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Cancer Patient Who Sparked Touching Social Media Campaign Dies
A 22-year-old California man with terminal cancer, who inspired a social media campaign encouraging others to show gratitude for their lives by enjoying a sunset, died May 16, less than a month after...
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Texas Teen Wins Young Scientist Award at Intel Science Fair
A Texas teen has won the prestigious Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award for inventing a device that can quickly shut down undersea oil spills. Karan Jerath, 18, received 50,000 in scholarship...
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‘Tanu Weds Manu’ s is the cinematic equivalent of a car wreck
Director Aanand L Rai seems to believe in the adage “Well begun is half done.” With both “Tanu Weds Manu” (2011) and its sequel, Rai starts with a great idea, some sparkling dialogue and interesting...
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Convenience Store Clerk Shot Dead In Florida In Attempted Robbery
A 29-year-old convenience store clerk was shot dead by a teenager in an apparent robbery attempt in St. Augustine, Florida, May 19. Manav Deshi, was killed instantly by the shot to his face. Deshi and...
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Philadelphia Filmmaker Dies After Head Injury In Bicycle Accident
A 26-year-old filmmaker who was killed in a bicycle accident in Philadelphia earlier this month is being described by friends as “curious, fun-loving guy and a lover of films.” Vijay Mohan, who worked...
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Adnan Syed Wins Chance To Call Alibi Witness In 2000 Murder Case
Adnan Syed, the Baltimore man whose murder trial was profiled in the podcast “Serial,” will seek to call an alibi witness who has never before testified and include her testimony in his request for a...
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From India’s Deccan Plateau, the riches and costs of empire
A work attributed to the Bombay Painter shows a sultan of Bijapur drawing his bow and aiming an arrow at a tiger, who menaces him from the opposite side of the fragmentary work. Illustrates...
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Modi to perform yoga at mass public event
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform yoga at a public event next month, part of his international drive to increase participation in the ancient Indian discipline. Modi will practice physical...
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Rahul Gupta gets life in prison for killing friend in Silver Spring
Rahul Gupta, a onetime aspiring biomedical engineer, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after an emotional hearing in Montgomery County that shed light on a person often overlooked during the...
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New Jersey Native Hetal Vasavada Among Top 22 Finalists On “MasterChef US’
An apple puff pastry pie with cardamom whipped cream was New Jersey native Hetal Vasavada’s ticket to earn the coveted white apron in the 6th season of MasterChef US. Vasavada, 28, who currently lives...
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U.S.-India Relations Under Modi — Matching Outcomes and Sentiments
While U.S.-India relations are unquestionably on the upswing, there are still some apparent disconnects between tangible outcomes and sentiments on both the strategic and economic fronts. Our...
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For the second consecutive year, National Spelling Bee crowns co-champions
OXON HILL, Md. — All sorts of history was made at the National Spelling Bee Thursday night. Vanya Shivashankar and Gokul Venkatachalam duked it out to a tie and were named co-winners of the annual...
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Youthful contestants at U.S. Bee not just whizzes at spelling
Eesha Sohail (L) of Bakersfield, California, bites her name placard while Marcus Behling of Scottsdale, Arizona, rubs his eyes during the semi-final round of the 88th annual Scripps National Spelling...
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Aziz Ansari Turns Author With New Book On Relationships
With the season finale of “Parks and Recreation” and the release of his second Netflix stand-up comedy special behind him, Aziz Ansari is getting set for the June 16 release of his upcoming book...
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Chef Vikas Khanna Launches Cookbook At Cannes Film Festival
Vikas Khanna, the award-winning master chef of the New York-based Junoon restaurant launched his latest cookbook at the India Pavilion of the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival, May 17. “Utsav”...
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Contestant’s Hilarious Final Jeopardy Answer Puts Him In The Limelight
Two-day “Jeopardy!” champ Choyon Manjrekar had such a big lead on May 25 that when he didn’t know the answer to the Final Jeopardy question, he chose to clown around a bit. Manjrekar’s response –...
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We should stop asking why Indian Americans are so good at spelling bees....
Americans tuned in this week to watch kids struggle, and sometimes succeed, in spelling words like “bouquetiere” and “nunatak” during the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee. And, when they did, most...
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U.S. top court rules for Muslim woman denied job over head scarf
Muslim woman Samantha Elauf (R), who was denied a sales job at an Abercrombie Kids store in Tulsa in 2008, stands with her mother Majda outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, February 25, 2015....
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Documentary on A.R. Rahman screened at White House
A detailed account on musical influences of double Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman found its way inside the White House in Washington through a special screening of “Jai Ho”, a documentary on his...
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Aziz Ansari thinks men’s first-date texts are lazy
“Heyyy!” If this is how you’re trying to get a date, Aziz Ansari says you’re doing it wrong. In his stand-up routines, Ansari captures the frustration and excitement of single life. A lot of that...
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