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How GB beat Russia at gymnastics

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 17:10
BBC Sport uncovers how Britain's men achieved what was once unthinkable
Categories: BBC, News

Syrian rebels 'share Houla blame'

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 17:10
Syrian rebels were partly responsible for Friday's massacre in Houla, Russia's foreign minister says, as Kofi Annan arrives in Damascus.
Categories: BBC, News

Seat belt checkpoints?

FourthAmendment.com - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 17:10

Apparently some New York, Connecticut, and Arkansas police agencies have decided that seat belt checks are a good idea for a roadblock. They aren't constitutional because the true safety rationale of Sitz is missing, and they are only going to end up giving taxpayer dollars to the civil rights lawyer that sues them first. The point, of course, is what else is swept up, like drug arrests, which will lead to a motion to suppress.

Will falling gas prices help Obama?

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2026-05-01 17:10
There's good news for drivers hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend: Gas prices are falling. But will less pain at the pump undercut GOP attacks against President Obama? The answer is unclear.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Opinion: A night that put Israel to shame

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2026-05-01 17:10
One of the unintended consequences of the Arab revolutions has become evident in Israel, where a surge in the number of refugees from Africa has created new tensions in a country with no shortage of practical and ethical dilemmas.
Categories: CNN, News

Spanish trawler defies Gibraltar

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 17:10
Police boats confront a Spanish trawler off Gibraltar - the latest tense stand-off over fishing rights.
Categories: BBC, News

VIDEO: Moyles 'honoured' to carry torch

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 17:10
BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles says it was a "massive honour" to carry the Olympic torch through the mid-Wales town of Aberystwyth.
Categories: BBC, News

Two held over death of student

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 17:10
Two American men are being held in Japan over the death of an Irish student.
Categories: BBC, News

Day in pictures: 28 May 2012

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 17:10
24 hours of news photos 28 May 2012
Categories: BBC, News

Shares in Spain's Bankia plunge on bailout plan

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 17:10
MADRID (AP) -- Concern over troubled Spanish lender Bankia and the government's ability to come up with the (EURO)19 billion ($23.8 billion) bailout the bank needs to bolster its defenses sent the nationalized lender's stock price plummeting and Spain's borrowing costs soaring Monday....

Shares in Spain's Bankia plunge on bailout plan

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 17:10
MADRID (AP) -- Concern over troubled Spanish lender Bankia and the government's ability to come up with the (EURO)19 billion ($23.8 billion) bailout the bank needs to bolster its defenses sent the nationalized lender's stock price plummeting and Spain's borrowing costs soaring Monday....

Bahrain bails leading dissident

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 17:10
Prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab is released on bail, after he was arrested on 5 May returning from Beirut.
Categories: BBC, News

EU fishing reforms face weakening

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 17:10
European governments are backsliding on commitments to make fishing sustainable, campaigners warn, with commitments weakening on banning discards and achieving healthy stocks.
Categories: BBC, News

Explosion hits downtown Nairobi, 16 wounded

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 17:10
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- An explosion ripped through a building full of small shops in downtown Nairobi on Monday, wounding at least 16 people, the police commissioner said....

Explosion hits downtown Nairobi, 16 wounded

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 17:10
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- An explosion ripped through a building full of small shops in downtown Nairobi on Monday, wounding at least 16 people, the police commissioner said....

Bridge chosen for heritage bid

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 17:10
The Forth Bridge comes a step closer to being designated as a world heritage site.
Categories: BBC, News
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