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 New York Daily News | NAACP endorses gay marriage Chicago Tribune (Reuters) - The nation's largest civil rights group, the NAACP, endorsed gay marriage on Saturday, giving a boost to the movement to legalize same-sex nuptials despite reservations expressed by some black ministers. The National Association for the ... NAACP endorses same-sex marriage as civil right NAACP Backs Same-Sex Marriage NAACP board backs same-sex marriages |
 Wall Street Journal | Blind Chinese Activist Arrives in US Wall Street Journal By JOSH CHIN and LAURA KUSISTO A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the US on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested US-China relations. Chen Guangcheng had been ... Actor Christian Bale, who tried to visit Chen in China, wants to meet him in US Blind Chinese activist Chen arrives in United States Ordeal ended, China activist lands in US |
 ABC News | At Summit, a Struggle for Consensus on Economic Woes Wall Street Journal By CAROL E. LEE, SUDEEP REDDY and STEPHEN FIDLER CAMP DAVID, Md. -- Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies ended a weekend summit in which they struggled with little success to find agreement on next steps to calm the euro zone debt crisis, ... Obama Sees 'Emerging Consensus' on Economic Fix G-8 summit leaders shift to growth, not austerity World leaders back Greece, vow to combat financial turmoil | |
 CTV.ca | Forget protests: NATO summit's problem is Afghanistan msnbc.com WASHINGTON — When NATO nations meet in Chicago on Sunday, one question will top the agenda: What happens in Afghanistan when US combat troops leave? To be sure, some troops from NATO countries, led by the United States, will likely stay behind after ... 3 charged in alleged terror-related plot in Chicago that included Obama ... The stage is set for summit, protests Chicago protests on eve of NATO summit small, peaceful |
 Globe and Mail | I'll Have Another edges Bodemeister in Preakness Los Angeles Times The Kentucky Derby winner shows great closing speed again in overtaking the front-runner in the final 100 yards to move within one victory over the Triple Crown. I'll Have Another (9) overtakes Bodemeister in the final stretch to win the 137th ... I'll Have Another is a Triple threat after running down Bodemeister again I'll Have Another wins Preakness I'll Have Another won't be slighted now that Triple Crown is at stake |
 CTV.ca | Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Gets Married Wall Street Journal AP PALO ALTO, Calif. — Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to "married" on Saturday. Mr. Zuckerberg and 27-year-old Priscilla Chan tied the knot at a small ceremony at his Palo Alto, Calif., home, capping a busy week for the ... Mark Zuckerberg marries longtime love Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg marries longtime girlfriend Facebook's Zuckerberg changes status, weds Chan |
 New York Daily News | Tropical Storm Alberto kicks off hurricane season early New York Daily News The first tropical storm of the season has formed off the Atlantic coast, kicking off this year's hurricane season more than week early. As of 5 pm Saturday Tropical Storm Alberto was about 140 miles off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, ... First tropical storm of the season forms off SC Showers expected Sunday in Hampton Roads WEATHER: A breezy Sunday with scattered showers, watching Alberto |
 National Geographic | Annular solar eclipse -- a 'ring of fire' -- visible in Northern California on ... Contra Costa Times By Mike Taugher File-In this Jan.15,2010 file photo showing a combination of three separate photographs, the various stages of an annular solar eclipse seen over Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon blots out all but a ... Eclipse tonight: Viewing opportunity set at library NASA Eye Safety Suggestions For Viewing Partial Solar Eclipse West Texas will see solar eclipse Sunday evening |
 BBC News | Syria: Bomb kills at least 9 near military complex San Francisco Chronicle Beirut -- A car bomb in the parking lot of a Syrian military compound killed at least nine people Saturday, the latest in increasingly frequent bombings in the country's major cities to attack the government's security services. Suicide blast hits Syria as G8 calls for end to violence Car bomb in eastern Syrian city kills 9 Syria bomb kills 9, Damascus blames foreign plot |
 Toronto Star | Bomb kills 1 student, wounds 7 in Italy The Associated Press By FRANCES D'EMILIO, AP – 1 minute ago ROME (AP) — A bomb exploded outside an Italian high school named after the wife of an assassinated anti-Mafia prosecutor, killing one student and wounding at least seven others, officials said. Bomb left outside school in Italy kills girl and injures seven Blast near Italy school kills student Fatal School Bomb Attack Raises Fear of Strife in Italy |