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Kentucky Derby winner Orb preps for the Preakness
By James Scully, NBC Sports - (Baltimore) Orb drew the least favorable starting position in the Preakness, post No. 1, but he can overcome it, especially given the complexion of the nine-horse field. Five contestants – Goldencents, Govenor Charlie, Itsmylu …
Change looms for ancient Ethiopian salt trade
From Reuters: HAMAD-ILE, Ethiopia - Abdu Ibrahim Mohammed was 15 years old when he began trekking with caravans of camels to collect salt in a sun-blasted desert basin of north Ethiopia that is one of the hottest places on earth.
Now 51 and retired, he has passed his …
NYC artist's photos of unknowing subjects raise privacy concerns
To the well-known photographer who shot them with a telephoto lens, the pictures of people going about their daily lives in the building across the street constitute art.
To the residents of a Manhattan apartment complex who now find those personal images of themselves on display …
Lava fountain, ash cloud erupt from Alaska volcano
A remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt, spewing lava and ash clouds.
The Alaska Volcano Observatory said Thursday a continuous cloud of ash, steam and gas from Pavlof Volcano has been seen 20,000 feet above sea level.
John Power, the U.S. Geological Survey scientist in char …
The Week in Pictures: May 9 - 16
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"Life in plastic is not fantastic": Germans protest Barbie Dreamhouse
By Andy Eckardt, Producer, NBC News
BERLIN – It is possibly the German capital’s most visible new tourist attraction, but the opening of the bright pink Barbie Dreamhouse Experience was picketed Thursday by women’s groups protesting the “cliché of …
Homemade robot looks ready for world domination
Chinese inventor Tao Xiangli modifies the circuits of his self-made robot at his house in Beijing on May 15. Tao, 37, spent about 150,000 yuan ($24,000) and more than 11 months to build the robot out of recycled scrap metal and electric wires that he bought from a second-hand mar …
12 killed, vehicles torn apart in Kabul suicide attack
By Atia Abawi and Fazal Ahad, NBC News
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Six Americans were killed when a suicide bomber targeted a convoy carrying foreign troops in Kabul on Thursday, according to a NATO source. The victims included two soldiers and four civilian contractors, the sou …
Celebration and devastation as Chelsea defeats Benfica in the Europa League final
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Border security improvements create new deadly route for illegal immigrants
By Eric Thayer, ReutersI’m running through the desert outside a tiny town called Encino with a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter flying above me. As I move through trees and bushes, the sand is soft and every step is an effort. It feels like I am running on the s …
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli police on Nakba Day
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Life-saving surgery for baby with swollen head brings parents joy, relief
Doctors carried out life-saving surgery Wednesday on an Indian baby suffering from a rare disorder that caused her head to swell to nearly double its size, in a case that aroused sympathy worldwide.
"The surgery went perfectly, much better than expected," neurosurgeon Sandeep …
Giant rubber ducky's not-so-lucky ending
From AP: Hong Kong- A worker stands on a deflated rubber duck created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor Wednesday, May 15. The 16.5-meter (54-foot)-tall inflatable rubber duck which attracted visitors to the harbor, has been deflated si …
Angry Maserati owner hires men to smash up his $420,000 supercar
A wealthy Chinese Maserati owner hired four sledgehammer-wielding men to smash up his $420,000 supercar in protest at poor customer service, Agence France-Presse reports.
The owner staged the dramatic intervention outside a convention center in Qingdao where a major auto show wa …
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We want to see your graduation pictures! Please add the hashtag #NBCNewsPics on Instagram, Twitter, or upload your pictures directly by clicking the box below. Also, tell us what you're doing next. Do you have a job lined up? We'll be updating this gallery of your photos, so che …
Crews tear down iconic coaster destroyed by Sandy
By Daniel Arkin, Staff Writer, NBC News
A roller coaster that was plunged into the Atlantic Ocean after Superstorm Sandy ripped through the Jersey Shore last October and became a symbol of the devastation was being demolished Tuesday afternoon.
The partially submerged Jet Sta …
Death toll of weekend bombing in Turkey reaches 50
By Nick Tattersall, Reuters
Turkey's prime minister will push President Barack Obama for more assertive action on Syria during a visit to Washington this week, days after car bombs tore through a Turkish border town in the deadliest spillover of violence yet.
The bombings in …
Navy launches drone from aircraft carrier for first time
By David Alexander, Reuters
ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy made aviation history on Tuesday by launching an unmanned jet off an aircraft carrier for the first time, taking an important step toward expanded use of drones by the American military wit …
Swinging in limbo in a Palestinian refugee camp
Palestinian refugee children play in front of their family house in Jabaliya Refugee camp, in north Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. Palestinians mark the 65th anniversary of Nakba Day (Day of the Catastrophe) on May 15 to commemorate their displacement after the Israeli Declaration of I …