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Spain auctions $3.2 billion in medium term debt

May 17th, 2012 @ 05:59 AM | Syndicated by Yahoo! News

Spain managed to auction nearly €2.5 billion ($3.18 billion) in medium-term debt Thursday amid strong demand but at sharply higher interest rates, reflecting concerns that the country will be caught up in the fallout of the Greek crisis.

White births in US no longer in majority: census

May 17th, 2012 @ 05:38 AM | Syndicated by Yahoo! News

White births in the United States are no longer in the majority, according to US Census Bureau data made public Thursday.

Limbless Frenchman swims from PNG to Indonesia

May 17th, 2012 @ 05:37 AM | Syndicated by Yahoo! News

A Frenchman who lost his limbs in an accident braved strong winds and currents to swim from Papua New Guinea to Indonesia Thursday, in the first stretch of a mission to swim between five continents.

World stocks mixed amid bargain-hunting vs caution

May 17th, 2012 @ 05:35 AM | Syndicated by Yahoo! News

Asian stocks eked out gains Thursday as traders hunted for bargains after sharp selling in recent days, but markets in Europe fell amid intensifying fears of a messy exit by Greece from the euro common currency.

Iran to sue Google over dropping Persian Gulf name

May 17th, 2012 @ 05:20 AM | Syndicated by Yahoo! News

Iran says it will sue Google over dropping the name of the Persian Gulf on Google Maps.

The nation's weather

May 17th, 2012 @ 05:19 AM | Syndicated by Yahoo! News

Weather Underground Forecast for Thursday, May 17, 2012.