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  • Rome Protest Turns Up Heat on New PM Letta May 19, 2013
    Thousands of people protested in Rome on Saturday against austerity policies and high unemployment. […]
  • France Must Take Deficit Cuts Seriously: Bundesbank head May 19, 2013
    France has a special responsibility as a euro zone heavyweight to take deficit cuts seriously, even though its budget deficit is above target, Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann said. […]
  • These Cloud Stocks Can Fly: Pros May 19, 2013
    Cloud computing remains a major secular trend in technology, but investors may not fully appreciate the benefits for Amazon and Google. […]
  • Fortune Seekers Buy Powerball Tickets May 18, 2013
    People lined up across the country to buy Powerball tickets, hoping to win the game's highest jackpot. […]
  • Bernanke Tells Grads Innovation Is Key May 18, 2013
    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture for the potential of innovation to lift living standards. […]
  • New Bill to Colleges: Prove Your Worth May 18, 2013
    A new bill aims to press colleges into providing students and families with information on graduate employment outcomes. […]
  • Innovating to Boost Restaurant Sales May 18, 2013
    To the creative, go the spoils. Hoping to boost sales, restaurants are launching a slew of innovative items. […]
  • Giant of Shareholders, BlackRock Quietly Stirs May 18, 2013
    BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is starting to ask more questions, the NYT reports. […]
  • US Energy Revolution Gathers Pace May 18, 2013
    The growing role of the U.S. in world energy markets was underlined on Friday as the Obama administration approved wider exports of liquefied natural gas. […]
  • Northeast Japan Jolted by Earthquake May 18, 2013
    An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. […]
  • Swiss Set to Reform Corporate Tax System May 18, 2013
    Switzerland is set to bow to years of pressure from the EU by overhauling its corporate tax system. […]
  • Restaurants Fear Tough Drunk-Driving Law May 18, 2013
    Restaurant owners are worried that a tough new drunk driving law may hurt their business. […]
  • China April Housing Inflation Quickens May 18, 2013
    China's housing inflation quickened in April, marking the fourth consecutive year-on-year rise. […]
  • Why I'm Fed Up With Austerity: EU's Rehn May 18, 2013
    The European Union's top economic policy maker and scourge of debt-fueled budget deficits, is fed up with austerity. […]
  • Bulls Drive Market but Bernanke Steers May 18, 2013
    Bullish momentum should drive stocks higher into the week ahead, with all eyes on a speech by Fed Chairman Bernanke. […]
  • Kudlow: The Only Fix for IRS Mess May 17, 2013
    Larry Kudlow says there's only one possible solution to clean up the IRS mess — a special council. […]
  • SAC Capital Won't Cooperate: Letter May 17, 2013
    SAC Capital Advisors told investors it would no longer cooperate unconditionally with the government's investigation. […]
  • Yum or Yuck? Cutting-Edge Menu Items May 17, 2013
    From waffle tacos to doughnut-bacon-and-egg sandwiches, restaurants pull out all the stops to capture your taste buds. […]
  • NBC, CW Network Jump Into TV Everywhere May 17, 2013
    The blurring of the line between what you watch on TV and what you stream continues to get hazier, TheStreet.com says. […]
  • Wall Street Bonuses Set to Rise in 2013 May 17, 2013
    Wall Street bonuses and staff levels are expected to rise again in 2013, according to a closely watched report. […]

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  • Bank governor in Help to Buy warning May 19, 2013
    The outgoing Bank of England governor warns a government plan to boost the housing market with part-mortgage guarantees has no long-term place. […]
  • VIDEO: One-minute World News May 19, 2013
    Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day. […]
  • PM 'losing control of party over EU' May 19, 2013
    The Conservative leadership is "running scared" of its backbenchers on the issue of Europe, former Tory cabinet minister Lord Howe says. […]
  • VIDEO: A call from the top of the world May 19, 2013
    British explorer Daniel Hughes has reached the summit of Mount Everest in an attempt to raise £1m for the charity Comic Relief. […]
  • Nigeria army says crackdown to go on May 19, 2013
    Nigeria's army vows to continue its offensive against militants in the north-east "as long as it takes", as a 24-hour curfew is imposed in Maiduguri. […]
  • Pakistani politician is shot dead May 19, 2013
    Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain, a senior member of Imran Khan's Movement for Justice party, is shot dead in the city of Karachi. […]
  • Malcolm X grandson suspects remanded May 19, 2013
    Two men suspected of killing Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of US political activist Malcolm X, are remanded in custody in Mexico. […]
  • VIDEO: David Beckham's emotional farewell May 19, 2013
    Emotional David Beckham plays last home match at Paris Saint-Germain. […]
  • Targets 'risk pupil well-being' May 19, 2013
    Pupils' well-being and education should not be sacrificed to meet new targets, the leader of a head teachers' union will tell its annual conference. […]
  • Tories attack PM over gay marriage May 19, 2013
    Grassroots Conservatives attack David Cameron's support for gay marriage, saying it has made winning the next election "virtually impossible". […]
  • Car hits crowd at Virginia parade May 19, 2013
    Up to 60 people were injured when a car ploughed into a crowd during a parade in a small town in the US state of Virginia, officials say. […]
  • In the Dutch earthquake zone May 19, 2013
    Nervous times in the Dutch quake zone […]
  • Denmark crowned Eurovision winners May 19, 2013
    Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins the Eurovision Song Contest, with the UK's Bonnie Tyler finishing 19th out of 26 countries. […]
  • El Salvador gangs warn over truce May 19, 2013
    The leaders of the main gangs in El Salvador vow to maintain a 14-month-long truce, but say political changes threaten the peace. […]
  • The Somali pirates jailed in paradise May 18, 2013
    The jailed Somali pirates sharing an island with millionaires […]
  • The world's largest camel herd - in Australia May 18, 2013
    The world's largest camel herd - in Australia […]
  • Eurovision Song Contest in pictures May 18, 2013
    The singers who brought colour to the 58th Eurovision Song Contest […]
  • Campaigners to cycle on parliament May 18, 2013
    Cyclists are to embark on a protest ride to the Scottish Parliament, calling for 5% of Scotland's transport budget to be spent on cycling. […]
  • VIDEO: Denmark triumphs at Eurovision May 18, 2013
    Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Malmo in Sweden, with her song Only Teardrops. […]
  • Riot mars Belgrade football derby May 18, 2013
    Police in the Serbian capital Belgrade make 104 arrests as rival fans of the city's Partizan and Red Star teams clash at a match. […]

• Human Events News Feed

  • America’s “voluntary” tax system
    Language is twisted for political ends, with grimly amusing results.The post America’s “voluntary” tax system appeared first on Human Events. […]
    John Hayward
  • Rep. Mike Kelly goes nuclear on the IRS
    The monster under the bed learns to be afraid.The post Rep. Mike Kelly goes nuclear on the IRS appeared first on Human Events. […]
    John Hayward
  • The IRS’s assault on common sense (Update: Treasury Department knew in 2012)
    The acting head of the agency thinks Americans are stupid.The post The IRS’s assault on common sense (Update: Treasury Department knew in 2012) appeared first on Human Events. […]
    David Harsanyi
  • The Obama media blackout
    The Administration claims it learns about itself by watching the news, but it's not watching the right network.The post The Obama media blackout appeared first on Human Events. […]
    John Hayward
  • Official in charge of corrupt IRS department promoted – to top ObamaCare enforcer
    The farce of Obama Administration "accountability" grows more absurd by the day.The post Official in charge of corrupt IRS department promoted – to top ObamaCare enforcer appeared first on Human Events. […]
    John Hayward
  • President Obama’s Emptiest Benghazi Talking Point
    Justice delayed is justice denied.The post President Obama’s Emptiest Benghazi Talking Point appeared first on Human Events. […]
    Michelle Malkin
  • What Should Americans Die For?
    The U.S.A. cannot be the "indispensable nation"The post What Should Americans Die For? appeared first on Human Events. […]
    Patrick J. Buchanan
  • Barack Obama Not Outraged; He Adores the IRS
    Are we just seeing the tip of the iceberg?The post Barack Obama Not Outraged; He Adores the IRS appeared first on Human Events. […]
    David Limbaugh
  • The Loss of Trust
    These scandals are interlocking and overlapping.The post The Loss of Trust appeared first on Human Events. […]
    George Will
  • Mitch McConnell: “It’s been a tough week for this Administration”
    "There's been a pattern of abuse of power in this Administration."The post Mitch McConnell: “It’s been a tough week for this Administration” appeared first on Human Events. […]
    John Hayward

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    (Reuters) - One winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday. […]
  • Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda placed a bounty on her husband's head, Mary Feierstein learned of it from a friend who called and said, "You must be a mess!" […]
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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under pressure to fight sexual assault, the U.S. armed forces in recent years rolled out education programs about proper sexual conduct through methods like role playing and video games. […]
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    BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - A fractured segment of track has been found on the rail line of a Metro-North passenger train from New York that derailed in Connecticut and struck another commuter train, injuring more than 70 people, investigators said on Saturday. […]
  • Two men charged with killing Malcolm X grandson
    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two men arrested in the fatal beating of the grandson of U.S. civil rights activist Malcolm X were sent to prison on Saturday to await trial, a Mexico City court spokesman said. […]
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  • Dozens injured as car plows through parade in Virginia
    RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - A car driven by an elderly man who may have lost consciousness plowed through a small-town parade of hiking enthusiasts in southwestern Virginia on Saturday, injuring dozens of people, nine seriously enough to be sent to hospitals, authorities said. […]
  • Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million
    AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Powerball jackpot Saturday night could exceed the $600 million figure being advertised, possibly rivaling the largest lottery payoff in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said on Saturday. […]
  • Republican cites IRS scandal in close Virginia governor's race
    RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia Republicans on Saturday formally nominated Ken Cuccinelli for governor in the nation's marquee 2013 political race, and the conservative attorney general wasted no time reminding voters of the scandals facing President Barack Obama. […]
  • U.S. state cancels subsidy for investment from Pakistani company
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  • Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down the U.S. presence in that country. […]
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  • IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in scandal
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The outgoing head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service angered Republican lawmakers on Friday by resisting their demands that he identify who at the tax-collection agency had inappropriately targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny. […]
  • Texas tornado leaves Habitat for Humanity neighborhood in ruins
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  • Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Islamic law in U.S. courts
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  • Dozens injured at Appalachian Trail Days parade in Damascus, Va.
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  • Guantanamo inmates cost U.S. $900,000 each per year
    WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- The 166 detainees remaining in Guantanamo cost U.S. taxpayers about $900,000 a year each, officials say. […]
  • Some in Thailand's Pheu Thai party oppose amnesty plan
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  • Woman political leader killed in Pakistan
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  • 2 journalists say Palestinian Authority interrogated them
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  • Iraqi violence claims 8 in sectarian strife
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  • London jewel thief, wife dead in murder-suicide
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  • Farrakhan preaches unity in Detroit
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  • GM returns to IPO levels
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  • Accenture to buy Acquity for $316 million
    CHICAGO, May 18 (UPI) -- Consulting firm Accenture said it would buy Chicago start-up marketing firm Acquity Group for $316 million or $13 per share, more than double its share value. […]
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    NEW YORK, May 17 (UPI) -- A rally in U.S. markets returned with gusto on Friday. […]
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