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What will Obama give Russia if he's re-elected?

In his domestic politics, Obama is often profoundly disingenuous. But in his meeting with Medvedev, we may have caught a rare glimpse of our president expressing unfeigned empathy.

Arguments over, justices control health care law's fate

CNN - Top Stories - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
At stake is President Obama's signature legislation requiring most Americans to have health coverage. The election-year case is the most politically charged in years.
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Atheists darken D.C.

What if the atheists declared they were about to throw "the largest atheist event in world history" on a Saturday in Washington and few people showed up?

PSNI in new appeal on Kerr murder

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
The PSNI says identifying who rented a garage where a weapons dump was found after Constable Kerr's murder could hold the key to catching his killers.
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Papers scrutinise planning reform

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
New planning guidelines for England scrutinised
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Mother recalls PSNI son's murder

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
The mother of the murdered PSNI officer, Ronan Kerr, has says dissident republicans gained "absolutely nothing" through his killing.
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China rights lawyer allowed visit by family

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
BEIJING (AP) -- Family members of jailed prominent lawyer Gao Zhisheng said Wednesday that Chinese authorities have allowed them to visit him in prison, confirming for the first time since he disappeared nearly two years ago that he is alive and in good health....

Pope prays for freedom, 'renewal' in Cuba

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
HAVANA (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI prayed for freedom and renewal "for the greater good of all Cubans" before the nation's patron saint Tuesday, but the island's communist leaders quickly rejected the Roman Catholic leader's appeal for political change after five decades of one-party rule....

American Scene: NYPD officer convicted of assaulting teacher

NEW YORK — An off-duty police officer was convicted Tuesday of grabbing a schoolteacher off a street and sexually assaulting her, and jurors have been told to keep deliberating on some unresolved counts, including rape.

The jurors found Michael Pena guilty of criminal sex act and some counts of predatory ...

Thousands march as Japan shuts off nuclear power

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
TOKYO (AP) -- Thousands of Japanese marched to celebrate the last of this nation's 50 nuclear reactors switching off Saturday, shaking banners shaped as giant fish that have become a potent anti-nuclear symbol....

Prosecutors' filing hints at plea by Dem treasurer

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The U.S. attorney's office in Sacramento said Tuesday it has entered a court filing in the case of a campaign treasurer charged with looting the political accounts of numerous Democratic candidates, but it would not respond to inquiries about the nature of the filing....

Gingrich scales back his presidential campaign

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Newt Gingrich is dramatically curtailing his campaign schedule, laying off about a third of his staff and dismissing his campaign manager as he focuses on a last-ditch effort to win the Republican presidential nomination at the party's convention....

Hong Kong wins maid appeal case

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
Hong Kong's government wins an appeal against a ruling that could have allowed foreign domestic helpers to apply for residency in the city.
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Mich. militia head, son plead guilty to gun charge

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
DETROIT (AP) -- A Michigan militia leader and his son pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing a machine gun, giving prosecutors their only gain in a domestic terror trial that was upended when the judge dismissed charges of plotting war against the government....
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HS1 forecasts 'hugely optimistic'

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
The number of international passengers using the HS1 Channel Tunnel high-speed rail line is two-thirds lower than initially forecast, a report finds.
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Fiji takes control of national airline from Qantas

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Fiji's military government says it is taking control of the country's national carrier Air Pacific from Australian company Qantas....

iPad refunds offered in Australia

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
US technology firm Apple offers to refund Australian customers who felt misled about the 4G capabilities of the new iPad.
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Bishops 'must stay in the Lords'

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
A committee of MPs and peers recommends that bishops should remain members of a reformed House of Lords, but in reduced numbers.
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Widower addresses Iraqi's death near San Diego

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
LAKESIDE, Calif. (AP) -- The husband of an Iraqi-American woman who was found bludgeoned to death with a threatening note beside her made his first public remarks Tuesday and demanded to know what motivated her killer....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Terror victims barred from al-Qaida member's funds

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:51
CHICAGO (AP) -- A federal judge has barred victims of the September 2001 terror attacks from claiming money an alleged al-Qaida member invested with a Chicago futures brokerage firm....
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