Former trainer saved Roger Clemens steroid waste, court hears

Brian McNamee testified Tuesday he saved medical waste after injecting Roger Clemens with steroids because his wife complained that McNamee was going to be the fall guy. McNamee stated his wife told him, “You’re going to go down! You’re going to go down! You’re going to go down!” McNamee, Clemens’ former strength coach, has stated he injected the seven-time Cy Young Award winner multiple times with steroids and human growth hormone. He stated he had told his wife about the ...

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Eurozone Economic Growth Stalled in Early 2012

The European Union states that economic growth in the 17-nation euro currency bloc stalled in the early months this year. Earlier projections in recent weeks signaled that the eurozone had fallen into a recession in the January-to-March period this year, after contracting three-tenths of a percent in the last three months of 2011. But the region’s economic powerhouse, Germany, unexpectedly advanced by half a percentage point in the first quarter, enough to lift the rest of the currency union’s economy ...

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‘Revenge’ moving to Sunday

will take over the Desperate Housewives timeslot and Scandal will get the post-Grey’s Anatomy berth when ABC debuts its fall schedule in September. ABC will also attempt to bring back TGIF by slotting Tim Allen’s Last Man Standing and the new Reba McEntire comedy Malibu Country on Fridays. Here’s how the network’s schedule stacks up against NBC and Fox (CBS and CW will announce their lineups in the next two days):

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Porsche Releases Test Photos of 918 Hybrid Hypercar

On Tuesday, Porsche announced that testing of its long-awaited 918 Spyder hybrid was under way. The plug-in supercar is slated to go into production in September 2013 and, according to a Porsche media release, the first customers to meet the $845,000 price of entry can anticipate delivery before the end of next year. Only 918 vehicles will be produced. Reached by telephone, Gary Fong, a Porsche spokesman, stated the tally of preordered models was not available. Accompanying Tuesday’s release were photographs ...

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Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal slips to 2nd in Giro d’Italia

Spanish rider Joaquin Rodriguez took the overall lead in the Giro d’Italia from Ryder Hesjedal of Canada on Tuesday after winning the hilly 10th stage with a sprint finish. One of the pre-race favourites, Rodriguez completed the 186-kilometre (116-mile) leg from Civitavecchia to Assisi in 4 hours, 25 minutes, 5 seconds for his first Giro stage win. The Katusha rider is 17 seconds ahead overall on Hesjedal from Victoria, B.C. Paolo Tiralongo of Italy is 32 seconds back. artoz Huzarski ...

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WFP: Sahel in Urgent Need of Aid

The U.N. World Food Program stated time is running out to prevent the full impact of the food crisis in Africa’s Sahel region. It stated a donor funding shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars could soon affect emergency aid programs. WFP West Africa spokesman Malik Triki stated food crises in the Sahel have become more frequent in recent years – but not like this. “This current food crisis in the Sahel is one of the most complex and widest ...

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Obama’s point of ‘View’?

President Obama ambled onto the set of The View this morning and said, “I like hangin’ out with women.” He fielded questions about the economy, gay marriage, and Fifty Shades of Grey. Everyone was “pussycat nice,” in the squirmy phrase of Barbara Walters. Appearing beneath a banner that read “Red White and View,” Obama told Whoopi Goldberg that, regarding the J.P.

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Spears Could Join X Factor; Underwood Tops Billboard

Spears Could Join X Factor Although unconfirmed by FOX-TV, many media outlets are reporting that Britney Spears has signed a $15-million contract to judge the second season of America’s X Factor. Last year’s inaugural X Factor show included judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger. After the show ended, Paula, Nicole and host Steve Jones were all let go. Rumors continue to circulate that Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato are being considered for a judge’s spot with Spears and ...

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NATO Invites Pakistan to Upcoming Afghan Summit

NATO has invited Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to the alliance’s summit in Chicago, a day after the country’s prime minister proposed reopening ground supply routes to international troops in Afghanistan. Zardari’s spokesman stated the president was considering the invitation, which he described as “unconditional” and not linked to the opening of supply lines “or to any other issue.” Islamabad closed the supply routes to NATO almost six months ago to protest U.S. airstrikes that mistakenly killed 24 Pakistani troops ...

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Montreal’s Kim Klavel advances to women’s world boxing quarter-finals

Montreal’s Kim Klavel advanced to the quarter-finals of the women’s world boxing championships on Tuesday in China. Klavel defeated Derya Aktop of Ankara 17-10 in the four-round bout in the 48-kilogram weight class. Klavel began to pull away on the judges’ scorecards in the third round. She will face an opponent from the Philippines on Wednesday. Women’s boxing is making its debut at the London Olympics, with the worlds in China serving as a qualification event. The world championships are ...

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