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Obama to speak at Joplin graduation a year after tornado

CNN - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
Almost a year to the day after a monster tornado killed 161 people and devastated Joplin, Missouri, President Barack Obama will deliver the commencement address at the local high school Monday night.
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Edwards jury still deliberating

CNN - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
The jury in the corruption trial of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards reconvenes for deliberations Monday.
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Big bird reunited with its owner

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
A big bird - thought to be an emu or a rhea - is reunited with its owner after it was found roaming a south Wales valleys golf course.
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High court won't reduce student's fine for downloading music

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has refused to take up a Boston University student's constitutional challenge of a $675,000 penalty for illegally downloading 30 songs and sharing them on the Internet.

The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Joel Tenenbaum of Providence, R.I., who ...

NATO setting goals for Afghan progress

CNN - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
President Obama and others are working to set goals for Afghanistan during the NATO summit in Chicago.
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Windies were stern test - Strauss

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
Captain Andrew Strauss admits England were forced to "dig deep" before sealing a five-wicket victory over West Indies.
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'Fatally flawed': Despite voter anger, why third parties still fail

CNN - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
They had the money. They had the organization. They had the ballot access. What they were missing, however, was a candidate.
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Bee Gees 'on a par with Beatles'

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
Bee Gees 'on a par with The Beatles', songwriters say
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Jail for US webcam spy student

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
A US student who used a webcam to secretly film his room-mate in a gay encounter is sentenced to 30 days in prison by a judge.
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Police blamed by Morgan report

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
The collapse of a trial of three men charged with committing one of Britain's most notorious unsolved murders has been blamed on failures by police and prosecution.
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Ex-Gaddafi spy chief 'charged'

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
Muammar Gaddafi's ex-spy chief Abdallah al-Senussi - wanted by Libya and the ICC - is charged with illegal entry into Mauritania, officials say.
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MPs back new NI executive probe

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
MPs refer three ex-News International executives to their standards committee over claims that they misled Parliament, which they deny.
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Pa. judge refuses to delay Sandusky trial

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The June child-sex-abuse trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will not be delayed, a judge ruled Monday.

The one-sentence order by Judge John Cleland did not explain his reasons, but it means the case very likely will begin with jury selection inside ...

Newark Mayor Booker contradicts Obama...

CNN - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Cory Booker goes off script and says exactly what he thinks about Bain Capital.
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Dyer signs one-year QPR contract

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
Kieron Dyer signs a new one-year deal at QPR, who also offer contracts to Radek Cerny, Clint Hill and Akos Buzsaky.
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Firms' expansion creates 120 jobs

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
The expansion of a supermarket and a haulage company in Deeside, Flintshire, will create 120 jobs, with the help of Welsh government financial backing.
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Appeal refused for Whyte's firm

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
A sheriff refuses an appeal lodged by Rangers owner Craig Whyte over a bill of £86,127 owed to a roofing firm.
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Widow 'disgusted' at sentence

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
Two men will serve minimum sentences of 25 and 14 years before being considered for release for the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll in Craigavon in 2009.
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In pictures: Chelsea Flower Show

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 15:16
Press day at the Chelsea Flower Show
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