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Video-on-Demand Viewing Is Gaining Popularity
New York Times
Although it has been around for years, the technology is catching on among people who want to watch television on their own schedules.  &nbs...
   
David Karp Quit School to Get Serious About Tumblr
New York Times
David Karp, founder of Tumblr, got his education not in high school or college but in the world of Internet start-ups.    
   
Hezbollah’s Role in Syria Shakes the Lebanese
New York Times
Fighting in the strategic city of Qusayr brought rising casualties for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as it joined its biggest battle yet in su...
   
Apple’s Web of Tax Shelters Saved It Billions, Panel Finds
New York Times
A Congressional inquiry’s findings were remarkable both for the tens of billions of dollars involved and for Apple’s audacity in saying some of it...
   
M.T.A. Plans Full Metro North Rail Service for Wednesday
New York Times
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said service interrupted by the train collision last week in Connecticut should be restored on Wednesday.&nb...
   

FILE - In this May 6, 2013 file phot, China's President Xi Jinping, shakes hands with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas, unseen, during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. China's new leader Xi will confer with President Barack Obama in June in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea. (AP Photo/Jason Lee, Pool, File)BEIJING (AP) — China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea.


China's Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected
Yahoo News
BEIJING (AP) — China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expect...
   
Survivors pulled from Oklahoma tornado debris as toll falls
Yahoo News
By Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Emergency workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of homes, schools and a h...
   

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Patrick Corbin throws to the plate against the Colorado Rockies during the seventh inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 20, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)DENVER (AP) — Patrick Corbin was a maestro on the mound, making his slider move all over the place.


Corbin tosses 3-hitter as D-backs beat Rockies 5-1
Yahoo News
DENVER (AP) — Patrick Corbin was a maestro on the mound, making his slider move all over the place.
   

In this photo taken on Monday, May 20, 2013, Ali Karim weeps over his daughter's coffin before her burial in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq. A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed and wounded dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/ Alaa al-Marjani)BAGHDAD (AP) — New attacks in Iraq killed 13 people and wounded dozens on Tuesday, officials said, after a bloody day that claimed more than 100 lives across the country.


More attacks across Iraq kill 13 people
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BAGHDAD (AP) — New attacks in Iraq killed 13 people and wounded dozens on Tuesday, officials said, after a bloody day that claimed more than 100 liv...
   

Mexican army soldiers enter the town of La Ruana, Michoacan, Mexico, Monday, May 20, 2013. Residents of western Mexico towns who endured months besieged by a drug cartel are cheering the arrival of hundreds of Mexican army troops. A growing number of people in the state of Michoacan have taken up arms to defend their villages against drug gangs, a vigilante movement born of frustration at extortion, killings and kidnappings in a region wracked by violence. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers Monday.


Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers
Yahoo News
LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican s...
   
IRS officials deny misleading Congress on targeting
Yahoo News
By John Whitesides and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Internal Revenue Service officials told Congress on Tuesday they were unaware of the agenc...
   
Chinese fishing boat, crew released by North Korea
Yahoo News
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese boat and 16 fishermen seized for ransom by armed North Koreans two weeks ago were released Tuesday, easing the latest irrit...
   

This picture taken some time in the late 1970s or early 1980s and provided by the family shows Boruch Spiegel, one of the last surviving insurgents of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Spiegel died in Montreal on May 9 at age 93.(AP Photo)WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Boruch Spiegel, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi German force that occupied Poland, has died. He was 93.


Warsaw ghetto insurgent Boruch Spiegel dies at 93
Yahoo News
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Boruch Spiegel, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents again...
   

Chicago White Sox's Adam Dunn watches his three-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Chicago, Monday, May 20, 2013.(AP Photo/Paul Beaty)CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Dunn has been insisting all season he feels great, even while he was piling up strikeouts at the beginning of the year.


Dunn homers as White Sox beat Lester, Red Sox 6-4
Yahoo News
CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Dunn has been insisting all season he feels great, even while he was piling up strikeouts at the beginning of the year.
   

FILE - This Jan. 8, 2011 file photo provided by the Pima County Sheriff's Office shows Jared Loughner, who carried out the shooting rampage in Tucson that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others. Authorities are set to release more than 300 photos on Tuesday May 21, 2013, that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage . (AP Photo/Pima County Sheriff's Department via The Arizona Republic, File)TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities released nearly 600 photos that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others.


Police release photos from Tucson shooting rampage
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities released nearly 600 photos that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six ...
   
Yahoo's rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet
Yahoo News
By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a ...
   

Doctor Urmen Desai, left, talks to reporters as Dr. Wrood M. Kassira, center, and Dr. Renaud Saint-Vil, right, look on during a news conference in Miami, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The doctors gave an an update on the progress of Ronald Poppo, a homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami. The attack left Poppo blind, but the doctors say he's been working with an occupational therapist to learn how to take care of himself. The doctors say Poppo also has learned to play guitar and practices daily. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)MIAMI (AP) — A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help pay for his care.


Face-chewing victim recovering, strumming guitar
Yahoo News
MIAMI (AP) — A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigure...
   
Fresh bombings in Iraq 'kill 13'
BBC
At least 13 people are killed in new bomb attacks in Iraq, a day after a wave of bombings across the country left at least 70 people dead.
   
Algerian president leaves Paris military hospital
Yahoo News
PARIS (AP) — Officials say Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has left the French military hospital where he has been treated for nearly a mont...
   
North Koreans free Chinese crew
BBC
A Chinese fishing crew seized by unidentified North Koreans two weeks ago is freed along with their boat, reports say.
   

Egyptian troops mistakenly fire on a Sinai funeral
Court: US can keep bin Laden photos under wraps
Algerian president leaves Paris military hospital
Face-chewing victim recovering, strumming guitar
Police release photos from Tucson shooting rampage
Warsaw ghetto insurgent Boruch Spiegel dies at 93
IRS officials deny misleading Congress on targeting
More attacks across Iraq kill 13 people
Survivors pulled from Oklahoma tornado debris as toll falls
Knicks unsure about Stoudemire's role
With high-tech guns, users could disable remotely
Gandhi's 'blood sample' fails to sell in Britain
Intel CEO shakes up units, creates 'new devices' group
Photos of Tucson shooting scene show gun, knife
World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees, Africa
Library honors Carole King with US pop music prize
Syrian foes move towards talks but fighting rages
Factbox: Groups urge cash, not stuff, for Oklahoma victims
Jodi Arias urges Arizona jury to spare her death penalty
US lawmakers seek limits on Russia cooperation
Muppets creator's items head to NYC museum
Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban
Iran candidate list for presidential race
Avs mum on report Patrick Roy may be next coach
Moniz sworn in as energy secretary
Dimon keeps JPMorgan chairman title after bruising battle
Lawyer: Feds investigate Susan Powell case
Protesters chant 'Stop the IRS' in Cincinnati
Egypt troops in Sinai sweep mistakenly hit funeral
Troops flood western Mexico to protect towns
Kevin Durant gives $1 million to Red Cross in Oklahoma City
Tech firms would skirt hiring restrictions under deal
Man commits suicide inside Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral
Conn. Sen. Murphy takes food stamp challenge
Kids who survived tornado face emotional after-effects
Teachers as heroic protectors
Two FBI agents killed rappelling from copter to ship
Court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret
Teens say they are in control of online privacy, image
Israel may step up strikes inside Syria, military warns
Is Pope Francis an exorcist?
More severe storms forecast in central USA
Oklahoma Gov. Fallin: 'We will rebuild'
Ky. man sues city over 'crippled girl' arrest
Jodi Arias pleads for a life sentence
Manchester City and Yankees to Own M.L.S. Club in New York
Iranians Await List of Approved Presidential Candidates
A Familiar Roar, Then Sadness and Resolve in Oklahoma
I.R.S. Chief Admits Mangled Disclosure of Targeting of Conservatives
DealBook: Dimon Prevails in Key JPMorgan Vote, Retaining 2 Top Jobs

 


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