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VIDEO: Should it be easier to fire staff?

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 23:44
Business Secretary Vince Cable has attacked a plan being considered by fellow ministers to make it easier for companies to sack workers.
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NY man who dressed as dead mom sentenced for fraud

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 23:44
NEW YORK (AP) -- A man who dressed up as his mother in a bizarre real estate fraud that involved doctoring her death certificate and cashing her Social Security checks for six years after she died was sentenced Monday to more than 13 years behind bars....
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DEA probed in wake of Secret Service investigation

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 23:44
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department inspector general's office was investigating possible misconduct by two or more Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Colombia unrelated to the Secret Service incident with prostitutes at a Cartagena hotel, federal officials said Monday....
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Obama on Afghan: Leave on time, no 'perfect' end

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 23:44
CHICAGO (AP) -- President Barack Obama and leaders around the globe locked in place an Afghanistan exit path Monday that will still keep their troops fighting and dying there for two more years, acknowledging there never will be point at which they can say, "This is all done. This is perfect."...

Obama on Afghan: Leave on time, no 'perfect' end

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 23:44
CHICAGO (AP) -- President Barack Obama and leaders around the globe locked in place an Afghanistan exit path Monday that will still keep their troops fighting and dying there for two more years, acknowledging there never will be point at which they can say, "This is all done. This is perfect."...
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Who will drones target? Who in the US will decide?

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 23:44
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House counterterror chief John Brennan has seized the lead in guiding the debate on which terror leaders will be targeted for drone attacks or raids, establishing a new procedure to vet both military and CIA targets....
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VIDEO: Nato to quit Afghan combat role in 2013

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 23:44
Nato leaders have formalised an agreement to hand control of Afghanistan to its own security forces in 2013. The summit also confirmed its timetable for a full combat pullout by 2014. Mark Mardell reports.
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VIDEO: Team that keeps torch relay moving

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 23:44
What keeps the Olympic torch relay on the road?
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Catholic dioceses, colleges sue over Obama mandate

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 23:44
NEW YORK (AP) -- Roman Catholic leaders opened a new front against the Obama administration mandate that employers provide workers birth control coverage, filing federal lawsuits Monday on behalf of dioceses, schools and health care agencies that argued the requirement violates religious freedom....
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Obama stands by hits on Romney's Bain Capital days

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 23:44
CHICAGO (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Monday defended his criticism of presumptive Republican presidential Mitt Romney's ties to the private equity firm Bain Capital, saying it was rightly part of the campaign debate because Romney himself was emphasizing his business background....

From rubble to rebuilding: A year in Joplin, Mo.

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 23:44
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- The tornado that hit Joplin, Mo., a year ago took 161 lives, injured hundreds more and destroyed thousands of homes and buildings. It also fractured the landscape of the city, and opened the door to a massive rebuilding and recovery operation....
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Wis. recall leaders struggle to gain momentum

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 23:44
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Amid signs that the effort to oust Republican Gov. Scott Walker is losing ground, Wisconsin Democrats and union leaders are preparing a fundraising and get-out-the-vote push to regain momentum in the final weeks before the June recall election....

Wis. governor works to meet voters before recall

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 23:44
EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) -- Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tom Barrett began a final push Saturday to connect with voters in person before next week's historic recall election, appearing at farm breakfasts and restaurants and rallying campaign workers....

Wis. recall leaders struggle to gain momentum

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 23:44
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Amid signs that the effort to oust Republican Gov. Scott Walker is losing ground, Wisconsin Democrats and union leaders are preparing a fundraising and get-out-the-vote push to regain momentum in the final weeks before the June recall election....

Wis. recall leaders struggle to gain momentum

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 23:44
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Amid signs that the effort to oust Republican Gov. Scott Walker is losing ground, Wisconsin Democrats and union leaders are preparing a fundraising and get-out-the-vote push to regain momentum in the final weeks before the June recall election....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Panel not in support of routine prostate screening

Healthy men shouldn't get routine prostate cancer screenings, says updated advice from a government panel that found the PSA blood tests do more harm than good.

Despite strenuous protests from urologists, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is sticking by a contentious proposal it made last fall.

A final guideline ...

Many forced to fly solo, even on family vacations

NEW YORK — If you're flying this summer, be prepared to kiss your family members goodbye at the gate — even if they're on the same plane.

Airlines are reserving a growing number of window and aisle seats for passengers willing to pay extra. That's helping to boost revenue but ...

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