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| Review 'The Wolverine' | | | There's a reason Marvel conceived the X-Men as a team The menagerie of mutants are more interesting when they come in a pack. When the posse of super-powered outcasts was first brought to the screen by Bryan Singer in 2000, Hugh Jackman's mutton-chopped, adamantium-clawed Wolverine emerged as the stand-out super-freak. And Hollywood accounting being what it is, he was naturally granted his own solo encore in 2009's underwhelming X-Men Origins Wolverine, a silly spin-off that never quite came together. |
| Bruce, Paul Homer to Back Latos, Reds Top Dodgers | | | Mat Latos threw 7 2-3 innings and the Cincinnati Reds got home runs from Jay Bruce and Xavier Paul to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Thursday night, ending the NL West leaders' six-game winning streak. |
| 2 Editors Promoted at New York Times | | | Matt Purdy, the investigations editor, was named an assistant managing editor, and Marc Lacey, a deputy foreign editor, became an associate managing editor. |
| Lens Blog Ode to a Polish River | | | Mikolaj Nowacki grew up along the river Odra in Poland, taking in its sounds and its smells. Years later, he returned with his camera to what he calls the river of history. |
| AEP says costly U.S. greenhouse gas limits unnecessary | | | (Reuters) - American Electric Power Co, one of the biggest coal burners in the United States, said Thursday the power industry is already on track to meet the Obama administration's carbon reduction goals and does not need federal regulators to impose additional costly limits on greenhouse gas emissions. |
| Egypt's new national hero? | | | For many Egyptians armed forces chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is a hero, despite allegations about his past. |
| Remembering Andrew Simpson | | | On May 9, a cool breeze blew across the waters of San Francisco Bay. Gliding across the surface, two teams of world-class sailors -- Oracle Team USA and Swedish Artemis Racing -- were hard at work preparing for the upcoming America's Cup. According to reports, the wind was "a little above normal" at 25 to 35 mph, but nothing that professional sailors couldn't handle. Across the waterfront, anticipation was building ahead of the first America's Cup to be held in the U.S. since 1995. |
| Well Nightmares After the I.C.U. | | | Patients who have prolonged stays, getting intubated and sedated, may experience severe hallucinations, putting them at risk of PTSD for years to come, studies show. |
| How to nominate a CNN Hero | | | A CNN Hero's journey to global recognition begins with a nomination by someone who's been touched by their efforts. |
| Born in Chicago | | | A look at the era explored in a new documentary film about black blues musicians. |
| Brazil thrash Spain in final | | | Hosts Brazil enjoy a triumphant finale to the troubled Confederations Cup with a 3-0 defeat of world champions Spain in the Maracana Sunday. |
| JPMorgan to quit physical commodity trade amid scrutiny | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - JP Morgan Chase Co is exiting physical commodities trading, the bank said in a surprise statement on Friday, as Wall Street's role in the trading of raw materials comes under intense political and regulatory pressure. |
| Detroit case may alter distressed U.S. city behavior Moody's | | | (Reuters) - Detroit's filing for bankruptcy protection is "profoundly meaningful" for the small number of local governments in the United States that are below investment grade, and could change their approach to pensions and other long-term liabilities, Moody's Investors Service said on Friday. |
| The slingshot bride | | | Newlyweds take wedding day traditions to new heights with a human slingshot garter and bouquet toss. |
| App Puts the Bible in 100 Million Palms | | | With more than 100 million downloads, YouVersion, a free app that offers over 600 Bible translations, has found itself in the company of successful start-ups like Instagram and Dropbox. |
| Living With Cancer A Quilt of Poetry | | | Taking inspiration from a number of cancer poets, Susan Gubar pieced together a quilt of poetry to convey the feeling of chaos so common among people with cancer. |
| App Puts the Bible in 100 Million Palms | | | With more than 100 million downloads, YouVersion, a free app that offers over 600 Bible translations, has found itself in the company of successful start-ups like Instagram and Dropbox. |
| Social classes unite in protests | | | During the past two weeks, millions of Brazilians have taken to the streets to protest years of dissatisfaction and discontent with their government. What started as a student mobilization transformed day by day to incorporate professionals, the middle class, and residents of the favelas, or slums. |
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