CANNES FESTIVAL OPENS WITH QUIRKY COMEDY AND A CAMEL
CANNES, France (Reuters) - The Cannes film festival kicked off on Wednesday with quirky U.S. comedy "Moonrise Kingdom", Wes Anderson's exploration of childhood and young love centered around two 12-year-olds who fall in love and run away together. The touching tale, set in 1965 on an isl...
05/16/2012 17:32, Yahoo!News |
REVLIMID (LENALIDOMIDE) FOR MYELOMA - PHASE III STUDY FINDINGS
An evaluation of lenalidomide's (Revlimid) long-term 'maintenance' efficacy for patients with multiple myeloma has demonstrated considerable improvements from the time to progression and overall survival for those suffering from this often-fatal form of hematologic cancer. The May 10 issue o...
05/15/2012 17:07, medicalnewstoday |
103-YEAR-OLD MAN TO BE BURIED IN COFFIN MADE FROM TREE HE FOUGHT DECADES TO PROTECT
Frank Knight was a professional logger but earned his true legacy spending decades protecting New England's tallest elm tree. But as all things must, the 217-year-old tree nicknamed "Herbie" eventually succumbed to Dutch elm disease. And over the weekend, 103-year-old Knight died as well...
05/15/2012 22:40, Yahoo!News |
DI MATTEO: RESERVES COULD FIGURE IN EUROPEAN FINAL
COBHAM, England (AP) -Injuries and suspensions to key Chelsea players could force manager Roberto Di Matteo to draft some reserve players into his squad for Saturday's Champions League final.
05/15/2012 06:21, msnbc |
MAN CITY SCORES LATE FOR FIRST EPL TITLE SINCE 1968
MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- Manchester City beat Queens Park Rangers 3-2 to win its first Premier League title in 44 years.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_topstories/~4/DeqGO5phzpA" height="1" width="1"/>
05/13/2012 09:07, CNN |
PFT: OCHOCINCO EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR 'DAD' GOODELL
 PFT: New England Patriots wide receiver Chad Ochocinco has posted a letter supporting NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as the issue of football safety has increased in the wake of Junior Seau's suicide.
05/13/2012 00:42, msnbc |
NGUYEN SCORES TWICE AS REVOLUTION BEAT WHITECAPS
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Lee Nguyen scored twice, Saer Sene and Shalrie Joseph added goals and the New England Revolution beat the beat Vancouver Whitecaps 4-1 on Saturday night.
05/12/2012 19:14, msnbc |
FEEL THE POWER! CREATE REAL JUICE BY WORKING OUT
 Those 15 minutes on the elliptical machine might end up being worthless to you, but at this outdoor gym in England, it might mean enough juice to charge your phone.
05/12/2012 11:56, msnbc |
JILTED BOYFRIEND GIVES AWAY HIS VACATION TO MALTA
 Tom Frankenburg, a 22-year-old student in England, had the perfect vacation planned: a trip for him and his girlfriend to Malta. But then she broke up with him. Now he wants to give away his holiday for free.
05/11/2012 11:07, msnbc |
TRAYVON MARTIN'S PARENTS TAKE JUSTICE CAMPAIGN TO LONDON
 The parents of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin held a public meeting in England Friday to highlight the dangers of "profiling" people by the color of their skin or outward appearance.
05/11/2012 11:00, msnbc |
TECH AGENDA: INTERNET WEEK NEW YORK, FUTUREEVERYTHING FESTIVAL
 Close to 250 events are planned around New York City for the 5th edition of Internet Week New York. In England, forward-thinking electronic artist Amon Tobin will headline the FutureEverything Festival with his ISAM live show alongside Matthew Herbert,Dieter Moebius and a host of artists exploring p...
05/11/2012 17:54, Yahoo!News |
BLACKPOOL ADVANCES TO CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF FINAL
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) - Blackpool will play West Ham on May 19 at Wembley for a spot in the Premier League after tying 2-2 at Birmingham on Wednesday night in the second leg of their League Championship playoff semifinal to advance on 3-2 aggregate.
05/09/2012 15:07, msnbc |
JAILED: 9 MEN IN UK SEX GANG WHO 'SHARED' TEENS
Nine men were jailed on Wednesday for grooming and sexually exploiting girls aged as young as 13 in the north of England.
05/09/2012 04:21, msnbc |
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION LAMONT PETERSON FAILS DRUG TEST
 Lamont Peterson, who holds World Boxing Assn. and International Boxing Federation belts, tests positive for synthetic testosterone, jeopardizing May 19 title defense against Amir Khan.World junior welterweight champion Lamont Peterson has tested positive for synthetic testosterone, jeopardizing his ...
05/08/2012 20:49, LaTimes |
LIVERPOOL BEATS CHELSEA 4-1 IN PREMIER LEAGUE
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) -Liverpool took advantage of Chelsea's erratic defending to earn a comfortable 4-1 win on Tuesday, gaining a small measure of revenge for Saturday's FA Cup final loss and eliminating the Blues from the race for fourth place in the Premier League.
05/08/2012 14:14, msnbc |