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THE RACE: Obama, Romney ramp up economic battle

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 15:10
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are sharpening their economic talking points....

THE RACE: Obama and Romney fight over budget goals

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 15:10
The presidential race is shaping up as a battle between Republican calls for more government austerity and Democratic appeals for more spending to promote jobs and growth with tax hikes on high-income earners. It mirrors a fight raging in Europe....

THE RACE: Endorsements slow as Romney closes in

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 15:10
As Mitt Romney closes in on nailing down the Republican presidential nomination, endorsements from prominent Republicans are slowing to a trickle. And some endorsements come with noticeable reservations....

McDonald's row murder pair guilty

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 15:10
Two men are found guilty of murder after shooting dead a stranger following a row in a McDonald's queue.
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Ex-UK PM Brown: Murdoch lied under oath to inquiry

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 15:10
LONDON (AP) -- Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown lambasted Rupert Murdoch before Britain's media ethics inquiry on Monday, claiming the media mogul had lied under oath to the inquiry and saying that a Murdoch tabloid had undermined the British war effort in Afghanistan....

Obama jokes with Clooney at star's gala fundraiser

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 15:10
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- George Clooney played the suave host, chef Wolfgang Puck whipped up something for dinner and President Barack Obama and about 150 of his Hollywood donors enjoyed a few laughs at Clooney's good-humored expense....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Obama jokes with Clooney at star's gala fundraiser

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 15:10
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- George Clooney played the suave host, chef Wolfgang Puck whipped up something for dinner and President Barack Obama and about 150 of his Hollywood donors enjoyed a few laughs at Clooney's good-humored expense....

Opinion: Romney's response is lame

CNN - Top Stories - Tue, 2026-05-05 15:10
Paul Waldman says Romney expressed regret when faced with allegations about youthful bullying, but his distancing response won't do much to show voters he possesses empathy
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Ex-NE mob boss gets 5 1/2 years in RI strip club plot

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 15:10
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The former New England Mafia boss was sentenced Friday to 5 1/2 years in prison for his role in the shakedown of Providence strip clubs, becoming the first ex-mob leader to be locked up in a case that has ensnared nine people described by prosecutors as having ties to organized crime....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Critics: Biggest UN summit heading toward failure

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 15:10
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The largest-ever United Nations conference, a summit billed as a historic opportunity to build a greener future, appears to be going up in smoke....

FDA reviews first rapid, take-home test for HIV

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 15:10
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves for the virus at home, without medical supervision....
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Heist suspect to return to the UK

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 15:10
A man being held in the US is to be deported back to the UK to be questioned over a £1m security van heist in Suffolk in 1993.
Categories: BBC, News

Greek euro exit no longer unthinkable

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 15:10
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Let Greece go: It's a possibility that's being considered more and more publicly in Europe....

Greek euro exit no longer unthinkable

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 15:10
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Let Greece go: It's a possibility that's being considered more and more publicly in Europe....

Hamilton tips Button to take pole

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 15:10
Lewis Hamilton says his McLaren team-mate Jenson Button is favourite to take pole in Spain
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Hughes not motivated by revenge

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 15:10
QPR manager Mark Hughes says survival rather than revenge is his motivation as he faces former club Man City on Sunday.
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