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5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes near Bologna, Italy
(Reuters) - A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Bologna, Italy, on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake, which initially registered at magnitude 6.3, was centered 22 miles north-northwest of Bologna in northern Italy at a relatively shallow depth of 6.3 miles, the USGS said. The last major earthquake to hit Italy was a 6.3 magnitude quake in the central Italian city of L'Aquila in 2009, killing nearly 300 people. In January, a 5.3-magnitude quake in northern Italy was felt in Genoa, Bologna, Turin and Italy's financial capital, Milan. (Writing by Doina Chiacu)
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Facebook's Zuckerberg changes status, weds Chan
 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg capped the week of a lifetime, changing his own status to married after wedding Priscilla Chan just a day after his company went public, he announced.
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Blind Chinese dissident completes US odyssey
 Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng began a new life in the United States, praising Beijing's "restraint and calm" as he sought to draw a line under a month-long tussle that tested China-US ties.
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Thousands mark 'Red Shirt' crackdown in Bangkok
 Buddhist monks led prayers as tens of thousands gathered in Bangkok to mark the second anniversary of deadly clashes between soldiers and "Red Shirt" protesters.
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg marries sweetheart
 Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to "married" on Saturday.
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Chinese activist who fled house arrest lands in US
 A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the U.S. on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.
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Sri Lanka President orders ex-army chief freed
 Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse has ordered the release of his jailed electoral rival, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka, the presidential spokesman said.
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Men accused of plotting attacks around NATO summit
 Three activists who traveled to Chicago for a NATO summit were accused Saturday of manufacturing Molotov cocktails in a plot to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and other targets.
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Arizona tribes talk significance of solar eclipse
 Seven years old and lounging in a tree listening to the radio, Baje Whitethorne Sr. wasn't aware of the lesson he was about to learn.
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NATO protesters planned Obama HQ attack
 Three men were charged with plotting to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters and lob Molotov cocktails at police as days of protest heated up ahead of a NATO summit.
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UFC star Jones charged with DWI
UFC star Jon Jones was charged with DWI early Saturday after the car he was driving struck a utility pole, police said.
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I'll Have Another wins Preakness, Triple try next
 I'll Have Another had Bodemeister in his sights again, a shot at the Triple Crown hanging in the balance.
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Chelsea, luckiest team in football
 Lots of money, lots of luck, and players who didn't care about winning ugly ? just so long as they won ? turned Chelsea into the champions of Europe.
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Earnhardt races way into Sprint All-Star race
 Dale Earnhardt Jr. knew he had a free pass into the All-Star race.
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Column: The kind of grit you can't teach
 Every racehorse that captures the public's imagination with a Triple Crown try has something more going for him than speed.
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G8 backs Greece, papers over tensions
 G8 leaders expressed their wish to see Greece stay in the eurozone at a Camp David summit, as the group papered over deep-seated divisions about how best to tackle the eurozone crisis.
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Chelsea beats Bayern Munich in penalty shootout
 You can't keep Didier Drogba down.
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Leinster beat Ulster to retain European Cup
 Brian O'Driscoll believes Leinster can build a European dynasty after the Irish province clinched a third European Cup triumph in the space of four seasons in a 42-14 win over Ulster.
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Blind justice the inspiration for Chinese dissident Chen
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chen Guangcheng, a blind activist whose campaign for justice in China threatened to upend relations between the world's two superpowers, does not believe in waiting for miracles. For Chen, his extraordinary achievements over the past month - from his escape from house arrest in April to his dramatic arrival in the United States at the weekend - came from a lifetime of learning to defy the odds. ...
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Briscoe puts Team Penske back on Indy 500 pole
 Roger Penske's strategy beat Michael Andretti's team by inches Saturday ? 9.168 inches to be exact.
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