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Swiss scientists demonstrate mind-controlled robot

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- Swiss scientists have demonstrated how a partially paralyzed person can control a robot by thought alone, a step they hope will one day allow immobile people to interact with their surroundings through so-called avatars....

Lahore station bomb 'kills two'

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
At least two people are killed in a bomb blast at the main railway station in the Pakistani city of Lahore, police say.
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cnet.com: "Wireless providers side with cops over users on location privacy"

FourthAmendment.com - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35

cnet.com: Wireless providers side with cops over users on location privacy by Declan McCullagh:

The trade association representing AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint opposes a California proposal for search warrants to track mobile devices, claiming it will cause "confusion."

Miliband: I will be methodical

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
Ed Miliband tells the BBC he intends to be "methodical" as Labour leader and not make rash promises, saying he wants to win back trust in politics.
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Mali gunmen release Swiss woman

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
A Swiss woman abducted from her home in rebel-held northern Mali earlier this month has been freed, according to the Swiss government
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Romney super PAC gift among mysterious donations

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A once-mysterious $400,000 check written to a "super" political action committee supporting Mitt Romney's presidential campaign rekindled a nagging question this election season: Just how much disclosure is enough to satisfy transparency?...

Romney super PAC gift among mysterious donations

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A once-mysterious $400,000 check written to a "super" political action committee supporting Mitt Romney's presidential campaign rekindled a nagging question this election season: Just how much disclosure is enough to satisfy transparency?...

Police warn of rape tweet arrests

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
Police warn arrests will be made following comments on social media sites allegedly identifying the victim in the Ched Evans rape case.
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Clemens judge imposes time limits to speed trial

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The judge in the Roger Clemens perjury trial is imposing a time limit on all future witnesses in an effort to speed things up....
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Missouri teen charged with setting child on fire

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
SAVANNAH, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri teenager accused of pouring gasoline on a 10-year-old and setting the child on fire has been charged with first-degree assault....
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Justices debating tribal casino lawsuit

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court seems troubled at letting a lawsuit move forward that attempts to shut down a new tribal casino in southwestern Michigan....
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Jurors ask to look at exhibits in Edwards trial

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- A jury deliberating whether John Edwards broke campaign finance laws made a request for evidence and office supplies Friday, suggesting they are settling in for detailed talks about the money from wealthy donors that was used to hide the candidate's pregnant mistress during his 2008 White House bid....
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Facebook riot teenager faces jail

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
A teenager is facing a "lengthy" prison sentence after he admitted starting a Facebook page encouraging people to riot in Dundee.
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Savage dance complaints dismissed

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
Robbie Savage's hip-thrusting performance on Strictly Come Dancing did not breach guidelines, the BBC Trust rules.
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O'Sullivan beats Ebdon at Worlds

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
Three-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan completes a crushing 10-4 victory over 2002 champion Peter Ebdon in their World Championship first-round match.
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Pope stakes out church's course entering 8th year

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI began his eighth year as pope on Tuesday after spending the waning days of his seventh driving home his view of the Catholic Church, with a divisive crackdown on dissenters and an equally divisive opening to a fringe group of traditionalists....

Murray eases through in Barcelona

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
Second seed Andy Murray shows his ruthless side to overcome Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-3 6-2 in the second round of the Barcelona Open.
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'Snowball fight' in Saturn ring

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
The Cassini probe in orbit around Saturn captures evidence of km-sized balls of ice plunging through one of the planet's main rings - its F-ring
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Obamacare collapse would put employers in charge

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
WASHINGTON (AP) -- If the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, don't look to government for what comes next....
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Obamacare collapse would put employers in charge

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 21:35
WASHINGTON (AP) -- If the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, don't look to government for what comes next....
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