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Mexico drug war's latest toll: 49 headless bodies

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 21:54
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- Authorities struggled Monday to identify the 49 people found mutilated and scattered in a pool of blood in a region near the U.S .border where Mexico's two dominant drug cartels are trying to outdo each other in bloodshed while warring over smuggling routes....

Cavendish crashes as Ventoso wins

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 21:54
Francisco Ventoso wins the ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia while Team Sky's Mark Cavendish crashes 400m from the finish.
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Microsoft backs torrent blocker

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 21:54
A system said to block bit torrent downloads is backed by a Microsoft fund, but experts dispute its long-term effectiveness.
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Obama's 'View'

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-04 21:54
President Obama said at a New York City fundraiser that he believes marriage equality "strengthens families."
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John Edwards' lawyers begin presenting defense

GREENSBORO, N.C. — After weeks of testimony about John Edwards' illicit affair and the money used to cover it up, his defense attorneys opened their case Monday by digging into the details of federal campaign finance law.

Edwards has pleaded not guilty to six criminal counts related to campaign finance ...

White House: Obama skipping APEC in Russia

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 21:54
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) -- The White House is confirming that President Barack Obama won't attend a major summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in Russia....

White House: Obama skipping APEC in Russia

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 21:54
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) -- The White House is confirming that President Barack Obama won't attend a major summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in Russia....

White House: Obama skipping APEC in Russia

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 21:54
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) -- The White House is confirming that President Barack Obama won't attend a major summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in Russia....

White House: Obama skipping APEC in Russia

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 21:54
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) -- The White House is confirming that President Barack Obama won't attend a major summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in Russia....

Yemen: Heavy clashes in Zinjibar

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 21:54
At least 16 al-Qaeda militants and six Yemeni soldiers have been killed in fierce fighting in the south of the county, military officials have said.
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Pakistani FM suggests NATO supplies should resume

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 21:54
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan's foreign minister suggested Monday that the country should open its Afghan border to NATO troop supplies, saying the government has made its point by closing the route for nearly six months in retaliation for deadly U.S. airstrikes on its troops....

Reality TV, sports influence baby-naming trends for 2011

Monday afternoon found Cal Powell and his wife, Miriam, huddled in a hospital delivery suite in Macon, Ga., focused on breathing exercises as their second son was making his way into the world.

The Georgia father said they had already chosen for their newborn the very common name of John. ...

VIDEO: 'One pound fish' man on his internet success

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 21:54
Muhammad Shahid Nazir has notched up over a million YouTube hits after performing his 'one pound fish' song at Queen's market in east London.
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NATO protesters arrested in Chicago's downtown

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 21:54
CHICAGO (AP) -- Police have arrested several anti-war protesters who rallied outside President Barack Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters in a prelude to much larger demonstrations expected during the upcoming NATO summit....
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Gulf Arab envoys study proposals for greater ties

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 21:54
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Gulf Arab leaders have stood together together over the last year to fend off political opposition inspired by the Arab Spring as well as the ambitions of their rival, Iran. The region's envoys met Monday to discuss whether to carry that unity to the next level with proposals that foresee a super-state stretching from Kuwait to Oman....
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