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SKorea: NKorea moves long-range rocket to site

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea has moved a rocket to a northwestern site in preparation for a launch next month, South Korean officials said Sunday, as Pyongyang pushes ahead with a plan that Washington calls a cover for testing long-range missiles....

SKorea: NKorea moves long-range rocket to site

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea has moved a rocket to a northwestern site in preparation for a launch next month, South Korean officials said Sunday, as Pyongyang pushes ahead with a plan that Washington calls a cover for testing long-range missiles....

Hong Kong's elite heed Beijing, pick Leung leader

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong's elite chose a former Cabinet chief as the southern Chinese financial hub's next leader on Sunday, heeding Beijing's wishes and public opinion following a tumultuous, bitter race that highlighted public discontent....

Senators ask feds to probe requests for passwords

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
SEATTLE (AP) -- Two U.S. senators are asking Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether employers asking for Facebook passwords during job interviews are violating federal law, their offices announced Sunday....
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Senators ask feds to probe requests for passwords

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
SEATTLE (AP) -- Two U.S. senators are asking Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether employers asking for Facebook passwords during job interviews are violating federal law, their offices announced Sunday....
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Iraqi VP demands inquiry into bodyguard's death

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president demanded Sunday that global human rights groups investigate whether one of his bodyguards was tortured to death....

Senegal police fire tear gas at polling station

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- Police fired tear gas at crowds gathering Sunday outside the polling station in Senegal's capital where President Abdoulaye Wade is expected to vote....

Attorneys in Trayvon Martin case make arguments

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
MIAMI (AP) -- Attorneys for the family of Trayvon Martin and the Florida neighborhood watch captain who fatally shot the unarmed teen joined the national chorus of voices calling Saturday for justice in the case....
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Attorneys in Trayvon Martin case make arguments

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
MIAMI (AP) -- Attorneys for the family of Trayvon Martin and the Florida neighborhood watch captain who fatally shot the unarmed teen joined the national chorus of voices calling Saturday for justice in the case....
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Attorneys in Trayvon Martin case make arguments

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
MIAMI (AP) -- Attorneys for the family of Trayvon Martin and the Florida neighborhood watch captain who fatally shot the unarmed teen joined the national chorus of voices calling Saturday for justice in the case....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Aide says Cheney had heart transplant

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant Saturday, after five heart attacks over the past 25 years and countless medical procedures to keep him going. Cheney, 71, waited nearly two years for his new heart, the gift of an unknown donor....
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Aide says Cheney had heart transplant

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant Saturday, after five heart attacks over the past 25 years and countless medical procedures to keep him going. Cheney, 71, waited nearly two years for his new heart, the gift of an unknown donor....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Blogger: UAE holds activist for criticizing rulers

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- A prominent blogger in the United Arab Emirates says authorities have detained a political activist who criticized one of the Gulf country's rulers in his Twitter account....

Egypt: Mubarak's health said deteriorating

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
CAIRO (AP) -- Hosni Mubarak's health entered a "dangerous" phase on Wednesday, and doctors had to administer oxygen five times to help the deposed Egyptian leader breathe, according to security officials at his prison....

Obama: N. Korean rocket test would isolate regime

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Warning North Korea from its doorstep, President Barack Obama said Pyongyang risks deepening its isolation in the international community if it proceeds with a planned long-range rocket launch....

Obama: N. Korean rocket test would isolate regime

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Warning North Korea from its doorstep, President Barack Obama said Pyongyang risks deepening its isolation in the international community if it proceeds with a planned long-range rocket launch....

With win in hand from La., Santorum eyes Wis.

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Another victory in hand but still badly trailing rival Mitt Romney, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum vowed to continue his campaign despite an increasingly steep climb to the nomination....
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US to pursue 'non-lethal' aid for Syrian rebels

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Seeking to stem the violence in Syria, the U.S. and other key allies are considering providing Syrian rebels with communications help, medical aid and other "non-lethal" assistance....

US to pursue 'non-lethal' aid for Syrian rebels

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Seeking to stem the violence in Syria, the U.S. and other key allies are considering providing Syrian rebels with communications help, medical aid and other "non-lethal" assistance....

US to pursue 'non-lethal' aid for Syrian rebels

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-17 20:32
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Seeking to stem the violence in Syria, the U.S. and other key allies are considering providing Syrian rebels with communications help, medical aid and other "non-lethal" assistance....
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