Chen ‘happy’ to leave China, worried about relatives – AFP


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Chen 'happy' to leave China, worried about relatives
AFP
NEW YORK — Blind activist Chen Guangcheng told a friend Saturday just before flying to the United States that he was "happy" to be leaving China but worried about the safety of relatives left behind. One of China's best-known activists,
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Surprise: The Internet hates rich people

It's no shock that people love to hate Facebook.

Cardinal’s presence felt at Pa. church-abuse trial

Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua died just weeks before his longtime aide went on trial in the alleged cover-up of sexual assaults by priests within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Torch starts its 8,000 mile journey

British Olympic sailing hero and three time gold medalist Ben Ainslie holds the Olympic torch surrounded by security at the official start of the London 2012 Olympic games torch relay at Land's End, west of England, Saturday, May 19, 2012. The torch relay will travel some 8,000 miles round the British Isles on its way to the Olympic Stadium in London for the opening of the summer games on July 27.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)British sailing hero Ben Ainslie kicked off the torch relay for the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday with a stroll through teary, flag-waving crowds who cheered the arrival of the flame.

Cool weather aids in fight against Colo. wildfire

Lower temperatures and higher humidity Saturday were expected to help crews assigned to a wildfire that has scorched 12 square miles in northern Colorado.

Michelle Obama host G-8 spouses at White House

First Lady Michelle Obama, rtight, walks with spouses of the G-8 leaders in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington during a White House tour Saturday, May 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)While President Barack Obama hosts world leaders at Camp David, Michelle Obama is entertaining their spouses at the White House.

Crews chisel rock to free man stuck in Iowa cave

Rescue crews are chiseling away rock to free a man trapped in a cave at an Iowa state park.

SpaceX No Stranger to Launch-Day Rocket Glitches – Mashable


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SpaceX No Stranger to Launch-Day Rocket Glitches
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When a privately built rocket aborted its launch attempt at the very last second today (May 19), it was likely a familiar sight to the booster's builders: the California-based company SpaceX. SpaceX's unmanned Falcon 9 rocket aborted its launch attempt
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Syria bomb kills 9, Damascus blames foreign plot

Residents and security personnel gather at the site of an explosion in Deir Al-ZourBEIRUT (Reuters) – A car bomb blew up at a Syrian military post in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, killing nine people, an attack that Syria said was the latest proof that an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad is a foreign plot. The official SANA news agency said the blast had been the work of a suicide bomber, and had killed nine and wounded about 100, including guards, at what it called military installations. It said residences had been damaged. …

Diplomatic marathon: G8 focusing on Greece; NATO, on Afghanistan – CNN


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Diplomatic marathon: G8 focusing on Greece; NATO, on Afghanistan
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Chicago (CNN) — World leaders huddling at the Group of Eight meeting on Saturday are "unified in their approach" to Iran's nuclear ambitions, President Barack Obama said in his opening remarks at Camp David.
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