Safe Sun-Watching Party Sets Stage for Solar Eclipse, Rare Venus Transit
With a solar eclipse and a historic Venus transit of the sun both coming soon, hundreds of people had a chance to practice observing our star through dozens of specially filtered telescopes during a recent solar-observing bonanza in New York. …
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Shock exit in DWTS
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough were sent home from Dancing with the Stars in a shock elimination last night – falling short of the coveted final. The pair received a perfect score for their Argentine tango earlier this week, and …
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Pacers level NBA East series with Heat
David West scored 16 points and George Hill had 15 as the Indiana Pacers defeated the Miami Heat 78-75 to even their Eastern Conference second round series at one game each. Hill also nailed a key free throw with 14.1 …
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Florida mother kills her four children, then herself
MIAMI (Reuters) – A mother shot and killed her four children before turning a gun on herself in a small town in Florida on Tuesday, authorities said. The shooting happened at a house in Port St. John, in Brevard County, …
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Facebook IPO promises needed revenue for California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s initial public offering, in addition to minting a number of billionaires and millionaires, will offer something of a financial lifeline to cash-strapped California – generating more than $2 billion in revenue for the state. …
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Facebook raises IPO price as offering nears
NEW YORK (AP) — Already expected to be the largest-ever initial public offering for an Internet company, Facebook is making its IPO even bigger. The world’s largest online social network on Tuesday increased the planned price range for its stock …
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Howard Stern's America's Got Talent debut: Was he too nice?
TV watchdog groups worried that the shock jock’s crass humor would mar the family-friendly talent competition — but a jarringly warm personality emerged instead Legendary shock jock Howard Stern made his debut as a judge on NBC’s performance competition, America’s …
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China, Japan, US to witness 'ring' solar eclipse
At sunrise in some parts of China and by sunset in the western United States, a partial solar eclipse is set to slink across the Earth on May 20 and 21. Depending on where people are in the eclipse’s path, …
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McNamee saved steroids waste for protection
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brian McNamee testified Tuesday he saved medical waste after injecting Roger Clemens with steroids because his wife complained that McNamee was going to be the fall guy. McNamee said his wife, Eileen, told him, “You’re going to …
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Chris Matthews bombs on ‘Jeopardy!’
Matthews, O’Leary and Gibbs (Jeopardy/Getty) Chris Matthews appeared on Monday’s “Jeopardy!” alongside CNN’s Lizzie O’Leary and former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs in a special “Power Players” edition of the game show, taped last weekend in Washington. And the …
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