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How was Queen's Speech received?

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:10
Unions, politicians and pressure groups have responded to the government's plans for the year ahead.
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Orangutans at Miami zoo use iPads to communicate

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:10
MIAMI (AP) -- The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary. Their family's teenagers also like the hand-held computer tablets, too, but the clan's elders show no interest....
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VIDEO: Ferrari 'doughnut' scars ancient wall

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:10
Italian sports car maker Ferrari has apologised after one of its cars drove on an ancient Chinese monument, prior to a publicity event, causing damage.
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AP-GfK Poll: Support for Afghan war at new low

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:10
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who oppose the war saying the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good, according to an AP-GfK poll....
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AP-GfK Poll: Support for Afghan war at new low

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:10
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who oppose the war saying the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good, according to an AP-GfK poll....

AP-GfK Poll: Support for Afghan war at new low

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:10
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who oppose the war saying the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good, according to an AP-GfK poll....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

AP-GfK Poll: Support for Afghan war at new low

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:10
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who oppose the war saying the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good, according to an AP-GfK poll....

Spain Bank Problems Loom Over Markets

TruthNews.US - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:10
BBC News | "Concern over the weakness of the economy and the deficit have driven up the cost of borrowing for Spain, raising fears it will need a bailout."

Homs: A scarred and divided city

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:10
BBC reporter ventures inside Syria's protest city, Homs
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Meet France's next First Lady

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:10
The woman credited with giving Francois Hollande a new image
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Terry form is fine says Di Matteo

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:10
Chelsea interim manager Roberto di Matteo defends club captain John Terry amid accusations of a drop in form.
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FDA: Kids' medical tests need child-size radiation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is taking steps to help ensure that children who need CT scans and other X-ray-based tests don't get an adult-sized dose of radiation.

Too much radiation from medical testing is a growing concern, especially for children, because it may increase the risk of cancer later ...

Against Obama, even a jailbird gets some votes

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:10
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Just how unpopular is President Barack Obama in some parts of the country? Enough that a man in prison in Texas got 4 out of 10 votes in West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary....

Spectator charged over Lawrence

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:10
The Spectator magazine is to be prosecuted for breaching a court order over an article written during the Stephen Lawrence trial.
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AM's 'regret' over drunken row

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:10
An official report says a member of the Welsh assembly brought the institution into disrepute after a late-night drunken row at a five-star hotel.
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Women accuse Egyptian military of sexual assault

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 04:10
CAIRO (AP) -- Women detainees and rights groups have accused Egyptian troops and prison authorities of sexual assault in the latest crackdown on demonstrations....
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