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3 climbers die on Mount Everest, 2 still missing
A Nepalese mountaineering official says three climbers returning from the summit of Mount Everest have died and two more are missing.
Free bicycles help keep Indian girls in school
The daily trip to high school was expensive, long and eventually, too much for Indian teenager Nahid Farzana, who decided she was going to drop out. Then, the state government gave her a bicycle.
Eclipse crosses Asia, US: Millions look skyward
From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing "ring of fire."
Romney faced leadership test in Big Dig tragedy
Mitt Romney was at his New Hampshire vacation home on a summ...
US warns NKorea against another nuke test
The top U.S. envoy for North Korea is warning Pyongyang that...
Golden Gate celebrates 75th with help of engineers
The Golden Gate Bridge was heralded as an engineering marvel...
Spurs rally to beat Clippers, win series
Tim Duncan scored 21 points, Tony Parker added 17 and the Sa...
Egypt's Brotherhood flexes muscles in push for pre...
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood showed off its ...
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NATO protesters engaged in police confrontation
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CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk
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Entertainment
Chinese company to buy US movie theater chain AMC
A Chinese conglomerate has announced it will buy U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertain...
CBS's Moonves on Dish's Auto Hop: "it's illeg...
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - CBS CEO Leslie Moonves told TheWrap Thursday that he be...
Violinist Hahn: Music from a different direction
LONDON (Reuters) - Classical music fans know that American violinist Hilary Hahn...
World
Palestinians arrest 10 Islamic Jihad members
Palestinian security forces arrested 10 members of the Islamic Jihad in the Jeni...
Militant group claims suicide bombing in Syria
DUBAI (Reuters) - A militant group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing ...
Police, demonstrators clash at NATO summit
A demonstrator gestures during an anti-NATO protest march in Chicago May 20, 201...
Technology
Tale of the tape: Google versus Facebook
Facebook is the hottest Internet company to hit the stock market since Google we...
Yahoo! strikes $7B deal with Alibaba
Yahoo! announced today it has reached an agreement with Alibaba Group on a stage...
China clears Google purchase of Motorola Mobility
Google on Saturday said that Chinese regulators approved its $12.5 billion deal ...
Sports
Van Slyke's 3-run pinch HR helps Dodgers top Cards...
LOS ANGELES (AP) Pinch-hitter Scott Van Slyke connected for his first major leag...
Hall of Famer Taylor auctioning Super Bowl ring (Y...
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor is auctioning off his 1...
Spurs rally to beat Clippers, win series (Yahoo! S...
LOS ANGELES (AP) Tim Duncan scored 21 points, Tony Parker added 17 and the San A...