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Billionaire family offers Mass. campus for free

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
NORTHFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- A billionaire family from Oklahoma has turned a no-stoplight town in Massachusetts into an essential destination for Christian institutions nationwide with one extraordinary promise....
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Billionaire family offers Mass. campus for free

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
NORTHFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- A billionaire family from Oklahoma has turned a no-stoplight town in Massachusetts into an essential destination for Christian institutions nationwide with one extraordinary promise....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Billionaire family offers Mass. campus for free

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
NORTHFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- A billionaire family from Oklahoma has turned a no-stoplight town in Massachusetts into an essential destination for Christian institutions nationwide with one extraordinary promise....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Police say 28 dead in Swiss bus crash

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
GENEVA (AP) -- A bus carrying Belgian students returning from a ski holiday crashed into a wall in a Swiss tunnel, killing 28 people, police said Wednesday....

Official: Chinese bank cold on Iran-Pak gas deal

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A state-owned Chinese bank that had agreed to finance the Pakistani section of a gas pipeline from Iran that is opposed by the United States is no longer interested in the project, a Pakistani finance ministry spokesman said Wednesday....

Religious voters give Santorum edge in Alabama

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Santorum had a huge lead among voters in both states seeking a candidate who is a real conservative, winning just over half of their votes. He also captured more than 6 in 10 of those in each state preferring a candidate with strong moral character, rewarding a contender who spoke unhesitatingly about the importance of family and faith....

Religious voters give Santorum edge in Alabama

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Santorum had a huge lead among voters in both states seeking a candidate who is a real conservative, winning just over half of their votes. He also captured more than 6 in 10 of those in each state preferring a candidate with strong moral character, rewarding a contender who spoke unhesitatingly about the importance of family and faith....

Rutgers webcam spying trial is heading to jury

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- Jurors are set to deliberate the case of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man....
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Billionaire family offers Mass. campus for free

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
NORTHFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- A billionaire family from Oklahoma has turned a no-stoplight town in Massachusetts into a destination for Christian institutions nationwide with an extraordinary promise....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Cameron, Obama meeting on tricky global issues

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is welcoming British Prime Minister David Cameron to the White House with all the pomp of a state visit....
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Chinese Premier Wen calls for political reforms

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
BEIJING (AP) -- Wen Jiabao, entering his final year as China's premier, called Wednesday for structural political reforms to forestall chaos and solidify growth as the nation's legislature approved a budget aiming to boost domestic consumption in the face of weak demand for exports....

AFL-CIO boosts ground support for Obama, Democrats

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Labor unions, saying they can't hope to compete with the new breed of conservative fundraising groups, plan to spend less money this year on specific candidates and political party organizations and more on door-to-door canvassing, phone banks and registration drives to help President Barack Obama and other Democrats....

AFL-CIO boosts ground support for Obama, Democrats

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Labor unions, saying they can't hope to compete with the new breed of conservative fundraising groups, plan to spend less money this year on specific candidates and political party organizations and more on door-to-door canvassing, phone banks and registration drives to help President Barack Obama and other Democrats....

AFL-CIO boosts ground support for Obama, Democrats

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Labor unions, saying they can't hope to compete with the new breed of conservative fundraising groups, plan to spend less money this year on specific candidates and political party organizations and more on door-to-door canvassing, phone banks and registration drives to help President Barack Obama and other Democrats....

Senate ready to pass highway programs overhaul

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate is poised to pass a bipartisan overhaul of highway and transit programs, increasing pressure on House Republicans to come up with their own bill or accept the Senate plan....
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Iran parliament begins questioning Ahmadinejad

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's parliament began Wednesday to question President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over a long list of accusations, including that he mismanaged the nation's economy and challenged the country's supreme leader....

GOP, Dems urge US 'stick to plan' in Afghanistan

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans and Democrats alike insist the United States should stay the course in Afghanistan, sticking to President Barack Obama's timetable for withdrawing American troops despite the massacre of Afghan civilians and the burning of Qurans - two offenses blamed on the U.S. military that have stoked anti-American anger....
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Lawmakers debate pay cutoff for budget gridlock

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It might be dismissed as an election year gimmick by the big shots who run Capitol Hill, but frustration over Congress' failure to pass a budget since 2009 has given surprising momentum to a bill that would cut off lawmakers' pay if they can't - or won't - pass a budget blueprint....
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Fiji ruler ends chiefs council, 130-year tradition

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
SUVA, Fiji (AP) -- Fiji's military commander has disbanded the Great Council of Chiefs, a leadership tradition on the Pacific island nation that dates back more than 130 years....

Delegates split 3 ways in Alabama, Mississippi

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-05-12 09:47
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum picked up at least 29 delegates Tuesday after winning the Alabama and Mississippi Republican presidential primaries....
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