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  1. Aussie student finds universe's 'missing mass'

    AFP – Fri May 27, 4:01 am ET  Sent 262 times
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    SYDNEY (AFP) - A 22-year-old Australian university student has solved a problem which has puzzled astrophysicists for decades, discovering part of the so-called "missing mass" of the universe during her summer break. Full Story »

  2. Dutch government to ban tourists from cannabis shops

    Reuters – Fri May 27, 3:32 pm ET  Sent 141 times

    AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Friday said it would start banning tourists from buying cannabis from "coffee shops" and impose restrictions on Dutch customers by the end of the year. Full Story »

  3. Married couples in less than half of US households

    AP – 2 hrs 31 mins ago  Sent 82 times

    PORTLAND, Ore. - Three mornings a week, when Becky Leung gets ready for work, her boyfriend is just getting home from his overnight job. When her mother drops hints about her twin sister's marriage, she laughs it off. And when she thinks about getting married herself, she worries first about her career. Full Story »

  4. Gil Scott-Heron, a godfather of rap, dies in NYC

    AP – 35 mins ago  Sent 82 times
    FILE - In the Sept. 1984 file photo, musician Gil Scott-Heron... AP

    NEW YORK - Long before Public Enemy urged the need to "Fight the Power" or N.W.A. offered a crude rebuke of the police, Gil-Scott Heron was articulating the rage and the disillusionment of the black masses through song and spoken word. Full Story »

  5. After 4 years, Egypt reopens its border with Gaza

    AP – Sat May 28, 4:14 pm ET  Sent 72 times
    Palestinian Yasser Srsaui, right, embraces a family member before... AP

    RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Egypt lifted a 4-year-old blockade of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, greatly easing travel restrictions on the 1.5 million residents of the Palestinian territory in a move that bolstered the Hamas government while dealing a setback to Israel's attempts to isolate the militant group. Full Story »

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  1. Air France crash sparks pilot mystery

    Reuters – Fri May 27, 4:56 pm ET  

    PARIS (Reuters) - A French airliner plunged out of control for four minutes before crashing into the Atlantic in 2009, investigators said, in a report raising questions about how crew handled a "stall alarm" blaring out in the cabin. Full Story »

  2. Carter's brain tumour likely cancerous

    AFP – Sat May 28, 1:49 pm ET  
    Former Montreal Expo all-star catcher Gary Carter, pictured in... AFP/Getty Images/File

    NEW YORK (AFP) - Former Montreal Expo all-star catcher Gary Carter has a brain tumour that is likely cancerous. Full Story »

  3. Republican presidential contest suddenly heats up

    AP – Sat May 28, 7:27 am ET  
    FILE - In this May 23, 2011 file photo, Texas Gov. Rick Perry... AP

    WASHINGTON - The still unsettled race for the Republican nomination to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012 is getting more interesting. Full Story »

  4. US controversial anti-terror powers extended

    AFP – Fri May 27, 12:25 am ET  
    The US Congress voted overwhelmingly to extend until 2015 controversial... AFP/File

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a four-year extension of controversial counter-terrorism search and surveillance powers at the heart of the Patriot Act. Full Story »

  5. Wife takes over plane when pilot-husband can't fly

    AP – Fri May 27, 12:58 am ET  

    DENVER - A woman whose pilot-husband was having trouble breathing and speaking took over the controls of a small airplane during a flight from California to Colorado and flew toward a nearby airport while receiving guidance from ground controllers and another pilot, authorities said. Full Story »

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