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US report: China cyberwar a risk

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
China's cyber warfare skills pose a threat to the United States military in the event of a conflict, says a report for the US Congress.
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Could the digital 'cloud' crash?

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
Could the Cloud crash?
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VIDEO: Tsunami one year on: Drumming for Japan

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
In Japan towns that were badly affected by the tsunami are now getting the chance to experience and play traditional djembe drums from Africa
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Quiz of the week's news

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
Who owns these blue suede shoes?
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Gunman opens fire at Pitt psych clinic; 2 dead

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A man armed with two semiautomatic handguns entered the lobby of a psychiatric clinic at the University of Pittsburgh on Thursday and opened fire, killing one person and wounding several others before he was shot dead, apparently by campus police, the mayor said....
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VIDEO: 'Day in the life with my bionic body'

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
Patrick Kane, 14, has a bionic arm and leg after limb loss from severe blood poisoning as a baby. We follow him for a day to find out about life with a bionic body.
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Would you want to be a Freemason?

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
The Freemasons are rebranding themselves as a modern, open organisation. But can this male-dominated body cast off its secretive image and win over a sceptical public?
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China inflation at 20-month low

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
Consumer price inflation in China falls to a 20-month low as food price rises ease, giving policymakers room to stimulate growth.
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Coke and Pepsi alter drink recipe

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
Coca-Cola and Pepsi alter their fizzy drink recipe in the United States to avoid having to put a cancer warning label on the bottle.
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Oxfam warns of West Africa crisis

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
Urgent action is needed to stop drought in the Sahel region of West Africa turning into a humanitarian disaster, the charity Oxfam says.
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Italy demands UK hostage answers

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
Italy's foreign minister asks Britain to provide "utmost clarity" within "hours" about the failed attempt to rescue a Briton and Italian in Nigeria, as a row over the handling of the operation deepens.
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Texas looks to fund health program without feds

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday directed state officials to begin looking for money to keep the Medicaid Women's Health Program, even if the Obama administration revokes federal funding amid a fight over clinics affiliated with abortion providers....
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LSD 'helps alcoholics quit drink'

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
One dose of the hallucinogenic drug LSD could help alcoholics give up drinking, according to an analysis of studies performed in the 1960s.
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Romney takes a new tack in tour across 6 states

AP - Politics - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
BOSTON (AP) -- Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney's first traditional campaign trip of the general election, a six-state trek by bus, is aimed at swaying undecided voters living outside America's big cities. To hear his advisers tell it, he'll be visiting the towns President Barack Obama forgot....

Gunman opens fire at Pitt psych clinic; 2 dead

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A man armed with two semiautomatic handguns entered the lobby of a psychiatric clinic at the University of Pittsburgh on Thursday and opened fire, killing one person and wounding several others before he was shot dead, apparently by campus police, the mayor said....
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Romney is facing skepticism in Republican South

AP - Politics - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Mitt Romney faces a tough sell in the Deep South. With Mississippi and Alabama primaries coming up next Tuesday, there's concern that he's too slick, not really a conservative. In a region where the evangelical vote is important, some are skeptical about his Mormon faith....

Terry Jones remembers Douglas Adams

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
Terry Jones on Douglas Adams who would have been turning 60
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Ten readers' cures for earworms

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
Long division, singing backwards - 10 readers' cures for earworms
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Dad-son talk, celebrity tweets key to viral video

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 02:08
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- The young American boy sums up what his father does for a living: "You stop the bad guys from being mean."...
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