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Poll: Health overhaul unpopular, but not as feared

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two years after President Obama signed landmark legislation to cover the uninsured, a new poll finds his health care overhaul is neither better liked nor better understood.

But as the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, an AP-GfK ...

Obama film portrays steely leader

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
US President Barack Obama ramps up his re-election campaign with a documentary, narrated by Tom Hanks, stressing the accomplishments of his first term.
Categories: BBC, News

Prestwick airport on the market

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
Prestwick Airport is being put up for sale by its New Zealand-based owners, Infratil, following a change in investment strategy.
Categories: BBC, News

VIDEO: Celebrating the sun's return to Svalbard

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
Thursday, 8 March was a big day in Svalbard - the first chance to see the sun since last October.
Categories: BBC, News

Paedophiles' jail terms increased

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
Three people jailed for their part in a paedophile ring have their "unduly lenient" sentences increased.
Categories: BBC, News

Ghitis: Scenarios for the standoff with Iran

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
Frida Ghitis says the only way war with Iran may be avoided is if the country believes an attack from the West is a real possibility.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

King of Maine

Opinion Journal - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
By Mary Anastasia O'Grady The announcement that former Maine Gov. Angus King will run for Sen. Snowe's seat has caused several Democrats to step out of the race before it has even begun.


Stolen newspaper exhibition opens

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
Artists Gilbert & George unveil their latest exhibition - a series of pictures made up of thousands of stolen newspaper billboard posters.
Categories: BBC, News

Stock rally helps regain wealth lost in recession

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans are climbing further out of the hole they sank into during the Great Recession....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

VIDEO: Saving frogs in a shipping container

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
Critically endangered green-eyed frogs from Costa Rica take up residence in a shipping container in Cheshire.
Categories: BBC, News

E-mails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House was immediately involved in the Agriculture Department's decision to ask USDA employee Shirley Sherrod to resign in 2010, according to nearly 2,000 pages of internal e-mails released by the administration....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

E-mails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

AP - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House was immediately involved in the Agriculture Department's decision to ask USDA employee Shirley Sherrod to resign in 2010, according to nearly 2,000 pages of internal e-mails released by the administration....

Pat Robertson: pot should be legal like alcohol

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) -- Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson says marijuana should be legalized and regulated like alcohol because the government's war on drugs has failed....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

APNewsBreak: Full Titanic site mapped for 1st time

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Researchers have pieced together what's believed to be the first comprehensive map of the entire 3-by-5-mile Titanic debris field and hope it will provide new clues about what exactly happened the night 100 years ago when the superliner hit an iceberg, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic and became a legend....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Two die during Nigeria rescue bid

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
A British engineer and his Italian colleague, who were abducted in Nigeria last year, have died in a failed rescue attempt, David Cameron says.
Categories: BBC, News

Poll: Health overhaul unpopular, but not as feared

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly two years after President Barack Obama signed landmark legislation to cover the uninsured, a new poll finds his health care overhaul is neither better liked nor better understood....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Families remember 'hero' soldiers

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
The families of some of the six British soldiers killed by a Taliban bomb in southern Afghanistan pay tribute to their bravery and humour.
Categories: BBC, News

E-mails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newly released Obama administration e-mails show the White House was more active than believed in the Agriculture Department's decision in 2010 to seek the resignation of federal employee Shirley Sherrod....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

E-mails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

AP - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newly released Obama administration e-mails show the White House was more active than believed in the Agriculture Department's decision in 2010 to seek the resignation of federal employee Shirley Sherrod....

Carer wins battle of music score

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:32
A carer who looked after Sir Malcolm Arnold, composer of the music for the Bridge On the River Kwai, wins a High Court battle over his final work.
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