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Religious voters give Santorum edge in Alabama

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 09:40
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Santorum had a huge lead among voters in both states seeking a candidate who is a real conservative, winning just over half of their votes. He also captured more than 6 in 10 of those in each state preferring a candidate with strong moral character, rewarding a contender who spoke unhesitatingly about the importance of family and faith....

VIDEO: Concern over Syria refugees

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 09:40
Human Rights Watch has accused Syria of laying landmines near its borders with Lebanon and Turkey, along routes used by refugees fleeing the country.
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Analysis: Options for military intervention in Syria

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 09:40
If there is military intervention - what might it be?
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Shoppers stick to the essentials

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 09:40
Latest retail figures for February were "less bad" than the previous months but suggest shoppers are sticking to essentials.
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E-border to be 'genuinely secure'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 09:40
Technology will make UK e-borders "genuinely secure, fluid and complete" over the next few years, Immigration Minister Damian Green will say.
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Bird poisoning incidents decline

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 09:40
The number of incidents involving the poisoning of birds of prey fell by more than half in Scotland last year.
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Journalist recounts fleeing Syrian city under fire

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 09:40
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) -- Explosions illuminated the night as we ran, hoping to escape Syria after nearly three weeks of covering a conflict that the government seems determined to keep the world from seeing. Tank shells slammed into the city streets behind us, snipers' bullets whizzed by our heads and the rebels escorting us were nearly out of ammunition....

US, EU, Japan challenge China over minerals trade

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 09:40
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The United States, the European Union and Japan filed complaints Tuesday with the World Trade Organization charging that China is limiting its export of rare earths, minerals that are vital to the production of technology components....

US, EU, Japan challenge China over minerals trade

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 09:40
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The United States, the European Union and Japan filed complaints Tuesday with the World Trade Organization charging that China is limiting its export of rare earths, minerals that are vital to the production of technology components....

Encyclopaedia Britannica to end print editions

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 09:40
CHICAGO (AP) -- Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. said Tuesday that it will stop publishing print editions of its flagship encyclopedia for the first time since the sets were originally published more than 200 years ago....
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Making waves in the Afghan legal system

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 09:40
Ex-beauty queen champions Afghan legal change
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Dartmouth student's claims put spotlight on hazing

HANOVER, N.H. — Things have only gotten messier at Dartmouth College in the weeks since a former fraternity brother went public with hazing allegations involving swimming in and swallowing vomit.

Senior Andrew Lohse brought the issue to the forefront in January, when he wrote a column in the school newspaper ...

Locals fret over plan for 'Field of Dreams' location

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Should we build it, and would they come?

Those are the questions being debated in the Iowa town where "Field of Dreams" was filmed as it considers a $38 million proposal to turn the farmland around the famous cornfield diamond into one of the nation's largest youth ...

In some states, the yeas and nays on bills are conditional

Lawmakers in California's Assembly will hit the campaign trail this year, touting their votes on all manner of bills. But what they say may not reflect the stand they took when the bill was being debated.

That's because California is one of at least 10 states in which some lawmakers ...

American Scene: Poll: New Yorkers back surveillance of Muslims

NEW YORK — Most voters in New York City have no problem with the way the police department has treated Muslims, a poll showed Tuesday, despite weeks of criticism leveled against the NYPD's counterterrorism program by Muslim activists and out-of-state politicians.

A series of articles by the Associated Press has ...

Legal woes over, San Francisco sheriff still in mayor's cross hairs

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco sheriff has a political thicket to get through now that he's putting his legal woes behind him with a plea bargain in a domestic-violence case that made international headlines.

Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment in exchange ...

Shirin Ebadi: A Warning for Women of the Arab Spring

Opinion Journal - Sat, 2026-05-02 09:40
I hope that in the countries where people have risen against dictatorships, they will reflect on and learn from what happened to us in Iran.


Facing a child benefits dilemma

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 09:40
What next year's changes will mean for your budget
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Chunks of data to calculate inflation

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 09:40
How the pineapple will be used to calculate the cost of living
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Could gold have a role in calming financial markets?

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 09:40
Can the precious metal calm financial markets?
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