2015-05-24 U.S. Spotlight

The Week UK   

Star Wars 7: Daisy Ridley drops 'Solo' hint   
The Week UK
Daisy Ridley has dropped a big hint about her Star Wars 7 character, Rey, in an interview with Japanese television. Warning: possible spoilers ahead. Asked about the role of family in the Star Wars movie series, Ridley says "I'm not sure how much I can say.

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Sydney Morning Herald   

Raining spiders in Goulburn? Entirely possible, scientist says   
Sydney Morning Herald
Millions of baby spiders appeared to be raining from the sky in the Southern Tablelands earlier this month, with one astonished local fearing the region had been "invaded by spiders" and another reporting his home was "covered" in the creatures. Goulburn ...

2015-05-24 U.S. Health

Washington Post   

Harvard study: Could Chinese 'thunder god vine' plant be cure-all for obesity?   
Washington Post
Scientists have been scouring the world in recent decades for all manner of miracle plants that can help people slim down. As the market for weight-loss products and supplements has grown to a multi-billion-dollar industry, they've looked at dandelions, ...

2015-05-24 U.S. Science

Washington Post   

Yet another Antarctic ice mass is becoming destabilized, scientists report   
Washington Post
The troubling news continues this week for the Antarctic peninsula region, which juts out from the icy continent. Last week, scientists documented threats to the Larsen C and the remainder of the Larsen B ice shelf (most of which collapsed in 2002).
Once-stable Antarctic glaciers have suddenly started melting   The Ecologist

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Tech Gen Mag   

“Nasty” star provides insight into stellar life and death   
Tech Gen Mag
New Hubble data from a unique star may lead to insights about some of the universe's rarest and most massive and destructive stellar phenomena. Nicknamed “Nasty 1,” after the star's catalogue name (NaSt1), a NASA press release calls it a “one-of-a-kind” ...

2015-05-24 U.S. Sports

CNN   

NBA Playoffs: Matthew Dellavedova helps guide Cleveland to 2-0 lead against ...   
Brisbane Times
The Cleveland Cavalier's race to 2-nil lead in their Eastern finals conference series with the Atlanta Hawks. PT2M7S 620 349. Autoplay OnOff; Video feedback; Video settings. Video will begin in 5 seconds. Don't play; Play now. LOS ANGELES: Matthew ...

2015-05-24 U.S. Entertainment

CBC.ca   

Swedish singer wins Eurovision contest   
CNN
(CNN) A pop singer from Sweden won the 60th version of the hugely popular Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday. Mans Zelmerlow, a 28-year-old from Stockholm, sang "Heroes" to defeat 26 other finalists. "It was absolutely amazing. I didn't hear it when ...

2015-05-24 U.S. Technology

Inferse   

Google I/O 2015: Everything developers need to know   
Inferse
Google I/O 2015 is fast approaching and the speculation about what to expect out of the event in San Francisco, California has been running wild. Google I/O 2015 is scheduled to take place this coming week on May 28th and 29th. The event will be held in ...

2015-05-24 U.S. Business

Financial Express   

Janet Yellen tone suggests choppiness for global markets in near future   
Financial Express
In a speech to a business group in Providence, Rhode Island, Yellen said she expected economic data to strengthen. By: Reuters | Washington/providence | May 24, 2015 8:29 am. Google +. Post Comments. us federal bank janet yellen. Janet Yellen said at ...

2015-05-24 U.S. U.S.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette   

The Latest in Cleveland: Multiple arrests during protests   
seattlepi.com
11:18 p.m.. Cleveland police say more than a dozen arrests have been made at one location during protests Saturday night over the acquittal of a patrolman charged in the deaths of two unarmed black suspects after a high-speed chase. Deputy police chief ...

2015-05-24 U.S. World

Reuters   

Irish voters back gay marriage in 'social revolution'   
Reuters
DUBLIN The people of Ireland backed same-sex marriage by a landslide in a referendum that marked a dramatic social shift in a traditionally Catholic country that only decriminalized homosexuality two decades ago. After one of the largest turnouts in a ...