XML Top StoriesObama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topicpublished about 6 hours ago
Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized ...
Jennifer Lopez: A design for livingpublished about 6 hours ago
The singer-actress is also a fashionable business tycoon who says "workaholic" is not a dirty word
Serena Williams beats Azarenka to win Italian Openpublished about 6 hours ago
ROME (AP) — Serena Williams won her fourth consecutive title of the year in dominating fashion Sunday, beating third-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 in the Italian Open final.
Allegedly random murder, "hate crime," stuns NYCpublished about 6 hours ago
Victim appears to have been randomly murdered for being gay by rage-filled man on a Greenwich Village rampage with friends
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Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinianspublished about 1 hour ago
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current ... more
Sensory-motor enrichment effective therapy for boys with autismpublished about 1 hour ago
IRVINE, Calif., May 19 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say autistic boys treated with sensory-motor enrichment showed marked improvement compared to boys receiving traditional treatment.
Two Egyptian journalists, critical of Mursi, face trialpublished about 1 hour ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - Two Egyptian journalists at a newspaper critical of President Mohamed Mursi were ordered on Sunday to face an expedited criminal trial for ... more
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Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion: Reportpublished about 2 hours ago
The Yahoo board reportedly has approved a deal to pay $1.1 billion in cash for the blogging site Tumblr.
Stocks on a roll: Yahoo, Microsoft stoke appetitepublished about 3 hours ago
Investors will look toward a slew of corporate news and events this week to keep the market rally rolling.
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Speed Dating? Watch Your Mouthpublished about 9 hours ago
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The Texas Tribune: With Consensus and Money, State Takes on Mental Health Carepublished about 17 hours ago
As Republicans and Democrats in Texas House and Senate hash out the details of the state’s 2014-15 budget, one issue they are not arguing about ... more
Marijuana Bill Advances in Illinoispublished about 18 hours ago
The Illinois Senate has voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, which if signed into law would make it the second-most-populous state ... more
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Pacers Not Saying Whether Hill to Play Vs. Knickspublished 1 day ago
Pacers staying quiet about George Hill's availability in Game 6 against Knicks
Ex-NBA Player Stabbed, Seriously Injured in Fightpublished 1 day ago
Serbian police say former Heat, Mavericks player Predrag Danilovic seriously injured in fight
Ryder Cup Players Into Last 8 at World Match Playpublished 1 day ago
Ryder Cup teammates McDowell, Colsaerts, Molinari through to World Match Play quarterfinals
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Motherlode Blog: Ending the Secrecy of a Child’s Addictionpublished about 5 hours ago
In the beginning we kept our son’s battle with heroin addiction to ourselves. When we finally spoke up, we found we were not alone.
The Office Watch: That’s What She Saidpublished 2 days ago
Spoilers for the series finale of The Office follow: When Ricky Gervais’ UK version of The Office ended with a movie-sized episode, it had significant ... more
Q&A: Simon Pegg on Star Trek Into Darkness, Life on Other Planets and Ugly Shirts of the Futurepublished 2 days ago
In the Trek universe, it’s usually Spock and Kirk who get top billing. But it Simon Pegg’s Scotty—the starship engineer of “Beam me up!” fame—who ... more
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Report: Early humans dined on antelope brainspublished Mon, May 06 2013 13:26 GMT
Paging Dr. Hannibal Lecter. According to a recent article from Science News, early humans enjoyed dining on antelope brains. Science News reports that the findings ... more
Bell tower emerges from Italian lakepublished Mon, May 06 2013 12:02 GMT
A surreal sight greets visitors in the northern Italian town of Curon Venosta: The steeple of a church submerged in the water. As Slate reports, ... more
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie squashes spider; PETA not pleasedpublished Mon, May 06 2013 09:32 GMT
Come election time, Chris Christie will not get the spider lover vote. The New Jersey governor demonstrated his bug killing skills to a group of ... more
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Ron Chernow receives biography awardpublished about 5 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow was honored by his peers this weekend and in turn shared a few tips about his ... more
Old rules don't mean much to broadcasterspublished about 5 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) — The most striking thing about the broadcast TV networks announcing their new fall schedules this past week was how little that ... more
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner Joke About Their Marriage on Saturday Night Livepublished about 8 hours ago
"I want to tell you how I wish I had ended that speech," Affleck told his wife in a funny monologue
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Cancer diagnosis puts people at greater risk for bankruptcypublished Tue, May 14 2013 23:00 GMT
(Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center) People diagnosed with cancer are more than two-and-a-half times more likely to declare bankruptcy than those without cancer, according to ... more
Skin cancer may be linked to lower risk of Alzheimer's diseasepublished Tue, May 14 2013 23:00 GMT
(American Academy of Neurology) People who have skin cancer may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to new research published in the May ... more
Hospital waste initiative provides lessons for physicianspublished Tue, May 14 2013 04:00 GMT
A report shows how health organizations can reduce their bottom lines by creating a culture of cutting environmental costs.
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