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Man killed during 'human cannonball' stunt

BBC News - ‎19 minutes ago‎
A man has died following an accident while taking part in a stunt show in Kent. Insp Tony Ball from Kent police told the BBC that a 23-year-old man was acting as a "human cannonball" when a safety net gave way, in front of a crowd.
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Syria: the key piece in a regional Rubik's cube

CNN International - Tim Lister - ‎1 hour ago‎
A still taken from a YouTube video on April 25, 2011, reportedly shows an army tank in the town of Daraa. (CNN) -- Henry Kissinger once said: "The Arabs can't make war without Egypt; and they can't make peace without Syria.
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Haley Barbour shocker: 'I'm not running for president'

Christian Science Monitor - Linda Feldmann - ‎13 minutes ago‎
Haley Barbour was seen as a top Republican candidate for president in 2012, but he said Monday he will not seek the nomination. Mississippi Gov.
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Donald Trump's plan to lower $4-a-gallon gas prices

Christian Science Monitor - Peter Grier - ‎1 hour ago‎
Donald Trump, sounding increasingly like a serious presidential candidate, suggests OPEC and a lack of drilling are the causes of high gas prices.

Is Your iPhone Tracking You Even with Location Services Turned Off?

PC Magazine - Alex Colon - ‎1 hour ago‎
You already know your iPhone is tracking you, but will turning off location services stop it? By Alex Colon It's no secret that the iPhone is recording your movement.

Ex-Texas Rangers pres hired by MLB to run Dodgers

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎12 minutes ago‎
KATSUMI KASAHARA / AP FILE - This April 18, 2005, file photo shows US Ambassador to Japan J. Thomas Schieffer during a news conference at the US Embassy in Tokyo.

Sony unsure if PlayStation Network user data was stolen

Register - ‎36 minutes ago‎
Sony has yet to determine if customers' personal information and credit card details have been stolen as part of an external intrusion into its system that has left its PlayStation network inaccessible for five days.

Supreme Court Nixes Early Review of Healthcare Reform Suit

Medscape - Robert Lowes - ‎1 hour ago‎
April 25, 2011 - The US Supreme Court announced today that it will not review a federal district judge's decision to overturn the individual mandate of the nation's new healthcare law before an appellate court has a chance to weigh in.

No Verdict on First Day of Deliberation

New York Times - Azam Ahmed - ‎1 hour ago‎
The biggest insider trading case in a generation is now in the hands of a federal jury in Manhattan. After a brief rebuttal by the prosecution and an hour-plus of jury instructions, Raj Rajaratnam's fate now lies with the teachers, ...

Why 'Rio' Beat Tyler Perry at the Box Office

Hollywood Reporter - ‎1 hour ago‎
Three factors likely played a role in the 3D toon's second week atop the box office. In its second week at the box office, Twentieth Century Fox's 3D toon Rio grossed an estimated $26.8 million, beating up the latest offering from Tyler Perry, ...

US STOCKS-Inflation jitters interrupt Wall St rally

Reuters - Chuck Mikolajczak - ‎53 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - In the lightest volume session of the year, US stocks fell on Monday after a lowered outlook from Kimberly-Clark increased concerns about higher commodity costs squeezing profits in coming quarters.

Nintendo's Next Wii to Face Games Landscape Reshaped by Apple

BusinessWeek - Pavel Alpeyev - ‎23 minutes ago‎
April 26 (Bloomberg) -- Nintendo Co. trounced Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. five years ago by developing a motion- sensing console simple enough for kids and grandmothers to play.

NCAA Says Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel Covered Up Violations

Bloomberg - Curtis Eichelberger - ‎30 minutes ago‎
Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel withheld information that Buckeye players accepted improper benefits from a local tattoo parlor so he could keep them on the field, college sports' ...

WORLD FOREX: Dollar Edges Lower As Market Awaits Fed Meeting

Wall Street Journal - Javier E. David - ‎57 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The dollar edged slightly lower on Monday as investors refrained from betting aggressively for or against the US currency ahead of a key Federal Reserve policy meeting this week.

Obama takes in Willow Smith performance at egg roll

USA Today - Richard Wolf - ‎53 minutes ago‎
Of all the stars President Obama could have checked out during Monday's Easter Egg Roll at the White House, he chose one of the youngest: pop star Willow Smith.

Mocking the many mock drafts has become far too easy

Orlando Sentinel - ‎1 hour ago‎
When it comes to pointless exercises in our sports culture, the sideline TV interview usually leads the way for me, with preseason college rankings a close second.

Three Children Killed in Hudson River Plunge Are Buried as Families Feud

ABC News - Enjoli Francis - ‎42 minutes ago‎
The casket of one of three children is placed in a hearse in Spring Valley, NY Monday, April 25, 2011 as the service ends for the children who were driven into the Hudson River in a van and killed by their mother LaShanda Armstrong.

Sanofi gets expanded meningitis vaccine approval

The Associated Press - ‎1 hour ago‎
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi-Aventis, said Monday the Food and Drug Administration approved the company's bacterial meningitis vaccine Menactra for children between the ages of 9 months and 23 months.

New York Yankees' Phil Hughes suffers 'setback,' gets shut down

ESPN - Wallace Matthews - ‎41 minutes ago‎
Phil Hughes suffered "a setback'' while throwing a bullpen session Monday afternoon and will be shut down for a few days while the New York Yankees try to determine what to do next with their 24-year-old right-hander.

Pediatricians want better chemical laws, but evidence always a problem

Los Angeles Times - Marissa Cevallos - ‎1 hour ago‎
Toxic chemicals are endangering children, and the government isn't doing enough to protect them—that's the gist of a policy statement released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Afternoon storms a sign of wet weather to come

Atlanta Journal Constitution - Christian Boone - ‎1 hour ago‎
The isolated thunderstorms that dumped heavy rain across parts of the metro area Monday afternoon are expected to return over the next two days.

Did 'Water for Elephants' Opening Launch Robert Pattinson into Hollywood ...

OK! Magazine - Nicole Eggenberger - ‎31 minutes ago‎
Robert Pattinson had a lot to prove to his critics this past weekend with the opening of his new film, Water for Elephants. So what are the critics saying about Rob's career now that WFE opened at the box office with a gross of less than $20 million ...

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