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A trader enters an order by a post that sells JP Morgan Chase stock on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

From Politics & Policy 4:19 am

Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 5/17/2012

Yesterday was another down day for the Australian share market, with widespread selling in all sectors apart from the utilities, the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) ended off 101 points to 4,214 points.

Mary Kennedy Dead

From Society 3:18 am

Mary Kennedy Found Dead In Apparent Suicide, Reportedly ‘Depressed And Despondent’ Before Death [PHOTOS]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Kennedy, was found dead in her Mount Kisco, N.Y., home on in an apparent suicide by hanging, ABC News reported. The 52-year-old's body was found on Wednesday afternoon. RadarOnline.com reported that Mary Kennedy was "depressed and despondent" before her death.

Trayvon Martin Killing

From Society 3:17 am

Autopsy, Wittness Reports Indicate Martin And Zimmerman Fought

Trayvon Martin died from a single gunshot wound to the chest fired from “intermediate range,” according to an autopsy report.

Dollar bills being counted

From Politics & Policy 1:53 am

Australian Dollar Outlook - 05/17/2012

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The AUD is trading just above USD0.9900 this morning after falling to a low close to USD0.9870 overnight.

Activists holding a picture of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan flags take part in a rally to support Tibet in Taipei

From Society 1:02 am

Dalai Lama: Motivational Quotes on Inner Peace from the Templeton Prize Awardee

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, on Monday received the annual Templeton Prize at St Paul's Cathedral in London. Here are some motivational quotes meant to inspire inner peace from the Dalai Lama, as heard in a public speech he delivered in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 15 this year.

Currencies

From Politics & Policy 1:01 am

Fed Minutes Show Possible Need for Further Stimulus; Australia Dollar at Europe's mercy

True to recent form, Greece remained the primary directive overnight for currencies overnight with the global bid for safety promoting losses across the risk spectrum.

US Stock Market

From Politics & Policy 12:50 am

Global Markets Overview - 05/17/2012

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for a fourth straight day as confusion over Greece's political future extended the recent stock slide. The blue-chip Dow lost 33.45 points, or 0.26%, to 12598.55, to finish at the day's lows.

From Politics & Policy 12:07 am

Kucinich Bows Out Of House, Won't Run In New State

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, announced Wednesday he has decided against moving across the country and running for Congress in Washington state.

From Society 11:33 pm

Wife Of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Found Dead; Suicide Reported

Mary Kennedy, wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is dead, an employee of the Westchester County, N.Y., medical examiner's office said Wednesday.

Gov. Peter Shumlin

From Politics & Policy 11:06 pm

Vermont Bans Hydraulic Fracturing, Becomes First State To Do So

The state of Vermont became on Wednesday the first in the United States to ban the controversial natural gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking.