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Clinton seeks tighter US-Gulf cooperation on Iran

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States seeks improved strategies with Arab Gulf states on maritime security and missile defense to counter the threat of Iran....

Cruise ship drifting after fire off Philippines

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A fire in the engine room crippled a luxury cruise liner with 1,000 people aboard, leaving it adrift far from shore in waters south of the Philippines, officials said Saturday....

Obama calls on Congress to pass 'Buffett Rule' tax

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to increase taxes on millionaires, reviving a proposal he first pitched last September that aims to draw sharp election-year lines between the president and the Republican opposition....

Iraqi-American woman slain in US is buried in Iraq

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
NAJAF, Iraq (AP) -- An Iraqi-American woman found bludgeoned to death in her California home last week, with a threatening note left beside her body, was buried in her native Iraq on Saturday. Relatives wept uncontrollably by her graveside and her father asked God to extoll revenge on those responsible for her death....

Iraqi-American woman slain in US is buried in Iraq

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
NAJAF, Iraq (AP) -- An Iraqi-American woman found bludgeoned to death in her California home last week, with a threatening note left beside her body, was buried in her native Iraq on Saturday. Relatives wept uncontrollably by her graveside and her father asked God to extoll revenge on those responsible for her death....

Cruise ship drifting after fire off Philippines

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A cruise ship with about 1,000 people on board was drifting in waters south of the Philippines on Saturday after a fire disabled its engines, the Philippine coast guard said. Five crew members were injured....

Syrian diplomats around the world expelled

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
PARIS (AP) -- Governments around the world expelled Syrian ambassadors and diplomats Tuesday, an unusual, coordinated blow to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime following a gruesome massacre that the United Nations said involved close-range shootings of scores of children and parents in their homes....

Russian FM: Syria conflict becomes 'more alarming'

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia has growing concerns about the conflict in Syria, but it will continue to oppose the outside use of force, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday....

Sydney Opera House in the dark over Earth Hour

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
SYDNEY (AP) -- Sydney's iconic Harbor Bridge and Opera House has gone dark as Australians switched off lights around the country for an hour Saturday as part of a global effort to shine a spotlight on climate change....

Sydney Opera House in the dark over Earth Hour

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
SYDNEY (AP) -- Sydney's iconic Harbor Bridge and Opera House has gone dark as Australians switched off lights around the country for an hour Saturday as part of a global effort to shine a spotlight on climate change....
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Bombs in southern Thailand kill 8, wound 68

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
HAT YAI, Thailand (AP) -- Suspected Muslim insurgents set off coordinated bomb blasts as shoppers gathered for lunch Saturday in a busy hub of Thailand's restive south, killing eight people and wounding 68, officials said....

In Canada, the penny's about to drop into history

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
TORONTO (AP) -- They clutter your dresser and cost too much to make. They're a nuisance and have outlived their purpose....

In Canada, the penny's about to drop into history

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
TORONTO (AP) -- They clutter your dresser and cost too much to make. They're a nuisance and have outlived their purpose....

Keith Olbermann ousted from Current TV talk show

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
NEW YORK (AP) -- Keith Olbermann is looking for a new job after less than a year as a talk show host at Current TV....
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Keith Olbermann ousted from Current TV talk show

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
NEW YORK (AP) -- Keith Olbermann is looking for a new job after less than a year as a talk show host at Current TV....
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SKorea to work with US to reduce Iran oil imports

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean officials said Saturday that they will continue working with the U.S. to reduce oil imports from Iran after President Barack Obama greenlighted potential sanctions against countries that continue to buy Iranian oil....

SKorea to work with US to reduce Iran oil imports

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean officials said Saturday that they will continue working with the U.S. to reduce oil imports from Iran after President Barack Obama greenlighted potential sanctions against countries that continue to buy Iranian oil....

Colorado sheriff notes problems with fire warnings

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
CONIFER, Colo. (AP) -- Firefighters building the last 3.5 miles of lines to contain a wildfire southwest of Denver will work against warm temperatures and forecasts for gusts expected to pick up around noon Saturday....
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Colorado sheriff notes problems with fire warnings

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
CONIFER, Colo. (AP) -- Firefighters building the last 3.5 miles of lines to contain a wildfire southwest of Denver will work against warm temperatures and forecasts for gusts expected to pick up around noon Saturday....
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Colorado sheriff notes problems with fire warnings

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:25
CONIFER, Colo. (AP) -- Firefighters building the last 3.5 miles of lines to contain a wildfire southwest of Denver will work against warm temperatures and forecasts for gusts expected to pick up around noon Saturday....
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