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World
6:08 am
Fri May 18, 2012

Police Wait For Thief To Release His Loot

Police say Richard Matthews stole a $20,000 diamond in Windsor, Ontario. He apparently swapped it for a fake gem and ate the real one. But police caught him. Feeding him high-fiber food, they've been waiting a week for the gem to emerge.

Around the Nation
5:50 am
Fri May 18, 2012

Sudents Suspended Over Post-It Note Prank

It's not clear what message high school students in Clayton, Ind., were sending with this year's senior prank. They attached 11,000 blank Post-it Notes to various surfaces: Doors, chairs and desks. Six students got suspended. Which led to a student protest, and 50 more suspensions.

Economy
5:30 am
Fri May 18, 2012

G8 Summit To Discus Greece's Troubled Economy

Greece keeps cutting its budget to help pay debts and avoid default but then its economy keeps contracting, making the problem worse. The new French President Francois Hollande wants to find a way to stimulate Europe's economy.

Around the Nation
4:28 am
Fri May 18, 2012

Chicago PD Tries New Way To Deal With NATO Protests

Originally published on Fri May 18, 2012 5:30 am

The NATO summit begins this weekend in Chicago, and police officials say they are ready. Thousands of protesters are expected to hit the city's streets. Authorities say they will quell any violence without fanning the flames.

Election 2012
4:07 am
Fri May 18, 2012

Donation Gap Narrows Between Obama, Romney

Originally published on Fri May 18, 2012 5:30 am

Earlier this year, President Obama's fundraising machine ran millions of dollars ahead of even the best-financed Republican presidential candidates. But now that Mitt Romney is the presumptive nominee, the money gap is narrowing.

Business
3:48 am
Fri May 18, 2012

Hewlett-Packard Set To Layoff 30,000 People

Originally published on Fri May 18, 2012 5:30 am

Hewlett-Packard reportedly has decided on a restructuring that will eliminate 30,000 jobs worldwide. The company isn't expected to say anything publically until next week when it announces quarterly earnings.

Business
3:48 am
Fri May 18, 2012

The Last Word In Business

Originally published on Fri May 18, 2012 5:54 am

The New York Rangers play the New Jersey Devils Saturday in game three of the Eastern Conference finals. Delta Airlines is offering free plane tickets to New Jersey for some lucky Rangers fans. The flight time for the 20 mile trip is 17 minutes but the estimated travel time, with airports and the TSA involved, is around three hours.

Asia
3:48 am
Fri May 18, 2012

A Preview Of Next Week's Mongolia Series

Originally published on Fri May 18, 2012 5:30 am

Next week on Morning Edition, NPR's Frank Langfitt will have a four-part series on Mongolia. Extracting Mongolia's vast mineral resources may imperil its traditional way of life.

Europe
3:48 am
Fri May 18, 2012

French President To Meet With Obama

Newly installed French President Francois Hollande and his partner, Valerie Trierweiler, leave the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris after a formal handover ceremony Tuesday.
Lionel Bonaventure / AFP/Getty Images

Originally published on Fri May 18, 2012 9:19 pm

Valerie Trierweiler is a journalist and a twice-divorced mother of three teenage boys. She never thought she'd also end up as the first lady of France.

Americans will get their first close-up look at the woman who now calls France's Elysee Palace home when she and her partner, President Francois Hollande, visit the White House this afternoon.

Until a few months ago, Trierweiler, 47, hosted a weekly interview show on a minor French TV network. She is better known for her sharp political writing at big-time photo newsmagazine Paris Match, where she has worked for the past 20 years.

Philippe Labro, who is the founder of Direct 8 TV and who hired Trierweiler, says she is "a very, very typically modern French woman."

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Business
3:48 am
Fri May 18, 2012

Did Bank's Culture Lead To JPMorgan's Big Loss?

Originally published on Fri May 18, 2012 5:30 am

David Greene talks to financial writer William Cohan about Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase. Before he was an award-winning journalist, Cohan was a banker at JPMorgan. The Justice Department is looking into the bank's risky trades which resulted in at least a $2 billion loss.

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