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11-year-old played dead to survive Syria massacre

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 19:54
BEIRUT (AP) -- When the gunmen began to slaughter his family, 11-year-old Ali el-Sayed says he fell to the floor of his home, soaking his clothes with his brother's blood to fool the killers into thinking he was already dead....

Israel's Barak: Weigh 'unilateral action'

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 19:54
JERUSALEM (AP) -- There are signs the Israeli government is considering taking unilateral action if peace talks with the Palestinians remain stalled, a move which could involve a withdrawal from parts of the West Bank along the lines of a 2005 pullout from the Gaza Strip....

Romney wins 105 Texas delegates on big night

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 19:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney won 105 delegates in the Texas primary on the night he clinched the Republican nomination for president, giving him more than two-thirds of the delegates up for grabs in the contest....

Romney wins 105 Texas delegates on big night

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 19:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney won 105 delegates in the Texas primary on the night he clinched the Republican nomination for president, giving him more than two-thirds of the delegates up for grabs in the contest....

Dragon capsule ready for space station departure

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-14 19:54
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The world's first commercial supply ship is closed up and ready for a Thursday flight back to Earth from the International Space Station....
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Obama signs bill reauthorizing Export-Import Bank

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 19:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has signed legislation that renews the charter of the Export-Import Bank for three years and increases the bank's lending cap to $140 billion from the current $100 billion. The bank is the government's vehicle for promoting U.S. export sales....

Obama: Election is chance to break stalemate

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 19:54
CLEVELAND (AP) -- President Barack Obama said November's election will give voters the chance to break a stalemate about America's direction, declaring Thursday in a campaign speech in battleground Ohio that he and Republican Mitt Romney offer "two fundamentally different views" about how to grow the economy and create jobs....

Iran: 'Flame' virus fight began with oil attack

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 19:54
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Computer technicians battling to contain a complex virus last month resorted to the ultimate firewall measures - cutting off Internet links to Iran's Oil Ministry, rigs and the hub for nearly all the country's crude exports....

Iran: 'Flame' virus fight began with oil attack

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 19:54
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Computer technicians battling to contain a complex virus last month resorted to the ultimate firewall measures - cutting off Internet links to Iran's Oil Ministry, rigs and the hub for nearly all the country's crude exports....

Egypt court dissolves Islamist-led parliament

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 19:54
CAIRO (AP) -- Judges appointed by Hosni Mubarak dissolved the Islamist-dominated parliament Thursday and ruled his former prime minister eligible for the presidential runoff election this weekend - setting the stage for the military and remnants of the old regime to stay in power....

Colleges’ bank deals saddle students with big fees

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-14 19:54
As many as 900 colleges are pushing students into using payment cards that carry hefty costs, sometimes even to get to their financial aid money, according to a report released Wednesday by a public interest group....
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Colleges’ bank deals saddle students with big fees

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-14 19:54
As many as 900 colleges are pushing students into using payment cards that carry hefty costs, sometimes even to get to their financial aid money, according to a report released Wednesday by a public interest group....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Pentagon: al-Qaida still enjoys Afghan haven

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 19:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon says al-Qaida still enjoys safe haven in some areas of eastern Afghanistan, and even though its numbers are small, its presence worries the top American commander there....

Pentagon: al-Qaida still enjoys Afghan haven

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 19:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon says al-Qaida still enjoys safe haven in some areas of eastern Afghanistan, and even though its numbers are small, its presence worries the top American commander there....

Pentagon: al-Qaida still enjoys Afghan haven

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 19:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon says al-Qaida still enjoys safe haven in some areas of eastern Afghanistan, and even though its numbers are small, its presence worries the top American commander there....
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