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This edition was generated on Sat May 24 08:45:02 EDT 2008

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General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
Boston Area Weather


General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

Clinton regrets RFK assassination remark
AP - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized Friday after citing the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in defending her decision to keep running for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds.

  • In this May 21, 2008 file photo, a home owned by U.S. Rep. Laura Richardson, D-Calif., is seen in Sacramento, Calif. Richardson claimed Friday that her home was sold into foreclosure without her knowledge and contrary to an agreement with her lender. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
    Lawmaker calls foreclosure of her home improper AP - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - California Rep. Laura Richardson claimed Friday that her Sacramento, Calif., home was sold into foreclosure without her knowledge and contrary to an agreement with her lender.

  • Watching the filming of a scene for the 1962 movie 'To Kill a Mockingbird' are producer Alan Pakula and author Harper Lee, whose Pulitzer prize winning novel has been adapted for the screen. A south Alabama town that was the inspiration for the setting in Lee's book is finding itself as the backdrop for a real-life legal case involving allegations of racism at school. (AP Photo)
    Parents claim racism in Harper Lee's Ala. hometown AP - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A south Alabama town that was the inspiration for the setting in Harper Lee's book "To Kill a Mockingbird" is finding itself as the backdrop for a real-life legal case involving allegations of racism at school.

  • In this screen shot provided by Minggl, an example of one way Minggl's service works to aggregate one's various social networks is shown.  Minggl and Fifth Generation Systems Inc.'s Zude both promise to help users aggregate their various networks, including MySpace and Facebook. With the attention on Google and each other, neither has blocked Minggl or Zude — yet. (AP Photo/Minggl)
    Online communities open but still limit movement AP - 53 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - Online social networking today is more about hanging out with friends behind gated communities than exploring the World Wide Web: Visit another site and you'll have to rebuild your profile from scratch.

  • Clouds pass over the price sign at a Rutter's gas station in Marietta, Pa., Wednesday, May 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
    AP IMPACT: What makes up the price of gas? AP - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

    Consider the game of chicken that plays out every day across Pennsylvania State Highway 441. In Marietta, where the road hugs the Susquehanna River, a Rutter's Farm Store gas station stands on one side, a Sheetz gas station on the other.

  • Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, center, passes the ball as San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan, top, defends during the second quarter in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference basketball finals, Wednesday, May 23, 2008, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
    Bryant, Lakers roll to 101-71 victory over Spurs AP - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers have the San Antonio Spurs just where they want them. Or is it the other way around?

  • U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks during a campaign event at the University of Miami, Florida May 21, 2008. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
    Clinton draws rebuke over RFK remark Reuters - Fri May 23, 11:04 PM ET

    SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton mentioned the June 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy in explaining on Friday why she had resisted calls to end her White House bid, drawing a rebuke from Democratic front-runner Barack Obama's campaign.

  • United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) tours the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon May 22, 2008, before going to view conditions in areas damaged by Cyclone Nargis. (Stan Honda/Pool/Reuters)
    "No time to lose" for cyclone-hit Myanmar Reuters - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago

    YANGON (Reuters) - There was "no time to lose" to help Myanmar's cyclone survivors after the secretive military government promised it would allow in more aid workers, disaster relief officials said on Saturday.

  • U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shakes hands with medical staff during his visit to the earthquake-hit Yingxiu town of Wenchuan county, Sichuan Province May 24, 2008. Ban arrived in quake-hit southwest China on Saturday to meet victims and witness the devastation first-hand, after visiting neighbouring Myanmar to see the aftermath of a massive cyclone. (Nicky Loh/Reuters)
    U.N. chief visits quake epicenter as toll leaps Reuters - Sat May 24, 2:24 AM ET

    YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the epicenter of China's huge earthquake on Saturday, meeting victims and drawing an unspoken comparison with the sluggish aid efforts after a cyclone in neighboring Myanmar.

  • U.N. finds over 100 bodies in east Congo mass graves Reuters - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago

    KINSHASA (Reuters) - United Nations peacekeepers have found over 100 bodies in three mass graves in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's U.N. mission said on Saturday.

  • Smoke billows from the chimneys of a power station that produces heat and electricity in southern Moscow, December 19, 2006. (Alexander Natruskin/Reuters)
    Emerging nations seek G8 help for clean technology Reuters - 17 minutes ago

    KOBE, Japan (Reuters) - Big emerging economies called on rich countries to help finance clean energy technologies on Saturday as a meeting of environment ministers sought to add momentum to the fight against climate change.

  • Presidential candidate Senator John McCain smiles during a town hall meeting with Cuban Americans and members of the Latin American community in Miami, Florida May 20, 2008. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
    McCain deemed in good health by doctors Reuters - Fri May 23, 1:21 PM ET

    FOUNTAIN HILLS, Arizona (Reuters) - Republican John McCain was deemed by his doctors on Friday to be in sufficient good health to serve as president even as they reported a long history of skin cancer, colon polyps, kidney stones and dizziness.

  • Police patrol as shacks burn at the Reiger Park settlement near Johannesburg, May 22, 2008. (Masimba Sasa/Reuters)
    South Africa says apartheid-era foes fan violence Reuters - Fri May 23, 1:54 PM ET

    CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's security chief accused rightwingers linked to the former apartheid government on Friday of fanning anti-foreigner violence that has spread to Cape Town, the second largest city and tourist centre.

  • A U.S. Army guard stands in a corridor of cells in Camp Five, a detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba September 4, 2007. (Joe Skipper/Reuters)
    Pentagon charges detainee with terrorism support Reuters - Fri May 23, 6:14 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Friday charged an accused al Qaeda training camp instructor with conspiracy and support of terrorism.

  • Zimbabwean MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai leaves Alexandra police station on the outskirts of Johannesburg after addressing several hundreds of Zimbabweans that sought shelter and protection after violent xenophobic clashes, May 22. Tsvangirai has arrived home after more than six weeks abroad, saying it was good to be back despite fears of an assassination plot.(AFP/File/Rodger Bosch)
    Zimbabwe opposition chief arrives home to face Mugabe AFP - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago

    HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai arrived home Saturday after more than six weeks abroad, saying it was good to be back despite fears of an assassination plot.

  • A pigeon stands next to markers for a mass grave in Shifang. China warned that the death toll from its worst earthquake in a generation could climb past 80,000, as visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon pledged the world's support.(AFP)
    Chinese leader says quake death toll may top 80,000 AFP - 21 minutes ago

    YINGXIU, China (AFP) - China warned Saturday that the death toll from its worst earthquake in a generation could climb past 80,000, as visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon pledged the world's support.

  • A Myanmarese boy displaced by Cyclone Nargis stands in his tent with a Red Cross bag in the Kyondah village on May 22. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion dollars to rebuild the country.(AFP/Pool/File/Stan Honda)
    After deal, aid groups wait for access to Myanmar AFP - 31 minutes ago

    YANGON (AFP) - Cyclone disaster workers said Saturday they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion dollars for reconstruction.

  • Pakistani masked tribesmen patrol with their weapons in a mountain area of Wana, South Waziristan, 2007. Top Pakistani Taliban warlord Baitullah Mehsud said jihad, or holy war, would continue in Afghanistan, despite peace negotiations between the militants and Islamabad.(AFP/File/S.K Khan)
    Pakistani Taliban leader says jihad in Afghanistan to continue AFP - 37 minutes ago

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - Top Pakistani Taliban warlord Baitullah Mehsud on Saturday said jihad, or holy war, would continue in Afghanistan, despite peace negotiations between the militants and Islamabad.

  • An aerial view of the temple at the Yearn for Zion Ranch, owned by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints near Eldorado, Texas. Texas childcare authorities late Friday appealed a state court's decision to reverse their removal of hundreds of children from a polygamist sect, arguing that returning them would be irresponsible.(AFP/HO/File)
    Authorities appeal court decision on polygamist sect kids AFP - Sat May 24, 2:05 AM ET

    CHICAGO (AFP) - Texas childcare authorities late Friday appealed a state court's decision to reverse their removal of hundreds of children from a polygamist sect, arguing that returning them would be irresponsible.

  • A Wall Street sign is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange in March in New York City. As Americans kick off vacation season, Wall Street is bracing for a darker outlook with surging oil prices likely to crimp an economic recovery and the Federal Reserve sounding increasingly hawkish.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)
    Wall Street faces bleaker picture amid oil surge, hawkish Fed AFP - Fri May 23, 10:25 PM ET

    NEW YORK (AFP) - As Americans kick off vacation season, Wall Street is bracing for a darker outlook with surging oil prices likely to crimp an economic recovery and the Federal Reserve sounding increasingly hawkish.

  • A Yahoo tent at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Yahoo is delaying a July 3 shareholders meeting in a move aimed at staving off a showdown with corporate raider Carl Icahn, who is out to overthrow the struggling Internet search pioneer's board of directors.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)
    Yahoo announces delay in general meeting over Icahn move AFP - Fri May 23, 9:37 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Yahoo is delaying a July 3 shareholders meeting in a move aimed at staving off a showdown with corporate raider Carl Icahn, who is out to overthrow the struggling Internet search pioneer's board of directors.

Most Popular Top Stories

  • Bleached coral off the Keppel Islands in Queensland, Australia. A study commissioned by the European Commission has found that sun screen lotions used by beach-going tourists are a major cause of coral bleaching.(AFP/Queensland University/File/Ove Hoegh-Guidberg)
    Sun screen lotion threatens coral: study AFP - Fri May 23, 11:40 AM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - Sun screen lotions used by beach-going tourists worldwide are a major cause of coral bleaching, according to a new study commissioned by the European Commission.

  • A diver is rescued from the sea after drifting for 20 hours off Australia's Great Barrier Reef in Bait Reef May 24, 2008. Two scuba divers, a British man and an American woman, were rescued on Saturday after drifting for 20 hours off Australia's Great Barrier Reef after they became separated from their dive party. (RACQ – CQ Rescue/Handout/Reuters)
    Two divers survive 20 hours drifting off Australia Reuters - Sat May 24, 3:25 AM ET

    SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two scuba divers, a British man and an American woman, were rescued on Saturday after drifting for 20 hours off Australia's Great Barrier Reef after they became separated from their dive party.

  • Volunteer monks serve breakfast to earthquake survivors outside Jiuzhou sports stadium in Mianyang, Sichuan province, May 23, 2008. (Jason Lee/Reuters)
    China says found radiation sources after quake Reuters - Fri May 23, 3:35 PM ET

    CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - China has found what it termed 50 "hazardous sources of radiation" due to last week's earthquake, a senior official said on Friday, although he insisted the situation was under control.

  • Stonehenge during the pagan 'Summer Solstice' festival in 2007.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)
    Vandals damage Stonehenge AFP - Thu May 22, 7:22 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Vandals used a hammer and screwdriver to vandalize England's world-famous Stonehenge ancient monument, the first such incident for decades, officials said Thursday.

  • Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama speaks at a town hall meeting at the B'Nai Tora Congregation in Boca Raton, Florida, May 22, 2008. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
    McCain and Obama battle over military service Reuters - Fri May 23, 2:11 PM ET

    UNION CITY, California (Reuters) - Republican John McCain took aim at presidential rival Barack Obama's lack of military service on Thursday, drawing a rebuke from the Democratic front-runner for his "endless diatribes and schoolyard taunts."

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Kobe, Lakers thump Spurs 101-71; lead series 2-0

AP - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES - There would be no blown lead in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers saw to that. Bryant scored 22 points, Lamar Odom added 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the Lakers took command late in the second quarter to rout San Antonio 101-71 Friday night for a 2-0 lead over the Spurs.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Tech tops financials in S&P; energy on the rise

AP - 53 minutes ago

NEW YORK - For the first time since the bubble burst earlier this decade, information technology stocks have overtaken financials as the largest sector by market value in the Standard & Poor's 500 index. But that alignment might not last for long — soaring oil prices have helped lift the energy sector to a close third.

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Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - May 24, 2008
People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.
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Dan Quayle (1947 - )
Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.
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Denis Diderot (1713 - 1784)
Devotees of grammatical studies have not been distinguished for any very remarkable felicities of expression.
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Amos Bronson Alcott (1799 - 1888)

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