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Sandusky attorney not optimistic of charges dismissal

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's lawyer said after a short pretrial hearing Thursday that he expected the presiding judge to soon dismiss defense motions to have the child sexual abuse charges thrown out, but he hoped he would let them be refiled after more ...

Weapons dealer Bout sentenced to 25 years in arms conspiracy

International arms dealer Viktor Bout, the so-called "Merchant of Death," was sentenced Thursday in federal court in New York to 25 years in prison following his conviction in a multimillion-dollar conspiracy to finance a fleet of aircraft to arm bloody conflicts and support terrorists worldwide.

U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin ...

Australia warns on PNG poll delay

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
Australia expresses concern at a decision in Papua New Guinea to delay elections by six months, amid an ongoing political crisis in PNG.
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Cups of Tea author must repay $1m

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
The author of Three Cups of Tea has agreed to repay $1m (£631,000) to his charity after an inquiry found millions of dollars of its cash was mis-spent.
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Rarest ducklings on Earth hatch

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
Eighteen Madagascan pochards hatch in captivity, bringing the world population of this critically endangered duck to just 60, conservationists say.
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VIDEO: Pompeii receives cash boost

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
The Italian government has launched a 105m-euro (£87m) project to save one of the world's greatest archaeological treasures, the ancient city of Pompeii.
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Tobacco shop display ban begins

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
A ban on tobacco displays is coming into force in England - with ministers promising it will help curb the number of young people taking up smoking.
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How turn-of-century bakery plays role

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
At the turn of the last century, a New York bakery owner named Joseph Lochner decided he wanted his employees to work longer hours than state law allowed.
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Despite outburst, Russian arms dealer avoids life

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal prosecutor was only two minutes into an argument urging a harsh prison sentence for Viktor Bout, when the notorious arms dealer dubbed the Merchant of Death made it clear he had heard enough....
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'Use antibiotics' in appendicitis

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
Antibiotics may be a better alternative to surgery for treating appendicitis, according to a doctor at Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham.
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VIDEO: US Coast Guard fires on 'ghost ship'

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
The US Coast Guard has used cannon to fire on and sink a crewless Japanese ship that drifted to Alaska after the 2011 tsunami.
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Ex-Tyco CEO loses parole bid in New York

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Tyco CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski on Thursday lost a bid to get out of the prison where he's serving time in one of the corporate world's most notorious fraud cases, with parole officials calling his role in the $100-million-plus scheme a "glaring violation" of shareholders' trust....
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Ex-Tyco CEO loses parole bid in New York

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Tyco CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski on Thursday lost a bid to get out of the prison where he's serving time in one of the corporate world's most notorious fraud cases, with parole officials calling his role in the $100-million-plus scheme a "glaring violation" of shareholders' trust....
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Twisters hit 1,100 Texas homes

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
Updated tallies show 349 homes were leveled and 750 were damaged by the tornadoes that tore through the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Tuesday.
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George McGovern released from Fla. hospital

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Former South Dakota senator and Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern was released from a Florida hospital Thursday after undergoing tests, a hospital spokeswoman said....
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Coast Guard fires on Japanese ghost ship

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard unleashed cannon fire Thursday at a Japanese vessel set adrift by last year's tsunami, stopping the ship's long, lonely voyage across the Pacific Ocean....
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VIDEO: Urban rivers get anglers hooked

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
Evan Davis finds out why improvements in rivers in Britain's towns and cities means
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School returns 'God' to song of patriotism

God may once again bless the USA at Stall Brook Elementary.

The Bellingham, Mass., school, under fire for changing the lyrics of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" to "We Love the USA" for an upcoming fourth-grade concert, reversed course Thursday after drawing a backlash from parents and hints of ...

Obama says 2012 will be a 'fun debate'

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Thursday that the 2012 election will be a "fun debate" over two competing visions for the nation, referring to Mitt Romney as the Republican "front-runner" who has backed policies that would undermine middle-class families....

Obama says 2012 will be a 'fun debate'

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 09:03
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Thursday that the 2012 election will be a "fun debate" over two competing visions for the nation, referring to Mitt Romney as the Republican "front-runner" who has backed policies that would undermine middle-class families....
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