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Feds: 'Meterological March madness' mostly random

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Freak chance was mostly to blame for the record warm March weather that gripped two-thirds of the country, with man-made global warming providing only a tiny assist, a quick federal analysis shows....
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VIDEO: Real-life Spooks on life as a spy

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
In a new BBC2 documentary series, serving spies talk publicly for the first time about what it takes to operate deep undercover.
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Riots plea father 'punched man'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
A man who won praise for his calmness in the aftermath of his son's death during last year's riots punched a man to the ground, a court hears.
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Bin Laden's relatives get short prison sentence

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A Pakistani court sentenced Osama bin Laden's three widows and two of his daughters to 45 days in prison on Monday for illegally living in the country, ordering them deported when the sentence ends, their lawyer said....

Ex-nurse convicted of bleach killings awaits fate

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
LUFKIN, Texas (AP) -- A jury heard evidence Monday to decide if an East Texas nurse goes to death row or spends the rest of her life in prison for killing five kidney dialysis patients by injecting them with bleach....
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Disabled sailor barred from train

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
The first quadriplegic sailor to sail solo across the Atlantic says he was left "shaking with rage" after he was prevented from boarding an Isle of Wight train.
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Argentina still wants Falklands 30 years after war

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
USHUAIA, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina's president said Monday that she's asked the International Red Cross to persuade Britain to let its experts identify unknown soldiers buried in the Falkland Islands....

Feds: 'Meterological March madness' mostly random

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Freak chance was mostly to blame for the record warm March weather that gripped two-thirds of the country, with man-made global warming getting only a tiny assist, a quick federal analysis shows....
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Backlash over 'girl finder' app

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
An app that allowed users to find nearby women who had "checked in" on a social network is withdrawn after complaints.
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Sudan and South Sudan hold talks

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
Officials from Sudan and South Sudan meet in the Ethiopian capital for the first face-to-face talks since fierce clashes broke out along their disputed border last week.
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NOAA: 'Meteorological March madness' mostly random

WASHINGTON (AP) — Freak chance was mostly to blame for the record warm March weather that gripped two-thirds of the country, with man-made global warming getting only a tiny assist, a quick federal analysis shows.

For much of March, record temperatures hit as much as 35 degrees above normal and ...

NOAA: 'Meteorological March madness' mostly random

WASHINGTON (AP) — Freak chance was mostly to blame for the record warm March weather that gripped two-thirds of the country, with man-made global warming getting only a tiny assist, a quick federal analysis shows.

For much of March, record temperatures hit as much as 35 degrees above normal and ...

Syria agrees to April 10 troop pullout from cities

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- International envoy Kofi Annan told the U.N. Security Council on Monday that Syria informed him its military will complete the withdrawal of troops and heavy weapons from populated areas by April 10....

Second hospital death is examined

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
Belfast Health Trust is investigating the case of a second patient who died at the Royal Victoria Hospital, the BBC understands.
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Obama in US-Canada-Mexico talks

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
Combating drugs and reducing trade barriers dominate a one-day summit between the leaders of the US, Canada and Mexico at the White House.
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Boyfriend admits 'causing death'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
The boyfriend of a Devon solicitor whose body was found in his van admits "causing her death" but denies murder at Exeter Crown Court.
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Teen driver in Kansas crash has restricted license

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A 17-year-old boy with a provisional driver's license was behind the wheel when a converted semitrailer crashed on a Kansas highway, killing five members of his Minnesota family who were on vacation to see a motocross race, authorities said Monday....
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Bin Laden's relatives get short prison sentence

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A Pakistani court sentenced Osama bin Laden's three widows and two of his daughters to 45 days in prison on Monday for illegally living in the country, ordering them deported when the sentence ends, their lawyer said....

High court upholds jails' strip searches

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 20:23
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that jailers may subject people arrested for minor offenses to invasive strip searches, siding with security needs over privacy rights....
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Ex-nurse convicted in bleach killings awaits fate

LUFKIN, Texas (AP) — The punishment phase began Monday in the capital murder trial of an East Texas nurse who could go to death row for killing five kidney dialysis patients by injecting them with bleach.

Jurors who convicted Kimberly Saenz began hearing evidence to decide whether she receives life ...

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