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Born to run barefoot? Some end up getting injured

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 18:50
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod....
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US Embassy in Kabul says US ambassador to leave

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 18:50
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Veteran U.S. diplomat Ryan Crocker will be leaving his post as ambassador to Afghanistan this summer, an embassy spokesman said Tuesday....

‘NATO 3′ Say Evidence Against Them Planted in Their Apartment

TruthNews.US - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 18:50
Miami Herald | They first stated they were ‘in shock and have no idea where these charges are coming from;’ now say evidence was planted in their homes.

Olympics launch Foursquare tie-up

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 18:50
A tie-up between the Olympic Games and Foursquare means users can now "check-in" at past and present Games landmarks.
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Plea for Lockerbie bomber inquiry

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 18:50
Public figures including religious leaders, politicians and journalists call for an inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber's conviction.
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Iran signals wider UN access as nuclear talks loom

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 18:50
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iran made the first move Tuesday in attempts to gain an edge in nuclear talks with the U.S. and other world powers: It agreed in principle to allow U.N. inspectors to restart probes into a military site suspected of harboring tests related to atomic weapons....

Ex-student in Rutgers webcam case explains lack of apology

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The former Rutgers student sentenced this week to 30 days in jail for using a webcam to view his roommate kissing another man says he did not apologize largely because it would have been seen as insincere.

Dharun Ravi told the Star-Ledger in an ...

Joplin commemorates first anniversary of deadly tornado

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Malachi Murdock doesn't remember the massive tornado that struck Joplin a year ago Tuesday, killing 161 people and nearly killing him.

The 17-year-old was onstage after a performance at the Stained Glass Theater when the twister shredded the building. Three of those inside were killed. Mr. ...

Rewritable DNA memory shown off

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 18:50
Researchers demonstrate a means to use sections of DNA as individually addressable, rewritable "bits" to store data in living cells.
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Ten jailed for Russian train bomb

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 18:50
A Russian court jails 10 people, four for life, for the November 2009 bombing of a high-speed train in which 27 people died.
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Opinion: Hidden danger of cancer test

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-02 18:50
Otis Brawley says a new report shows that years of routine, mass prostate cancer screening has brought more risk than benefit--but not for the medical industry that has grown up around it
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Six Somalis in Paris piracy trial

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 18:50
Six Somalis go on trial in Paris charged with taking the crew of the sailing ship Le Ponant hostage in 2008.
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Microsoft opens up So.cl network

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 18:50
The search result sharing service allows members of the public to sign up and view each other's "collages of content".
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Ex-Tory Treasurer biggest donor

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 18:50
Electoral Commission figures show the former Conservative Co-Treasurer Peter Cruddas gave the party £215,244 between January and March.
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Bahrain activist attends retrial

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 18:50
Leading Bahraini political and human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja appears in court in the capital, Manama, for his retrial.
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Jail for Egyptian protest police

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 18:50
Five Egyptian policeman are sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison for their roles in the deaths of protesters during the 2011 uprising.
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