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Mary Kennedy services planned amid apparent rift

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The two sides of Mary Richardson Kennedy's grieving family faced off in court Friday, just hours before a planned wake for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, as a relative described a long fight with psychiatric illness that ended in suicide.


Video: Chinese fishermen catch 1,360-pound kaluga sturgeon

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Chinese fishermen catch 1,360-pound kaluga sturgeon

Analysis: JPMorgan to be haunted by change in risk model

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(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co's decision to radically change the way risk was measured in its Chief Investment Office is likely to dog the bank in the developing crisis over the big trading losses it has suffered. The move, which allowed the bank to disguise the level of risk that the CIO was taking in its trading, could become a major focal point of investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the FBI, former regulators said. It also will likely become part of investor cases in lawsuits against the bank and its executives. ...


Facebook falls flat in public debut

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After all the hype, Facebook's first day as a public company ended where it began.


U.K. surveillance program could expose private lives

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British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails."


Europe thinks the unthinkable on Greece

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BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - European officials are working on contingency plans in case Greece bombs out of the euro zone, the EU's trade commissioner said on Friday, as European share prices tumbled and Germany warned of continuing financial turmoil. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, one of Greece's harsher critics, said market unrest fuelled by the euro zone debt crisis could last another year or two. "Regarding the crisis of confidence in the euro ... in 12 to 24 months we will see a calming of the financial markets," he said. ...


Irish 'terror network' busted as queen's visit nears

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Six Arrested in Northern Ireland for Allegedly Preparing Terror Attacks


Jurors in Edwards trial will resume talks Monday

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A jury deliberated for about five hours Friday in John Edwards' campaign corruption trial involving money from wealthy donors that was used to hide his pregnant mistress during his 2008 White House bid. Talks will resume Monday, but the jury has already made several requests for evidence and office supplies, a sign they may be settling in for detailed discussions.


Hundreds of protesters marching through Chicago

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Thousands of nurses and other protesters gathered Friday at a downtown Chicago plaza for a noisy but largely peaceful demonstration demanding a "Robin Hood" tax on banks' financial transactions, before a smaller but more raucous crowd broke away and began marching through city streets.


Obama, Hollande hunt for Afghanistan compromise

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Visiting French President François Hollande told President Barack Obama on Friday that France's combat troops would leave Afghanistan by year's end and pledged to find a way "for our allies to pursue their mission" in talks at a looming NATO summit. The two leaders also bonded over jokes about fast food, a move that recalled [...]


‘Predatory’ prison phone rates: Civil rights leaders urge reform

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What if it cost $17 to make a 15-minute phone call in the U.S.? How often would you call home? That's the dilemma facing many inmates who must rely on the prison phone service and pay sky-high rates. A bipartisan group of prison reformers is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to stop phone companies [...]

Dental Office Donates Free Day of Dental Care for

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NEW YORK, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, on Friday, May 11th, for the second year in a row, the doctors and staff of Central Park West Dentistry will donate their time and services to the community, by hosting a day of free dental care.

Postal employee on workers comp caught running marathon

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A U.S. District Court in Florida convicted a former Florida postal worker of health care fraud after she was caught participating in more than 80 long-distance races, including the Boston Marathon, all while taking workers' compensation for a back injury. Jacquelyn V. Myers, 55, was also convicted of making false statements and faces up to [...]

Prevalence of Senior Dementia Affects Advisors, B/Ds & Annuities

ST. LOUIS, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- In February of this year a California financial professional was sentenced to prison for selling an annuity to an 83 year old. The annuity was approved by the State of California for sale up to age 85 and the client at no time experienced a...

Star Trek Enterprise could be built in 20 years ... for $1 trillion

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Whether you're a Trekkie or not, you have to admit that there's some sense of wonder toexploring the stars and trying to find life on distant planets. Of course, the U.S.S. Enterprise is a fictional ship, but have you ever put … Continue reading →