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Disgraced Clippers owner Donald Sterling is battling cancer
New York Post - 2 May 2014 04:51
This could wind up being a pretty short ban. Disgraced racist Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is battling cancer -- surprising those around him by beating the final buzzer...
Iran Turmoil: Fraud Tycoon Hassan Afrashtehpour Strikes Again
OpEdNews - 2 May 2014 18:56
iran, oil, commodities, corruption, embezzlement
Attacks Show Bolder Terror Threat Growing in China
ABC News - 2 May 2014 07:15
Recent attacks show China facing new type of bolder and bloodier terror threat
So Far, U.S. Sanctions Over Ukraine May Be Inflicting Only Limited Pain on Russia
The New York Times - 2 May 2014 06:49
The real effects of the United States' sanctions on Russia over its intervention in Ukraine appear to be more psychological than tangible, economic specialists say.
Business Community Gives Putin Green Light in Ukraine
Mother Jones - 2 May 2014 07:24
It appears that doing anything to interfere with Russia's latter-day Anschluss of eastern Ukraine doesn't meet with the approval of the Western business community. It might cut into profits, after all. The Wall Street Jo...
US colleges in sex assault investigation
Al Jazeera English - 2 May 2014 04:46
Washington says process is about handling of complaints, not judgement, as it reveals 55 colleges facing probe.
Russia Calls for Emergency UN Security Council Meeting As Ukraine Violence Escalates To Brink Of Civil War
IBTimes - 2 May 2014 18:30
Amidst the escalating violence in eastern Ukraine, Russia has called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting on the crisis, which is pitting pro-Russia militias against the Ukrainian army and civilians who support a...
Hundreds feared dead in Afghan landslide
Al Jazeera English - 2 May 2014 18:18
A landslide in the Hindu-Kush has left at least 500 dead with rescue crews unable to reach those trapped.
School Stabbing Suspect in Conn. Due in Court
ABC News - 2 May 2014 07:12
Connecticut high school stabbing suspect due to make first public court appearance
Three-Drug Protocol Persists for Lethal Injections, Despite Ease of Using One
The New York Times - 2 May 2014 04:37
A number of factors have conspired to produce painful scenes in the death chamber, experts say, including an ill-conceived drug formulation clung to by many states
Ferry survivors honor lost classmates
CNN - 2 May 2014 03:59
Danwon High School reopens -- but without the hundreds of students who lost their lives.
Who Was Cesar Chavez? Most Mexicans Don't Know
ABC News - 2 May 2014 03:26
Who was Cesar Chavez? Movie about most famous Mexican-American in US a hard sell in Mexico
U.S.: South Sudan Killings Show Unbelievable Cruelty
Time - 2 May 2014 03:24
(ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia) -- Stopping short of describing deadly fighting in South Sudan as genocide, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday blasted the new nation’s ethnic and political leaders as creating the s...
Moscow May Day parade lauds Putin as rebels seize more Ukraine buildings
Reuters - 2 May 2014 05:43
MOSCOW/DONETSK, Ukraine
Malaysia faces tough questions
CNN - 2 May 2014 19:10
CNN's Will Ripley reports Malaysian officials are answering tough questions about the preliminary report on Flight MH370.
We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for May 2, 2014
Mother Jones - 2 May 2014 16:08
Lance Cpl. Ethan C. Hogeland, native of Fayetteville, N.C., and amphibious assault vehicle crewman with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., watches the sunrise on t...
Big Brother Would Like to Warn You About Big Brother, Inc.
The Atlantic Wire - 2 May 2014 16:07
We will summarize this lengthy new report from the White House as such: Yes, yes, the NSA. But you need to worry about the private sector collecting your data, too.
10 Dishes You Didn't Know Have Eggs
ABC News - 2 May 2014 10:21
It is no secret that eggs are the main star of breakfast. With dozens of ways to enjoy them, it isn't hard to see why so many people opt for them as a way to start the day. But the truth is that eggs are essential to eve...
High school student accused of serial sex assaults
USA Today - 2 May 2014 10:15
After he overpowered victims, he intimidated and threatened them, an Arizona sheriff says.
Police dismantle internet sex extortion ring
Al Jazeera English - 2 May 2014 09:25
Fifty-eight people arrested in Philippines for using explicit videos to blackmail Facebook and social media users.
National Magazine Awards 2014: New Yorker Wins Four; Fast Company Named 'Magazine Of The Year'
The Huffington Post - 2 May 2014 04:14
NEW YORK -- The New Yorker led the pack Thursday night at the annual National Magazine Awards, winning four prizes, while Fast Company took home the coveted "Magazine of the Year" award. The David Remnick-helmed New York...
1983 Michael Jackson song released
CNN - 2 May 2014 04:08
A song Michael Jackson recorded 31 years ago is out, the first single from the upcoming Xscape album.