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Howard Polskin: Beach Reading 2013: Guide to This Summer's Top E-Book Singles
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of the summer season. With that in mind, Thin Reads has published the world's first guide to the top e-book singles for the summer. Here's what we looked for. The stories had to be published within the last year. They had to be between 20-100 pages long and sell for under $5....
huffingtonpost.com (1 minute ago)
Rain lets Yanks reshuffle deck, deal ace against O's
The Yankees won a series against Baltimore at Yankee Stadium April 12-14 with exactly the same pitching rotation they're taking to Camden Yards this time. CC Sabathia and Hiroki Kuroda each earned wins - Kuroda threw a five-hit shutout - and Phil Hughes took a loss.
nydailynews.com (24 minutes ago)
King Juan Carlos of Spain: a man of sacrifice
Name: King Juan Carlos of Spain. Age: 75. Appearance: Barely regal. King who? King Juan Carlos of Spain. Oh right. What's he done now? Given up his yacht. Aww. Sad. Because he's getting too old to sail? No, it's not that kind of yacht. It's the other kind. The kind that's 136ft long, worth £18m and costs around...
guardian.co.uk (26 minutes ago)
Yahoo! Acquires Tumblr: Initial Reactions From Around the Web
Tumblr seemed to be playing hard-to-get for a little while, but no longer: Yahoo! has approved a $1.1 billion deal to purchase the hip social-blogging platform. According to AllThingsD, the tech giant’s board unanimously approved the all-cash deal on Sunday, although it won’t be officially announced until Monday. In...
time.com (27 minutes ago)
Deadbeat Illinois: Universities get fraction of what they’re due
Although delayed payments from the state are to be expected these days, university officials say the predictability doesn’t make it any easier. Nearly 11 months into this fiscal year, which ends June 30, Illinois’ nine public universities have received about $673.7 million - or about 65 percent - of the $1.2...
pjstar.com (56 minutes ago)
American accused of spying leaves Moscow, Russian TV reports
The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. The Kremlin-loyal TV station broadcast video Sunday evening showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo International...
foxnews.com (1 hour ago)
Frankie Dettori's solicitor in new attempt to restore riding licence
Frankie Dettori's solicitor is expected at the offices of horseracing's ruling body on Monday, where his plea for the jockey to have his licence returned is likely to fall on deaf ears. Christopher Stewart-Moore was due at the British Horseracing Authority in any case, in connection with an unrelated appeal by...
guardian.co.uk (1 hour ago)
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Sunderland | Premier League match report
Gareth Bale collected possession in the last minute, he jinked inside, rolling the ball on to his left foot and unfurled a glorious shot into the far, top corner from 25 yards. Under normal circumstances, Bale's goal, his 26th of a stellar season, would have been the cause for frenzied celebration. Not here. It did...
guardian.co.uk (1 hour ago)
Economy wide spending up in April
SPENDING rose for the eighth consecutive month in April, according to the Commonwealth Bank's Business Sales Indicator
news.com.au (1 hour ago)
Ryan Fogle leaves Russia after being accused of operating as CIA spy
The US embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia , five days after he was ordered to leave the country, according to reports. The Kremlin-loyal NTV station broadcast footage showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo international airport. He also was...
guardian.co.uk (2 hours ago)
Kansas City Royals (20-19) at Oakland Athletics (22-22), 4:05 p.m. (ET)
The Oakland Athletics seek their first three-game winning streak since late April on Sunday when they close out their three-game series against the Kansas City Royals at the O.co Coliseum.
miamiherald.com (2 hours ago)
'Laboratory in a can' monitors red tide off Maine
PORTLAND, Maine - Red tide monitoring is going high-tech with a robotic "laboratory in a can." A garbage can-size canister was deployed in late April in the ocean waters off southern Maine to collect and transmit data about toxin-producing algae blooms, known as red tides, that show up in the Gulf of Maine each spring.
bostonherald.com (2 hours ago)
CNN Poll: Obama approval rating unharmed by controversies
Even as his administration has faced intense scrutiny over a trio of controversies, President Obama's approval rating hasn't suffered, according to a new CNN/ORC International poll released Sunday. Fifty-three percent of Americans said they approve of the job the president is doing, while 45 percent said they...
washingtonpost.com (2 hours ago)
S.F. Business Journal: State unemployment rate drops to 4.1 percent
South Dakota's unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in April, down from 4.3 percent last month and 4.4 percent a year ago. The number of people at work increased by 1,800 to 430,100, according to preliminary data from the South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation. There were 18,600 people looking for work in...
argusleader.com (2 hours ago)
Mice return from a month in space
MOSCOW - A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest experiment of its kind. Fewer than half of the 53 mice and other rodents who blasted off on April 19 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome survived the...
bostonherald.com (3 hours ago)
Colfax Marathon sees increased security as a result of Boston bombings
From the moment of silence before the race began, to the colors worn by all the racers, the April 15 bombings in Boston loomed over the Colfax Marathon Sunday.
denverpost.com (3 hours ago)
Sharon and Ozzy back on? British rocker steals a kiss from his wife at LA gala event after...
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne may be working things out. The couple of over 30 years are attempting to get back on track, according to reports, after splitting in April due to Ozzy's relapse back into substance abuse.
nydailynews.com (3 hours ago)
ND has coldest April on record; SD 2nd coldest
North Dakota had an average temperature of 31 degrees in April. That was 0.1 degrees colder than 1907.
bismarcktribune.com (3 hours ago)
Sharon and Ozzy back together: report
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne may be working things out. The couple of over 30 years are attempting to get back on track, according to reports, after splitting in April due to Ozzy's relapse back into substance abuse.
nydailynews.com (3 hours ago)
Military Attack wins Singapore Airlines Cup to make it Hong Kong's night
It has for a long time been one of the major anomalies of racing that the multiple champion trainer John Moore, by far the most successful producer of Group-race winners in Hong Kong, had never won a Group One race overseas. The Hong Kong-based Australian, son of George Moore, one of his country's greatest jockeys,...
guardian.co.uk (4 hours ago)
Leslie Zemeckis sashays into the history of burlesque
During the shabby final days of the last of the burlesque houses that once dotted State Street near Congress Parkway, three of us - in possession of a few bucks and self-confidence fueled by fake IDs - entered the Follies Theater and saw a show that featured, among long-forgotten performers, a dancer named April...
chicagotribune.com (4 hours ago)
Owner Of Deadly Bangladesh Factory Barred From Leaving Country
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- The High Court in Bangladesh's capital asked authorities Sunday to prevent the owner of a garment factory where 112 people died in a fire last year from leaving the country, a lawyer said. The High Court made the request in response to a petition seeking the arrest of Delwar Hossain, the owner...
huffingtonpost.com (4 hours ago)
Maine Turnpike traffic falls after toll increases
PORTLAND, Maine - Traffic on the Maine Turnpike fell by 4 percent in the first six months after tolls went up, but toll revenues increased by 16 percent during the same period. From November 2012 when the toll hikes went into place through April, the turnpike took in $51.7 million, or $7.2 million more than the same...
bostonherald.com (5 hours ago)
Ai Ai delas Alas' latest interview on 'The Buzz'
The Buzz hosted by no less than the King of Talk Boy Abunda aired its taped interview with Ai Ai delas Alas just this evening, May 19, 2013 (Philippine time).Their hidden wedding in Las Vegas last April 3 was...
examiner.com (5 hours ago)
Upper and Lower Providence indecent exposure suspect in custody
The Lower Providence Police Department released the following information Saturday: "The Lower Providence Township Police Department and the Upper Providence Township Police Department have a suspect in custody that is believed to be responsible for a series of indecent exposure incidents in the two municipalities....
pottsmerc.com (5 hours ago)
Aide: Obama learned about IRS from news accounts
A senior White House adviser insists President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had been targeting tea party groups "when it came out in the news."Speaking Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," Dan Pfeiffer says the White House counsel's office learned of the IRS inspector general's investigation in...
thenewstribune.com (6 hours ago)
Aide: Obama learned about IRS from news accounts
WASHINGTON - A senior White House adviser insists President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had been targeting tea party groups "when it came out in the news." Speaking Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," Dan Pfeiffer says the White House counsel's office learned of the IRS inspector general's...
bostonherald.com (6 hours ago)
A month after Perkins County fire, questions and anger still linger
On a desolate patch of prairie near Lemmon, employees of the U.S. Forest Service lit a fire to clear 130 acres of crested wheat grass on April 3. The agency often conducts burns to remove non-…
rapidcityjournal.com (7 hours ago)
New chief at Co-op Euan Sutherland pleas for calm over troubled bank
The Co-op Group pulled out of a proposed bid to buy 632 branches from Lloyds Banking Group in April, and two weeks ago credit rating agency Moody's downgraded Co-op Bank's debt to junk.
dailymail.co.uk (7 hours ago)
EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions boosts jihadist groups
The EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions in an effort to aid the opposition has accelerated a scramble for control over wells and pipelines in rebel-held areas and helped consolidate the grip of jihadist groups over the country's key resources. Jabhat al-Nusra, affiliated to al-Qaida, and other extreme Islamist...
guardian.co.uk (8 hours ago)
