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Thunder: Lil Wayne welcome but needs ticket The Thunder say Lil Wayne is welcome to attend a playoff game in Oklahoma City, but needs to buy a ticket just like everyone else. more info...

Probation for woman who attacked Still painting A woman accused of punching and scratching a multimillion-dollar painting at the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver before removing her pants and sliding down the artwork has been sentenced to two years of mental health probation. more info...

Review: 'I Am a Tree' is clumsy but evocative The beginning of Dulcy Rogers' evocative, but slowly evolving, family drama "I Am a Tree" reinforces a truism about any multi-character play acted by a single person: It's not easy. more info...

Greek pro-bailout party leads leftists in surveys ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's pro-bailout New Democracy party had a lead of more than two points over the SYRIZA leftists in surveys published on Friday ahead of a June 17 national election that may decide the debt-laden country's future in the euro currency club. The result of the election - which could have far-reaching ramifications for the future of the 17-nation euro zone - remains finely balanced, as different polls in recent days have produced contradictory results. ... more info...

Ex-Senator Edwards acquitted on campaign finance charge GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator John Edwards was acquitted on Thursday on one count of accepting illegal campaign contributions, and the judge declared a mistrial on five other counts because the jury was deadlocked. The jury's decision came on the ninth day of deliberations and marked yet another dramatic turn of events for the one-time politician who rose to become the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee in 2004, only to see his career ruined by scandal four years later. ... more info... Vitt confident Brees will be in training camp Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt and Drew Brees have spoken about preparations for training camp, and Vitt said he expects the star quarterback to be back with the team by then. more info...

Marathon Man Isner loses 18-16 in 5th at French This, then, is who John Isner is for now: The Marathon Man of Tennis, the guy who plays and plays and plays, for hours on end, until the last set seems interminable. more info...

Coke, McDonald's slam NYC bid to ban big soda cups NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co and McDonald's Corp slammed Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban on large soft drinks in New York City, arguing for freedom of choice and saying it would not effectively curb obesity. "New Yorkers expect and deserve better than this. They can make their own choices about the beverages they purchase," Coca-Cola said in a statement on Thursday. ... more info... 'Scrap Iron' boosts 'The Rocket' at Clemens trial Phil Garner told one great Roger Clemens story after another. more info...

Judge Judy dishes out advice on her new website Judge Judy is doing more than holding court on TV. She's now dishing out advice online. more info... Salmonella outbreak tied to chicks; 93 ill A new salmonella outbreak that sickened nearly 100 people has been traced to mail-order chicks from Ohio. more info... Microsoft releases final test version of Windows 8 Microsoft is nearly done with a much-anticipated overhaul of its Windows operating system. more info...

Brady: Time to put Super Bowl behind, think 2012 New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says it's time to put the team's Super Bowl loss behind and start thinking about the upcoming NFL season. more info... Sprint users: The hot new HTC EVO 4G LTE will hit stores this Saturday, June 2 If you're a Sprint customer up for contract renewal now or in the near future, there's a new hotness coming to town this weekend: the HTC EVO 4G LTE. Running the latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, the svelte … Continue reading → more info...

Biography recounts Obama's path to Rev. Wright A new biography that traces Barack Obama's path from birth — yes, in Hawaii — to Harvard Law School, sketches the pragmatism and politics of the future president's early choices, including his first connections to Jeremiah Wright, the inflammatory preacher whom Obama severed ties with during the 2008 presidential campaign. more info... German hostage in north Nigeria killed during raid ABUJA (Reuters) - A German man held hostage in northern Nigeria by a group linked to al Qaeda was killed on Thursday during a raid by Nigerian forces, according to the army and security sources. Edgar Fritz Raupach was seized in the north's main city Kano in January. A group claiming to be al Qaeda's North African wing said in March it was holding him and demanded the release of a Muslim woman imprisoned in Germany in exchange for his freedom. ... more info...

Emmys to combine acting awards for movies, minis The Emmy Awards competition will be getting fiercer among TV movie and miniseries performers. more info...

Yanks C Martin says he had unusual run-in with ump Yankees catcher Russell Martin says home plate umpire Laz Diaz decided on an unusual way to punish him for arguing balls and strikes. more info... SpaceX Dragon returns to Earth, ends historic trip The history-making Dragon spacecraft is back on Earth. more info... Queen announces Northern Ireland visit in advance for first time BELFAST (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth is to visit Northern Ireland next month, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, the first time since the outbreak of sectarian violence in the 1960s that a trip there by the monarch has been announced in advance. The visit, part of the 86-year-old Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, raises the possibility of her first meeting with former guerrilla commander Martin McGuinness, once a leading figure in the Irish Republican Army who currently serves as the province's No. 2 officia

Blacks and Whites Favor Same-Race Neighborhoods Multiethnic neighborhoods are on the rise in America, but new research suggests  that when most whites or blacks move, they find another neighborhood where most of the people share their race. more info... John Kander not slowing down after hitting 85 When the Dramatists Guild Fund honors composer John Kander at a star-studded gala next month, there is very likely to be one person reluctant to be there. That would be John Kander. more info...

'Crowdspeaking' Platform Thunderclap Pushes Your Tweets to the Masses A new site called Thunderclap, which went live in beta Thursday, can do for your messages on Twitter what Kickstarter does for burgeoning ideas. Get enough people to support your message through the Thunderclap website and they'll all tweet it out at once, perhaps increasing the possibility that your message could become a trending topic on Twitter. more info...

Closing statements in Philadelphia church pedophilia trial PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Closing arguments were to begin on Thursday in the closely watched child sex abuse case against a Roman Catholic priest and a church monsignor who is the highest-ranking U.S. church official to stand trial in a pedophilia scandal. The jury has heard ten weeks of testimony in the trial of Monsignor William Lynn, the former secretary of the clergy in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, and the Reverend James Brennan. Lynn, 61, is accused of conspiracy and child endangerment and could face as much as 28 years in prison if convicted. ... more info... Review: 'Diablo III,' better the devil you know The epic fantasy genre has matured in the last decade, thanks to writers like "Game of Thrones" mastermind George R.R. Martin who are less interested in the eternal conflict between good and evil than in the gray areas in between. Video games have followed s

SpaceX Dragon's Return and Two Other Stories You Need to Know Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories. more info...

Facebook is a 'blessing', says ex-Iran leader: report Facebook is a "blessing" that helps freedom-seeking movements challenge tyranny, a former president of Iran -- which routinely blocks access to the social networking site -- was quoted as saying in a report by the ISNA news agency. more info... Militants deny link to Pakistani doctor in bin Laden case DERA ISMAIL KHAN/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Deepening the mystery in a case that is straining Islamabad's relations with Washington, a Pakistani militant group said on Thursday it never had ties to a doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden, even though he was jailed for aiding them. Last week, after Dr Shakil Afridi was convicted by a court in the Khyber tribal region near the Afghan border, Pakistani officials said the decision was based on treason charges for helping the CIA and conspiring against the state. After that announcement rankled U.S. ...

SpaceX Dragon to Return Home Today SpaceX's Dragon capsule, which has successfully docked with the International Space Station on Friday, is scheduled to return to Earth today. more info... A strong field gathers at Memorial The players at the Memorial make it the strongest regular PGA Tour event of the year. more info... Bedouin seize two U.S. tourists in Egypt's Sinai ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Armed Bedouin tribesmen have kidnapped two U.S. tourists in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula to demand the release of a tribesman arrested in a drugs case, Egyptian police said on Thursday. The American men, both 31, were seized while driving near the resort of Dahab. "There are negotiations now between the security forces and the armed gunmen to release the tourists," a police source said, adding the Bedouin were seeking the release of one of their tribe who has been jailed in a drugs case. "We can c

Dubai bans selling tobacco for 24 hours: reports Nearly 300 stores in the Gulf emirate of Dubai will ban the sale of cigarettes for 24 hours on Thursday to mark the World No Tobacco Day, local media reported. more info...

"Hundreds detained" in Tibet after self-immolations BEIJING (Reuters) - Hundreds of Tibetans in Lhasa have been detained by Chinese security officers after two self-immolation protests against Chinese rule over Tibet, a U.S.-broadcaster said, stoking concerns of spreading unrest among Tibetans in China. On Sunday, two Tibetan men set themselves on fire in Lhasa, state news agency Xinhua said, the first time in four years of a major Tibetan protest against Chinese rule. One of the men died. ... more info... Paris plane crash spurs cultural growth in Atlanta Fifty years ago, a group of 106 influential cultural and civic leaders from Atlanta traveled to Europe to visit famous museums and demonstrate the ascendant southern city's commitment to culture. more info...

Older Americans learn new trades in tough jobs market WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Joe Burklund of Des Moines, Iowa, lost his job at the depths of recession in 2009 after 30 years in the advertising and marketing industry, he never imagined another career. He was almost 60 and optimistic he would land another job in his field, where he was earning $65,000 a year. After collecting unemployment checks for a year, Burklund took a part-time job at grocery chain Trader Joe's. As he watched his retirement savings bleed almost dry, he realized his situation would not turn around anytime soon. ... more info...

New York mayor seeks ban on sale of big sugary drinks NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to propose a far-reaching municipal ban on sales of large-size sugary beverages by restaurants, mobile food carts, movie theaters and delis, his administration said on Wednesday. A document outlining the proposal said it was aimed at fighting an epidemic of obesity, citing public health statistics showing that 58 percent of New York City adults and nearly 40 percent of city public school students are obese or overweight. ... more info...

SpaceX's Dragon Capsule Returns to Earth Today: How to Watch Online The private Dragon space capsule is returning to Earth today (May 31), bringing its historic mission to the International Space Station to a close — and you can watch the spacecraft's homecoming online. more info... Samsung Galaxy S III announced for Canada with 2GB of RAM, 1.5GHz dual-core processor The Canadian variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III will scrap the quad-core Exynos processor found in the European version and instead feature a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor. The Canadian handset, like the Japanese model, will also receive a RAM boost from 1GB to 2GB. It has already been confirmed that the Galaxy S III would be equipped with a dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor on U.S. carriers with 4G LTE networks. It is unclear, however, if U.S. devices will also receive the RAM increase, although it does seem more likely now. The Samsung Galaxy S III will be available

Heat survive Rondo's huge night, win 115-111 in OT The biggest postseason comeback in Miami Heat franchise history wasn't enough. more info... India set for sweeping protests at petrol price rise NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian opposition parties planned a national strike on Thursday in protest against the steepest petrol price rise in the country's history, seeking to exploit popular anger with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's embattled coalition government. Protests, marches and road blocks were planned across the country. The strike could reduce public transport and hit government offices, colleges, firms and industrial plants, but because it is not centrally organized its impact will differ from state to state. "It will be a total shutdown across the country. ... more info... Healthcare costs to rise 7.5 percent in 2013: report WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The cost of healthcare services is expect

Brazil beats sloppy US 4-1 as Neymar stars Neymar converted a penalty kick and assisted on goals by defenders Thiago Silva and Marcelo as Brazil took advantage of a sloppy American backline to beat the United States 4-1 in an exhibition game Wednesday night. more info... New online service promises to match up women with the perfect bra Shopping for bras online is tough, especially when you don't wear the proper bra size, and you're not sure what types work best for you. Today a new website called True & Co launched a service that promises to make buying underwear on … Continue reading → more info... Retired justice says campaign finance ruling made cash king WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens leveled new criticism on Wednesday against the court's landmark 2010 ruling on campaign financing, saying it had allowed corporations to ramp up spending and non-voters t

US denies name change for high-fructose corn syrup US regulators denied a request to change the name of high-fructose corn syrup to merely "corn sugar," in a high-profile dispute between two industries. more info... Can Your Mobile Apps Be Trusted? [INFOGRAPHIC] Mobile apps sure are handy little doodads, telling you what's going on, where to go and who's nearby. But can they be trusted with your privacy? more info... Hornets win draft lottery after dismal season (Reuters) - The New Orleans Hornets were awarded the top pick in next month's National Basketball Association (NBA) draft after winning the annual lottery that favors weaker teams on Wednesday. more info...

States crack down on prescription-drug "doctor shopping" CHICAGO (Reuters) - When a new patient comes into Dr. Shawn Jones' office in Paducah, Kentucky complaining of pain and asks for a specific drug without talking about other symptoms, Jones gets suspicious. "The first thing they say is they're in horrible pain and they need pain medicine," said Jones. "The other thing that gives it away is they want to tell you what works - they tell you they want Percocet. They don't talk about their symptoms - they don't say, 'Oh, two weeks ago I hurt my back. ... more info...

Big 12 in favor of 4-team college football playoff The Big 12 favors a selection committee to be involved in picking the four teams involved in a college football playoff instead of a system that would emphasize conference champions. more info...

Jury ends eighth day of talks in Edwards campaign finance trial GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - The alternate jurors in former U.S. Senator John Edwards' federal trial learned on Wednesday they could to return to their normal lives as deliberations dragged on about whether the ex-White House hopeful broke the law trying to hide an affair. U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles did not officially dismiss the alternates from duty but said they no longer had to report to the courthouse in Greensboro, North Carolina, each day. ... more info...

HP taps software exec as chief operating officer Hewlett-Packard Co. has promoted Bill Veghte to chief operating officer, the latest expansion of his responsibilities since the slumping technology company hired Meg Whitman as its CEO eight months ago. more info... Split-finger or HGH? Trial debates Clemens career Knowledgeable baseball fans can argue all day whether it was the split-finger fastball — and not performance-enhancing drugs — that kept Roger Clemens on top of his game well into his 30s and beyond. His lawyers are trying to make that point at a trial where basic terms such as "Fenway Park" and "foul pole" require an explanation for a jury of nonfans. more info... Sister of Etan Patz' accused killer says reported confession CAMDEN, New Jersey (Reuters) - The sister of a man accused of strangling a New York City boy who has been missing for 33 years said on Wednesday she "di

Feds ask for documents from McCourts Federal authorities have requested documents from former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his ex-wife as part of an investigation into their dealings with the team and associated businesses. more info...

Award-winning illustrator Leo Dillon dead at 79 Leo Dillon, the groundbreaking illustrator who collaborated with his wife, Diane, on dozens of books for kids and adults and became the first African-American to win the Caldecott Medal for children's books, has died. He was 79. more info... African Union to take Mali to U.N. Security Council: source PARIS (Reuters) - The African Union plans to refer the situation in Mali to the United Nations Security Council so that it can create a framework for tackling the worsening crisis there, a diplomatic source close to the AU president said on Wednesday. Mali, once regarded as a fine example of African democracy, collapsed into chaos after soldiers toppled the president in March, leaving a power vacuum in the north that enabled rebels to take control of nearly two-thirds of the country. ... more info...

Wentworth wins gives Donald "top of the world" feelings DUBLIN, Ohio (Reuters) - Energised by his successful title defense of the European Tour's PGA Championship on Sunday, Luke Donald believes he is close to recapturing the stellar form that swept him to four tournament wins worldwide last year. more info... Dragon capsule readied for space station departure Space station astronauts readied the world's first commercial supply ship Wednesday for its early morning return to Earth just like NASA's old-time capsules. more info...

Wisconsin's Walker widens lead in recall election: poll MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker widened his lead over Democrat Tom Barrett to 7 percentage points in a new poll released on Wednesday, less than a week before a recall election prompted by Walker's drive to curb labor union power. Walker had the support of 52 percent of those polled by Marquette University Law School, while 45 percent supported Milwaukee Mayor Barrett. The gap is up from 6 points in the same poll two weeks ago. The survey of 600 likely Wisconsin voters was taken May 23 to 26 and has a margin of error of 4 percentage points. ... more info... Colombia's FARC rebels release French reporter BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC guerrillas freed French reporter Romeo Langlois on Wednesday, a month after taking him hostage in a firefight that showed the leftist group is still a menace despite a decade of military blows. Langlois,

Image shows buildings gone at Iran site: diplomats VIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear inspectors displayed new satellite imagery on Wednesday indicating that some small buildings had been dismantled and other possible clean-up work undertaken at an Iranian military site they want to visit. One image from May 25 showed signs that "ground-scraping activities" had taken place at the Parchin facility, as well as the presence of a bulldozer, according to diplomats who attended a closed-door briefing by U.N. nuclear agency officials. ... more info...

Drug LSD may be behind Miami face-eating attack, police say MIAMI (Reuters) - A Miami man fatally shot by police after he refused to stop gnawing on another man's face may have been under the influence of a new form of the 1960s hallucinatory drug LSD, a top police officer said on Wednesday. Police are investigating the ghoulish weekend incident involving 31-year-old Rudy Eugene, who was found naked and chewing on the face and neck of his victim on the off-ramp of a bridge in downtown Miami. Police shot and killed Eugene when he failed to respond to orders to stop and back away. ... more info... Why Veterans Are Having Trouble Finding Jobs Finding a job is a challenge for lots of people these days, but it's even harder  for military veterans.  In fact, in a recent poll of veterans and companies that have hired vets in the past, just 54 percent of the former military members expressed confidence in their ability to find a job and even

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Beryl to become post-tropical cyclone Wed: NHC (Reuters) - Tropical Depression Beryl is expected to become a post-tropical cyclone later Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest report. The storm is currently located about 5 miles west of Wilmington, North Carolina, with maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour (55 kmph), the NHC said. "A continued east-northeast motion with an additional increase in forward speed is expected during the next day or so," the NHC added. There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect, the NHC said. (Reporting by Soma Das in Bangalore; edited by John Wallace) more info... How Women Should Ask for a Raise You know you're worth more than you're making, but asking for a raise can be really difficult, especially for women. more info... Andie MacDowell starring in Hallmark's 1st series Andie MacDowell will be a pioneer for the Hallmar

Michigan recruit posts inflammatory picture Logan Tuley-Tillman insisted he didn't think it was a big deal when he posted a picture on his Twitter account of him burning an envelope from Ohio State. more info... American kidnapped in West Africa's Benin ABUJA (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen has been kidnapped in Benin, the U.S. embassy in Nigeria said on Wednesday, and sources said the American had been lured to the West African country by criminals met on the Internet. A security source said the man had travelled to the country to meet a group of people from Benin and neighboring Nigeria. He was abducted and then forced to contact his family to ask for a ransom payment, the source in Benin said. There were no apparent links to Islamist groups or pirates which operate in the region, the source said. "A U.S. citizen was recently kidnapped in Benin. ... more info...

Alnylam lung drug fails mid-stage trial (Reuters) - Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc's experimental drug to treat a type of respiratory infection in lung transplant patients missed the main goal of a mid-stage trial. The drug, codenamed ALN-RSV01, is being developed to treat respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection that causes respiratory illness in young children. "We have questioned the investment in this trial since before it even began and removed all value for the RSV program from our target in January 2011," analyst Edward Tenthoff said. ... more info...

U.N. monitors say 13 killed in cold blood in Syria BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.N. observers said on Wednesday 13 bodies had been discovered bound and shot in eastern Syria, days after a massacre of 108 civilians, nearly half of them children, ignited a world outcry. Syrian activists said the victims were army defectors killed by Assad's forces, but it was not possible to verify their accounts. Outrage at last Friday's mass killings in the Syrian town of Houla, documented by U.N. ... more info... FDA Warns of Fake Version of ADHD Drug Adderall WEDNESDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- A counterfeit version of the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder drug Adderall, sold online, contains the wrong active ingredients, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. more info...

Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough. For all the pounds on her 5'5" frame, she did not meet the criteria for bariatric surgery to help control her type-2 diabetes. Yet six years of medications and attempts at healthy living had failed to rein in her blood glucose, leaving Iaboni terrified that she was on course to have her kidneys fail "and my feet cut off" -- common consequences of uncontrolled diabetes. Then the 45-year-old Connecticut wife, mother of two and head of human resources for a Fortune 500 company, lucked out. ... more info... Breitling Models New Timepiece After Missing Historic Space Watch Swiss watchmaker Breitling is offering a new timepiece to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its watches' first launch into space, which was also the first time an American astronaut wore a wristwatch into orbit

Pakistan doctor in bin Laden case jailed for militant link: court PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani doctor who helped the United States find Osama bin Laden was imprisoned for aiding militants and not for links to the CIA, as Pakistani officials had said, according to a court document released on Wednesday. Last week, a court in the Khyber tribal region near the Afghan border sentenced Shakil Afridi to 33 years in jail. Pakistani officials told Western and domestic media the decision was based on treason charges for aiding the CIA in its hunt for the al Qaeda chief. ... more info... Azarenka back to best in 2nd round of French Open Victoria Azarenka was back to her top-ranked self at the French Open on Wednesday. more info...

Serena Williams lets big lead slip at French Open Even after 13 Grand Slam championships and dozens of other titles, Serena Williams is capable of throwing away a big lead. more info... Guitar picking master Doc Watson dies at 89 You could hear the mountains of North Carolina in Doc Watson's music. The rush of a mountain stream, the steady creak of a mule in leather harness plowing rows in topsoil and the echoes of ancient sounds made by a vanishing people were an intrinsic part of the folk musician's powerful, homespun sound. more info...

S.African president withdraws case South African President Jacob Zuma has withdrawn his legal case against a gallery that displayed a portrait depicting his genitals. more info... Top UK court backs extradition of Assange to Sweden LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Supreme Court upheld the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden over alleged sex crimes on Wednesday. Seven judges at the country's highest court rejected by a majority of 5-2 that Assange's claim that a European Arrest Warrant under which his extradition is sought was invalid. Two lower courts have already ruled he should be extradited. (Reporting by Michael Holden; Editing by Tim Castle) more info...

New lab turns SD gold town into scientific hub Nestled nearly 5,000 feet beneath the earth in the gold boom town of Lead, S.D., is a laboratory that could help scientists answer some pretty heavy questions about life, its origins and the universe. more info...

Stephen King writing crime novel Stephen King will take on crime for a novel coming out next year. more info... For Pakistani truckers, NATO route row is all about the money KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistani truck drivers who deliver supplies to Western forces in Afghanistan seethe whenever they recall a cross-border NATO air attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last year. Despite their anger, financial survival outweighs nationalist sentiment and the shame of helping what many see as the enemy. The drivers hope that talks between the United States and Pakistan on reopening the routes, which were closed six months ago in protest over the raid, will soon produce a breakthrough. ... more info...

Thai webmaster gets suspended sentence in royal insult case BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai website editor was found guilty on Wednesday of insulting the monarchy but was given a suspended jail sentence, a light punishment in a high-profile case that has renewed the debate over strict royal censorship laws. Judge Nittaya Yaensri told the Bangkok Criminal Court that some posts on the Prachatai news website had been offensive to the royal family and that Chiranuch Premchaiporn, its editor, had not respected a court order to remove them promptly. At least one had remained on the website for 20 days. ... more info... Romney clinches Republican 2012 nomination in Texas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday with a resounding victory in Texas and now faces a five-month sprint to convince voters to trust him over Democratic President Barack Obama in the November 6 election. Although the race has bee

Uggla, Bourn go deep, Braves beats Cardinals 5-4 Two big swings and one last 98-mph fastball left the Atlanta Braves with a giant sigh of relief. more info... Amercia! Mitt Romney App Gaffe Goes Viral Online 1. @danielpunkass more info... Olympus to cut 2,500 jobs in turnaround bid: Nikkei TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympus Corp plans to cut 2,500 jobs, or roughly 7 percent of its workforce, the Nikkei business daily said, as the medical equipment maker restructures its business to strengthen its finances following a scandal that halved its market value. (Reporting by Mayumi Negishi; Editing by Chris Gallagher) more info...

Iran is offered new plans to ease nuclear concerns Iran traded proposals with six world powers, including the United States, Wednesday in a new round of talks aimed at persuading Tehran to curb its nuclear program and ease concerns it wants to make atomic weapons. But divisions over sanctions complicated the discussions. more info... Iran seeks concessions in Baghdad nuclear talks Iran and six world powers resumed talks Wednesday over Tehran's nuclear program, with the Iranians pushing for specific timetables and goals but Westerns leaders signaling they want more disclosures before offering rewards. more info... Saving Dominican forest and an elusive songbird An elusive songbird that wings its way each year from austere mountaintops of the northeastern U.S. to the steamy forests of the Caribbean has inspired the creation of what conservationists hope will be a new model for nature reserves in a country that