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Kerry: US-Pakistan alliance at 'critical moment'

Posted: 15 May 2011 03:32 PM PDT

During a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 15, Senator John Kerry said that Osama bin Laden's death may present a new opportunity for reconciliation with the Taliban in Afghanistan.U.S. Sen. John Kerry warned Sunday that already shaky U.S.-Pakistani relations have reached a critical juncture as calls grow in the United States to cut some of the billions of dollars in aid to Islamabad.




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PGT: Choi wins the Players Championship

Posted: 15 May 2011 04:29 PM PDT

PGT: K.J. Choi wins the Players Championship on Sunday, beating David Toms in a sudden-death playoff.PGT: K.J. Choi wins the Players Championship on Sunday, beating David Toms in a sudden-death playoff.




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Evangelist Billy Graham released from hospital

Posted: 15 May 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Evangelist Billy Graham was released on Sunday from a North Carolina hospital where he had been treated for pneumonia, the hospital said.

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Posted: 15 May 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Stage set for Endeavour's last liftoff (again)

Posted: 15 May 2011 01:45 PM PDT

The space shuttle Endeavour sits on its launch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for Monday's scheduled launch.After a two-week delay due to an electronics glitch, all the main players are back on the scene and ready to go for the space shuttle Endeavour's final liftoff, set for Monday morning.




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Thunder strike twice to eliminate Grizzlies

Posted: 15 May 2011 04:42 PM PDT

Kevin Durant celebrates during Game 7.Kevin Durant bounced back from his worst playoff performance yet to score 39 points, Russell Westbrook had his first playoff triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 105-90 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 7 on Sunday.




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Nathan's Famous hot dogs pioneer dead at 89

Posted: 15 May 2011 05:19 PM PDT

The man who helped turn his father's Coney Island, N.Y, hot dog stand into a nationally-recognized chain has died in Florida.

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'Master switch' for obesity, diabetes found

Posted: 15 May 2011 10:42 AM PDT

Scientists have found that a gene linked to diabetes and cholesterol is a "master switch" that controls other genes found in fat in the body, and say it should help in the search for treatments for obesity-related diseases.

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'Thor' hammers 'Bridesmaids' at box office

Posted: 15 May 2011 10:38 AM PDT

"Thor," starring Chris Hemsworth, hung on to the top spot at the box office, beating out new comedy "Bridesmaids."The 3-D superhero film from Paramount, based on the Marvel comic, earned $34.5 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.




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North Korea denies cyber attack on S. Korea

Posted: 15 May 2011 09:30 AM PDT

North Korea on Sunday rejected allegations by the rival South that it was behind a cyber attack that paralyzed the computer network of a South Korean bank last month and accused Seoul of inventing a conspiracy to justify physical confrontation.

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If you want a bigger calorie burn, exercise outside

Posted: 06 May 2011 03:09 PM PDT

Research shows you get a bigger boost in physical and mental energy when you exercise outdoors. And more daylight can naturally increase your activity level so you burn more calories. Click for more hot summer bod tips.Research shows you get a bigger boost in physical and mental energy when you exercise outdoors. And more daylight can naturally increase your activity level so you burn more calories. Click for more hot summer bod tips.




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The best travel gadgets of 2011

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Travel + Leisure Tech AwardsThe year's best travel gadgets deliver on the promise to revolutionize life on the road.




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Posted: 15 May 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Best bets: 'Pirates 4' sails into theaters

Posted: 15 May 2011 10:29 AM PDT

Captain Jack Sparrow is back, in 3D, and he's seeking the Fountain of Youth. Also this week: Lots of celeb cameos on "The Office" finale; "Freedom Riders" remembered.

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Chicago trial could reveal Pakistan-militants link

Posted: 15 May 2011 02:23 PM PDT

One of the targets of the November 2008 attack in Mumbai was the Taj Mahal hotel.The allegations against Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana are fairly straightforward: He helped a former boarding school friend serve as a scout for terrorists who carried out a 2008 rampage that killed more than 160 people in Mumbai.




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Bin Laden was logged off, but not al-Qaida

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:46 AM PDT

Al-Qaida's media unit as-Sahab releases this image taken from a militant Web site; it shows an undated photo of Osama bin Laden as part of an audiotaped speech posted in 2008.Osama bin Laden cut himself off from direct access to the Internet during his final years in Pakistan as he attempted to elude the CIA. But the terror group he founded has been able to seize the power of the Web to spawn an army of online followers who will prolong al-Qaida's war against the West long after his demise.




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After tornadoes, junk donations become challenge

Posted: 15 May 2011 10:56 AM PDT

Volunteers sort through donated clothing at a warehouse in Tuscaloosa, Ala.Relief officials inundated with donations after the flurry of twisters that killed more than 300 people across the South are sorting through the broken toys and used underwear they don't need while hunting for places to store mountains of vital supplies like canned food.




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PBT: Defense key to Heat-Bulls opener

Posted: 15 May 2011 10:08 AM PDT



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Libyan combat stymies moves on anti-aircraft threat

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:22 AM PDT

The fierce combat in Libya has unleashed a once-hidden arsenal of portable anti-aircraft missiles that the government fears could easily be siphoned off to terrorist groups.

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British official: NATO must step up pace in Libya

Posted: 15 May 2011 02:14 PM PDT

A protester holds a sign while attending a rally near the courthouse in Benghazi May 14, 2011. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemNATO must broaden the range of targets it is bombing in Libya or risk failing to remove Moammar Gadhafi from power, Britain's most senior military officer was quoted as saying on Sunday.




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