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Suu Kyi: My Thai trip didn't hurt Myanmar gov't

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Wednesday her activities on a recent trip to Thailand gave no cause for anyone to be unhappy, dismissing speculation her high-profile visit annoyed the government....

California pension cuts may have ripple effect

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Decisive victories for ballot proposals cutting retirement benefits for government workers in two of the largest cities in the U.S. emboldened advocates seeking to curb pensions in state capitols and city halls across the nation....
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California pension cuts may have ripple effect

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Decisive victories for ballot proposals cutting retirement benefits for government workers in two of the largest cities in the U.S. emboldened advocates seeking to curb pensions in state capitols and city halls across the nation....
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Obama campaign, Democrats raise $60M in May

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- President Barack Obama and his party together raised $60 million last month, his campaign reported Thursday....

NY judge: Anti-gay marriage law unconstitutional

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge in Manhattan joined a growing chorus of judges across the country Wednesday by striking down a key component of a federal law denying benefits to partners in a gay marriage....
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NY judge: Anti-gay marriage law unconstitutional

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge in Manhattan joined a growing chorus of judges across the country Wednesday by striking down a key component of a federal law denying benefits to partners in a gay marriage....
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NY judge: Anti-gay marriage law unconstitutional

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge in Manhattan joined a growing chorus of judges across the country Wednesday by striking down a key component of a federal law denying benefits to partners in a gay marriage....
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Senior pranks _ where do you draw the line?

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
CHICAGO (AP) -- Well, it's that time of year again. Time to stash a dead fish somewhere to stink up the school hallways. Time to drop tennis balls on the heads of people in the lobby. Time to cover your soon-to-be alma mater with Post-It notes....
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Romney plans to use federal blind trust if elected

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A week after Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney disclosed a fortune worth as much as $250 million, his campaign said Wednesday that he plans to put his holdings in a federal blind trust if he is elected president....

US, allies start work on transition plan for Syria

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
ISTANBUL (AP) -- The United States and its allies in Europe, Turkey and the Arab world have agreed to work on a political transition plan for Syria, hoping to persuade President Bashar Assad's powerful ally Russia to join a broadened diplomatic effort to ease the embattled leader out of power, a senior U.S. official said....
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Canada police: Notes found in body parts packages

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
MONTREAL (AP) -- Police investigating the grisly killing of a Chinese student said Wednesday that mailed packages containing the man's body parts also included notes....

Canada police: Notes found in body parts packages

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
MONTREAL (AP) -- Police investigating the grisly killing of a Chinese student said Wednesday that mailed packages containing the man's body parts also included notes....

WWII veterans remember D-Day at memorial

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the World War II Memorial as a backdrop, veterans Josephine and Murray Bussard shared a kiss from their wheelchairs as they commemorated the 68th anniversary of D-Day, and celebrated almost as many years of marriage....
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WWII veterans remember D-Day at memorial

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the World War II Memorial as a backdrop, veterans Josephine and Murray Bussard shared a kiss from their wheelchairs as they commemorated the 68th anniversary of D-Day, and celebrated almost as many years of marriage....
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Push to quash tobacco tax could echo beyond Calif

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Big Tobacco's success in branding a proposed California cigarette tax as a government boondoggle sent a message that could echo in other states as votes trended toward the opposition....
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What $40,000 gets you in presidential fundraising

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- If you have $40,000 to spend, President Barack Obama's campaign has a deal for you....

House GOP mixes some increases with spending cuts

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conservative House Republicans are again going after President Barack Obama's budget to regulate Wall Street, build rural water projects and send food aid overseas as the latest in a series of spending bills get under way....
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Donor tied to Reid is indicted over contributions

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted a Nevada developer with ties to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on criminal charges related to campaign contributions....

Donor tied to Reid is indicted over contributions

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted a Nevada developer with ties to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on criminal charges related to campaign contributions....

Donor tied to Reid is indicted over contributions

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-09 03:11
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted a Nevada developer with ties to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on criminal charges related to campaign contributions....
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