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Charitable giving amid the furore

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
What are the rules on charitable giving?
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VIDEO: Speeding car hangs from house

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
An out-of-control car flew over a creek in Sao Paulo, Brazil and embedded itself in the side of a house.
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3 Secret Service employees out amid scandal

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Secret Service says three employees are out of the agency in the wake of a prostitution scandal in Colombia....

New military photo scandal: Panetta apologizes

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta apologized Wednesday for gruesome, newly revealed photographs that show U.S. soldiers posing with the bloodied remains of dead insurgents in Afghanistan. He said war can lead young troops to "foolish decisions" and expressed concern the photos could incite fresh violence against Americans....

Should teachers and students be Facebook friends?

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
NEW YORK (AP) -- Should students and teachers ever be friends on Facebook? School districts across the country, including the nation's largest, are weighing that question as they seek to balance the risks of inappropriate contact with the academic benefits of social networking....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Should teachers and students be Facebook friends?

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
NEW YORK (AP) -- Should students and teachers ever be friends on Facebook? School districts across the country, including the nation's largest, are weighing that question as they seek to balance the risks of inappropriate contact with the academic benefits of social networking....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Should teachers and students be Facebook friends?

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
NEW YORK (AP) -- Should students and teachers ever be friends on Facebook? School districts across the country, including the nation's largest, are weighing that question as they seek to balance the risks of inappropriate contact with the academic benefits of social networking....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Judge asked to sign off on BP oil spill settlement

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- BP and attorneys for more than 100,000 people and businesses presented a federal judge Wednesday with a class-action settlement designed to resolve billions of dollars in claims spawned by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Judge asked to sign off on BP oil spill settlement

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- BP and attorneys for more than 100,000 people and businesses presented a federal judge Wednesday with a class-action settlement designed to resolve billions of dollars in claims spawned by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
Didier Drogba gives Chelsea a precious lead to take to the Nou Camp for the Champions League semi-final second leg.
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US TV presenter Dick Clark dies

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
One of America's best-known veteran television personalities, Dick Clark, has died aged 82, after suffering a heart attack, his agent says.
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Shortages could slow down US auto production

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
DETROIT (AP) -- The U.S. auto industry, already stretching to meet rising demand for cars and trucks, is facing shortages of parts and materials that could limit the number of new vehicles in showrooms later this year and crimp a historic turnaround....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

UN observers enter mountainous enclave in Syria

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- A team of United Nations observers entered the Syrian town of Haffa Thursday after government troops overran the area near the Mediterranean coast, seizing the territory back from rebels after battles that raged for eight days....

No charges in fight fatal to girl, 10

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Prosecutors Wednesday announced they had decided not to press charges against an 11-year-old girl who fought with a 10-year-old schoolmate hours before the younger girl died.

The death of Joanna Ramos, which attracted national attention and sparked a debate on school violence, came after a "fight ...

South Yemen violence kills 2 children, 6 militants

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Al-Qaida-linked militants fired mortars into a southern Yemeni town, killing two children, while government air raids killed six militants in another part of the town Wednesday, the Defense Ministry said....

VIDEO: Obituary: Dick Clark

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
Dick Clark, a veteran US TV presenter and producer, has died at the age of 82. ABC News, his long-time network, looks back at his career.
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Shortages could slow down US auto production

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
DETROIT (AP) -- The U.S. auto industry is facing two serious problems that could limit the number of new vehicles in showrooms later this year....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

eBay sees quarterly profits rise

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
Online retailer and auction site eBay reports an increase in sales and profit for the first quarter of the year.
Categories: BBC, News

ICC prosecutor in Libya over case of Gadhafi son

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Libya insisted Wednesday it will put a son of deposed ruler Moammar Gadhafi on trial itself, just as the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court flew to Tripoli to look into his case and that of Gadhafi's notorious spy chief....

ICC prosecutor in Libya over case of Gadhafi son

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:15
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Libya insisted Wednesday it will put a son of deposed ruler Moammar Gadhafi on trial itself, just as the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court flew to Tripoli to look into his case and that of Gadhafi's notorious spy chief....
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