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Obamas visit historic church near White House

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 06:03
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama attended service at a historic church that is steps away from the White House and often frequented by sitting presidents....
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Palestinian prisoners agree to end hunger strike

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 06:03
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners agreed to halt a weekslong hunger strike on Monday in exchange for promises of better conditions, ending a standoff that left several participants clinging to life and drew thousands of Palestinians to the streets in shows of solidarity....

Lawyer: Prosecute Rush Limbaugh for defamation

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 06:03
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A high-profile attorney is calling for Rush Limbaugh to be prosecuted on a defamation charge, saying an obscure Florida law can be used to punish him for calling a college student a "slut" and a "prostitute" on the air....
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Tesco store ban for school pupils

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 06:03
An entire Northamptonshire school is banned from a Tesco store in a decision described as "mad" by its principal.
Categories: BBC, News

Anti-Kony video campaign draws criticism in Uganda

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 06:03
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- The wildly successful viral video campaign to raise global awareness of a brutal Central Africa rebel leader is attracting criticism from Ugandans, some who said Friday that the 30-minute video misrepresents the complicated history of Africa's longest-running conflict....

Anti-Kony video campaign draws criticism in Uganda

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 06:03
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- The wildly successful viral video campaign to raise global awareness of a brutal Central Africa rebel leader is attracting criticism from Ugandans, some who said Friday that the 30-minute video misrepresents the complicated history of Africa's longest-running conflict....

Mass protest near Bahrain capital

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 06:03
Tens of thousands of protesters join an anti-government march outside the Bahraini capital, Manama.
Categories: BBC, News

A backhand slap from end of solar storm

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 06:03
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The solar storm that seemed to be more fizzle than fury got much stronger early Friday before fading again....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

A Point of View: Churchill and the birth of the special relationship

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 06:03
Winston Churchill coined the phrases "special relationship" and "Iron Curtain" on a lecture tour of American universities - and his words still resonate today, says David Cannadine.
Categories: BBC, News

U.S., Afghanistan reach detainees deal

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2026-05-01 06:03
A detention center housing 3,000 people will move to Afghan control, removing a key sticking point in the way of a larger agreement on the future U.S. role.
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$100 or $1,000? Wide price range for birth control

WASHINGTON — Birth control that you must take every single day? A more goof-proof option that costs a lot upfront but then works for several years? Or something in between?

A woman's choice may come down to her wallet: The price of birth control varies dramatically.

Just the pill has ...

Romney's Declining Money Edge

Opinion Journal - Fri, 2026-05-01 06:03
By James Freeman Will Mr. Romney continue to enjoy a funding advantage within the Republican Party?


Ohio: Gas-drilling injection well led to quakes

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A dozen earthquakes in northeastern Ohio were almost certainly induced by injection of gas-drilling wastewater into the earth, state regulators said Friday as they announced a series of tough new rules for drillers.

Among the new regulations: Well operators must submit more comprehensive geological data when requesting ...

Corrections firm offers states cash for prisons

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 06:03
ATLANTA (AP) -- The nation's largest private prison company made an enticing offer to 48 states that went something like this: We will buy your prison now if you agree to keep it mostly full and promise to pay us for running it over the next two decades. Despite a need for cash, several states immediately slammed the door on the offer, a sign that privatizing prisons might not be as popular as it once was....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Week in pictures: 3-9 March 2012

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 06:03
Photos from around the world: 3-9 March 2012
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Friends: NJ student didn't express anti-gay views

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 06:03
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- They never knew Dharun Ravi to say anything bad about gays - but they also never discussed it with him....
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Friends: Former Rutgers student didn't express anti-gay views

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — They never knew Dharun Ravi to say anything bad about gays — but they also never discussed it with him.

That was what seven character witnesses had to say Friday in the trial of Ravi, a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to ...

Canada faces drug shortage fear

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 06:03
Canada is facing a national shortage of injectable drugs in the wake of a fire that halted production at a major supply firm, experts say.
Categories: BBC, News

Spain unions call general strike

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 06:03
Spanish unions call for a general strike on 29 March to protest against changes to labour laws which make it easier to fire staff.
Categories: BBC, News

Corrections firm offers states cash for prisons

ATLANTA — The nation's largest private prison company made an enticing offer to 48 states that went something like this: We will buy your prison now if you agree to keep it mostly full and promise to pay us for running it over the next two decades. Despite a need ...

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