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Eugene Polley, inventor of TV remote, dies at 96

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
CHICAGO (AP) -- Couch potatoes everywhere can pause and thank Eugene Polley for hours of feet-up channel surfing. His invention, the first wireless TV remote, began as a luxury, but with the introduction of hundreds of channels and viewing technologies it has become a necessity....
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Eugene Polley, inventor of TV remote, dies at 96

CHICAGO — Couch potatoes everywhere can pause and thank Eugene Polley for hours of feet-up channel surfing. His invention, the first wireless TV remote, began as a luxury, but with the introduction of hundreds of channels and viewing technologies it has become a necessity.

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Mich. serial stabbing suspect convicted of murder

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- A man suspected of fatally stabbing five men and wounding nine others in and around the Michigan city of Flint two summers ago was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder in the first case to go to trial....
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Secret Central Bank Aid Props Up Greek Banks

TruthNews.US - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
CNBC | There has been no official announcement. No terms or conditions have been disclosed. But Greece’s banking system is being propped up-- again.

Sentence given, but Rutgers webcam saga not over

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
The legal saga is far from over for a former Rutgers University student sentenced to 30 days jail for using a webcam to spy on his roommate kissing another man. The cultural fallout could continue, too....
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Sentence given, but Rutgers webcam saga not over

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
The legal saga is far from over for a former Rutgers University student sentenced to 30 days jail for using a webcam to spy on his roommate kissing another man. The cultural fallout could continue, too....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Obama to push clean energy technologies in Iowa

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Anxious to show voters he's working to create jobs, President Barack Obama is putting tax credits to boost clean energy in the spotlight this week as he heads to the political battleground state of Iowa....

Obama to push clean energy technologies in Iowa

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Anxious to show voters he's working to create jobs, President Barack Obama is putting tax credits to boost clean energy in the spotlight this week as he heads to the political battleground state of Iowa....

Obama to push clean energy technologies in Iowa

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Anxious to show voters he's working to create jobs, President Barack Obama is putting tax credits to boost clean energy in the spotlight this week as he heads to the political battleground state of Iowa....

Bomb 'targets Colombia ex-leader'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
A bomb is found hidden in a lamp at a theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ahead of a speech to be given there by Colombian ex-President Alvaro Uribe.
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Organizers: Don't mess with the Olympic brand

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
LONDON (AP) -- One day, the small espresso shop near the site of the London Games was the "Olympic" cafe. The next day, it was the "Lympic."...

Official 'offers 2012 tickets'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
A senior Olympic official is suspended after a BBC investigation revealed he was willing to sell thousands of pounds worth of 2012 tickets for cash.
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Photos: Joplin destruction revisited

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
A year since a tornado destroyed a third of Joplin, Missouri, three iReporters revisit the scenes of destruction they witnessed in May 2011 and reflect on the recovery process.
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9/11 ‘truther’ leading Egyptian presidential race

TruthNews.US - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
Washington Times | An Islamist who believes that the 9/11 terrorist attacks were an American conspiracy is the front-runner in Egypt’s presidential race.

Implant claim triggers flight diversion

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
A passenger who said she had a surgically implanted device inside her prompted a security scare that led to the diversion of a North Carolina-bound jet, officials said.
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Syria president: Houla massacre an 'ugly crime'

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad denied Sunday that his government had anything to do with last week's gruesome Houla massacre, saying not even "monsters" would carry out such an ugly crime....

VIDEO: How to move a 6,200 tonne building

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
A 6,200 tonne building is being moved 60 metres to make way for the expansion of a railway in Zurich.
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What's the big deal about private space launches?

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The first private spaceship is headed to the International Space Station. Some questions and answers about the cargo mission by Space Exploration Technologies, known as SpaceX:...
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Husband beat son, mother claims

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 17:21
A mother from Cardiff accused of beating her son to death says it was her husband who beat the seven-year-old and not her, a court hears.
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