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Slenderman inspired preteens to kill? Website defends content

Los Angeles Times
18 minutes ago
Written by
Matt Pearce
The website that officials said helped inspire two Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate brushed off criticism on Tuesday, condemning the attack as an "isolated incident.
Un-masking Slenderman: Talking to your children about the Wisconsin stabbing - by Lisa Suhay
Two 12-Year-Olds Charged in Stabbing Linked to Internet Character
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'SLENDERMAN' LEGEND CITED IN GIRL'S STABBING: WHO IS HE?: Police in Wisconsin have arrested two 12-year-old girls in the grisly stabbing of another girl, allegedly to prove their devotion to a fictional character they learned about online. Who is Slenderman, and what was the motivation behind the stabbing? Find out: http://dne.ws/1l3fpL5
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Obama offers military help to eastern Europe allies worried by Russia

Reuters - ‎14 minutes ago‎
WARSAW (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama promised on Tuesday to beef up military support for eastern European members of the NATO alliance who fear they could be next in the firing line after the Kremlin's intervention in Ukraine.
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Will Mississippi video scandal cost tea party a Senate scalp? (+video)

Christian Science Monitor
1 hour ago
Written by
Linda Feldmann
One of the 2014 cycle's more bizarre primaries draws to a close Tuesday, as Mississippi voters head to the polls. For the tea party, it's a moment of truth - the movement's best shot at taking out an incumbent Republican senator this year.
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Apple Partners With Epic, Mayo Clinic For HealthKit

InformationWeek
49 minutes ago
Written by
David F. Carr
Apple affirms its commitment to mobile health by partnering with market-leading hospital software firm and renowned healthcare provider.
Apple's Health Offerings Focus On Data Collection, Not Interpretation - by Matthew Panzarino
3 Things You May Have Missed From Apple's Developers Conference - by Peter Burrows
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So is anyone actually honoring Apple's NDA surrounding Yosemite and iOS 8? Here's the full text: 10.1 Information Deemed Apple Confidential You agree that all pre-release versions of the Apple Software (including pre-release Documentation) and services, any terms and conditions contained herein that disclose pre-release features of the Apple Software or services, and the terms and conditions of Schedule 2 (available separately to cover ...
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FBI: Ryan Chamberlain had bomb-making materials

SFGate - ‎8 minutes ago‎
(06-03) 10:58 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A San Francisco politics and media consultant who was arrested after a three-day manhunt - and after posting what had appeared to be an online suicide note - was accused Tuesday of acquiring bomb-making ...
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Jonah Hill hurls homophobic slur at paparazzo, apologizes to fans: 'I shouldn't ...

New York Daily News - ‎55 minutes ago‎
The 30-year-old actor appeared on Howard Stern's radio show Tuesday morning and stressed his remorse for his choice of words over the weekend.
Jonah Hill apologizes for using homophobic slur - by Jessica Derschowitz
Jonah Hill Apologizes For Homophobic Slur on Howard Stern [VIDEO]
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VIDEO: + Jonah Hill   Says He's ‘Not Good At Being A Famous Person’ After Being Caught Using Homophobic Slur http://bit.ly/1mNQn0I The “22 Jump Street” says he's a “gay rights activist” on “The Howard Stern Show” and apologizes for calling a photographer an anti-gay slur “22 Jump Street” star Jonah Hill apologized on ”The Howard Stern Show” Tuesday for calling a photographer an anti-gay slur. “I'm upset because from the day I was born and publicly I've bee...
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Syrian voters go to polls in election Assad is expected to win

Los Angeles Times - ‎58 minutes ago‎
Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma vote Tuesday at a polling station in Damascus. Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma vote Tuesday at a polling station in Damascus.
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Egypt's Ex-Army Chief Declared New President

TIME - ‎1 hour ago‎
CAIRO - Egypt's former military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was officially declared the next president Tuesday, winning elections to replace the Islamist leader he removed from the post last year.
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Ukraine army targets separatists in new offensive in east

Reuters - ‎16 minutes ago‎
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine for the second straight day on Tuesday as the army rolled out an offensive against pro-Russia separatists holding the city of Slaviansk, with dead and wounded on both sides, the Ukrainian ...
Ukrainian Forces Clash With Pro-Russian Rebels -- Update - by Lukas Alpert
Ukrainian forces clash with pro-Russian separatists in rebel-held eastern city
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Ukraine: pro-Russia rebels killed attempting to storm border guard base Offensive comes as Ukrainian military continues operations against rebels in disputed regions of Donetsk and Luhansk ‘At least five pro-Russia rebels were killed and another eight injured after they attempted to storm a military base in Ukraine close to the border with Russia. The separatists ambushed a guard post near the city of Luhansk early Monday morning. About 100 gun...
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'Hunger Games' salute used as protest in Thailand

Washington Post - ‎15 minutes ago‎
A protester flashes three fingers, representing liberty, brotherhood and equality, during an anti-coup demonstration at a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand Sunday, June 1, 2014.
Protesters in Thailand Adopt Hunger Games Salute
Thai protesters adopt 'Hunger Games' three-fingered salute amid military coup
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Protesters in Thailand have been seen adopting the 3-fingered salute from the film “Hunger Games” as a mark of silent defiance against the military government. Thai officials are reportedly considering arresting citizens who make the three-finger salute.
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Artists Guo Jian, Chen Guang detained in China over Tiananmen works

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Chinese paramilitary soldiers march in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Tuesday. (Kevin Frayer / Getty Images). David Ng contact the reporter · ChinaBeijing (China)NPRABC (tv network).
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5 Things to Know About Law in Rich Man's Sex Case

ABC News - ‎18 minutes ago‎
Two women who say they were sexually abused by a rich man are using the federal Crime Victims' Rights Act in a bid to uncover details of a non-prosecution agreement between the man and prosecutors in South Florida.
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Reid and McConnell Offer Conflicting Views on Campaign Spending

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Senate leaders Mitch McConnell, left, and Harry Reid appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Credit Gabriella Demczuk/The New York Times.
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Ex-Charlotte Mayor Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charge

Wall Street Journal - ‎21 minutes ago‎
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon pleaded guilty Tuesday to a public corruption charge, ending a remarkable rise for a man raised by a single mother in one of the city's poorest neighborhoods.
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UPDATE 3-Pilgrim's Pride tops Tyson Foods' offer for Hillshire

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
... * Pilgrim's offers $55 per share, up from $45 earlier. * Hillshire shares up 9 pct, above offer price. * Pilgrim's, Tyson shares down 2 pct (Adds analysts' comments and details, updates share movements).
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Dow, S&P 500 dip from record levels, but semis jump

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
NEW YORK, (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged lower on Tuesday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 receding from Monday's record closing levels as traders found few reasons to buy following a string of gains, though a rise in semiconductor companies' shares ...
Stocks off lows; energy leads, telecoms drag
Stocks Lower In Afternoon; Centene Sinks On Downgrade - by Scott Stoddard
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There was a schISM in the stock market on Monday.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 outperformed the Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000.  Meanwhile, the Institute for Supply Management underperformed everyone with not one but two corrections before it ultimately got its report right for the May ISM Index. There were a few stock market gyrations related to the ISM reporting debacle, but overall, there wasn't a great deal of...
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US Stocks Fluctuate Before ECB Meeting, Employment Data

Bloomberg - ‎36 minutes ago‎
U.S. stocks fluctuated, after benchmark indexes climbed to records yesterday, before a European Central Bank decision this week on stimulus measures and a report on American employment in May.
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Instagram becomes less Insta, more VSCO, with latest update to version 6.0

imaging resource - ‎14 minutes ago‎
Instagram has just announced version 6.0 of its popular photo editing and sharing app for Android and iOS, and the new version brings a couple of significant changes that many advanced users will appreciate.
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COMPUTEX: Intel unveils world's first 14-nanometer processor

Focus Taiwan News Channel - ‎5 hours ago‎
Taipei, June 3 (CNA) Intel Corp. revealed Tuesday the world's first processor using the 14-nanometer technology, the Core M processor, designed for new 2-in-1 detachable gadgets that feature both very fast tablets and extremely thin laptops.
#Computex2014: Intel introduces 14nm Core M processors for fanless devices
CORRECTING and REPLACING: faceshift and Intel Demonstrate the Future of ...
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Acer's booth took center stage at Computex today when the world-renowned IT trade show kicked off in Taipei, Taiwan. Our lovely ladies were on hand to spread happiness and cool Intel gifts among our visitors. The Acer booth showcased dozens of new notebooks, tablets, smartphones, all-in-one PCs, projectors, displays, and even a new smartband wrist-wearable device.
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Chris Harrison Reveals The Bachelorette Almost Didn't Air Eric Hill's Exit

E! Online
9 minutes ago
Written by
Tierney Bricker
Did The Bachelorette get too real on Monday night? On the June 2 episode of the ABC reality hit, viewers finally learned how Eric Hill, the contestant who died in a paragliding accident in April, left the show, with producers choosing to air the heated argument ...
'The Bachelorette' Episode 4 Recap: Every Rose Has Its Thorn
We haven't seen the last of Eric Hill on 'Bachelorette' - by Ann Oldenburg
The Bachelorette recap: Don't Go Away Mad
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Last night was a tough episode of The Bachelorette, with Eric Hill's departure taking center stage—Find out how the show handled it here: http://okmag.co/1rHluCf Did you watch? Did you think it was too harsh? Sound off in the comments.
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Review: Miranda Lambert shines on 'Platinum'

MiamiHerald.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
Miranda Lambert, "Platinum" (RCA Nashville). Country star Miranda Lambert describes her fifth album "Platinum" as transitional: She wanted to show the maturity of an award-winning artist who has turned 30 and settled into marriage.
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Miley Cyrus smokes, raps, dances in wild series of Instagram videos

New York Daily News - ‎1 hour ago‎
The pop star had a crazy time during her tour stop in Finland Sunday. So crazy, a fan asked, 'What are you on?' BY Zayda Rivera.
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Assessing Yasiel Puig after Year 1

ESPN - ‎57 minutes ago‎
When you are a playmaker, your "moments" -- those times that make people remember you -- can be epic. Usually, your playmaker moments are epically good.
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Sharapova lives to fight another day, Gulbis powers on

Reuters - ‎44 minutes ago‎
PARIS (Reuters) - There was no Serena Williams standing in her way but the absence of her American nemesis did not stop Maria Sharapova from almost fluffing her lines on Tuesday before she set up a semi-final date at the French Open with Canadian ...
French Open runs end for Spain's Muguruza and Suarez Navarro
French Open 2014: Maria Sharapova survives quarter-final scare to book semi ...
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While Maria Sharapova is fighting to grab the French Open trophy again. The Russian beauty has kept her outfit subtle with a coral pink and orange. This sporty out fit has a feminine character and definitely helps Sharapova make a style statement. Keeping in mind that she has her own design label, it looks more wearable.
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Report: Dan Marino attempting to withdraw from concussion lawsuit

USA TODAY
6 minutes ago
Written by
Lindsay H. Jones
Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino is attempting to withdraw his name from a concussion lawsuit filed last week against the NFL, the (South Florida) Sun-Suntinel reported Tuesday afternoon.
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Daniel Carcillo suspension lowered to six games

USA TODAY - ‎1 hour ago‎
New York Rangers forward Daniel Carcillo will have a chance to play in the Stanley Cup Final after all. After hearing Carcillo's appeal of a 10-game suspension under rule 40.3 for abuse of officials, Commissioner Gary Bettman ruled that a six-game ...
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Exoplanets: Too hot, too windy, and too big to exist

Ars Technica
1 hour ago
Written by
John Timmer
The massive "mega-Earth," Kepler-10c, shown orbiting outside of Kepler-10b, a massive lava world that completes an orbit in less than a day.
Astronomers discover mini-Jupiters, mega-Earths in distant star systems
Aliens Exist On Mega Earth? New Planet Discovered In Outer Space
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Astronomers have spotted the "Godzilla" of all Earths, a huge rocky planet orbiting a star 560 light years away that is changing scientists' understanding of the origins of the universe. This new mega-Earth weighs 17 times as much as our planet, and was found by NASA's Kepler mission. The discovery, named Kepler-10c, is 29,000 kilometres wide or 2.3 times the size of the Earth. ABC News | http://ab.co/T8Yahg
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Space Telescope Gazes Deep Inside Powerful Solar Eruption

Discovery News
3 hours ago
Written by
Jason Major
CMEs - coronal mass ejections - are some of the most energetic and powerful events that can regularly occur on our sun. Created by huge looping magnetic fields that rise up from deep inside our nearest star, carrying solar plasma along for the ride, ...
Watch: NASA Footage of a Solar Flare Seven Times the Size of Earth - by Will Oremus
Solar eruption jets off at speed of 1.5M mph
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Wow - check out this video. A coronal mass ejection, or CME, surged off the side of the sun on May 9, 2014, and NASA's newest solar observatory caught it in extraordinary detail. This was the first CME observed by the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS). Watch the movie to see how a curtain of solar material erupts outward at speeds of 1.5 million miles per hour. http://buff.ly/1nBFyUD
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'Cruise Ship Virus' Sickens 20 Million Americans on Land Each Year

Businessweek - ‎1 hour ago‎
Norovirus makes headlines when it turns cruise liners into floating islands of disease, as when it sent a Royal Caribbean (RCL) liner home early in January.
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Saving Eliza: Family raises over $1 million to treat child's deadly genetic condition

Fox News - ‎54 minutes ago‎
Eliza O'Neill, 4, suffers from a rare degenerative condition called SanFilippo Syndrome Type-A. Her parents are fighting to raise money for a clinical trial to treat the disease.
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