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Deals of the Hour / May 29, 2011, 6:43 pm

Dripping Springs to open softball tournament against Forney

This year, Dripping Springs will play Santa Fe in a Class 4A semifinal game on Friday at 11:30 a.m. The Lady Tigers will open the state tournament with a 32-2 record while Santa Fe is 35-6. Waco Midway, the defending Class 4A champions, will play Forney in ... (Source: Austin American-Statesman 2011-05-30T01:15:01Z)

Popular North Miami poet, cafe owner gunned down on street

"We don't have a motive right now,'' Cuevas said. Witnesses offered differing descriptions of the suspects' car color as being both light and dark. Bell's performances at the club, where he interacted with the audience, have been posted on youtub (Source: Miami Herald 2011-05-29T16:39:37Z)

Slain Poet "Did Not Deserve To Die"

A number of the cafe's patrons were present when the shooting happened, and differening eyewitness reports place black male suspects fleeing in a either a dark-colored vehicle with a spoiler or a light-colored car. Bell, who opened his cafe in the summer ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-05-30T01:00:42Z)

Rock 'n' roll like a true HKer (part 1)

Photo: Sushi Restaurant in Mong Kok Sushi chains such as Sushi One, Itatmae Sushi and Genki Sushi, can easily fulfil your affordable sushi fantasy. And to triple the exoticness of the experience, don't forget to ask for the sushi train seats. Before you ... (Source: Crikey 2011-05-30T00:53:33Z)

Zelaya: Honduras coup was conspiracy

Zelaya ended his long exile and returned to Honduras on Saturday under a deal brokered by Colombia and Venezuela, paving the way for the poor Central American country's return to the Organization of American States and reintegration into the world community. (Source: WHDH.com 2011-05-30T01:07:52Z)

Work schedule stresses Dannii Minogue, Kris Smith

For the past few months it feels like when one is in Australia the other's in the UK. That's hard for any couple with a 10-month-old baby to deal with. Dannii flew back to Australia with Ethan because Kris had to work in Manchester. There have been some ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2011-05-30T01:22:11Z)

Ex-leader returns to Honduras 2 years after ouster

Honduran courts recently dropped the corruption charges and arrest warrants pending against Zelaya, and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last week brokered a deal for the ousted leader's safe return home. (Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat 2011-05-30T01:07:52Z)

Global warming: Bleaker and bleaker

A contracting world economy would naturally reduce carbon emissions, meantime, public and private sectors could strike a green new deal that would begin a shift towards low-carbon growth. Today's figures give the lie to all that: the link between GDP ... (Source: The Guardian 2011-05-30T01:00:42Z)

'Digital ant' army to make computers virus-proof

When an ant comes across an intruder, other members of the colony help it and deal with any unwelcome visitor. This sort of "swarming intelligence" is currently being tested for use in software by a team at Wake Forest University in North Carolina in ... (Source: Times of India 2011-05-30T01:15:01Z)

Wheldon wins Indy 500 when leader crashes

He sat out the first four races of the year, then picked up a one-race deal with Bryan Herta Autosport. Surely, Wheldon will be able to find a better gig now after beating Hildebrand by 2.1 seconds with an average speed of 170.265 mph. Dan Wheldon ... (Source: Daily Hampshire Gazette 2011-05-30T01:22:11Z)

Former Honduran leader blames foreign interests for coup

Zelaya ended his long exile and returned to Honduras on Saturday under a deal brokered by Colombia and Venezuela, paving the way for the poor Central American country's return to the Organization of American States and reintegration into the world community. (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2011-05-30T01:22:11Z)

Viso wrecks on 1st double-file restart at Indy 500

"On that last lap, I was trying to deal with (Hildebrand) between turns 3 and 4," said Wheldon, who also won in 2005 with then-Andretti Green Racing. "In the corner of my eye, I saw him hit the fence. I just carried on by. As (owner) Bryan ... (Source: Tucson Citizen 2011-05-30T01:22:11Z)

Sepp Blatter Cleared, Two FIFA Officials Suspended In Corruption Scandal

"FIFA's image has suffered a great deal as a result, much to the disappointment of FIFA itself and all football fans." The key allegations concerned a meeting of the Caribbean Football Union in May 10-11 in Port of Spain, attended by Warner and Bin Hammam ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2011-05-30T01:15:01Z)

Republicans still firmly against raising debt ceiling without big cuts

But a compromise might be in the offing. McConnell, in his appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press,'' left open the possibility of a deal. Obama has said he is amenable to additional spending cuts as a condition of lifting the debt ceiling. In the end ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2011-05-30T00:24:55Z)

Dripping Springs to represent Central Texas at this week's state softball tournament

Dripping Springs (32-2), the Class 4A tournament's top seed, will play Santa Fe (35-6) on Friday at 11:30 a.m. In the other Class 4A semifinal , defending state champion Waco Midway (37-4) will face Forney (36-7) . The Class 5A bracket features defending ... (Source: Austin American-Statesman 2011-05-30T01:15:01Z)

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