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Fishermen lived on 'clams, seaweed' – 3 hours, 39 minutes ago

CNN Americas News — Three shipwrecked fishermen lived on clams and seaweed for 10 days while stranded on an island off Canada's Pacific Coast until a passing sailboat rescued them, the Royal Canadian Navy said Friday. Read More


 

Crime reporter found dead in Mexico – 3 hours, 39 minutes ago

CNN Americas News — The body of a crime reporter who had been abducted Thursday in northwest Sonora State was found Friday inside a plastic bag south of Sonora, Notimex reported. Read More


 

Facebook boss in surprise wedding – 5 hours, 9 minutes ago

BBC Americas — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg ends a hectic week by getting married to long -time girlfriend Priscilla Chan in a surprise ceremony at his home. Read More


 

Rights activist Chen arrives in U.S. – 6 hours, 12 minutes ago

CNN World — Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng arrived Saturday evening in the United States, bringing an end to a diplomatic firestorm that erupted after he escaped from house arrest and took to YouTube to complain about abuse he said his family s... Read More


 

What will Greeks use if euro is ditched? – 6 hours, 18 minutes ago

CNN World — What would be Greece's new currency if it leave the euro? CNN's Jim Boulden explores the possibility. Read More


 

Some River Ranch bagged salads deemed health risk – 7 hours ago

CNN USA News — Citing a potential health risk, the California Department of Public Health warned consumers Friday to not eat certain bagged salads manufactured by River Ranch Fresh Foods and sold under various names. Read More


 

Quarantines lifted on two farms in mad cow probe – 7 hours, 2 minutes ago

CNN USA News — A quarantine placed on two California farms under investigation for mad cow disease has been lifted, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday. Read More


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Families' rift evident in Kennedy funeral plans – 9 hours, 17 minutes ago

San Jose Mercury News- National News — The body of Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was finally released by the authorities to a funeral home late Friday afternoon after the rancor that occurred in the last years of her life spilled over after her d... Read More


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First tropical storm of the season Alberto forms off South Carolina – 9 hours, 29 minutes ago

San Jose Mercury News- National News — The first tropical storm of the season formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina with top winds of 45 mph (75 kph), but it wasn't threatening land. Read More


 

Smoke alarms unsettle New York Amish – 20 hours, 40 minutes ago

BBC Americas — Do smoke alarms violate Amish religious freedom? Read More


 

UN envoy in Somalia concerned over violent clashes in Hargeisa – 1 day, 2 hours ago

UN News Top News — The United Nations envoy in Somalia, Augustine P. Mahiga, today expressed concern over recent violent clashes in the northern city of Hargeisa, located in Somaliland, between Somaliland security forces and citizens which allegedly resulted in the ... Read More


 

Secretary-General discusses range of global issues with France's Foreign Minister – 1 day, 2 hours ago

UN News Top News — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today with the Foreign Minister of France, Laurent Fabius, for talks which covered a range of issues on the global agenda. Read More