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Chavez criticizes US take on crime in Venezuela

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:17
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is taking issue with the U.S. State Department for posting a statement advising travelers to beware of rampant violent crime in his country....

Chavez criticizes US take on crime in Venezuela

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:17
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is taking issue with the U.S. State Department for posting a statement advising travelers to beware of rampant violent crime in his country....

Falkland Islands: Argentina's dissenters

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:17
The Argentines who don't back their government's claims
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Student admissions change ditched

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:17
Plans to allow students to apply for university places after they receive their A-level grades have been dropped.
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Most London schools hit by strike

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:17
Teachers and lecturers in London are staging a one-day strike in a dispute over pensions.
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Papers reveal plans of foes of gay marriage

Gay-rights groups are trumpeting the disclosure of internal strategic and financial documents written three years ago by their most formidable opponent in the gay-marriage battle.

One of the National Organization of Marriage's strategic plans was to "drive a wedge between gays and blacks - two key Democratic constituencies," over the ...

Early days in a DIY biological revolution

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:17
Early days in a DIY biological revolution
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Why would anyone buy naming rights to a highway?

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:17
Is it smart to lend your brand to a gridlocked road?
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Judge tosses militia conspiracy charges

DETROIT | A federal judge dismissed the most serious charges Tuesday against seven members of a Michigan militia who were rounded up as homegrown extremists accused of plotting war against the U.S. The judge said their expressed hatred of law enforcement didn't amount to conspiracy against the government.

The decision ...

Drought conditions hit Yorkshire

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:17
Drought conditions are confirmed in parts of Yorkshire by the Environment Agency.
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VIDEO: Grey matter: Exhibition of the brain

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:17
The power of the human brain is celebrated in a new exhibition at the Wellcome Collection
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US full face transplant 'success'

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:17
US doctors have carried out what they say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed, by giving a man a new jaw, teeth and tongue.
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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 ...

No new coal plants under draft EPA rules

The Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday proposed greenhouse-gas regulations that effectively would prohibit the construction of new coal-fired power plants.

The rules, released in draft form and expected to be finalized later this year, would require new coal facilities to use expensive carbon-capture technology, which is still being developed and is ...

Everton are cup underdogs - Moyes

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:17
Everton manager David Moyes says Liverpool will be favourites for the FA Cup semi-final when the derby rivals meet at Wembley next month.
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Gay-marriage foes sought to split gays and blacks

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:17
The leading national organization opposing same-sex marriage has sought to split the Democratic Party base by pitting African-Americans and Hispanics against gay-rights groups, according to confidential strategy memos made public by court officials in Maine....
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Gay-marriage foes sought to split gays and blacks

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:17
The leading national organization opposing same-sex marriage has sought to split the Democratic Party base by pitting African-Americans and Hispanics against gay-rights groups, according to confidential strategy memos made public by court officials in Maine....
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Chelsea risk pays off - Di Matteo

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:17
Roberto di Matteo feels his bold selection policy is vindicated after Chelsea take control of their Champions League tie against Benfica.
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Opel and Vauxhall face tough future

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:17
How long before US parent GM closes plants in Europe?
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US consumers hold onto rosy outlook in March

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 05:17
NEW YORK (AP) -- Americans are holding onto a rosier view of the U.S. economy as they focus on the good in a flood of mixed economic news....
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