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New York – The blustering real estate tycoon immediately declared victory after the president released his long-form birth certificate. Does Trump deserve credit? Full Story »
New York - The struggling retailer is reintroducing firearms and ammunition at hundreds of its locations. What's behind the decision? Full Story »
New York - Obama has deflected the birthers. The real danger for the president now is the GOP's political ploy to dead-end the economy Full Story »
On the phone with reporters this morning, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley responded to questions about preparedness for the tornadoes that hit his state on Wednesday, killing at least 162 people. Full Story »
New York - It's not all frothy excitement over floral arrangements and Kate's dress. Plenty of commentators have some rather controversial thoughts on the royal wedding Full Story »
New York - Short on funds, the SETI Institute temporarily shuts down its Allen Telescope Array, which had been used to hunt for alien life forms Full Story »
New York - The presidential hopeful urges Americans to buy American products. So why is the Donald J. Trump Signature Collection manufactured in China? Full Story »
The Nation -- There is a strangely atavistic slant to British political culture at the moment. Full Story »
New York - With the U.S. scaling back NASA's efforts, is China's plan to build its own ambitious space station just one more sign of the Asian nation's ascendancy? Full Story »
The Trump-for-president campaigners have been obsessed with whether President Obama was actually born in the United States. The really intriguing question, however, is not “Where was he born?” but “Who is he?” Full Story »
London - When it comes to snobbery in Britain – one of our favorite pastimes – you might imagine that at the very top of the pile would be the Royal Family. Full Story »
New York - Across the U.S., a growing number of preschools and day-care centers are requiring the toddlers in their charge to wear uniforms, according to The Wall Street Journal. Some parents like the idea because uniforms can cost less than regular clothes, simplify the task of dressing kids, and reduce the threat of being teased about sartorial matters. Others complain that imposing a rigid dress code at such a young age can stifle creativity, self-expression, and openness to new ideas. Are preschoolers too young to wear conformist clothing? Full Story »
New York - Everyone expected Republicans' Medicare-slashing plan to be unpopular with senior citizens. But a recent poll suggests it's not that simple Full Story »
The Nation -- The Greg Mortenson scandal is still unfolding, but here’s one lesson we can already learn from it: if something looks too good to be true, it probably is. Full Story »
Firefighters searched one splintered pile after another for survivors Thursday, combing the remains of houses and neighborhoods pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades. At least 281 people were killed across six states — more than two-thirds of them in Alabama, where large cities bore the half-mile-wide scars the twisters left behind. Full Story »
The Muslim Brotherhood called on Syrians to take to the streets ahead of Friday prayers and help the besieged city of Deraa, where a rights group said civilian deaths from a tank-backed army attack rose to 50. Full Story »
The Dow Jones transports closed at an all-time high on Thursday, leading U.S. stocks higher and signaling more gains due to its role as a touchstone of economic demand. Full Story »
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