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World Wednesday 22 May 2013 - 9:39 AM From the passing of South African television and radio personality Vuyo Mbuli, to Obama's scheduled visit to several African countries later this year and the tornado swiping through Oklahoma City over the weekend. � These are just a few of the stories making headlines this week. � Source: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEXODeNk0gKs8hyjAESFjW-wEFvKw&url=http://www.enca.com/world/week-pictures-6

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The IRS targeting Tea Party groups and other conservative-leaning political organizations has reignited calls for reform and the argument among Capitol Hill Republicans that the federal government has become too big and out of control. Among those leading the calls for reform is Michigan Rep. Dave Camp, chairman of the Republican-led House Ways and Means Committee, which held a hearing on the scandal five days after the targeting was made public and two days after the resignation of acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller. 'This systemic abuse cannot be fixed with just one resignation,' Camp said at the start of the hearing Wednesday.�'This is a problem of the IRS being too large, too powerful, too intrusive and too abusive of honest, hardworking taxpayers.' � The inspector general's report made public May 11 found that IRS employees at the agency's Determinations Unit from spring 2010 until about fall 2011 used keyword searches such as 'tea party,...

Michael Conroy/Associated Press Paul George's defense against Carmelo Anthony has allowed the Pacers to avoid double teams and focus on stopping the Knicks' other 3-point shooters. The N.B.A. playoff series between the Knicks and the Indiana Pacers can be seen as a battle for the 3-point line. And, so far, the Pacers are winning. The Knicks had their most successful season in over a decade thanks in large part to their 3-point success. They made 891 3-pointers this season, setting a regular-season record. The Pacers also focus on the 3-point line, but defensively. They are more successful at stopping their opponents' 3-pointers than any other team in the league. They allowed 16.6 3-point attempts a game in the regular season, of which 5.4 a game were made, or 32.7 percent, the lowest in the league. In the second-round playoff series with Indiana, the Knicks have shot 31.8 percent (28 of 88) from behind the arc, down from 37.6 percent in the regular season. In thei...

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Retired race car driver Richard "Dick" Trickle passed away Thursday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71. According to the Lincoln County, N.C., sheriff's department, the incident occurred at 12:02 p.m. ET at Forest Lawn Cemetery off Highway 150 East in Boger City. The Lincoln County Communications Center received a call apparently from the victim that "there would be a dead body and it would be his." Communications Center workers tried to place a return call to the number but did not get an answer. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Dick Trickle on his passing today," NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France said in a statement released by the sanctioning body. "Dick was a legend in the short-track racing community, particularly in his home state of Wisconsin, and he was a true fan favorite. Personalities like Dick Trickle helped shape our sport." Trickle achieved much of his success on sh...

CHICAGO -- Snapping a 1-1 tie that existed from the middle of the first period, the Chicago Blackhawks exploded for three goals in the third period to trounce the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in Wednesday's Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Johnny Oduya put the Blackhawks in front 8:02 into the final period. A 15-foot wrist shot resulted in his second goal of the postseason. Marcus Kruger increased Chicago's lead to 3-1 at 11:23. Kruger was in the right place at the right time, grabbing a rebound and putting it past out-of-position Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard, an in-close shot from just left of the Red Wings' net. The goal was Kruger's second of the playoffs. With 49 seconds remaining in the game, Patrick Sharp scored his team-leading sixth goal of the postseason into an empty net. The game continued a trend for the Blackhawks from the opening playoff round against Minnesota, in which lesser-known players came up with big goals as opposed to regu...

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Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Larry Page, Google co-founder and CEO, speaks during the opening keynote at the Google I/O developers conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, on May 15, 2013 . Email Print Share Facebook Tumblr LinkedIn StumbleUpon Reddit Digg Mixx Delicious Google+ Google's I/O conference keynote was, in many ways, the opposite of what we expected. Google did not announce any new hardware '� no new Nexus 4 phone, upgraded Nexus 7 tablet or new Chromebook '� nor did the company reveal a new version of Android. Wilder rumors about an 'X Phone' from Motorola and an 11-in. (28 cm) tablet from Samsung did not materialize. Instead, Google spent about half of its annual developers conference focusing on, well, developers, and the tools they need to make better apps. The rest of the time, Google spent announcing improvements to core Web services, such as Search, Maps and Google+. The biggest new product launch was arguably Google Play Mus...

'NCIS' wrapped its 10th season a winner Tuesday, as CBS nearly caught NBC for the night's lead among young adults and won in other categories. 'The Voice' was the evening's top draw in the 18-49 demo despite dipping week to week. According to preliminary national estimates, 'NCIS' averaged a strong 3.2 rating/10 share in adults 18-49 and 18.2 million viewers overall '� dominating its timeslot and ruling as Tuesday's No. 1 program in adults 25-54 (4.7/13). It also was easily the night's most-watched program overall, beating the combined ABC-NBC-Fox reality show competition (16 million). Also up a bit week to week was 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (2.5/7 in 18-49, 13.4 million viewers overall), which was second to 'The Voice' in key demos and dominant in total viewers. And at 10, the canceled rookie drama 'Golden Boy' did a 1.2/4 in 18-49 and 7.1 million viewers overall. At NBC, a 'Voice' recap show at 8 p.m. (2....

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Eminem, Adele, and other artists will have their singles anointed with gold and platinum labels now that the Recording Industry Association of America has expanded its certification program to include digital downloads and streams. The Recording Industry Association of America is expanding its gold and platinum certification program to include song streams on the Internet. Skip to next paragraph Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS ofThe Christian Science MonitorWeekly Digital Edition The first round of 56 combined digital single awards counting both downloads and streams go to artists like Eminem, Adele, Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen. The RIAA is the latest to recognize the popularity of streaming music over the Internet. Billboard also recently changed its chart system to include streams. The gold and platinum certifications will be based on data from on-demand streaming services like Spotify and Rhapsody and video streaming services like You...

There were a lot of moves on television last night and not just the five finales inprimetime. So You Think You Can Dance (1.9/6) was back for a 10th season with a first-time May sweep debut. Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy were joined by guest judge Jesse Tyler Ferguson of Modern Family as LA hopefuls auditioned and angled for a ticket to Las Vegas. The premiere stumbled 14% from last season's debut on April 24, 2012 but was up 19% from Season 9's finale on September 18. The other dance show of the night, ABC's Dancing With The Stars (1.8/5), was up 6% from its results show from last week and was the third-most-watched show of the night with 11.59 million viewers. �Back on Fox, the season finales of comedies New Girl (2.1/6) and The Mindy Project (1.3/4) followed. The second-season ender of the Zooey Deschanel starrer was even with its May 7 show but down 25% from its May 8, 2012 Season 1 finale. The freshman finale of Mindy was also even with last week's show. ...

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SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. '� A South Florida luxury auto dealer told Yahoo! Sports that a handful of employees of Rosenhaus Sports Representation accepted tens of thousands of dollars in kickbacks or services for steering players to purchase or rent vehicles from his business. Christopher Pinkow, the operator of Miami-based Icon Auto, alleged some RSR employees directed him to inflate prices on purchases and luxury rentals to NFL players. Pinkow claims he then kicked the inflated difference back to those RSR employees in one of several forms, including cash, deposits, goods or services. Christopher Pinkow operates Miami-based Auto Icon. (Special to Yahoo! Sports) "A number of their employees squeezed me," Pinkow said. "If it wasn't for money, it was for free services. It was mostly chauffeured driving services, whether it be a night on the town or heading to the airport. And with the amount that some of these guys travel, it's very frequent." ...

By Richard Davies@daviesabc May 14, 2013 8:07am Morning Business Memo'� LinkedIn (LNKD) and Facebook (FB)�will celebrate the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But their experiences as publicly traded companies couldn't be more different. LinkedIn promotes its service as a stepping-stone to a more enriching career. LinkedIn's stock has nearly quadrupled in value from its $45 IPO price on May 20 two years ago. On Monday, it closed at $175.03 per share. In contrast, Facebook's stock is hovering around $27 per share, down 29 percent since its debut May 18, 2012 at $38. LinkedIn is emerging as the standout performer among Internet companies that connect people with common interests. The firm is growing faster and yielding far better shareholder returns than the rest of a class that includes online deals maker Groupon, Web game maker Zynga and business review site Yelp as well social networking leader Facebook. With the exception of Yelp, ...

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Reuters Wednesday May 15, 2013 7:05 AM Angelina Jolie's disclosure about her double mastectomy also brought her considerable praise yesterday from other celebrities who have battled cancer. 'I commend Angelina Jolie for her courage and thoughtfulness in sharing her story today regarding her mastectomy. So brave!' tweeted singer Sheryl Crow, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. Singer Kylie Minogue, another cancer survivor, thanked Jolie for helping women, as did TV host Giuliana Rancic, who had a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with cancer.'Proud of her for using her incredible platform to educate women,' Rancic tweeted. Jolie decided to be open about her surgery to help women who might be living under the shadow of cancer. 'It is my hope that they, too, will be able to get gene tested,' she said.'On a personal note, I do not feel any less of a woman,' she wrote. 'I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no ...

May 2, 2013: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks at the Pentagon in Washington.AP WASHINGTON '� �Lawmakers say they're outraged that for the second time this month a member of the armed forces assigned to help prevent sexual assaults in the military is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct. The back-to-back Army and Air Force cases highlight a problem that is drawing increased scrutiny in Congress and expressions of frustration from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Lawmakers said it was time for Hagel to get tough with the military brass. "This is sickening. Twice now, in a matter of as many weeks, we've seen the very people charged with protecting victims of sexual assault being charged as perpetrators," Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said. "It's an astonishing reminder that the Pentagon has both a major problem on its hands and a tremendous amount of work to do to assure victims -- who already only report a small fraction of sexual ...

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Demi Lovato wanted a really special place to celebrate the release of her brand-new album, out Tuesday (May 14). She spent the morning with her mom blasting Demi and driving around New York City, but she decided to make a pit stop at MTV to hang out with her fans for an extra-fun release party. In the half-hour that was "Demi Lovato: Live From MTV," Lovatics got a breakdown of the album's songs, asked the singer questions and played charades. And, you know, it was Demi, so of course we were going to get a down-to-earth interview with heart-to-hearts and honest answers. But when it came to games with the audience, we weren't really expecting her to get raunchy. Along with playing "kittyoke," MTV's version of karaoke that only uses "meows," Demi sat down with an iPad to draw out the titles of her songs for the Lovatics to guess. For "Made in the U.S.A.," she drew a American flag, which fans got right away. Easy peezy! But when...

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida Tiger Woods had the last word against Sergio Garcia by winning The Players Championship on Sunday. Woods ended a weekend of verbal sparring with Garcia by doing what he does best - closing out tournaments, even if he let this one turn into a tense duel over the final hour at the TPC Sawgrass. Tied with Garcia with two holes to play, Woods won by finding land on the last two holes for par to close with a 2-under 70. If only it were that simple for the Spaniard. Garcia was standing on the 17th tee shot, staring across the water to an island as Woods made his par. He took aim at the flag with his wedge and hung his head when he saw the ball splash down short of the green. Then, Garcia hit another one in the water on his way to a quadruple-bogey 7. He completed his stunning collapse by hitting his tee shot into the water on the 18th and making double bogey. Woods was in the scoring trailer when he watched on TV as Swedish rookie David Lingmerth missed a...

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New York City can once again claim to be home to the tallest building in the country, and the Western Hemisphere for that matter. On Friday, workers topped off the new One World Trade Center building with a spire making the structure 1,776 feet tall, symbolizing the year the United States was born. The finishing touch, performed by New York construction company Tishman, involved workers securing the final two portions of the spire with 60 bolts at 1,701 feet, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the site. PHOTOS: Spire installed on WTC tower Loud applause and shouts erupted from construction workers assembled below as the huge, silver spire was gently lowered and secured into place. The building stands at the site where the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks destroyed both the 110-story twin towers. 'It's a pretty awesome feeling,' Juan Estevez told The Associated Press from a temporary platform on the roof of the tower where he an...

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Home Lena Horne Lena Horne Death Hoax '� Singer Passes Away'� Getty The iconic entertainer tragically died on May 10 '� three years ago that is. After a newspaper incorrectly reported that Lena died yesterday, May 10, 2013, Twitter blew up and mourned the sultry singer's death all over again. In this day and age, one mistake can turn into accepted fact pretty quickly. On May 10, 2013, the newspaper�The Sacramento Bee�reported that actress/singer�Lena Horne�had died at the age of 92, citing an article by�The New York Times. There was only one problem '� the article was three years old, and Lena died in 2010. Lena Horne Dies? The Sacramento Bee's�mistaken post was all it took to get Twitter riled up though. Very quickly Lena Horne began trending, and users mourned and tweeted their condolences as if the star had just passed away. 'Just learned that Lena Horne passed away. Saddened. A legend. A true star,' one fan tweeted. 'Crying so hard. I...

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Image credit: Trae Patton/NBC VOICE OF AN ANGEL Team Adam's Sarah Simmons has a breakout performance with Sarah McLachlan's "Angel." Before we get to the excitement that is the first round of live playoffs (yay!), I have something I need to get out, confessional-style: I don't know how I feel about Usher. On the one hand, I think his training methods are really cool, and they seem to produce good results. On the other hand, I really hate when coaches refuse to say anything good about other contestants in hopes that America will somehow side with them. You want to win, I get that. But give credit where credit is due, Usher, and not just to Judith Hill.�Another note: If your strategy is giving your team very recognizable songs to sing, I might consider re-working things. Whitney Houston and Phil Collins in one night? I know the motto is go big or go home, but there is such a thing as too big. Okay, I digress. Let's dive into the madness that pitted the...

Pete Souza / The White House President Barack Obama meets with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough in the Oval Office, Jan. 25, 2013. On April 10, the day President Obama released his 2014 budget, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough held a secret meeting with House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan at a K Street restaurant, Brasserie Beck, to talk, among other things, about possible resolutions to the deficit reduction standoff. As I report in this week's TIME magazine, an article that is only available to magazine or tablet subscribers online, the meeting was productive, even if it produced no breakthroughs. 'He's a Minnesota Irish Catholic guy, and I'm a Wisconsin Irish Catholic guy,' Ryan told me, after the conversation. 'It quickly dawned on me that we can work together.' 'It was the first time I have had a candid conversation or a substantial conversation with a member of the Obama administration since they came into power,' Ryan a...

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Andreas Brajas holds his 1 year old son Andrew on his shoulders while they check out some of the low rider cars on display along Colfax Ave in Denver, CO on May 5th, 2013. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post) Just how many people showed up to Denver's Cinco De Mayo Festival on Sunday is unknown, but organizers were worried about running out of cups in the margarita tent. And while people appeared to be enjoying themselves, this year's celebration remained exceptionally calm, said Denver police Cmdr. Tony Lopez. Lopez, who overseas security for the summer festivals at Civic Center, such as People's Fair, PrideFest and Taste of Colorado, said only four arrests were made at the event Saturday, and no arrests were made Sunday as of 5 p.m. "We really haven't had a significant issue here in several years," Lopez said. "This is really the (festival) that sets the tempo for what the summer's going to look like." Lopez estimated the combined a...

Teacher Appreciate Week runs through Friday, May 10, making it the perfect time to thank your teachers for all of their hard work this year.� In February, the Matawan Aberdeen Regional School District named Neil Jackman, of the math department at Matawan Regional High School, the district's teacher of the year.� A teacher at each school was also honored for their efforts and dedication to teaching children this year: MAMS:�Kristine Nilsen, seventh grade language arts� Lloyd Road:�Susan Kyvelos, fifth grade Cliffwood:�Tara Aprilante, art, computers Ravine:�Paula Murray, second grade Strathmore:�Diane Yorks, first grade Cambridge Park:�Sandra Rocco, pre-k special education Tell us: What do you appreciate about your Matawan or Aberdeen teacher this school year? Is there a teacher you will always remember for the way he or she shaped your life? Source: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFGRWZ0YaBZywny1uzEW-Jeh-Gstw&url=http://matawan-aberdeen.patc...

The religious liberties of a Texas high school runner have not been violated by athletic officials, the University Interscholastic League announced on Monday. As we reported last week, Derrick Hayes anchored the Columbus High School 4 x 100-meter relay team to victory at an April 27 meet that served as a qualifier for the state championships. The team was subsequently disqualified because of Hayes' gesture as he crossed the finish line. Although officials said Hayes had violated a rule against excessive celebration, his father claimed that Hayes' gesture of pointing a finger upward was an act of faith, an apparent giving of thanks for the team's victory. The story received national attention as people debated whether the school rule violated students' rights to express their faith. Hayes and his parents now say Hayes' gesture was unrelated to his religious faith. "Although I am very thankful for all God has given me and blessed me with, on Saturday, A...