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Measles surges in UK years after vaccine scare

Yahoo! Health - 1 hour 36 min ago
LONDON (AP) — More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing ep...
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Markets solid despite Fed policy speculation

Yahoo! News Feed - 1 hour 37 min ago

LONDON (AP) — Stock markets remained relatively solid Monday as evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. continued to shore up sentiment.


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Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council

Yahoo! News Feed - 1 hour 40 min ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing the council chief and at least 13 others, authorities said. The Taliban insurgency quickly claimed responsibility.
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S_47P::::10 Things to Know for Today

Yahoo! News Feed - 1 hour 45 min ago

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:


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Car bombs in Baghdad, south Iraq kill at least 40

Yahoo! News Feed - 1 hour 46 min ago

BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed at least 40 people on Monday, striking at market places and crowded bus stops during the busy morning hours, officials said.


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Coffee Drinking Tied To Lower Risk For Rare Liver Disease PSC

Medical News Today - 1 hour 46 min ago
New research from the US shows that regular consumption of coffee is linked to a reduced risk of a rare autoimmune liver disease called primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)...
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Egypt army sends reinforcements to Sinai after kidnapping

Yahoo! News Feed - 1 hour 48 min ago

By Yousri Mohamed EL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt's army sent reinforcements into the Sinai Peninsula on Monday after President Mohamed Mursi said there would be no talks with militant Islamists who have abducted seven members of the security forces. A military official said the decision followed a meeting between the military leadership and Mursi, who has said he will not submit to blackmail by the kidnappers, who are demanding the release of militant Islamists jailed over attacks in 2011. ...


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Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

Big News Network - 2 hours 2 min ago

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. -- It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday or earlier at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, a city of about 13,000 people best known around the state for its brand of spring water with the same ...
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Ryanair keeps growing, reports record profits

Yahoo! News Feed - 2 hours 4 min ago
DUBLIN (AP) — Ryanair reported record profits Monday as Europe's largest budget airline relentlessly expanded its route network across the continent and into North Africa.
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Tornadoes tear through Plains; at least 1 killed in Oklahoma, 21 more injured - CBS News

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Tornadoes tear through Plains; at least 1 killed in Oklahoma, 21 more injured
CBS News
Updated at 2:01 a.m. Eastern. SHAWNEE, Okla. Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open. Play Video ...
At least 1 dead, over 20 injured after tornadoes slam Kansas, Oklahoma and IowaFox News
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Tornadoes strike several states, devouring homes and killing 1 manCNN International
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Vandals target Israeli women's prayer group

Yahoo! News Feed - 2 hours 7 min ago
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's group that has angered ultra-Orthodox communities over its demands for equality of worship.
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North Korea fires sixth missile in three days

Yahoo! News Feed - 2 hours 10 min ago

By Chookyung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired two short-range missiles on Monday, making six launches in three days, and it condemned South Korea for criticizing what it said were its legitimate military drills. South Korea's Defense Ministry said North Korea had fired one missile on Monday morning and a second one in the afternoon. Both were fired into the sea off North Korea's east coast, a ministry official said. ...


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Special Report: The Rise and Fall of China's Sun King

Yahoo! News Feed - 2 hours 11 min ago

By Charlie Zhu and Bill Powell HONG KONG (Reuters) - In a 2010 speech before a packed ballroom of university students in Sydney, Shi Zhengrong, founder of Chinese solar-panel maker Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd, listed the people who had been important in his rise to fame and riches. Two were of particular note: Yang Weize and Wang Rong, senior Communist Party officials from the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi. A decade earlier, Shi had been research director of a solar energy firm, a spin-off from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, where he attended graduate school. ...


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Justin Bieber 'should be taken seriously' - BBC News

Google News - 2 hours 15 min ago

BBC News

Justin Bieber 'should be taken seriously'
BBC News
Justin Bieber joined Taylor Swift and Will.i.am at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday night. Taylor Swift picked up eight awards including top artist and best album. Justin Bieber has recently been the focus of several high-profile incidents ...
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Whats Up at WSMR Students learn about bike safety

Big News Network - 2 hours 18 min ago

Officer Jesus Aguirre, left, with the Las Cruces Code Enforcement Department, tests Larry Montanio, right, on his hand traffic signals during the afternoon portion of the day-long Bike Safety event May 9 at White Sands School. The school's basketball courts were set up as roads with stop signs to help kids practice proper safety whenever stopping or ...
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A new era starts for high school grads

Big News Network - 2 hours 18 min ago

LAS CRUCES - When the alarm rings this morning, high school graduates all across the city will rise - maybe after hitting snooze a time or two - and face a new era. High school is past. What does the future hold? For Alina Morales-Haro, her son Juan has received his sheepskin from Oate High and has already made up his mind to attend New Mexico State University. "(He) will be entering NMSU ...
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Phone apps enhance Memorial Day weekend

Big News Network - 2 hours 18 min ago

With one week to go until Memorial Day, there are a variety of apps available that might make the holiday weekend go smoothly for you. Whether you want to send a patriotic card, grill some burgers or take a trip, here are five apps you might want to download: • eCards - Memorial Day This iPhone app will allow you to send a patriotic card to a veteran or anyone else. Not only are these ...
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High inflation 'cost UK GDP £10bn'

BBC News - 2 hours 20 min ago
High inflation has cost the UK economy £10bn over the last three years, says an influential report, and has now become a "permanent fixture".
Categories: Business

AUDIO: Space travel is 'logistical nightmare'

BBC Science News - 2 hours 21 min ago
Colin Pillinger, famous for the "Beagle 2 Mars" mission, says the value of sending astronaut Tim Peake into space "should not be underestimated".
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AUDIO: Today business roundup

BBC News - 2 hours 24 min ago
The Today programme's business news with Simon Jack.
Categories: Business