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17:19 UK time, Wednesday, 11 May 2011
A look at the stories ranking highly on various news sites.
according to the New York Times' most read story. The ball has irregular dimple pattern that means it does not conform to golf's official rules, making it illegal to use in the Masters. But the article says it could prove a good ball to attract new players of the game.
A popular story on the Daily Mail's looks at . It says James Middleton, Kate's younger brother, had to learn the reading he delivered in the church off by heart in an effort to overcome his dyslexia. James, who read an extract from Romans 12, "knew that if he looked down to read from the Bible, his dyslexia could have caused him to jumble up the words" says the article. It went on to add that his efforts "clearly worked" and he delivered "a word-perfect version".
The Independent's most read article lists the paper's . Traditionally insults and threats fly at press conferences in the run up to big boxing matches. Some classics include David Haye saying "He makes the Elephant Man look like Pamela Anderson" about Nikolai Valuev before beating him to claim the WBA heavy weight world title belt. Muhammad Ali came out with a few, including saying ""I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on" about Floyd Patterson and "Here I predict Sonny Liston's dismemberment, I'll hit him so hard, he'll forget where October/November went!"
Washington Post readers are . The twins are joined by the body but have two separate heads. They have two spines and two esophaguses and share other organs. The articles adds that doctors were quoted as saying it would be nearly impossible to separate them.
A popular Slate story looks at the . It follows the release of her biography. The article picks out a quote from Mr Obama where he had previously said she was able to bounce back from setbacks, and persistent. But despite all those strengths, he said she was not a well-organized person. "And that disorganization, you know, spilled over."
