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How artists have been turned on by TV

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
How artists have been turned on by TV
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Major blaze tackled in Cornwall

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
Eighty firefighters tackle a major fire affecting five properties in Cornwall.
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Lawyers find flaws in Michigan militia case

A day after seven members of a Michigan-based Christian militia were acquitted after some spent two years in jail on charges of trying to overthrow the government, people who watched their trial said the federal case against them was flawed.

Jack Kay, a professor of communication at Eastern Michigan University ...

Metro gag order at odds with law

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's policy of forbidding employees from speaking to the media is at odds with a law designed to reduce impropriety at transit agencies by protecting insiders who bring concerns to light, an expert said.

The National Transit System Security Act of 2007, authored by Rep. ...

N Korea holds pre-rocket meeting

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
North Korea will hold a key meeting ahead of its planned rocket launch, potentially consolidating the power transfer to Kim Jong-un.
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Relief as fire-hit cruise ship safe in Malaysia

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
SANDAKAN, Malaysia (AP) -- Passengers of a fire-damaged luxury cruise ship lauded the captain and crew Monday for maintaining order and bringing them safely ashore in Malaysia after 24 hours adrift in Philippine waters....

Myanmar's Suu Kyi reported winning historic vote

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- She struggled for a free Myanmar for a quarter-century, much of it spent locked away under house arrest. Now, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate whose nonviolent campaign for democracy at home transformed her into a global icon is on the verge of ascending to public office for the first time....

Top Obama campaign donor accused of fraud

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A major donor to President Barack Obama has been accused of defrauding a businessman and impersonating a bank official, creating new headaches for Obama's re-election campaign as it deals with the questionable history of another top supporter....

Top Obama campaign donor accused of fraud

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A major donor to President Barack Obama has been accused of defrauding a businessman and impersonating a bank official, creating new headaches for Obama's re-election campaign as it deals with the questionable history of another top supporter....

Top Obama campaign donor accused of fraud

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A major donor to President Barack Obama has been accused of defrauding a businessman and impersonating a bank official, creating new headaches for Obama's re-election campaign as it deals with the questionable history of another top supporter....

Top Obama campaign donor accused of fraud

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A major donor to President Barack Obama has been accused of defrauding a businessman and impersonating a bank official, creating new headaches for Obama's re-election campaign as it deals with the questionable history of another top supporter....

Top Obama campaign donor accused of fraud

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A major donor to President Barack Obama has been accused of defrauding a businessman and impersonating a bank official, creating new headaches for Obama's re-election campaign as it deals with the questionable history of another top supporter....

Top Obama campaign donor accused of fraud

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A major donor to President Barack Obama has been accused of defrauding a businessman and impersonating a bank official, creating new headaches for Obama's re-election campaign as it deals with the questionable history of another top supporter....

Miliband launches poll campaign

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
Ed Miliband pledges to govern for the whole country "not just the wealthy few" as he launches Labour's campaign for next month's English local elections.
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Nations pledge millions for Syrian opposition

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
ISTANBUL (AP) -- A coalition of more than 70 partners, including the United States, pledged Sunday to send millions of dollars and communications equipment to Syria's opposition groups, signaling deeper involvement in the conflict amid a growing belief that diplomacy and sanctions alone cannot end the Damascus regime's repression....

Nations pledge millions for Syrian opposition

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
ISTANBUL (AP) -- A coalition of more than 70 partners, including the United States, pledged Sunday to send millions of dollars and communications equipment to Syria's opposition groups, signaling deeper involvement in the conflict amid a growing belief that diplomacy and sanctions alone cannot end the Damascus regime's repression....
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VIDEO: 'Festive mood' in Burma after vote

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
Soe Win Than of the BBC Burmese Service says there is ''a festive mood'' in Rangoon and beyond, as Aung San Suu Kyi's party says she has won in Kawhmu.
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Coast Guard rescues yacht Britons

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
Two British sailors, among four injured during a round the world yacht race, are transferred off the vessel in the Pacific by the US Coast Guard.
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Kentucky coach 'disappointed' by fires

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
Hours after raucous University of Kentucky students torched cars and couches after their men's basketball team advanced to the NCAA championship, the Wildcats' coach said that he understood fans' passion but was "disappointed" by some of their actions.
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Thousands gather at Miami rally for Trayvon Martin

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 18:17
MIAMI (AP) -- Political leaders, sport stars and entertainers were among several thousand people who gathered Sunday at a Miami rally to call for an arrest in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Florida teenager by a neighborhood watch volunteer....
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