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Tornadoes hit Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla. - USA Today

USA TODAY - ‎48 minutes ago‎
More than 60 million Americans are at risk of severe storms Monday. okla. Alli Christian, left, helps Jessica Wilkinson as she looks for her dog Bella after Wilkinson returned to find her home destroyed by a tornado on Sunday in Norman, Okla.
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Beyond GIFs and Porn: The Yahoo-Tumblr Deal

Bloomberg
10 minutes ago
Written by
Kirsten Salyer
Tumblr Inc. users were not too happy about the news yesterday that Yahoo! Inc. had approved a $1.1 billion bid to buy the blogging platform, popular among the creative, the young and the social-media savvy.
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DOJ tracked movements, phone records of Fox reporter

Salon
2 hours ago
Written by
Natasha Lennard
Following last week's revelations that the Justice Department had spied on AP reporters' phone records, a Washington Post report Monday reveals that the government has gone even further to track journalists when investigating information leaks.
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Florida, nation await $590.5M Powerball winner - USA Today

USA TODAY - ‎6 minutes ago‎
The Tallahassee offices of the Florida Lottery opened Monday and lottery officials along with the entire nation were waiting to find out who will walk through the door and claim the largest single-ticket jackpot in U.S.
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Car bombs target Shi'ites in Iraq, killing more than 60

Reuters - ‎5 minutes ago‎
By Kareem Raheem. BAGHDAD | Mon May 20, 2013 11:11am EDT. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 60 people were killed in a series of car bomb explosions targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, part of the worst sectarian ...
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Indian and Chinese Premiers Pledge Cooperation on Border Issues

New York Times - ‎11 minutes ago‎
NEW DELHI - The leaders of India and China papered over their recent border spat on Monday with a friendly joint statement and an array of promises for economic and military cooperation, but there were no breakthroughs on their touchiest issues.
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North Korean pirates seize Chinese hostages, demand a ransom

Christian Science Monitor
2 hours ago
Written by
Arthur Bright
... • A daily summary of global reports on security issues. Skip to next paragraph. Arthur Bright. Europe Editor. Arthur Bright is the Europe Editor at The Christian Science Monitor.
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Man refused overdraft kills four in Israeli bank

Reuters
8 minutes ago
Written by
Jeffrey Heller
JERUSALEM | Mon May 20, 2013 11:07am EDT. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A gunman shot dead four people execution-style in a bank in Israel on Monday after being refused an overdraft and cash from its automatic teller machine.
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Hofstra Univ. student killed in police standoff

CBS News - ‎26 minutes ago‎
Andrea Rebello, a 21-year-old Hofstra University student, left, was fatally shot by a police officer's bullet in an attempt to rescue her from an armed intruder, May 17, 2013.
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Calif. Suspects Accidentally Dial 911...

ABC News - ‎19 minutes ago‎
Two suspects arrested for breaking into a car in Central California accidentally called 911 on a cellphone, which led police to them.
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Arias jury to weigh possible death sentence in Arizona murder trial

Chicago Tribune - ‎2 hours ago‎
PHOENIX, May 20 (Reuters) - Jodi Arias, facing the possible death penalty for the murder of an ex-boyfriend in Arizona, was. due back in court on Monday for the final phase of a four-month-long trial.
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Supersize your takeout: Seamless and GrubHub merge

CNN - ‎28 minutes ago‎
Two leaders in restaurant food delivery, Seamless and GrubHub, announced that they will merge on Monday. Customers from more than 500 cities will be able to order from 20,000 local restaurants through the joint company.
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Wall Street little changed, deals provide support

Reuters - ‎7 minutes ago‎
By Leah Schnurr. NEW YORK | Mon May 20, 2013 11:08am EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were little changed on Monday as acquisition activity gave support but investors were reluctant to rush into the market with indexes hovering around record levels ...
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Three Reasons Actavis Is Buying Warner Chilcott

Forbes - ‎10 minutes ago‎
Confirmation on Monday that Actavis Actavis is to acquire Warner Chilcott in a stock-for-stock deal worth $8.5 billion comes as little surprise given that it emerged the two companies were in preliminary discussions last week.
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SIFMA Hires Former Sen. Gregg

Wall Street Journal - ‎6 minutes ago‎
Former Sen. Judd Gregg (R., N.H.) was tapped Monday to head the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, joining a list of Washington insiders hired by Wall Street firms and their trade groups to help combat regulatory and political pressure.
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Sailfish OS phone “Jolla” debuts, available for preorders

Ars Technica
24 minutes ago
Written by
Casey Johnston
The Jolla running Sailfish OS exists out there, but it will be a while til it gets to consumers' hands. Jolla. The Finnish mobile phone company Jolla unveiled on Monday its first smartphone running Sailfish OS, the spiritual successor to Nokia's MeeGo.
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Xbox next: What to expect at Tuesday's Xbox reveal event

CNET
1 hour ago
Written by
Jay Greene
Microsoft is bound to play up the non-gaming entertainment features of the new console, focusing on streaming video, Skype calling, and deeper integration with other devices and services.
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'Star Wars Rebels' pilot to launch on Disney Channel -- EXCLUSIVE

Entertainment Weekly
29 minutes ago
Written by
Geoff Boucher
Star Wars Rebels, a one-hour animated pilot already in production at Lucasfilm, is scheduled to premiere in Fall 2014 on the Disney Channel before the new brand leaps to Disney XD for the ongoing series, according to Lucasfilm sources.
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Miami left behind by shifting realities facing Super Bowl hosts

NFL News
11 minutes ago
Written by
Jeff Darlington
BOSTON -- During a recent presentation in South Florida to assembled media about Miami's bid to hold the 50th anniversary of the NFL's Super Bowl, the chairman of the area's Super Bowl host committee made the ultimate Freudian slip.
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'Crazy' ants driving out fire ants

Fox News - ‎3 hours ago‎
Invasive fire ants have been a thorn in the sides of Southerners for years. But another invasive species, the so-called "crazy" ant that many describe as being worse has arrived and is displacing fire ants in several places.
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Russian spacecraft returns to Earth with most of its furry crew dead

Ars Technica
11 minutes ago
Written by
Peter Bright
A Russian spacecraft containing 45 mice, 8 gerbils, and 15 newts returned to Earth on Sunday. The spacecraft, a modified Bion-M life sciences satellite, was launched in April 2013 and was intended to study the biological effects of long-term weightlessness.
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UK tries out new model for gene testing in cancer patients

Reuters - ‎36 minutes ago‎
By Kate Kelland. LONDON | Mon May 20, 2013 10:31am EDT. LONDON (Reuters) - Britain launched a research program on Monday that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind of genetic analysis that led Hollywood star ...
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Childhood ADHD Linked to Obesity in Adults for First Time - Medscape

Medscape - ‎1 hour ago‎
Men who had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as children show a significantly greater risk of being overweight or obese as adults, even if their ADHD has remitted in adulthood, according to a new 33-year follow-up study published online May ...
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