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Photo albums related to Nazi art theft unveiled

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
DALLAS (AP) -- Among the items U.S. soldiers seized from Adolf Hitler's Bavarian Alps hideaway in the closing days of World War II were albums meticulously documenting an often forgotten Nazi crime - the massive pillaging of artwork and other cultural items as German troops marched through Europe....
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Biden to Va. high school grads: Banish cynicism

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden has told Virginia high school graduates to believe that the U.S. has a bright future....

Fans embrace Susan Boyle musical

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
A musical based on the life of singer Susan Boyle receives its premiere in Newcastle, with fans travelling from as far as Australia and the US to attend.
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Peers want more diverse judiciary

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
A committee of peers concludes there is a need for a more diverse judiciary in England and Wales to improve public trust in the justice system.
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Romney, on Leno, cracks wise -- just a little

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) -- On Jay Leno's "Tonight Show," Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney was mostly business - though he slipped in a few jokes at the expense of his host and his main political opponent....

Romney, on Leno, cracks wise -- just a little

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) -- On Jay Leno's "Tonight Show," Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney was mostly business - though he slipped in a few jokes at the expense of his host and his main political opponent....

Six held in Australia trafficking

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
Police in Thailand and Australia arrest six people believed to be part of a human trafficking network, following a year-long operation.
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What's behind Syria's OK of Annan plan?

CNN - Top Stories - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
Facing growing global pressure over rising violence in his country, Syria's embattled president had little choice but to accept a U.N. special envoy's peace proposal, analysts said Tuesday.
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Some residents not warned about Colo. wildfire

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
CONIFER, Colo. (AP) -- Some residents in the path of a Colorado wildfire weren't warned to flee because of a problem in an automated call system that relayed a mandatory evacuation order, authorities said Thursday....
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Cuba dissidents concerned for mystery protester

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) -- Leading Cuban dissidents say they don't know the man who shouted anti-government slogans before Pope Benedict XVI's Mass in the eastern city of Santiago. Nor do they know his whereabouts a day after security agents removed him from the ceremony....

Acas offers talks in fuel dispute

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
Conciliation service Acas invites trade unions and oil companies to talks in an attempt to avert a tanker drivers' strike that could disrupt supplies.
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UN warns over displaced Haitians

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
The United Nations says victims of Haiti's 2010 earthquake are being placed at risk due to broken aid promises, with $231m needed this year.
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VIDEO: 'Bomb' cry forces Texas landing

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
A US domestic flight made an emergency landing after the captain began shouting about a bomb.
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Romney says Obama trying to cozy up to Kremlin

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Sharpening his attacks, Mitt Romney on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of trying to ingratiate himself with the Kremlin as part of a pattern of "breathtaking weakness'" in foreign policy....

Romney says Obama trying to cozy up to Kremlin

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Sharpening his attacks, Mitt Romney on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of trying to ingratiate himself with the Kremlin as part of a pattern of "breathtaking weakness'" in foreign policy....

Romney says Obama trying to cozy up to Kremlin

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Sharpening his attacks, Mitt Romney on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of trying to ingratiate himself with the Kremlin as part of a pattern of "breathtaking weakness'" in foreign policy....

Analysis: In Senegal, a weighty phone call

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- The moment that crystallized this nation's reputation as one of Africa's established democracies came the morning after the presidential election 12 years ago. In the neoclassical presidential palace, Senegal's leader stayed awake all night, counting and re-counting the results that showed in no uncertain terms that he had lost....

Analysis: In Senegal, a weighty phone call

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- The moment that crystallized this nation's reputation as one of Africa's established democracies came the morning after the presidential election 12 years ago. In the neoclassical presidential palace, Senegal's leader stayed awake all night, counting and re-counting the results that showed in no uncertain terms that he had lost....

Bloc puts peacekeepers on standby after Mali coup

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- The body representing nations in western Africa has suspended Mali and has put a peacekeeping force on standby in the most direct threat yet to the junta that seized control of this nation in a coup last week....

Mali rebels attack northern town in coup aftermath

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:24
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- Rebels on Saturday attacked Mali's strategic northern city of Gao, a day after they took the provincial capital of Kidal, witnesses and an official said. The move deepens the crisis in the landlocked nation at the feet of the Sahara after a coup earlier this month by Malian soldiers angry at the government's handling of the rebellion....
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