Mark Zuckerberg Ties the Knot - NYTimes.com

On Saturday, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, announced that he had married his long-term girlfriend, Priscilla Chan. The announcement was made, of course, on Facebook. Read more...
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José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, watches as Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom hugs Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany following the overtime shootout of the Chelsea vs. Bayern Munich Champions League final, in the Laurel Cabin conference room during the G8 Summit at Camp David, Md., May 19, 2012.
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5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes near Bologna, Italy - Yahoo! News

(Reuters) - A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Bologna, Italy, on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake, which initially registered at magnitude 6.3, was centered 22 miles north-northwest of Bologna in northern Italy at a relatively shallow depth of 6.3 miles, the USGS said.
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Chelsea face Bayern Munich in final clash - Worldnews.com

AFP - Bayern Munich and Chelsea were gearing for their Champions League final showdown here Saturday as the Bavarian capital buzzed with anticipation ahead of the biggest game in club football. A worldwide television audience estimated in the hundreds of millions is expected to tune in for Saturday's clash between the German and English Premier League giants, which kicks off at 8:45 pm (1845 GMT).
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NAACP backs same-sex marriage as civil right - Yahoo! News

From Yahoo! News: The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts "to codify discrimination or hatred into the law."
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Preakness Stakes 2012: I'll Have Another is a Triple threat after running down Bodemeister again - - Sporting News

BALTIMORE-Saturday's Preakness Stakes played out exactly how trainer Doug O'Neill and jockey Mario Gutierrez thought it would for I'll Have Another. Indeed, it was a repeat of the Kentucky Derby stretch run. Bodemeister went to the lead, as expected, with Creative Cause at his flank pushing the favorite.
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Didier Drogba leads Chelsea to first European Cup - Champions League News | FOX Sports on MSN

MUNICH, GERMANY Arjen Robben rocked on the b***s of his feet, eyes staring straight ahead. Frank Ribery's head slumped, his eyes barely visible over his track suit. Bastian Schweinsteiger, inconsolable, didn't even look at his runner's up medal; he simply took it and stalked off the stage.
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Sri Lanka President orders ex-army chief freed - Yahoo! News

From Yahoo! News: Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse has ordered the release of his jailed electoral rival, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka, the presidential spokesman said.
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Sandra Bullock Joins Melissa McCarthy & Bridesmaids Director For New Movie!! | PerezHilton.com

Where's the vodka!?! It feels like someone just said Scorsese twenty times in a row, ha! ;) We are SO thrilled to tell you Melissa McCarthy and Bridesmaids director Paul Feig are joining comedic forces once again ...WITH SANDRA BULLOCK!!
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After Italy bombing, no claim of responsibility - Yahoo! News

From Yahoo! News: A bomb blast outside a high school in southern Italy that killed a 16-year-old student has stirred memories of the dark days decades ago when terrorists, anarchists and organized crime carried out dozens of bloody attacks.
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Opposition groups report clashes in Syrian capital - Yahoo! News

From Yahoo! News: A restive district of the Syrian capital that has been a hotbed of dissent against President Bashar a*sad was rocked by fighting overnight between government forces and army defectors, opposition groups said Sunday.
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Jenna Talackova is a Top 12 finalist for Miss Universe Canada - Pop2it - Zap2it

Jenna Talackova, the woman who made headlines as a transgender contestant for the Miss Universe Canada pageant who was first disqualified for being transgender and was reinstated after public outcry, had a pretty good showing at the 2012 pageant. Talackova first advanced to the Top 20, who then all competed in the swimwear competition.
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APNewsBreak: 22 states join campaign finance fight - Yahoo! News

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike down state laws restricting corporate campaign spending.
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Thunder rally past Lakers, take 3-1 series lead - Yahoo! News

Russell Westbrook scored 10 of his 37 points during a stirring fourth-quarter comeback, Kevin Durant added 31 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 13.7 seconds left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder seized control of the second-round series with a 103-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 on Saturday night.
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Kristen Wiig gets an emotional sendoff from 'SNL' - Yahoo! News

From Yahoo! News: Kristen Wiig got a musical sendoff on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" as the popular and versatile cast member made her exit after seven years.
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Today in History

Today is Sunday, May 20, the 141st day of 2012. There are 225 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 20, 1712, the first version of Alexander Pope's satirical mock-heroic poem "The Rape of the Lock" was published anonymously in Lintot's Miscellany. (Pope later revised and expanded the poem.)
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Spurs overcome 22-point first quarter deficit in Game 3 to beat Clippers - NBA - Sporting News

LOS ANGELES-Nothing was going to rattle the calm, cool and collected Spurs. Not even a 24-point deficit. Tim Duncan scored 19 points, helping engineer a defining 24-0 run in the third quarter, and San Antonio defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 96-86 on Saturday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.
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Afghanistan pullout to dominate NATO summit - Yahoo! News

More than 50 world leaders were gathering in Chicago for one of the biggest NATO summits in history Sunday aiming to draw up a unified exit strategy in Afghanistan after a decade of war.
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Quotes of the day « Hot Air

In Europe, where more than 200,000 people thronged a Berlin rally in 2008 to hear Barack Obama speak, there's disappointment that he hasn't kept his promise to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, and perceptions that he's shunting blame for the financial crisis across the Atlantic.
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Cosmic Log - Eclipse Day! Get set for 'Ring of Fire'

It's time to put on your eclipse glasses, prepare your pinhole projectors or scout out a sun-watching website: The first annular solar eclipse to pass through the United States in 18 years is on its way. The moon will start eating away at the sun's disk around 5 p.m.
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