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Military's shadow falls on Egypt election

Financial Times -
By Roula Khalaf in London First came the end of the Hosni Mubarak regime. Now comes the end of the generals' rule. That, at least, is the official plan put forward by Egypt's military council, the group of generals who helped push Mr Mubarak aside last ...
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Romney to propose voucher-like education overhaul

The Associated Press -
By STEVE PEOPLES, AP - 1 minute ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Shifting from the economy to education, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was proposing a voucher-style system that could significantly alter the public school system and revive the ...

Pakistani doctor who helped CIA find Osama bin Laden jailed for treason

ABC News -
The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden has been sentenced to 33 years in jail for high treason. Shakil Afridi, the 48-year-old doctor, had been accused of running a fake hepatitis B vaccination program, collecting DNA samples ...

Facebook IPO turns into 'frenzy' as investors, regulator raise concerns

Washington Post -
May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc.'s initial public offering is getting less friendly with each passing day. Investors and regulators raised new concerns about the $16 billion IPO as Facebook shares fell a second straight day, extending losses to 18 ...

Jessica Sanchez's 'American Idol' Song: The Worst Ever?

MTV.com -
By Gil Kaufman Jessica Sanchez seemed to have Phillip Phillips' number through two rounds of singing on Tuesday night's "American Idol" season 11 performance finale .

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks, euro sink on Greece exit jitters

Reuters -
* MSCI global stock index sets for biggest drop in 6 months * Doubts over debt-crisis plan send euro to 21-month low * Germany sells interest-free debt due to safety bids * US dollar index highest since 2010 By Richard Leong NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) ...

Iran seeks concessions in Baghdad nuclear talks

USA TODAY -
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iran and six world powers resumed talks Wednesday over Tehran's nuclear program, with the Iranians pushing for specific timetables and goals but Westerns leaders signaling they want more disclosures before offering rewards.

Syria's downtrodden flock to Lebanon for work

Reuters -
By Erika Solomon and Laila Bassam | BEIRUT (Reuters) - Huddled under Beirut's concrete bridges and around street corners are thousands of Syrian men who have left home and crossed the border in recent months in the hope of finding work as day laborers.

Zuma Painting Vandalized

Voice of America -
JOHANNESBURG - South African police have arrested two people for vandalizing a controversial portrait of President Jacob Zuma. The men, who were recorded by a local television station, are seen taking turns using paint to deface the portrait, ...

Primary sweep has Mitt Romney 1 win from GOP nomination

Boston Herald -
By AP WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney has swept all the delegates in the Kentucky and Arkansas primaries, putting him within one win of claiming the Republican nomination for president.

Retired Navy commander, hero in gay community, joins Obama campaign event

Sacramento Bee -
By JOSH RICHMAN OAKLAND, Calif. -- Weeks after President Barack Obama's announcement of support for same-sex marriage and on the eve of his latest San Francisco Bay Area fundraisers, his campaign rolled out its appeal to LGBT voters Tuesday with a ...

Spain's prime minister: No bailout, but liquidity would be nice

Los Angeles Times -
By Tiffany Hsu Mariano Rajoy, Spain's prime minister, has found a new ally in his quest for lower borrowing rates and liquidity in his recession-racked country: France's new President Francoise Hollande.

TREASURIES-Bonds gain safety bid on Greece exit fears

Reuters -
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - US Treasuries prices gained on Wednesday as concerns over repercussions from a possible Greek exit from the euro zone increased demand for safe haven US debt.

US sales of new homes rose 3.3 percent in April

The Associated Press -
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer - 1 minute ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans bought more new homes last month, the latest evidence that the US housing market could be starting to recover.

Obama vote lags among Democrats in Arkansas, Kentucky primaries

Los Angeles Times -
By Michael A. Memoli Have you heard of John Wolfe? Chances are, voters in Arkansas haven't heard of him, either. And yet, tens of thousands of Democrats cast a vote for him Tuesday's presidential primary in the state instead of the incumbent, ...

Obama to address Air Force graduates in Colorado

The Seattle Times -
President Barack Obama is delivering his final commencement speech of the season, addressing graduates of the US Air Force Academy before pivoting to political fundraising out West.

Karl Rove's Plot To Take Youth Vote From Obama Just Might Work

Forbes -
"How many votes?" Karl Rove at the Baytowne Conference Center, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 in Sandestin, Fla (AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily) The Millennials can't get down with Mitt Romney.

Samsung Asks Court to Sanction Apple for Withholding Documents

The Mac Observer -
In the latest development in the companies' ongoing patent infringement litigation, Samsung has asked the US District Court for the Northern District of California to sanction Apple for allegedly withholding thousands of pages of testimony that the ...

How the Moog Synth Changed Music

PC Magazine -
Bob Moog's modular synthesizer in the mid 1960s paved the way for a revolution in synthesized sound. By Jamie Lendino From Gary Numan's "Cars" and Vangelis's Blade Runner soundtrack, to intricate progressive rock solos and a revolution on the dance ...

Motorola launches TV operating system for service providers

Inquirer -
By Lee Bell ELECTRONICS MAKER Motorola has revealed a snazzy operating system (OS) for internet-connected television sets that will integrate with computers and mobile devices.

"On the Road" screened at Cannes Film Festival

CBS News -
(CBS/AP) Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" finally hits the big screen after decades of attempts to transform Kerouac's beat novel into a screenplay.

Jillian Michaels becomes a mom of two in one week

Fox News -
“The Biggest Loser's” former no-nonsense trainer Jillian Michaels has her hands full these days after leaving the hit NBC show.

Battle of the James Bonds: Ex-007 Slams New Film for Choosing Heineken Over ...

E! Online -
According to George Lazenby, some James Bond rites should remain sacred—like 007's love for vodka martinis. The actor who played the suave secret agent in 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service has lashed out at the reported $45 million product ...

Hamden's Jonathan Quick In Stanley Cup Finals As LA Kings Goalie

Hartford Courant -
By JEFF OTTERBEIN, jotterbein@courant.com The Hartford Courant Goaltender Jonathan Quick will be playing in the Stanley Cup finals close to home.

NFL Union Files Suit Against League Over 2010 Cap

ABC News -
The NFL Players Association has filed a complaint in federal court accusing the league of colluding to impose a secret salary cap during the uncapped 2010 season.

Lakers ride off uneasily into another bumpy offseason

NBA.com -
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Four losses in five games should have said enough about the jarring offseason that awaits the Lakers. Four losses in eight days that underlined the fact that their roster again was unable to stand up to the emotional challenge of ...

Ian Thomsen: Boston Celtics look for motivation to lock in Game 6 win over 76ers

SI.com -
Rajon Rondo will be a key piece to helping a bruised and battered Celtics squad in Game 6. PHILADELPHIA -- The Celtics and the Heat are racing each other to the finish line.

The Maim Event

New York Times -
You know something is officially askew when NBA games start to look like hockey games, NHL games like scenes from “Braveheart,” and when the NFL tries to make small move to try to reduce the number of unpadded knees ramming into players' heads, ...

Oxford Launches Bigfoot Project

Daily Beast -
Researchers at Oxford University have launched a new project to analyze the DNA of Bigfoot, the mythical apelike creature some believe lives in North American forests.

SpaceX launch, a strong start for commercial spaceflight

Christian Science Monitor -
With Tuesday's launch of the Dragon space capsule aboard the Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX made a strong case for the viability of commercial spaceflight.

Scientists Turn Human Skin Cells Into Healthy Heart Cells

TIME -
By Alexandra Sifferlin | @acsifferlin | May 23, 2012 | + In a medical first, scientists in Haifa, Israel, took skin cells from two heart failure patients and reprogrammed them into stem cells that generated healthy, beating heart muscle cells in the ...

Surviving a flesh-eating disease

CNN -
By Elizabeth Landau, CNN Percy von Lipinski's left hand looked like this as he recovered; the pen marks show the spread of infection.

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