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Literary scholar Paul Fussell dead at 88

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Paul Fussell, an acclaimed literary scholar who won a National Book Award in 1976 for "The Great War and Modern Memory," died Wednesday morning at age 88....
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Fresh Iran talks called in Moscow

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
Talks on Iran's nuclear programme end with "significant differences", EU officials in Baghdad say, but the two sides agree to meet again in Moscow in June.
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Let this be a sign

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
Photographing a time of economic change
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Clinton: US hacked Yemeni al-Qaida sites

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- The State Department has launched a different sort of raid against al-Qaida - hacking into al-Qaida websites in Yemen....
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VIDEO: The troubled genius of James Brown

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
The troubled genius of James Brown
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Virtual patient under the knife

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
How a giant touchscreen is teaching surgeons
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WWII hero Jan Karski to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

"A young Polish Catholic who witnessed" the horrors of WWII, "and who told the truth, all the way to President Roosevelt himself."

Authorities think illegal burn sparked Nevada fire

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
WELLINGTON, Nev. (AP) -- A wildfire that destroyed two homes in a rural neighborhood near the California-Nevada line may have been caused by an illegal burn that had been smoldering at a private residence since the weekend, investigators said Wednesday....
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Authorities think illegal burn sparked Nevada fire

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
WELLINGTON, Nev. (AP) -- A wildfire that destroyed two homes in a rural neighborhood near the California-Nevada line may have been caused by an illegal burn that had been smoldering at a private residence since the weekend, investigators said Wednesday....
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Authorities think illegal burn sparked Nevada fire

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
WELLINGTON, Nev. (AP) -- A wildfire that destroyed two homes in a rural neighborhood near the California-Nevada line may have been caused by an illegal burn that had been smoldering at a private residence since the weekend, investigators said Wednesday....
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China seeks economic growth boost

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
China says it will take measures to boost demand and sustain growth amid fears of a slowdown in its economy.
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Details released on family found dead in Oregon

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Two little girls, not yet old enough for kindergarten, were shot to death. Their infant sister was found asphyxiated....
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Details released on family found dead in Oregon

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Two little girls, not yet old enough for kindergarten, were shot to death. Their infant sister was found asphyxiated....
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Restoring Hitchcock's silent classics

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
Restoring the film-maker's nine silent films
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Unabomber submits update to Harvard alumni book

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
BOSTON (AP) -- Harvard University alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates - including Unabomber Ted Kaczynski....
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Unabomber submits update to Harvard alumni book

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
BOSTON (AP) -- Harvard University alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates - including Unabomber Ted Kaczynski....
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Zimmerman ripped, praised police in '11

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
George Zimmerman gave a scathing review of the Sanford Police Department when he spoke at a public meeting in January 2011, describing what he'd seen in ride-alongs with officers as "disgusting."
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VIDEO: Move of 6,200-tonne building complete

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
A 122-year-old, 6,200-tonne building in Zurich has been moved 60 metres westward to make way for the expansion of a nearby railway.
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VIDEO: Azerbaijan protests ahead of Eurovision

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 20:11
Human rights campaigners in Azerbaijan have been using the run up to the Eurovision final to stage further protests against the country's poor human rights record.
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Times' Emily Miller wins Mollenhoff Award

Washington Times Senior Editor for Opinion Emily Miller was awarded the Clark Mollenhoff Award for Investigative Reporting from the Institute on Political Journalism.

The Mollenhoff award was given to Ms. Miller for her "Emily Gets Her Gun" series, which ultimately resulted in review of onerous gun regulations by Washington, D.C., ...

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