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 AP Thriller I'll Have Another "(9"), ridden by Mario Gutierrez, beats Bodemeister, ridden by Mike Smith, to the finish line to win the 137th Preakness Stakes. BALTIMORE — I'll Have Another overtook Bodemeister down the stretch to win the Preakness and keep alive his hopes of winning the Triple... Read full article WASHINGTON "(AP") -- Are Republican lawmakers deliberately stalling the economic recovery to hurt President Barack Obama's re-election chances? Some top Democrats say yes, pointing to GOP stances on the debt limit and other issues that they claim are causing unnecessary economic anxiety and retarding growth.... Read full article LODI - A young boy has died after a metal pole fell on top of him and his brother in Lodi yesterday.
The boy's grandfather says 6-year-old Lazarus Ayon died after suffering an apparent head injury. His brother, 10-year-old Ivan Ayon, suffered a broken leg.
Read full article The proposed funding cuts in programs that meet the needs of poor and vulnerable people being weighed in the House of Representatives fail a "basic moral test," said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. Read full article Gov. Christie’s veto of the New Jersey Health Benefit Exchange Act is a major setback for the 1.3 million New Jerseyans who are uninsured and the thousands more who can’t afford what little health coverage they have. And even if the Supreme Court upholds health care reform, the governor wants to change New Jersey’s exchange in ways that will hurt consumers while benefitting the insurance industry. Read full article Turning their budget knife to domestic programs to protect the Pentagon, House Republicans on Thursday approved legislation cutting food stamps, benefits for federal workers and social services programs like day care for children and Meals on Wheels for the elderly. Read full article  The embattled governor is being subjected to the recall petition after signing a bill last year that curtailed collective bargaining rights for most public employees. It resulted in widespread protests in Madison, as well as the campaign for his recall. Walker is the first governor in the state’s history to face a recall. Read full article  More than half (56 percent) say arrogant applies very well, up 15 points. The terms self- centered and bully each gained 11 points. Stubborn, which may be seen as either positive or negative, is up 12 points; 62 percent who say it fits the governor very well. Read full article
LONDON "(AP") -- Robin Gibb, a founding member of the Bee Gees who helped propel the group to international stardom, has died. He was 62.... NEW YORK "(AP") -- The CEO of the Nasdaq stock exchange says it is ""humbly embarrassed"" by its bungling of Facebook's hugely anticipated debut as a public company on Friday.... WASHINGTON "(AP") -- On paper at least, European leaders agree They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2 1/2-year-old government debt crisis. Figuring out exactly what those new steps might be will be the hard part.... "(05/20/12") ASBURY PARK - The Bamboozle Festival, described as the largest beach concert in the United States, will end with a bang this Sunday in Asbury Park.
Thousands of fans packed themselves inside the shore town to see big acts such as the Foo Fighters and Skrillex.
Authorities estimate that there will be 90,000 people at the festival through Sunday night.
NEWARK - A Rangers fan is claiming she was assaulted yesterday at the Prudential Center after the 1 p.m. playoff game. The Brick Township woman says she was assaulted by three Devils fans for wearing her Rangers jersey to the game.
ALBANY, N.Y. "(AP") -- When Dan Fitzsimmons looks across the Susquehanna River and sees the flares of Pennsylvania gas wells, he thinks bitterly of the riches beneath his own land locked up by the heated debate that has kept hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, out of New York.... DETROIT "(AP") -- A Michigan prosecutor has charged three young men in the assault and carjacking of popular Detroit pastor and gospel singing icon Marvin Winans.... WASHINGTON "(AP") -- Republicans and Democrats aren't budging when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax increases to deal with the nation's debt.... BENGHAZI, Libya "(AP") - Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 270 victims. He was 60.
Scotland released al-Megrahi on Aug. 20, 2009, on compassionate grounds to let him return home to die after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. At the time, doctors predicted he had only three months to live.
LOS ANGELES "(AP") -- ""The Avengers"" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival ""Battleship"" and other new releases.... GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip "(AP") -- Relatives of a slain Hamas operative seek to block the release of a movie being made in Israel about his 2010 assassination in a Dubai luxury hotel, a family member said Sunday.... Englewood: BergenPAC - Sonic Boom takes young people on an exciting journey through the world of music and technology. Instruments such as the keyboard, guitar, bass, drum machine, didgeridoo, Indian Flute and turntables, will be mixed with professional computer hardware and software to show the audience how computers have revolutionized the way we experience and create music. TEANECK Benjamin Franklin Middle School The Ridgewood Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company presents “The Pirates of Penzance,” opera by Gilbert and Sullivan. May 20. $17 and $20. Benjamin Franklin Middle School, 1315 Taft Road. ridgewoodgands.com; (973) 423-0300.
 Field Station: Dinosaurs is a world-class family attraction that combines cutting-edge science with the creative minds of great artists and teachers to create a one-of-kind experience that's thrilling, educational and fun.
ISLAMABAD "(AP") -- Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials....
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