Tuesday, May 10, 2011

World's tallest tower sees its first suicide leap

  1. World's tallest tower sees its first suicide leap

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    msnbc.com - 21 minutes ago
    Kamran Jebreili / AP With the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa at the background, two boys play soccer in front of their house at the old part of Al Wasl ...
    Man jumps from 147th floor in first suicide from world's tallest ...‎ - USA Today
    'Suicide' from world's tallest skyscraper‎ - BBC News
    Man jumps to death off world's tallest tower in Dubai‎ - Reuters
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  2. Giase: Will the same Women's World Cup roster bring a new result ...

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    The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Frank Giase - 9 hours ago
    Sundhage today announced the US roster for the Women's World Cup, which begins June 26 in Germany, and aside from a couple of players returning from injury, ...
    USA women determined to win first World Cup since 1999‎ - USA Today
    Alex Morgan on U.S. roster for Women's World Cup‎ - San Francisco Chronicle
    Hope Solo is among 21 on US Women's World Cup roster | Soccer‎ - The Seattle Times
    Los Angeles Times - Philadelphia Inquirer
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    USA Today
  3. Tiger Woods: Why Woods keeps dropping in world golf rankings

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    Christian Science Monitor - Pat Murphy - 2 hours ago
    8 in the world golf rankings, as of Monday. But Tiger Woods makes his return to the PGA Tour this week at the Players Championship in Florida. ...
    Woods Slips to Eighth in World Rankings‎ - New York Times
    Tiger Woods drops to No. 8 in world golf rankings‎ - Los Angeles Times
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    Daily Mail
  4. New World Order: Most unforgettable Sawgrass 17 moments

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    CBSSports.com - Steve Elling - 2 hours ago
    "When you play on Tuesday and Wednesday, it's a pretty easy hole, a little flip 9-iron, no big deal," as former world No. 1 Tiger Woods once described it. ...
    This Week in Golf - May 12th through May 15th‎ - Los Angeles Times
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    Sports Chat Place
  5. GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks lifted by China data; oil choppy

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    Reuters - Leah Schnurr - 1 hour ago
    World stocks as measured by the MSCI stock index .MIWD00000PUS were up 0.8 percent. "China's export numbers were very good," said Burt White, ...
    WORLD FOREX: Euro Falls To 6-Week Low Vs Yen On Greek Woes, Oil‎ - Wall Street Journal
    World stocks up as oil slips; euro volatile‎ - Montreal Gazette
    A look at economic developments and activity in major stock ...‎ - Washington Post
    The Economist (blog)
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    BBC News
  6. Els, President Bush inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame

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    Los Angeles Times - 13 hours ago
    Ernie Els and former President George HW Bush were among those inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Monday. Former CBS executive producer, ...
  7. Pedrena, world, prepare to bid Ballesteros goodbye

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    USA Today - 1 hour ago
    Seve Ballesteros of Spain lines up a shot on the second green at Augusta National during first round action in 1996. The swashbuckling star was a two-time ...
    Pedrena unites in sorrow to say farewell to their 'beautiful boy ...‎ - Telegraph.co.uk
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    BBC News
  8. May 21, 2011: the end of the world?

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    Washington Post (blog) - Carolyn Hax - 1 hour ago
    Family Radio evangelist Harold Camping believes that he has calculated the exact date of the rapture: May 21, 2011. While many are laughing at the ...
  9. Novak Djokovic prepares to eclipse Rafael Nadal as world No1

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    The Guardian - 26 minutes ago
    Novak Djokovic, the Serbian world No2, has won his past six tournaments and 34 matches in a row. Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images Of the main ...
    Federer says he can still return to world number one‎ - Reuters
    Roger Federer keen to challenge Djokovic & Nadal‎ - BBC Sport
    NDTV.com - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
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    The Guardian
  10. Ivory Coast resumes world-leading cocoa exports

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    AFP - Thibauld Malterre - 2 hours ago
    ABIDJAN — World-leading cocoa producer Ivory Coast Tuesday resumed exports, which had been frozen for weeks as part of efforts to put pressure on former ...
    In the World | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-05-10‎ - Philadelphia Inquirer
    Barry Callebaut Resumed Ivory Coast Cocoa Exports on May 8‎ - San Francisco Chronicle
    Ivory Coast makes 1st cocoa export since crisis‎ - eTaiwan News
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    Globe and Mail
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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Gasoline prices set record highs in Indiana

  1. Gasoline prices set record highs in Indiana

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    BusinessWeek - Tom Coyne - 6 minutes ago
    Indiana residents say record-high gasoline prices are forcing them to park their cars, stay home more often and ride their bicycles. ...
    State Rep. Chuck Moseley calls for summer gasoline tax holiday‎ - Chesterton Tribune
    Fall in Gas Price Likely Temporary‎ - 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis
    Oil Drop Doesn't Mean Gas Price Drop…Yet‎ - Inside INdiana Business (press release)
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  2. Obama pushes green tech as an answer for jobs, gas prices

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    The Hill (blog) - Jamie Klatell - 58 minutes ago
    The national average price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.98, according to AAA's Fuel Gauge Report. That average price is 5 cents more than last week, ...
    Obama ties gas prices to oil dependence‎ - UPI.com
    Obama pivots from terrorism to gas prices‎ - Los Angeles Times
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    New York Times (blog)
  3. Commentary: Could high gas prices be a good thing?

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    Kansas City Star - 5 hours ago
    Then decide whether the current soaring gas prices are supposed to be good or bad. In 2008, then-Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar -- now the secretary of the ...
    Obama: Nation can't drill its way out of spike in gasoline prices‎ - The Hill (blog)
    Morning Bell: Obama's Anti-Energy Policies Are Bankrupting America‎ - Heritage.org (blog)
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  4. Good News For Summer Driving: Oil Prices Down. Gas Prices To Follow.

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    AOL Autos - David Kiley - 2 hours ago
    Currently, the price of a gallon of gas is about $4.00 per gallon nation-wide, though many areas are paying much more. Because of rising gas prices, ...
    Sharp drop in crude oil prices could lead to cheaper gas‎ - San Jose Mercury News
    Oil drops 15% in week, reviving hopes for lower gas prices‎ - USA Today
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    CTV.ca
  5. Gas price to drop as oil joins commodities plunge

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    BusinessWeek - Jonathan Fahey - Chris Kahn - 7 minutes ago
    Gasoline prices fell imperceptibly to consumers' eyes Friday -- one-tenth of a penny to just over $3.98 per gallon -- but that ended a 44-day streak of ...
    Lower gas prices tied to 'bin Laden euphoria'‎ - San Bernardino Sun
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  6. Debunking a Few Myths About Oil and Gas Prices

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    TIME (blog) - Bryan Walsh - 15 hours ago
    In a new Washington Post-Pew Research Center poll that was released today, Americans blamed sky-high gas prices—now at $3.98 a gallon, higher than it has ...
    More US Oil Drilling Won't Lower Gas Prices, Experts Say‎ - Huffington Post
    Senate prepares to go after Big Oil‎ - Politico
    House Republicans Form Energy Coalition, Vote for Big Oil‎ - SustainableBusiness.com
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  7. Gas prices have local attractions gearing up for summer staycations

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    Republican & Herald - thomas leskin - 3 hours ago
    As gas at the pump hits $3.99 per gallon in Schuylkill County, the stay-at-home vacation could be popular again this summer. While gas prices at this time ...
    Local Drivers, Experts React to Unwavering Gas Prices‎ - My Fox 8
    Don't let high gas prices stall your summer plans‎ - USA Today
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  8. US Economy, Employment Numbers Show Hopeful Signs: Jobs Up, Gas ...

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    ABC News - Jim Avila - Alice Maggin - 13 hours ago
    Elaine Thompson/AP Photo Rising job figures and dropping gas prices should help alleviate some of the economic pain felt by many cash-strapped Americans. ...
    Wait! Don't gas up unless you have to‎ - San Diego Union Tribune
    Gas prices‎ - East Oregonian
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  9. Gas price war in Pea Ridge

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    Pensacola News Journal - 5 hours ago
    Gas price wars in Pace: Three gas stations in Pace were cutting gas prices drastically Thursday and Friday. Consumers were cashing in. ...
    They're having a good old-fashioned gas war in Milton (SLIDESHOW)‎ - The Northwest Florida Daily News
    Gas War on 90‎ - Santa Rosa Press Gazette
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  10. Gas prices not putting brakes on travel

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    Hattiesburg American - Ellen Ciurczak - 19 minutes ago
    Carrod likes to travel and he doesn't let high gas prices stop him. "We travel all over Tennessee, the Smokies, Branson, here," he says. ...
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world news may 7 2011

  1. Tributes pour in from around the world for Spanish golf great Seve ...

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    The Canadian Press - Mike Cranston - Doug Ferguson - 11 minutes ago
    "Seve was a tremendous sporting export for our country with his victories across the world," Santana said. "Seve was an incredible person. ...
    Golfing world mourns passing of a legend‎ - Irish Times
    The sporting world stops to tell Seve: We are all with you, hang ...‎ - Daily Mail
    Seve Ballesteros, Dashing Golf Champion, Dies at 54‎ - New York Times
    Belfast Telegraph - USA Today
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  2. Renewables major part of 2050 world energy

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    Sydney Morning Herald - Marlowe Hood - 10 hours ago
    Renewables have the potential to bring power to the world's poorest regions, boost energy security for nations dependent on imports, and curb the CO2 ...
    UN Climate change panel concludes renewable energy will be key ...‎ - The Canadian Press
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  3. World's Net Dollar Short Climbs To Jan 2007 Record - CFTC

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    Wall Street Journal - Chana R. Schoenberger - 15 hours ago
    (Updates with comments and data from analyst in second, third, fifth, and eighth paragraphs, and with additional data in ninth paragraph. ...
  4. A Marshall Plan for a Post-Bin Laden World?

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    Huffington Post (blog) - 15 hours ago
    Responses to Osama bin Laden's death have ranged from jubilation to sober gratitude that a man who incited mass murder and acts of terror all over world has ...
    A blog about the world, its people and its politics‎ - TIME (blog)
    Backlash: Extremists around the world protest over al-Qaida ...‎ - Vancouver Sun
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  5. In the World | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-05-07

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    Philadelphia Inquirer - 4 hours ago
    MOSCOW - A Russian ultranationalist was sentenced to life in prison, and his girlfriend received an 18-year sentence Friday for the brazen daylight killing ...
  6. Bigger Than Boxing: How Pacquiao rose to World No 1

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    The Independent - 12 hours ago
    Seven-weight world champion, politician, philanthropist and, er...pop star. Steve Bunce on the amazing Filipino who fights tonight Manny Pacquiao lived on ...
    Pacquiao, Mosley weigh in for WBO title fight‎ - AFP
    Mayweathers pick Pacquiao over Mosley‎ - GMANews.TV
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  7. WORLD FOREX: Euro Plunges On Report That Greece May Exit Euro

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    Wall Street Journal - Stephen L. Bernard - Andrew J. Johnson - 14 hours ago
    NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A report indicating Greece was considering bailing out of the euro zone Friday sent the ...
  8. WORLD FOREX: Nervous Tone Prevails Ahead Of US Payrolls

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    Wall Street Journal - Clare Connaghan - 1 day ago
    LONDON (Dow Jones)--Currency markets were relatively stable in European trading hours Friday with the dollar ...
  9. Latest developments in Arab world's unrest

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    The Associated Press - 16 hours ago
    ___ SYRIA Syrian security forces open fire on thousands of protesters demanding an end to President Bashar Assad's regime, killing more than 30 people in a ...
  10. Ovechkin joining Russia for World Championship

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    Fox News - 17 hours ago
    The Washington Capitals have announced captain Alex Ovechkin will play for Russia for the remainder of the World Championship, which runs through May 15, ...
    Ovechkin to join Russia at IIHF World Hockey Championship‎ - TSN
    NHL star Ovechkin to join Russia at worlds‎ - AFP
    Ovechkin Set to Join Russia at Worlds‎ - ABC News
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Friday, May 6, 2011

The Best Places in the World to be a Mom: Norway and Australia

  1. WORLD FOREX: Nervous Tone Prevails Ahead Of US Payrolls

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    Wall Street Journal - Clare Connaghan - 1 hour ago
    LONDON (Dow Jones)--Currency markets were relatively stable in European trading hours Friday with the dollar ...
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  2. World markets wary on signs US economy struggling

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    BusinessWeek - Pamela Sampson - 1 hour ago
    Signs that the US economy may be struggling kept investor enthusiasm in check for riskier assets like stocks on Thursday. ...
  3. Nation & world: Maryland's Gary Williams retires from coaching

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    Detroit Free Press - 6 hours ago
    Maryland basketball coach Gary Williams announced his retirement Thursday, saying "it's the right time" for him to end a career that included leading his ...
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    TIME (blog) - Tony Karon - 51 minutes ago
    Trotsky, the Russian revolutionary who insisted on an ideologically pure "world revolution" in contrast to the more national-interests based regime created ...
    Meeting the World's Most Wanted Man‎ - Voice of America
    Commentary: Muslim world also finds solace in Bin Laden's death‎ - Kansas City Star
    DiManno: The world feels a lot safer with bin Laden dead‎ - Toronto Star
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  5. Osama bin Laden's body: the world's most incendiary image

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    The Guardian - 5 hours ago
    It's as if the dead Guevara looks on his killers and forgives them, and upon the world, proclaiming that he who dies for an idea is beyond suffering. ...
    World Watch‎ - Wall Street Journal
    Aviation world abuzz over secret US chopper used in bin Laden raid‎ - Toronto Star
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  6. The Coolest Guys in the World

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    Newsweek - 11 hours ago
    The SEALs originated on the beaches of World War II, where “frogmen” cleared the way for invasions, and they gained fame in Vietnam. ...
    Why send a Seal to kill Osama bin Laden?‎ - ABC Online (blog)
    Love in times of terror: Osama's youngest wife‎ - IBNLive.com
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  7. In subdued ceremony, Obama honours World Trade Center dead

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    Globe and Mail - Joanna Slater - 11 hours ago
    Almost 10 years after the attacks that levelled the twin towers, US President Barack Obama travelled to the site of the World Trade Center, closing his eyes ...
    Eloquence of silence: Obama's poignant moment seems to stop time ...‎ - New York Daily News
    Obama: Bin Laden death a 'message to world'‎ - Aljazeera.net
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  8. The Best Places in the World to be a Mom: Norway and Australia

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    TIME - Hillary Brenhouse - 58 minutes ago
    In a survey of 164 countries (43 of them "developed," 121 in the developing world), Save the Children has named Norway the absolute best place to be a ...
    Can You Guess the World's Best and Worst Places To Be a Mother?‎ - Huffington Post (blog)
    The best place in the world to be a mom? Not Canada‎ - Globe and Mail
    Norway best place to be mom, Afghanistan worst‎ - Xinhua
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  9. Lady Gaga: 'Judas' video leaks online hours before world premiere ...

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    Los Angeles Times (blog) - 15 hours ago
    ... of little monsters and devotees of Christianity everywhere -- but hours before its Thursday world premiere on E!, the high-drama video leaked online. ...
    Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Video Begs to Be Overanalyzed‎ - TIME
    Lady Gaga to debut "Judas" video tonight on E!‎ - Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
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  10. Latest developments in Arab world's unrest

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    The Associated Press - 17 hours ago
    ___ SYRIA Syria's army says it has begun withdrawing from a city at the heart of the country's uprising, but the regime expands its crackdown elsewhere by ...
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