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Severe Kansas tornado prompts stark National Weather Service warning
Severe Kansas tornado prompts stark National Weather Service warning
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A dangerous, half mile-wide hurricane struck near Oklahoma City Sunday afternoon, part of an extreme weather system moving through the central U.S. and stretching from north Texas to Minnesota.
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Bae wins first PGA Tour title at Byron Nelson
Bae wins first PGA Tour title at Byron Nelson
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(Reuters) - South Korean Bae Sang-moon made a fast start, then overcame strong winds and a mid-round wobble to clinch his maiden PGA Tour title by two shots at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas on Sunday.
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Militants kill 10 Iraq policemen in checkpoint attacks
Militants kill 10 Iraq policemen in checkpoint attacks
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RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - - Militants killed at least 10 Iraqi policemen in a series of attacks on checkpoints in the West of the country on Sunday, police and local officials said.
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Bruins maul Rangers to claim 2-0 series lead
Bruins maul Rangers to claim 2-0 series lead
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(Reuters) - The Boston Bruins took control midway through the second period to claim a 5-2 win over the New York Rangers and gain a commanding 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semi-final on Sunday.

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Korean Bae wins maiden PGA Tour title at Byron Nelson
Korean Bae wins maiden PGA Tour title at Byron Nelson
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(Reuters) - South Korean Bae Sang-moon made a fast start, then overcame strong winds and a mid-round wobble to clinch his maiden PGA Tour title by two shots at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas on Sunday.
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Pakistan army will be watching Sharif's cozying up to India
Pakistan army will be watching Sharif's cozying up to India
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's all-powerful military overthrew Nawaz Sharif 14 years ago and hustled him off into exile in handcuffs. Now he's back as prime minister-elect, with the army watching his every move, especially steps planned to ease tension with arch-rival India.
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Shooting death of gay man rocks New York's cradle of gay rights
Shooting death of gay man rocks New York's cradle of gay rights
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Greenwich Village, the birthplace of the U.S. gay rights movement, remained in shock on Sunday over the shooting death of a gay man by a gunman who police said uttered anti-gay slurs before targeting the victim.
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Analysis: High speed trading a stiff challenge for U.S. regulators
Analysis: High speed trading a stiff challenge for U.S. regulators
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Financial trading in world markets has grown so lightning-fast that effective regulation is growing tougher by the second, increasing the threat of crashes sparked by hoaxes, electronic glitches or yet-unknown causes.
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Cannes: where celebrity sells and celebrities sell
Cannes: where celebrity sells and celebrities sell
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CANNES (Reuters) - Film stars come to Cannes to promote themselves and their projects - so where better to launch a wry documentary bemoaning the seeming dominance of celebrity pulling-power over content?

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Orb leaves Preakness in excellent shape
Orb leaves Preakness in excellent shape
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BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Orb trainer Shug McGaughey said on his colt emerged from the Preakness Stakes in excellent shape and remained at a loss to explain the colt's puzzling performance.
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Indonesia's nationwide healthcare plan stumbles at first hurdle
Indonesia's nationwide healthcare plan stumbles at first hurdle
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JAKARTA (Reuters) - When a sick Indonesian baby died after 10 hospitals in Jakarta turned her family away in February, critics blamed a pilot health insurance scheme that had overwhelmed the city's public hospitals.
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Analysis: Little sign Abe can shake up Japan's inbound FDI
Analysis: Little sign Abe can shake up Japan's inbound FDI
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan risks missing, yet again, an opportunity to use foreign investment to help fuel sustained economic growth that has eluded it for the last two decades.
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Israel demands French TV correct 13-year-old report on boy's death
Israel demands French TV correct 13-year-old report on boy's death
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel demanded a French television station on Sunday correct a report from nearly 13 years ago which helped fuel anger across the world and ignite a bloody uprising against the Jewish state.
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For Detroit in crisis, next six weeks determine bankruptcy fate
For Detroit in crisis, next six weeks determine bankruptcy fate
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DETROIT (Reuters) - Bond restructurings, negotiated settlements with bondholders and bond insurers, and tough talk with unionized workers are on the agenda as Detroit's emergency financial manager tries to meet a self-imposed, six-week deadline to decide whether the city can get through its financial crisis without a bankruptcy filing.
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Insight: Despite curbs, China's vast hot money triangle flourishes
Insight: Despite curbs, China's vast hot money triangle flourishes
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ZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG (Reuters) - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the gambling hub.

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Exclusive: Bangladesh factory banned by Wal-Mart still makes Wrangler shirts
Exclusive: Bangladesh factory banned by Wal-Mart still makes Wrangler shirts
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GAZIPUR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world's largest apparel maker, U.S.-based VF Corp.
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Yahoo's board approves $1.1 billion Tumblr acquisition: WSJ
Yahoo's board approves $1.1 billion Tumblr acquisition: WSJ
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's board has approved a deal to buy blogging and social networking site Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, the Wall Street Journal cited people familiar with the matter as saying on Sunday.

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Female hostage died from police bullet in New York standoff: official
Female hostage died from police bullet in New York standoff: official
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(Reuters) - A 21-year-old university student who was taken hostage in her apartment and then shot to death during a police standoff with an armed robber on New York's Long Island was killed by a bullet fired from an officer's gun, investigators said on Sunday.

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Obama tries to bounce back after tough week
Obama tries to bounce back after tough week
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ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama complained on Sunday that partisan battles in Washington are holding back stronger U.S. economic growth as he tried to recover from one of the most difficult weeks of his presidency.

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White House accuses Republicans of 'fishing expeditions'
White House accuses Republicans of 'fishing expeditions'
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Sunday accused Republicans of conducting political "fishing expeditions," while Republican lawmakers showed no let up in attacking President Barack Obama's administration for a culture of what they called cover-up and "intimidation."
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