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Morning Digest: Egyptians back at the polls to pick president

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05/24/2012

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

Egyptians back at the polls to pick president

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt resumed its first free presidential election on Thursday after a first day of voting that passed off mostly calmly, apart from a stone-throwing attack on candidate Ahmed Shafiq, who was premier for a few days before Hosni Mubarak fell..

Iran talks with world powers hit snag over sanctions

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iran accused world powers on Thursday of creating "a difficult atmosphere" hindering talks on its atomic energy program, signaling a snag in diplomacy to ease a stand-off over fears of a covert Iranian effort to develop nuclear bombs..

Stock index futures point to lower start

(Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower opening on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones down 0.4 percent, while Nasdaq 100 contracts had shed 0.5 percent at 0827 GMT..

Phillip Phillips crowned "American Idol"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Indie artist Phillip Phillips won "American Idol" on Wednesday, becoming the fifth male singer in a row to take the title and a guaranteed recording contract..

Devils beat Rangers, on brink of Stanley Cup Finals

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils let a three-goal lead slip away against the New York Rangers on Wednesday but scored twice late in the third period to claim a 5-3 win and move within touching distance of a place in the NHL Stanley Cup Finals..

Jury deals big blow to Oracle in Android case versus Google

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's Android mobile platform has not infringed Oracle Corp's patents, a California jury decided, putting an indefinite hold on Oracle's quest for damages in a fight between the two Silicon Valley giants over smartphone technology..

Scientists turn skin cells into beating heart muscle

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into healthy, beating heart tissue that could one day be used to treat the condition..

Mountain lion wanders into California city center, is killed

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A mountain lion ventured into the center of a crowded Southern California city on Tuesday, and was shot and killed when authorities had trouble corralling the animal in the courtyard of a building, police said..