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Court's health ruling could shake fall elections

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court's ruling on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is likely to shake the presidential election race in early summer. But the winners in the court will not necessarily be the winners in the political arena....

Obama in S. Korea for nuclear summit

CNN - Top Stories - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
President Barack Obama travels to South Korea Saturday on a three-day trip centered on an international nuclear security summit in Seoul.
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Lawyer says French gunman's mother is released

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
PARIS (AP) -- Authorities investigating France's deadly shooting rampage have released the mother of the Islamist fanatic blamed for the killings but were questioning his older brother to determine whether he served as an accomplice, officials said Saturday....

No plans for new Murrell inquiry

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
Detectives say they have no plans to reinvestigate the murder of anti-nuclear campaigner Hilda Murrell, despite calls for a fresh inquiry.
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Rihanna headlines Hackney Weekend

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
Singer Rihanna has been announced as the headline act at a free weekend festival in east London in June.
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NHS budget 'raided' for tax cuts

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
Chancellor George Osborne has been accused by Labour of targeting NHS cash to help fund a cut in the top rate of income tax.
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No damage, injuries in 5.1-magnitude Chile quake

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- A 5.1-magnitude temblor has shaken awake residents of Chile's capital, but no damage or injuries have been reported....

Gove says more reforms are needed

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
The education secretary Michael Gove has told head teachers he plans to accelerate the pace of reform in England.
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Trayvon Martin, my son, and the Black Male Code

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- I thought my son would be much older before I had to tell him about the Black Male Code. He's only 12, still sleeping with stuffed animals, still afraid of the dark. But after the Trayvon Martin tragedy, I needed to explain to my child that soon people might be afraid of him....
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US warning on North Korea rocket

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
A senior US official says a North Korean rocket launch may affect an area between Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines, an Australian newspaper reports.
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Syrian military defectors unite

CNN - Top Stories - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
A top defector from the Syrian military is urging armed rebel groups to align and follow the leadership of the Free Syrian Army.
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Kazakhstan angry spoof anthem played at event

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
MOSCOW (AP) -- Kazakhstan has labeled the playing of a spoof of its national anthem at an international sporting event "a scandal," and demanded a probe into the incident....

Parishioners comfort relatives of WV fire victims

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- As Talma Isabell coped with the crushing heartache of losing her daughter and five grandchildren in a house fire that killed nine people in all, several dozen people surrounded the woman and her family at church Sunday with their arms raised and their heads bowed in prayer....
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France questions gunman's brother

CNN - Top Stories - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
The brother of a gunman killed in a siege in southwestern France was transferred Saturday to the country's counter-intelligence headquarters near Paris for questioning, a police union leader told French TV.
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Republicans offer few details on Afghanistan plans

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As Afghanistan seizes more of the political spotlight, the Republican presidential candidates are quick to criticize President Barack Obama's handling of the war but struggle to explain how they would change the strategy they would inherit....

VIDEO: Doctor Who fans enjoy convention

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
Thousands of Doctor Who fans are in Cardiff for the first ever official convention in the series' long history.
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Santorum seeks Louisiana rebound

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
Voting is under way in Louisiana in the race to pick a Republican White House contender, with Rick Santorum expected to do well.
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Afghans skeptical of U.S. military justice

CNN - Top Stories - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
It began with scant details released by the military about a heinous allegation: A soldier slipped away from a remote outpost in southern Afghanistan and went on a shooting rampage at nearby villages that left 17 people dead.
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Syria rebellion encroaches on Turkey

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 12:12
Turkey's Syrian refugees try to keep revolution alive
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