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Philly priest case could set precedent

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
Opening arguments are scheduled for Monday in Philadelphia in the first case in which an official of a Roman Catholic archdiocese has been accused of protecting abusive priests by moving them from parish to parish.
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VIDEO: Hot-air balloon caught on power lines

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
Fire crews have rescued three people whose hot-air balloon became entangled in power lines, leaving their basket suspended 15 metres above the ground.
Categories: BBC, News

Senegal's Sall marks poll victory

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
The winner of Senegal's presidential election, Macky Sall, hails a "new era" for the country, signalling an end to Abdoulaye Wade's 12 years in power.
Categories: BBC, News

Tom Nassif: Beyond Baseball's Guest Workers

Opinion Journal - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
People who harvest our food are as important as those who swing a bat.


O'Grady: Why Socialist Cuba Prohibits Social Media

Opinion Journal - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
The regime fears Cuban-to-Cuban chatter even more than it does communication with the outside world.


Reuel Marc Gerecht: How Washington Encourages Israel to Bomb Iran

Opinion Journal - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
Israel knows sanctions aren't likely to work and is increasingly aware of the poor quality of U.S. intelligence.


Many wear hoodies as churches remember Trayvon

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
EATONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Wearing hooded sweatshirts similar to the one that Trayvon Martin wore on the night he was killed, many preachers and worshippers echoed calls for justice Sunday in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Florida last month....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Senegal president concedes defeat to ex-protege

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- President Abdoulaye Wade conceded defeat to his former protege Macky Sall late Sunday, congratulating him several hours after polls closed when preliminary results showed the opposition candidate had trounced the 85-year-old incumbent....

David Gelernter: The Pros and Cons of Cyber-English

Opinion Journal - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
The English language needs to be shaken up on occasion, but beware the smiley-face and the plague of nowness.


Crovitz: Could Morse Have Patented the Web?

Opinion Journal - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
Under today's loose standards, the telegraph inventor might own the Internet.


VIDEO: Thousands flee embattled Mali

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
Thousands of refugees are leaving the embattled West African country of Mali following a military coup.
Categories: BBC, News

Parishioners comfort relatives of West Virginia fire victims

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As Talma Isabell coped with the crushing heartache of losing her daughter and five grandchildren in a house fire that killed nine people in all, several dozen people surrounded the woman and her family at church Sunday with their arms raised and their heads bowed in ...

American Scene: Training on Everest climb helps man wins memory contest

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Training on Everest climb helps man wins memory contest

NEW YORK | A Florida man who trained for a national memory competition by memorizing a randomly shuffled deck of cards as he climbed Mount Everest won the mental bout Saturday and broke a U.S. record.

Nelson Dellis, 28, ...

Cuomo's Pension Retreat

Opinion Journal - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
New York's Governor loses a round to the unions.


Obama hopes for new nuclear cuts

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
US President Barack Obama challenges North Korea and Iran, and pledges to work with Russia and China, ahead of a nuclear security summit in Seoul.
Categories: BBC, News

Jim Kim to the World Bank

Opinion Journal - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
The Dartmouth president is better than the bank deserves.


Cuba's Ladies in White protest without incident

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
HAVANA (AP) -- A Cuban dissident group known as the Ladies in White held its customary weekly protest without incident Sunday on the eve of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the island....

Cuba's Ladies in White protest without incident

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
HAVANA (AP) -- A Cuban dissident group known as the Ladies in White held its customary weekly protest without incident Sunday on the eve of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the island....

Governor 13.3%

Opinion Journal - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
Jerry Brown's latest California accomplishment.


Pope to Mexico: Have hope, use faith against evil

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 06:34
SILAO, Mexico (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI urged Mexicans to wield their faith against drug violence, poverty and other ills, celebrating Sunday Mass before a sea of hushed worshippers beneath a blazing sun in the highlight of his Mexican visit....
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