MSNBC’s Breaking and Most Viewed News [May ‘11 Series]

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The cul-de-sac where a woman identified as the mother of a child by Arnold Schwarzenegger now lives has become a maelstrom of TV cameras, reporters and onlookers.

Source: NYT: New focus in Schwarzenegger saga

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Three people were missing after a fishing boat sank following a collision with a 660-foot container ship eight miles of the Mississippi coast late Wednesday, officials said.

Source: 3 missing after fishing boat, ship collide

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The seemingly idyllic existence of Mildred Baena and her son came to screeching halt this week as  Arnold Schwarzenegger confirmed that he had fathered a child out of wedlock.

Source: Schwarzenegger's son faces 'a lot of confusion'

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A Michigan Lottery $2 million jackpot winner from last year is eligible and collecting some food stamp assistance under a loophole state officials have been working for months to close.

Source: $2 million lottery winner still gets food stamps

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Take a look at the winning photographs in this year's Earth and Sky Photo Contest, put on by The World at Night, an international organization dedicated to night-sky photography.

Source: Photos focus on night-sky wonders and worries

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President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were sharply at odds over terms for Middle East peace ahead of a highly anticipated meeting on Friday.

Source: Israel official: Obama doesn't 'understand the reality'

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The Haddad children of Middletown, Md., have a lot on their minds: school projects, SATs, weekend parties. And parents who believe the earth will begin to self-destruct on Saturday.

Source: NYT: Kids hope to attend party — if world doesn't end

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The U.S. evangelical Christian broadcaster predicting that Judgment Day will come on Saturday says he expects to stay close to a TV or radio to monitor the unfolding apocalypse.

Source: Predictor of May 21 doomsday to watch it on TV

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Osama bin Laden's personal files reveal a brazen idea: Rattle the world's economy with a relatively simple attack on oil tankers.

Source: Al-Qaida's low-tech plan for economic chaos

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The Tennessee Senate passes a bill forbidding teaching students up through eighth grade that some people are gay — a measure met with protests and a work-around from a "Star Trek" actor.

Source: 'Don't say gay' bill advances — just say Takei?