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Cubs RHP Kerry Wood retires after 13-plus seasons

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Even the other Wood in the Chicago Cubs' organization rubbed his eyes as Kerry Wood walked off the mound for the final time Friday afternoon. “How do you not become a little emotional when you see his son run out to hug him,” said Iowa Cubs pitcher

Kerry Wood is retiring. We takle a look back at his time in Cleveland.

It was just time, Kerry Wood explained, in announcing his retirement. Time to spend more time with his family, because he can. Time for relief from the day-to-day grind of preparing to pitch. Time to walk away from a sport he loved — a sport which

BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com May 18, 2012 12:00PM There stood Kerry Wood in the clubhouse on Friday morning, saying goodbye to teammates in one of the worst kept secrets in recent Cubs history. But the pitcher once embraced on the North Side as

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Facebook stock finishes flat in IPO debut

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Turns out, the ups and downs of how Twitter's users felt about the stock pretty much mirrored the price of Facebook's stock as the day progressed. Basically, DataSift notes, every time the volume of negative chatter on Twitter increased,

As thousands of potential investors clamor to buy shares in Facebook, some old-fashioned investors are seeking the hard copy of the stock. With its IPO filing, Facebook included a photo of what the actual Facebook stock

The initial price didn't hold, gaining 11 percent as investors scrambled to get a piece of the company that started in a Harvard dorm room and became, with Friday's trading, a more than $100 billion giant.

While Facebook was on the public stock market for the first time, we gathered a panel of experts to discuss the merits of the stock and the company overall. by Rafe Needleman May 18, 2012 3:21 PM PDT Follow @rafe As Facebook was trading as a public

The Facebook IPOcalypse continues, free falling first, now barely recovering. We don't know if it's going to be the most successful opening IPO in history but, right now, it seems they may have broken the record for the fastest

With NATO summit, Chicago seeks to avoid repeat of 1968 riots

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As President Obama prepares to meet with leaders at the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago, Mitt Romney is out with a statement arguing that the Obama administration “has taken actions that will only undermine the alliance.

U.S. fighter jets will be actively flying over Chicago on Friday as part of a security drill in the days before the NATO Summit.

May 18, 2012. Chicago police and security personal are set for what they seem to believe will be a full scale battle with protesters during this weekends NATO Summit. With numerous protest groups set to launch widespread protests

By DON BABWIN, AP – 11 hours ago CHICAGO (AP) — Two days before Chicago hosts a summit of NATO leaders, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the wide-ranging security measures and months of preparations that went into the event are already starting to pay off.

The issue is an urgent one as NATO gets ready to hold a summit in Chicago and formalize its commitment to missile defense in Europe. Among the top agenda items at this weekend's NATO Summit is the ever thorny problem of missile defense.

At Preakness, no one knows how horses will rebound

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The Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown, will be contested at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday.

By RICHARD ROSENBLATT, Associated Press For those who aren't sold on Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another adding the Preakness to his winning resume Saturday and setting up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont

Mary Doser rides Preakness Stakes horse Cozzetti before a morning workout at Pimlico Race Course on Friday in Baltimore. Cozzetti, owned by Dennis Albaugh and Jason Loutsch of Ankeny, faces long odds in the Preakness field today.

Contributor Network – 9 hours ago The one hundred and thirty-seventh edition of the Preakness Stakes is set to take place on May 19, 2012. 1. Tiger Walk 30-1 (Jockey: Ramon Dominguez – Trainer: Ignacio Correas IV) See special note about this jockey

Contributor Network – 9 hours ago The one hundred and thirty-seventh edition of the Preakness Stakes is set to take place on May 19, 2012. 1. Tiger Walk 30-1 (Jockey: Ramon Dominguez – Trainer: Ignacio Correas IV) See special note about this jockey

Solar eclipse 2012: California likely to offer impressive views

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By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY A rare "annular" solar eclipse treks across Western states on Sunday, astronomers report, the latest in a busy year for heavenly events. By Friso Gentsch, AFP/Getty Images The sun appears sickle-shaped during a partial solar

By TIM ATEN This Jan.15, 2010, photo shows three separate stages of an annular solar eclipse seen over Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Southwest Florida won't be able to see the "ring of fire" solar eclipse some parts of the

The first annular solar eclipse visible in the United States in nearly 18 years will occur on Sunday, May 20. But before you buy tinted safety glasses or start making your pinhole projector (never look at the sun with the naked

A solar eclipse will blot out part of the sun this weekend, and astronomers in Colorado are organizing what they hope will be the world's largest viewing party in one place. Their venue: an entire football stadium. The eclipse will occur in the

If that isn't enough, Sunday, May 20 will see an annular solar eclipse visible from eastern Asia, the Pacific Ocean and much of the North American West Coast. In this type of eclipse, the moon passes in front of the sun but – because of some quirks of

Will Smith slaps journalist who tried to kiss him

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Will Smith let his homophobia get the better of him today while on the red carpet promoting his new film “Men in Black 3″ in the Ukraine. He pushed back and slapped a foreign reporter who tried to kiss him. Web links to Kyiv Post material are allowed

Newton is filing his own breach-of-contract suit. Caught on tape by TMZ: In Moscow to hype Men in Black 3, Will Smith is approached by a Ukrainian guy reporter who tries to kiss him on the kisser. Smith proceeds to slap him hard across the face.

Will Smith who is in the Ukraine promoting"Men In Black 3" just slapped a reporter across the face and it was all caught on tape.

One reporter got too close for comfort as far as Will Smith was concerned. While at a premiere in Moscow, Russia to promote the latest Men In Black sequel,

Newton is filing his own breach-of-contract suit. Caught on tape by TMZ: In Moscow to hype Men in Black 3, Will Smith is approached by a Ukrainian guy reporter who tries to kiss him on the kisser. Smith proceeds to slap him hard across the face.

Flesh-eating bacteria victim struggles for life

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The Hilton Head Island man was being attacked by a rare flesh-eating bacteria. Ginn shows where doctors took a skin graft on his leg to use on his left shoulder, where the bacteria started. Aimee Copeland. the 24-year-old Georgia graduate student who

The Hilton Head Island man was being attacked by a rare flesh-eating bacteria. Ginn shows where doctors took a skin graft on his leg to use on his left shoulder, where the bacteria started. Aimee Copeland. the 24-year-old Georgia graduate student who

WLOS ABC 13 News :: Top Stories – Flesh Eating Bacteria – A Jackson County teenager says she almost lost her sight after contracting a rare infection from fle.

Lana Kuykendall, a South Carolina woman, was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis shortly after giving birth to twins. The new mom was nervous when she.

Faced with the prospect of losing both hands and her one remaining foot, a young Georgia woman battling to survive a case of flesh-eating bacteria that has already claimed one leg mouthed the words Let's do this.

At Preakness, no one knows how horses with rebound

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AP BALTIMORE— As trainer of the winner and the runner-up in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, Todd Pletcher enjoyed a double-dose of glee Friday. In Lingerie charged to victory in the $300000 race, holding off Disposablepleasure to win by 1¼ lengths.

Mary Doser rides Preakness Stakes horse Cozzetti before a morning workout at Pimlico Race Course on Friday in Baltimore. Cozzetti, owned by Dennis Albaugh and Jason Loutsch of Ankeny, faces long odds in the Preakness field today.

Marjae Hicks is busy adorning Maryland heads with feathers, jewels, bows, sequins, flowers and all the bling that is associated with a Preakness hat. The Preakness Stakes is one of Baltimore's historical sports events, offering tradition and excitement

The Preakness Stakes. The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown. After handicapping like a box fan (sucking on one side and blowing out the other) on Derby Day, The Author is back to take another crack at the Triple Crown. This time we move to

Trainer Bob Baffert leads Preakness Stakes horse race hopeful Bodemeister around the barn at at Pimlico racetrack, Wednesday, May 16, 2012, in Baltimore. Photo: Garry Jones / AP Exercise rider John Cisneros rides Preakness Stakes entrant Creative Cause

Flesh-eating bacteria victim struggles for life

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A 65-year-old man who underwent penile implant surgery at a Florida hospital in 2007 is suing the anesthesiologist who assisted in performing the operation for malpractice, claiming that his negligence led to an infection that

(CNN) — A South Carolina woman undergoing treatment for infection with a rare case of "flesh-eating" bacteria was in critical but stable condition Thursday at Greenville Memorial Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said. Lana Kuykendall, 36, "underwent

The Georgia grad student suffering from a life-threatening flesh-eating bacteria that she contracted after gashing her leg in a river is suffering from an extremely rare form of the infection. Aimee Copeland has a rare condition, called necrotizing

The Hilton Head Island man was being attacked by a rare flesh-eating bacteria. Ginn shows where doctors took a skin graft on his leg to use on his left shoulder, where the bacteria started. Aimee Copeland. the 24-year-old Georgia graduate student who

Atlanta — Faced with the prospect of losing both hands and her remaining foot, a young Georgia woman battling to survive a case of flesh-eating bacteria that has already claimed one leg mouthed the words "Let's do this." Aimee Copeland, 24, "shed no

Facebook IPO: Now the work begins

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The good news for Morgan in the Facebook IPO: It's expected xpected to collect more than $175 million in fees from IPO. But it seems Europe is dragging down any upside in its own shares. The worst of it may be yet to come for Morgan if the trouble in

Feeling overwhelmed with all the Facebook chatter? Is all this talk of the IPO making you yearn for the weekend already? Well, we are going to make life a little easier for you and find you best stuff for you to read.

Feeling overwhelmed with all the Facebook chatter? Is all this talk of the IPO making you yearn for the weekend already? Well, we are going to make life a little easier for you and find you best stuff for you to read.

Facebook's debut will be the third-biggest US IPO – or initial public offering – in US history. Zuckerberg, who turned 28 on May 14, plans to sell 30.2 million shares in the IPO offering. That will net Zuckerberg about $1.1 billion.

Today's Facebook IPO is a momentous, historical occasion. It's set to be the biggest tech IPO ever, and the third largest IPO in U.S. history, second only to Visa and General Motors. The company that was once just a glimmer in