MasterCard is readying technology and applications that will let people use their phones to pay for things.

Environmentalists fear the UK government's draft energy bill to be published on Tuesday will end in a new "dash for gas".

BBC News
Europe's dangerous days
BBC News
Europe's date with destiny has been inked in. June the 17th - when the Greeks return to the polls. If they back candidates who reject the terms of the bailout deal that keeps the country from bankruptcy, Greece could be heading out of the euro.
EU summit to raise pressure on MerkelCNN
G8 growth talk leaves wary markets awaiting actionReuters
At Summit, A Struggle For Consensus On Economic WoesWall Street Journal
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker released a video on Sunday emphasizing his support for President Obama's re-election after condemning some the president's re-election tactics as "nauseating.

Telegraph.co.uk
Magnitude-6.0 earthquake kills at least 4 in northern Italy cheese region ...
Washington Post
SANT'AGOSTINO DI FERRARA, Italy — A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook several small towns in northeast Italy, killing four people, knocking down a clock tower and other centuries-old buildings and causing millions in losses to the region known for making ...
Italy quake homeless in emergency sheltersBBC News
Quake rocks northern ItalyCNN
Italian quake causes widespread damageThe Seattle Times
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The Associated Press
Protesters march through Chicago to NATO summit
The Associated Press
By NOMAAN MERCHANT, AP – 3 minutes ago CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched through downtown Chicago on Sunday in one of the city's largest demonstrations in years, airing grievances about war, climate change and a wide range of other ...
NATO Summit Protest: Anarchists Clash With Cops; Vets Return MedalsABC News
Thousands of protesters march through downtown Chicago carrying grievances to ...Washington Post
Anti-NATO protesters clash with Chicago police; arrests reportedLos Angeles Times
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Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi dies in Libya after long battle with cancer
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Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the man convicted of blowing up Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland, died after a long illness. NBC's Richard Engel reports. By NBC News, msnbc.com and news services Updated at 3:30 pm ET: TRIPOLI - The former Libyan intelligence ...
Twists in the Lockerbie bombing caseABC Online
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya leaving unanswered questionseuronews
Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies in LibyaTimes of India
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Nine out of the ten poorest areas in England are in the north-west, a church charity survey shows.

msnbc.com
Tropical Storm Alberto hovers off SC coast
Rocky Mount Telegram
AP COLUMBIA – Tropical Storm Alberto hovered off the South Carolina and Georgia coasts on Sunday, canceling tourist cruises, producing showers along the coast and serving as a reminder that the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner.
Sunny days set to follow Monday thunderstormsAnderson Independent Mail
Tropical storm watch lifted for S.C.UPI.com
Alberto fading quickly Sunday eveningNBC17.com
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Newark Mayor Criticizes Obama's Ad
New York Times
Mayor Cory A. Booker of Newark, a prominent Democrat enlisted as a surrogate for President Obama's campaign, sharply criticized it on Sunday for attacking Mitt Romney's work at the private equity firm Bain Capital. Mr. Booker, speaking on the NBC ...
Newark Mayor Cory Booker slams Obama campaign attack on Romney's work for Bain ...Washington Post
Cory Booker 'very uncomfortable' with Obama's attack on Romney (+video)Christian Science Monitor
Booker walks back criticism of Obama campaign tacticsmsnbc.com
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USA TODAY
On the economy, a spectrum of views
USA TODAY
A USA TODAY analysis of polling data sorts Americans into five broad categories based on their economic concerns and outlook for the future. Source: Analysis by Jim Norman of USA TODAY/Gallup Poll of 1012 adults taken May 10-13.

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Azahara Munoz of Spain defeated Morgan Pressel 2 and 1 in the semifinals of the Sybase Match Play Championship Sunday after a slow-play penalty against the American on the 12th hole turned the match, casting a shadow on the $1.5 million event.

A growing number of people are failing to save anything for their retirement - leaving them in a "precarious" position, a pensions provider says.

Google's chairman emeritus tells Boston University grads to take their eyes off "that screen and look into the eyes of the person you love." [Read more]

Mr. Gibb was the second member of this brother act, whose sound helped define the disco era, to die.

Protesters and police clashed in the most fractious confrontation yet following a series of weekend protests against the NATO summit meeting being held here.

IAEA head Yukiya Amano arrives in Tehran voicing optimism about reaching agreement on Iran's controversial nuclear programme.

USA TODAY
Pro-Romney Super PAC sees fundraising dip in April
Reuters
By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Restore Our Future, an outside "Super PAC" backing Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, raised $3.9 million in April, less than half the haul it collected in March, ...
$1M donor once wanted for 'criminal mischief'Politico
Pro-Romney super PAC raises $4.6 millionTucson Citizen
Mitt Romney raised $11.7 million in AprilUSA TODAY
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The Mexican army says a leader of the Zetas drug cartel has been arrested for the killing of 49 people whose bodies were dumped by a roadside.

CBS News
Alberto expected to stay offshore
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Tropical Storm Alberto, meandering off the coast of South Carolina, was expected to stay offshore, and forecasters Sunday canceled a tropical storm watch for coastal areas. As of Sunday afternoon, the center of Alberto was about 105 miles southeast of ...
Tropical Storm Alberto hovers off SC coastSTLtoday.com
Alberto more disorganized Sunday eveningNBC17.com
Alberto 1 of only 9 early storms since 1851ABC NEWS 4

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