MTV.com

Guinness World Records Responds To Jack White's 'Elitist' Claims
MTV.com
Yes, in what could only be described as the latest step in his ongoing transformation into the music world's foremost eccentric — sorry, Kanye — White has lashed out at the venerable record-keeping institution, calling them "a very elitist ...

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The Associated Press

Obama, world leaders kick off four days of summits Friday
Chicago Sun-Times
By AAMER MADHANI May 17, 2012 1:36PM President Barack Obama and world leaders kick off four days of high-level meetings Friday that will be dominated by the eurozone crisis and efforts to wind down the war in Afghanistan. The back-to-back meetings of ...
Obama, world leaders kick off four days of meetingsUSA TODAY
World leaders set for busy US weekend of summitryThe Associated Press
THE RACE: US presidential politics is lurking just offstage as Obama hosts 2 ...Washington Post
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Globe and Mail

Greeks voice frustration as world holds its breath for election
CNN
Athens (CNN) -- With much of the business and financial world waiting nervously for the results of new elections in Greece, young people on the streets of Athens on Thursday sounded more concerned about the hardships the Greek people are facing than ...
World Bank on Greece crisis: Spain and Italy could be nextmsnbc.com
WORLD FOREX: Dollar Edges Higher Again; Punctuated By Brief ReversalsWall Street Journal
GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks ease, euro at 4-mo low on Greece woesReuters
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USA TODAY

Tiger Woods still ranked as world's most powerful athlete
USA TODAY
By Tom Weir, USA TODAY Even though his days of dominating the PGA Tour appear over and his image has been tarnished, Tiger Woods still retains the title of world's most powerful athlete. So says Forbes.com in the wake of releasing its annual rankings ...
Tiger Woods Is Still The World's Most Powerful AthleteForbes
Pacquiao is world's 33rd most powerful celebrity—ForbesInquirer.net (blog)
LeBron James and Kobe Bryant on Forbes World's Most Powerful Celebrities listYahoo! Sports (blog)
ABS CBN News -The Independent -Mirror.co.uk
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USA TODAY

Mind Sight: Is Metta World Peace Delusional?
Yahoo! Sports
Contributor Network – 1 hour 42 minutes ago Last year, he changed his name from Ron Artest to Metta World Peace. The word "metta" is a Buddhist term meaning "kindness toward all." "World peace" is self-explanatory. And yet his actions over his career ...
Video: Harden returns elbow to World Peace in Game 2USA TODAY
Metta World Peace gets 'Punk'd'Los Angeles Times
Metta World Peace's Apology To The Community Comes In The Form Of Speaking Out ...Huffington Post
CBSSports.com (blog)
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Globe and Mail

World stocks mixed amid bargain-hunting vs caution
CBS News
BANGKOK — Asian stocks eked out gains Thursday as traders hunted for bargains after sharp selling in recent days, but markets in Europe fell amid intensifying fears of a messy exit by Greece from the euro common currency. Greece called a new round of ...
World stock markets mixed as Asia edges up but Europe falls on worries over GreeceCanadianBusiness.com
World stocks slump on Greece turmoilGlobe and Mail
Global Stocks Fall Amid Greece Euro Exit ConcernsForbes

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USA TODAY (blog)

Metta World Peace ID'd as 'Lakers idiot' by TV station
USA TODAY (blog)
By Tom Weir, USA TODAY When Metta World Peace floored James Harden with that wicked elbow as the regular season wound down he was universally labeled as evil, vicious and just simply a really bad guy. Now, Deadspin reports, the ABC affiliate in Chicago ...

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Christian Science Monitor

Football stadium to host world's largest solar eclipse party
Christian Science Monitor
A solar eclipse will blot out part of the sun this weekend, and astronomers in Colorado are organizing what they hope will be the world's largest viewing party in one place. Their venue: an entire football stadium. The eclipse will occur in the ...

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Telegraph.co.uk

Fitch: World's 29 biggest banks may have to raise about $566B to meet new ...
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Fitch Ratings said Thursday that the world's 29 biggest banks together may have to raise $566 billion by the end of 2018 to meet new international requirements for holding cushions against risk. In the report, Fitch says that having to ...
Banks May Need $566 Billion to Plug Capital Gap, Fitch SaysBloomberg
Fitch: 29 biggest banks may have to raise $566BBusinessWeek
Fitch says top 29 banks may need $556 billionReuters UK

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World Casts Envious Glance at US Natural Gas Advantage
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Other parts of the world have seen no such benefit. In fact, the gap between US gas prices and those in Europe and developed Asian economies has never been higher, said Barclays in a note to clients. “If North American natural gas prices matched those ...

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