Morning Digest: IMF chief resigns, debate on successor heats up

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	05/19/2011
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS IMF chief resigns, debate on successor heats up NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resigned as head of the International Monetary Fund, saying he needs to devote all his energy to fight charges that he sexually assaulted a hotel maid. | Full Article Al Qaeda releases posthumous bin Laden audio recording May 19, 2011 05:38 AM ET CAIRO (Reuters) - Al Qaeda released a posthumous audio recording by Osama bin Laden in which he praised revolutions sweeping through several Arab countries, and called for more Muslim "tyrants" to be toppled. | Full Article Stock index futures signal dip; data eyed May 19, 2011 04:45 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.05 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.04 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.07 percent at 4:10 a.m. EDT. | Full Article Baidu, China sued in U.S. for Internet censorship May 19, 2011 04:50 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eight New York residents sued Baidu Inc and the Chinese government on Wednesday, accusing China's biggest search engine of conspiring with its rulers to censor pro-democracy speech. | Full Article Shuttle docks, astronauts to install $2 billion device May 18, 2011 07:09 PM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station prepared to install a $2 billion particle detector outside the orbiting outpost after shuttle Endeavour arrived on Wednesday on NASA's next-to-last shuttle mission. | Full Article "Street fighter" LeBron James pushes Heat past Bulls May 19, 2011 12:51 AM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - LeBron James produced some more fourth-quarter magic to propel the Miami Heat to a scrappy 85-75 win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, evening their NBA Eastern Conference final at a game each. | Full Article New Lady Gaga album leaks ahead of May 23 release May 18, 2011 09:06 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lady Gaga's heavily-hyped new album "Born This Way" made its way to the Internet on Wednesday, five days ahead of its official release on May 23. | Full Article Students consider prostitution to pay for school? May 18, 2011 12:55 PM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - One in three university students in the German capital would consider sex work as a means to finance their education, a study from the Berlin Studies Center said on Wednesday. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Strauss-Kahn photo released Schwarzenegger's mistress identified, Oprah hosts celebrity send-off Queen Elizabeth visits Croke Park A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend