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Snow Patrol donates to Joby fund

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
Chart-topping County Down band Snow Patrol donates £10,000 to a fund launched after the death of young Belfast man Joby Murphy.
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Human stem cells 'help blind rat'

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
Stem cells taken from the back of a human eye have restored some vision to blind rats, according to researchers.
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'Holland's Next Top Model' wins agency lawsuit

AP - World News - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
AMSTERDAM (AP) -- A former winner of the television show "Holland's Next Top Model" has won a lawsuit against Elite Model Management after she was dropped for having hips the agency considered too large....

Uefa charges Wenger over comments

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is charged with improper conduct by Uefa for comments he made about referee Damir Skomina.
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Newcastle and Sunderland charged

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
Newcastle and Sunderland are charged with misconduct by the Football Association following their derby match on Sunday.
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Solar storm headed toward Earth may disrupt power

WASHINGTON — Earth's magnetic field is about to be shaken like a snow globe by the largest solar storm in five years.

After hurtling through space for a day and a half, a massive cloud of charged particles is due to arrive early Thursday and could disrupt utility grids, airline ...

Rangers hold fresh takeover talks

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
Rangers' administrator delays proposed player redundancies as it attempts to make a quick sale of the Glasgow club.
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VIDEO: Met police boss's son worked for The Sun

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
Former Met Police chief Lord Blair has spoken to the Leveson Inquiry about how his 15-year-old son was given a stint of work experience at The Sun.
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Avalanche buries village in Afghanistan; 50 dead

AP - World News - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
JARF, Afghanistan (AP) -- Rescuers shoveled through deep snow Wednesday, searching for victims of an avalanche that destroyed a village of about 200 people in northeastern Afghanistan, authorities said. Fifty people have been confirmed dead, and most of the other residents of the devastated village are also believed to have perished....

Avalanche buries village in Afghanistan; 50 dead

AP - World News - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
JARF, Afghanistan (AP) -- Rescuers shoveled through deep snow Wednesday, searching for victims of an avalanche that destroyed a village of about 200 people in northeastern Afghanistan, authorities said. Fifty people have been confirmed dead, and most of the other residents of the devastated village are also believed to have perished....

Parliament hawk killer sentenced

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
A Fife pensioner who killed the Scottish Parliament's "guard" falcon is ordered by a sheriff to pay the cost of training a new one.
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Top military leader talks of risk for US in Syria

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pushed back on Wednesday against fresh demands for U.S. military involvement in Syria to end President Bashar Assad's deadly crackdown on his people....
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US hopeful as Russia endorses Annan plan for Syria

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration seized Tuesday on Russia's endorsement of Kofi Annan's mediation efforts in Syria as a positive step toward international unity, even if the decision fails to resolve a fundamental disagreement between the Kremlin and the West....
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New Mexico town elects mayor who called Obama evil

CLOVIS, N.M. — Unofficial results show that a former New Mexico mayor who called President Obama "the carnal manifestation of evil" and said Mr. Obama's election was part of a CIA conspiracy has been elected to his former job.

The Clovis News Journal reports that former Clovis mayor David Lansford ...

Sarkozy: We have too many immigrants

CNN - Top Stories - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
France has too many foreigners and is not integrating them properly, President Nicolas Sarkozy said in an interview on French television.
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Network says airing Palin movie not about politics

AP - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
NEW YORK (AP) -- The ReelzChannel television network says it scheduled a pro-Sarah Palin documentary on the same weekend as HBO's "Game Change" debut strictly for business considerations, not political ones....

Network says airing Palin movie not about politics

AP - Politics - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
NEW YORK (AP) -- The ReelzChannel television network says it scheduled a pro-Sarah Palin documentary on the same weekend as HBO's "Game Change" debut strictly for business considerations, not political ones....

AUDIO: Widow reflects on Afghan deaths

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
The widow of a bomb disposal expert killed in 2009 told BBC Radio 5 live that the six soldiers' deaths would have a ripple effect.
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More sign up for Greek debt swap

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
More private sector lenders sign up to a Greek debt swap deal that may determine whether or not the country can remain in the euro.
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Homs 'devastated' - UN aid chief

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 12:22
The UN's aid chief says parts of the Syrian city of Homs have been "completely devastated", after a brief visit to the bombed district of Baba Amr.
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