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Romney to inch closer to clinching party nod

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- His nomination all but assured, Mitt Romney is set to inch closer to clinching the GOP presidential nomination with a presidential primary in Oregon....

Romney to inch closer to clinching party nod

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- His nomination all but assured, Mitt Romney is set to inch closer to clinching the GOP presidential nomination with a presidential primary in Oregon....

Romney to inch closer to clinching party nod

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- His nomination all but assured, Mitt Romney is set to inch closer to clinching the GOP presidential nomination with a presidential primary in Oregon....

Shift on marriage energizes immigration activists

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- President Barack Obama's shift to support gay marriage is energizing young Hispanic voters who have been working side-by-side with gay activists in their push for immigration reform. The alliance has been growing across the country, helping dispel what many say is an outdated notion that Hispanics are less tolerant of gays than the general public....

How will JPMorgan's $2B loss affect banking rules?

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase has renewed calls for stricter oversight of Wall Street banks. Two years after Congress passed an overhaul of financial rules, many of those changes have yet to be finalized....
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Fugitive siblings return to Ga. for hearing

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia authorities are getting their chance to lay out charges against three siblings accused of carving out a cross-country crime spree that started in Florida and ended with a shootout in Colorado....
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Allianz profit rises 58 percent on fewer disasters

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Insurance company Allianz SE says its profits rose 58 percent in the first quarter compared to a year ago, when it had big payouts for natural disasters including the tsunami in Japan....

GOP kills civil unions in Colorado special session

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
DENVER (AP) -- Gay couples who watched as Colorado lawmakers rejected a civil unions measure are taking comfort in the bill sponsor's mantra: It's not a matter of if, but a matter of when civil unions become law....
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Hen harriers 'being wiped out'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
Hen harriers are "perilously close" to being wiped out as a breeding bird in England, with just one pair nesting this year, a wildlife charity says.
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Jones would buy stake in airport

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
The first minister says the Welsh government would be willing to buy a stake in under-fire Cardiff Airport if it was put up for sale.
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EU finance ministers haggle over bank rules

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
BRUSSELS (AP) -- EU finance ministers are haggling in Brussels over rules to force banks to build up higher capital cushions to protect them against financial shocks, with the U.K. running the risk of being isolated in its position....

Twitter vows to 'protect' users

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
Twitter tells the BBC it hopes to work more closely with government and other policymakers.
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Clock ticking with new plan to fight Alzheimer's

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The clock is ticking: The first National Alzheimer's Plan sets a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the mind-destroying disease....
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Iran hangs 'Israel killer spy'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
An Iranian man convicted of killing one of the country's nuclear scientists two years ago is hanged, Iranian state media say.
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Iraq veteran uses rap to treat his PTSD

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- On one of the many days Leo Dunson wanted to die, the Iraq veteran put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The loaded weapon misfired. For the troubled former soldier, it was another inexplicable failure, like his divorce or inability to make friends after returning from the war....
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No sign of missing FBI agent

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
A hunt for a missing FBI agent stretched into its fifth day Tuesday after an intensive search of rugged terrain near Los Angeles failed to turn up anything.
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Francois Hollande to become next French president

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
PARIS (AP) -- France gets a new president as Francois Hollande is sworn in as the country's first Socialist leader in nearly two decades at a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in central Paris....

Eurozone economy avoids recession

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
The eurozone avoids returning to recession after recording zero economic growth in the first three months of the year, figures show.
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John Edwards' daughter may testify

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
While John Edwards' lawyers have not yet made a decision whether to put the former presidential candidate on the stand in his corruption trial, Edwards' oldest daughter, Cate, is expected to testify this week, possibly as early as Tuesday.
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VIDEO: MPs warn of medicine shortages

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:19
Patients in England are suffering from shortages of some medicines, according to the All Party Pharmacy Group of MPs.
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