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From Neuroses to Neurons

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
Using Viennese culture of the 20th century as a starting point, Eric Kandel examines the intersection of neuroscience and art in "The Age of Insight."


Romney: Obama can't run from his record

CNN - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
Mitt Romney raises questions about what the president's intentions are for the American people should he be re-elected.
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Obama: STOCK Act a step toward restoring trust

CNN - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
President Barack Obama signed legislation on Wednesday aimed at restoring Americans' faith in the nation's public institutions at a time they rank at record lows in opinion polls. The act bans insider trading by members of Congress and many executive branch employees.
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Republicans try to shut down talk of becoming VP

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans considered to be up-and-comers are scrambling to declare a lack of interest in becoming Mitt Romney's running mate....

Obama: There is a 'deficit of trust'

CNN - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
President Obama, while signing the STOCK Act, said there is more that needs to be done to close the deficit of trust.
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Augusta chairman: Mind your own biz

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
The chairman of America's most prestigious golf club skirted the prickly issue of women's membership in Augusta National, saying it's a private matter.
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Students angry over pricey courses pepper-sprayed

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- Police at a California college pepper-sprayed as many as 30 demonstrators as students angry over a plan to offer high-priced courses tried to push their way into a trustees meeting, authorities said....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Obama: STOCK Act to help restore trust

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
President Barack Obama signed legislation on Wednesday aimed at restoring Americans' faith in the nation's public institutions at a time they rank at record lows in opinion polls. The act bans insider trading by members of Congress and many executive branch employees.
Categories: CNN, News

Accuser calls priest 'sexual predator' at trial

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A 30-year-old former Marine testified in a landmark clergy abuse case Wednesday that he was a good child with a bright future until he was molested by a priest he described as a "sexual predator."...
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Somali theater bombing kills 10, shatters calm

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Two weeks ago, Somalia's National Theater reopened for the first time in 20 years for a concert that drew an audience in festive colors in a city trying to rise above war. A welcoming banner proclaimed: "The country is being rebuilt."...

Tyler Perry's profiling claim probed

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
Atlanta police have launched an internal investigation into filmmaker Tyler Perry's claim he was racially profiled by two white officers who pulled his car over, the police department said.
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Aid fall tied to financial crisis

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
Richer countries' aid for developing nations has fallen for the first time since 1997 as a result of the global recession, the OECD says.
Categories: BBC, News

'9/11 planners' set for US trial

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
The US formally sends to trial five suspected al-Qaeda militants, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of planning the 9/11 terror attacks.
Categories: BBC, News

Romney challenges Obama's candor

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
Mitt Romney, fresh off a three-primary sweep that put him more than halfway to the delegate number needed for the Republican presidential nomination, gets the chance Wednesday to answer President Barack Obama's harsh attacks the day before against Republican ideology.
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9/11 mastermind may face death penalty

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
The United States on Wednesday announced charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and four others accused of involvement in the plot.
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Man charged over toddler carjack

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
A man is charged with two counts of kidnap after a car with two toddlers inside was carjacked in Birmingham.
Categories: BBC, News

Movie, centennial, return Canada town to spotlight

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Among the graves of Fairview Lawn Cemetery, there is one that was a magnet for bouquets and weeping girls in the 1990s. The name on the tombstone: J. Dawson....

5 former New Orleans cops sentenced in Katrina killings

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Five former New Orleans police officers were sentenced Wednesday to prison terms ranging from six to 65 years for their roles in deadly shootings of unarmed residents on a bridge after Hurricane Katrina.

Kenneth Bowen, Robert Gisevius, Anthony Villavaso and Robert Faulcon were convicted of firearms ...

Rubio: 'I'm not going to be vice president'

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says Republican Mitt Romney will win the White House, but not with Rubio on the ticket....

Rubio: 'I'm not going to be vice president'

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 15:22
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says Republican Mitt Romney will win the White House, but not with Rubio on the ticket....
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