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Kuwait says Iran vows not to shut Strait of Hormuz

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Kuwait's ruler says Iran has assured its Gulf neighbors that it will not block the vital Strait of Hormuz....

UK's Queen Elizabeth II pledges to continue ruling

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
LONDON (AP) -- Queen Elizabeth II publicly renewed her pledge to the British nation Tuesday, praising the continuity of her country's national narrative in a speech to mark the 60th anniversary of her remarkably long reign....

Olympics to strain UK Internet infrastructure

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
LONDON (AP) -- As Usain Bolt races down the Olympic track, will London's Internet infrastructure be able to keep up?...

Court says state can't be sued over sick leave

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court says a state can't be sued under the Family and Medical Leave Act for refusing to give an employee time off to recover from an illness....
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Dutch museum: Still life IS by Vincent van Gogh

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- It was, it wasn't, it is: A still life once thought to be by Vincent van Gogh but later downgraded to being the work of an anonymous artist is indeed by the tormented Dutch impressionist himself, researchers announced Tuesday....

Obama appeals to Iranians on Persian new year

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Amid heightened tensions between their nations, President Barack Obama on Tuesday made a direct appeal to the Iranian people, saying there was "no reason for the United States and Iran to be divided from one another."...
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Police station blast hurts seven

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
Seven people are injured in an explosion in the basement of a police station in south London.
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Top commander in Afghanistan says mission on track

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says efforts to hand over security to the Afghans and wind down the decade-plus war are on track despite anger over a U.S. soldier's alleged massacre of Afghan civilians and the burning of Qurans....
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High court has options on health care law

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has several options in ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, from upholding the law to striking it down in its entirety. The court also could avoid deciding the law's constitutionality at all, if it finds the lawsuits challenging the law are premature....
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5 disciplined for NCAA game chant

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
Five members of the University of Southern Mississippi pep band have had their scholarships revoked and have been removed from the band after they yelled a derogatory chant at a Puerto Rican player during an NCAA basketball tournament game last week.
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A look at Illinois, next battleground for GOP

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
A profile of Illinois, latest battleground in the race for the Republican presidential nomination:...
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A brief history of cinema flops

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
A brief history of recent big screen flops
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Gunman may have filmed killings at French school

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
TOULOUSE, France (AP) -- Police blanketed southern France on Tuesday, searching for a gunman - possibly a racist, anti-Semitic serial killer - who killed four people at a Jewish school and may have filmed his attack....

Tough Republican budget likely to go back on shelf

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The most powerful prescriptions of a tough House GOP budget plan, like a dramatic restructuring of Medicare and big cuts to domestic programs such as Medicaid, food stamps and transportation appear destined to go back on the shelf almost as soon as the measure is passed this week....

New Israeli law bans underweight models in ads

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A new Israeli law bans showing overly thin models from local advertising in an attempt to fight the spread of eating disorders....

New Israeli law bans underweight models in ads

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A new Israeli law bans showing overly thin models from local advertising in an attempt to fight the spread of eating disorders....

McPhail grateful for Venus advice

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
Cardiff City midfielder Stephen McPhail reveals how tennis star Venus Williams has helped in his battle against illness.
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Afghan blast soldiers repatriated

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
Crowds line the streets as the bodies of six soldiers killed by the same blast in Afghanistan arrive back in the UK.
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VIDEO: Huge manhunt after French attacks

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
France mounts a large-scale manhunt over fatal shootings at a Jewish school linked with the killings of soldiers, as schools observe a minute's silence
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100 new jobs for Northern Ireland

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 20:50
One hundred new high-salary jobs are being created in Northern Ireland as result of a "significant" investment by an international legal services firm.
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