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 USA TODAY | Private spacecraft prepares for historic link to space station CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- NASA said it has given the go ahead for the first private spacecraft to proceed toward a rendezvous with the International Space Station on Friday. The unmanned SpaceX Dragon that launched Tuesday from Cape Canaveral, ... Dragon capsule on course for space station arrival SpaceX's Dragon creeps toward space station for historic hookup |
 Forbes | PRECIOUS-Gold rises on firmer euro, but set for weekly fall Reuters It remains on track for a 1.9 percent loss this week. "Gold's direction seems to be driven more by the level of market risk aversion and the euro currently," BNP Paribas analyst Anne-Laure Tremblay said. "Market sentiment on gold is fragile at the ... Euro Crisis Calls for a Mix of Solutions Four men, five weeks - a plan for Europe's future No Relief In Sight For Europe |
 Globe and Mail | Climbers go for Everest summit days after deaths CBS News Updated at 4:10 am ET (CBS/AP) KATMANDU, Nepal - A wave of climbers were headed for the summit of Mount Everest on Friday in what is expected to another busy weekend on the top of the world. Last weekend, four climbers died on their way down from the ... Perilous task ahead for sherpas trying to recover climber's body Climbers crowding summit of Everest |
 BBC News | For Eurovision Host, a Note of Discord Wall Street Journal By JOE PARKINSON BAKU, Azerbaijan?Famed for outrageous spectacle and gaudy kitsch, the Eurovision song contest is a quirky annual tradition usually more synonymous with high camp than high politics: not so in Azerbaijan. For this small ex-Soviet ... Emin prepares for Eurovision performance to millions From Baku, With Love (And Intolerance) Eurovision Could Prompt Azerbaijan to Change Tune |
 USA TODAY | Yankees aren't for sale, but they'd draw nearly $4B USA TODAY New York Yankees Managing General Partner Hal Steinbrenner has denied rumors that the team is for sale. New York Yankees Managing General Partner Hal Steinbrenner has denied rumors that the team is for sale. Managing partner Hal Steinbrenner and Major ... Hal Steinbrenner: 'Yankees are not for sale' Hal Steinbrenner says New York Yankees are not for sale |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Child prostitute's cries for help ignored Ninemsn One of seven young girls lured into an alleged child prostitution ring cried out for help when a customer sexually assaulted her, court documents allege. But no-one came to her aid, despite one of the two sisters who allegedly pimped her being in the ... Client 'paid $10 for 12-year-old girl' |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Military man in run-off for Egypt presidency Reuters By Marwa Awad and Edmund Blair | CAIRO (Reuters) - The prospect of Ahmed Shafiq succeeding Hosni Mubarak as president of Egypt is a nightmare for revolutionaries and Islamists, but a security blanket for those wary of change. Shafiq, who served briefly ... Egyptians wait for key Prez vote results Muslim Brotherhood heading for surprise victory in first round of Egyptian ... |
Insight: Crisis dims dreams for Europe's poor east Reuters By Michael Winfrey and Luiza Ilie | PETRACHIOAIA, Romania (Reuters) - Five years after joining the European Union, this town 13 miles outside of Romania's capital is still waiting for the jump in living standards its politicians said membership would ... |
 The Hindu | Yeddyurappa leaves for Mumbai to attend BJP meet The Hindu Shedding his defiant posture after persuasion by party leaders, former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Friday left here for Mumbai to attend the concluding session of the BJP National Executive meeting. ?I am leaving for Mumbai to greet ... More trouble for BJP? After Advani, now Sushma to skip rally |
 Los Angeles Times | For Lakers' Mike Brown, next year will be a stretch Los Angeles Times Whatever the reason, the sense here is that Lakers officials were satisfied under the circumstances but will be expecting far more next season, the second year of a contract that is fully guaranteed for only three years. They will expect a better ... |