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Legion's latest admission revives hypocrisy charge

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Legion of Christ religious order, already discredited for concealing the crimes of its pedophile founder, suffered another blow to its credibility Tuesday after its superior admitted he knew in 2005 that his most prominent priest had fathered a child, yet allowed him to keep teaching and preaching about morality....

THE RACE: Weakening jobs outlook colors campaign

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney both made the economy the main focus of their respective campaigns. Friday's weak jobs report keeps it there....

Powell not ready to endorse Obama for re-election

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell declined Tuesday to renew the presidential endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, saying he wasn't ready "to throw my weight behind someone" at this time....

Powell not ready to endorse Obama for re-election

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell declined Tuesday to renew the presidential endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, saying he wasn't ready "to throw my weight behind someone" at this time....

Powell not ready to endorse Obama for re-election

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell declined Tuesday to renew the presidential endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, saying he wasn't ready "to throw my weight behind someone" at this time....

Mountain lion shot at office building

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
Authorities in Santa Monica, California, fatally shot a mountain lion Tuesday, acting on public safety concerns after it tried to escape from an office building courtyard in the city.
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Pleas entered in honeymoon slaying

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
Two men accused of murdering an Irish teacher on her honeymoon last year pleaded not guilty when they appeared in court in Mauritius on Tuesday, police on the Indian Ocean island said.
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Women claim sex abuse at prison

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
An Alabama women's prison is the focus of a formal complaint filed with the Justice Department on Tuesday that alleges male guards for years engaged in the widespread sexual abuse of female inmates, according to a nonprofit group called The Equal Justice Initiative.
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VIDEO: Official 'offers 2012 tickets'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
A senior Olympic official was willing to sell thousands of pounds worth of tickets to the London 2012 Games for cash, an undercover BBC London investigation reveals.
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Independent groups launch dueling campaign ads

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
NEW YORK (AP) -- An independent group seeking to oust President Barack Obama launched a new TV ad Tuesday suggesting Obama had let down the voters who vaulted him into the White House in 2008. A pro-Obama group answered with an ad slamming Republican Mitt Romney, featuring a woman who lost her job at a factory that closed after it was bought by the private equity firm Romney co-founded....

Independent groups launch dueling campaign ads

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
NEW YORK (AP) -- An independent group seeking to oust President Barack Obama launched a new TV ad Tuesday suggesting Obama had let down the voters who vaulted him into the White House in 2008. A pro-Obama group answered with an ad slamming Republican Mitt Romney, featuring a woman who lost her job at a factory that closed after it was bought by the private equity firm Romney co-founded....

Independent groups launch dueling campaign ads

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
NEW YORK (AP) -- An independent group seeking to oust President Barack Obama launched a new TV ad Tuesday suggesting Obama had let down the voters who vaulted him into the White House in 2008. A pro-Obama group answered with an ad slamming Republican Mitt Romney, featuring a woman who lost her job at a factory that closed after it was bought by the private equity firm Romney co-founded....

Independent groups launch dueling campaign ads

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
NEW YORK (AP) -- An independent group seeking to oust President Barack Obama launched a new TV ad Tuesday suggesting Obama had let down the voters who vaulted him into the White House in 2008. A pro-Obama group answered with an ad slamming Republican Mitt Romney, featuring a woman who lost her job at a factory that closed after it was bought by the private equity firm Romney co-founded....

Independent groups launch dueling campaign ads

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
NEW YORK (AP) -- An independent group seeking to oust President Barack Obama launched a new TV ad Tuesday suggesting Obama had let down the voters who vaulted him into the White House in 2008. A pro-Obama group answered with an ad slamming Republican Mitt Romney, featuring a woman who lost her job at a factory that closed after it was bought by the private equity firm Romney co-founded....

Independent groups launch dueling campaign ads

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
NEW YORK (AP) -- An independent group seeking to oust President Barack Obama launched a new TV ad Tuesday suggesting Obama had let down the voters who vaulted him into the White House in 2008. A pro-Obama group answered with an ad slamming Republican Mitt Romney, featuring a woman who lost her job at a factory that closed after it was bought by the private equity firm Romney co-founded....

Taliban, Afghan neighbors could hamper NATO's exit

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The NATO summit's plan to "responsibly wind down" the Afghan war is not entirely in the hands of President Barack Obama and his fellow world leaders....

Taliban, Afghan neighbors could hamper NATO's exit

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The NATO summit's plan to "responsibly wind down" the Afghan war is not entirely in the hands of President Barack Obama and his fellow world leaders....

Taliban, Afghan neighbors could hamper NATO's exit

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The NATO summit's plan to "responsibly wind down" the Afghan war is not entirely in the hands of President Barack Obama and his fellow world leaders....

Facebook float hits more problems

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
Shares in Facebook drop another 9% amid reports financial regulators may review whether there was a selective disclosure of information to investors.
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VIDEO: Tweeter 'sorry' for Muamba slur

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 16:01
A man jailed for making racist comments on twitter after the footballer Fabrice Muamba's collapse says he is sorry for his actions. Liam Stacey, from Pontypridd, served half his 56-day prison term.
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