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Jury: Sailor not guilty in Peace Corps rape trial

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- A military jury found a Navy special warfare sailor not guilty late Wednesday of raping a Peace Corps volunteer in Uganda multiple times after he refused to wear a condom....
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Ex-Sen. Kerrey to run for his former Nebraska seat

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Former Sen. Bob Kerrey said Wednesday he will seek the Democratic nomination for the Nebraska seat he once held, reversing course just weeks after publicly rejecting a run....

VIDEO: Anger over China bear bile farms

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
Animal welfare groups are stepping up their efforts to stop bears being farmed for their bile, a popular ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.
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VIDEO: Rugged waterproof mobiles on show

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
Rory Cellan-Jones went on the hunt for a phone that stands out from the crowd at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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Farewell to ocean 'adventurer' Fairfax

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - people of the past month.
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Judge blocks graphic images on cigarette packages

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A judge on Wednesday blocked a federal requirement that would have begun forcing U.S. tobacco companies to put large graphic images on their cigarette packages later this year to show the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit lighting up....
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Judge blocks graphic images on cigarette packages

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A judge on Wednesday blocked a federal requirement that would have begun forcing U.S. tobacco companies to put large graphic images on their cigarette packages later this year to show the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit lighting up....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

House within caves to be revealed

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
A new rock house built within caves is to be unveiled later at an attraction in Staffordshire.
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Singer McMorrow's patient progress

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
The gradual rise of singer James Vincent McMorrow
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American Scene: Appeals judges back lawyer's decade jail term

NEW YORK — Federal appeals judges in New York appear supportive of a judge's decision to quadruple the prison sentence of a lawyer convicted of aiding a terrorist organization after she said she could serve the time "standing on my head."

Judges of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...

VIDEO: Radiation check before playtime

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
Child evacuee Ayaka explains how her life has changed since the 2011 tsunami which devastated parts of Japan.
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New Royal London Hospital opens

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
London's newest hospital opens its doors for the first time later.
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Nato 'can overcome Koran setback'

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
Protests over the burning of the Koran by US soldiers were "a setback" which can be overcome, Nato's commander in Afghanistan tells the BBC.
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Christine Lagarde's mission to save the global economy

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
Behind the scenes as Christine Lagarde tries to save the economy
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Secondary school places revealed

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
Hundreds of thousands of children in England are finding out whether they have a place at the schools they want to go to.
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Horn dinos 'two species, not one'

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
A study rejects claims that Triceratops and the lesser-known Torosaurus are one and the same type of dinosaur.
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Ex-mine security chief gets 3 years in W.Va. blast

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) -- A former security chief convicted of lying to investigators about the April 2010 explosion that killed 29 men at a West Virginia coal mine was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday. Prosecutors said it was one of the stiffest punishments ever handed down in a mine safety case....
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Ex-mine security chief gets 3 years in W.Va. blast

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) -- A former security chief convicted of lying to investigators about the April 2010 explosion that killed 29 men at a West Virginia coal mine was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday. Prosecutors said it was one of the stiffest punishments ever handed down in a mine safety case....
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Fake scandals won't stop Santorum

Suddenly, an old speech by Rick Santorum about Satan and sin has generated a great deal of controversy...

In protest, Vietnam says China assaulted fishermen

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-04-28 17:22
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Vietnam has protested China for reportedly assaulting its fishermen in disputed waters in the South China Sea....
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