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Rep. Bachmann endorses Romney for president

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has endorsed one-time Republican rival Mitt Romney for president....

Rep. Bachmann endorses Romney for president

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has endorsed one-time Republican rival Mitt Romney for president....

Rep. Bachmann endorses Romney for president

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has endorsed one-time Republican rival Mitt Romney for president....

VIDEO: Honduras: world's murder capital

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
A violent death every 74 minutes has earned Honduras the dubious title of murder capital of the world
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Draft overhaul threatens to convulse Israel

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A court order to stop Israel's longtime practice of exempting ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from military service has become a central issue in upcoming elections and could reshape the face of the society. If they are forced to serve, their rabbis fear, they could also enter the work force and come under the influence of the secular world....

Family concerns key to Chinese activist's choices

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
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....

Prosecution wants 80 years for Charles Taylor

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Former Liberian president Charles Taylor deserves an 80-year sentence for the war crimes he was convicted of last week, including aiding and abetting murder and rape, prosecutors said in a written filing Thursday....

7 of those charged in FAMU hazing turn selves in

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Seven people charged with felony hazing in the death of a Florida A&M University marching band drum major have turned themselves in to authorities....
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Pettitte helps Clemens defense in perjury trial

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Andy Pettitte, the reluctant witness who was supposed to bolster the government's case against Roger Clemens, appeared instead to have substantially aided his former teammate and friend when he readily conceded he might have misunderstood their conversation about human growth hormone....
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Bmibaby to stop Belfast flights

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
Bmibaby will cease to operate all flights to and from Belfast from 11 June, it has been announced.
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THE RACE: Obama and Romney fight over budget goals

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
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....

Mormons brace for a mean political season

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- America's Mormons have built plenty of resilience over nearly two centuries as outsiders, but they're anxious about the next few months. Mitt Romney is about to become the first Mormon nominee for U.S. president on a major party ticket....

Countries agree on $1.9B Afghan refugee strategy

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
GENEVA (AP) -- A $1.9 billion plan to help rebuild the lives of almost 9 million former and current Afghan refugees gained international backing Thursday, as officials prepare for the impending U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan....

RBS repays £163bn emergency loans

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
RBS will say on Friday that, as of next week, it will have repaid all the £163bn of emergency loans it received from UK and US taxpayers, the BBC has learned.
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Ukraine slams Euro 2012 boycott

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
Ukraine denounces a threatened boycott of Euro 2012 as "destructive" amid concern over the treatment of jailed opposition head Yulia Tymoshenko.
Categories: BBC, News

Medicare disruptions seen if health law is struck

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Medicare's payment system, the unseen but vital network that handles 100 million monthly claims, could freeze up if President Barack Obama's health care law is summarily overturned, the administration has quietly informed the courts....
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Medicare disruptions seen if health law is struck

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Medicare's payment system, the unseen but vital network that handles 100 million monthly claims, could freeze up if President Barack Obama's health care law is summarily overturned, the administration has quietly informed the courts....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Bennett: Raise rates on student loans

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
William Bennett says the government subsidy does little to address the real problems of higher education: rising costs
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Carter edges in front of Maguire

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
Ali Carter takes a 5-3 lead over Stephen Maguire after a disjointed first session of their World Championship semi-final.
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CDC report: More teen girls use best birth control

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:13
ATLANTA (AP) -- Health officials say more teen girls use the best kinds of birth control....
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