US lab debuts super laser
(AFP)

AFP – A US weapons lab on Friday pulled back the curtain on a super laser with the power to burn as hot as a star.

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Former Olympic champion Ruby dies in climbing fall
(AP)

AP – Karine Ruby, a former Olympic snowboarding champion who had been training to become a mountain guide, died Friday in a climbing accident on Mont Blanc. She was 31.

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US, SKorea militaries gird for NKorean provocation
(AP)

AP – The U.S. and South Korea put their military forces on high alert Thursday after North Korea renounced the truce keeping the peace between the two Koreas since 1953. The North also accused the U.S. of preparing to attack the isolated communist country in the wake of its second nuclear bomb test, and warned it would retaliate to any hostility with “merciless” and dangerous ferocity.

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North Korea threatens to attack South if ships searched
(Reuters)

Reuters – North Korea, facing international censure for this week’s nuclear test, threatened on Wednesday to attack the South after it joined a U.S.-led plan to check vessels suspected of carrying equipment for weapons of mass destruction.

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Police: Mike Tyson’s daughter on life support
(AP)

AP – Boxer Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter is on life support after she was found with her neck caught in a cord of a treadmill machine Monday, police said.

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Powell Takes on Cheney, Limbaugh in Battle for Republican Party
(Bloomberg)

Bloomberg – May 24 (Bloomberg) — Former Secretary of State Colin
Powell said the Republican Party needs to break free from the
grip of conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh and forge a
more inclusive identity.

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Passer-by pushes suicide jumper in south China
(AP)

AP – Chen Fuchao, a man heavily in debt, had been contemplating suicide on a bridge in southern China for hours when a passer-by came up, shook his hand — and pushed him off the ledge.

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U.S. defense chief lauds soldier in pink boxers
(Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday praised an Army soldier in eastern Afghanistan who drew media attention this month after rushing to defend his post from attack while wearing pink boxer shorts and flip-flops.

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NYC police: Terror suspects wanted to commit jihad
(AP)

AP – Four men arrested after planting what they thought were explosives near a synagogue and community center and plotting to shoot down a military plane were bent on carrying out a holy war against America, authorities said Thursday.

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Scientists discover deadly secret of Komodo’s bite
(AFP)

AFP – The world’s largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, has a snake-like venom in its bite which sends victims into shock and stops their blood from clotting, according to Australian research.

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