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GSA chief gone but fallout continues

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2026-05-10 14:20
A day after the head of the General Services Administration resigned because of a procurement scandal at the federal agency, officials vowed Tuesday to implement spending reforms and disciplinary action she announced on the way out the door.
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Police: Calif. suspect angry at expulsion

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2026-05-10 14:20
One Goh, the 43-year-old Korean-American man suspected in the execution-style shooting deaths at a small Christian college in California, seemed a doting son visiting his parents in senior housing. But at the same time, he was capable of displaying unbridled anger at the school, according to police and others who had contact with him.
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Obama to Congress: Act now on bills to aid economy

AP - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 14:20
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama wants Congress to act on bills he says will accelerate the economy. He says the country has responsibilities that are "bigger than an election."...

Rocket with secret payload launches from Calif.

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 14:20
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- A rocket carrying a top-secret payload blasted off Tuesday from the California coast....
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Metal hips cancer fears allayed

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 14:20
There is no evidence that metal-on-metal hip replacements increase the risk of cancer, a study suggests.
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'Hotels on campus' student plan

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 14:20
Universities are spending millions on new buildings as they compete to attract students - including campus hotels, an overseas student village and better beds, claims a survey.
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Mali Coup leader stays put, despite sanctions

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-10 14:20
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- The day after an embargo was placed on Mali, the soldier who led a recent coup said Tuesday that he agrees with restoring constitutional order, but first Mali's ills need to be addressed by holding a national convention which will decide on the best way forward....

War of words continues in Martin case

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2026-05-10 14:20
Two new pieces of evidence appear to lend credence to opposing versions of what happened the night Trayvon Martin died.
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Solar Trust files for bankruptcy protection

BLYTHE, Calif. — The latest setback in a stalled 1,000-megawatt solar plant in the Southern California desert came nearly 10 months after Interior Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar and Gov. Jerry Brown broke ground on what was then touted as the world's largest solar project and a keystone of the Obama ...

American Scene: University police chief retires amid hazing probes

TALLAHASSEE — The police chief at Florida A&M University is retiring less than a week after reports surfaced that Tallahassee authorities didn't receive timely information about an off-campus hazing incident from 2010.

The university announced Tuesday that Calvin Ross will retire May 1 after 11 years with the university and ...

Height linked to ovarian cancer

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 14:20
Taller women have a slightly higher risk of ovarian cancer, according to a review of evidence.
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Turkish coup generals go on trial

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 14:20
The two surviving leaders of Turkey's 1980 military coup go on trial charged with overthrowing the government.
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VIDEO: Galloway on the 'Bradford Spring'

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 14:20
George Galloway defended his description of his by-election victory in Bradford West as an uprising.
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Students with empty holsters protest gun bans on campus

On the same day that a gunman killed seven students at a small California Christian university, hundreds of college students across the nation went to class wearing empty holsters on their hips.

The message was part of Students for Concealed Carry's weeklong Empty Holster Protest, an event designed to encourage ...

Sports, art, streetlights: A new life in Mogadishu

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-10 14:20
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- The crowd - both men and women - cheered wildly as two Mogadishu basketball teams entered an old stadium that once bore the bloodstains of war....

Pit bulls in Philippine dog fights to be put down

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-10 14:20
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Sixteen pit bulls rescued from a dogfighting ring in the Philippines were euthanized Tuesday for lack of facilities to rehabilitate them and prevent them from reappearing in underground arenas....

Brazil Senate snubs Fifa's Valcke

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 14:20
Brazil's Senate cancels a meeting with Fifa's Jerome Valcke, who last month caused offence with his criticism of World Cup 2014 preparations.
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Summer dangerous time for Tudors

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 14:20
Cart crashes and mill mangling - summer was dangerous for Tudors, suggests research from the University of Oxford.
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Shooting suspect felt disrespected

OAKLAND, Calif. — One Goh's life was on the skids even before he became the suspect in the nation's biggest mass school shooting since Virginia Tech.

He was chased by creditors. He grieved the death of his brother. In January, he was expelled from Oikos University, a small Christian school ...

Former OJ lawyer in Vegas sues Florida colleague

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 14:20
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A Las Vegas lawyer who represented O.J. Simpson in the Nevada trial that led to the celebrity football star's conviction on armed robbery and kidnapping charges is suing Simpson's Florida-based lead attorney in the case, claiming he was stiffed on promised fees....
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