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Charges over Olympic site protest

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
Four people are charged with public order offences after a protest at the building site of an Olympic basketball training venue in east London.
Categories: BBC, News

Study: Tax deadline day can be deadly on US roads

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
CHICAGO (AP) -- The two certainties in life - death and taxes - may be more intertwined than Ben Franklin ever imagined: A study found that deadly auto accidents increase on Tax Day....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Seeing Liberia through billboards

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
The strange billboards that demand good behaviour
Categories: BBC, News

Romney goes after Obama's core campaign message

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Republican Mitt Romney on Tuesday branded President Barack Obama as an "old-school liberal" who is trying to resurrect failed policies, a new line of attack at the heart of the president's forward-looking re-election message....

Romney: Santorum will maintain key role in GOP

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney said Tuesday he was surprised by Rick Santorum's departure from the nomination race and that he has yet to turn to matters such as gathering names of possible running mates....

Giraffes' coats provide age clue

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
Male giraffes' age can be estimated by looking at the colour of their coats, according to researchers.
Categories: BBC, News

Dueling speeches, big day: Obama, Romney in Ohio

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sharpening the choice for the nation, President Barack Obama and Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney are offering dueling visions of how to fix the economy, framing in their most direct terms the fierce debate that will decide the November election. In a flash of campaign drama, the two are giving major speeches at nearly the same time Thursday from the same state, battleground Ohio....

The school run... from class to court

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
Why US students can be convicted for swearing
Categories: BBC, News

Coal exports surge to highest level since 1991

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- U.S. coal exports reached their highest level in two decades last year as strong demand from Asia and Europe offered an outlet for a fuel that is falling from favor at home....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Are our street names sexist?

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
A group of women in Rome say their city is dominated by male street names and are now campaigning for change.
Categories: BBC, News

Santorum's Strong Run

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
He helped Romney by taking apart RomneyCare.


Calif. finds toxins in 'nontoxic' nail polishes

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Some nail polishes commonly found in California salons and advertised as free of a so-called "toxic trio" of chemicals actually have high levels of agents linked to birth defects, state regulators said Tuesday....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Calif. finds toxins in 'nontoxic' nail polishes

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Some nail polishes commonly found in California salons and advertised as free of a so-called "toxic trio" of chemicals actually have high levels of agents linked to birth defects, state regulators said Tuesday....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Marlins' Guillen pays for Castro remark

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
Ozzie Guillen's remarks on Fidel Castro may be constitutionally protected, but he has learned there is nothing shielding him from the ire of Miami's large Cuban community.
Categories: CNN, News

The Obama Rule

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
He says taxation is about fairness, not growth or revenue.


Gaines and Rivers: What's a 'Fair' Tax for the Mega Millionaires?

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
Polls say Americans want higher rates on the rich. But when one poll asked how much lottery winners should pay, over half said 10% or less.


Prosecutor: Iowa man strangled pregnant prostitute

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- An Iowa car salesman strangled a pregnant prostitute in 2007 and burned her body before dumping the corpse in a rural field, a prosecutor said Tuesday at the man's trial on charges he killed the woman and her fetus....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

A political tip sheet for the rest of us

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
A political tip sheet for the rest of us outside the Washington Beltway, for Tuesday, April 10:...

Terrorists in Court

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
Abu Hamza and friends may get the U.S. justice they deserve.


Who's the rich guy? Obama, Romney duel over status

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:04
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- One candidate is worth up to $250 million, ran a private equity firm and plans to build an elevator for the cars at his beach house. The other is the former head of the Harvard Law Review who became a best-selling author and millionaire and now lives in the world's most famous mansion - 1600 Pennsylvania Ave....
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