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Egypt says thwarts suicide attack on foreign embassy
By Tom Perry and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces have thwarted a plan by an al Qaeda-linked cell to carry out a suicide attack on a foreign embassy, capturing three militants, the interior minister said on Saturday. Continue reading
Motley Crue Guitarist Mick Mars Knocked Over Onstage by Crazed Fan
** WARNING: A LITTLE BAD LANGUAGE** Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars was knocked to ground by an overzealous fan last night after the guy bum-rushed the stage in the middle of a concert … and sent the 62-year-old birthday boy flying.The show took… Continue reading
Syria Reports Israeli Bombing Sunday
DAMASCUS, Syria (TheStreet) — Explosions reportedly rocked the outskirts of the Syrian capital early Sunday, and Syria’s state news agency said they resulted from Israeli air attacks. If Israel did indeed carry out an airstrike, it would be the second in three days and would mark a heightening of Middle Eastern tensions as Syria’s civil war escalates Continue reading
North Carolina 8th Graders Win $10,000 at 2013 National School SCRABBLE Championship in Washington, DC
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A pair of 8th graders from Smith Middle School in Chapel Hill, NC defeated 88 other teams from all over the United States and Canada to win the 11th annual … Continue reading
Beyonce & Blue Ivy — Divas in Paris!
Looking like a frazzled new fabulous mom, Beyonc Continue reading
Student charged after refusing to take off NRA T-shirt
A West Virginia teenager has been charged with causing a disruption at his middle school after he refused to remove an NRA T-shirt that he w… Continue reading
Large Earthquake Felt Across The Middle East
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake that was felt across the Middle East reportedly kills 34 people in Pakistan and injures dozens more. Continue reading
Wal-Mart mulls getting customers to deliver packages to online buyers
Wal-Mart Stores Inc is considering a radical plan to have store customers deliver packages to online buyers, a new twist on speedier delivery services that the company hopes will enable it to better compete with Amazon.com Inc. Tapping customers to deliver goods would put the world’s largest retailer squarely in middle of a new phenomenon sometimes known as “crowd-sourcing,” or the “sharing econom… Continue reading
Jobless claims rise, labor market still healing
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, but probably not enough to suggest the labor market recovery was taking a step back. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 357,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Still, they remained in the middle of their range for this year Continue reading
Obama’s Mideast visit: Difficult time, low expectations
The president will head to the Middle East at a particularly turbulent time in the region. Continue reading
