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Rove: Romney Takes the GOP Lead

Opinion Journal - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
Rick Santorum's candidacy will realistically be at an end if he loses Ohio next week.


VIDEO: Koran protests 'not surprising'

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
The top Nato commander in Afghanistan says he was "not surprised in the least" at the days of protests in Afghanistan in reaction to the burning of Korans on a US military base.
Categories: BBC, News

Jack Markell: Restarting the U.S. Capital Machine

Opinion Journal - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
By some estimates, the U.S. has lost more than 10 million jobs because of lost IPOs since the '90s.


Apple's market value tops $500bn

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
Apple's stock market valuation rises above $500bn joining only six other companies to have reached that mark.
Categories: BBC, News

Melanie Kirkpatrick: China vs. North Korea's Refugees

Opinion Journal - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
International law bars returning refugees to places where their lives are endangered.


Poor Brazilians eke out life in seized high-rises

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
SAO PAULO (AP) -- They've squatted for years, living in a 22-story building they took over in the heart of South America's biggest city....

I'm not long-term option - Pearce

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
England caretaker manager Stuart Pearce says he will be content to take control for Euro 2012 - but is not a long-term option.
Categories: BBC, News

Senegal confirms election run-off

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
Senegal is to hold a second round of presidential election after incumbent Abdoulaye Wade failed to win outright, election officials confirm.
Categories: BBC, News

Resort city takes direct hit

CNN - Top Stories - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
Officials in the resort city of Branson, Missouri, were relieved an EF2 tornado, which damaged some of its marquee musical theaters, struck before the prime tourist season began.
Categories: CNN, News

Analysis: Snowe departure will widen partisan gulf

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The surprising retirement of moderate Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine moves congressional centrists a step closer to extinction and highlights the great paradox of American politics....

Analysis: Snowe departure will widen partisan gulf

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The surprising retirement of moderate Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine moves congressional centrists a step closer to extinction and highlights the great paradox of American politics....

Chavez's health key to Venezuela political future

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- It's hard to imagine an election in Venezuela without Hugo Chavez, the larger-than-life personality who gazes down from billboards and murals and fills the airwaves for hours at a stretch with his unique mixture of fiery speeches and folksy banter....

Mystery man could be called in webcam spying trial

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- The man prosecutors say was secretly watched via webcam while kissing a Rutgers University freshman in a dorm room could testify as early as Thursday in the privacy-invasion trial of the student's roommate....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

UK warns Argentina regarding the Falklands

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
LONDON (AP) -- The British government summoned Argentina's top diplomat to the Foreign Office on Wednesday to explain his country's decision to ask 20 leading companies to stop importing British products and supplies because of the dispute over the Falkland Islands....

UK warns Argentina regarding the Falklands

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
LONDON (AP) -- The British government summoned Argentina's top diplomat to the Foreign Office on Wednesday to explain his country's decision to ask 20 leading companies to stop importing British products and supplies because of the dispute over the Falkland Islands....

Former US resident pleads guilty at Guantanamo

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- A former Maryland resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping al-Qaida plot attacks from his native Pakistan, reaching a plea deal with the U.S. government that spares him from a potential life sentence in exchange for helping to convict fellow prisoners at Guantanamo Bay....

Former US resident pleads guilty at Guantanamo

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- A former Maryland resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping al-Qaida plot attacks from his native Pakistan, reaching a plea deal with the U.S. government that spares him from a potential life sentence in exchange for helping to convict fellow prisoners at Guantanamo Bay....

VIDEO: A look back at the life of Davy Jones

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
Davy Jones, Manchester-born lead singer with 60s band The Monkees, has died aged 66, his publicist has confirmed.
Categories: BBC, News

Mosques spread across country despite hostility since Sept. 11

NEW YORK — The number of American mosques has increased dramatically in the last decade despite protests aimed at Muslim houses of worship in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a new study.

Researchers conducting the national count found a total of 2,106 Islamic centers, compared ...

Santorum raises $9 million in February

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-04-28 16:00
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rick Santorum's presidential campaign raised $9 million in February as he emerged the chief rival to Republican Mitt Romney....
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