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Trayvon Martin had traces of marijuana in his system <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/trayvon-martin-had-traces-marijuana-system-222219452.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nh4Hn3XxyrBVPUORbYNFGg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-17T234726Z_2_CBRE84G1Q5O00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Parents of slain teenager Martin speak at a rally in support of their son in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Parents of slain teenager Martin speak at a rally in support of their son in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Florida teenage shooting victim Trayvon Martin had traces of marijuana in his system when he was killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, according to case documents released on Thursday. The medical examiner's report was among hundreds of pages released in connection with the February 26 shooting that triggered civil rights protests as well as a debate over guns, self-defense laws and race relations in America. The report showed traces of THC - an ingredient found in marijuana - in Martin's blood plus a positive test for cannabinoids in his urine. ...</p><br clear="all"/> |
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House OKs continued war in Afghanistan <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/house-oks-continued-war-afghanistan-230734894.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/skdbj.r7wXSWxe21k6NdAg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4058472fe564ea0d0f0f6a706700551f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio takes questions during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio takes questions during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>The House endorsed the continued war in Afghanistan on Thursday despite acknowledgment from Republicans and Democrats that the American people are war-weary after more than a decade of conflict.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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6 shot, 3 dead, in west Louisville neighborhood <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/6-shot-3-dead-west-louisville-neighborhood-202851215.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0_MmLVBJuH66rWbsFfKaPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f4223e61e593eb0d0f0f6a7067002db3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman is overcome with grief at the scene where four people were shot on a street corner in a west Louisville neighborhood Thursday, May 17, 2012. Police say two of the four people have died after being shot near 32nd and Kentucky Streets, and more gunfire rang out while officers were investigating. (AP Photo/The Courier-Journal, Michael Clevenger) NO SALES; MAGS OUT; NO ARCHIVE; MANDATORY CREDIT" align="left" title="A woman is overcome with grief at the scene where four people were shot on a street corner in a west Louisville neighborhood Thursday, May 17, 2012. Police say two of the four people have died after being shot near 32nd and Kentucky Streets, and more gunfire rang out while officers were investigating. (AP Photo/The Courier-Journal, Michael Clevenger) NO SALES; MAGS OUT; NO ARCHIVE; MANDATORY CREDIT" border="0" /></a>A chaotic shooting scene that had curious crowds running for cover in a crime-ridden area of Louisville left three people dead and three others hospitalized Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Yahoo's new boss dumps recently created division Yahoo's new boss is dismantling a consumer-commerce division created by recently dispatched CEO Scott Thompson. |
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Facebook's IPO one of world's largest Facebook's initial public offering of stock is one of the largest ever. The world's definitive online social network is raising at least $16 billion for the company and its early investors in a transaction that values Facebook at $104 billion. |
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Rowing on the Dal <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rowing-dal-233222934.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qjQQ9sMjTwgrjo1XdvMdrA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337297522789-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rowing on the Dal" align="left" title="Rowing on the Dal" border="0" /></a>A Kashmiri woman rows a boat in Dal lake, carrying lotus leaves used as cattle feed in Srinagar.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Keeping cool <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/keeping-cool-233106843.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4AoSrm12ziV3YRlIh_TR.g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337297443725-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Keeping cool" align="left" title="Keeping cool" border="0" /></a>An Indian boy bathes under a water pipe in a canal to cool off on a hot day in Allahabad.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Oregon bans Native American mascots in schools <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/oregon-bans-native-american-mascots-schools-233012777--spt.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3CkBq3DSdpO1tvJZCX_txA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5c6751e0e663ef0d0f0f6a706700971f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT DAY AND DATE - The Banks High School mascot is shown on the wall of their gym Thursday, May 17, 2012, 2012, in Banks, Ore. The Oregon Board of Education is scheduled to vote on a resolution that would require Oregon schools to retire their Native American mascots within five years or risk losing state funding. The vote Thursday, May 17, 2012 could give Oregon some of the nation's toughest restrictions on American Indian nicknames, mascots and logos. If approved, eight high schools would need to change their nickname and mascot by July 2017 or lose state money. Seven schools identified as the Warriors would only have to alter their mascot. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)" align="left" title="RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT DAY AND DATE - The Banks High School mascot is shown on the wall of their gym Thursday, May 17, 2012, 2012, in Banks, Ore. The Oregon Board of Education is scheduled to vote on a resolution that would require Oregon schools to retire their Native American mascots within five years or risk losing state funding. The vote Thursday, May 17, 2012 could give Oregon some of the nation's toughest restrictions on American Indian nicknames, mascots and logos. If approved, eight high schools would need to change their nickname and mascot by July 2017 or lose state money. Seven schools identified as the Warriors would only have to alter their mascot. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)" border="0" /></a>Eight Oregon high schools will have to retire their Native American mascots after the Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state some of the nation's toughest restrictions on Native American mascots, nicknames and logos.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Emergency law considered in Quebec student protest <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/emergency-law-considered-quebec-student-protest-143002276--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hb63dlLFYbCbphHgmHWdKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ec4bcf64cb2cd00d0f0f6a706700a654.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Protesters make their way through the hall of a Montreal university to disrupt classes Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in Montreal. Carrying a list of scheduled classes, about 100 hard-core protesters marched through pavilions at the Universite du Quebec a Montreal. The student unrest has lasted 14 weeks. Only one-third of Quebec students are actually on declared strikes, but the conflict has created considerable social disorder. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)" align="left" title="Protesters make their way through the hall of a Montreal university to disrupt classes Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in Montreal. Carrying a list of scheduled classes, about 100 hard-core protesters marched through pavilions at the Universite du Quebec a Montreal. The student unrest has lasted 14 weeks. Only one-third of Quebec students are actually on declared strikes, but the conflict has created considerable social disorder. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)" border="0" /></a>Facing the most sustained student protest in Canadian history, Quebec's provincial government weighed emergency legislation Thursday aimed at ending rallies and demonstrations against rising tuition costs.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Walking through Athens <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/walking-athens-232855022.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/C45iFisCr3DmYVXVtPpwrw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337297316230-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Walking through Athens" align="left" title="Walking through Athens" border="0" /></a>People walk in central Athens as debt-laden Greece is headed for new elections next month amid growing fears over the country's eurozone future.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Gap 1Q profit flat but outlook bright, shares rise <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gap-1q-profit-flat-outlook-bright-shares-rise-220618823--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/l4DtgmxgdU23gunWFs529g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/77da1a01e5a3eb0d0f0f6a70670027d3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this May 14, 2012 photo, shoppers walk by the GAP store at a shopping mall in Peabody, Mass. Gap Inc. is expected to report its earnings Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)" align="left" title="In this May 14, 2012 photo, shoppers walk by the GAP store at a shopping mall in Peabody, Mass. Gap Inc. is expected to report its earnings Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)" border="0" /></a>Sales gains at its Old Navy, Gap and Banana Republic chains and online helped clothing seller Gap Inc. overcome rising costs and post first-quarter net income on Thursday that was unchanged from a year earlier.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Facebook's $16 billion IPO one of world's largest Facebook's initial public offering of stock is one of the largest ever. The world's definitive online social network is raising at least $16 billion for the company and its early investors in a transaction that values Facebook at $104 billion. |
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In the pink <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pink-232718748.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zkXcGwQF0bDgU.8QufvARg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337297217484-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In the pink" align="left" title="In the pink" border="0" /></a>Spain's rider Joaquim Rodriguez celebrates on the podium after retaining the leader's pink jersey during the 12th stage of the Giro d'Italia, a 155km ride from Seravezza to Sestri Levante.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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UK taxpayer may lose 2 billion pounds on Northern Rock rescue - NAO <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uk-taxpayer-may-lose-2-billion-sterling-northern-230531827--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ux_04ZURqDkAhKjFIF3qSA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-17T232627Z_2_CBRE84G1S5B00_RTROPTP_2_NORTHERNROCK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photograph shows buildings reflected in windows of Northern Rock's Leicester branch in central England" align="left" title="File photograph shows buildings reflected in windows of Northern Rock's Leicester branch in central England" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - UK taxpayers could lose up to 2 billion pounds from the government's 2008 rescue of mortgage lender Northern Rock by the time all the assets are wound down, according to the country's spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO), an independent body that monitors value for money in government spending, said last year's sale of part of the bank was a good choice and the loss should be seen as part of the overall cost of securing the benefits of financial stability during the financial crisis. ...</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Bilad Al-Qadeem <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bilad-al-qadeem-232540444.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tI8SELAqm39Etym_U2EXJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337297124488-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bilad Al-Qadeem" align="left" title="Bilad Al-Qadeem" border="0" /></a>A Bahraini Shiite Muslim man moves away from tear gas that was fired by riot police during a protest in solidarity with jailed dissident Abdel Hadi Khawaja and prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab, in Bilad Al-Qadeem, a suburb of Manama.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Watching the final <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/watching-final-232411214--sow.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xuMgBPz_cZlkUqY4jH0dBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337296992929-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Watching the final" align="left" title="Watching the final" border="0" /></a>Spectators watch the UEFA Women's Champions League final football match of Olympique Lyonnais vs 1 FFC Frankfurt, at the Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium) in Munich, southern Germany. Lyon retained their women's Champions League title with a 2-0 victory over Frankfurt.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Navy ship arrives at Calif. port after collision <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/navy-ship-arrives-calif-port-collision-173432610.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/N1o97o9nZsprPx.oN_Og2w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fe3c6d4accb3d70d0f0f6a7067001a82.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated image provided by the U.S. Navy shows the amphibious assault ship USS Essex underway in the Pacific Ocean. The Essex and a refueling tanker, the USNS Yukon, collided in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday May 16,2012, but there were no injuries and no fuel spills, the 3rd Fleet said. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joe Kane)" align="left" title="This undated image provided by the U.S. Navy shows the amphibious assault ship USS Essex underway in the Pacific Ocean. The Essex and a refueling tanker, the USNS Yukon, collided in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday May 16,2012, but there were no injuries and no fuel spills, the 3rd Fleet said. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joe Kane)" border="0" /></a>Sporting crumpled catwalks and smashed lifeboats, the U.S. Navy vessel USS Essex managed to glide into San Diego Bay on Thursday, 24 hours after colliding with a tanker when the aging warship's steering apparently failed.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Watching the Flame <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/watching-flame-232148577--oly.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ibAnTZblSLkMgPd5vXsu3A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337296886786-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Watching the Flame" align="left" title="Watching the Flame" border="0" /></a>Spectators watch the Olympic Flame handover ceremony at the Athens' all marble Panathenaic stadium.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Fraud charges for former financial advisory chief WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal grand jury indicted a former chairman of a national financial planning association with fraud on Thursday for funneling more than $46 million of his clients' money into risky ventures he co-founded. Mark Spangler, a former chairman of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), diverted the funds, which clients expected to be invested in publicly traded instruments, into his technology ventures instead, the Department of Justice said. The Securities and Exchange Commission also announced parallel civil charges. ... |
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Before the game <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/game-232039266--nhl.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/G2Sh5N2fm80kV0ZVBwzXLw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337296818207-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Before the game" align="left" title="Before the game" border="0" /></a>Finalnd's players gather around their goalkeeper before the quarter-final ice hockey game of the IIHF International Ice Hockey World Championship in Helsinki. Team Finland defeated Team USA 3-2.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Portrait of Rafa <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/portrait-rafa-231913044--ten.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/h1KgWljpXxLT133O9F28vA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337296725935-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Portrait of Rafa" align="left" title="Portrait of Rafa" border="0" /></a>People walk past a pavement artist's portrait of Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal outside the Italian Open Tennis Tournament (ATP and WTA World Tour), in Rome's Foro Italico.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Closing arguments in John Edwards corruption trial <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/closing-arguments-john-edwards-corruption-trial-182924076.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ggQH6BEMBc0QK1K53Ywthg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2d7ef0a3e448e50d0f0f6a706700c086.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former presidential candidate and Sen. John Edwards arrives at a federal courthouse in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, May 17, 2012. Edwards has pleaded not guilty to six counts related to campaign finance violations over nearly $1 million from two wealthy donors used to help hide the Democrat's pregnant mistress as he sought the White House in 2008. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)" align="left" title="Former presidential candidate and Sen. John Edwards arrives at a federal courthouse in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, May 17, 2012. Edwards has pleaded not guilty to six counts related to campaign finance violations over nearly $1 million from two wealthy donors used to help hide the Democrat's pregnant mistress as he sought the White House in 2008. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)" border="0" /></a>Attorneys hammered at the credibility of John Edwards and his once-trusted aide as arguments in his campaign corruption trial ended Thursday, leaving jurors to decide whether the presidential candidate's sex scandal cover-up amounted to a crime or a litany of lies.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Injured man found week after rollover crash in CA Authorities couldn't find the driver of a pickup truck after it rolled over along a Northern California freeway. But he was there a week later when they went back to search for more clues. |
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Prosecutors charge man with stalking Mila Kunis Prosecutors have charged a man with stalking Mila Kunis and violating a restraining order that was issued after he broke into a vacant condo owned by the actress. |
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No credible threat to NATO summit: FBI <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/no-credible-threat-nato-summit-fbi-231320879.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vDlLECE6s9Xu89baYdr5.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337296373702-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chicago mounted police officers watch over a protest taking place in the Federal Building Plaza May 16, in Chicago" align="left" title="Chicago mounted police officers watch over a protest taking place in the Federal Building Plaza May 16, in Chicago" border="0" /></a>There is no credible terror threat to the NATO summit set to get underway Sunday in Chicago but security forces will nonetheless be on high alert, a spokesman for the FBI said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Reverberations from drug raid felt in US, Honduras Bullets flew as U.S. helicopters swooped toward a river boat. Honduran national police rappelled to the ground and locals scattered after loading close to 1,000 pounds of cocaine. Now reverberations from a drug raid that locals say killed four innocent people are being felt from the sultry jungles of Central America to Capitol Hill. |
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Suicide adds to history of Kennedy misfortunes <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-adds-history-kennedy-misfortunes-215734530.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jFI78j0INa8wOa2akDQMzQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9d931753e2fcdf0d0f0f6a706700925d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this 2005 photo provided by Peter Michaelis, Mary Richardson Kennedy poses for a photo outside her Bedford, N.Y. home. Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead in her home Wednesday, May 16, 2012. She was 52. (AP Photo/Peter T. Michaelis)" align="left" title="In this 2005 photo provided by Peter Michaelis, Mary Richardson Kennedy poses for a photo outside her Bedford, N.Y. home. Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead in her home Wednesday, May 16, 2012. She was 52. (AP Photo/Peter T. Michaelis)" border="0" /></a>Every family has its share of pain and triumph. And then there are the Kennedys.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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NYPD planning changes to stop-and-frisk policy Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly on Thursday announced changes to officer training and supervision amid a growing public outcry and a federal lawsuit claiming the stop, question and frisk policy at the nation's largest department amounts to racial profiling. |
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US envoy to Israel: US ready to strike Iran <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-envoy-israel-us-ready-strike-iran-152828071.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FEt442NRao93e1fiA5omQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1b48bacce509e80d0f0f6a7067004d1b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE- In this Monday, April, 9, 2007 file photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks at a ceremony in Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 Kilometers (186 miles) south of capital Tehran, Iran. The U.S. has plans in place to attack Iran if necessary to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons, Washington's envoy to Israel said, days ahead of a crucial round of nuclear talks with Tehran. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)" align="left" title="FILE- In this Monday, April, 9, 2007 file photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks at a ceremony in Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 Kilometers (186 miles) south of capital Tehran, Iran. The U.S. has plans in place to attack Iran if necessary to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons, Washington's envoy to Israel said, days ahead of a crucial round of nuclear talks with Tehran. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)" border="0" /></a>The U.S. has plans in place to attack Iran if necessary to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons, Washington's envoy to Israel said, days ahead of a crucial round of nuclear talks with Tehran.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Celebrities react to the death of Donna Summer <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/celebrities-react-death-donna-summer-200502660.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wVvMN7uwGiU2j5MUaZCW7w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4e4913b6e4f0e80d0f0f6a7067008d0d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 12, 1979 file photo, singer Donna Summer poses with three awards she won at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, Calif. Summer, the Queen of Disco who ruled the dance floors with anthems like “Last Dance,” “Love to Love You Baby” and “Bad Girl,” has died. Her family announced her death in a statement Thursday, May 17, 2012. She was 63. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Jan. 12, 1979 file photo, singer Donna Summer poses with three awards she won at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, Calif. Summer, the Queen of Disco who ruled the dance floors with anthems like “Last Dance,” “Love to Love You Baby” and “Bad Girl,” has died. Her family announced her death in a statement Thursday, May 17, 2012. She was 63. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)" border="0" /></a>Reaction to the death Thursday of singer Donna Summer, who was 63:</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Autopsy: Evidence of marijuana in Martin's blood <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/autopsy-evidence-marijuana-martins-blood-215533578.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AdjRUndN4T7i2yFIcnZVPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c0b26770e631ee0d0f0f6a706700e098.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Feb. 27, 2012 photo released by the State Attorney's Office shows George Zimmerman, the neighborhood†watch volunteer who shot Trayvon Martin, with blood on the back of his head. The photo and reports were among evidence released by prosecutors that also includes calls to police, video and numerous other documents. The package was received by defense lawyers earlier this week and released to the media on Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/State Attorney's Office)" align="left" title="This Feb. 27, 2012 photo released by the State Attorney's Office shows George Zimmerman, the neighborhood†watch volunteer who shot Trayvon Martin, with blood on the back of his head. The photo and reports were among evidence released by prosecutors that also includes calls to police, video and numerous other documents. The package was received by defense lawyers earlier this week and released to the media on Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/State Attorney's Office)" border="0" /></a>Medical examiners found evidence of marijuana in Trayvon Martin's system after he was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer, according to an autopsy released Thursday in a massive package of evidence.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Tom Renney out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tom-renney-coach-edmonton-oilers-230625612--nhl.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6Igk4f7ByzMhWkou4ZbudA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7cff0cd3e61eee0d0f0f6a7067004daa.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2012, file photo, Edmonton Oilers coach Tom Renney talks to his team during an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit. The Oilers are searching for a new coach after deciding to let Renney go following two losing seasons. The team announced on its Twitter feed Thursday, May 17, 2012, that it decided not to renew Renney's contract. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2012, file photo, Edmonton Oilers coach Tom Renney talks to his team during an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit. The Oilers are searching for a new coach after deciding to let Renney go following two losing seasons. The team announced on its Twitter feed Thursday, May 17, 2012, that it decided not to renew Renney's contract. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)" border="0" /></a>Tom Renney is out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Cameron tells Europe to quell the turmoil <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cameron-looks-shield-britain-euro-break-075428499--business.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vxrwCLw9hX_PYAq9YRv3KQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-17T230427Z_5_CBRE84F1BKT00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain's Prime Minister Cameron gestures outside 10 Downing Street in London" align="left" title="Britain's Prime Minister Cameron gestures outside 10 Downing Street in London" border="0" /></a>MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron urged Europe's rulers on Thursday to do more to quell the euro zone debt crisis and raised the prospect of a Greek default to argue he must stick to his unpopular attempt to cut spending and reduce debt at home. Warning that the survival of the euro was now in question, Cameron showed growing alarm and frustration that the crisis was spinning out of control, threatening Britain's $2.5 trillion (1.58 trillion pounds) economy and his own electoral prospects in 2015. ...</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Phosphorous may have been on hot beach rocks in CA <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/phosphorous-may-hot-beach-rocks-ca-192622148.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ozsLpk3B.epgeXuYSb0Wgw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7f2063f8e59deb0d0f0f6a706700f8a9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image provided by the Orange County Health Care Agency shows rocks picked up on a Southern California beach by a woman, which later ignited inside the woman's shorts, leaving her with severe burns. Authorities say phosphorous may have coated these beach rocks. The woman's children earlier had picked up the rocks on San Onofre State Beach in San Diego County. (AP Photo/Orange County Health Care Agency)" align="left" title="This image provided by the Orange County Health Care Agency shows rocks picked up on a Southern California beach by a woman, which later ignited inside the woman's shorts, leaving her with severe burns. Authorities say phosphorous may have coated these beach rocks. The woman's children earlier had picked up the rocks on San Onofre State Beach in San Diego County. (AP Photo/Orange County Health Care Agency)" border="0" /></a>Beach rocks that caused a California woman's shorts to catch fire and severely burn her legs and hands appeared to be coated with phosphorus, but it was unclear how the flammable chemical got onto the stones found near a military base, authorities said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Baby Argoun <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/baby-argoun-225740946.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZSBpJjaM2VI4scqjDjnzNw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337295406071-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Baby Argoun" align="left" title="Baby Argoun" border="0" /></a>A veterinarian of the Mulhouse zoo holds on her knees "Argoun", a one-month-old Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) at the zoo in eastern France. The Amur leopard population is estimated to about fifty in nature around the world.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Wal-Mart's 1Q profit up 10.1 percent <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wal-marts-1q-profit-10-1-percent-113221076--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/x4ebu8ubiOPzWwYkJ8W9bA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cb2c7df1e43be50d0f0f6a7067009285.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2012, file photo, customers walk into and out of a Wal-Mart store in Methuen, Mass. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 10.1 percent increase in first-quarter profit that beat Wall Street estimates, reported Thursday, May 17, 2012. The world’s largest retailer also offered an upbeat profit outlook for the current quarter. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2012, file photo, customers walk into and out of a Wal-Mart store in Methuen, Mass. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 10.1 percent increase in first-quarter profit that beat Wall Street estimates, reported Thursday, May 17, 2012. The world’s largest retailer also offered an upbeat profit outlook for the current quarter. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)" border="0" /></a>Wal-Mart may have gotten its groove back, but an alleged bribery scheme threatens to curtail its progress.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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US eases economic sanctions to reward Myanmar <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-eases-economic-sanctions-reward-myanmar-205134420.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RVNqIVOsDRCEVmF.qD4zPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/33afcf21e58ceb0d0f0f6a7067008f69.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, accompanied by Myanmar Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin, speaks at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" align="left" title="Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, accompanied by Myanmar Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin, speaks at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama on Thursday declared a new chapter in U.S. relations with Myanmar, easing an investment ban and naming the first U.S. ambassador to the former pariah state in 22 years to reward it for democratic reforms.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Dixon takes top honors at Indy 500 practice <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dixon-takes-top-honors-indy-500-practice-224549998--spt.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/edPhrVED27ugahZlFYkK2g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b4187caae5c9ec0d0f0f6a706700a627.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, smiles as he waits in the pit area for his crew to ready his car during practice for IndyCar's Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)" align="left" title="Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, smiles as he waits in the pit area for his crew to ready his car during practice for IndyCar's Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)" border="0" /></a>Scott Dixon turned turning the fastest Thursday lap in practice for the Indianapolis 500.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Sybase champion Pettersen loses in 1st round <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sybase-champion-pettersen-loses-1st-round-212038241--spt.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p2jTY4BEuYbVaW18cxtQzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d58b90afe624ee0d0f0f6a70670088d6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Michelle Wie reacts to her missed putt on the 16th hole as she loses to Mina Harigae 3 and 2 in the first round at the LPGA Sybase Match Play Championship golf competition at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, N.J., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Mel†Evans)" align="left" title="Michelle Wie reacts to her missed putt on the 16th hole as she loses to Mina Harigae 3 and 2 in the first round at the LPGA Sybase Match Play Championship golf competition at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, N.J., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Mel†Evans)" border="0" /></a>Defending champion Suzann Pettersen didn't last long at the Sybase Match Play Championship, and neither did three well-known Americans.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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Kennedy clan mourns as curse claims another soul <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/robert-f-kennedy-jrs-second-wife-dead-reports-222335631.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0fCyRLFj3f8x4cgkE18dqQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337206969153-4-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L) and Mary Kennedy, pictured in 2010" align="left" title="Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L) and Mary Kennedy, pictured in 2010" border="0" /></a>The Kennedy clan, America's greatest political dynasty, was in mourning once again Thursday after the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr, committed suicide by hanging herself.</p><br clear="all"/> |
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