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Zuckerberg's post-IPO wedding is smart legal move

Zuckerberg's post-IPO wedding is smart legal move


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Getting married was a smart business move as well as a personal milestone for Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, with the timing of the wedding, the day after the company's initial public offering, potentially proving particularly advantageous, California divorce lawyers said on Sunday. ...
Michelle Obama shows South Side of Chicago to first ladies

Michelle Obama shows South Side of Chicago to first ladies


By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO (Reuters) - Michelle Obama showed off her neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago to some NATO visitors on Sunday, taking five other first ladies to a youth center for ...
Obama visit marks trials, resilience of graduates in tornado-hit Joplin

Obama visit marks trials, resilience of graduates in tornado-hit Joplin


By Kevin Murphy JOPLIN, Mo (Reuters) - Having the president of the United States speak at commencement would normally be the most memorable day in the life of a high school senior. ...
Dale Chihuly's 'Glass House' shines in Seattle

Dale Chihuly's 'Glass House' shines in Seattle


By Jordan Riefe (Reuters) - Pioneering glass artist Dale Chihuly, whose work has been shown in over 200 museums worldwide, will be honored in his home city Seattle when "Chihuly Garden and Glass" opens ...
Fed by dry brush, wildfires persist in Southwest

Fed by dry brush, wildfires persist in Southwest


By Mike Saucier PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona wildfire whipped up by winds and dry conditions threatened to trigger more evacuations on Sunday, just as firefighters were nearly done battling the biggest of four ...
Weather helps battle against U.S. Southwest wildfires

Weather helps battle against U.S. Southwest wildfires


By Mike Saucier PHOENIX (Reuters) - Improving weather helped firefighters in Arizona make progress on Saturday against wildfires that have charred more than 65 square miles (168 square km) of forest, brush and grass ...
Tropical Storm Alberto loses strength, forecasters say

Tropical Storm Alberto loses strength, forecasters say


By Harriet McLeod Charleston, South Carolina (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Alberto churned off the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina on Sunday, and heavy rain and dangerous surf were expected even though forecasters said ...
Tropical Storm Alberto not seen to gain strength, forecasters say

Tropical Storm Alberto not seen to gain strength, forecasters say


By David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Alberto churned slowly toward the South Carolina coast on Sunday where heavy rain and dangerous surf are expected from the beach resort of Myrtle Beach south ...
Kennedy clan, celebrities attend Mary Kennedy's funeral

Kennedy clan, celebrities attend Mary Kennedy's funeral


By Gianna Palmer BEDFORD, New York (Reuters) - Mary Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who died in an apparent suicide earlier this week, was recalled Saturday as an "angel" who ...
At least 45 arrests, some injuries in Chicago anti-NATO clashes

At least 45 arrests, some injuries in Chicago anti-NATO clashes


By Kyle Peterson and Nick Carey CHICAGO (Reuters) - Four police officers were injured and 45 demonstrators arrested after baton-wielding police clashed with anti-war protesters marching on the NATO summit in Chicago on Sunday, ...
Groups says 60 arrested, some hurt in Chicago anti-NATO clashes

Groups says 60 arrested, some hurt in Chicago anti-NATO clashes


By Kyle Peterson and Nick Carey CHICAGO (Reuters) - Baton-swinging police clashed with anti-war protesters marching on the NATO summit in Chicago on Sunday and a lawyers' group representing the demonstrators said at least ...
Thousands protest in Chicago as NATO summit opens

Thousands protest in Chicago as NATO summit opens


By Kyle Peterson and Ann Saphir CHICAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters carried their anti-war message to world leaders at a NATO summit on a steamy Sunday, in a mostly peaceful march led by ...
Anti-NATO protesters begin big march on Chicago summit

Anti-NATO protesters begin big march on Chicago summit


By Mary Wisniewski and Nick Carey CHICAGO (Reuters) - Protesters marched through the steamy streets of Chicago on Sunday, carrying an anti-war message for world leaders at a NATO summit and led by a ...
Protesters begin biggest anti-NATO rally in Chicago

Protesters begin biggest anti-NATO rally in Chicago


By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters, some dressed as clowns and others bearing anti-war signs, gathered on Sunday in a lakefront park in the biggest test yet for Chicago police trying ...
Chicago braces for largest anti-NATO protest

Chicago braces for largest anti-NATO protest


By James B. Kelleher CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago police trying to keep the peace during the NATO summit may face their biggest test on Sunday when thousands of demonstrators were expected to march near ...