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Subtropical Storm Beryl swirls toward southeast coast
26 May 2012, 5:29 pm
MIAMI (Reuters) - Subtropical Storm Beryl moved slowly
toward the U.S. southeastern coast on Saturday, threatening heavy rains and dangerous surf for Memorial Day weekend beachgoers in northern Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Beryl was centered about 220 miles east-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, carrying maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. It was moving southwest, with tropical ...
Factbox: U.N. reports little progress in Syria toward peace
25 May 2012, 5:33 pm
(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council in a letter on Friday there has been little progress
toward peace in the 14-month-old conflict between Syrian government forces and an increasingly militarized opposition. Ban assessed progress in international peace envoy Kofi Annan's six-point peace plan, which called for a truce, withdrawal of troops and heavy weapons ...
Hurricane Bud roars toward Mexican coast
25 May 2012, 4:37 pm
Hurricane Bud weakened Friday as it headed
toward a string of laid-back beach resorts and small mountain villages on Mexico's Pacific coast south of Puerto Vallarta. Two people, one of them from France, ...
'Idol' moves toward lower payouts for runners-up
25 May 2012, 1:53 pm
Coming in second on "American Idol" may still be a path to superstardom, but it no longer offers guaranteed paychecks worthy of the next pop idol or rock star.Wednesday night's runner-up, 16-year-old ...
Michigan House to vote on teacher benefits bill
25 May 2012, 10:51 am
A plan requiring school employees to pay more
toward their pensions but not force new teachers into a 401(k)-style system was approved by a Michigan House committee Thursday, meaning the full chamber will consider a pension fix much different than the Senate's plan.
Euro zone must head toward banking union: ECB's Praet
25 May 2012, 5:45 am
MILAN (Reuters) - The euro zone needs to push ahead with its financial sector reform plans and create a centrally managed and funded body to handle troubled banks, a European Central Bank policymaker said on Friday. "Europe needs to move
towards a 'financial union', with a single euro area authority responsible for the supervision and resolution of large and complex cross-border banks," ECB ...
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Subtropical storm Beryl churns toward S.E. coast - CBS News
27 May 2012, 12:20 pm
(CBS/AP) Subtropical storm Beryl began moving faster
toward an expected landfall Sunday night on the Southeast U.S. coast, threatening Memorial Day beachgoers with forecast conditions of dangerous surf and drenching rains from northeast Florida ...
James, Heat turn attention toward East Finals - NBA
26 May 2012, 2:30 pm
MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James shook a few hands, slapped a few fives, gave a few hugs. That was the extent of his celebrating after the Miami Heat ousted the Indiana Pacers. A return to the Eastern Conference finals - no small achievement by any ...
Hurricane Bud roars toward Mexican coast - YAHOO!
25 May 2012, 11:18 am
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Bud weakened Friday as it headed
toward a string of laid-back beach resorts and small mountain villages on Mexico's Pacific coast south of Puerto Vallarta. Two people, one of them from France, were reported ...
Sprinter Speeds toward London, And Olympic Gold - NPR News
23 May 2012, 9:54 am
The Olympics start in July, but American sprinter Allyson Felix is still deciding which events she'll focus on in London. She's won Olympic silver medals twice in her beloved 200 meters, a distance in which she's also a three–time world champion.