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Court weighs making health coverage a fact of life

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Death, taxes and now health insurance? Having a medical plan or else paying a fine is about to become another certainty of American life, unless the Supreme Court says no....
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Court weighs making health coverage a fact of life

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Death, taxes and now health insurance? Having a medical plan or else paying a fine is about to become another certainty of American life, unless the Supreme Court says no....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Testimony begins in Pa. trial of Catholic priests

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- After nine years and two grand jury reports, prosecutors have brought a landmark case to trial that explores how the Archdiocese of Philadelphia dealt with child sex-abuse complaints against scores of Roman Catholic priests....
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Testimony begins in Pa. trial of Catholic priests

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- After nine years and two grand jury reports, prosecutors have brought a landmark case to trial that explores how the Archdiocese of Philadelphia dealt with child sex-abuse complaints against scores of Roman Catholic priests....
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Do we really give introverts a hard time?

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
It is often assumed extroverts do best in life, but according to a new bestselling book, introverts are just as high achievers. So is there a bias?
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FAMU hazing case inquiry finished

CNN - Top Stories - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
Orange County authorities say they have finished the investigation into the suspected hazing-related death of Robert Champion, the 26-year-old Florida A&M University student and drum major who died in November.
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Wolseley reports growing profits

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
Building and heating materials group Wolseley reports half-year profits of £250m, a 28% increase.
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Annan in Beijing for Syria talks

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
The UN and Arab League peace envoy, Kofi Annan, arrives in Beijing to seek China's support for his Syria peace initiative, as violence continues.
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Afghan arrests over 'attack plan'

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
Sixteen people are arrested near the Afghan ministry of defence and suicide jackets seized, after the authorities foil an apparent suicide attack.
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North Korea pushes back at US criticism of launch

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea on Tuesday rebuffed President Barack Obama's criticism of its plans to launch a satellite aboard a rocket, calling his stance confrontational and vowing to go forward with what it insisted was a peaceful mission....

North Korea pushes back at US criticism of launch

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea on Tuesday rebuffed President Barack Obama's criticism of its plans to launch a satellite aboard a rocket, calling his stance confrontational and vowing to go forward with what it insisted was a peaceful mission....

VIDEO: Footage from Earth's deepest place

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
Footage has been released from Hollywood director James Cameron's trip 11km (seven miles) down to the deepest place in the ocean, the Mariana Trench.
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Man hurt in steelworks incident

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
One man is taken to hospital with minor burns after an incident at the Tata Steel plant in Port Talbot.
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Body in wheelie bin is identified

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
Greater Manchester Police name a man whose body was found in a wheelie bin in a field near Wigan.
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Access concern over NHS dentists

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
Only around a third of dentists in Wales are accepting new NHS patients, claims the Welsh Liberal Democrats, who warn the service is still facing considerable problems.
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Myanmar general defends military's political role

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's army commander is defending the military's active role in government and says he will protect the nation's pro-military constitution....

Woman slain in Calif. to be buried in Iraq

CNN - Top Stories - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
The body of an Iraqi woman, whose brutal beating death may have been a hate crime, will be flown home for burial.
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U.S., Pakistan meet amid tensions

CNN - Top Stories - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet Tuesday with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani amid efforts by the United States and Pakistan to redefine their relationship after a string of damaging episodes last year.
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Amnesty: Mideast executions boost 2011 global toll

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
NEW YORK (AP) -- A surge of executions last year in Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Yemen pushed the worldwide total higher than the year before, the global anti-death penalty group Amnesty International announced Monday....

Report into progress at Invest NI

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:25
About three quarters of the jobs promoted by Invest NI translate into actual jobs on the ground, according to Invest NI.
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