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Blind Chinese activist flees house arrest

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
BEIJING (AP) -- A blind legal activist fled house arrest in his rural China village and made it to a secret location in Beijing, setting off a frantic police search for him and those who helped him, activists said....

Duncan Smith opposes welfare cuts

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith says he would not accept a further £10bn of welfare cuts.
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Judge wants to know more about Zimmerman finances

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- Calling it an "oversight," George Zimmerman's attorney said Friday the neighborhood watch volunteer did not disclose that a website had raised more than $200,000 for his defense, even though his family told the judge they would have trouble coming up with his bond....
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Judge wants to know more about Zimmerman finances

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- Calling it an "oversight," George Zimmerman's attorney said Friday the neighborhood watch volunteer did not disclose that a website had raised more than $200,000 for his defense, even though his family told the judge they would have trouble coming up with his bond....
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Mexico Aztec headdress to go home

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
A green-feathered headdress said to have belonged to the last Aztec emperor could return to Mexico from Austria after the senate changed its rules.
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Rubio campaign fined for improper contributions

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate campaign of Florida Republican Marco Rubio has agreed to pay an $8,000 fine for accepting slightly more than $210,000 in improper contributions....

Rubio campaign fined for improper contributions

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate campaign of Florida Republican Marco Rubio has agreed to pay an $8,000 fine for accepting slightly more than $210,000 in improper contributions....

Rubio campaign fined for improper contributions

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate campaign of Florida Republican Marco Rubio has agreed to pay an $8,000 fine for accepting slightly more than $210,000 in improper contributions....

Rubio campaign fined for improper contributions

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate campaign of Florida Republican Marco Rubio has agreed to pay an $8,000 fine for accepting slightly more than $210,000 in improper contributions....

Rubio campaign fined for improper contributions

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate campaign of Florida Republican Marco Rubio has agreed to pay an $8,000 fine for accepting slightly more than $210,000 in improper contributions....

Rubio campaign fined for improper contributions

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate campaign of Florida Republican Marco Rubio has agreed to pay an $8,000 fine for accepting slightly more than $210,000 in improper contributions....

Rubio campaign fined for improper contributions

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate campaign of Florida Republican Marco Rubio has agreed to pay an $8,000 fine for accepting slightly more than $210,000 in improper contributions....

Rubio campaign fined for improper contributions

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate campaign of Florida Republican Marco Rubio has agreed to pay an $8,000 fine for accepting slightly more than $210,000 in improper contributions....

Rubio campaign fined for improper contributions

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate campaign of Florida Republican Marco Rubio has agreed to pay an $8,000 fine for accepting slightly more than $210,000 in improper contributions....

Panetta recalls nail-biting moments of raid

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) -- The picture in Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's office captures the "mission accomplished" moment....
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Panetta recalls nail-biting moments of raid

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) -- The picture in Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's office captures the "mission accomplished" moment....
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New Secret Service rules on alcohol, unsavory bars

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seeking to shake off the disgrace of a prostitution scandal, the Secret Service late Friday tightened conduct rules for its agents to prohibit them from drinking excessively, visiting disreputable establishments while traveling or bringing foreigners to their hotel rooms....
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US reveals accusations against Secret Service

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secret Service agents and officers have been accused of involvement with prostitutes, leaking sensitive information, publishing pornography, sexual assault, illegal wiretaps, improper use of weapons and drunken behavior, according to internal government reports reviewed by The Associated Press on Friday. It wasn't immediately clear how many of the accusations turned out to be true....
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'Just smelling food fills me up'

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
'How gastric band surgery changed my life at 17'
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Romney urges young people to take economic risks

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 13:32
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- Mitt Romney on Friday encouraged young Americans facing bleak job prospects to "take risks" - and even borrow money from their parents - to help improve their economic fortunes....
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