Ousted IRS chief defends against partisan charges
Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in singling out conservative groups for intrusive and time-consuming scrutiny, but said that the effort was not driven by partisan motives.
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Samsung acknowledges Galaxy S4 wi-fi connection problem
ZDNet - Summary: Samsung has acknowledged an issue that can cause its recently-launched flagship Galaxy S4 handset to fail to connect to, or stay connected to, some wi-fi networks. Ben Woods. By Ben Woods | May 16, 2013 -- 15:22 GMT (08:22 PDT). Follow @...
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George Michael injured in M1 crash
BBC News - Singer George Michael has been airlifted to hospital with a head injury following a crash on the M1. The former Wham! star, 49, remains in hospital after the crash at junction 6A, near St Albans, Hertfordshire,. A spokesman for Michael confirmed he had been...
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Pregnant Beyoncé Hits the Stage in Switzerland
E! Online - Pregnancy hasn't slowed Beyoncé down one bit. Well, exhaustion may have kept her from performing in Belgium, but she was back onstage Friday when the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour touched down in Zurich, Switzerland at Hallenstadion Arena. And isn't...
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Park creates family setting for Relay
Warren Tribune Chronicle - LIBERTY - It was a ''sea of purple'' traveling through Churchill Park as hundreds of cancer survivors led the way through the wooded and shaded park kicking off the 12th annual Liberty Relay For Life. Event organizers said the Relay not only helps to raise...
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Illinois Senate approves marijuana for medical uses
Reuters - By Joanne von Alroth. SPRINGFIELD, Illinois | Fri May 17, 2013 4:12pm EDT. SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - The Illinois Senate on Friday voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, which if signed into law would make it the...
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EA Has No Games in Development For Nintendo's Wii U - Kotaku
Kotaku - Less than two years after vowing to deliver on an "unprecedented partnership" with Nintendo, gaming giant EA is quiet on the Wii U front. "We have no games in development for the Wii U currently," company spokesperson Jeff Brown told Kotaku yesterday.
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Samsung: Galaxy S4 sales to hit 10 million next week
CNET - The smartphone will surpass that level less than a month after its launch, getting into consumers' hands at a faster sales rate than the Galaxy S3, says a top exec. Don Reisinger. by Don Reisinger. May 17, 2013 4:46 AM PDT. The new Samsung Galaxy S4...
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Financial Times hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
Telegraph.co.uk - The breach, which took place just before 1pm BST, is just the latest in a spate of attacks against media organisations including The Guardian and the Associated Press. The FT blogs webpage portrayed the message "Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army"...
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Rangers not making drastic changes for Game 2
Boston Globe - “We were dominated in overtime,'' John Tortorella said of his Rangers, who are 0-3 in OT this postseason. Reprints; E-mail. Share via e-mail. To. Add a message. Your e-mail. Share. Facebook · Google+ · LinkedIn · Reddit · Twitter. Save. It's the second round...
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Mariah Carey's American Idol Finale 'Lip-Syncing' Rumours Denied: 'She ...
Entertainmentwise - Mariah Carey's performance on the American Idol final on Thursday night may have been slammed by viewers with reports that she lip-synced her way through it, but reps have now denied the rumours, insisting that there was no miming going on whatsoever.
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Gauges tick up, so do US stocks
Worcester Telegram - U.S. stocks rose Friday, giving the Standard & Poor's 500 Index its fourth straight week of gains, as gauges for leading indicators and consumer sentiment advanced more than estimated. Northrop Grumman Corp. climbed 4 percent after increasing its...
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Google Glass Alarms Lawmakers
InformationWeek - Lawmakers want answers from Google CEO Larry Page about the privacy implications of Google Glass. On Thursday, eight members of Congress sent a letter to Page asking how Google intends to protect public privacy in the face of Glass and whether...
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Justin Bieber looking at a big bill for leaving monkey in Germany
Los Angeles Times - Justin Bieber may have left Mally the monkey behind in Germany, but the bill for Mally's care looks to be following him back to the States. Bieber will owe several thousand euros for food, care and vet visits over the two months since the capuchin monkey was...
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HTC One + One + One Soon
Wireless and Mobile News - The HTC One, one of the best and most popular smartphones of the season was in short supply, which should end soon. HTC will doubling the production of the HTC One this month to keep up with the huge demand. The delayed release of the HTC One was...
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Taiwan leader calls for calm amid outrage at Philippines
Times of Oman - Taipei: Taiwan's leader on Friday called for calm and promised to protect Filipinos on the island amid widespread anger at the Philippines over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman. Anti-Manila sentiments mounted after a 65-year-old fisherman was shot dead...
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USA TODAY: The UFC's strange week with drugs
USA TODAY - JARAGUA DO SUL, Brazil – On Tuesday, UFC officials announced lightweight Pat Healy would lose $130,000 in fight-night bonus money after testing positive for marijuana metabolites. On Saturday, Vitor Belfort enters the cage with full clearance despite...
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Nokia EOS prototype reportedly spotted, offers a mix of PureView 808 and Lumia ...
NDTV - The fabled Nokia EOS phone might turn out to be the much touted Windows Phone equivalent of Nokia's acclaimed 808 PureView phone if a new rumour is to be believed. Windows Phone focused website WMPowerUser claims to have received a tip about...
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Residents missing after North Texas tornadoes found safe; death toll remains at 6
Washington Post - GRANBURY, Texas — People who were missing in the wake of the destructive tornadoes in North Texas have been found safe, officials said Friday, but they didn't indicate when residents of one hard-hit neighborhood will be allowed to return to survey...
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The Dollar is Poised for an Upward Explosion
Wall Street Journal - The global hunt for yield is starting to look a bit crazy, with risk premium in bond markets falling to what now look like unsustainable levels. From a currency trader's perspective, that suggests that despite the dollar's recent gains against most of its major...
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UPDATE 3-Obama's environment, energy team nears completion with votes
Reuters - Thu May 16, 2013 4:37pm EDT. (Adds Obama comment, paragraphs 3-4). By Valerie Volcovici. WASHINGTON May 16 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's energy and environment team took two steps forward on Thursday after the U.S. Senate confirmed...
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California jobless rate falls to 9%
Los Angeles Times - No one ever said the economic recovery would be pretty. California eked out more growth in April as employers added 10,400 jobs, bringing the net total added over the year to 273,000. The state's unemployment rate dropped to 9% from 9.4% the month...
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Brad Richardson: Richardson inserted into lineup for Game 2
Rotoworld.com - As expected, Brad Richardson was inserted into the Kings' lineup on Thursday due to the injury to Jarret Stoll. "I thought he was nervous," Kings coach Darryl Sutter remarked. Richardson recorded an assist and three hits, but also finished the night with a...
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Google cuts network usage by terabytes by switching to WebP
CNET - Google is happy enough with WebP to spread it across the company, including the Google+ app on Android. Also: new features coming to WebP. Stephen Shankland. by Stephen Shankland. May 17, 2013 1:46 PM PDT Follow @stshank. Stephen Konig, a...
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A Look at the Top 10 World Record Lottery Jackpots
ABC News - The Powerball jackpot for Saturday night's drawing has climbed to $600 million, the largest in that game's history and closing in on the largest lottery jackpot of all time. Here's a look at the top 10 world record lottery jackpots. 1. $656.0 million, Mega Millions,...
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Yuck! What's in your pool water
CNN - (TIME.com) -- Chlorine is supposed to take care of most of the microbes floating around in pools, but human waste, it seems, is stubbornly resistant to being sanitized. That's the conclusion of a group of researchers from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC),...
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Euro Zone Runs Record Trade Surplus
Wall Street Journal - The trade surplus for the 17 nations that use the euro hit its highest level in March since records began in 1999, driven by a sharp rise in exports and a decline in imports. The strong export performance offers some hope that the euro zone may soon return to...
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Dick Trickle -- Wisconsin Speedway Plans Black-Flag Tribute
TMZ.com - 05117_wisconsin_intl_raceway2 The Wisconsin racetrack where Dick Trickle forged his legacy -- winning TONS of races en route to becoming a NASCAR star -- is honoring the driver with a special pre-race ceremony when stock car season kicks off later this...
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CDC finds mental health woes in one in five US kids
CBS News - Millions of U.S. children are living with mental health disorders, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC rounded up rates of various mental health conditions among U.S. children for its first...
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Cannes 2013: The girls have gone wild in 'The Bling Ring,' Sofia Coppola's most ...
Entertainment Weekly - I'm writing my first post here at Cannes while I sit at one of my favorite side-street bistros, digging into a bowl of spaghetti carbonara, which is somehow less fattening than it would be in the U.S., because there are so many less additives in European food.
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Boston Runners Will Get Another Chance in 2014
Wall Street Journal - A police officer directs people around the finish line at the Boston Marathon after explosions. The Boston Athletic Association is reaching out to the 5,633 runners whose marathons were interrupted by last month's bombing to offer them a spot in next year's...
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US slaps sanctions on Syrian ministers, airline
Xinhua - WASHINGTON, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration on Thursday imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Syria, targeting four ministers, one airline and one TV station, just as a new peace conference is being broached to end the 27-month conflict in...
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With Steel Magnate Sharif Back in Power, Pakistan Looks to Build
Businessweek - Shortly before midnight on the night of May 11, hours after polls closed in Pakistan's first democratic transition in more than fifteen years, Mian Nawaz Sharif stepped onto the balcony of his party's headquarters in Model Town, a prosperous neighborhood in...
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Mild brain shock may improve math skills
CBS News - Bad at math? An electrical jolt to the brain may be just what the doctor ordered. A new study finds that painless electrical stimulation to the brain helped people perform a set of calculations faster than people who didn't receive the shocks. Not only that, the...
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Cody Zeller sits out of combine, addresses weaknesses - USA Today
USA TODAY - CHICAGO — Cody Zeller said the competitor in him wishes he would be participating this week at the NBA Scouting Combine. But on the advice of his agent, Zeller will stay on the sidelines. "It's tough, but I'll trust my agent's advice,'' Zeller said today. "If I could...
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Southeastern Exercises 25 Million Dell Call Options
Bloomberg - Southeastern Asset Management Inc., the money manager that is the largest outside investor of Dell Inc. (DELL), said it exercised 25 million call options in the computer maker, giving it more shares to vote in the upcoming fight over the company's future.
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Detroit Red Wings Gameday: Is this a must-win situation in Game 2 vs. the ...
MLive.com - The Detroit Red Wings will need to limit the number of chances the Chicago Blackhawks get on goaltender Jimmy Howard if they want to even their playoff series today in Game 2. (AP Photo). Print · Brendan Savage | [email protected] By Brendan Savage...
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Watch Kanye West Rant About The Paparazzi At The Roseland Ballroom
Complex.com - Remember that time Kanye was all like, "I got flashed by the paparazzi/Damn, these niggas got me/I hate these niggas more than a Nazi." Well, we're guessing he hates them even more now after walking into a sign trying to avoid the paps while walking with...
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Michael Jackson's Ex-Housekeeper -- Key Witness in Wade Robson's ...
TMZ.com - The Neverland housekeeper who graphically described seeing Wade Robson naked in a shower with Michael Jackson ... will play a huge role in whether Robson wins a cent from MJ's Estate in his new civil lawsuit, TMZ has learned. Sources close to the case...
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Freddie Sees Housing Driving Economic Recovery - NASDAQ.com
NASDAQ - Housing, particularly new home construction, will be the driver for new jobs to boost economic recovery, mortgage- finance company Freddie Mac ( FMCC ) said in its latest review of the U.S. economic and housing market. "Household formations are expected...
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Miley Cyrus Flaunts Liam Hemsworth Engagement Ring, Pink Underwear: Pictures
Us Magazine - Miley Cyrus flashed her 3.5 carat engagement ring in a new Twitter picture on Tuesday, May 14. Credit: Courtesy of Miley Cyrus. Turmoil, Schurmoil! Miley Cyrus hinted to her 11 million Twitter followers that her engagement to Liam Hemsworth is still very...
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Berdych stuns Djokovic in Rome
Kansas City Star - Czech slugger Tomas Berdych came from behind to upset two-time champion Novak Djokovic and reach the semifinals at the $3.475 million Italian Masters tennis event. Order Reprints. More News. Read more Tennis news. The sixth-seeded former...
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Two Weeks With The BlackBerry Z10, From An Android Perspective
Android Police - It's very easy to look at BlackBerry and see a technological Neandertal - the company that almost had it ("it" being smartphones), but then refused to evolve in order to keep up with the competition. Let's not mince words: the iPhone nearly killed BlackBerry, and...
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Farrah Abraham Disses Catelynn Lowell: "I Know What Jealousy Looks Like"
Us Magazine - It's lonely at the top -- or wherever it is Farrah Abraham finds herself these days. After selling her XXX-rated "home video" with porn star James Deen for a nearly $1 million payday, the 21-year-old Teen Mom alum is out to prove that she's not the sexed-up...
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No more Online Passes for EA
Flickering Myth (blog) - In a move which is sure to be cause for celebration amongst gamers, EA will no longer using Online Passes for their games, which include Battlefield 3, Madden and Dead Space. This decision is partially based on player response. “Yes, we're discontinuing...
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Crosby's Three-Goal Barrage Is Too Much for the Senators
New York Times - PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored three goals in 22 minutes for his second career playoff hat trick, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night.
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CANADA FX DEBT-C$ eases to 2-month low on weak CPI data
Reuters - Fri May 17, 2013 9:41am EDT. * C$ at C$1.0311 vs US$, or 96.98 U.S. cents * US$ strengthens near 10-mth high on Fed QE debate * Bond prices rise across curve By Solarina Ho TORONTO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened to its softest...
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WTI Crude Recovers After Falling on Signs of Weaker Fuel Demand
Bloomberg - West Texas Intermediate gained after falling for the fifth time in six days amid signs of economic weakness in the U.S. and Europe. Futures recovered following a decline of as much as 1.1 percent in New York. New housing starts in the U.S. fell more than...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Signs Bangladesh Safety Plan
New York Times - Abercrombie & Fitch said on Wednesday that it had signed on to a landmark plan to improve factory safety in Bangladesh, becoming just the second American company to join an accord that more than two dozen European retailers and brands have...
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New Zealand to Sell Stake in 2nd Power...
ABC News - New Zealand will sell a minority stake in a second power company this year as part of a plan to balance its books. The government on Thursday announced it plans to list state-owned Meridian Energy on the stock market by the end of the year. Last week, the...
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