All Stories from May 26, 2012 (Change date)
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UK bans leaders who abuse rights from OlympicsMay 26, 2012 7:55 am - LONDON — Britain will ban leaders guilty of human rights abuses from traveling to the U.K. for the 2012 London Olympics, a senior British official said this week. Jeremy...
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Illinois man describes hours trapped in Iowa caveMay 26, 2012 7:45 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa — An Illinois man who was trapped in an Iowa cave for 20 hours said he wasn’t initially worried when he got stuck the narrow passage, but he lost track o...
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iPad makes paper obsoleteMay 26, 2012 7:41 am - I didn’t expect to quit paper so easily. Sure, I love technology, but I also love reading, and I’ve always found paper to be the most pleasurable delivery system for the...
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Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registryMay 26, 2012 7:32 am - WASHINGTON — From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are b...
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Iowa man taking neighbor’s tree to his graveMay 26, 2012 7:30 am - ROBINS, Iowa — Ray Sullivan had an idea after his wife of nearly 50 years died: Build his own coffin from a huge walnut tree. The tree had already been cut down and was ...
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In Cuba, mystery shrouds fate of Internet cableMay 26, 2012 7:30 am - HAVANA — It was all sunshine, smiles and celebratory speeches as officials marked the arrival of an undersea fiber-optic cable they promised would end Cuba's Internet is...
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Ships deter pirate stalkers by signaling armed guard’s presenceMay 26, 2012 7:26 am - LONDON — Ships at risk of attack by Somali pirates are increasingly indicating when they have armed guards on board to deter assailants they suspect are using Internet- ...
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Say what? The odyssey of Kraft’s new nameMay 26, 2012 7:25 am - NEW YORK — “MONDEWHAAAAT?” The sarcasm was palpable in the one-word headline that appeared in The New York Post on the day after Kraft Foods revealed that it planned to...
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With milestone launch, SpaceX aims to make space cheap — and coolMay 26, 2012 7:22 am - A new era in spaceflight blasted off early Tuesday with the launch of a rocket designed, built and flown by a 10-year-old U.S. company, SpaceX. The rocket lofted an unma...
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Review: OnLive Desktop brings the PC to tabletsMay 26, 2012 7:20 am - NEW YORK — So you love your iPad, but you wish you could work on Microsoft Office software, watch Flash video and generally have more of a PC-like experience? OnLive Des...