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• newWinning ticket for $590.5M Powerball jackpot sold in Florida market - Chicago Tribune

  

  San Francisco ChronicleWinning ticket for $590.5M Powerball jackpot sold in Florida marketChicago TribuneA single winning ticket for a record Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday, but th…
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• newHezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes - Reuters

  

  Toronto StarHezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikesReutersBy Khaled Yacoub Oweis. AMMAN | Sun May 19, 2013 1:34pm EDT. AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on…
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• newYahoo to Buy Tumblr for $1.1 Billion - Wall Street Journal

  

  San Francisco ChronicleYahoo to Buy Tumblr for $1.1 BillionWall Street JournalYahoo Inc.'s board has approved a deal to acquire blogging startup Tumblr, people familiar with the matter said Sunday. More on Tumblr. In a 2012 interview, Tumblr's David…
  - 43 mins ago, 19 May 13, 5:37pm -
• newObama tells grads of historically black Morehouse to do good, help and inspire ... - Washington Post

  

  CBS NewsObama tells grads of historically black Morehouse to do good, help and inspire ...Washington PostATLANTA — President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, told graduates of Morehouse College Sun…
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• newTears for Andrea at Hofstra graduation - New York Daily News

  

  New York Daily NewsTears for Andrea at Hofstra graduationNew York Daily NewsGrieving Hofstra University students mourned the shooting death of classmate Andrea Rebello in a tearful graduation ceremony on Sunday. The commencement — normally devoted…
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• newFuneral Held for Slain Pakistani Politician - VOA - Voice of America

  

  The News InternationalFuneral Held for Slain Pakistani Politician - VOAVoice of AmericaHundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of a Pakistani politician shot dead in Karachi. Zahra Shahid Hussain was killed late Saturday after being approached…
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• newWhite House Aide Chides GOP for 'Fishing Expeditions' - Wall Street Journal

  

  New York Daily NewsWhite House Aide Chides GOP for 'Fishing Expeditions'Wall Street JournalWhite House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said the Obama administration wouldn't cooperate in "partisan fishing expeditions" over targeting of tea-party groups b…
  - 1 hour ago, 19 May 13, 5:12pm -
• newIn Shadow of the Stonewall Inn, a Gay Man Is Killed - New York Times

  

  CBS NewsIn Shadow of the Stonewall Inn, a Gay Man Is KilledNew York TimesMark Carson did not hide that he was gay, and when he went out on the town he would often head to Greenwich Village, where much of the struggle for gay liberation unfolded, year…
  - 1 hour ago, 19 May 13, 4:52pm -
• Train crash could bring 'carmageddon' commute - USA Today - USA TODAY

  

  ABC NewsTrain crash could bring 'carmageddon' commute - USA TodayUSA TODAYSuspension of rail service will mean thousands more vehicles on a vital traffic artery between New York City and Boston. rail crash probe. Metro-North Railroad officials tour t…
  - 2 hours ago, 19 May 13, 3:59pm -
• North Korea Fires Missiles Into Sea - Wall Street Journal

  

  AFPNorth Korea Fires Missiles Into SeaWall Street JournalThe missiles posed no danger to neighboring countries. Analysts said the launches were likely intended as a protest against joint South Korean-U.S. naval drills earlier this week. South Korea's…
  - 1 day ago, 18 May 13, 1:53pm -