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Clermont Auvergne 16-10 Munster
Clermont Auvergne reach their maiden Heineken Cup final as they survive a late assault by former champions Munster.
Categories: BBC World News
How Big Data Is Playing Recruiter for Specialized Workers
In industries where good talent can be hard to find, companies are using algorithms to scour the Web for recruits, and in the process, they are challenging some traditional notions of hiring.
Categories: New York Times Headlines
Fight against terror takes pals to the White House
President Barack Obama had gone to his residence after a difficult week when an urgent email brought him rushing back to the Oval Office. The suspect in the Boston bombings had been apprehended.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
C. African Republic town roiled by rebellion
The gunfire starts here as soon as the sun rises, echoing across the town as women make their way to the well and the fortunate few children who still attend school head to class on rutted red paths lined by banana trees.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
In Ala., GOP dictates new landscape for education
Self-declared education reformers have had considerable success across the country over the past few decades, from charter school expansion and private school tuition vouchers to new limits on teachers' job protections. But perhaps nowhere have the triumphs marked a bigger political upheaval than in Alabama, where the new Republican supermajority is dominating the state teachers' organization that was long the epicenter of power.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
Luke Marquardt's long road from Skyline benchwarmer nears the NFL
Luke Marquardt, a hulking lineman, could be the first player from Skyline High in Sammamish to be drafted in the NFL. Yet he barely played football in high school.
Categories: Sports Center
NYC officials seek human remains amid plane debris
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City medical examiner's office plans to resume searching for human remains two blocks from the World Trade Center after the sudden discovery of an airplane's landing gear.
Categories: Yahoo! National News
Novelties: In Cancer Treatment, New DNA Tools
Cancers have long been categorized by the tissue where they originate in the body, but new tools and tests are helping doctors tailor treatment to specific gene mutations.
Categories: New York Times Headlines
Obama: Flight delay fix a 'Band-Aid'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the congressional fix for widespread flight delays is an irresponsible way to govern, but he's prepared to sign the legislation that lawmakers fast-tracked.
Categories: Yahoo! National News
Slipstream: Personal Data Takes a Winding Path Into Marketers’ Hands
Consumers don’t often realize that details they share in a survey or sweepstakes may be passed to other companies.
Categories: New York Times Headlines
Rescues and Arrests in Building Collapse in Bangladesh
The police said that they had taken five people into custody in connection with Wednesday’s building collapse as violent protests continued in nearby Dhaka.
Categories: New York Times Headlines
A Battered Dream for Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Then a Violent Path
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a winner of Golden Gloves titles, was barred from a national boxing tournament because he was not a United States citizen.
Categories: New York Times Headlines
Saturday links --- Trufant arrives in Atlanta, and more
More draft and spring game stuff in today’s links. … — Desmond Trufant arrived in Atlanta Friday and chose as his jersey No. 21 — which was worn for five years for the Falcons by Deion Sanders. — He also told Atlanta media that he’s “ready to work.” &
Categories: Sports Center
Mich. man charged after living with woman's corpse
Police said they believe the man lived with the decomposing body for several months.
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"Trombone Shorty" carries on New Orleans jazz tradition
By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Musician Troy Andrews, better known as "Trombone Shorty," witnessed his first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at age 12 - not from the viewing area but on stage. "I was playing with my brother's brass band," said Andrews, now 27. At this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Andrews will be given a high honor. He will perform for the first time as the closing act of the final day on the biggest stage. That time slot previously had long been occupied by one of New Orleans' most famous bands, the Neville Brothers. ...
Categories: Yahoo! Music News
Clashes erupt in Western Sahara after UN vote
Protesters have clashed with government forces in Western Sahara after the U.N. Security Council extended a peacekeeping mission in the disputed territory - but without a mandate to monitor human rights.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
Armed drones operated from Britain
Armed drone aircraft have been operated remotely from Britain for the first time, the MoD confirms.
Categories: BBC World News
Facebook: Breyer won't stand for board re-election
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook says that venture capitalist Jim Breyer won't seek re-election to its board of directors.
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Facebook: Breyer won't stand for board re-election
Facebook says that venture capitalist Jim Breyer won't seek re-election to its board of directors.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
Overseer of US victim funds says work wrenching
His work has immersed him in events that read like a roster of recent catastrophes, from 9/11 to the Gulf oil spill. Now, Kenneth Feinberg is adding the Boston Marathon bombings to that list.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines