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  • Skechers to Pay $40 Million Over Butt Toning Claims, Ads

    16 May 2012 | 1:19 pm
    Skechers advertised that its toning shoes would help people lose weight, build muscle and get in shape without going to the gym, claims that will now cost the company millions of dollars.

  • TV Priest Admits Sex Charges

    16 May 2012 | 1:18 pm
    A prominent American priest in the Legionaries of Christ, a troubled Catholic order whose founder was denounced by the Vatican for sexual improprieties, has admitted having a sexual relationship with a woman and fathering her child. Father Thomas Williams, who has appeared on CBS and NBC and was interviewed by ABC News for a 2010 report on the Legion, made the acknowledgement after an activist who had sought reform in the order contacted the Vatican with his suspicions.

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    16 May 2012 | 1:07 pm

  • Photos: Cannes Film Festival

    16 May 2012 | 1:07 pm
    Celebrities enjoy the glitz and glamour of the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival

  • Photos: Dems Push LGBT Swag

    16 May 2012 | 12:45 pm
    The Obama campaign is offering up a host of LGBT swag while the Romney campaign has none.
 
 
 
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    ABC News: Politics

  • Obama tries ‘hoagie diplomacy' with Congressional leaders

    16 May 2012 | 1:27 pm
    President Barack Obama on Wednesday took a novel approach to courting Congressional leaders due at the White House for lunch — he got take out. Obama made the brief trek from the White House to a nearby  Taylor Gourmet sandwich shop where he held a roundtable with small business owners, which included Taylor Gourmet co-owners Casey Patten and David Mazza. He then headed back to the presidential mansion with an armload of sandwiches. "My message to Congress -- and I'm going to have a chance to see the congressional leadership when I get back to the White House; I'm going to offer them some…

  • Seamus The Immortal: Romney's Dog On The Roof Story Is Getting A Book Tour

    16 May 2012 | 1:19 pm
    That infamous and seemingly immortal tale of Mitt Romney crating his dog on the roof of his car during a 14-hour road trip has already weaseled its way into the narrative of the 2012 campaign and is now splashing its way onto America’s bookshelves. The...

  • Bill Bradley on Knicks' 'Linsanity': 'Draft Character, Not Statistics'

    16 May 2012 | 1:07 pm
    Long before there was Jeremy Lin, another Ivy League basketball star was the talk of the NBA – Bill Bradley, who helped lead the New York Knicks to two championships during a Hall of Fame basketball career that predated his time in the Senate. For...

  • Mitt Romney endorses Connie Mack in Florida Senate race

    16 May 2012 | 12:17 pm
    Mitt Romney waded into the contentious Republican Senate primary in Florida Wednesday and endorsed Rep. Connie Mack as his party's nominee. "Connie Mack is a friend, a strong conservative and the type of principled leader we need in Washington to restore fiscal responsibility," Romney said in a statement. "By electing Connie Mack, the people of Florida will be sending a clear message to Senator Nelson and President Obama that their failed policies have not worked to change the borrow and spend ways of Washington." Mack-- whose father Connie Mack III served as a Florida senator in the '90s--…

  • Romney Backers Criticize Obama on Debt, Compare US Economy to Greece

    16 May 2012 | 12:15 pm
    As part of its weeklong push to criticize President Barack Obama on the economy and the deficit, the Republican National Committee and the Romney campaign today hit the president on the national debt. On an RNC conference call Wednesday, New Hampshire lawmakers never mentioned the...
 
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    ABC News: Money

  • Skechers to Pay $40 Million Over Butt Toning Claims, Ads

    16 May 2012 | 1:19 pm
    Skechers advertised that its toning shoes would help people lose weight, build muscle and get in shape without going to the gym, claims that will now cost the company millions of dollars.

  • Facebook Stock: What Price is Too High?

    16 May 2012 | 12:38 pm
    At the same time the price and public clamor for Facebook's blockbuster IPO is rising, experts' expectations for the company's performance are in decline.

  • JPMorgan Hit With Suits Over Losses

    16 May 2012 | 12:18 pm
    JPMorgan Chase now faces two new lawsuits from shareholders angry over the bank’s $2 billion trading loss.  The suits, filed in federal court in New York, allege JPMorgan misled investors about the bets that went bad.   Chief Executive Jamie Dimon has said the bank...

  • Older Workers Face Unemployment

    16 May 2012 | 12:05 pm
    Sheila Whitelaw, from Philadelphia, is a college graduate and has managed three different non-profits as executive director. Whitelaw said one particular trait may have caused difficulty in her two-year search for a job: her age.

  • Facebook: Past Tech IPOs Show There are No Guarantees

    16 May 2012 | 11:47 am
    Before you get too excited about Facebook's initial public offering on Friday, remember that technology IPOs aren't always a long-term investor's best friend.
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    ABC News: Technology

  • Google Graph Makes Search Smarter

    16 May 2012 | 12:18 pm
    Google's new Knowledge Graph is a new search tool that will begin rolling out starting today, and it it's meant to help you find search results faster. When you search now for popular or well-known people, places and things you'll get a box to the left of the results explaining more about that term.

  • Watch: Grad Gadget Gift Guide

    16 May 2012 | 8:50 am
    Speakers, Apple TV, Tablets: Great graduation gift ideas for tech-savvy grads.

  • Watch: TechBytes: Facebook Ads, Amazon Job Surge

    16 May 2012 | 8:31 am
    General Motors pulls advertisements from Facebook.

  • Grad Gift Ideas for Class of 2012

    16 May 2012 | 8:06 am
    ABC’s Tech Contributor Andrea Smith (@abcandrea) has a round-up of today’s latest gadgets for those ready to take on the world post-graduation. APPLE TV $99 Your grad is already living in an HD world and technology is doing its best to keep up. Apple has...

  • Watch: Graduation Gifts: The Best Gadgets

    16 May 2012 | 1:28 am
    The best gadgets and tech for the new grad.
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    ABC News: Health

  • Surgery Helps Kids With Dangerous Giggling Seizures

    16 May 2012 | 12:44 pm
    It is the most treasured and joyous sound for nearly every parent: their child's laughter. But for a rare number of children, laughter can signal a potentially devastating, even fatal future, and their parents will do anything to make the laughter stop.

  • Paralyzed Woman Moves Robotic Arm With Mind

    16 May 2012 | 12:11 pm
    Cathy Hutchinson, who is paralyzed from a stroke, used a mind-controlled robotic arm to drink from a bottle. It is a system called BrainGate, which used a tiny implanted sensor in the brain to send signals to the muscles, bypassing damaged nerves.

  • Watch: Dwarf 'Princess' Joins 'Toddlers and Tiaras'

    16 May 2012 | 12:01 pm
    Lacy-Mae, 8, was born with achondroplasia, a common form of dwarfism.

  • Watch: Paralyzed Woman Moves Robotic Arm With Mind

    16 May 2012 | 12:01 pm
    A paralyzed woman uses a mind-controlled robotic arm to drink from a bottle.

  • Head Lag May Be Sign of Autism

    16 May 2012 | 11:36 am
    Weak head and neck control in babies may be a sign of Autism Spectrum disorders and other developmental delays, new research exclusive to ABC News revealed. A simple "pull-to-sit" test for babies may help in early detection of delays, according to the findings from the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore.
 
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    ABC News: Travel

  • Vegas Strip: New Cut of Steak Discovered

    16 May 2012 | 1:22 pm
    With the death of pink slime, meat producers are finding alternative ways to cut costs. A meat specialist at Oklahoma State University has found an undervalued cut of meat that tastes just like a New York strip steak. Called the Vegas strip steak, this new...

  • New Rainbow-Colored Glass Gem Corn

    16 May 2012 | 1:17 pm
    You’d be surprised to learn that these ears of corn weren’t Photoshopped, made of glass or painted as many who have seen the photos have guessed. This kid-friendly corn is real and each of the kernels is made from a different colored variety of corn....

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    16 May 2012 | 12:13 pm

  • Which Nation Is Most Likely to Sunbathe Nude?

    16 May 2012 | 12:13 pm
    It’s not  the one you might expect. Expedia’s  summer travel survey posed the  question on nude sunbathing to 8,600 people around the world and found that only 2 percent of Americans were likely to shed their clothing on the beach — no big surprise there. The...

  • Virgin Atlantic Allows In-flight Calls

    16 May 2012 | 10:52 am
    Virgin Atlantic announced it will become the first British airline to provide passengers with a service to make and receive phone calls in the air.
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    ABC News: World News

  • Will a 'Fat Tax' Lower Obesity?

    16 May 2012 | 9:42 am
    A tax of at least 20 percent placed on sugar-sweetened drinks could drop obesity by 3.5 percent and prevent 2,700 heart-related deaths each year, according to a study in the British Medical Journal.

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    16 May 2012 | 9:16 am

  • Woman, 73, Says Age Has Kept Her Unemployed

    16 May 2012 | 9:16 am
    Sheila Whitelaw, from Philadelphia, is a college graduate and has managed three different non-profits as executive director. Whitelaw said one particular trait may have caused difficulty in her two-year search for a job: her age.

  • End Alzheimer's by 2025? Not Likely

    16 May 2012 | 8:36 am
    In a meeting at the National Institutes of Health, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced new steps in the government's strategy to develop treatments for the disease and provide better support for patients, families and caregivers by 2025.

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    16 May 2012 | 8:26 am
 
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    ABC News: 20/20

  • Woman With Flesh-Eating Disease Celebrates Small Victories

    16 May 2012 | 9:42 am
    Aimee Copeland, who lost her leg to a flesh-eating infection after a zip-line injury, is smiling, laughing and mouthing, 'love you.'

  • Edwards Trial Awaits Mistress Witness

    16 May 2012 | 9:39 am
    The nearly $1 million in donations used to hide John Edwards' mistress and love child were not campaign contributions, the Federal Election Commission concluded, according to documents filed in Edwards' trial. The FEC audit of Edwards' 2008 presidential campaign was submitted to the court by Edwards' defense team on Tuesday.

  • No Laughing Matter: Surgery Helps Kids With Dangerous Giggling Seizures

    16 May 2012 | 9:29 am
    It is the most treasured and joyous sound for nearly every parent: their child's laughter. But for a rare number of children, laughter can signal a potentially devastating, even fatal future, and their parents will do anything to make the laughter stop.

  • Watch: Boy's Giggles Were Dangerous Seizures

    16 May 2012 | 9:19 am
    Dysart family explains why young son's giggles were nothing to laugh about.

  • Four Decades Later, Medal of Honor Awarded to Vietnam Hero

    16 May 2012 | 8:53 am
    42 years after a selfless act of heroism during the Vietnam war saved the lives of his fellow soldiers, Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo Jr. will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony on Wednesday. President Obama will present the nation's highest decoration for valor to Sabo's widow, Rose Mary Brown, and brother, George Sabo.
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    ABC News: Nightline

  • Edwards Rests Case Without Mistress

    16 May 2012 | 12:09 pm
    John Edwards' lawyers abruptly ended his defense today without hearing calling the former presidential candidate or the mistress with whom he carried on an affair.

  • Exclusive: Panetta's F-22 Order Too Late to Save Pilot, Sister Says

    16 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    The new flight restrictions and rushed safety measures for the F-22 Raptor fighter jet ordered by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta may help protect other pilots, but they come far too late to save the life of one of America's best airmen, the pilot's family said.

  • Zimmerman Med Report Shows Broken Nose, Lacerations After Trayvon

    16 May 2012 | 8:26 am
    A medical report compiled by George Zimmerman's family physician and obtained exclusively by ABC News, show that Zimmerman was diagnosed with "closed fracture" a broken nose, a pair of black eyes, two lacerations to the back of his head, and a minor back injury the day after he fatally shot 17 year old Trayvon Martin after an alleged altercation. Zimmerman faces a second degree murder charge for the February 26th shooting that left the unarmed 17 high school junior dead. Zimmerman had claimed self defense in what he described as a life and death struggle that Martin initiated by accosting…

  • Gray Whales May Face Arctic Threat

    15 May 2012 | 5:50 pm
    By ABC’s Cecilia Vega and Alex Waterfield Gray whales are starting to make a strong comeback in the Pacific thanks, in part, to Mexico’s aggressive eco-tourism program, where whale-watching is regulated, but a new threat is emerging some 10,000 miles away. Hunters once pushed these...

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    15 May 2012 | 5:50 pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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