(05-20) 10:14 PDT BALTIMORE (AP) – I’ll Have Another poked his head out of his stall, started nibbling on his nameplate tacked to a wall and looked up at all the people watching his every move. Yes, I’ll Have Another came out of his thrilling Preakness victory over Bodemeister in “super shape,” trainer Doug O’Neill [...]
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How Zuckerberg’s wedding reveals Facebook’s problem – CNET
(Credit: Facebook Screenshot: Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) Who could not be moved by the fact that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg finished his bountiful week by getting married? The churlish might have whined that his fooling his friends into thinking that this was merely a graduation party for his fiancee was not exactly open and connected. Indeed, it [...]
READ MORE »Lockerbie bomber dies in Tripoli – CNN
(CNN) — Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people, died Sunday, the Libyan government and a family member said. He was 60. The former intelligence officer, who had suffered from prostate cancer, will be buried Monday, a foreign ministry spokesman said. Al Megrahi’s [...]
READ MORE »Facebook Flops: Look Out Below! – Barron’s
After all the hype and anticipation, Facebook’s initial public offering turned out to be a disappointment that may bode poorly for investors in the company’s richly priced shares. Facebook (ticker: FB) sold 421 million shares Thursday at $38 after bumping up the price range from the original $28 to $35 per share. The stock began [...]
READ MORE »Protesters begin biggest anti-NATO rally in Chicago – Reuters
Sun May 20, 2012 1:59pm EDT (Updates with protest gathering beginning, details) * Protests not violent so far before summit * Sunday expected to be biggest protest * Festive atmosphere By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters, some dressed as clowns and others bearing anti-war signs, gathered on Sunday in a [...]
READ MORE »Kristen Wiig’s Teary Saturday Night Live ‘Graduation’ – People Magazine
Facebook Tweet <!– stringForTwitterTitle Kristen%20Wiig%27s%20Teary%20Saturday%20Night%20Live%20%27Graduation%27 –> For once, Saturday Night Live didn’t go for laughs, instead ending its season with tears and hugs Saturday night. In a surprise – and surprisingly emotional – send-off, cast members appeared to bid goodbye to key player Kristen Wiig. The Bridesmaids star’s departure has long been rumored, but has [...]
READ MORE »1. Durant Delivers Every Way In Game 4 – ESPN
LOS ANGELES — Kevin Durant is the most valuable player in these playoffs. Ordinarily it would be foolish to make sweeping generalizations based on one day in one building … but with half the remaining NBA participants in action inside Staples Center on Saturday, I’m confident in these proclamations: The San Antonio Spurs are the [...]
READ MORE »Priscilla Chan: New doctor turned Mrs. Zuckerberg – CNN
(CNN) — She likes Target, the Food Network and sun-dried tomatoes. She loves taking pictures of her dog Beast, and admits to checking her phone “every five seconds.” Priscilla Chan vaulted into the spotlight on Saturday when it was revealed she had married longtime boyfriend Mark Zuckerberg — billionaire and Facebook founder. The wedding, according [...]
READ MORE »Facebook Flops: Look Out Below! – Barron’s
After all the hype and anticipation, Facebook’s initial public offering turned out to be a disappointment that may bode poorly for investors in the company’s richly priced shares. Facebook (ticker: FB) sold 421 million shares Thursday at $38 after bumping up the price range from the original $28 to $35 per share. The stock began [...]
READ MORE »Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya – Los Angeles Times
With both Kadafi and Megrahi now dead, it is unlikely that a clearer picture will emerge around the details and planning of an attack that stunned the world and left debris scattered across Scotland. “I am an innocent man,” Megrahi, the only person convicted in the case, said in his last [...]
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