Jeff Conaway, Actor in ‘Taxi’ and ‘Grease,’ Dies at 60 Posted: 27 May 2011 01:16 PM PDT Mr. Conaway, who earned praise as Kenickie, John Travolta's bad-boy sidekick in the film version of "Grease," was known to have an addiction to alcohol and drugs.  
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Syrian Protesters Defy Crackdown Posted: 27 May 2011 01:05 PM PDT Syrian security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrations Friday, killing at least eight people as thousands took to the streets despite the near-certainty they would face gunfire.  
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Listing by MGM China Expected to Raised $1.5 Billion Posted: 27 May 2011 12:37 PM PDT MGM China said Friday that it had priced shares for its initial public offering at 15.34 Hong Kong dollars, or $1.97.  
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Nigerian youth to guard pipelines Posted: 27 May 2011 12:34 PM PDT Nigeria's government employs 12,000 young people to protect oil and gas pipelines in the Niger Delta from being vandalised, a minister announces.  
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Djokovic and Del Potro all square Posted: 27 May 2011 12:21 PM PDT Novak Djokovic will return to complete his third-round match at the French Open on Saturday with his six-month unbeaten run under serious threat from Juan Martin del Potro.  
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Africa questions drip treatment Posted: 27 May 2011 12:20 PM PDT A trial in East Africa raises questions about an accepted emergency treatment for children suffering from shock as a result of severe infections like malaria.  
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Dutch government to ban tourists from cannabis shops Posted: 27 May 2011 12:37 PM PDT AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Friday said it would start banning tourists from buying cannabis from "coffee shops" and impose restrictions on Dutch customers by the end of the year.  
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Top-Seeded Wozniacki Is Out, Too Posted: 27 May 2011 11:32 AM PDT With Caroline Wozniacki's loss, the Nos. 1 and 2 women's seeds failed to reach the Round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time since the Open era began in 1968.  
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Storm in Toronto over baby with 'no gender' Posted: 27 May 2011 12:02 PM PDT A Toronto couple defend their decision to keep secret their baby's sex to allow the child to develop his or her own gender identity.  
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North Korea to free U.S. citizen held for six months Posted: 27 May 2011 11:42 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. rights envoy Robert King on Friday won the release of an American citizen detained in North Korea on unspecified charges for the past six months, as he wrapped up a visit to the secretive state to assess its pleas for food aid.  
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Number of Missing From Tornado in Joplin Is Lowered to 156 Posted: 27 May 2011 11:31 AM PDT Families of the victims received their first death notifications even as local and state authorities differed on the number of people who had died in Sunday's tornado.  
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VIDEO: US tries to soothe Pakistan relations Posted: 27 May 2011 09:15 AM PDT US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is in Pakistan trying to patch up relations with Islamabad following the death of Osama bin Laden.  
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Another Cairo Protest, but Without the Muslim Brotherhood Posted: 27 May 2011 11:14 AM PDT For the first time since the Jan. 25 protest that kicked off the revolution, the Muslim Brotherhood did not participate in a street demonstration in Cairo.  
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Jayawardene makes England suffer Posted: 27 May 2011 11:08 AM PDT Prasanna Jayawardene hits 112 as Sri Lanka post 400 all out before reducing England to 47-1 after two days of the first Test in Cardiff.  
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Obama Poland visit to boost ties Posted: 27 May 2011 11:15 AM PDT US President Barack Obama arrives in the Polish capital Warsaw on the last stage of his six-day European tour.  
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VIDEO: Tornado filmed destroying truck Posted: 27 May 2011 10:54 AM PDT Footage has emerged of a tornado destroying a truck as it swept through the US Mid-West.  
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Connecticut May Limit 4-Year-Olds in Kindergarten Posted: 27 May 2011 11:50 AM PDT The state is considering holding back students born after Oct. 1, a process known as "redshirting," so they won't be overwhelmed by peers who have already turned 5.  
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City Room: Consultant on Payroll Project Is Arrested Posted: 27 May 2011 08:30 AM PDT Gerard Denault is accused of having received at least $5 million in illegal kickbacks.  
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A Quick Ascent for Broadway’s Newest Darling Posted: 27 May 2011 09:54 AM PDT Nina Arianda, nominated for a best actress Tony for "Born Yesterday," has screeched, pouted and purred her way to roles in film and on Broadway.  
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Cooper police contact new family Posted: 27 May 2011 10:48 AM PDT Detectives contact the family of an elderly woman who lived near multiple murderer John Cooper, and whose body was found in a bath.  
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