Kobe Bryant’s perfection at the free-throw line was big for the desperate Lakers. His poise in the fourth quarter was even bigger, and it got Los Angeles back into its second-round series with Oklahoma City.Reality TV, celebrity obsession hit Cannes screens
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CANNES (Reuters) – Obsession with celebrity is the focus of Italian director Matteo Garrone’s new movie “Reality” at the Cannes film festival, one of two pictures in the lineup exploring […]
Tiny Tots in the Dentist’s Chair Among Changes in Pediatric Dentistry
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FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve been to the dentist with your children recently, you may have noticed that things have changed since you were a kid.
Japan firm unveils gesture controlling device
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Japanese technology titan NEC has unveiled a gadget that allows users to control their TV, mobile phone or tablet computer using a virtual input device.
Eclipse Glasses Sold Out in Advance of Sunday’s Solar Eclipse
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You probably won’t find eclipse glasses at your corner grocer or the local big box store. Ever. And right now, you’ll be hard pressed to find them anywhere.
Guantanamo tribunal weighs separate 9/11 trials
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A special US military tribunal at Guantanamo is weighing whether to hold separate trials for five accused plotters of the September 11 attacks, a defense lawyer said.
Arizona elections chief seeks proof of Obama’s citizenship
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(Reuters) – Arizona’s secretary of state said Friday he had asked officials in Hawaii to verify that Barack Obama was born in their state in order for the president’s name […]
Before the game
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Finalnd’s players gather around their goalkeeper before the quarter-final ice hockey game of the IIHF International Ice Hockey World Championship in Helsinki. Team Finland defeated Team USA 3-2.
Health Highlights: May 18, 2012
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Scramble for Facebook stock ends in “Face-flop”
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – On Monday, 74-year-old Betty Tanguilig told her financial adviser to liquidate a $ 400,000 account and put all the proceeds into Facebook Inc IPO shares. Her […]
China solar stocks slump again after U.S. trade move
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(Reuters) – Solar stocks slumped to fresh lows on Friday as investors continued to punish Chinese solar companies a day after the United States said it would impose new duties […]
TransCanada says Ontario nuclear reactor opening delayed
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(Reuters) – TransCanada Corp said one of the reactors at the Bruce Power nuclear power facility in Ontario will not start operations in the second quarter due to a generator […]
Former VP Al Gore has a girlfriend
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It appears Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former vice president Al Gore is back in the game. Back in the dating game, that is. He has, according to The Washington […]
Kyle Busch captures pole for Sprint All-Star race
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. speaks to the media before practice for Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star auto race in Concord, N.C., Friday, May 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
German baritone opera singer Fischer-Dieskau dead
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, the renowned German baritone who performed for more than five decades on stages in Berlin, Vienna, London and New York, died Friday. He was 86.
Georgia Woman With Flesh-Eating Disease to Lose Hands, Right Foot
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Aimee Copeland Shed No Tears, Family said
SEC to look at Facebook trade glitches
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Securities and Exchange Commission will review the Nasdaq trading glitches surrounding the initial public offering of Facebook Inc on Friday, an agency spokesman said. “As is […]
Rocket, weather look good on eve of new space era
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NASA hasn’t seen this much launch jitters since the space shuttle program ended last summer.
N.Irish police charge five dissidents with ‘terror’ offences
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Northern Irish police charged five dissident republicans with “terror” offences on Friday.
Georgia woman learns toll of flesh-eating bacteria
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Faced with the prospect of losing both hands and her one remaining foot, a young Georgia woman battling to survive a case of flesh-eating bacteria that has already claimed one […]
Twitter Announces NASCAR Partnership; More Deals to Come?
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Longtime informal social media buddies Twitter and NASCAR are making things official for next month’s Pocono 400 race. It’s Twitter’s first official partnership with a sports league, and may hint […]
Photographer “blows away” subjects
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Click image to see more photos. (Tadas Cerniauskas) An eye-popping photo series shows that perhaps there is no “good side” when your face is getting blasted by powerful gusts of […]
Pick Up Skills, Tips, and Tricks for Building a Successful Joomla! Website with Packt’s New Beginner’s Guide
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Packt is pleased to announce the release of Joomla! 2.5 Beginner’s Guide book, an update to the popular Joomla! 1.5 Beginner’s Guide book for web designers to create a website […]
NASA to Watch Solar Eclipse from Grand Canyon Sunday
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A solar eclipse is set to impress skywatchers around the world this weekend, and a team of NASA scientists are hosting a fun viewing party at one of the most […]
Madagascar strongman says ready for accord with rival
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Madagascar’s strongman leader Andry Rajoelina said Friday he was ready to make a political agreement with the president he ousted ahead of new elections.
Rocks Found on Beach Mysteriously Catch Fire in Woman’s Pocket
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A California Mother Is Recovering From Second- and Third-Degree Burns
Kings beat Coyotes to reach brink of Stanley Cup final
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Los Angeles left wing Dwight King scored 1:47 into the third period, giving the Kings a 2-1 National Hockey League victory over Phoenix to put them on the brink of […]
Second Travolta accuser drops suit, hires celebrity attorney
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The second masseur who accused John Travolta of sexual battery dropped his lawsuit against the Hollywood star on Thursday and hired celebrity attorney Gloria Allred, who […]
All baby boomers should get hepatitis C test -CDC
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(Reuters) – All baby boomers should be tested at least once for the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus, according to proposed guidelines from U.S. health officials released on Friday. The often-undiagnosed […]
Sudden wealth part of Silicon Valley’s everyday
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In Silicon Valley, where sudden wealth is hardly something new and CEOs favor hoodies over bespoke blazers, Facebook’s IPO on Friday didn’t bring everyday life to a halt.
EPA report outlines potential Pebble mine risks
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Large stretches of salmon-spawning streams and thousands of acres of wetlands would be wiped out if a large-scale mining project were to be built in southwestern […]
Students defiant as Quebec unveils law to quell strikes
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(Reuters) – Angry Quebec student leaders on Friday vowed to fight a tough new law to quell 14 weeks of strikes against tuition hikes, threatening to escalate their protests into […]
Postal employee on workers’ comp caught running Boston Marathon
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A U.S. District Court in Florida convicted a former Florida postal worker of health care fraud after she was caught participating in more than 80 long-distance races, including the Boston […]
Federer, Serena hammer out French Open threat
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Roger Federer and Serena Williams took home trophies on Sunday from the Madrid Masters, with the pair of veteran champions hoping to channel their clay success into more glory at […]
Make your mind up J.Lo, says “American Idol” producer
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jennifer Lopez and “American Idol” producers played a cat-and- mouse game on Friday over the singer’s future on the TV talent show that revived her career […]
Melanoma a Big Threat to Older Men
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FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) — Older men have an increased risk of developing melanoma, but most are careless about sun protection and do not know how to properly check […]
Facebook investors left guessing after Nasdaq glitch
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(Reuters) – Individual investors were left in the dark for hours on Friday about whether their buy and sell orders for newly issued Facebook shares had actually been executed, in […]
Wheat jumps again on worries about dry weather
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Wheat futures soared again Friday as more concerns about dry weather hit the market.
Equatorial Guinea government resigns
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The government of Equatorial Guinea’s prime minister Ignacio Milam Tang resigned in line with a constitutional reform approved in November, the country’s communications minister said Friday.
Some healing for woman bullied as a teen
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A woman who was bullied mercilessly in high school 25 years ago has gotten some closure from a class reunion page on Facebook. Lynda Frederick, a graduate of Orange Glen […]
Kerr crashes out of Sybase Match Play
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Cristie Kerr crashed out of the LPGA’s Sybase Match Play Championship on Friday, losing to Vicky Hurst 1-up on a day when four of the top-10 seeds moved to the […]
Peter Berg discusses bringing “Battleship” to film
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Peter Berg parlayed successful acting work on TV shows like medical drama “Chicago Hope” to an even greater directing career of movies such as “Friday Night […]
Facebook stock closes nearly flat in debut
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It was barely a “like” and definitely not a “love” from Facebook investors as the online social network’s stock failed to live up to the hype in its trading debut […]
This Is Your Child’s Brain on Exercise; How to Make Schools Healthier
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Discovered: Kids brains look different than adults brains when exercising, how to make schools healthier and how thunderclouds are contributing to climate change. This is your child’s brain on exercise. It […]
Cameron, France’s Hollande clash on Tobin tax
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron and new French President Francois Hollande clashed on Friday over the need for a financial transactions tax to fund growth but played down […]
Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Goes on Food Stamps Budget
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Like” us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow Trending Now on Twitter: @Knowlesitall and @YahooTrending Can you get by on $ 1.48 per meal for a week? That’s the campaign challenge that the Food Bank […]
Avalanche sign veteran forward Hejduk to one-year deal
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(Reuters) – Veteran forward, team captain and three-time All-Star Milan Hejduk has signed a one-year contract to stay with the Colorado Avalanche through the 2012-13 season, the National Hockey League […]
Man with record-breaking 14-foot mustache has some grooming tips
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Ram Singh Chauhan of India has the world’s longest mustache, 14 feet, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Chauhan had received attention long before entering the world record […]
Fees Lead Some Kids to Skip After-School Sports: Survey
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FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) — Schools that charge kids to participate in sports may be benching some children, a new survey finds.
Facebook stock debut fails to sizzle
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It was barely a “like” and definitely not a “love” from Facebook investors as the online social network’s stock failed to live up to the hype in its trading debut […]