cross-border insolvency—Two cases to be heard by Supremre Court will decide extent to which the English courts can assist foreign courts and liquidators in global b...

+ Investors call for tighter London listing rules—ABI says erosion of listing standards has affected the quality of the leading UK stock market indices

+ Move to create city’s medical quarter—Developers say that rebranding Edgbaston as the medical quarter reflects the city’s ambition to become an international centre for clinical ...

+ JPMorgan returns $168m to MF trustee—The money is not part of the more than $1bn in missing customer cash that has been missing since the broker-dealer filed for bankruptcy in O...

+ Gupta trial: the key characters—The key characters involved in the insider trading case against Rajat Gupta

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 62

+ Coutts launches aggressive hiring spree—UK bank is beefing up its investment business ahead of the introduction of the retail distribution review, which will clamp down on the sale...

+ Corporates have a debt mountain to climb—Non-financials have huge refinancing needs and also have to raise massive new sums to finance growth and recovery, writes Tony Jackson

+ JPMorgan returns $168m to MF trustee—The money is not part of the more than $1bn in missing customer cash that has been missing since the broker-dealer filed for bankruptcy in O...

+ Spain’s pain becomes Europe’s big fear—Fears about contagion from Greece and worries about the health of Spanish banks have shifted the focus of the crisis from Athens to Madrid

+ Spain’s pain becomes big Europe risk—Fears about contagion from Greece and worries about the health of Spanish banks have shifted the focus of the crisis from Athens to Madrid

+ Banking: Back to the wall—JPMorgan Chase’s $2bn loss tarnishes the reputation of chief executive Jamie Dimon as a hawk-eyed risk manager prepared to confront regulato...

+ Savers jittery after Santander rating cut—Credit downgrades in Spain put Santander’s UK customers on edge, despite repeated assurances that deposits in Britain are guaranteed

+ Barnier needs to choose his battleground—The regulator must choose the right strategy and select his targets carefully if his campaign against banking industry excess is to succeed

+ Spain hit by rise in bad bank loans—Value of bad loans held by banking sector increased by a third over the last year to €148bn, and accounted for 8.4% of their entire loan por...

+ Spain taps Goldman to value Bankia—US investment bank will advise on the recapitalisation of the part-nationalised bank, with analysts predicting it will need up to €15bn in n...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 39

+ Ex-Goldman director Rajat Gupta set for insider trading trial—Rajat Gupta was once a board member at Goldman Sachs and managing director of consulting giant McKinsey & Co. Now, he's the biggest targ...

+ Stocks: Storm clouds continue to gather over Greece—Facebook is finally public, but that won't solve Greece's problems.

+ GM won't advertise in the 2013 Super Bowl—General Motors will not advertise during this year's Super Bowl game, the automaker said Friday.

+ Postal Service's next deadline: Aug. 1—The next deadline facing Congress to save the U.S. Postal Service is Aug. 1. That's when the agency won't have enough money to make a $5.5 b...

+ New York penthouse sells for a record $90 million—An unnamed buyer paid more than $90 million for a Midtown Manhattan penthouse, the highest price ever paid for a New York apartment, accordi...

+ Stocks: Worst week of the year—Stocks closed out an ugly week. Despite initial euphoria surrounding the debut of Facebook on the public markets, the social network's share...

+ Facebook trading sets record IPO volume—Facebook's stock market debut finally came and went -- but for all the breathless hype, shares ended right near their offering price.

+ Facebook: Many mutual funds already have a stake—Whether you do or don't like Facebook, you may already own a piece of the social media site: over the past year, nearly 70 mutual funds have...

+ Anti-social: Zynga tumbles after Facebook IPO—Social media stocks just aren't feeling the love, despite Facebook's highly-anticipated stock market debut.

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 3:00pm.  Score: 31

+ GM won't advertise on next Super Bowl—General Motors does not plan to run ads on the next Super Bowl as it revamps its global marketing operations to cut about $2 billion from it...

+ GM won't advertise on next Super Bowl, report says—General Motors does not plan to run ads on the next Super Bowl as it revamps its global marketing operations to cut about $2 billion from  s...

+ Review: 4-cylinder Ford Escape strikes the right tone—We’ve seen this movie before: Stagnant economy. Soaring gas prices. Government-mandated increases in fuel economy that doom the big vehicles...

+ Review: Four-cylinder Ford Escape strikes the right tone—We’ve seen this movie before: Stagnant economy. Soaring gas prices. Government-mandated increases in fuel economy that doom the big vehicles...

+ Fiat uses Google Street to photo bomb VW—Search for Volkswagen's Swedish headquarters using Google Street View and parked right in front of the main door and you’ll find a little Fi...

+ Acura recalls over 56,000 sedans in North America—Honda's Acura brand is recalling 56,881 TL sedans from model years 2007 and 2008 in North America to replace a power steering hose that coul...

+ Buffett snags 10 million shares of GM stock—Analysts and investors alike will be watching the ticker closely this week to see how the market responds to word that the “Oracle of Omaha”...

+ BMW, Mercedes look to grow by shrinking—Sometimes you have to think small to grow bigger. Hoping to lock down its position as the U.S. luxury market leader, BMW is getting ready to...

+ Low tire pressure triples likelihood of crash—A new government study warns that as many as one in 20 crashes could be linked to tire-related problems, with underinflated tires posing an ...

+ Report: GM to drop all Facebook advertising—In what could speak to Facebook’s viability as advertising medium just days before what is shaping up as a possible record initial public of...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/18/12 10:32pm.  Score: 565

+ Fraport seeks to add to airport portfolio—Frankfurt operator seeks EM deals even as it prepares to push ahead with a big expansion of its home base

+ Heathrow ‘free to lobby on third runway’—‘The commercial interest of BAA is one thing, says Theresa Villiers, it’s not necessarily the same as the economic needs of the overall econ...

+ Heathrow free to lobby on third runway, says transport minister—‘The commercial interest of BAA is one thing, says Theresa Villiers, it’s not necessarily the same as the economic needs of the overall econ...

+ Safety worries ground new Berlin airport—The German capital’s delayed €2.5bn transport hub will not now open until March 2013 after fears were raised about its fire protection syste...

+ EADS warns of rising costs of faulty wing—Airbus owner warns that the costs of fixing a wing crack problem on the A380 are expected to rise to €260m this year and drag on 2013 earnin...

+ EADS hit by charge on A380 wing cracks—The maker of the A380 was hit by a €158m charge in the first quarter related to problems with the superjumbo’s wings, but raised its 2012 pr...

+ EADS hit by charge on A380 wing problems—The maker of the A380 was hit by a €158m charge in the first quarter related to problems with the superjumbo’s wings, but raised its 2012 pr...

+ AMR unions back contract changes—Bankrupt parent of American Airlines hopes plan, which hinges on labour costs falling by $1.25bn, will return group to profitability

+ Lufthansa bid to Tap into LatAm market—The German airline, which is keen to play a role in the industry’s consolidation, is likely to launch a bidding war for the Portuguese flag ...

+ Lufthansa eyes Portugal’s TAP—The German airline, which is keen to play a role in the industry’s consolidation, is likely to launch a bidding war for the Portuguese flag ...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 6:00pm.  Score: 256

+ Amazon noses into industrial supply chain—Shares in the established US groups have suffered since the launch of the online retailer’s latest venture but there are doubts that it can ...

+ Fraport seeks to add to airport portfolio—Frankfurt operator seeks EM deals even as it prepares to push ahead with a big expansion of its home base

+ Heathrow ‘free to lobby on third runway’—‘The commercial interest of BAA is one thing, says Theresa Villiers, it’s not necessarily the same as the economic needs of the overall econ...

+ Heathrow free to lobby on third runway, says transport minister—‘The commercial interest of BAA is one thing, says Theresa Villiers, it’s not necessarily the same as the economic needs of the overall econ...

+ Pubs face Olympian beer challenge—Games organisers consider ensuring a steady flow of draught to be one of the biggest logistical tests posed by the Olympics this summer

+ Stagecoach expands US bus operation—Group brings back into the fold several businesses it sold a decade ago, and expands its Megabus brand into California and Texas

+ Safety worries ground new Berlin airport—The German capital’s delayed €2.5bn transport hub will not now open until March 2013 after fears were raised about its fire protection syste...

+ Investor success as CP heads step down—The decision by Canadian Pacific’s chief, chairman and four other executives comes after pressure from Pershing Square to shake up managemen...

+ Georgian Railway valued as high as £1bn—Caucasus state’s railway monopoly seeks a listing on the London Stock Exchange for global depositary receipts representing 25% of its shares

+ Maersk suffers heavy loss at container arm—Settlement of tax dispute in Algeria and investment gains mask first-quarter decline as Danish group highlights problems facing sector

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 6:00pm.  Score: 248

+ Stagecoach expands US bus operation—Group brings back into the fold several businesses it sold a decade ago, and expands its Megabus brand into California and Texas

+ Investor success as CP heads step down—The decision by Canadian Pacific’s chief, chairman and four other executives comes after pressure from Pershing Square to shake up managemen...

+ Georgian Railway valued as high as £1bn—Caucasus state’s railway monopoly seeks a listing on the London Stock Exchange for global depositary receipts representing 25% of its shares

+ Female Network Rail staff in equality fight—Thirty-four middle managers are claiming back-pay of £25,000 each after a survey found they earned less than male counterparts

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/18/12 6:00pm.  Score: 246

+ GM won't advertise in the 2013 Super Bowl—General Motors will not advertise during this year's Super Bowl game, the automaker said Friday.

+ Thrilled and bummed by Google's self-driving car—My first ride in Google's self-driving car was, all at the same time, thrilling, fascinating and a little disappointing.

+ Nissan wants Toyota's crown

+ Roger Penske: Racetrack capitalist—The death of Carroll Shelby last week got me thinking about what race car drivers do after they pull into the pit lane for the last time. So...

+ The bean counter who saved Ford

+ Surprise! SUVs are more popular than ever—If you thought the "SUV craze" was over, you're wrong. Very wrong. Market share for SUVs in recent months is the largest it has ever been.

+ GM to stop advertising on Facebook—General Motors said Tuesday that it will stop paid advertising on Facebook.

+ Carroll Shelby's million dollar muscle cars—Performance cars with Carroll Shelby's name attached command -- in most cases -- top dollar.

+ The curse of the Volvo 240—It became huge news recently when Volvo Cars signed an endorsement deal with Knicks basketball sensation Jeremy Lin to cash in on the boomin...

+ Classic Ferrari boat sells for $1.1 million—A 600-horsepower 1953 Ferrari-powered speedboat sold for $1.1 million Saturday at an auction in Monaco.

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/18/12 11:45pm.  Score: 107

+ When fortune favours the brave—Britain’s Battlers are companies, often unsung, that are finding ways to prosper in the most difficult business climate for a generation

+ GM to sit out next Super Bowl—The carmaker will not advertise in the most watched US television event of the year in an unexpected move following a review of its advertis...

+ Ascendant Vertu Motors shrugs off recession—Group looks to lift dividend 20 per cent as annual sales top £1bn, with March and April trading above forecast and profitability strong

+ Ascendant Vertu Motors shrugs of recession—Group looks to lift dividend 20 per cent as annual sales top £1bn for first time, with March and April trading above forecast and profitabil...

+ GM snubs Germany over new Astra—Factories in the UK and Poland have been chosen to build the new high-volume model, in a move that could put a German plant at risk

+ Truth behind Japan’s free and open market—A Japanese negotiator can claim his market is fully open, safe in the knowledge that no products will be imported, writes Clyde Prestowitz

+ GM to create 700 jobs at Ellesmere Port—US carmaker reaches a deal with its workers and will invest £125m in the Cheshire plant to build the new model of its Astra compact car

+ GM set to build new Astra on Merseyside—Jaguar Land Rover continues to ramp up production of Evoque ‘baby Range Rover, at Halewood, which was threatened with closure a decade ago

+ GM to pull back on Facebook advertising—General Motors plans to stop paying for ads on the website in a move that raises questions about the social network’s business model

+ General Motors scraps Facebook ads—General Motors plans to stop paying for ads on the website in a move that raises questions about the social network’s business model

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 58

+ Rubio: Obama most 'divisive figure' in politics—Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, speaking in South Carolina on Saturday, slams President Barack Obama for being the most divisive figure in America...

+ Romney's 'Day One': What do we know about his plan?—Forget a president's first 100 days. Mitt Romney's first television ad of the general election, "Day One," comes as close as anything in des...

+ Bain, Jeremiah Wright and the debt ceiling—First Read: There were several big stories from the campaign trail this week and lessons to learn from all of them. [Category: News]

+ GOP lawmaker says Dem drank on the job—A usually mundane Congressional proceeding drifted into testy turf when a prominent Republican colleague accused a Democratic colleague of d...

+ Romney uses clock to remind voters of debt—It has appeared behind Romney on stage more often than several of his sons, standing stiff and silent. It is Romney's enormous electronic de...

+ From presidential race to House primaries, super PACs having wide impact—Using unlimited donations and spending money on TV ads in races across the country, Super PACS played a prominent role in helping the Republ...

+ Romney calls proposed Wright ads the 'wrong course'—Mitt Romney convened a rare press conference Thursday to explicitly distance himself from a controversial, racially-charged ad campaign repo...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:46am.  Score: 272

+ Romney's 'Day One': What do we know about his plan?—Forget a president's first 100 days. Mitt Romney's first television ad of the general election, "Day One," comes as close as anything in des...

+ Bain, Jeremiah Wright and the debt ceiling—First Read: There were several big stories from the campaign trail this week and lessons to learn from all of them. [Category: News]

+ From presidential race to House primaries, super PACs having wide impact—Using unlimited donations and spending money on TV ads in races across the country, Super PACS played a prominent role in helping the Republ...

+ Ricketts: I'm not going to use Jeremiah Wright—First Read: The Super PAC funded by Joe Ricketts has released a statement that essentially says he won't use Jeremiah Wright as an attack ag...

+ Republicans anxiously discourage racially-charged super PAC strategy—Republicans moved quickly on Thursday in hopes of distancing themselves from a strategy being weighed by a GOP-oriented super PAC, which thr...

+ Super PAC eyes Jeremiah Wright ad buy—First Read: Possible plans for an ad campaign focused on controversial minister could ratchet campaign to a whole new level. [Category: News...

+ Romney, aided by prop, pushes debt message in swing state Florida—Mitt Romney continued to drive a debt-oriented message on Wednesday, extending his "prairie fire" of debt metaphor with the assistance of a ...

+ Bill Clinton, Paul Ryan headline fiscal summit talks—Bill Clinton as symbol and a source of wisdom can be a flexible campaign instrument – used in different ways by Democrats and Republicans de...

+ GOP kills civil unions in Colorado special session—A last-ditch effort by Colorado's governor to give gay couples in the state rights similar to married couples failed Monday after Republican...

+ Clyburn seeks 'national policy' legalizing same-sex marriages—Rep. James Clyburn, the House Democrats’ third-ranking leader, said the question of legal recognition of marriage between same-sex couples s...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/18/12 10:32pm.  Score: 132

+ US, NATO leaders stress Afghanistan commitment -- despite French plan for early pullout—The United States and NATO leaders insist the Afghanistan fighting coalition will remain whole despite France's plans to yank combat troops ...

+ Boehner describes House Republicans as '218 frogs in a wheelbarrow'—House Speaker John Boehner likened his restless Republican caucus to "frogs in a wheelbarrow," saying in an interview broadcast Sunday it's ...

+ Boehner rejects supposed Rev. Wright ad, despite Dem efforts to play it up—House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday downplayed the supposed plan to resurrect Rev. Jeremiah Wright in an anti-Obama ad campaign, becoming t...

+ Top Romney surrogate answers Bain attacks with Solyndra—Rep. Paul Ryan, the House budget committee chairman who has emerged as a top Mitt Romney surrogate and is talked about as a possible running...

+ Rep. Charlie Rangel campaign strong-armed ally for endorsement—Following a Rangel endorsement rally Saturday in East Harlem, the embattled congressman's campaign team made an unlikely confession to the N...

+ Police make fourth Molotov-related arrest, as protesters plan anti-NATO march in Chicago—A fourth individual has been arrested and accused of planning to use a Molotov cocktail to attack the NATO conference in Chicago, in the lat...

+ Protesters prepare for anti-NATO demonstration in Chicago—Protesters gathering in Chicago for the NATO summit were gearing up for their largest demonstration Sunday, when thousands are expected to m...

+ Twenty-two states join court fight to preserve campaign finance laws after Citizens United—Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United dec...

+ G-8 warns North Korea they will face sanctions if provocations continue—The Group of Eight world leaders has warned North Korea that it faces more sanctions if it continues to threaten the stability of the region...

+ NAACP announces support of same-sex marriage, shoring up Obama's base—The NAACP announced Saturday the 103-year-old black civil rights group is supporting same-sex marriage.

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 65

+ NATO chief: No "rush for the exits" in Afghan war—CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO's chief sought on Sunday to dispel fears of a "rush for the exits" in Afghanistan as Western allies gathered to cha...

+ Libya's NTC says Megrahi death will not shut Lockerbie file—TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's National Transitional Council said on Sunday the death of Abdul Basset al-Megrahi, convicted of the 1988 Lockerb...

+ What to look for at the NATO summit—A look at the main issues for the NATO alliance at the summit meeting for heads of government in Chicago on Sunday and Monday.

+ Party leaders refuse to budge on debt positions—Republicans and Democrats aren't budging when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax increases to deal wit...

+ Senator decries convicted Lockerbie bomber's death in freedom—WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Charles Schumer on Sunday criticized the Scottish government for allowing convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Ba...

+ Lone bomber, not mafia, sought for Italy school attack—BRINDISI (Reuters) - A bomb attack which killed a teenage girl and wounded 10 other people in the southern Italian town of Brindisi was prob...

+ North Korea releases detained Chinese fishermen—BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea released a number of Chinese fishermen and boats on Sunday two weeks after seizing them, ending a rare publi...

+ U.S. banking laws unable to stop JPMorgan loss: Republican Boehner—WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banking reforms could not have prevented JPMorgan Chase & Co's trading losses, and those involved in the act...

+ UK's Cameron: Megrahi should have never been freed—CHICAGO (Reuters) - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight, should...

+ U.S. banking laws unable to stop JPMorgan loss: Republican Boehner—WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banking reforms could not have prevented JPMorgan Chase & Co's trading losses, and those involved in the act...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 2

+ CDC Urges Baby Boomers to Get tested for Hepatitis C—ATLANTA (AP) — For the first time, health officials are proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C.

+ From One Generation to the Next, Dental Care Changes—Mom of 3 notes less trepidation from kids, more choices from dentists

+ Health Buzz: 'Good' Cholesterol May Not Be That Good For You—9 best foods for your skin; is a gluten-free diet smart for weight loss?

+ 'Bad' Fat May Hurt Brain Function Over Time—But researchers report that 'good' fat may help preserve thinking and memory

+ Diabetes Can Take a Toll on Your Emotions—And this psychological component may make it harder to control the blood-sugar disorder, experts say

+ Fate of Some Patients Hinges on Supreme Court—WASHINGTON (AP) — Cancer patient Kathy Watson voted Republican in 2008 and believes the government has no right telling Americans to get hea...

+ Fewer Young Americans Smoking—Rates have dropped since 2004, but 1 in 12 teens, one-third of young adults still light up

+ Being Obese May Make Job Search Tougher—'Employers' in study unknowingly rated same women higher after weight-loss surgery

+ Health Buzz: Coffee Linked to Longer Life—Easy ways to reduce caffeine intake; signs of caffeine addiction

+ Health Tip: Get the Most From Your Nap—Don't sleep for more than 30 minutes

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/18/12 10:33pm.  Score: 175

+ Donna Summer like thousands of nonsmokers killed by lung cancer—Lung cancer’s sticky stigma as, primarily, a self-inflicted disease prompted Donna Summer’s publicist to release a terse statement Friday to...

+ Why guys think meat is macho, veggies wimpy—New research pinpoints why so many guys avoid vegetables yet lick their chops when they sniff marbled chunks of cow sizzling on the grill. I...

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+ Does organic food turn people into jerks?—Renate Raymond has encountered her fair share of organic food snobs, but a recent trip to a Seattle market left her feeling like she'd stumb...

+ Is healthy food really more expensive?—Contrary to popular belief, it can actually cost more to eat badly. In fact, a new government report finds that nutritious foods – such as g...

+ How to avoid weight gain? Eat on a schedule—A new study of  mice finds that when we eat may be an important factor in preventing weight gain. [Category: Health_Fitness]

+ Early diagnosis key for mom with flesh-eating bacteria—When Lana Kuykendall, a paramedic, noticed an odd bruise on her leg days after giving birth to twins, she checked herself into a hospital. T...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/19/12 1:00am.  Score: 55

+ U.S. may speed approval of 'breakthrough' drugs—Experimental drugs that show a big effect early in development for treating serious or life-threatening diseases would get a faster and chea...

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+ UK doc survey: Deny treatment to smokers, obese—A majority of doctors in a United Kingdom survey supported measures to deny non-emergency medical services to smokers and the obese, The Obs...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/10/12 1:00am.  Score: 33

+ 'Idol' finalist James Durbin and Chicago high schooler pair up for Tourette's documentary—Eighteen-year-old Ariel Small was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at just 6 years old.  After becoming a Tourette's ambassador and spe...

+ Depressed? 9 mental tricks to turn it around—A type of therapy called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)—which focuses on changing behavior—can be an effective adjuvant to or even subst...

+ How to gain muscle for skinny guys—If you were born skinny, you may not have the potential to gain the bulk of an NFL lineman, but it’s completely possible for a skinny guy to...

+ Best and worst jobs for your health—Every job and employer is different, but there are ways to make any job healthier. Try borrowing strategies from our list of the best, then ...

+ Should you go gluten-free?—Perhaps you have been considered going gluten-free?  Before you stop eating breads, pastas and cereals let’s look at the facts about gl...

+ Pfizer recalls 650,000 bottles of Advil Liqui-Gels—Pfizer Inc. has recalled more than 650,000 bottles of Advil pain-relief medicine due to the potential for a strong odor in the product

+ CDC to baby boomers: Get tested for hepatitis C—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released draft recommendations calling for all baby boomers to get a one-time blood...

+ Many rare gene mutations may be associated with common diseases—Two large surveys of the human genome indicate that it may be much harder than scientists once thought to map out all the genetic mutations ...

+ Georgia woman battling flesh-eating bacteria will lose hands and foot—Aimee Copeland, the 24-year-old Georgia graduate student fighting aggressive flesh-eating bacteria, was informed by her father Thursday that...

+ It's not just what you eat, but when you eat—Weight gain may be caused in part by eating on an odd eating schedule, rather than only by eating too many calories, a new study in mice sug...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 12:51pm.  Score: 26

+ Lung cancer CT scans: Just for older heavy smokers—New lung cancer screening guidelines recommend annual CT scans but only for current or former heavy smokers aged 55 to 74.

+ Screening for Lung Cancer Might Benefit Those at Highest Risk—SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Using low-dose CT scans to screen for lung cancer might save the lives of patients at the greatest risk f...

+ Study Ties Secondhand Smoke to Bladder Irritation in Kids—SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Parents who smoke may put their children at greater risk for bladder irritation, according to a small new...

+ Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Cancer Death Risk—SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea has already been linked to a host of adverse health problems, such as high blood pressure and...

+ Breathing Smog While Pregnant May Worsen Asthma in Offspring—SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to air pollution while in the womb might harm the lung-function development of children with ast...

+ Major Cancer Groups Recommend CT Scans for Lung Cancer

+ Cancer Groups Recommend CT Scans for Lung Cancer

+ Tens of thousands attend 20th Vienna Life Ball—Nearly 40,000 people dressed in colourful costumes attended this year's Life Ball, Vienna's glitzy annual AIDS charity, Saturday, with actre...

+ The Dirtiest 'Clean' Places—You expect some sports to be filthy—your kitchen floor, your garbage can, your toilet. But how germy are the things designed to keep you and...

+ Chicago braces for largest anti-NATO protest—CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago police trying to keep the peace during the NATO summit may face their biggest test on Sunday when thousands of d...

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As of 5/20/12 7:00pm. Last new 5/20/12 7:00pm.  Score: 6