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Foreigner-bashing rises amid China's domestic woes

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
BEIJING (AP) -- First, videos of rude foreigners went viral in Chinese cyberspace, then a Beijing police crackdown on visitors without valid visas drew fervent applause, and finally, a state TV host urged his countrymen to toss out the "foreign trash."...

Foreigner-bashing rises amid China's domestic woes

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
BEIJING (AP) -- First, videos of rude foreigners went viral in Chinese cyberspace, then a Beijing police crackdown on visitors without valid visas drew fervent applause, and finally, a state TV host urged his countrymen to toss out the "foreign trash."...

Private supply ship rockets toward space station

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight....
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Private supply ship rockets toward space station

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight....
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Joplin commemorates anniversary of deadly tornado

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- A day of solemn remembrances and forward-looking celebrations is planned Tuesday as Joplin commemorates the anniversary of a tornado that ripped the city in half....
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Obama's preference for talks with Iran faces test

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Failure will strengthen calls for military action....

Obama's preference for talks with Iran faces test

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Failure will strengthen calls for military action....

Obama's preference for talks with Iran faces test

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Failure will strengthen calls for military action....

Obama's preference for talks with Iran faces test

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Failure will strengthen calls for military action....

Obama's preference for talks with Iran faces test

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Failure will strengthen calls for military action....
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Obama's preference for talks with Iran faces test

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Failure will strengthen calls for military action....

Born to run barefoot? Some end up getting injured

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod....
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Boy rescued above waterfall not scared _ at first

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
SNOHOMISH, Wash. (AP) -- A 13-year-old boy rescued at the top of a 270-foot waterfall in Washington state says he just wanted to cool off, but soon found himself stuck precariously on a rock for hours as crews tried to reach him....
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Dragon makes history with space station docking

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The private company SpaceX made history Friday with the docking of its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, the most impressive feat yet in turning routine spaceflight over to the commercial sector....
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Ex-detainee: Syrian prisons are 'slaughterhouses'

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- A prominent Palestinian writer who was jailed in Syria for nearly three weeks described the facilities as "human slaughterhouses," saying security agents beat detainees with batons, crammed them into stinking cells and tied them to beds at night....

Houston museum unveils $85 million dinosaur hall

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
HOUSTON (AP) -- Pups in her womb, a large eye visible behind the rib cage, one baby stuck in the birth canal, all fossilized in stone, modern-day evidence of how this ancient marine beast, the Ichthyosaur, died: in childbirth....
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Boy rescued above waterfall not scared - at first

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
SNOHOMISH, Wash. (AP) -- A 13-year-old boy rescued at the top of a 270-foot waterfall in Washington state says he just wanted to cool off, but soon found himself stuck precariously on a rock for hours as crews tried to reach him....
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Everest will be crowded again days after 4 killed

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Days after four people died amid a "traffic jam" of climbers scrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials said a similar rush up the world's tallest peak will begin soon, and there's little they can do to control it....

Chicago police get high marks for NATO protests

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
CHICAGO (AP) -- The sight of Chicago police raising billy clubs against demonstrators Sunday was the kind of image that has dogged the city's police force longer than most of those who clashed with protesters have been alive....
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Obama's preference for talks with Iran faces test

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-05-18 12:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Failure will strengthen calls for military action....
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