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Limited success for Obama's Russia, China approach

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's "pivot" to China's neighborhood and the "reset" in relations with Russia have produced limited results for signature foreign policy initiatives designed to improved America's standing with its former Cold War rivals....
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High court's stance could spur immigration laws

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
Emboldened by signals that the U.S. Supreme Court may uphold parts of Arizona's immigration law, legislators and activists across the country say they are gearing up to push for similar get-tough measures in their states....
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High court's stance could spur immigration laws

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
Emboldened by signals that the U.S. Supreme Court may uphold parts of Arizona's immigration law, legislators and activists across the country say they are gearing up to push for similar get-tough measures in their states....
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Two found shot near golf course

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
The bodies of a man and a woman are found shot in the head near a golf course in Crook, County Durham.
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Police blow up Wash. mountain bunker, find man dead

NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — Peter Keller spent eight years carving his hole in the side of the mountain, camouflaging the rugged underground bunker with ferns and sticks and stocking it with a generator and ammunition boxes sealed in Ziploc bags. Suspected in the deaths of his wife, daughter and ...

Egypt protests shut Saudi embassy

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
The Saudi embassy and consulates in Egypt are closed following protests over an Egyptian lawyer who has been detained in Saudi Arabia.
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GOP follows Romney's lead in parrying Democrats

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Now that Mitt Romney has emerged as the likely GOP presidential nominee, congressional Republicans increasingly are taking their cues from him even if it causes heartburn and grumbling among conservatives unhappy about having to beat a tactical retreat....

Border Force 'ready' for Olympics

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
The UK Border Force says it is "fully prepared to manage busy periods" like the Olympics despite criticism over delays at Heathrow Airport.
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Bomb leaves 10 Afghan police dead

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
A roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan has killed 10 members of the country's security forces, officials say.
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Norway Muslims question focus on Breivik's sanity

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Muslim leaders in Norway say they are concerned that the anti-Islamic ideology of Anders Behring Breivik, the far-right fanatic now on trial for killing 77 people, is being overshadowed by questions about his mental state....

Bike rally promotes cycle safety

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
More than 5,000 cyclists take part in a rally aimed at persuading London's mayoral candidates to put their safety on the agenda.
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China and Russia sign contracts worth $15 billion

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
MOSCOW (AP) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang has announced the signing of contracts between China and Russia worth a total of $15 billion....

Southampton reach Premier League

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
Southampton are promoted to the Premier League following a comprehensive four-goal victory over Coventry City at St Mary's.
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Obama asks Congress to act on 'to-do' list

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Obama is asking Democrats and Republicans to act on his "to-do list" for Congress, a five-point plan he says would create jobs and help restore middle-class security....

Obama's 'to do' list for Congress: jobs, mortgages

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- President Barack Obama is contrasting himself with congressional Republicans by saying they have blocked his job creation plans. He says now is not the time for inaction....

Obama calls on lawmakers to end gridlock

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to end partisan gridlock and pass proposals he says would put Americans back to work....

Obama pushing 'to do' list for Congress

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Applying pressure on Congress, President Barack Obama intends to lay out an election year "to do" list Tuesday that urges lawmakers to take another look at economic proposals to promote job creation and help families refinance their mortgages....

Obama to campaign in Iowa, promote energy plan

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- As President Barack Obama readies for a return to the Iowa State Fairgrounds, his campaign is reminding voters that it was in that same spot where Republican rival Mitt Romney declared last year that "corporations are people."...

Obama criticizes Romney as 'backwards on equality'

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- President Barack Obama wasted little time casting his historic embrace of same-sex marriage as a political wedge issue Thursday, telling a Hollywood fundraising crowd that it shows how his vision of the country differs from Republicans....

Israeli PM 'misleading' over Iran

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 12:35
Israel's ex-security chief says his country's leaders are "misleading the public" by saying a strike on Iran would stop it getting nuclear weapons.
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