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Doctor: Slain Minnesota teens shot multiple times
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (AP) — The two Minnesota cousins killed by a man who claimed he was defending himself after they broke into his home were each shot multiple times, a medical examiner testified Thursday, and while the initial gunshots caused serious injury, they did not immediately kill the teens.
Associated Press17 mins agoFootball: Giggs aims to revive troubled United after Moyes exit
Ryan Giggs will bid to revive Manchester United's battered spirits as the Old Trafford icon takes charge against Norwich on Saturday following the abrupt end to David Moyes' disastrous reign. Moyes' miserable 10-month spell at United reached a bitter conclusion with his sacking on Tuesday after 24…
AFP News41 mins agoFirst lady gets resume from girl with jobless dad
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama's annual question-and-answer session with the children of Executive Office employees took a serious turn Thursday when a 10-year-old girl in the front row told the first lady that her dad had been out of work for three years. Then the girl popped up to hand the…
Associated PressObama 'ate only half' the sushi course
Barack Obama may have enthused publicly about the sushi he was served at an exclusive Michelin-starred restaurant, but he stopped eating half way through the meal, reports said Thursday. Pictures showed the US president being served sake by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the counter of the…
AFP NewsI tendered my resignation without securing the next job. Here’s why I don’t mind.
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Vulcan PostBoy and girl on Korean ferry drowned with life jackets tied together
By James Pearson and Meeyoung Cho SEOUL (Reuters) - A boy and girl trapped in a sinking South Korean ferry with hundreds of other high school students tied their life jacket cords together, a diver who recovered their bodies said, presumably so they wouldn't float apart. Captain Lee Joon-seok, 69,…
ReutersJamie Foxx’s Daughter Goes Mini-Electro at the ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2′ Premiere
Leave it to an aspiring kid supervillain to steal the show from Spider-Man himself. At Thursday's New York premiere of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," Jamie Foxx's 4-year-old daughter, Annalise, did just that when she arrived sporting a full face of blue Electro makeup. The premiere scene-stealer,…
Yahoo Movies59 mins agoMalaysia to release MH370 report
Malaysia will release a preliminary report on the disappearance of flight MH370, Prime Minister Najib Razak said, as the government battles widespread criticism over the transparency of its investigation. "I have directed an internal investigation team of experts to look at the report, and there is…
AFP News52 mins agoBye Bye, Arp Geok Pao?
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Cover MediaQuan Yifeng fined and banned from driving
The Singapore-based TV personality was fined SGD 800 and banned from driving for three months after knocking down a pedestrian last year
From Cinema Online Exclusively for Yahoo NewsroomThe Secret of Celebrities’ Flawless Skin
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After being photographed at work in Jurong pooling used oil near coffee shops, 50-year-old Valerie Sim has been struggling to keep her family afloat. Web portals STOMP and The Real Singapore published pictures of her in February, triggering a witch hunt for others like her and comments from readers…
Yahoo Newsroom'Gospel of Jesus's Wife': Doubts Raised About Ancient Text
Now, new information uncovered by Live Science raises doubts about the origins of the scrap of papyrus. The gospel, written in the ancient Egyptian language Coptic, has made headlines ever since Harvard University professor Karen King announced its discovery. The business-card-size fragment…
LiveScience.comBloodied shirt, unwashed fork: JPII relics abound
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Associated PressOwner of rogue bulldogs arrested
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The Malay Mail OnlineChildren's corpses reveal desperate attempts to escape Korean ferry
By Jungmin Jang and Ju-min Park MOKPO/SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean divers swam though dark, cold waters into a sunken ferry on Wednesday, feeling for children's bodies with their hands in a maze of cabins, corridors and upturned decks as they searched for hundreds of missing. Writing by Nick…
ReutersOnePlus One is a Xiaomi killer, set to launch in 16 countries next month
China's newest smartphone maker, OnePlus, unveiled its first-ever flagship phone in Beijing today at an equal price point to for China, RMB 2,000 (US$330).
Tech in AsiaMinistry promises stern action against ‘smoke candy’ traders, importers
PETALING JAYA, April 25 — Non-governmental organisations are unimpressed that “smoke candy” have infiltrated schools while the Domestic, Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry stressed stern...
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