All Stories from May 28, 2012 (Change date)
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Overcomes disability to become award-winning CEOMay 28, 2012 7:15 am - As a child, Michael Alter said he was a struggling student, due to dyslexia. His third grade teacher even told his parents that “not every boy will go to Harvard...
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2 Tibetans set selves on fire outside Lhasa templeMay 28, 2012 7:15 am - BEIJING — Two men engulfed themselves in towering flames outside a temple that is a popular tourist site in Lhasa, marking the first time a recent wave of self-immolatio...
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27 people crushed to death in India bus accidentMay 28, 2012 7:15 am - NEW DELHI — Police say 27 people were crushed to death and several more were injured when they were pinned between two minibuses involved in a multiple vehicle collision...
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Tropical Storm Beryl could snarl holiday trafficMay 28, 2012 7:15 am - Tropical Storm Beryl threatened to snarl traffic on Memorial Day as it brought drenching rain, winds and the possibility of flooding to the southeastern U.S. coast. The ...
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Bangladesh indicts Islamic leaders for war crimesMay 28, 2012 7:15 am - DHAKA, Bangladesh — The chief of Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party and one of his deputies were indicted Monday for alleged crimes against humanity committed during the...
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Facebook in your s&p 500 fund? Be patientMay 28, 2012 7:10 am - BOSTON — Invest for the long term and keep daily news in perspective. It’s easy to get sucked into a negative mindset, with troubles at Facebook and JPMorgan Chase in th...
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Low wages test loyalty to Singapore ruling partyMay 28, 2012 7:10 am - SINGAPORE — Khamis Neshbahri earned a salary of 700 Singapore dollars ($550) a month when he began cleaning office buildings 11 years ago. His wages haven’t budged since...
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Pet acupuncture becomes more mainstreamMay 28, 2012 7:07 am - WASHINGTON — One afternoon, as Heather Schoell was having porcupine-quill-like needles inserted into her feet, she casually mentioned to her acupuncturist that Cashew, h...
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Justin Bieber wanted for questioning in scuffleMay 28, 2012 7:02 am - CALABASAS, Calif. — Justin Bieber is wanted for questioning by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s investigators after a photographer complained of being roughed up by the pop ...
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Lady Gaga sends love to Indonesian fansMay 28, 2012 7:02 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia — Lady Gaga told fans she was “devastated” at having to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia following threats by Islamic hard-liners, who called her...