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UK teen arrested in hack probe

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 20:47
A teenager is arrested in Newcastle over alleged involvement with hacking group Team Poison.
Categories: BBC, News

Prosecution rests after detailing money to Edwards' mistress

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Prosecutors rested their campaign fraud case against John Edwards on Thursday after 14 days of dramatic and often unflattering testimony that focused on the once-promising politician's infidelity and the secret money they say he used to cover up the affair he feared would derail his presidential ambitions.

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International adoptions drop amid fraud crackdowns

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 20:47
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- The number of international adoptions has fallen to its lowest point in 15 years, a steep decline attributed largely to crackdowns against baby-selling, a sputtering world economy and efforts by countries to place more children with domestic families....

International adoptions drop amid fraud crackdowns

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 20:47
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- The number of international adoptions has fallen to its lowest point in 15 years, a steep decline attributed largely to crackdowns against baby-selling, a sputtering world economy and efforts by countries to place more children with domestic families....

Romney denies targeting classmates for being gay

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 20:47
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney apologized Thursday for "stupid" high school pranks that may have gone too far and moved quickly to stamp out any notion that he bullied schoolmates because they were gay. His swift response reflected the Republican presidential candidate's recognition that his record on gay rights is under heightened scrutiny following President Barack Obama's embrace of gay marriage....
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Romney counters notion he bullied gay classmates

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 20:47
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney on Thursday countered the notion that he bullied high school classmates and insisted he didn't know some were gay....

Obama on gay marriage divides US

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 20:47
US President Barack Obama is praised and condemned over his backing for gay marriage, as his campaign attacks Republican Mitt Romney on the issue.
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Justice Dept. accuses Ariz. Sheriff Arpaio of racial profiling

The Justice Department, which first targeted Sheriff Joe Arpaio four years ago in his suspected mishandling of illegal immigrants arrested in the Phoenix area, filed a civil lawsuit in federal court Thursday accusing the sheriff and his office using "unconstitutional and unlawful actions" in their handling of Hispanics.

The complaint ...

CDC: Half of young adults get sunburned

ATLANTA (AP) — Half of U.S. adults under 30 say they have had a sunburn at least once in the past year, a government survey found — a sign young people aren't heeding the warnings about skin cancer.

The rate of sunburn is about the same as it was 10 ...

Irish church tries to rebuild after sex abuse

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 20:47
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The archbishop of Dublin, a leading voice for reform following Ireland's devastating Catholic church sex abuse scandal, said Thursday that the Irish church is trying to rebuild even as he demands the full truth be told about the past....

Celebs mean big bucks for Obama

CNN - Top Stories - Tue, 2026-05-05 20:47
If you weren't lucky enough to win a seat at the table for dinner tonight with George Clooney and President Barack Obama, fear not. You may still have a chance to party with the president and a celebrity or two in the near future.
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Report: Suspect billings at 2,600 drugstores

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 20:47
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It would take a mighty big pill box to hold them....
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May attacks web snooping 'myths'

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 20:47
Home Secretary Theresa May denies planning to allow the police and intelligence agencies to monitor internet use in real-time.
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Prosecution rests in John Edwards trial

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 20:47
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Prosecutors rested their campaign fraud case against John Edwards on Thursday after 14 days of dramatic and often unflattering testimony that focused on the once-promising politician's infidelity and the secret money they say he used to cover up the affair he feared would derail his presidential ambitions....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Cardiff City drop change to red

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 20:47
Cardiff City drop plans to change their blue shirts to red, but the Malaysian owners warn that the club cannot carry on losing money.
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Romanian baby born with stunted intestines dies

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 20:47
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- A Romanian baby born with virtually no intestines who confounded doctors by tenaciously clinging to life and captured international attention and offers of medical help, died on Thursday. He was nine months old....

Red Cross suspends work in Pakistan

CNN - Top Stories - Tue, 2026-05-05 20:47
The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday it was suspending its work in Pakistan pending a review of its presence in the South Asian country.
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Farewell to departmental logos

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 20:47
All government departments will use the royal crest in future in an effort to improve online services, the Cabinet Office has confirmed.
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