Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military commander, went on trial at The Hague on Wednesday for war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity in the 1990s.
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New York Times
OptionsEconomic Scene: Leaving the Euro May Be Better Than the Alternative
Stocks Slide as Euro Zone Crisis Deepens
New elections in Greece may bolster anti-austerity leftist parties, raising the possibility of a major split with creditor nations. and force a Greek exit from the euro.
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OptionsSyria opposition: Refugees attacked
Syrians seeking cover at a camp for displaced residents came under attack Wednesday by government forces, an opposition group said, unable to escape the violence that has tormented the country ...
Read more.Long-awaited Mladic war crimes trial opens
Ratko Mladic, accused of orchestrating an ethnic cleansing campaign that prosecutors say included the massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Bosnia, goes on trial Wednesday.
Read more.U.S. says it's ready to receive Chen
The United States says it has taken all the necessary steps on its side to admit Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese human rights activist who ignited a diplomatic frenzy when he ...
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Huffington Post
OptionsRobert Schrader: 12 Steps To Long-Term Travel
Do you travel as often as you please? Would you hate me if I told you that I did?
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When it comes to the TSA, you may know less than you think.
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TechCrunch
OptionsFacebook Revises S-1 Again: Adds Another 83,818,263 Shares Of Class A Stock, Could Raise $16B
Facebook is revising hard and fast in the lead-up to Friday when it is expected to ring in the Nasdaq bell and go public. In short, every revision is continuing ...
Read more.F.ounders Hits New York To Gather The Next Wave Of Global Tech Stars
The are almost too many tech events in the calendar these days to mark any particular one out as being worthy of note. I say almost because, on the global ...
Read more.Facebook May Be Worth $100B, But What Are You Worth To Facebook?
It’s almost here. The big day. Can you feel the excitement? Yes, if all goes according to plan on Friday, Mark Zuckerberg will ring the Nasdaq bell in a ...
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OptionsDavy Jones dies; heartthrob of the Monkees
Davy Jones, the velvet-voiced heartthrob of the made-for-TV 1960s pop band the Monkees, which briefly eclipsed the Beatles in record sales with songs such as “Last Train to Clarksville” and ...
Read more.The biggest Pinocchios of 2011
Fact checkers are under assault!
Before we present our list of the biggest Pinocchios of the year, we would like to address the torrent of criticism addressed at fact checkers ...
Read more.Barack Obama: the ‘food-stamp president’?
“We are going to have the candidate of food stamps, the finest food stamp president in American history, in Barack Obama, and we are going to have a candidate of ...
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U.S. News Headlines - Yahoo! News
OptionsWhite supremacist far behind in Idaho sheriff race
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A white supremacist who ran a long-shot campaign for sheriff in Idaho was trailing far behind his incumbent opponent late on Tuesday, according to early returns in ...
Read more.Supporter of Oregon medical pot law wins attorney general race
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - In a primary election race for Oregon's top law enforcement post, the candidate who pledged to protect medical marijuana patients scored a decisive victory Tuesday night ...
Read more.Foreclosed Americans find way back to homeownership
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Jennifer Anderson's family could no longer afford their mortgage and lost their home, she expected many years to pass before they would again become property ...
Read more.Two men accused of confining illegals without food, water
MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - A federal grand jury has indicted two Mexican nationals on charges they confined dozens of illegal immigrants in houses along the South Texas border with Mexico, some ...
Read more.Washington state woman pleads guilty in son's school shooting
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Washington state woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to weapons charges stemming from her 9-year-old son's accidental shooting of a classmate with a loaded gun he found ...
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TEDTalks (video)
OptionsTED: Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history - Jean-Baptiste Michel (2012)
What can mathematics say about history? According to TED Fellow Jean-Baptiste Michel, quite a lot. From changes to language to the deadliness of wars, he shows how digitized history is ...
Read more.TED: Tali Sharot: The optimism bias - Tali Sharot (2012)
Are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic? Tali Sharot shares new research that suggests our brains are wired to look on the bright side -- and how that can ...
Read more.TED: Renny Gleeson: 404, the story of a page not found - Renny Gleeson (2012)
Oops! Nobody wants to see the 404: Page Not Found. But as Renny Gleeson shows us, while he runs through a slideshow of creative and funny 404 pages, every error ...
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Wired Top Stories
OptionsA Bow to Heritage, With a Hot Rod Under the Hood
Why the World Isn't Freaking Out About Iran's Next Sat Launch
Next Wednesday, Iran will try to launch an experimental reconnaissance satellite into orbit -- just as international negotiators gather in Baghdad for talks about Tehran's nuclear program. The timing couldn ...
Read more.Eleven Jurors Consider Claims of Android Patent Infringement
Some have painted Oracle's lawsuit against Google as mere opportunism -- an effort to squeeze some money out of Android, a skyrocketing mobile operating system. But as the Google-Oracle trial ...
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Business Insider
Options10 Steps That Led To Exxon Mobil's Global Domination (XOM)
In the new book Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power, Steve Coll details the corporate dominance of Exxon/ExxonMobil over the past 20-plus years. Ever since March 23, 1989, when ...
Read more.10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (SPY, BRK, A, WFC, GM, JCP, AAPL, JPM)
Good morning. Here's what you need to know.
- Asian markets were down in overnight trading with the Hang Seng falling 3.19 percent to a four-month low on concerns ...
Read more.It's Not Just GM That Thinks Facebook Ads Don't Work--Others Say Facebook Is "Getting Worse, Not Better" (FB)
On the eve of the Facebook IPO, the country's third-biggest advertiser, GM, announced that it was pulling its entire $10 million ad campaign from Facebook because the ads don ...
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National Geographic News
OptionsPictures: "Body Jars," Cliff Coffins Are Clues to Unknown Tribe
Perched on precarious cliff ledges, centuries-old log coffins and "body jars" are the only known traces of an unknown Cambodian tribe
Read more.Best Night-Sky Pictures of 2012 Named
A holiday comet, Icelandic auroras, and the Milky Way feature among the winning shots from the International Earth and Sky Photo Contest.
Read more.Prehistoric "Panda" Found in Spain—Giant Panda Has European Roots?
A small fossil bear recently identified in Spain suggests China's giant panda has European roots, a new study says.
Read more.Space Pictures This Week: Supermoon, Solar Flare, More
A supermoon looms, a solar flare erupts, and night-shining clouds glow in this week's best space pictures.
Read more.Mother's Day's Dark History
Born of war, Mother's Day grew to horrify its own mother, whose fight to fix the holiday "cost her everything, financially and physically."
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SI.com
OptionsKings lead West finals 2-0
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Los Angeles Kings knew the Coyotes would come with everything they had.
Read more.Spurs roll past Clips in West semi opener
SAN ANTONIO (AP) So much for getting rusty: The San Antonio Spurs didn't miss a beat after a weeklong break, extending a winning streak that few NBA teams have ...
Read more.Game Recap
This time, LeBron and D-Wade fell short. Despite 52 points from Miami's two stars, the Pacers held on for a gutsy 78-75 road victory to square their Eastern semifinal ...
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OptionsJays' Lawrie hits ump with helmet, gets ejected
Brett Lawrie slammed his batting helmet to the ground and it ricocheted into plate umpire Bill Miller as the ninth inning turned nasty Tuesday in Toronto's 4-3 loss to ...
Read more.Pacers hold off Heat in final seconds, tie series
David West scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, George Hill added 15 and the Indiana Pacers took home-court advantage away from Miami by beating the Heat 78-75 in Game ...
Read more.Fresh Spurs wear down Clippers, win Game 1
Tim Duncan had 26 points and 10 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs, recharged after a weeklong layoff, wore down the busy Los Angeles Clippers to win Game 1 of ...
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OptionsFrance's Turgot facing ban for test no shows
PARIS (Reuters) - French rider Sebastien Turgot, who finished second in the Paris-Roubaix classic last month, is likely to face a ban after three "no shows" for doping controls over an ...
Read more.Beckham to help bring Olympic flame to Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - David Beckham will help bring the Olympic flame to Britain on Friday after he takes part in a formal handover ceremony in Athens, London 2012 organizers said.
Read more.Ireland's Taylor books London boxing berth
QINHUANGDAO, China (Reuters) - Ireland's boxing queen Katie Taylor booked her place at the London Olympics without throwing a punch at the women's world championships on Wednesday.
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TMZ.com
OptionsNick Stahl -- 'Terminator 3' Star Reported Missing
Nick Stahl -- the actor who played John Connor in "Terminator 3" -- is missing ... this according to his wife. Law enforcement officials confirm ... Stahl's wife filed a missing person's ...
Read more.Kim Kardashian & Kanye West -- No Relationship Stuff on Reality Show
Kanye West will be seen with Kim Kardashian on the next of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" -- but sources close to the couple tell TMZ ... none of their relationship will ...
Read more.Dr. Oz -- What's Up With Your Noodle?
Dr. Oz is reeeeeeealllllyyyy excited about his pasta ... judging by the southern bulge he appeared to be sporting during a photo shoot for "Good Housekeeping" ... OR IS IT??? The Internet ...
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