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May 26, 2012

LADY GAGA in Bangkok News, May 26, 2012

Born this way? Lady Gaga meets Thai 'lady boys'
BusinessWeek
By JOCELYN GECKER Lady Gaga has met Thailand's premier "lady boys" at a Bangkok drag show featuring busty dancers who were not born that way. Diving in to the city's nightlife, the pop diva and an entourage from her "Born This Way Ball" took in a show ...
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Lady Gaga meets lady boys in Bangkok
New York Daily News
Bangkok, May 26 — Singer Lady Gaga met some of Bangkok's lady boys on a night out here. The singer, who is in Bangkok for her Born This Way Ball Tour gig, met the lady boys at Calypso Cabaret, which features drag acts. The show's manager Nipon ...
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MOROCCO World Music Festival News, May 26, 2012


Morocco hosts world music festival while imprisoning dissident artists
Washington Post
RABAT, Morocco — Morocco's glittering Mawazine international music festival wraps up this weekend with performances by Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz, after nine days of showcasing the North African kingdom's cool factor — even as dissident Moroccan ...
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Morocco hosts world's artists, imprisons its own
Seattle Post Intelligencer
PAUL SCHEMM, AP US singer Lenny Kravitz performs on stage during the Mawazine Festival in Rabat, Morocco, Friday May 25, 2012. The Morocco'sbiggest music festival also highlights Morocco's contradictions, as well-paid international performers sing on ...
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MUSIC, Singers, Concerts News, May 26, 2012

Musician Emilio Castillo performs at...
Morocco hosts world music festival while imprisoning dissident artists
Washington Post
The 11-year-old “Rhythms of the World” festival in the capital Rabat has always highlighted Morocco's contradictions as the country spends millions to lure top world artists to perform at generally free concerts, while much the country remains mired in ...
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EUROVISION Song Contest, Baku, News, May 26, 2012

Eurovision set for battle of the oldies
Boston.com
BAKU, Azerbaijan—Usually a jamboree of youthful exuberance -- and questionable taste -- this year's Eurovision Song Contest features a pair of elderly acts among its top contenders. Engelbert Humperdinck, 76, takes the stage Saturday night for the...
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Azerbaijan set to host Eurovision final amid controversy
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Performers from 26 countries are preparing Saturday to take part in the annual Eurovision Song Contest, a talent show that has seen this year's host, Azerbaijan, mired in controversy. The annual event attracts an ...
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GREECE News, May 26, 2012

As Greek Banks Report Earnings, Attention Turns to Deposits
Wall Street Journal
Faced with a sharp drop in deposits and reduced access to cheap cash from the European Central Bank, Greek banks are being tightfisted with loans, which is likely to make Greece's recession, now in its fifth year, even deeper. National Bank of Greece, ...
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SALES, COUPONS, DISCOUNTS, May 26, 2012

Your 2012 Memorial Day Sales Savings Cheat Sheet
DailyFinance
Stacking is when you combine two or more discounts on the same product during the same transaction, be it a coupon on top of a preexisting sale, or the use of two or more coupons. DealNews boasts an extensive list of current coupon codes, ...
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Ecko Unltd Joins Forces with BargainMoose.ca for Exclusive CanadianCoupon
Midland Daily News
In this joint venture, Canadian shoppers can claim a 25% discount from the Shopecko.ca online store using an Shopecko.ca">Ecko Unltd promo code on any purchase. "We're pretty excited that Shopecko.ca have partnered with us for this exclusive coupon ...
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PETITION SITE - Colombia, Protect the Wayuu People from Extinction, May 26, 2012

Colombia, Protect the Wayuu People from Extinction

 "The Wayuu people are in danger of becoming extinct. According to Amnesty International, this indigenous group is one of 34 Colombian nations that are in immediate danger of disappearing forever if something is not done immediately"
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FASHION News, Shows, Modeling, May 26, 2012

Pic of Big Fat Gypsy
Oh baby, that's a lot of money
Sydney Morning Herald
Just as reality peep shows go into overdrive and the selling of celebrities' personal lives has become de rigueur, the dollars to be made from showing off one's cute pink mini-me have never been higher. Just ask Jessica Simpson, who this week made an...
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Sydney Morning Herald

South Africa's Soweto gets its fashion week
Chicago Daily Herald
AP AP AP By AP JOHANNESBURG — Struggling but deserving designers got a chance to show work inspired by the creativity and history of South Africa's most famous township in Soweto's first fashion week. The township on Johannesburg's southwestern edge ...
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DIED, May 26, 2012

Dutch-born Nazi war crimes convict dies in Germany
Huffington Post
... May 26, 2012 11:42 AM EST | AP BERLIN — Klaas Carel Faber, a Dutch native who fled to Germany after being convicted in the Netherlands of Nazi war crimes and subsequently lived in freedom despite several attempts to try or extradite him, has died.
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Trooper Anna Killed In On-Duty Crash
North Country Gazette
By North Country Gazette On May 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment LIVERPOOL—A six-year veteran of the State Police has died as the result as injuries suffered late Friday night in an on-duty accident. Amanda S. Anna, 31, of Liverpool was operating a marked ...
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CHINA Sports, May 26, 2012

Euro Declines Most in 2012 on Deepening Turmoil in Spain, Greece
BusinessWeek
The dollars of Australia and New Zealand declined as reports showed theChinese economy is stalling. A report June 1 is forecast to show US employers added more jobs in May than the prior month. “Uncertainty is high, growth is poor and a Greek exit is ...
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Chen Guangfu, Chen Guangcheng's Brother, Gone Missing: Lawyer
Huffington Post
FILE -- In a May 19, 2012 file photo blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng arrives at Washington Square Village on the campus of New York University in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams/file) By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING, May 26 (Reuters) - The ...
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EARTHQUAKE News, May 26, 2012

Japan minister visits nuke plant amid pool concern
Charlotte Observer
4 reactor building, rear, at the utility company's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Saturday, May 26, 2012. Members of the media and Tokyo Electric Power Co. employees visit the No. 4 reactor building, right ...
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Japan minister visits nuke plant amid safety worry
Washington Examiner
s (TEPCO) Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Saturday, May 26, 2012. Japan's environment and nuclear minister Hosono visited the tsunami-crippled nuclear power plant Saturday to inspect a spent fuel pool at ...
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LONDON OLYMPICS News, May 26, 2012

Hammon to play for Russia again in London Olympics
Boston.com
Hammon will once again play for the Russian women's basketball team at the games this summer in London. She created a stir in 2008 when she first played for Russia in the Beijing Olympics. She helped guide that team to a bronze medal.
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To fast or not? London Olympics forcing Muslim athletes to consider delaying ...
Washington Post
DOHA, Qatar — When Qatari sprinter Noor al-Malki makes her debut at theLondon Olympics, she will not be among those contending for a medal. Breaking her own national record in the 100 meters will be enough of a prize. But even this modest goal ...
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May 25, 2012

LATEST World News, May 25, 2012

Must-Reads from Around the World, May 25, 2012
TIME (blog)
By TIME.com | May 25, 2012 | + President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao arrive for a bilateral meeting in Seoul on March 26, 2012. Bo Fallout - Reuters reports (exclusively) that Chinese President Hu Jintao has demanded senior Communist ...
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TIME (blog)
SpaceX Dragon capsule makes historic arrival at space station
Washington Post
May. 25, 2012 - The International Space Station captures the SpaceX Dragon capsule, which is delivering a half-ton of supplies. The unmanned craft becomes the first private vessel to visit the space station. (NASA TV/The Washington Post) Correction: ...
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WIKILEAKS News, May 25, 2012

US slammed over access denial to Wikileaks suspect
P.M. News
Earlier proceedings against him at the same base in December 2011 were conducted “largely outside the public view,” those who signed Friday's petition said Posted by pmnews 2 hours ago on May 25, 2012, 8:27 pm. Filed under News, World.
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In conversation with Steve Coll
The Deal Pipeline
by Claire Poole | Published May 25, 2012 at 12:30 PM Steve Coll has had a fascinating journalism career, from writer and contributing editor at California magazine to various positions at The Washington Post, including feature writer for the Style ...
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UNITED NATIONS News, May 25, 2012

UN rights chief: Suspend Zimbabwe sanctions
U-T San Diego
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, center, addresses a press conference in Harare, Friday, May, 25, 2012. UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay said Friday they were discouraging foreign investment and having other ...
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Photos: Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom 25th anniversary
Denver Post
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 25: US military veterans lay a wreath at the grave of an unknown Union soldier who died during the Civil War at the Congressional Cemetery May 25, 2012in Washington, DC.
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TORONTO STAR News, May 25, 2012

ole Inks Co-Pub and Worldwide Admin Deal With CountryStar/Songwriter/Actor ...
MarketWatch (press release)
TORONTO, ONTARIO, May 25, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this press release. ole has concluded a futures Co-Pub and worldwide legacy catalogue administration deal with award-winning Canadian country ...
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Nelson champ Jason Dufner takes lead at Colonial
Fort Worth Star Telegram
17 during round two of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Friday, May 25, 2012. Star-Telegram/Paul Moseley Talking on the #2 tee is early tournament leader Jason Dufner, playing partners Rickie Fowler and Matt Kuchar. Jason Dufner talks to the ...
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TIME Magazine News, May 25, 2012

Eurovision 2012: The Babushki Make It To The Final
WBUR
(Vano Shlamov / AFP/Getty Images) This week, Europeans can forget about the debt crisis and politics for a moment, and throw themselves into rooting for their home country or favorite artist. Eurovision 2012 is under way, and about half a billion ...
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Maria Shriver, Michael Lewis on 'Meet the Press'; Douglas Brinkley on 'Face ...
Orlando Sentinel (blog)
Photo credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images ***Maria Shriver and author Michael Lewis discuss commencement speeches on NBC's “Meet the Press.” The program starts at 9 am on WESH-Channel 2. The headline guests are Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md., ...
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN News, May 25, 2012

Fukushima: Scientists Warn of Increased Nuclear Radiation Risks
Daily Disruption
Another recent story published in Scientific American, finds California kelp contaminated with elevated levels of radioactive iodine. A review from the Max-Planck Society estimates that the risks of another serious nuclear accident are significantly ...
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Visualize and Score… BIG!
Scientific American (blog)
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REUTERS World News, Mar 25, 2012

H2O Innovation: Professional Water Technologies holds first annual ...
Reuters
Professional Water Technologies products obtain REACH compliance, opening European market Quebec City, QC, May 25, 2012 - (TSXV: HEO) - H2O Innovation Inc. ("H2O Innovation" or the "Company") announces that its Professional Water Technologies' team ...
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NBC News, May 25, 2012

The Note's Must-Reads for Friday, May 25, 2012
ABC News (blog)
The Note's Must-Reads are a round-up of today's political headlines andstories from ABC News and the top US newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com ABC News' Devin Dwyer: “President Obama Accuses Mitt Romney of 'Cow-Pie ...
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NFL games top-rated prime-time show of TV season
Palm Beach Post
By AP | TV | May 25, 2012 A sports series is the most-watched prime-time show for an entire television season for the first time. The NFL said Thursday that “Sunday Night Football” averaged the most viewers for the 2011-12 season. The games on NBC ...
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC News, May 25, 2012

Boy, 14, wins National Geographic Bee on Bavaria question
ABC7Chicago.com
May 25, 2012 (WASHINGTON) -- In the end, it came down to an educated guess as to which Bavarian city located on the Danube River was a legislative seat of the Holy Roman Empire from 1663 to 1806. And with that, 14-year-old Rahul Nagvekar took the top ...
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Indian-Americans sweep this year's National Geographic Bee
IBNLive.com
PTI | 03:05 PM,May 25,2012 From Lalit K Jha Washington, May 25 (PTI) Indian-American students have swept the prestigious National Geographic Bee, bagging the top four positions of this year's tough national competition, where US President Barack Obama ...
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