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Dimon, praised after financial crisis, suddenly finds himself with a $2 ...

Washington Post - 
NEW YORK - The reputation that Jamie Dimon honed for decades on Wall Street has been severely damaged in a matter of days. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was the protege of banking industry legend Sanford Weill.

Romney urges grads to honor family commitments

The Associated Press - 
By KASIE HUNT, AP - 1 minute ago LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - Mitt Romney is telling students at a Christian university that marriage is between one man and one woman.

EU central bankers ponder Greece euro exit

BBC News - 
Europe central bankers have been openly expressing views on the possibility of Greece leaving the eurozone as its leaders struggles to form a government.

Johnny Depp comes face-to-face with his Japanese lookalike as he jets into ...

Daily Mail - 
By Georgina Littlejohn Most celebrities are used to seeing their fans adopt their style and try and imitate them in what the old adage would have us believe is the sincerest form of flattery.

Militant video claims deadly Syria bombings

CBS News - 
(AP) BEIRUT - A video posted online in the name of a shadowy militant group late Friday claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the Syrian capital this week that killed 55 people.

Talks progress in bid to end Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike

Los Angeles Times - 
Talks are underway between Palestinian prisoners and Israeli officials to end a mass hunger strike that began last month to protest jail conditions, and both sides expressed optimism that a resolution may be reached shortly.

Angela Merkel won't let go of the euro purse strings

Telegraph.co.uk - 
Under fire at home in Germany, and facing new trouble over the euro austerity pact from France and Greece, the Chancellor's Iron Lady credentials face their toughest test.

Tymoshenko's daughter champions her mother

CTV.ca - 
AP KIEV, Ukraine - Even after she was thrown in jail, crippled by back pain and abandoned by allies, imprisoned former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko didn't despair: She had her daughter by her side.

Putin's no-show at US meeting with Obama sets a sour tone

USA TODAY - 
WASHINGTON (AP) - Among Vladimir Putin's first acts now that he's back in Russia's top job was to cancel a date with President Obama.

EU observers: Algeria vote a step towards reform

Reuters - 
* Parliamentary election handed win to ruling party * Result bucks trend of "Arab Spring" uprisings * Vote was flawed but showed progress: observers (Adds opposition comment in paragraphs 14 & 15) By Christian Lowe ALGIERS, May 12 (Reuters) - European ...

3 Boston U. Students Killed in New Zealand Crash

ABC News - 
Three Boston University students who were studying in New Zealand were killed Saturday when their minivan crashed. At least five other students from the university were injured in the accident, including one who was in critical condition.

Will Arpaio's popularity continue amid lawsuit?

Fox News - 
PHOENIX - The careers of most politicians would crumble under the heavy scrutiny that the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America now faces.

President Obama attends biggest fundraiser in history at George Clooney's LA ...

IrishCentral - 
George Clooney hosted a star studded campaign event for President Obama in his Laurel Canyon mansion on Thursday, in what is being described as a record breaking fundraiser.

Dow Drops Most in 2012 as Europe Concern Resurfaces

Bloomberg - 
US stocks fell for a second straight week, driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average to the biggest loss of 2012, as political tension in Greece heightened concern about Europe's debt crisis and JPMorgan Chase & Co.

ECB's Patrick Honohan says Greek euro exit would not be 'fatal'

Telegraph.co.uk - 
A Greek exit from the eurozone would damage confidence in the single currency bloc but not necessarily be fatal, Irish central bank chief and European Central Bank policymaker Patrick Honohan said on Saturday.

Chesapeake's stock takes a hit

Houston Chronicle - 
By Emily Pickrell (For the Chronicle/Gary Fountain, June 10, 2010) Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon speaking at BENTEK's natural gas symposium.

President Obama touts refinancing changes on visit to Nevada

Boston Herald - 
By Michael A. Memoli / Tribune Washington Bureau RENO, Nev. - Although the announcement on same-sex marriage became the focus the week after President Barack Obama officially kicked off his re-election campaign, his trip to Nevada was a reminder of the ...

How Could Romney Not Remember Cutting a Kid's Hair?

WTMA - 
(NEW YORK) -- Much has already been written in the past 24 hours about the accusations that Mitt Romney was a teenage tyrant at the Cranbrook School.

President Re-Iterates Congressional 'To Do' List In Weekly Address

RTT News - 
(RTTNews) - President Barack Obama will continue to urge Congress to act on his five-step 'to do' list until there is movement on some of the key issues, he said in his weekly video address.

Microsoft Bing goes social in search war with Google

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Computerworld - 
By Sharon Gaudin Computerworld - Microsoft's move to boost Bing's social networking feaures could finally give it an opportunity to truly take on Google's dominant search engine, analysts say.

Saverin's Citizenship Renunciation Before Facebook IPO Will Increase, Not ...

Forbes - 
Eduardo Saverin, one of the founders and major shareholders in Facebook, has renounced his US citizenship just before the company's IPO.

The brother-in-law of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson found guilty of murder

Telegraph.co.uk - 
The brother-in-law of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson has been found guilty of murdering her mother, brother and seven-year old nephew in what prosecutors described as an act of vengeance by a jilted husband.

'American Idol' recap: Hollie Cavanagh gets the boot to leave three singers ...

New York Daily News - 
To the surprise of nobody with ears to hear, Hollie Cavanagh got the shaft on Thursday's "American Idol." While the other three remaining contestants performed to great acclaim on Wednesday's show, Cavanagh alone earned the judges' ire for her second ...

NBA Playoffs Schedule: Heat Vs. Pacers Set

SB Nation - 
The Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat both advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals after nearly sweeping their opponents in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.

Clippers give L.A. another Game 7

Tucson Citizen - 
Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and Co. held a 3-2 lead on the Grizzlies, but blew another genuine opportunity to reach the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2006 (that'd be just the third time in franchise history).

Angry Harper hit in face by own bat, out two days

USA TODAY - 
CINCINNATI (AP) - Washington rookie Bryce Harper will miss a couple of days after he took an angry swing and his own bat accidentally hit him near the eye.

Ovechkin, Caps embarking on new Game 7 history?

CBC.ca - 
Nothing has ever come easy for the Washington Capitals, but their fans hope they are about to turn the corner on some pretty depressing Game 7 playoff history Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York (CBC, CBCSports.

Tiger Woods Changes Shoes, Makes The Cut At TPC Sawgrass

SB Nation - 
By Emily Kay - Golf Contributor The secret to Tiger Woods' stellar second round at Sawgrass may have nothing to do with swing changes, reps, or traj.

New Study On Manta Rays Reveals Their Hidden Life

PlanetSave.com - 
By Nathan On May 11, 2012 The first study on manta rays to use satellite telemetry has just been released. Tracking the long journeys of the giant, up to 25 feet wide manta ray.

Unprecedented Maya Mural Found, Contradicts 2012 "Doomsday" Myth

National Geographic - 
In the last known largely unexcavated Maya megacity, archaeologists have uncovered the only known mural adorning an ancient Maya house, a new study says—and it's not just any mural.

FDA Advisors Endorse New HIV Prevention Drug

abc40 - 
By Jessica Michalski - email Springfield, Mass. (WGGB) - A new drug shown to prevent HIV infections has won the endorsement of a panel of US Federal Advisors.

Nurses balance technological advances with old-fashioned patient care

USA TODAY - 
By Maria Sonnenberg, Florida Today Cordella Thorney, right, a veteran of the nursing profession, works with Rebecca Madore, at Wuesthoff Hospital.

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