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| Failure to report abuse alleged against school aides Columbus Dispatch Susan E. Rice, US Ambassador to the United Nations, will give the keynote address at graduation, which begins at noon, June 10, at Ohio Stadium. The ceremony is the university's 400th commencement and Ohio State's last on the academic quarter system. See all stories on this topic » |
May 11, 2012
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TORONTO STAR News, May 11, 2012
 New York Daily News (blog) BY Alexander Nazaryan In a handsome new website called The Hemingway Papers, theToronto Star has collected the columns that Ernest Hemingway wrote for that newspaper. In doing so, it sheds much-needed light on a little-known aspect of the great... See all stories on this topic » |
| DAVID COOPER/TORONTO STAR Toronto Star Star security reporter Michelle Shephard's view from Guantanamo Bay this weekend, where she was repo... PHOTOS: Super Moon in Toronto The Super Moon was seen over Toronto on Saturday evening. Rick Madonik's photos of the larger-than-u. See all stories on this topic » |
INTERNET News, May 11, 2012
 Apple Insider McCue pointed to Apple as having created an opportunity for publishers to bring design and aesthetics to the mobile Web, as the multi-touch capabilities of the iPad allow for the removal of much of the navigation controls. "When Apple introduced the ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Imogo Launches Comprehensive Cloud-Based Services Solution For Small Businesses MarketWatch (press release) The Imogo cloud-based solution can be accessed from any internetconnection on a laptop, desktop PC, smartphone, tablet or iPad or any other mobile device. Applications and data are stored on secure Imogo-hosted servers and accessed remotely through a ... See all stories on this topic » |
SHARON STONE News, May 11, 2012
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| Beyonce and Angelina Jolie named most powerful moms Times of India Photo/Peter Kramer) Celebrity mothers Beyonce Knowles and Angelina Jolie have been named among 2012's Most Powerful Moms in a special poll. Editors at Working Mother magazine have compiled a top 10 list of females who are leading the way in their ... See all stories on this topic » |
ARAB League News, May 11, 2012
 Washington Post In homes and cafes, Egyptians sat transfixed by a debate that stretched past 2 am It featured Amr Moussa, the 75-year-old former chief of theArab League, and Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, 60, considered a moderate Islamist. After decades of autocratic ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Mideast Egyptian presidential candidates clash in historic televised debate Foreign Policy (blog) Former Muslim Brotherhood leader, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, and former Arab League head and Mubarak foreign minister, Amr Moussa, headed off in front of millions of Egyptian viewers, attacking each other over political histories and arguing over the ... See all stories on this topic » |
CARIBBEAN News, May 11, 2012
 San Francisco Chronicle (press release) ... non-human action figures (Transformers), and theme park rides (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion) with no characters to build storylines around, the latest roll of the dice is on vintage games..." Universal Pictures is boasting, ... See all stories on this topic » |
REUTERS World News, May 11, 2012
 Huffington Post By Kate Holton and Estelle Shirbon LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron was among top politicians who commiserated with Rebekah Brooks when she was forced to resign in disgrace as head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group over ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Tiger snappy about snapper after toiling at Players Reuters By Simon Evans | PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Tiger Woods risks missing consecutive cuts for the first time in his career unless he recovers from the two-over-par 74 he shot in the opening round of the Players Championship on Thursday. See all stories on this topic » |
LIBYA News, May 11, 2012
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| Landmark Libyan poll? Ahram Online The most familiar figures in the post-Gaddafi political scene are formerGaddafi henchmen who have scented blood. Émigrés have returned toLibya and are playing a key role in the economic, social and political development of the country. See all stories on this topic » |
| Libya finance minister says to resign soon, cites "wastage" Chicago Tribune Libya last month halted a scheme to pay compensation to people who fought in last year's revolt against Muammar Gaddafi because it was riddled with corruption and paying out cash to people who did not qualify. A spokesman for the ruling National ... See all stories on this topic » |
LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 Preparations, News, May 11, 2012
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| Olympic Torch Lit in Greece, on the Way to London for Olympics Opening Yahoo! Sports Contributor Network – 9 hours ago It's purely theatrical ceremony, but it's great imagery and it is an important marker for what will be starting at the 2012 London Olympics in 78 days. With appropriate deference to the deities of ancient times, ... See all stories on this topic » |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC News, May 11, 2012
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| Unprecedented Maya Mural Found, Contradicts 2012 "Doomsday" Myth National Geographic "The paintings we have here—we've never found them anyplace else," excavation leader William Saturno told National Geographic News. And in today's Xultún—to the untrained eye, just 6 square miles (16 square kilometers) of jungle floor—it's a wonder ... See all stories on this topic » |
May 10, 2012
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| 7:05 PM ET, May 10, 2012 ESPN Stephen Strasburg hasn't faced the Pittsburgh Pirates since his sensational major league debut for the Washington Nationals nearly two years ago. While the lights won't be as bright Thursday night at PNC Park, Strasburg looks to help the Nationals ... See all stories on this topic » |
EUROPEAN UNION News, May 10, 2012
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USA News, May 10, 2012
 Reuters Today's White House has a more limited definition of that purpose, one that eschews his predecessor's "nation-building." In February, White Housespokesman Jay Carney stated that US troops were in Afghanistan to root out al Qaeda militants and their ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Former White House hopeful Bachmann now Swiss citizen Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - Republican US Representative Michele Bachmann, a former White House hopeful and a favorite of the conservative Tea Party movement, has a new political option: she can run for office in Switzerland. See all stories on this topic » |
UNICEF News, May 10, 2012
 MarketWatch (press release) ... the world's number one pasta brand, has captured the Guinness WorldRecord for the biggest pasta box. Unveiled in Istanbul, the boxes weigh a half metric ton and benefit the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to help enroll underprivileged ... See all stories on this topic » |
| World's biggest boxes of pasta on sale in Turkey Reuters All revenues from the sales of the massive cartons will go to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Turkey consumes 450000 tons of pasta per year, and is the world's No. 5 producer. (Reporting by Steve Scherer, editing by Paul Casciato) See all stories on this topic » |
UNESCO News, May 10, 2012
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SYRIA News, May 10, 2012
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| Syria suicide bombers kill 55, ceasefire in tatters Reuters "This (Thursday's attacks) is yet another example of the suffering brought upon the people of Syria from acts of violence," said Major-General Robert Mood, leader of the UN monitors, who visited the scene. Opposition to Assad, which began with peaceful ... See all stories on this topic » |
FASHION Models News, May 10, 2012
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LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 Preparations, News, May 10, 2012
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| 2012 London Games: Organizers Say Olympic Venues Ready Huffington Post This March 9, 2012 file photo shows swimmers competing in the men's 1500 meter freestyle during the British Swimming Championship selection trials andOlympic test event at the London 2012 Olympic Aquatics Centre at theOlympic Park in London. See all stories on this topic » |
EARTHQUAKE News, Mar 10, 2012
 NPR Such items have become popular in Japan following last year's hugeearthquake and tsunami. Store manager Naoto Higashi models a helmet, a fully stocked kit in his backpack, and a windup flashlight. Such items have become popular in Japan following last ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Low intensity quake shakes Kashmir TwoCircles.net Sonam Lotus, director of the local meteorological office told IANS: "A light intensity earthquake occurred at 11.35 pm last night. The magnitude of thequake was 3.4 on the Richter scale while its coordinates were 74.5 degrees east and 34.3 degrees ... See all stories on this topic » |
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