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Hazing crisis: FAMU head gets no-confidence vote

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The president of Florida A&M University vowed to remain on the job Thursday despite a no-confidence vote from school trustees over his handling of the hazing death of a member of the school's famed marching band....
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Hazing crisis: FAMU head gets no-confidence vote

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The president of Florida A&M University vowed to remain on the job Thursday despite a no-confidence vote from school trustees over his handling of the hazing death of a member of the school's famed marching band....
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Fiancee: Vet gave show errant photo by 'mistake'

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- An "America's Got Talent" contestant scrutinized for claims about being injured in Afghanistan made a mistake when he gave the show a photograph of another soldier and passed it off as himself, the man's fiancée said Thursday....
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Fiancee: Vet gave show errant photo by 'mistake'

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- An "America's Got Talent" contestant scrutinized for claims about being injured in Afghanistan made a mistake when he gave the show a photograph of another soldier and passed it off as himself, the man's fiancée said Thursday....
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Fleetwood Mac duo remember Welch

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac pay tribute to Bob Welch, the band's former guitarist and vocalist, after he is found dead in Nashville.
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Witnesses discuss State Dept.'s WikiLeaks response

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- The U.S. State Department took extraordinary steps to limit harm to foreign relations and individuals after an Army private allegedly sent more than 250,000 classified diplomatic cables to the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks, two agency officials testified at a court-martial hearing Thursday....
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Witnesses discuss State Dept.'s WikiLeaks response

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- The U.S. State Department took extraordinary steps to limit harm to foreign relations and individuals after an Army private allegedly sent more than 250,000 classified diplomatic cables to the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks, two agency officials testified at a court-martial hearing Thursday....
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Witnesses discuss State Dept.'s WikiLeaks response

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- The U.S. State Department took extraordinary steps to limit harm to foreign relations and individuals after an Army private allegedly sent more than 250,000 classified diplomatic cables to the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks, two agency officials testified at a court-martial hearing Thursday....
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American Scene: Court says HIV-infected saliva not legally a weapon

ALBANY — New York's top court said Thursday that the saliva of an HIV-infected man who bit a police officer doesn't constitute a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument under state law.

In dismissing the aggravated-assault conviction of David Plunkett, the Court of Appeals is sending the case back to a ...

Bee Gees singer's 'final goodbye'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
Hundreds of fans line the streets of Thame in Oxfordshire to pay their final respects to the Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb before his funeral is held in the town.
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Schilling's 38 Studios files for bankruptcy

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's troubled video-gaming company, lured to Rhode Island with a $75 million state loan guarantee two years ago, filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday, and federal authorities have begun an investigation into the firm.

The filing by Providence-based 38 Studios, which laid ...

LGBT teens find fitting in difficult

A first-of-its-kind survey of 10,000 American youth who say they are a sexual minority finds that most feel accepted by their families, but they often struggle with community acceptance and even believe they will have to leave their hometowns to be happy someday.

This survey is "a stark wake-up call ...

Family of 6 killed in plane crash in Fla swamp

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) -- A Kansas businessman, his wife and their four children were killed Thursday when their small plane crashed into a swampy area of central Florida, authorities said....
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UN chief ups pressure on Damascus

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
Ban Ki-moon expresses deep frustration with the violence in Syria, as UN monitors attempt to verify reports of a massacre at Qubair village.
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CDC: Older teens often text while behind the wheel

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
ATLANTA (AP) -- Think your teen would never text while driving? More than half of high school seniors admitted in a government survey that they've done just that....
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CDC: Older teens often text while behind the wheel

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
ATLANTA (AP) -- Think your teen would never text while driving? More than half of high school seniors admitted in a government survey that they've done just that....
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CDC: Older teens often text while behind the wheel

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
ATLANTA (AP) -- Think your teen would never text while driving? More than half of high school seniors admitted in a government survey that they've done just that....
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CDC: Older teens often text while behind the wheel

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
ATLANTA (AP) -- Think your teen would never text while driving? More than half of high school seniors admitted in a government survey that they've done just that....
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Romney and GOP raise more than Obama and Democrats

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney outraised President Barack Obama in May, the first time the Republican presidential challenger has jumped ahead of Obama and his prodigious fundraising apparatus. The numbers illustrate how Romney and the Republican Party have jelled as a force after a protracted GOP primary....

From inmate to entrepreneur

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-04-27 20:10
The inmates learning about IT without access to the internet
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