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Springfield considers action against 'meow meow'
dmagditch@kspr.comCity council members here are considering taking action to prevent the sale of the drug mephedrone, commonly called "meow meow." Several countries have outlawed mephedrone, most recently in the European Union. The drug has been linked to several...Tags: Bath Salt Drugs, Health, Drugs and Medicines
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Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights on Monday when the president of Myanmar becomes the first head of his country to visit the White...Tags: Chess Playing, Aung San Suu Kyi, U.S. Military, Social Issues, Asia
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares grind higher, yen edges up on Amari comments
Reuters* World shares at near 5-yr high * Dollar slips from Friday's 4-1/2 year high vs yen * Gold extends longest losing streak in four years By Marc Jones LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Optimism about global growth pushed world shares to a near five-year high...Tags: Central Bank, U.S. Congress, Weather, Foreign Exchange Market, HSBC Holdings plc
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WRAPUP 1-Hezbollah suffers big losses in Syria battle-activists
Reuters* Fiercest fighting involving Hezbollah in Syria - activists * Israel threatens more strikes to keep arms from Hezbollah * Assad says planned peace talks won't stop "terrorists" By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans AMMAN, May 20 (Reuters) -...Tags: Activism, Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions, Benjamin Netanyahu, Religious Conflicts
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With end of Afghan war in sight, Europe pushes business
ReutersHERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The European Union threw its weight behind developing Afghanistan's small but promising private sector this week, in the hope that business can usher in stability and peace once foreign troops leave by the end of next year....Tags: Italy, Ice Cream, Afghanistan, Kabul (Afghanistan), Lifestyle and Leisure
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Reuters World News Highlights 1430 GMT, May 20
ReutersAMMAN - About 30 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been killed in the fiercest fighting this year in the rebel stronghold of Qusair, Syrian activists said on Monday. - - - SEOUL -...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Caucasus, Bombings, Algeria, Bangladesh
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'No option off table' over Syria: Britain's Hague
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that "no option is off the table" over the possible arming of Syrian rebels and said it would press the European Union to make further changes to its weapons embargo. In a...Tags: Economic Sanctions, United Kingdom, Politics, Bashar Assad, Foreign Aid
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Nigeria eases curfew in northeast, fights on against Boko Haram
ReutersMAIDUGURI, May 20 (Reuters) - Nigeria relaxed a curfew on Monday in parts of the northeast where its troops are mounting their biggest offensive yet against militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram. The Nigerian military has sent thousands of extra...Tags: Nigeria, Niger, Crime, Law and Justice, Cameroon, Rebellions
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WRAPUP 2-Hezbollah suffers big losses in Syria battle-activists
Reuters* Fiercest fighting involving Hezbollah in Syria - activists * Israel threatens more strikes to keep arms from Hezbollah * Assad says planned peace talks won't stop "terrorists" (Adds funerals, Syrian TV) By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans...Tags: Activism, Benjamin Netanyahu, Religious Conflicts, Rebellions, Armed Forces
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Gay marriage law strains UK Cameron's leadership, government
Reuters* Cameron personally backed gay marriage bill * But bill has angered many of his own lawmakers * Infighting puts PM's leadership under strain * Two-party coalition increasingly divided By Andrew Osborn LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - British Prime...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Conservative Party (UK), Labor Legislation, Marriage
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Tucker calls for resolution to break banking problems
Evening Standard, LondonBanks would need far higher capital buffers if the world's regulators cannot agree on a system which allows them to fail in an orderly manner, the deputy governor of the Bank of England, Paul Tucker, warned today. He said so-called resolution is essential...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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U.S. pesticide makers seek answers as bee losses sting agriculture
ReutersBy Carey Gillam May 20 (Reuters) - Monsanto Co is hosting a "Bee Summit." Bayer AG is breaking ground on a "Bee Care Center." And Sygenta AG is funding grants for research into the accelerating demise of honeybees in the United States, where the...Tags: Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, Bayer AG, Iowa State University , U.S. Department of Agriculture
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