Noticias de Hoy

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ? The Civil Wars are returning with a new album.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ? Twenty-one horses have been entered for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, one more than the maximum field of 20.

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ? Thousands of activists on Wednesday celebrated the anniversary of the U. S. Navy’s departure from the Puerto Rican island of Vieques 10 years ago, despite concerns that progress has been slow in cleaning up and developing a place many hoped would flourish.

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The Boston Globe reports students are suspected of aiding Tsarnaev.

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By Margaret Chadbourn WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday will nominate Democratic Representative Mel Watt, a longtime consumer advocate, to oversee mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a White House official said. Watt, who has served in the House of Representatives for two decades, was likely to face a confirmation battle in the Senate, where Democrats may need to secure some Republican votes to approve his nomination. . . .

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Tacos, tostadas, margaritas, ole! Spicy food and bebidas from south of the border are going to be happily imbibed as anyone seeking a reason to eat, drink and be merry celebrates Cinco de Mayo.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? After a storm of complaints, the Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled simplified forms to apply for insurance under the president’s new health care law. You won’t have to lay bare your medical history but you will have to detail your finances.

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By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – Laser beams and microwave dishes are the latest weapons in an arms race to shave milliseconds off dealing times in the shadowy world of high-speed, computerized financial trading. Traders, who make money by exploiting tiny, lightning-fast price changes on exchanges, are now targeting Europe and Asia after skirmishing in the United States. The first microwave connections between London and Frankfurt have been launched, cutting the time to send a trade by about 40 percent compared with optic fiber cables. . . .

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Lindsay Lohan has less than 24 hours to hightail it to Seafield Center in New York . . . but even as she packs her bags she’s telling people she may bail on the rehab facility because they won’t let her smoke. Sources close to Lindsay tell TMZ . . . she…

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By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell on Wednesday, weighed by a slew of economic data that suggested weaker-than-expected growth. Disappointing results from companies including MasterCard and Merck were also weighing on the market. Merck was the biggest decliner on the blue chip Dow index. Private employers added 119,000 jobs in April, well below economists’ expectations, in the latest piece of data to suggest the economy is encountering a soft patch. Adding to signs the economy cooled as the second quarter got under way, a separate report showed the pace of U. S. . . .

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