Prosecutors: Trio planned to attack Obama's HQ

Prosecutors: Trio planned to attack Obama's HQ
Carpenter hits wall in 3rd crash of day at Indy
Obama, G-8: Recovery takes both growth and cutting
Obama, UK's Cameron hit the diplomatic treadmill
U.S. tells G8 Syria's Assad must go, cites Yemen as model
Lundqvist, Rangers blank Devils, 3-0, lead 2-1
Champions League Final: Live Report
Google gets China OK for Motorola deal
Obama, Cameron hit the diplomatic treadmill
Viewing events, eyewear urged for 'Ring of Fire'
Bomb kills 1 student, wounds 7 in Italy
Iowa river searched for 4 missing after boat crash
Suicide blast hits Syria as Obama calls for transition
Leinster beat Ulster to retain European Cup
LA police arrest 2 in killings of Chinese students
Blind Chinese activist leaves Beijing for U.S.
Car bomb in eastern Syrian city kills 9
Cardinal's presence felt at Pa. church-abuse trial
Italy's Monti shows G8 bank guarantee plan: report
Cameron calls for euro contingency plans
Records: Joplin twister was costliest since 1950
Syria bomb kills 9, Damascus blames foreign plot
Mary Kennedy is mourned at private funeral in NY
White House says welcomes Chen's departure for the U.S.
Anti-NATO activists weighed Obama HQ attack: prosecutors
G8, raising pressure on Iran, puts oil stocks on standby
Chinese activist who fled house arrest heads to US
App scans faces of bar-goers to guess age, gender
NATO protesters planned Obama HQ attack
Blind Chinese activist expected in US with family
G8, raising pressure on Iran, puts oil stocks on standby
Rookie Clauson crashes during qualifying session
Spoleto Festival celebrates Philip Glass' 75th
White House acclaims exit of activist from China
Nadal, Sharapova reach Italian Open final
G8 committed to keeping oil markets supplied: U.S.
Ouch! Dog bites politician but she gets a vote
NATO chief urges Pakistan to help stabilize Afghanistan
SpaceX scrubs launch to ISS after engine problem
Mourners gather in NY for funeral of Mary Kennedy

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Three men accused of making Molotov cocktails had been planning to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and other targets during this weekend's NATO summit, prosecutors said Saturday.

Carpenter hits wall in 3rd crash of day at Indy

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Ed Carpenter is the third driver to crash during Saturday's qualifications at the Indianapolis 500.

Obama, G-8: Recovery takes both growth and cutting

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Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European continent and put investors worldwide on edge.

Obama, UK's Cameron hit the diplomatic treadmill

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CAMP ROUND MEADOW, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron resorted to a spot of treadmill diplomacy to tackle the world's problems on Saturday, sweating over the euro zone debt crisis while working out at the gym. Obama chose an unusual spot for an early-morning bilateral meeting with Cameron on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Eight major economies at the U.S. presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland. Obama called for Cameron at his cabin at 7.15 a.m., before the main meetings started. ...

U.S. tells G8 Syria's Assad must go, cites Yemen as model

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CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told G8 leaders meeting at Camp David that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must leave power, and pointed to Yemen as a model of how political transition could work there, the White House said on Saturday. Ben Rhodes, an official with the National Security Council, said the attention in recent weeks on securing access for U.N. monitors and keeping track of ceasefires had distracted from the fundamental problems in Syria. ...

Lundqvist, Rangers blank Devils, 3-0, lead 2-1

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Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 36 shots, and Dan Girardi, Chris Kreider and Ryan Callahan scored third-period goals to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday.

Champions League Final: Live Report

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51 mins: Drogba turns 40 yards out and unleashes a dipping effort toward's Neuer's goal but it goes wide of the German 'keeper's lefthand post.

Google gets China OK for Motorola deal

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Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week.

Obama, Cameron hit the diplomatic treadmill

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CAMP ROUND MEADOW, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron resorted to a spot of treadmill diplomacy to tackle the world's problems on Saturday, sweating over the euro zone debt crisis while working out at the gym. Obama chose an unusual spot for an early-morning bilateral meeting with Cameron on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Eight major economies at the U.S. presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland. Obama called for Cameron at his cabin at 7.15 a.m., before the main meetings started. ...

Viewing events, eyewear urged for 'Ring of Fire'

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The western United States and eastern Asia is expected to be dazzled by a solar spectacle Sunday when the moon slides across the sun creating a "ring of fire."

Bomb kills 1 student, wounds 7 in Italy

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A bomb exploded on Saturday outside an Italian high school named after the wife of an assassinated anti-Mafia prosecutor, killing one student and wounding at least seven others, officials said.

Iowa river searched for 4 missing after boat crash

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Crews searched Saturday for four people missing after an overnight boat crash on the Mississippi River in Iowa, although one official said it was mostly a recovery effort.

Suicide blast hits Syria as Obama calls for transition

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A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in eastern Syria on Saturday killing nine people, as US President Barack Obama said the G8 wanted a political transition in the violence-wracked country.

Leinster beat Ulster to retain European Cup

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Leinster were crowned European club kings for the third time in four seasons as they proved themselves one of the finest club sides ever at Twickenham on Saturday.

LA police arrest 2 in killings of Chinese students

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A day after arrests were announced in the shooting deaths of two international graduate students near the University of Southern California, students on campus say they're relieved but that the crime hasn't changed their day-to-day behavior.

Blind Chinese activist leaves Beijing for U.S.

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China allowed a blind legal activist, Chen Guangcheng, to leave a hospital in Beijing on Saturday and board a plane bound for the United States, a move that could signal the end of a diplomatic standoff between the two countries. Chen's escape from house arrest in northeastern China last month and subsequent stay in the U.S. embassy caused huge embarrassment for China and led to a diplomatic rift while U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was visiting Beijing for talks to improve ties between the world's two biggest economies. The U.S. ...

Car bomb in eastern Syrian city kills 9

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A car bomb in the parking lot of a Syrian military compound killed at least nine people Saturday, the latest in increasingly frequent bombings in the country's major cities to target the regime's security services.

Cardinal's presence felt at Pa. church-abuse trial

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Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua died just weeks before his longtime aide went on trial in the alleged cover-up of sexual assaults by priests within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Italy's Monti shows G8 bank guarantee plan: report

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MILAN (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti took a plan to create a European system to guarantee bank deposits to the G8 summit, the Corriere della Sera newspaper said on Saturday, as savers' anxiety built in debt-ridden euro zone countries. The proposal aims to guarantee bank deposits "with a view to ... stopping the hemorrhaging of funds from one country to another, from the south to the north," the newspaper reported, without citing any sources. ...

Cameron calls for euro contingency plans

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CAMP ROUND MEADOW, Maryland (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron urged countries on Saturday to put in place strong contingency plans to deal with fallout from the euro zone debt crisis as fears grow that Greece could be forced out of the European single currency. Cameron, speaking at a summit of the Group of Eight major economies, also appeared to hint that the European Central Bank should follow the example of the Bank of England by embarking on an asset purchase program to try to boost the economy. ...

Records: Joplin twister was costliest since 1950

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The cost of 30 manhole covers that got sucked away: $5,800. A new concession stand at the destroyed high school: $228,600. Shelter and care for more than 1,300 homeless pets: $372,000.

Syria bomb kills 9, Damascus blames foreign plot

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb killed nine people at a Syrian military post in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, an attack the government said was the latest proof that an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad was a foreign plot. The official SANA news agency said the blast had been the work of a suicide bomber, and had also wounded about 100 people, including guards, at what it called military installations. International pressure and an U.N.-backed peace plan has failed to quell Syria's turmoil. ...

Mary Kennedy is mourned at private funeral in NY

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Family and friends gathered Saturday at a modest stone church in a hamlet north of New York City for the funeral of Mary Richardson Kennedy, the latest member of that charmed and cursed family to fall victim to tragedy and inner demons.

White House says welcomes Chen's departure for the U.S.

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CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - A senior White House official on Saturday welcomed blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's departure for the United States, and praised diplomatic efforts in both Washington and Beijing that defused a standoff over his status. "Mr. Chen and his wife and two sons are on the way to the United States. We welcome this development and the fact that he will be able to pursue a course of study here in the United States upon his arrival," said Ben Rhodes of the National Security Council. ...

Anti-NATO activists weighed Obama HQ attack: prosecutors

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three protesters arrested on terrorism-related charges ahead of the NATO-summit considered targeting U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election campaign headquarters and the home of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, according to court documents released on Saturday. The Chicago Police Department said the men were arrested on Wednesday and were charged on Friday with conspiracy to commit terrorism, providing material support for terrorism, and possession of an explosive incendiary device. ...

G8, raising pressure on Iran, puts oil stocks on standby

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CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies raised the pressure on Iran on Saturday, signaling their readiness to tap into emergency oil stockpiles quickly this summer if tougher new sanctions on Tehran threaten to strain supplies. In unusually blunt language, the G8 put the International Energy Agency -- the West's energy advisor responsible for coordinating reserves -- on standby for action. It was the clearest sign yet that U.S. President Barack Obama is winning support for tapping government-held oil stocks for the second time in two years. ...

Chinese activist who fled house arrest heads to US

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A blind Chinese legal activist was hurriedly taken from a hospital and put on a plane for the United States on Saturday, closing a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.

App scans faces of bar-goers to guess age, gender

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A watchful eye has arrived on San Francisco's bar scene, but not to keep you in check. It just wants to check you out.

NATO protesters planned Obama HQ attack

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Three NATO summit activists arrested on terrorism charges were plotting an attack on President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters in Chicago, prosecutors said Saturday.

Blind Chinese activist expected in US with family

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Blind activist Chen Guangcheng and his family were due to arrive in the United States on Saturday after leaving China, ending weeks of uncertainty in a saga that has sorely tested diplomatic relations.

G8, raising pressure on Iran, puts oil stocks on standby

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Rookie Clauson crashes during qualifying session

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Oriol Servia has been released and cleared to drive after crashing in Saturday's Indianapolis 500 qualifying.

Spoleto Festival celebrates Philip Glass' 75th

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The Spoleto Festival USA opens its 36th season Friday and among the planned performances is an opera by American composer Philip Glass to commemorate his 75th birthday and his long relationship with the internationally known arts festival.

White House acclaims exit of activist from China

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The White House has welcomed the arrangement allowing a blind Chinese activist to leave Beijing and fly to the United States with his wife and two sons.

Nadal, Sharapova reach Italian Open final

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Five-time champion Rafael Nadal struggled with his backhand but overcame a difficult first set to beat fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 (6), 6-0 on Saturday to reach the Italian Open final.

G8 committed to keeping oil markets supplied: U.S.

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CAMP David., Md (Reuters) - The Group of Eight leaders are committed to keeping global oil markets supplied as sanctions on Iran's crude supply take force, but did not discuss a specific trigger that would prompt action, a U.S. official said on Saturday. Michael Froman, a senior White House aide, told reporters that although oil prices have been declining in recent weeks, they remain high. ...

Ouch! Dog bites politician but she gets a vote

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A woman running for the Michigan Legislature was bitten by a dog while going door to door. The dog's distressed owner has made amends: Ann Doyle can put a campaign sign on his property.

NATO chief urges Pakistan to help stabilize Afghanistan

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NATO's chief urged Islamabad to back efforts to stabilize Afghanistan as he prepared for talks Saturday with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, on the eve of a NATO summit.

SpaceX scrubs launch to ISS after engine problem

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Engineers aborted the launch of a privately built spacecraft on a landmark mission to the International Space Station at the last second on Saturday due to a rocket engine problem.