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Inspired O'Sullivan reaches final

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
An inspired Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Matthew Stevens 17-10 to reach the World Championship final at the Crucible.
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VIDEO: Taking a look at the new Galaxy S3

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
South Korean firm Samsung has unveiled its latest smartphone, the successor to the Galaxy S2.
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Soccer helps kids get over war

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
Khalid Yohana was 7 years old when war reached his hometown of Mosul, Iraq.
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Bin Laden's frustration revealed

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
Documents recovered in the raid on the bin Laden compound reveal a hot-tempered terrorist leader annoyed with uncontrollable affiliates around the globe.
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Military commanders warned to get troops in line

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Military leaders are telling commanders to get their troops in line and refrain from misconduct such as urinating on enemy corpses, in a sharp response to the tasteless photos and other disturbing examples of bad behavior that have enraged Afghans and complicated war-fighting....
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Military commanders warned to get troops in line

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Military leaders are telling commanders to get their troops in line and refrain from misconduct such as urinating on enemy corpses, in a sharp response to the tasteless photos and other disturbing examples of bad behavior that have enraged Afghans and complicated war-fighting....
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Family concerns key to Chinese activist's choices

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
BEIJING (AP) -- Chen Guangcheng's sudden change of heart to leave China after insisting for days he wanted to stay has caught his American supporters off guard. But his reason was simple: His family's safety came first....

Family concerns key to Chinese activist's choices

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
BEIJING (AP) -- Chen Guangcheng's sudden change of heart to leave China after insisting for days he wanted to stay has caught his American supporters off guard. But his reason was simple: His family's safety came first....

Activist's fate deepens US-China suspicions

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
BEIJING (AP) -- The diplomatic disarray deepened Thursday after a blind activist reversed course and asked to leave China with his family, abandoning an arduously negotiated agreement even though he had left the protection of the U.S. Embassy and was in a Beijing hospital ringed by Chinese police....

Another human rights issue for Obama

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
Iran, Syria, and now China. President Barack Obama faces a third front of vulnerability on his administration's record of defending human rights with the muddled situation involving activist Chen Guangcheng.
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Records thief foiled by collector

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
An in-house thief at the US National Archives is jailed after a radio recording enthusiast saw his own donated Babe Ruth interview for sale on eBay.
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Rooney goal Premier League's best

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
England striker Wayne Rooney wins the award for Goal of the 20 Seasons to commemorate 20 years of the Premier League.
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9/11 families prepare for Guantanamo arraignment

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
NEW YORK (AP) -- It has been a year of milestones for the families of those killed on Sept. 11, with the death of Osama Bin Laden followed by the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Now another painful chapter is set to begin: the prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of 9/11....
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9/11 families prepare for Guantanamo arraignment

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
NEW YORK (AP) -- It has been a year of milestones for the families of those killed on Sept. 11, with the death of Osama Bin Laden followed by the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Now another painful chapter is set to begin: the prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of 9/11....
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McNamee admits his Clemens story changed over time

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
WASHINGTON (AP) -- During another seven grueling hours of cross-examination that frustrated all sides, Roger Clemens' accuser explained the evidence he kept in a beer can - and why his story about it has changed....
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Anti-abortion group says it has patient records

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- An anti-abortion group says it has the patient records of dozens of women and girls who sought treatment at a Kansas City, Kan., abortion clinic last month - a claim the clinic's attorney says is meant to scare off potential patients and would suggest a crime was committed....
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Military commanders warned to get troops in line

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Military leaders are telling commanders to get their troops in line and refrain from misconduct such as urinating on enemy corpses, in a sharp response to the tasteless photos and other disturbing examples of bad behavior that have enraged Afghans and complicated war-fighting....
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Chen phones US Congress for help

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng telephones a US Congressional hearing to plead for help in his attempts to leave China with his family.
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Wife of former Minn. Viking guilty in hit-and-run

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The wife of a former Minnesota Viking was convicted Thursday of two felonies in a hit-and-run that killed a man, as jurors brushed aside her defense that she never saw him and thought she had hit a construction barrel or pothole....
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Facebook value set at up to $95bn

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 21:15
Facebook sets the share price for its upcoming initial public offering at between $28 and $35 per share, valuing the company at $85bn-$95bn.
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