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Acrobat crosses Niagara tightrope

BBC - News - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
Nik Wallenda, the seventh generation of the daredevil Flying Wallendas family, successfully crosses Niagara Falls on a two-inch tightrope.
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Michigan, Canada to build new bridge

CNN - Top Stories - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
Officials in Michigan and Canada announced Friday that they have agreed to build a new bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
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Photos: Our favorite TV dads

CNN - Top Stories - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
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Zip wire first for Olympic flame

BBC - News - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
The Olympic torch sees another first on day 28 of its journey around the UK, making its away across the River Tyne on a zip wire in the hands of adventurer Bear Grylls.
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VIDEO: Zip wire flight for Olympic flame

BBC - News - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
The Olympic flame is flown by zip wire from the top of the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle by Chief Scout Bear Grylls.
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Romney says immigration decision complicates issue

AP - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
MILFORD, N.H. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama's decision to stop deporting some younger illegal immigrants will make it harder to solve the country's larger immigration problems. He did not say he would reverse the decision if elected....

Lohan tweets about cute paramedics

CNN - Top Stories - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
Paramedics were called to Lindsay Lohan's Los Angeles hotel room when she did not wake up from a nap Friday morning, but the actress "is fine," her publicist said.
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NJ man jailed for webcam spying to go free Tuesday

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- The former Rutgers University student convicted of using a webcam to spy on his roommate will likely be released from prison Tuesday after serving 20 days of a 30-day sentence....
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Obama policy to spare many youths from deportation

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama eased enforcement of immigration laws Friday, offering a chance for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants to stay in the country and work. Immediately embraced by Hispanics, the extraordinary step touched off an election-year confrontation with congressional Republicans....
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Obama policy to spare many youths from deportation

AP - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama eased enforcement of immigration laws Friday, offering a chance for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants to stay in the country and work. Immediately embraced by Hispanics, the extraordinary step touched off an election-year confrontation with congressional Republicans....

Wary Greeks look to election with trepidation

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- At the dinner table, in the coffee shop, on the street corner, the one constant as Greeks prepare to vote once again is concern, and even fear. Depending on the outcome of Sunday's election, Greece could be forced out of the European joint currency, with potentially catastrophic consequences for the global economy....

Greek coalition government possible Wednesday

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A coalition government could be formed by mid-Wednesday in Greece, the head of the country's socialist party said Tuesday, easing the nation from political limbo as it struggles to deal with a financial crisis that has affected Europe's economy and markets around the world....

Wary Greeks look to election with trepidation

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- At the dinner table, in the coffee shop, on the street corner, the one constant as Greeks prepare to vote once again is concern, and even fear. Depending on the outcome of Sunday's election, Greece could be forced out of the European joint currency, with potentially catastrophic consequences for the global economy....

Wary Greeks look to election with trepidation

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- At the dinner table, in the coffee shop, on the street corner, the one constant as Greeks prepare to vote once again is concern, and even fear. Depending on the outcome of Sunday's election, Greece could be forced out of the European joint currency, with potentially catastrophic consequences for the global economy....

Greece pro-bailout parties could form govt

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- The pro-bailout New Democracy party came in first Sunday in Greece's national election and could gather enough support to form a pro-bailout coalition to keep the country in the eurozone....

After 21 years, Suu Kyi finally reaches Nobel home

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- It has taken more than two decades, countless lonely nights and imponderable hardships for Aung San Suu Kyi to reach the Oslo podium. But Myanmar's celebrated former political prisoner is finally getting the chance to make her case for the Nobel Peace Prize....

After 21 years, Suu Kyi finally reaches Nobel home

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- It has taken more than two decades, countless lonely nights and imponderable hardships for Aung San Suu Kyi to reach the Oslo podium. But Myanmar's celebrated former political prisoner is finally getting the chance to make her case for the Nobel Peace Prize....

After 21 years, Suu Kyi finally reaches Nobel home

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 09:37
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- It has taken more than two decades, countless lonely nights and imponderable hardships for Aung San Suu Kyi to reach the Oslo podium. But Myanmar's celebrated former political prisoner is finally getting the chance to make her case for the Nobel Peace Prize....
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