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Flooding feared after storms sock south-central US

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Residents and businesses from southeast Texas north through western Missouri were bracing for flooding Tuesday after a violent band of storms brought heavy rain, hail and at least one tornado, with more of the same forecast for the next several days....
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'Abuses' in Burma's Kachin state

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
Burma is accused of "serious abuses" against the ethnic Kachin people in a report by the US campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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Storied Army unit moving into Afghanistan's east

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) -- With the Afghanistan war's endgame approaching, the Army's storied 1st Infantry Division is preparing to take command in the eastern provinces, where the strategy calls for a renewed push this year even as U.S. and allied forces draw down in less violent parts of the country....
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Concern over changes to legal aid

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
The family of a girl who suffered brain injuries after complications before her birth fear changes to the legal aid system will deny others justice.
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Rights group: Abuses in Myanmar despite reforms

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
BANGKOK (AP) -- It sounds a lot like the old, military-run Myanmar, and not much like the reform-minded new one: A feared army firing on civilians indiscriminately, razing homes and raping women while the government prevents international aid from reaching tens of thousands of displaced survivors....

Could a US Demjanjuk grave become neo-Nazi shrine?

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
CLEVELAND (AP) -- If relatives of convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk get what they want, their patriarch will be buried in suburban Cleveland - a prospect not sitting well with Jewish advocates who argue the retired autoworker could, in death, become a magnet for neo-Nazis....
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Could a US Demjanjuk grave become neo-Nazi shrine?

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
CLEVELAND (AP) -- If relatives of convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk get what they want, their patriarch will be buried in suburban Cleveland - a prospect not sitting well with Jewish advocates who argue the retired autoworker could, in death, become a magnet for neo-Nazis....
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Top Chinese politician's ouster tied to nepotism

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
BEIJING (AP) -- A leaked transcript on China's biggest political scandal in years claims that one of the country's most high-profile politicians interfered in an investigation involving a family member before he was fired last week....

Toddler's TSA screening fuels outrage

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
A 2010 video of an airport screener patting down a 3-year-old boy in a wheelchair has become the latest Rorschach test of the public's attitude toward the TSA.
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Crimewatch appeal on Tang murder

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
The murder of a Chinese businessman in Carrickfergus 16 years ago is to feature on BBC Crimewatch later.
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Group cites Syrian opposition abuses

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
The Syrian regime launched a new assault on Rastan early Tuesday, shelling a city already marred by rockets in recent weeks, an opposition group said.
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Charity charts NI child neglect

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
Northern Ireland has the highest proportion of children in the UK registered because of neglect, says a charity.
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Marmageddon: New Zealand runs out of unique spread

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- It's a sticky black sandwich spread that much of New Zealand adores, though detractors liken it to axle grease. And when it runs out, it's Marmageddon....

Lawyer: Girl heard Martin incident over the phone

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
Trayvon Martin's girlfriend was on the phone with him when he was shot and can testify the shooting was not a case of self-defense, an attorney for Martin's family says.
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Obama, Romney talk little about health care laws

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Now here's a tag team for the ages: Richard Nixon, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama....

Obama, Romney talk little about health care laws

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Now here's a tag team for the ages: Richard Nixon, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama....

Obama, Romney talk little about health care laws

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Now here's a tag team for the ages: Richard Nixon, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama....

Old Havana restaurants quietly going smoke-free

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
HAVANA (AP) -- It's a quintessentially Cuban experience: Capping off a meal with a snifter of rum and an aromatic cigar....

Old Havana restaurants quietly going smoke-free

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
HAVANA (AP) -- It's a quintessentially Cuban experience: Capping off a meal with a snifter of rum and an aromatic cigar....

Old Havana restaurants quietly going smoke-free

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 18:27
HAVANA (AP) -- It's a quintessentially Cuban experience: Capping off a meal with a snifter of rum and an aromatic cigar....
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