Hosni Mubarak Is Dead, Egyptian State Media Reports

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was declared dead by Egyptian state media, though reports are conflicting as to whether he is in critical condition on life support. News of his death, though conflicted, comes as protesters return to Tahrir Square.

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Mashable has not confirmed Mubarak's current state and is basing it's report on other agencies.
Mubarak, who led Egypt for 30 years, suffered a stroke Tuesday and his condition rapidly deteriorated. His lawyer told Al Jazeera that he was not in fact dead.

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The New York Times sent out a breaking news alert saying that Mubarak was dead at 5:30 p.m. ET and then sent out a revision 48 minutes later, which said he is in critical condition. The AP and Reuters both reported that the former president was on life support, as well.


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First Day of Summer: The Summer Solstice

The Summer Solstice

Each year, the timing of the solstice depends on when the Sun reaches its farthest point north of the equator. This occurs annually on June 20 or June 21 in North America, depending on your time zone.

The word solstice is from the Latin solstitium, from sol (sun) and stitium (to stop), reflecting the fact that the Sun appears to stop at this time (and again at the winter solstice).

In temperate regions, we notice that the Sun is higher in the sky throughout the day, and its rays strike Earth at a more direct angle, causing the efficient warming we call summer. In the winter, just the opposite occurs: The Sun is at its southernmost point and is low in the sky. Its rays hit the Northern Hemisphere at an oblique angle, creating the feeble winter sunlight.

The Sun is directly overhead at its most northern point at "high-noon" on the summer solstice, creating more sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere on this day then any other. See your local Sun rise and set times—and how the day length changes!

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Question: Why isn’t the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, also the hottest day of the year?


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Survey: U.S. Drone Program Unpopular Overseas

The Obama administration’s increasing use of unmanned drone strikes to kill terror suspects is widely opposed around the world, according to a Pew Research Center survey on the U.S. image abroad.

In 17 out of 21 countries surveyed, more than half of the people disapproved of U.S. drone attacks targeting extremist leaders and groups in nations such as Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, Pew said Wednesday.

But in the United States, the majority - 62 percent - approved the drone campaign, making American public opinion the clear exception.

“There remains a widespread perception that the U.S. acts unilaterally and does not consider the interests of other countries,” the Pew study authors said, especially in predominantly Muslim nations, where American anti-terrorism efforts are “still widely unpopular.”


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Pacquiao vs Bradley Live Streaming

Bradley Shrugs Criticism; Confident That He is 10x Better Than Marquez

With roughly 3 weeks left for training before the Pacquiao vs. Bradley fight, both camps is already showing signs of accomplishment. Both camps have made it clear that their fighter  will be victorious in battle and even coaches are firing each other out.

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Nissan's Second All-Electric Vehicle Will (Literally) Deliver The Goods

Nissan says it will produce an all-electric version of its NV200 cargo van at its assembly plant in Barcelona, Spain beginning in 2013. This will be the company’s second electric vehicle, joining the compact Leaf in dealers’ showrooms. Leveraging the Leaf’s existing electric powertrain, the e-NV200 is expected to offer a similar range, which Nissan pegs at around 100 miles on a charge (though it can be far less in the real world depending on how and where it’s driven) and achieve a similar equivalent to its EPA-certified 106 mpg in city driving.

Read full story at www.forbes.com

Facebook stock climbs, but company faces lawsuits

Facebook's fourth day of trading as public company brought shareholder lawsuits, and an increase in the company's stock price as the fallout continued from the social network's botched initial public offering.

Facebook Inc.'s stock climbed $1, or 3.2 percent, to close at $32 on Wednesday.

Read full story at www.businessweek.com

Jim Parsons comes out in NYT profile

Jim Parsons has confirmed publicly for the first time that he is gay and in a long-term relationship.

This information, all but common knowledge among fans of the Emmy-winning star of “The Big Bang Theory,”was revealed in passing, multiple paragraphs into a Parsons profile that ran today in the New York Times.

Read full story at www.washingtonpost.com

Aerosmith debuts new song on American Idol

“Idol” was rocking tonight.

John Fogerty did two (count ‘em, two!) songs. The Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman performed “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” and “Bad Moon Rising” with Phillip Phillips.  Then there was a Neil Diamond medley with Neil himself. Wait, is Neil rock? Whatever, they did “Sweet Caroline.”

But what real rock fans were waiting for — wait, do any rock fans watch “Idol?” — was the first new Aerosmith song in a decade.

Read full story at www.bostonherald.com

WR Tweets HIV Results

WR Tweets HIV Results, The Buffalo Bills gave WR David Clowney a clean bill of health when they signed the 26-year-old special teams ace shortly after the conclusion of the 2011 season.

Clowney, who wasn’t on an active roster in 2011 after splitting the previous season between the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers, just received another medical report from his doctors that he was only too happy to share with the world, regardless of the scrutiny it will doubtless invite.

Read full story at http://todaynewsgazette.com

Haslem Suspended For Game 6 Of Heat-Pacers

Udonis Haslem insists he meant no harm. The NBA deemed otherwise, and the Miami Heat will be without one of their co-captains when they try to close out the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.

Haslem was suspended for Game 6 of the Miami-Indiana Eastern Conference semifinal series, a matchup where emotions boiled over in a runaway Heat victory on Tuesday night. The NBA also said Miami reserve center Dexter Pittman will miss three games in response to his flagrant foul against Indiana backup guard Lance Stephenson in the final seconds of Game 5.

Read full story at http://www.eastoregonian.com

American Idol 2012 Season 11 Winner Revealed

Phillip Phillips is the new 'American Idol'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bluesy guitar man Phillip Phillips is the new "American Idol," defeating teenage songbird Jessica Sanchez.

Phillips, a 21-year-old pawn shop worker from Leesburg, Ga., received more viewer votes than 16-year-old Sanchez of Chula Vista, Calif.

Phillips' victory Wednesday extended the "American Idol" winning streak for males to five consecutive seasons. The last female to win was 17-year-old Jordin Sparks in 2007.

Facebook Stock Continues To Tumble After IPO

Facebook shares fell again on Tuesday — dropping almost 9 percent after falling 11 percent on Monday. It makes Facebook's initial public offering one of the worst performing IPOs of the past five years.

Read full story at http://www.npr.org/2012/05/22/153308668/facebook-stock-continues-tumble-after-ipo

Dancing With the Stars 2012 Winner

Donald Driver Crowned Dancing with the Stars Winner

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