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Driver who was hero in '76 Calif. bus kidnap dies

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- The nation called Ed Ray a hero when he led a terrified group of children to safety after they were kidnapped aboard their school bus and held underground for ransom in the summer of 1976....
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Soldier faces murder charges in Iraq base deaths

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
SEATTLE (AP) -- Murder charges have been filed against a sergeant accused of killing four other soldiers and a Navy officer in May 2009 at a mental health clinic in Iraq, the Army said Friday....
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Soldier faces murder charges in Iraq base deaths

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
SEATTLE (AP) -- Murder charges have been filed against a sergeant accused of killing four other soldiers and a Navy officer in May 2009 at a mental health clinic in Iraq, the Army said Friday....
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Thousands greet Olympic torch

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
About 100,000 people thronged the streets to see the first day of the torch relay.
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Georgia woman learns toll of flesh-eating bacteria

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
ATLANTA (AP) -- Faced with the prospect of losing both hands and her one remaining foot, a young Georgia woman battling to survive a case of flesh-eating bacteria that has already claimed one leg mouthed the words "Let's do this."...
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Georgia woman learns toll of flesh-eating bacteria

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
ATLANTA (AP) -- Faced with the prospect of losing both hands and her one remaining foot, a young Georgia woman battling to survive a case of flesh-eating bacteria that has already claimed one leg mouthed the words "Let's do this."...
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Concussion risk for rugby players

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
Do repeated concussions lead to brain damage?
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VIDEO: Five Minutes With: Dita Von Teese

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
Dita Von Teese on burlesque and her female fans
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Ultra-Orthodox plan huge NYC meeting on Net risks

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews who believe that the Internet threatens their way of life have rented the New York Mets' stadium for an unprecedented gathering on how to use modern technology in a religiously appropriate way....
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Rabid Vegans and Vegetarians

NoNAIS - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32

Not all people as as rude but it seems I observe a remarkably high percentage of vegetarians and vegans who become evangelical about their dietary choice treating it like religion. Please go see the example here and since you’re a good omnivore, speak up. Keep it very rational, direct and precise. But make a presence because right now the radical, evangelical dietary left wing is running rampant. While you’re at it, invite your normal diet friends to help out too. If we don’t speak up this tiny minority of carrot crunchers are going to legislate what you can eat.

'Minority language data is key'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
Schools should keep detailed records of the languages spoken by ethnic minority pupils urges a report.
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SpaceX aborts launch at lift-off

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
The US firm SpaceX aborts the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon ship to the International Space Station.
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VIDEO: Concordia salvage details revealed

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
The operation to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia will be the biggest of its kind, at a cost reported to be at least $300m, according to salvage firms and the ship's owners.
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Explosive Gun Battle: Brothers In Arms

TruthNews.US - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
Infowars | Here, a few "bitter clingers" are defending the 2nd Amendment by exercising their 1st Amendment right to promote the fun of guns.

VIDEO: Kirstie: Parenting 'isn't rocket science'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
Mother-of-two Kirstie Allsopp said it is difficult for some people to be good parents, because they didn't have good parents themselves. It comes after David Cameron dismissed claims that a new scheme to teach parenting skills amount to a 'nanny state'.
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Feds say pilot tried to bring gun on plane in NY

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- An airline pilot is accused of trying to board a flight at Buffalo for New York City with a loaded revolver in his bag, and authorities believe he'd been flying with it for two days....
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Iran, Syria among topics for G-8 and NATO

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) -- President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers stepped outside discussions of European economic woes and Afghanistan that will dominate a long weekend of summitry for a look Friday at options to solidify world resolve against development of an Iranian nuclear bomb and encourage a more forceful response to worsening violence in Syria....
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France's Hollande sticking to early Afghan pullout

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In his first visit to the Oval Office, French President Francois Hollande declared he will withdraw all French combat troops from Afghanistan by year's end, making clear to President Barack Obama the timeline for ending the U.S.-led war will not trump a campaign pledge that helped Hollande gain his new job....

France's Hollande sticking to early Afghan pullout

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In his first visit to the Oval Office, French President Francois Hollande declared he will withdraw all French combat troops from Afghanistan by year's end, making clear to President Barack Obama the timeline for ending the U.S.-led war will not trump a campaign pledge that helped Hollande gain his new job....

France's Hollande sticking to early Afghan pullout

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In his first visit to the Oval Office, French President Francois Hollande declared he will withdraw all French combat troops from Afghanistan by year's end, making clear to President Barack Obama the timeline for ending the U.S.-led war will not trump a campaign pledge that helped Hollande gain his new job....
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