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  1. Video: Man survives tractor trailer hit in China

    → msnbc.com: Top videos | 17 May 2012 | 9:34 am MDT

    May 17: An elderly man suffers minor injuries after being hit and dragged under a tractor trailer during a traffic jam in China. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)An elderly man suffers minor injuries after being hit and dragged under a tractor trailer during a traffic jam in China. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)




  2. Video: Caught on cam: Firefighter plunges through roof

    → msnbc.com: Top videos | 17 May 2012 | 9:32 am MDT

    May 17: Cameras roll as a firefighter plunges through the roof of burning Portland, Ore., apartment building and is then saved by his fellow firefighters. KGW-TV's Erica Heartquist reports. (NBC News Channel)Cameras roll as a firefighter plunges through the roof of burning Portland, Ore., apartment building and is then saved by his fellow firefighters. KGW-TV's Erica Heartquist reports. (NBC News)




  3. Paris 'Crazy Horse' exotic dancers strike over wages

    → msnbc.com: World news | 17 May 2012 | 9:04 am MDT

    Models dance during a press presentation of Crazy Horse's new show, entitled 'FEU' (Fire), by world-renowned French shoe designer Christian Louboutin, in Paris, France, 29 February 2012. Topless dancers at the renowned Crazy Horse night club in Paris have gone on strike, saying they are not being paid enough to take the shirts off their backs.




  4. Immigration decision a plus for Klezmer tango band

    → msnbc.com: World news | 17 May 2012 | 8:41 am MDT

    U.S. immigration officials are clarifying their definition of “culturally unique” in a move that could make it easier for foreign "hybrid" or "fusion" bands to get a visa to play in America.U.S. immigration officials are clarifying their definition of “culturally unique” in a move that could make it easier for foreign "hybrid" or "fusion" bands to get a visa to play in America.




  5. Immigration decision a plus for Klezmer tango band

    → msnbc.com: US news | 17 May 2012 | 8:41 am MDT

    U.S. immigration officials are clarifying their definition of “culturally unique” in a move that could make it easier for foreign "hybrid" or "fusion" bands to get a visa to play in America.U.S. immigration officials are clarifying their definition of “culturally unique” in a move that could make it easier for foreign "hybrid" or "fusion" bands to get a visa to play in America.




  6. Horrors of Srebrenica massacre set out at Mladic trial

    → msnbc.com: World news | 17 May 2012 | 8:29 am MDT

    Prosecutors in the trial of Ratko Mladic have described five days in the Bosnian enclave of Srebrenica in 1995 when his troops massacred 7,000 unarmed Muslim boys and men.Prosecutors in the trial of Ratko Mladic have described five days in the Bosnian enclave of Srebrenica in 1995 when his troops massacred 7,000 unarmed Muslim boys and men.




  7. L.A. suspends 7 cops for 'Jump Out Boys' clique

    → msnbc.com: US news | 17 May 2012 | 8:18 am MDT

    Seven deputies from the Los Angeles County sheriff’s gang unit are on paid leave during an investigation into their suspected involvement in a secret clique, sources confirmed to The Los Angeles Times Wednesday.

  8. Chicago braces for major protests as NATO summit looms

    → msnbc.com: US news | 17 May 2012 | 7:28 am MDT

    As world leaders gather for the NATO summit in Chicago this weekend, they will be welcomed by thousands of protesters with a litany of complaints. Chief among them: Stop spending money on war.

  9. A message to Assad? War games held near border

    → msnbc.com: World news | 17 May 2012 | 6:52 am MDT

    A military exercise involving more than 11,000 troops from 19 countries is under way in Jordan, reportedly just miles from Syria's border.A military exercise involving more than 11,000 troops from 19 countries is under way in Jordan, reportedly just miles from Syria's border.




  10. Estranged Kennedy wife's death an apparent suicide

    → msnbc.com: US news | 17 May 2012 | 6:49 am MDT

      Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has died in an apparent suicide, law enforcement sources told NBC News. The 52-year-old was found dead in her home in Westchester County, N.Y.

  11. Video: Man buys out a K-Mart, gives it all away

    → msnbc.com: Top videos | 17 May 2012 | 5:52 am MDT

    May 17: A Kentucky man bought everything in a K-Mart that was going out of business and donated it all to charity. NBC’s Kevin Tibbles reports. (Today Show)A Kentucky man bought everything in a K-Mart that was going out of business and donated it all to charity. NBC’s Kevin Tibbles reports. (TODAY)




  12. Video: 250-pound alligator chomps on man’s arm

    → msnbc.com: Top videos | 17 May 2012 | 5:51 am MDT

    May 17: An alligator chomped on the arm of a scientist in North Carolina who was trying to corral the 250-pound reptile. TODAY’s Natalie Morales reports. (Today Show)An alligator chomped on the arm of a scientist in North Carolina who was trying to corral the 250-pound reptile. TODAY’s Natalie Morales reports. (TODAY)




  13. Video: Firefighter plunges through burning roof

    → msnbc.com: Top videos | 17 May 2012 | 5:49 am MDT

    May 17: A firefighter was saved by his fellow firefighters after he fell through the roof of a burning Portland, Oregon, apartment building. TODAY’s Natalie Morales reports. (Today Show)A firefighter was saved by his fellow firefighters after he fell through the roof of a burning Portland, Oregon, apartment building. TODAY’s Natalie Morales reports. (TODAY)




  14. Video: ‘Intermediate range’ shot killed Trayvon Martin

    → msnbc.com: Top videos | 17 May 2012 | 5:48 am MDT

    May 17: The autopsy report on Trayvon Martin shows he died from a single gunshot wound to the chest fired from “intermediate range.” The official report also found Martin had a small abrasion on his left ring finger below the knuckle. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports.  (Today Show)The autopsy report on Trayvon Martin shows he died from a single gunshot wound to the chest fired from “intermediate range.” The official report also found Martin had a small abrasion on his left ring finger below the knuckle. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports. (TODAY)




  15. Video: RFK Jr.’s estranged wife found dead

    → msnbc.com: Top videos | 17 May 2012 | 5:45 am MDT

    May 17: Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead at the couple’s home in Bedford, N.Y. No cause of death was given, but she reportedly took her own life by hanging. NBC’s Jeff Rossen reports. (Today Show)Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead at the couple’s home in Bedford, N.Y. No cause of death was given, but she reportedly took her own life by hanging. NBC’s Jeff Rossen reports. (TODAY)




  16. Rising wealth in China fails to buy more happiness

    → msnbc.com: World news | 17 May 2012 | 5:44 am MDT

    Sometimes more money just buys more unhappiness. Take China, for example. Everyone assumed that people would get happier as their wallets got fatter. But a new study shows that the opposite occurred, at least for those at the lower end of the income spectrum.Sometimes more money just buys more unhappiness. Take China, for example. Everyone assumed that people would get happier as their wallets got fatter. But a new study shows that the opposite occurred, at least for those at the lower end of the income spectrum.




  17. World Bank on Greece: Spain, Italy could be next

    → msnbc.com: World news | 17 May 2012 | 5:41 am MDT

    Spain and Italy will be the next victims of the European financial crisis if Greece crashes out of the euro currency zone, the head of the World Bank has warned.

  18. For first time, minorities surpass whites in US births

    → msnbc.com: US news | 17 May 2012 | 5:33 am MDT

    For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing.

  19. Will $95-million cable car be ready for Olympics?

    → msnbc.com: World news | 17 May 2012 | 5:19 am MDT

    The world's most expensive cable car is undergoing tests in London – but authorities admit the project, which links two Olympic venues, may not open in time for this summer's Games.

  20. Quebec moves to restore order amid student strike

    → msnbc.com: World news | 17 May 2012 | 4:39 am MDT

    Quebec's government has moved to end a sometimes violent 14-week mass student strike in the Canadian province that officials fear could harm the economy and deter tourists.Quebec's government has moved to end a sometimes violent 14-week mass student strike in the Canadian province that officials fear could harm the economy and deter tourists.




  21. Inside Syria rebel stronghold: 'The city is on mute'

    → msnbc.com: World news | 17 May 2012 | 4:17 am MDT

    Surrounded by ancient olive groves, Douma is just ten miles from Damascus but it feels like another world. It is a city under occupation.Surrounded by ancient olive groves, Douma is just ten miles from Damascus but it feels like another world. It is a city under occupation.




  22. Japan's fugitive penguin seen alive in Tokyo Bay

    → msnbc.com: World news | 17 May 2012 | 3:02 am MDT

    Penguin Number 337, which made a daring bid for freedom from a Tokyo aquarium and vanished into the waters of Tokyo Bay, has popped up on video footage in a different part of the bay, frolicking in the water and apparently healthy.

  23. Pentagon unveils model of bin Laden compound

    → msnbc.com: US news | 17 May 2012 | 2:27 am MDT

    This image released by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency shows a scale model of the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where Osama bin Laden was killed.This image released by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency shows a scale model of the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where Osama bin Laden was killed.




  24. Pentagon unveils model of bin Laden compound

    → msnbc.com: World news | 17 May 2012 | 2:27 am MDT

    This image released by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency shows a scale model of the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where Osama bin Laden was killed.This image released by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency shows a scale model of the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where Osama bin Laden was killed.




  25. Queen Sofia snubs Queen Elizabeth over Gibraltar

    → msnbc.com: World news | 17 May 2012 | 2:22 am MDT

    Queen Sofia of Spain has reportedly decided not to attend a lunch celebrating Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee on Friday because of a diplomatic spat over Gibraltar.

  26. US Navy ships collide after 'steering malfunction'

    → msnbc.com: US news | 17 May 2012 | 1:42 am MDT

    An 844-foot-long U.S. Navy assault ship collided with a refueling tanker Wednesday about 120 miles off the coast of California in the Pacific Ocean.

  27. Family cancels weekend search for Hollywood executive

    → msnbc.com: US news | 16 May 2012 | 11:49 pm MDT

    The family of a Hollywood executive reported missing more than two weeks ago called off on Wednesday a major search planned for this weekend after consulting with authorities.

  28. Crews battle to contain raging Arizona wildfires

    → msnbc.com: US news | 16 May 2012 | 10:49 pm MDT

    PHOENIX (Reuters) - Crews with hand tools battled to contain wind-whipped Arizona wildfires on Wednesday that have raced across more than 30 square miles of parched ponderosa forest, brush and grassland, consuming several buildings and threatening a small town.

  29. One person sent hundreds of powder-filled envelopes: FBI

    → msnbc.com: US news | 16 May 2012 | 7:28 pm MDT

    SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Authorities believe one person is responsible for mailing 20 powder-filled envelopes to schools and a business in the Dallas-Fort Worth area last week and hundreds of similar letters around the world since late 2008, the FBI said on Wednesday.

  30. Arabian horse swims three miles out to sea

    → msnbc.com: US news | 16 May 2012 | 6:49 pm MDT

    An Arabian show horse named William swam out to sea after being spooked Tuesday evening, triggering an elaborate rescue effort. An Arabian show horse named William swam out to sea after being spooked Tuesday evening, triggering an elaborate rescue effort.




  31. Video: Clerk robbed at gunpoint on first solo shift

    → msnbc.com: Top videos | 16 May 2012 | 6:27 pm MDT

    May 16: A gas station clerk faced an armed robber on his first solo shift. KNBC-TV's Vikki Vargas reports. (NBC News Channel)A gas station clerk faced an armed robber on his first solo shift. KNBC-TV's Vikki Vargas reports. (NBC News)




  32. Man buys out Kmart, donates to charity

    → msnbc.com: US news | 16 May 2012 | 6:27 pm MDT

    When Rankin Paynter visited a Kmart in Winchester, Ky. that was closing its doors he got an idea: Why not buy the store and donate it to charity?

  33. Autopsy: Trayvon Martin shot from 'intermediate range'

    → msnbc.com: US news | 16 May 2012 | 5:35 pm MDT

    Florida teenager Trayvon Martin died from a single gunshot wound to the chest fired from “intermediate range,” according to an autopsy report reviewed Wednesday by NBC News.

  34. Video: Bringing back the swallows

    → msnbc.com: Top videos | 16 May 2012 | 5:14 pm MDT

    May 16: Thirty years ago, the Cliff Swallows stopped migrating to the Mission at San Juan Capistrano, Calif., after it underwent renovations. But now biologists are trying to lure the swallows home by playing the birds’ courtship song just beneath the mission’s bell tower. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports.  (Nightly News)Thirty years ago, the Cliff Swallows stopped migrating to the Mission at San Juan Capistrano, Calif., after it underwent renovations. But now biologists are trying to lure the swallows home by playing the birds’ courtship song just beneath the mission’s bell tower. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports. (Nightly News)




  35. Video: Lung cancer drug eradicates rare lymphoma tumors

    → msnbc.com: Top videos | 16 May 2012 | 5:01 pm MDT

    May 16: Doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used Xalkori to treat children with anaplastic lymphoma, a disease caused by gene mutation. NBC’s Robert Bazell reports.  (Nightly News)Doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used Xalkori to treat children with anaplastic lymphoma, a disease caused by gene mutation. NBC’s Robert Bazell reports. (Nightly News)




  36. Report: Texas executed wrong Carlos

    → msnbc.com: US news | 16 May 2012 | 5:00 pm MDT

    A Columbia Law School team has published a report about two men named Carlos -- one who killed a woman, and another who was executed for that crime. A Columbia Law School team has published a report about two men named Carlos -- one who killed a woman, and another who was executed for that crime.




  37. Video: Edwards’ defense lawyers ‘sweating it’

    → msnbc.com: Top videos | 16 May 2012 | 4:55 pm MDT

    May 16: Now that the John Edwards trial is going to a jury, NBC’s Savannah Guthrie says anything can happen.  (Nightly News)Now that the John Edwards trial is going to a jury, NBC’s Savannah Guthrie says anything can happen. (Nightly News)




  38. Video: Flesh-eating bacteria rare, but lethal

    → msnbc.com: Top videos | 16 May 2012 | 4:54 pm MDT

    May 16: Two recent cases of necrotizing fasciitis are raising concerns about the bacteria that kill 25 percent of the patients who contract it. NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports.  (Nightly News)Two recent cases of necrotizing fasciitis are raising concerns about the bacteria that kill 25 percent of the patients who contract it. NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports. (Nightly News)




  39. Video: New evidence in Trayvon Martin shooting

    → msnbc.com: Top videos | 16 May 2012 | 4:51 pm MDT

    May 16: George Zimmerman’s lawyer has signaled that he may seek a dismissal of the second degree murder charges against his client under Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law. NBC’s Michael Isikoff reports.  (Nightly News)George Zimmerman’s lawyer has signaled that he may seek a dismissal of the second degree murder charges against his client under Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law. NBC’s Michael Isikoff reports. (Nightly News)




  40. Video: Mary Kennedy, RFK Jr.’s estranged wife, has died

    → msnbc.com: Top videos | 16 May 2012 | 4:44 pm MDT

    May 16: Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s wife, Mary Kennedy, was found dead at her Bedford, N.Y., home. She was 52 years old, and is survived by her four children. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports.  (Nightly News)Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s wife, Mary Kennedy, was found dead at her Bedford, N.Y., home. She was 52 years old, and is survived by her four children. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)




  41. Video: John Edwards remains silent

    → msnbc.com: Top videos | 16 May 2012 | 4:44 pm MDT

    May 16: The defense rested Wednesday without calling John Edwards, or his daughter Cate, to the stand. Analysts say not testifying carries risks. NBC’s Lisa Myers reports.  (Nightly News)The defense rested Wednesday without calling John Edwards, or his daughter Cate, to the stand. Analysts say not testifying carries risks. NBC’s Lisa Myers reports. (Nightly News)




  42. Cop Tasers mom at Mississippi middle school -- twice

    → msnbc.com: US news | 16 May 2012 | 2:39 pm MDT

    A police officer working as a school resource officer in northern Mississippi twice stunned the mother of a middle school pupil with a Taser during a heated argument at the school Wednesday morning.

  43. What's behind China's crackdown on foreigners?

    → msnbc.com: World news | 16 May 2012 | 2:05 pm MDT

    China has launched a 100-day crackdown against illegal immigration and illegal employment in the wake of a high-profile sexual assault case involving a British national who was videotaped allegedly attempting to force himself on a Chinese woman.

  44. Anxious Greeks withdraw $894 million in one day

    → msnbc.com: World news | 16 May 2012 | 10:00 am MDT

    Political leaders in Athens were due to discuss an emergency government Wednesday to deal with a possible run on banks as it emerged Greeks withdrew almost $900 million in a single day, fearing their country could crash out of the euro currency by the end of the week.Political leaders in Athens were due to discuss an emergency government Wednesday to deal with a possible run on banks as it emerged Greeks withdrew almost $900 million in a single day, fearing their country could crash out of the euro currency by the end of the week.




  45. Report: US helps Syria rebels find better weapons

    → msnbc.com: World news | 16 May 2012 | 7:48 am MDT

    Syrian rebels are getting more and better weapons in an effort paid for by Persian Gulf nations and coordinated partly by the United States, the Washington Post reported.Syrian rebels are getting more and better weapons in an effort paid for by Persian Gulf nations and coordinated partly by the United States, the Washington Post reported.






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