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Fatal 2010 Philly duck boat crash in new video

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Just days before a civil wrongful death lawsuit goes to federal court, attorneys for the parents of two Hungarian students killed when a barge slammed into a tour boat in Philadelphia nearly two years ago released a new video of the crash....
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FBI: Men unknowingly put fake bombs at Ohio bridge

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Five men charged with plotting to bomb a bridge linking two wealthy Cleveland suburbs placed what they thought were real explosives at the site and repeatedly tried to detonate them using text messages from cellphones, according to an FBI affidavit filed in court....
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Myanmar begins new era as Suu Kyi joins parliament

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) -- Aung San Suu Kyi completed her historic journey from political prisoner to parliamentarian Wednesday, assuming public office for the first time in a risky new strategy to work alongside Myanmar's new reform-minded government after her 24-year struggle against military rule....

Eurozone unemployment hits record high

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
LONDON (AP) -- Record high unemployment for the 17 countries that use the euro is set to increase the pressure on Europe's leaders to switch from a focus on austerity to a pro-growth strategy to stop the region from moving deeper into recession....

A look at how Congress has dealt with immigration

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
A look at how Congress has dealt with immigration in the past 25 years:...
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Dutch burqa ban plan headed for the garbage can

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Dutch government plans to ban the wearing of burqas and forbid citizens of the Netherlands from holding dual nationality are unlikely to proceed, according to the minister charged with carrying them out....

Top Irish Catholic faces new abuse cover-up claims

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
DUBLIN (AP) -- The leader of Ireland's 4 million Catholics, Cardinal Sean Brady, faced renewed pressure to resign Wednesday after a BBC documentary accused him of helping to cover up child abuse committed by a notorious pedophile priest in the 1970s....

US: Activist to stay in China, did not want asylum

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
BEIJING (AP) -- A U.S. official says the blind Chinese activist who sought refuge in the U.S. Embassy did not ask for asylum and is staying in China after receiving assurances that he will be treated as a normal citizen....

SPIN METER: Romney used fees to close budget gap

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's boast that he closed a $3 billion budget gap as Massachusetts governor without raising taxes is a cornerstone of his White House campaign, a way to highlight his pitch for lower taxes and leaner government in a race where federal budget deficits and the slumping economy are hot issues....

SPIN METER: Romney used fees to close budget gap

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's boast that he closed a $3 billion budget gap as Massachusetts governor without raising taxes is a cornerstone of his White House campaign, a way to highlight his pitch for lower taxes and leaner government in a race where federal budget deficits and the slumping economy are hot issues....

SPIN METER: Romney used fees to close budget gap

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's boast that he closed a $3 billion budget gap as Massachusetts governor without raising taxes is a cornerstone of his White House campaign, a way to highlight his pitch for lower taxes and leaner government in a race where federal budget deficits and the slumping economy are hot issues....

SPIN METER: Romney used fees to close budget gap

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's boast that he closed a $3 billion budget gap as Massachusetts governor without raising taxes is a cornerstone of his White House campaign, a way to highlight his pitch for lower taxes and leaner government in a race where federal budget deficits and the slumping economy are hot issues....

SPIN METER: Romney used fees to close budget gap

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's boast that he closed a $3 billion budget gap as Massachusetts governor without raising taxes is a cornerstone of his White House campaign, a way to highlight his pitch for lower taxes and leaner government in a race where federal budget deficits and the slumping economy are hot issues....

SPIN METER: Romney used fees to close budget gap

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's boast that he closed a $3 billion budget gap as Massachusetts governor without raising taxes is a cornerstone of his White House campaign, a way to highlight his pitch for lower taxes and leaner government in a race where federal budget deficits and the slumping economy are hot issues....

Tsunami-swept Harley in container found in Canada

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
TOKYO (AP) -- It must have been a wild ride. Japanese media say a Harley-Davidson motorcycle lost in last year's tsunami has washed up on a Canadian island about 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles) away....

Analysis: Obama has 2 narratives on Afghanistan

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In President Barack Obama's twin narratives, the United States is both leaving Afghanistan and staying there....
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Analysis: Obama has 2 narratives on Afghanistan

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In President Barack Obama's twin narratives, the United States is both leaving Afghanistan and staying there....

Analysis: Obama has 2 narratives on Afghanistan

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In President Barack Obama's twin narratives, the United States is both leaving Afghanistan and staying there....
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Analysis: Obama has 2 narratives on Afghanistan

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In President Barack Obama's twin narratives, the United States is both leaving Afghanistan and staying there....

Military hopes for 'great leader' from Egypt vote

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-30 04:58
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's military ruler said Wednesday he hopes that a "great leader" will emerge from the country's upcoming presidential election, and said it will be a free and fair vote that will reflect the will of the people....
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