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Egypt poll hopefuls in TV debate

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
Presidential poll front-runners Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and Amr Moussa go head-to-head in Egypt's first live election TV debate.
Categories: BBC, News

Covenant front page missing

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of the historic first page of the historic Ulster Covenant signed by Sir Edward Carson at Belfast City Hall.
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Mercury 'to appear' in Queen show

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
Queen guitarist Brian May reveals that Freddie Mercury will "appear" on stage during a special performance of West End musical We Will Rock You.
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CDC: Young adults ignoring skin-cancer warnings

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
ATLANTA (AP) -- The warnings about skin cancer from too much sun don't seem to be getting through....
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Guinea police tear-gas protesters

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
Guinea police fire tear gas to disperse protesters angry at the government's handling of overdue parliamentary elections.
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THE RACE: Polls show presidential race tightening

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
With about five months to go, the presidential race is tightening, polls show, with voters nearly evenly divided between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, his likely Republican challenger....

THE RACE: Presidential slogan wars are heating up

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
Mitt Romney is on an "Every Town Counts" bus tour rolling across six states won in 2008 by Barack Obama and now being courted by Republicans....

THE RACE: Romney not first politico dogged by past

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
Once again, a politician is being haunted by allegations of youthful misbehavior....

Obama making cultural waves, or just a ripple?

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- He gave no speech, issued no call to action. He spoke of changing alongside the nation's people, not of leading them into uncharted territory. He made sure to say what so many so passionately believe - that states should decide such issues on their own....

Obama making cultural waves, or just a ripple?

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- He gave no speech, issued no call to action. He spoke of changing alongside the nation's people, not of leading them into uncharted territory. He made sure to say what so many so passionately believe - that states should decide such issues on their own....

Obama making cultural waves, or just a ripple?

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- He gave no speech, issued no call to action. He spoke of changing alongside the nation's people, not of leading them into uncharted territory. He made sure to say what so many so passionately believe - that states should decide such issues on their own....

Software company creates 60 jobs

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
The software company Kainos is to create 60 new jobs in Londonderry as part of a £10m investment.
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Games age rating rules changed

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
The rating system used to warn parents about unsuitable content in video games is to be simplified, the government says
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A slo-mo evolution for Obama on gay marriage

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's evolution on gay marriage unfolded at a Darwinian pace, like that of the giant tortoise. For more than a year - eons in politics - he danced up to the edge of endorsing it, always stopping short, still "evolving."...

A slo-mo evolution for Obama on gay marriage

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's evolution on gay marriage unfolded at a Darwinian pace, like that of the giant tortoise. For more than a year - eons in politics - he danced up to the edge of endorsing it, always stopping short, still "evolving."...

A slo-mo evolution for Obama on gay marriage

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's evolution on gay marriage unfolded at a Darwinian pace, like that of the giant tortoise. For more than a year - eons in politics - he danced up to the edge of endorsing it, always stopping short, still "evolving."...

A slo-mo evolution for Obama on gay marriage

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's evolution on gay marriage unfolded at a Darwinian pace, like that of the giant tortoise. For more than a year - eons in politics - he danced up to the edge of endorsing it, always stopping short, still "evolving."...

Clemens team wants to bring back colorful witness

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 21:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Roger Clemens defense team liked government witness Kirk Radomski so much they want to bring him back as their own witness....
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