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RAF accused over Voyager contract

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:36
The RAF may be paying billions of pounds too much for its new, air-to-air refuelling Voyager aircraft, BBC Newsnight has discovered.
Categories: BBC, News

Change to top of WTC raises questions over height

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:36
NEW YORK (AP) -- A change to the design of a needle that will sit atop One World Trade Center is raising questions over whether the building will still be America's tallest when completed....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Obama to require regular reviews of federal rules

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:36
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is changing or eliminating a handful of regulations - from uniform street sign requirements to outdated hospital reporting rules - that it says could have cost the economy $6 billion over five years, part of a regulatory overhaul that will require agencies to periodically scrub their rule books in search of unnecessary mandates....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Postal Service loses $3.2B in 2nd quarter

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:36
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Drowning in red ink, the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday reported a quarterly loss of $3.2 billion and blamed Congress for blocking the agency's cost-cutting efforts to offset declining mail volume and mounting costs for future retiree health benefits....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Obama decision may signal strategy shift

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:36
In the political fallout of President Obama's shift to support same-sex marriage, analysts say the move may signal a remarkable change in his campaign's re-election strategy, one that no longer courts the moderate part of his Democratic base.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Romney counters notion he bullied gay classmates

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:36
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney apologized Thursday to classmates he may have offended by "hijinks and pranks during high school" and insisted he didn't know that some were gay....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Romney counters notion he bullied gay classmates

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:36
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney apologized Thursday to classmates he may have offended by "hijinks and pranks during high school" and insisted he didn't know that some were gay....

Study: Outside media changing N. Korean worldview

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:36
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The growing availability of news media and cellphones in reclusive North Korea likely forced it to admit within hours that its long-range rocket launch last month was a failure, the U.S. human rights envoy to the country said Thursday....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

What's next for Obama on gay rights?

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:36
Frida Ghitis says the president needs to back up his public endorsement of same-sex marriage with actions
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Putin's reason for skipping US summit puzzles

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:36
MOSCOW (AP) -- The Kremlin on Thursday explained President Vladimir Putin's surprising decision to skip a planned high-profile visit to the United States next week by saying he needs to finish setting up his new government. Although this may sound like a lame excuse, it could actually be true. Or not....

Putin's reason for skipping US summit puzzles

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:36
MOSCOW (AP) -- The Kremlin on Thursday explained President Vladimir Putin's surprising decision to skip a planned high-profile visit to the United States next week by saying he needs to finish setting up his new government. Although this may sound like a lame excuse, it could actually be true. Or not....
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