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May 6, 2012

EARTHQUAKE News, Mar 06, 2012

KTVL CBS Channel 10 :: News - Top Stories - Magnitude 4.5 quake strikes rural Northern Calif.Magnitude 4.5 quake strikes rural Northern Calif.
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(AP) - There are no reports of damage or injuries after a magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattled a rural area of Northern California. The United States Geological Survey says the quake hit at 2:23 am Saturday about 24 miles north of Santa Rosa, ...
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Two quakes shake New Zealand
The Australian
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook people in the Wellington region and parts of the top of the South Island at 11.33am (9.33am AEST). The tremor was centred 10 kilometres southwest of Wellington, at a depth of 30km, GeoNet says. The second quake ...
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HOLLYWOOD News, May 06, 2012

Thor and Captain America do battle...
Marvel's 'The Avengers': Movie Review
Examiner.com
This is one of those rare Hollywood gems, and it's all thanks to Joss Whedon and his exceptional cast and crew, that proves Marvel's The Avengers as one of the best “superhero films” of all-time! Summer is nearby, and we all are aware that summer is ...
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'Dark Shadows' producer: Johnny Depp was a 'man on a mission'
Los Angeles Times
The movie actually adds a second unprecedented role to Depp's career list: Now he can say he's been the producer of a Tim Burton film. Depp had produced just two previous films, “Hugo” and “The Rum Diary,” both released last year, but expect to see ...
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GREEK Election News, May 06, 2012 (1)


Conservative leader front runner in Greek election
Chicago Tribune
ATHENS (Reuters) - Family history weighs heavily on conservative leader Antonis Samaras as he battles to lead Greece after Sunday's general election. His great-grandmother, Penelope Delta, a celebrated author of patriotic children's books, ...
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Greek election day: Jews worry about far-right
Jerusalem Post
By GIL SHEFLER Head of Jewish community in Athens expresses concern over expected election of neo-Nazi party to parliament. The head of the Jewish community in Athens on Sunday worried two far-right groups might take a seat in Greece's next parliament.
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DAILY RECORD - Cover Drive singer Amanda Reifer reveals three bandmates protect her from male attention, May 06, 2012

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 "SHE IS the sexiest star to come out of Barbados since Rihanna, but stunning Amanda Reifer has revealed her bandmates act as bodyguards to prevent guys getting too close.
The 21-year-old Bajan, who shot to fame with Cover Drive’s smash hits Lick Ya Down and Twilight, says her raunchy tomboy look is inspired by Gwen Stefani of No Doubt.
But the In:Demand Live and T in the Park star says she’s single and there are only three men in her life – bandmates T-Ray Armstrong, 18, guitarist Barry ‘Bar-Man’ Hill, 22, and bassist Jamar Harding,18."
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FASHION Models News, May 06, 2012

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Vogue bans too-skinny models from its pages
Chicago Daily Herald
They agreed to “not knowingly work with models under the age of 16 or who appear to have an eating disorder,” and said they will ask casting directors to check IDs at photo shoots and fashion shows and for ad campaigns. American, French, Chinese and ...
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Is the Vogue vow more hype than health?
WRAL.com
They also encouraged fashion designers to reconsider "unrealistically" small sample sizes that make ultra-thin modelsnecessary in the first place. Vogue didn't address the widespread industry practice of digitally altering photos that critics believe ...
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ARMENIA Elections News, May 06, 2012


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Armenia's ruling parties set to keep grip on power
Reuters
By Margarita Antidze and Hasmik Mkrtchyan | YEREVAN (Reuters) -Armenians looked set to return the two biggest parties in the ruling coalition to power on Sunday, in an election they hope will be free of the fraud and violence that marred the South ...
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Armenia hopes for calm election, democratic result
Reuters
By Margarita Antidze and Hasmik Mkrtchyan | YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenianvoters headed to the polls on Sunday for a parliamentary election its leaders hope will bolster stability and be free of the fraud and violence that marred the South Caucasus ...
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SERBIA Elections News, May 06, 2012


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What's at stake in Serbia's election
Boston.com
Serbia, a landlocked nation of 7.1 million people in southeast Europe, is holding presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections Sunday. Whoever wins could affect Serbia's future relations with the European Union as well as Kosovo, ...
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Backing EU path, Serbian right wing vies for power
Reuters
By Aleksandar Vasovic | BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's right-wing opposition vied for power on Sunday in knife-edge elections marked by an unprecedented pro-European consensus more than a decade since the fall of nationalist strongman Slobodan Milosevic ...
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GERMANY Local Elections News, May 06, 2012


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Local elections take place in Germany and Italy
RTE.ie
Local elections are taking place in Germany and Italy today where Angela Merkel and Mario Monti will get insights into their leadership ahead of nationalelections. Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a knife-edge state election that could provide vital ...
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Merkel's party set for photo finish in state vote
Chicago Tribune
... Germans voted a new parliament in the state of Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday, with Angela Merkel's conservatives fighting to prevent a loss of localpower to their Social Democrat rivals that could dent the chancellor's 2013 re-election hopes.
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ITALY Local Elections News, May 06, 2012


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Italy Votes in Local Election, First Since Monti
ABC News
Italians voted Sunday in the first elections since Mario Monti was tapped to save Italy from its debt crisis — balloting seen as a gauge of public anger over parties supporting his austerity measures and disillusionment over Italy'straditional ...
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Italy local vote provides test for Monti austerity
Chicago Tribune
ROME (Reuters) - Italians went to the polls in local elections on Sunday that will provide the first concrete test of voter resistance to Prime Minister Mario Monti's increasingly unpopular austerity policies since he came to office last year.
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CHELSEA Soccer Team Wins Cup, May 06, 2012


Chelsea Wins Cup but Not Job Security for Manager
New York Times
LONDON — Chelsea, the team that rebelled in midseason and got rid of its coach by failing to perform for him, won the English FA Cup at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. And it now stands two weeks away from the Champions League final in Munich.
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Chelsea lift FA Cup as Di Matteo magic does the trick
Chicago Tribune
Related Chelsea lift FA Cup as Di Matteo magic does the trick Chelsea'sDidier Drogba celebrates scoring his team's second goal against Liverpool's during their FA Cup final soccer match at Wembley Stadium in LondonChelsea's Didier Drogba celebrates ...
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COSTAS KARRAS, Greek Actor Dies, May 06, 2012


ATHENS, Greece—Costas Karras, a popular actor and former conservative politician, died Sunday in Athens of complications from cancer, his family announced. He was 75.
Although Karras became popular as a cinematic actor, it was on stage that he achieved critical acclaim, most notably in Nikolai Gogol's monologue "Diary of a Madman" and Noel Coward's play "Blithe Spirit."
Born on June 21, 1936, Karras went to London in the 1950s to study political science, but graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts. He also studied theater in Greece and debuted on stage in 1963.
Karras also served as a conservative member of Parliament from 2000 to 2007. He is survived by his wife and a son.

GREEK REPORTER - Former First Lady of Greece Marika Mitsotakis Dies at 82, May 06, 2012


"Marika Mitsotakis, wife of Konstantinos Mitotakis, former Greek Prime Minister and honorary President of the New Democracy political party of Greece, died in the first morning hours, on Sunday May 6th, in Athens.
The 82-year-old woman who was suffering from a viral disease called Poliomelitis was hospitalized at the Evgenidion Hospital since April 17. Members of her family, including her husband and children, had been visiting the hospital all these days.
Marika is the mother of four children, including Dora Bakoyannis, president of Democratic Alliance party, and New Democracy MP Kyriakos Mitsotakis. She has also 13 grandchildren. Marika has had issues with a walking disability after contracting polyomielitis in a swimming pool at the age of 17."

DIED, May 06, 2012

Bellinger dies of suspected drug overdose
Chicago Tribune
Mark Bellinger, the former executive director of the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council, died of a suspected drug overdose Friday in Pelham, Ala. Officers with the Pelham Police Department found Bellinger in a car at the end of a dirt road ...
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Marika Mitsotakis, wife of former Greek PM, dies
Fox News
ATHENS, Greece – Marika Mitsotakis, the voluble, opinionated wife of a former Greek prime minister whose cooking skills were the stuff of political urban legend, died in Athens on Sunday as two of her children ran for re-election in Parliament.
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FRANCE24 - Europe braces for Greek election, May 06, 2012

Greek Socialist party supporters wave flags during party leader Evangelos Venizelos' address in front of the Greek Parliament at Syntagma square in Athens on May 4. Not only Greece but also Europe braced for an election that polls indicate will fail to produce a clear winner, and which markets worry will plunge the eurozone into fresh turmoil.
 "AFP - Not only Greece but also Europe braced on Saturday for an election here that polls indicate will fail to produce a clear winner, and which markets worry will plunge the eurozone into fresh turmoil.

In comments widely quoted by Greek newspapers on the eve of Sunday's vote, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said that if Greece's new government deviated from its commitments the country would have to "bear the consequences.""
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JULIA STILES News, May 06, 2012

Obama's Angels
Town Hall
That's way too white of a name for We the Touchy. BHO's gang should have just named her Cassandra Caucasian or Whitney Whiteywhite. Julia Roberts, Julia Child, Julia Stiles, Julia Mancuso and Julia Gulia from the Wedding Singer—all white chicks. Hello.
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DAKOTA FANNING News, May 06, 2012



Jennifer Garner and Dakota Fanning sign up for YouTube series
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Jennifer Garner, Julia Stiles and Dakota Fanning are poised to become YouTube.com's biggest stars as leading ladies in a new web series. America Ferrera and Virginia Madsen have also signed up to appear in the YouTube channel called Where It Gets ...
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LATEST World News, May 05, 2012

5 Killed in Syria's Increasingly Restive Aleppo
TIME
By AP / Ben Hubbard Saturday, May 05, 2012 (BEIRUT) — A bomb struck a car wash Saturday in Aleppo, killing at least five people, a day after government troops opened fire to break up large protests against a violent university raid in Syria's largest ...
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Explosions in Syria Leave 5 Dead
Voice of America
May 05, 2012 Explosions in Syria Leave 5 Dead VOA News A series of explosions rocked Syria on Saturday, leaving at least five people dead as UN observers continued efforts to monitor a frayed cease-fire between the government and the opposition.
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ENTERTAINMENT News, May 05, 2012


Weekend Preview: theater, boats and bikes
The Seattle Times
(May 4, 2012, by bpickard) MORE STG Season Launch Celebration Weekend: SeattleTheatre Group celebrates the upcoming 2012-2013 season with community block party with music, dance, visual performance and demonstration, arts and crafts, food, ...
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E! Entertainment network plans refurbishing
San Jose Mercury News
By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2011 file photo, singer Kevin Jonas and his wife Danielle Deleasa attend the Cinema Society premiere of "I Don't Know How She Does It", in New York. The E! Entertainment network has ...
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WEATHER World News, May 05, 2012


The World "Connects the Dots" Between Extreme Weather & Climate Change
MarketWatch (press release)
The events are part of a global effort called "Climate Impacts Day," organized by the international climate campaign 350.org. The events are powerful evidence of how the string of weather disasters over the last year is increasing public concern about ...
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Climate Impacts Day: 350.org Campaign Connects The Dots Between Extreme ...
Huffington Post
The events, part of “Climate Impacts Day” and coordinated by internationalclimate campaign 350.org, demonstrate how a string of weather disasters around the world provide mounting evidence of the hazards incurred by global warming.
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SPACE, Astronomy News, May 05, 2012

This mottled landscape showing the impact crater Tycho is among the most violent-looking places on our Moon. (Credit: NASA/ESA/D. Ehrenreich)

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to use Earth's Moon as Mirror to see Venus ...
Clarksville Online
Astronomers didn't aim NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to study Tycho, however. The image was taken in preparation to observe the transit of Venus across the sun's face on June 5th-6th. Hubble cannot look at the sun directly, so astronomers are planning ...
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NASA's Chandra Sees Remarkable Outburst From Old Black Hole
MarketWatch (press release)
The discovery, made by astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, provides new insight into the nature of a mysterious class of black holes that can produce as much energy in X-rays as a million suns radiate at all wavelengths.
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SALES, COUPONS, DISCOUNTS, May 05, 2012


Best and worst buys for your May shopping
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
By Rita R. Robison Memorial Day weekend will offer some of the most exceptional sales since January. You'll see the usual sale ads, but where these promotions truly become money-saving is in the many stackingcoupons on those already discounted goods.
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Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
CouponSnapshot.com Offers Great Deals and Discounts on Mother's Day Gifts from ...
Sacramento Bee
Consumers can find great deals at CouponSnapshot, including dollars-off discountsand percent-off coupon codes as well as sales and free shipping deals. Some of the top deals for Mother's Day this year include: Anyone looking for a perfect gift or ...
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NEW YORK News, May 05, 2012


New Speed(TM) Series "Hard Parts: South Bronx" Takes Intimate Look at an ...
The Futon Critic
But for Joe Ferrer and his burgeoning family owned business, BS&F Auto Parts (http://www.bsandfautoparts.com/), an extra ingredient was needed - life in The Bronx. Based on an award-winning New York Television Festival pilot, Hard Parts: South Bronx is ...
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KTVN Channel 2 - Reno Tahoe News Weather, Video - Ex-media mogul Conrad Black ...
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More >> AP National News VideoMore>> A man with Reno ties is fighting for his life in a Washington State hospital after he was attacked for making a casual comment about someone else's car. Our affiliate in Seattle, KIRO-TV reports 21-yearMore ...
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NEW YORK Fashion News, May 05, 2012

Models have their make-up finalized before the J. Mendel Fall 2012 collection is modeled during Fashion Week, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
Vogue bans too-skinny models from its pages
WRIC
AP Sports News Video Entertainment News from AP Entertainment News from APModels have their make-up finalized before the J. Mendel Fall 2012 collection ismodeled during Fashion Week, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file) Cee Lo Green says he'll ...
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Model, French magnate in NY child support duel
WRGB
NEW YORK (AP) -- She has one of the world's most famous faces. He's a billionairefashion CEO. And they are facing off in a big-money child support battle in New York. Supermodel Linda Evangelista and ex-boyfriend Francois-Henri Pinault (frahn-SWAH' ...
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