China stood still in mourning over tens of thousands of earthquake victims.
The Chinese government is appealing for more international aid to cope with the country's deadliest disaster in a generation.
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They also predict that the economy will weaken further and unemployment will rise.
The group says that 56percent of the economists think the economy has started or will enter a recession this year. That's up from 45 percent in a survey in February.
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The U.S. military is holding about 500 juveniles suspected of being "unlawful enemy combatants" in detention centers in Iraq and has about 10 detained in Afghanistan, the United States has told the United Nations. A total of 2,500 youths under the age of 18 have been detained.....................................................................................
School officials say they are appalled by altered photos — including heads on different bodies — in hundreds of McKinney High School yearbooks delivered this week. Yearbook photos for 583 McKinney High School students were altered by the company.
Some girls' heads ended up on boys' bodies, and vice versa. Some necks were stretched, and some outfits were altered.
Besides the head and body switching, some necks were stretched, one girl's arm was missing, and another girl's head was placed on what appeared to be a nude body, with the chest blurred.
A spokeswoman for Minnesota-based Lifetouch National School Studios Inc. said the alterations were "an unfortunate lapse in judgment" by an employee but didn't believe it was malicious.
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- AP - Mon May 19, 12:50 AM ET
Kenny Chesney won entertainer of the year for a fourth straight time Sunday.He then promptly took issue with the way the Academy of Country music awarded the honor: through fan votes.
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