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VIDEO: Colombia's Farc rebels release hostages

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
Colombia's leftist Farc rebels have released their last 10 police and military hostages.
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College shootings called 'cold-blooded'

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
A man angry after being expelled from a small college in Oakland, California, walked into a classroom, lined up students against a wall and shot them one by one, police say.
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VIDEO: The robot with a human skeleton

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
The world's first anthropomimetic robot, which moves and thinks like human, has been built by Professor Owen Holland.
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95 consultant posts are unfilled

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
Up to 95 consultant posts remain unfilled in hospitals across Northern Ireland, including 20 at the Royal Victoria in Belfast.
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Ecuador boycotts Americas summit

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador says he will boycott this month's Summit of the Americas in Colombia because Cuba is not invited.
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Papers criticise web watch plan

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
Disquiet over plans to monitor online activity
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Sgt. Gary Stein has right message, but wrong medium

Debbie Lee, Gold Star mother and activist, speaks to the limits and responsibilities of those in uniform.

Amnesty warns civilians at risk in Mali

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
Amnesty International has raised concerns about the safety of civilians in areas of northern Mali now controlled by Tuareg and Islamist rebels, citing reports of violence and looting.
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Colombia guerrillas free captives held 12 years

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia (AP) -- Colombia's main rebel group freed what it says were its last 10 military and police captives, a goodwill gesture that President Juan Manuel Santos praised but called insufficient to merit a peace dialogue....

Colombia guerrillas free captives held 12 years

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia (AP) -- Colombia's main rebel group freed what it says were its last 10 military and police captives, a goodwill gesture that President Juan Manuel Santos praised but called insufficient to merit a peace dialogue....

Small plane crashes into Fla. supermarket, 5 hurt

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
DELAND, Fla. (AP) -- A small experimental plane sputtered and crashed in flames into a supermarket at a Florida shopping center Monday evening, injuring five people and sending frightened shoppers running from the complex, authorities said....
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Kentucky wins NCAA basketball title

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
The Kentucky Wildcats beat the Kansas Jayhawks 67-59 Monday night to win the NCAA men's basketball championship in New Orleans.
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Battered racing yacht, crew limp toward SF Bay

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
ALAMEDA, Calif (AP) -- A Coast Guard cutter returned to port Monday after rescuing two injured members of a racing crew whose yacht was smashed by a giant wave in the Pacific Ocean during an around-the world race....
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Damage assessment for Fiji floods

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
Fiji's government sends teams to assess damage caused by days of severe flooding that killed at least five and forced thousands from their homes.
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VIDEO: Injured UK yacht sailors reach US

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
Two British crew members injured during the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race have safely arrived in California following a dramatic rescue.
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Man kills 7, wounds 3 at small Christian college

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A 43-year-old former student of a small Christian university in California opened fire at the school Monday, killing at least seven people and setting off an intense, chaotic manhunt that ended with his capture at a nearby shopping center, authorities said....
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7 dead in Christian school shooting

OAKLAND, Calif. — A 43-year-old former student of a small Christian university in California opened fire at the school Monday, killing at least seven people and setting off an intense, chaotic manhunt that ended with his capture at a nearby shopping center, authorities said.

Police Chief Howard Jordan said One ...

Romney's focus on Obama brings new challenges

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- As Mitt Romney looked for a sweep in Tuesday's three Republican primaries to tighten his grip on the party's nomination, President Barack Obama criticized the GOP front-runner by name in a campaign ad for the first time, signaling that he too thinks the nomination race is all but over....

Romney's focus on Obama brings new challenges

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- As Mitt Romney looked for a sweep in Tuesday's three Republican primaries to tighten his grip on the party's nomination, President Barack Obama criticized the GOP front-runner by name in a campaign ad for the first time, signaling that he too thinks the nomination race is all but over....

Romney's focus on Obama brings new challenges

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:19
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- As Mitt Romney looked for a sweep in Tuesday's three Republican primaries to tighten his grip on the party's nomination, President Barack Obama criticized the GOP front-runner by name in a campaign ad for the first time, signaling that he too thinks the nomination race is all but over....
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