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Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn moved to a posh, four-bedroom brick town house in a tony Manhattan neighborhood where he will remain under house arrest as he awaits trial on charges he tried to rape a hotel maid. (May 26)

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Mug Shot First Look at Giants Beating Suspect

Police said they were satisfied with the results of a lineup to determine whether witnesses to the brutal beating of a San Francisco Giants Fan could identify the man suspected of leading the attack. Giovanni Ramirez, 31, is in custody. (May 26)

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Luxury Home, Strict Monitoring for Strauss-Kahn

Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn moved to a posh, four-bedroom brick town house in a tony Manhattan neighborhood where he will remain under house arrest as he awaits trial on charges he tried to rape a hotel maid. (May 26)

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Huffington Post Readers’ Picks: Best First Sentences

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” Though “A Tale of Two Cities” and “Pride and Prejudice” are not particularly similar, they do both share unforgettable first sentences. Without that amazing first sentence, you’re not reading the rest of the book. There are some so great that we never forget them. This week, we asked HuffPost readers on Twitter and Facebook to reveal their favorites. Here are the results. Don’t see your favorite first sentence? Let us know what it is in the comments!

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Huffington Post Readers’ Picks: Best First Sentences

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” Though “A Tale of Two Cities” and “Pride and Prejudice” are not particularly similar, they do both share unforgettable first sentences. Without that amazing first sentence, you’re not reading the rest of the book. There are some so great that we never forget them. This week, we asked HuffPost readers on Twitter and Facebook to reveal their favorites. Here are the results. Don’t see your favorite first sentence? Let us know what it is in the comments!

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A Manhattan shop that specializes in bras and supplies for breastfeeding is being sued by the condo where it’s located. The condo board boobs say they’re just trying to stop a commercial use that isn’t allowed. “I’m past the point of trying to understand this board,” said Upper Breast Side…

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Live from the Google Wallet press event!

Okay, so we’re not totally sure Google will be unveiling its Google Wallet contactless payment system, but we’re rather certain that whatever the company has to unveil will have something to do with paying for things using a wallet that doesn’t contain physical money yet features some sort of Google branding. Would you like to know more? Join us for the full liveblog experience at the times below: 06:00 – Hawaii 09:00 – Pacific 10:00 – Mountain 11:00 – Central 12:00 – Eastern 17:00 – London 18:00 – Paris 20:00 – Moscow 00:00 – Perth 00:00 – Shenzhen 01:00 – Tokyo (May 27th) 02:00 – Sydney (May 27th) Continue reading Live from the Google Wallet press event! Live from the Google Wallet press event! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 May 2011 11:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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David Cameron says he knows all too well how millions of Americans felt on September 11, 2001. His wife, Samantha, then pregnant with their first child, had flown into New York the day before and he spent 5 frantic hours back in Britain trying to contact her, recalled the British…

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LTC Financial Partners Joins Times Square’s ‘Dancing Grandmas’ to Kick Off Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Braving a threat of thunderstorms, busy New Yorkers and vacationing tourists gathered in Times Square Tuesday morning to hear classical music by Juilliard students followed by a ‘flash mob’ of seemingly disabled older people who suddenly abandoned their crutches to begin dancing joyfully. That captured the crowd’s attention. What was up? The question was soon… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Send2Press Newswire Discovery Date : 26/05/2011 10:55 Number of articles : 5

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