EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) — A small airplane operating as a volunteer Angel Flight crashed in upstate New York on Friday evening, killing at least two people, authorities said.
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OptionsToday in History
Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
Read more.Jury convicts former South Texas DA of corruption
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A former Texas prosecutor and one-time candidate for Congress was convicted Friday of accepting bribes in exchange for court favors, including an $80,000 payment in a ...
Read more.Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees horror behind him
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The trucker was hauling drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and ...
Read more.Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by ...
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NYT > Home Page
OptionsAlarming Picture as Rebels Prepare to Leave Goma
Human rights groups said that the rebels who captured Goma last week were now going on an assassination campaign as they prepared to leave, creating a vortex of crime and ...
Read more.3 Dead After Attack at Wyoming Community College
Police say a suspect, who also died, used a sharp-edged weapon in the killings of a faculty member and another person.
Read more.Court to Decide if Human Genes Can Be Patented
The justices will hear an appeal from medical professionals who want to stop Myriad Genetics Inc. from patenting genetic mutations that are linked to increased risk of breast cancer.
Read more.Most Americans Face Lower Tax Burden Than in the 80s
Despite their complaints, most Americans in 2010 paid far less in total taxes — federal, state and local — than they would have paid 30 years ago, according to an analysis by ...
Read more.Senate Votes to Curb Indefinite Detention
An amendment to a defense bill would prohibit the government from keeping American citizens and green card holders indefinitely without trial.
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Business Insider
OptionsThese Are The Top 20 Tech Investors You Should Follow On Twitter
If you follow the right investors on Twitter, you can gain a lot of insight into how they think, the types of startups they find most interesting, and markets that ...
Read more.Sweet Minimalist Movie Posters Of Your All-Time Favorite Flicks
This is really cool.Michael Krasnopolski, an art director and graphic designer from Poland, has allowed us to republish the "minimalist" movie posters he's created for basically every epic ...
Read more.New Satellite Pictures Show A Revolution Waiting To Happen In Bahrain
Bahrain's poor and overcrowded Shiite majority learned what a raw deal they were getting in 2006, when they saw satellite images of lavish palaces and empty land owned by ...
Read more.America's Top Colleges Have A Rich-Kid Problem
In case you ever wondered just how much wealthy students dominate America's top colleges, here's a nice illustration from a new report by the Century Foundation.
At the ...
Read more.Freelancers Will Change The Way We Collaborate In The Workplace
These days, everyone wants to work for themselves. It's estimated that more than 40% of the American workforce — or 60 million people — will be freelancers, contractors and temp workers ...
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Jalopnik
OptionsAt $190,000, GRID 2: Mono Edition Is The World's Most Expensive Game
Unless you just stick to playing Super Nintendo ROMs on your laptop like I do, you know that video gaming isn't a cheap hobby. The system, the games, the ...
Read more.Now this is a Fusion
My job can be pretty awesome. Today was one of those really special days. I visited the Air Force Research Laboratory's Shiva Star. It is the Air Force’s ...
Read more.This Is The BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupé
BMW Design and Pininfarina have teamed up to make this striking-looking one-off, the Gran Lusso Coupé. Revealed today at the Concorso D'Eleganza Villa D'Este, the apostrophe-laden fancy car ...
Read more.Everything You Need To Know About The Monaco GP In One Infographic
The Formula One Monaco Grand Prix is this weekend. It is the most glamorous, prestigious race in motorsport's most glamorous, prestigious series. Here's everything you need to know ...
Read more.Greetings From Italy And The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este!
Today, Attila Nagy of Gizmodo and I drove for ten hours through sunshine and rain to get to Lake Como in time. The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este starts ...
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CNN
OptionsUK police arrest man on terror offenses
British police arrested a 31-year-old man in London Friday night on terrorism-related offenses, according to a statement from London's Metropolitan Police Service.
Read more.Photos: Life of Nelson Mandela
Man in drag exposes Egypt's sex pests
A man dresses as a woman and goes undercover to expose sexual harassment in Egypt. CNN's Reza Sayah reports.
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Yanko Design
OptionsUrban Green Zone
The area on this map, called Madla-Revheim, is the main developmental edge of Stavanger, Norway for which MVRDV and Space Group seek to implement 4000 housing units on the 780 ...
Read more.Un-knotty Plugs
The age-old concern of knotted wires, messy plugs on a power socket get a fresh new solution. The Rotate Plug design allows users to plug appliances effortlessly, without the worry ...
Read more.Smart Swimming Goggles
If you are an avid diver then I am sure you will appreciate the concept of the Smart Swimming Goggles. This simple eye cover actually assists with communication between divers ...
Read more.Clean Your Mind!
In an age of anxiety, every opportunity to reduce stress matters. Electrolux’s new UltraSilencer vacuum transform the chore of vacuum cleaning into a resource for personal well-being, with a ...
Read more.The Most Hipsterest Lamp Ever!
The Cassette lamp harkens back to a time when hair bands ruled and acid wash jeans were all the rave. Bringing new life to the iconic object, tapes are bound ...
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Huffington Post
OptionsMatt Harvey, Anne V. Dating? Mets Pitcher, Supermodel Spotted At Rangers Game (PHOTOS)
Matt Harvey's incredible rookie season seems to be going as impressively off the field as it is on the mound.
The New York Mets' 24-year-old ace was photographed attending ...
Read more.6 People Saved By Their Enemies
We all have at least one enemy we'd love to see crawl on their knees to beg for our help, only for us to say no and laugh at ...
Read more.Tim Duncan Divorce: NBA Star Reportedly Petitions To Postpone Proceedings Until After Playoffs (VIDEO)
Sometimes, it's just not a good time to get divorced.
That's the problem apparently frustrating four-time NBA champion Tim Duncan, who has reportedly asked a Texas judge to ...
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TechCrunch
OptionsThe First Six Months Developing For The Computer On My Face
Editor’s note: Jon Gottfried is a Developer Evangelist at Twilio, Co-Founder of the Hacker Union, and a StartupBus Conductor. Follow him on Twitter @jonmarkgo.
Being one of the first ...
Read more.50M Matches Strong, Hot Mobile Dating App Tinder Is Ready To Go Global, And Move Beyond Flirting
Digital dating is nothing to scoff at; it’s a big business, and it’s changed a lot of lives — mostly for the better. Yet, while dating has seen enormous ...
Read more.Google Now's “Topics” Page Returns And Shows You How Much Google Knows About You, But It Only Works On Android
A few weeks ago, Google briefly made a “Google Now” topics page available on the web and then took it down again. The page showed a list of topics Google ...
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The Washington Post
Options‘Four little girls’ killed in 1963 church bombing honored with Congressional Gold Medal
“Four little girls” received in death Friday one of the country’s highest civilian awards, as the nation’s first African American president honored some of the youngest victims in ...
Read more.Gaithersburg man charged in alleged homicide with a hatchet
The son of a disgraced former White House aide used a hatchet to kill a friend inside his parents’ garage in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County authorities said Friday.
Claude Alexander Allen ...
Read more.In 2009 redux, Obama faces thorny issue of detainees at prison in Cuba
At the beginning of his first term, President Obama, surrounded by former generals and admirals, announced his intention to close the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay with all the ...
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Hollywood Reporter
OptionsCannes: Hollywood Gives Back at Star-Filled AmfAR Gala (Column)
In her latest Film Files column, Sharon Swart gets an auction scoop from Harvey Weinstein and catches up with Jessica Chastain, who says of the fundraiser's growth from last ...
Read more.SAG-AFTRA Responds to Foreign Royalties Lawsuit
A new suit apparently charges the union with failing to properly disburse about $110 million received from foreign collection societies.
Read more.Cannes: Sony Classics Nabs Jim Jarmusch's 'Only Lovers Left Alive'
Jimmy Kimmel Revealed as Buyer of $1.9 Million Bea Arthur Nude Painting
UPDATED: The late night host has denied buying the painting for comedian Jeffrey Ross, who earlier tweeted a photo of himself with the work claiming it had been a gift ...
Read more.Mike Darnell on Fox Exit: 'It Wasn't About 'Idol' ' (Q&A)
The departing reality chief talks to THR about the "excrutiating" decision to leave the network after 18 years, what he found most frustrating about the job, and where he might ...
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Jezebel
OptionsAmanda Bynes Walks Free, Thanks to Judge Who Loved 'She's the Man'
I mean, PROLLY, RITE. Who didn't love She's the Man. This whole Amanda Bynes arrest thingy is extremely upsetting. I don't doubt that she's going through ...
Read more.We're In The Bathtub With Solange
In today's edition of Tweet Beat, Solange takes a very productive bath, Gary Busey tweets a delectable recipe, Mindy Kaling has a spider problem, and Ken Jennings is stumped ...
Read more.Finally! Fashion Students Create a Plus-Size Dress Form
It's pretty obvious that most mainstream fashion has a plus-size problem. This is perhaps epitomized by fact that the "fatkini" sold out instantly — when the needs of plus-sized women ...
Read more.Watch Julianne Moore Talk About Her 'Toe-mageddon'
Julianne Moore looked radiant as per usual at the Cannes Film Festival Opening Ceremony last night in her lilac Dior gown, but everybody was being an asshole and secretly zooming ...
Read more.Karlie Kloss, Fine Feathered Friend
The Gatsby ripple effect.
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 24: Model Karlie Kloss attends the 'The Immigrant' premiere during The 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May ...
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Adweek : Advertising & Branding
OptionsAd of the Day: Dodge
It's the rare commercial that you wish went on longer. But such is the case with this 30-second Dodge Charger spot advertising the Chrysler brand's tie-in with the ...
Read more.Fast, Furious Wikileaks Mashed
JCPenney One of 10 Brands Predicted to Die in Next Year
As new brands are brought to life in the evolution of various verticals, others will inevitably give up the ghost. While obsolesence related to industrial shifts is the No. 1 ...
Read more.Microsoft Humiliates Siri in Biting Parody of Apple's iPad Ads
Microsoft says a mouthful in this ad from Crispin Porter + Bogusky. And—surprise!—those words are spoken by Siri, Apple's voice assistant, from an iPad sitting next to a ...
Read more.NSA Media Creates Alliance With Wishabi
Newspaper circulation may continue to drop, but one aspect remains a big draw to consumers: ad circulars. NSA Media, the country's largest buyer of newsprint and print circulars, is ...
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Le CITY deluxe - Estados Unidos
OptionsFashion: The Palace On Fifth Avenue
This enthralling documentary features the process of how fashion's most elite designers, buyers, and stylists contributed in making the most luxurious department store.
Read more.Fashion: The icon watch from Louis Vuitton
With its elegant character Tambour eVolution opens unprecedented chapter in the history of Louis Vuitton watch. A new interpretation Tambour male, a watch firm line silhouette high tech innovative material ...
Read more.Fashion: Loewe's first in Italy
As befits Spain's leading luxury brand, this new store is situated by the Spanish Steps in the Piazza di Spagna, the heart of Rome's high-end fashion district.
Read more.In the Now At Village of Merrick Park Event
In the Now @ Village of Merrick Park debuts with a bang with Nigel Barker as guest of honor.
Read more.Fashion: 2013 MET Gala Fashion
Le CITY deluxe USA recaps on the best and worst red carpet fashion at the greatest red carpet event for stars, The MET Gala.
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New York Times
OptionsIn Race to Fill John Kerry’s Seat, Little Talk on Policy
As Election Day nears in Massachusetts, the race between Gabriel Gomez and Representative Edward J. Markey for the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry has focused on lesser issues.
Read more.New Computer Attacks Come From Iran, Officials Say
The recent attacks seem to be aimed at sabotage rather than stealing information, United States officials say.
Read more.The Saturday Profile: Kilian Kleinschmidt: Calm Boss at Center of a Syrian Refugee Camp’s Chaos
Kilian Kleinschmidt, who runs an overcrowded Syrian refugee camp in Jordan for the United Nations, is a ruddy-faced German who thrives in international disasters.
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National Geographic News
Options3-D Printers Are Saving Lives and Serving Pizzas
The emerging technology has printed out a life-saving implant for a baby—and is poised to make pizzas that are out of this world.
Read more.Pictures: Seven Energy-Smart Zoos and Aquariums
Keeping a diverse crowd of species comfortable comes with an elephant-sized energy bill for zoos and aquariums. These smart exhibits use technology, along with nature's own strategies, to cut ...
Read more.Skywatcher's Guide: Eye-Catching Triple Planet Huddle in Evening Sky
Space Pictures This Week: Stellar Dust Bunnies, Bat Signal
The Ring Nebula shines, a volcano erupts, and Germans see the bat signal in this week's best new space pictures.
Read more.Is Australia the Face of Climate Change to Come?
As extreme weather seems to accelerate globally, scientists believe events Down Under can help explain what to look for-and guard against.
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China Daily >USA Edition > Opinion
OptionsOnline content challenges TV role
Domestic TV must know its target audience. Ratings, that take into account online audiences, will help.
Read more.Independent enrollment key to educational equality
To achieve educational equality, authorities should reform college entrance examinations and encourage independent college enrollment.
Read more.Fight against organ trade must be steeped up
The authorities should increase efforts to stamp out illegal organ trading while promoting organ donation.
Read more.SOE reform is difficult but important
The central government should start national wealth distribution reform by targeting executive income so that pay is related to performance.
Read more.Prepare schools for migrant workers' children
The drama is set to debut in competition at the festival on Saturday.
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Billboard.com The Feed
OptionsStone Temple Pilots Suing Ex-Frontman Scott Weiland
The Stone Temple Pilots accuse former frontman Scott Weiland of misusing the band's name to further his solo career and want a judge to strip the...
Read more.T-ara N4 Opening for Chris Brown & Wiz Khalifa Concerts, In Talks to Collaborate
The K-pop world was taken aback when it appeared new girl group T-ara N4 (a splinter group of seven-member, two-time K-Pop Hot 100 chart toppers T-...
Read more.Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire and More Set to Perform at NBC Benefit Concert for Oklahoma Tornado Victims
Following through on his promise of an assured benefit show for victims of the Oklahoma Tornado that ravaged the area this week, "The Voice" judge...
Read more.J. Cole's 'Born Sinner' Will Feature TLC
In an interview with BBC 1Xtra, J. Cole name-dropped iconic girl group TLC as one of the collaborators on his forthcoming sophomore effort, “...
Read more.The National, Darius Rucker Heading for Top 3 Debuts on Billboard 200 Chart
Rock band the National is aiming for its best sales week ever -- and perhaps highest-charting album -- with its new "Trouble Will Find Me" LP. The...
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The Onion
OptionsInfographic: Timeline Of The War On Terror
0 AD–September 11, 2001: Everything fine September 11, 2001: September 11, 2001 September 12, 2001: A determined George W. Bush responds to the Sept. 11 attacks by swiftly promising ...
Read more.[video] Gay Scouts Forced To Wear Special Merit Badge
The nation dredges up its last remaining reserves of grief, a study finds that anxiety can be resolved if you think about it real hard, and a woman who cracked ...
Read more.Tim Duncan Encourages Teammates To Be Fathers First, Basketball Players Second
SAN ANTONIO—In an effort to inspire the team before Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals, Spurs captain Tim Duncan reportedly reminded his teammates Friday to always put their ...
Read more.[Video] Xbox One Capable Of Controlling Users With Simple Voice Commands
Microsoft says their new Xbox features a host of simple voice commands that will easily control and instruct gamers.
Read more.Slideshow: 10 Things You HAVE To Know Before ‘Arrested Development’ Returns
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News - latimes.com
OptionsBridge section collapses on I-5 north of Seattle
SEATTLE — A large section of a bridge on Interstate 5 north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, sending vehicles and people plunging into the swirling, icy waters of the Skagit River.
Read more.Heinrich Rohrer dies at 79; a father of nanotechnology
With IBM colleague Gerd Binnig, Rohrer invented the scanning tunneling microscope, which can show individual atoms on a surface and move them around.
The electron microscope revolutionized biology in the ...
Read more.Many Southern California beaches get top grades, report says
Southern California beaches had overall good water quality during the last year, and a vast majority of beaches received good to excellent ratings, according to an annual report released Thursday ...
Read more.Obama reveals conflicted thinking on drone strikes
In a major speech, President Obama tries to answer critics of drone strikes but also raises his own questions.
WASHINGTON — At times defensive, solemn, lawyerly and personal, President Obama on ...
Read more.Obama puts restrictions on drone program
Setting a new tone on U.S. counter-terrorism policy, he also lifts the ban on sending Guantanamo prisoners home.
WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for ...
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Billboard.com The Feed
OptionsStone Temple Pilots Suing Ex-Frontman Scott Weiland
The Stone Temple Pilots accuse former frontman Scott Weiland of misusing the band's name to further his solo career and want a judge to strip the...
Read more.T-ara N4 Opening for Chris Brown & Wiz Khalifa Concerts, In Talks to Collaborate
The K-pop world was taken aback when it appeared new girl group T-ara N4 (a splinter group of seven-member, two-time K-Pop Hot 100 chart toppers T-...
Read more.Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire and More Set to Perform at NBC Benefit Concert for Oklahoma Tornado Victims
Following through on his promise of an assured benefit show for victims of the Oklahoma Tornado that ravaged the area this week, "The Voice" judge...
Read more.J. Cole's 'Born Sinner' Will Feature TLC
In an interview with BBC 1Xtra, J. Cole name-dropped iconic girl group TLC as one of the collaborators on his forthcoming sophomore effort, “...
Read more.The National, Darius Rucker Heading for Top 3 Debuts on Billboard 200 Chart
Rock band the National is aiming for its best sales week ever -- and perhaps highest-charting album -- with its new "Trouble Will Find Me" LP. The...
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SI.com
OptionsGeorge throws down vicious dunk on Birdman
Pacers narrowly top Heat to even series at 1-1
The Eastern Conference finals are square at one, as Paul George and Indiana benefited from two big LeBron James turnovers late to take Game 2, 97-93. The series resumes Sunday.
Read more.Tigers' Sanchez is latest to get to brink of a no-hitter
The 2013 season is still looking for a no-hitter after Detroit's Anibal Sanchez lost his in the ninth vs. Minnesota. His night shows just how hard it is to ...
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ESPN
OptionsGranderson fractures pinkie after hit by pitch
In just his eighth game back after missing the first 38 games with a broken right forearm, Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson fractured his left pinkie during Friday's game ...
Read more.Penguins thwart Sens to advance to East finals
James Neal had a hat trick and the Penguins finished off the lifeless Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Friday night in Game 5 of the Eastern conference semifinals to take the ...
Read more.Pacers clutch late, even series against Heat
Roy Hibbert scored 29 points, David West knocked away two passes by LeBron James for huge turnovers in the final minute, and the Indiana Pacers evened the Eastern Conference finals ...
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Reuters: Sports News
OptionsRogers to return to game with L.A. Galaxy - report
(Reuters) - Former U.S. soccer international Robbie Rogers, who came out as gay and retired from the game in February, is to join Major League Soccer's L.A. Galaxy ...
Read more.Kuchar one ahead at weather-hit Colonial
(Reuters) - American Matt Kuchar held a one-shot lead at 10 under par after 15 holes when the weather-hit second round was suspended for the day at the Crowne Plaza Invitational ...
Read more.Rudisha resists quick buck for gold rush in Rio
NEW YORK (Reuters) - David Rudisha was hailed as a super-runner after his world-record breaking victory in the 800 meters at last year's London Olympics.
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TMZ.com
OptionsLarry Hagman Estate Accuses Granddaughter of Jewelry Heist
The drama in Larry Hagman's life lives on ... months after his death, because the actor's estate now claims Larry's granddaughter has committed familial treason by holding ridiculously ...
Read more.Amanda Bynes -- 'I DON'T DO DRUGS!'
Amanda Bynes just tweeted something the cops clearly aren't buying -- she says she's drug free.Amanda says, "I only smoke tobacco. I don't drink or do drugs ...
Read more.Stone Temple Pilots Sues Scott Weiland -- You Torpedoed Our Tour
Stone Temple Pilots claims Scott Weiland screwed the band out of millions of dollars and now it's looking forward to a very important date -- in court.The band claims ...
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Wired Top Stories
OptionsFrom Arrested Development to Dr. Who, How Binge Watching Is Changing Our Culture
Why do we binge watch? One way to answer this question is to say, well, we binge on TV for the same reason we binge on food. And these psychological ...
Read more.The Xbox One Misses the Perfect Set-Top Box Target
The Xbox One could have been the true center of your TV universe that let you throw all those other boxes away.
Read more.Better Place Runs Out of Juice, Reportedly Plans Bankruptcy
Better Place's plan to create a world full of electric vehicles that swap their batteries when they run out of juice is reportedly dead.
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Business Insider
OptionsThese Are The Top 20 Tech Investors You Should Follow On Twitter
If you follow the right investors on Twitter, you can gain a lot of insight into how they think, the types of startups they find most interesting, and markets that ...
Read more.Sweet Minimalist Movie Posters Of Your All-Time Favorite Flicks
This is really cool.Michael Krasnopolski, an art director and graphic designer from Poland, has allowed us to republish the "minimalist" movie posters he's created for basically every epic ...
Read more.Satellite Pictures Show A Revolution Waiting To Happen In Bahrain
Bahrain's poor and overcrowded Shiite majority learned what a raw deal they were getting in 2006, when they saw satellite images of lavish palaces and empty land owned by ...
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China Daily >USA Edition > World
OptionsDPRK sentences US citizen to 15 years
A US citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was a missionary who used his tourism business to form groups to ...
Read more.4 killed in Pakistan blasts
Bombs exploded near party political offices in remote areas of Pakistan on Friday, killing four people on the eve of a landmark general election threatened by the Taliban with suicide ...
Read more.50 injured as US commuter trains collide
Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, injuring about 50 people, authorities said.
Read more.LGBT report reveals discrimination
Almost two-thirds of Europe's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are still afraid to show their sexuality in public and most feel discriminated against, an EU report said.
Read more.Jewels for Cannes movie stars stolen from hotel
More than $1 million worth of jewels that were to be lent to movie stars at the Cannes Film Festival were stolen from a hotel room in the French Riviera ...
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