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HUNDREDS OF BANGLADESHIS LAND IN INDONESIA, MALAYSIA
Refugees abandoned by human traffickers inside their virtual prison ships and left them to fend for themselves.

TORNADO TEARS TEXAS TOWN
Couple of dozen injured and homes destroyed after a severe storm strikes the small Texas town of Van.

NEW CANCER REMEDIES
A new type of blood test is beginning to transform treatment, sparing patients the surgical and needle biopsies.

PRINCE DEBUTS BALTIMORE SONG AT 'RALLY 4 PEACE'
Dressed in gray as tribute to a man whose death in police custody drew international attention and local riots.

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EVERYDAY IS MOTHERS DAY

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OUR MOTHERS gave birth to us, which basically proves her mystic childbearing powers. May God bless MoM, who put us on this planet, for the universe to worship and emulate.

Please, take a moment to reflect, or if she is still alive, to enjoy your celebration on Mother’s Day this Sunday, as well as every other day of the year. Carrie Underwood - Mama's Song https://youtu.be/bpFW4Yhy08k?list=PL1F5FBE70B89D910

ANA HURRICANE?

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No way, its too early for Hurricane Season. The Official Hurricane season in the Atlantic begins June 1st and ends November 30th. The Eastern Pacific hurricane season begins May 15th and also ends November 30th.

Weather records dating back to 1950 indicate that a typical year will bring 12 tropical storms with sustained winds of 39 mph, of which six turn into hurricanes with winds reaching 74 mph or greater, and three major hurricanes category 3 or higher with sustained winds of at least 111 mph. OK... What's going on this season, folks?

SOCIAL MEDIA

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A possible new public enemy, Social media is driving, and in some cases, predicting, violence world wide. ... In the same way that flyers taped to light poles used to announce parties, news of a big gathering, this new form of communication is being manipulated by terrorist groups,

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THE PEACE DIDN'T LAST
70 years ago the German unconditional surrender to Allied Forces ended World War II. V-E Day celebrated today.

NEW CONSERVATIVES BRITS
Conservatives win UK elections, a victory that returns Cameron to a stronger position and party leaders resign.

AMBASSADORS KILLED IN PAKISTAN
Diplomats from the Philippines and Norway were among those killed in a chopper crash in the country's north.

US SEVERE WEATHER
Storms and tornadoes across an area covering southern Kansas, western Oklahoma and parts of North Texas.

OBAMA VISITS EVERY STATE

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WHAT IS TUTOR PERINI?

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A tutor is an instructor who gives private lessons. But try reaching out to Tutor Perini Corporation for a conversation seeking answers to questions and one quickly finds that phone calls are not answered, or investor relations says "we are not allowed to provide you or anyone else with such information directly." The VP for investor relations went on to suggest traveling the bumpy freedom of information route from NYCDOT through the FOIA legal process. What happened to the part about teaching lessons?

PRAY FOR US

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Today is National Day of Prayer, a time when which is annually proclaim that “the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals.”

The day has spawned a rival National Day of Reason on the same day, started by humanist groups and other opponents of the National Day of Prayer.

You decide to pray for anyone who you think may need it.

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SOUTHERN PLAINS TORNADOES
Multiple injuries by twisters that made landfall Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Nebraska damaging property.

UK VOTE UNDERWAY
Conservative and Labour Party leaders are wishing and hoping to win a majority of Parliament's 650 seats.

US SENATE'S BALM FOR IRAN
Congress may review and possibly reject a nuclear deal with Tehran if US Senate has its way with words.

MOURNING IN NEPAL
Dressing in white offering prayers, flowers and lighting incense is the Hindu ritual to memorialize quake deaths.

RESTLESS IN SEATTLE

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CUBA SEA, YANKEE DOUGH

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US government has approved the first ferry service in decades between the United States and Cuba, opening a new path for the hundreds of thousands of people and hundreds of millions of dollars in goods that travel between US and Cuba. The New York metropolitan area has the second largest Cuban-American population in the United States, second to Miami.

Baja Ferries received a license from the U.S. Treasury Department, along with Havana Ferry Partners, United Caribbean Lines and Airline Brokers. However, there is no announcement from officials in Cuba.

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