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Obama: Congress, Europe must stem economic crisis

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy at risk, President Barack Obama accused Republicans on Friday of pursuing policies that would weaken the U.S. recovery. He simultaneously urged Europe's leaders to prevent an overseas debt crisis from dragging down the rest of the world....
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EU probes Motorola Mobility's patent enforcement

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union's competition watchdog on Tuesday opened two investigations into whether Motorola Mobility, which is being bought by Google, is unfairly restricting competitors from accessing essential patents....

British Airways unveils Olympic 'dove' plane

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
LONDON (AP) -- It's a bird, it's a plane - it's a plane that looks a bit like a bird....

March was third warmest on record

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
Last month's enduring sunny spells meant that it was the third warmest March on record - and the hottest since 1957 - the Met Office says.
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Centre Roberts out for six months

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
Cardiff Blues confirm Wales centre Jamie Roberts is to have surgery on his injured knee and will miss the rest of the season.
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Pit bulls in Philippine dog fights to be put down

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Veterinarians and animal welfare workers Tuesday euthanized at least nine pit bulls rescued from a dogfighting ring in the Philippines because there are no facilities to rehabilitate them and prevent them from again being used in underground arenas....

Redford to produce Watergate doc

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
Hollywood star Robert Redford is to produce a documentary about Watergate, more than 30 years after he appeared in a film about the US political scandal.
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Jail after Facebook murder taunt

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
A man with an imitation gun who claimed he was going to commit a "live murder on Facebook" during a police siege is jailed for two years.
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Legal fight over high-speed rail

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
A group campaigning against the £33bn HS2 rail scheme confirms two court bids to halt the project, citing environmental and consultation issues.
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Library service decision unlawful

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
Surrey County Council's decision to run 10 libraries by volunteers in a move to keep its 52 libraries open is ruled unlawful by the High Court.
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Obama touts his record

President Obama's precious government "investments" are not what has made this country great, but they are helping to destroy those things that have.

Police in alleged racist assault

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
Two Metropolitan police officers are placed on restricted duties while allegations of racist remarks and an assault are investigated.
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Israeli PM urges eviction delay

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
Israel's prime minister asks his defence minister to delay the eviction of Jewish settlers who took over a house in the Arab part of Hebron.
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Eel market sizzles as prices hit $2k/lb in Maine

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Tiny translucent elvers - alien-looking baby eels the size of toothpicks, with big black eyes and spines - are mysterious creatures, floating thousands of miles from their birthplace in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean before ending up each spring in Maine's rivers and streams....
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Eel market sizzles as prices hit $2k/lb in Maine

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Tiny translucent elvers - alien-looking baby eels the size of toothpicks, with big black eyes and spines - are mysterious creatures, floating thousands of miles from their birthplace in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean before ending up each spring in Maine's rivers and streams....
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The dating world of disabled people

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
The world of disability and dating is being examined in new series The Undateables. But what are the complexities disabled people face?
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'University A-levels' challenged

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
Plans to let universities dictate the content of A-level papers are welcomed by the exam regulator - but accused of being a "quick-fix gimmick" by teachers.
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Top banker fined for market abuse

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
One of the City's top bankers, Ian Hannam from JP Morgan Cazenove, resigns after being fined £450,000 by the FSA for providing inside information.
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Vets to 'put down' stranded whale

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
A mammal rescue team who have been trying to save a beached whale in East Lothian call vets to have it 'put down'.
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French judge 'was kidnap target'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 23:44
Suspected Islamist militants arrested in France were plotting to kidnap a Jewish judge, sources close to the investigation tell French media.
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