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(Photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)KKR bowlers pegged us back: Bravo
Chennai Super Kings batsman Dwayne Bravo hits the winning shot of last ball six runs during the IPL Twenty20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings at The Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 14, 2012...Full Story

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(Photo: US Navy file / Marcos T. Hernandez)Guantanamo and Poetic Justice and Prophetic Judgment
File - Birds sit on the concertina wire overlooking detainees at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo, Cuba, as they observe morning prayers before sunrise inside Camp Delta Oct. 28, 2009....Full Story

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Talwar and helper's double murder still a mystery
| It's fours years since the double murder of Aarushi Talwar and domestic help Hemraj that shocked the country. But the question — whodunit — is still as much of a mystery, with the first hearing in the trial held just last week in a court in Ghaziabad. | Th...Full Story
Letters: Stress? Everyone blames teachers
| Not only does our mother spend virtually all day in school but the vast majority of her evenings and weekends are taken up with lesson planning, preparation and other essential tasks – not to mention meetings, presentations and parents' evenings all out of school ho...Full Story
Small towns are vibrant: Habib Faisal
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetHabib Faisal Habib Faisal, who has scored a hit with his " Ishaqzaade", says he is excited to be in Bollywood at a time when the power of stories and scriptwriters is being recognised. | Talking about his film which was shot entirely in Lucknow...Full Story
Iranian killed for 'working for Mossad'
| Iran has hanged a 24-year-old man whom it accused of being an agent for the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and of killing one of its nuclear scientists. | The execution of Majid Jamali Fashi at Tehran's Evin Prison followed his conviction last August for murdering...Full Story
Boxing: New boy stars in showbiz circus
| Welcome to the world of professional boxing, Joseph Parker, where the only thing more entertaining than the fight is the business. | Yesterday's announcement - live from the grandiosely named The Nation's Clubrooms - was a press call, boxing style. With all the fun of...Full Story
Cricket: IPL Kiwis do little for our reputation
| As the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League heads towards its playoffs, New Zealand's contingent of players have been conspicuous by their lack of impact on the season. | And that poor collective output could have a negative effect in more ways than one. | Seven...Full Story
Got $5? Here are 20 fun ways to spend it in Tampa Bay
| Times Staff Writer | Tampa Bay Times In Print: Thursday, May 17, 2012 ADVERTISEMENT | ADVERTISEMENT | Story Tools Print this story Purchase reprints Contact the editor Email Newsletters |  Visit Fort De Soto | Locals grumbled when Pinellas County's world-class...Full Story
Out of the shadows
| Dark Shadows not only revives long-dormant vampire Barnabas Collins, it also brings back some giggle- and cringe-inducing fashions of the early 1970s. | Leisure suits. Mirrored aviator sunglasses. Bell-bottoms, chunky sweaters, macrame jewellery. These all contrast wi...Full Story
Sheedy has the Power to beat the Lions
| KEVIN Sheedy believes that Brisbane coach Michael Voss should have allowed his triple premiership teammate Luke Power to finish with 300 games for the Lions this season. | Instead Voss sacked Power on 282 games. Now the GWS co-captain and assistant coach is helping to...Full Story
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Mysteries of the Absurd Dallas Poster Revealed
IMDb | One Dallas mystery solved: Remember how we discussed the new key art for TNT's upcoming remake of the iconic nighttime soap? (Of course you do.) Well, the young actors playing Southfork's next generation are pretty sure some of their co-stars had a...
Best TV Twists: 'Dexter' or 'Revenge'? 'Supernatural' or 'Once Upon a Time'?
Zap2it "Dexter" (Showtime): We were still trying to wrap our minds around the plot development that Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) was feeling romantically attracted to her foster brother (Michael C. Hall) when the writers threw us a stunning curveball, when De...
Chuck Brown dead: 'Godfather of Go-Go' passes away at 75
The Grio | Chuck Brown arrives at Radio One's 25th Anniversary Awards Gala August 17, 2006 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Nancy Ostertag/Getty Images) | Chuck Brown, the icon funk musician considered the 'Godfather of Go-Go' has died at age 75 after a long bat...
Doldrums “Jump Up (MP3)
MuchMusic | We’re already told you about the new 12″ from Toronto’s Doldrums, so we’ll keep this short. Here’s another one from Egypt, which is out via Souterrain Transmissions on June 4th. | Tags: Doldrums, Jump Up, MP3, The Wedg...
Steven Powell guilty of 14 counts of voyeurism; mystery remains
The Los Angeles Times | SEATTLE -- The case against Steven Powell is over: A jury has convicted him of 14 counts of voyeurism stemming from photos of two young neighbor girls found in his bedroom. But police appear no closer to zeroing in on the bigger question of what ha...
Here We Go Magic Just Picked Up A Hitchhiking John Waters
Stereogum | This really happened, earlier today, "in the middle of Ohio," according to @HereWeGoMagic: Iconic eccentric filmmaker John Waters hopped in the Here We Go Magic band van after sticking his thumb out on an interstate highway. Here's the tweetstream:...
Jennifer Lopez tops influential celebrity list
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jennifer Lopez tops this year's Celebrity 100 list from Forbes, edging out Lady Gaga who ruled the spot in 2011. | Maybe it's the cash from her Fiat commercials that threw Lopez over the top. | The list is decided in a weird fashion by both chec...
John Mayer goes on Ellen and talks about going on hiatus
MuchMusic | John Mayer went on The Ellen Degeneres Show to talk about his absence from the spotlight over the past two years, his time on living in Montana, and how he feels that his life will play out. John talked candidly and honestly with Ellen on his prolo...
The Incredible Rise of Mind-Controlled Limbs
Yahoo Daily News | A few years ago the thought of a robotic limb controlled by a person's mind was the stuff of science fiction. Today, it seems like there's a new breakthrough in bionic technology every week. | RELATED: China Laughs at India's '...
Steven Powell guilty of 14 counts of voyeurism; mystery remains
Chicago Tribune | SEATTLE -- The case against Steven Powell is over: A jury has convicted him of 14 counts of voyeurism stemming from photos of two young neighbor girls found in his bedroom. But police appear no closer to zeroing in on the bigger question of what ha...
$5,000 offer in Quebec dirty needle mystery
CBC | The city of Sherbrooke, Que. and its police force are offering a $5,000 reward for information in the dirty needle case that has clothing retailers and consumers on edge. | Several blood-tainted syringes have been found, needle up, in clothing item...
"Tresspassing" gives glimpses into the true Adam Lambert
Yahoo Daily News | LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Well, the upcoming movie adaptation of "Fifty Shades of Grey" has its theme song, if it wants one. "Chokehold," a provocative track from Adam Lambert's second album, sounds tailor-made for the S&M occasion: "Sheets are i...
Over and Above Top Secret
The Examiner |   One of the most celebrated, if not inglorious pastimes on the web today is being what is called, a conspiracy theorist. This quasi-vocation is less than an occupation but more than a mere hobby. The dedicated theorist suspects that there are in...
Steve Lawler and Darren Emerson headline Wickerman's dance line-up
Skiddle | House and techno icon Steve Lawler will bring his inimitable talent, skill and passion to the Skiddle.com tent on Friday 20th July, showing the Wickerman faithful just why he's been at the forefront of his game since the days of his infamous motorw...
'Wheel Of Fortune' Fail: 'Magic Wand' Stumps Zach From Reed College
Huffington Post "Wheel of Fortune" fail | "Wheel of Fortune" has seen its fair share of failed efforts. And not even a little "magic" could help one college student this week. | The long-running game show hosted Portland College Week and co-ed Zach from Reed College...
'Ghost Hunters' Grant Wilson: 'I'll never stop investigating'
Zap2it "Life after ghosts," says Grant Wilson. "That's pretty funny." | On Wednesday, May 16, Syfy's long-running reality hit "Ghost Hunters" loses half of its founding team, as plumber-turned-paranormal investigator Wilson puts down his flashlight, EMF met...
Winning Nelson set Bradley up for major victory
STL Today | Keegan Bradley sometimes looks at the PGA Championship trophy sitting on his mantel and starts laughing. | "It seems so bizarre that the Wanamaker Trophy, it's in my room," Bradley said. "Definitely, sometimes I have to ask myself, `Is this really ...
Unidentified Flying Object In Denver Nearly Takes Out Private Jet 8,000 Feet Over Cherry Creek ...
Huffington Post | An unidentified flying object over Denver on Monday has aviation experts scratching their heads. | As first reported by 9News, the object did not appear on radar in the area, but nearly collided with a private jet at 8,000 feet above Cherry Creek. ...
Winning Nelson Set Bradley Up For Major Victory
National Public Radio | IRVING, Texas (AP) — Keegan Bradley sometimes looks at the PGA Championship trophy sitting on his mantel and starts laughing. | "It seems so bizarre that the Wanamaker Trophy, it's in my room," Bradley said. "Definitely, sometimes I have to ask m...
>Poisoning the Dalai Lama. Or Not.
Wired News | Earlier this week, the Tibetan Buddhist leader, the , told British journalists that he’d been warned of an ingenious Chinese plot to assassinate him with poison. | Very ingenious, according to the plot he laid out for the . He’d learned...
Fat Tony & Tom Cruz Feat. Bun B & Nick Diamonds “Bad Habits” (MP3)
MuchMusic | Houston rapper Fat Tony has teamed up with MC/producer Tom Cruz for a collaborative mixtape they’ve called Double Dragon. (And if you think that title has nothing to do with the arcade game, well, check out Tony’s blog.) Releasing it on...
Create-a-Caption: ‘OK, sooooooooo, what’s all this?’
Yahoo Daily News | Vinny Del Negro stares intently. (Getty Images) | After a tough start to the Western Conference semifinals, what's Los Angeles Clippers coach Vinny del Negro — perhaps the world's last honest man — thinking as he works this one out? | Best capt...
Damon Lindelof Answers PROMETHEUS Questions During Twitter Q&A; Talks LOST Homages, 3D vs. 2D, and Hints at Further Sequels
Collider | Just the other day, we posted excerpts from an interview with Damon Lindelof in which the screenwriter talked about many aspects of the upcoming sci-fi pic Prometheus.  The Lost co-creator recently took to Twitter to take part in a Q&A regardi...
'Chernobyl Diaries' producers on why it's not 'Paranormal Activity'
IMDb | Paranormal Activity creator Oren Peli's latest horror outing follows a group of tourists trapped in an abandoned city near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and despite rumors before the first trailer was released, the film is decidedly n...
Winning Nelson set Bradley up for major victory
Springfield News-Sun | IRVING, Texas — Keegan Bradley sometimes looks at the PGA Championship trophy sitting on his mantel and starts laughing. | "It seems so bizarre that the Wanamaker Trophy, it's in my room," Bradley said. "Definitely, sometimes I have to ask my...
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