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May 20, 2012 

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SpaceX rocket launch aborted

A new private supply ship for the International Space Station remained stuck on the ground Saturday after rocket engine trouble led to a last-second abort of the historic flight. All nine engines...

SpaceX rocket launch aborted

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Tropical storm Alberto churns off Southeast coast

Alberto: 1st tropical storm of a hurricane season that officially opens June 1 churns off SC

World leaders set to tackle Afghanistan's future

As NATO summit opens, world leaders set to tackle Afghanistan's future

Large Colo. wildfire nearly contained

Large Colo. wildfire nearly contained, one of several burning across West

Chinese activist renews call to fight injustice

Blind Chinese activist who escaped house arrest arrives in US, renews call to fight injustice

Day after historic IPO, Facebook's Zuckerberg weds

Big week for Facebook's Zuckerberg: From IPO opening bells to wedding bells

APNewsBreak: 22 states join campaign finance fight

APNewsBreak: 22 states, DC back Montana in Supreme Court corporate spending fight

Protesters prepare for larger NATO demonstration

Protesters in Chicago for NATO summit prepare for largest demonstration; thousands to march

Viewing events, eyewear urged for 'Ring of Fire'

Viewing events, protective eyewear urged for 'Ring of Fire' to avoid eye injury

Mary Kennedy is mourned at private funeral in NY

Family and friends gather in NY for funeral of Mary Kennedy, estranged wife of RFK Jr.

Obama sees 'emerging consensus' on economic fix

Obama sees 'emerging consensus' developing on growth plus cuts to end eurozone crisis

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Index Value Change
DOW 12369.38 -73.11
NASDAQ 2778.79 -34.90
S&P 500 1295.22 -9.64
% Day High Day Low
-0.59 12492.97 12336.76
-1.24 2827.28 2774.45
-0.74 1312.24 1291.98
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Today In History

On May 20, 1712,

the first version of Alexander Pope's satirical mock-heroic poem "The Rape of the Lock" was published anonymously in Lintot's Miscellany. (Pope later revised and expanded the poem.)

In 1799,

French author Honore de Balzac (oh-nohr-AY' duh bahl-ZAHK') was born in Tours, France.

In 1862,

President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which was intended to encourage settlements west of the Mississippi River by making federal land available for farming.