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THE RACE: Romney talks up his private-sector days

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney likes to portray himself as a better job creator than President Barack Obama, but he may have a hard time backing up those boasts....

THE RACE: Obama asserts he's in control of agenda

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
Newt Gingrich's dynamic style in his first months of running the House as speaker in 1995 reduced President Bill Clinton to asserting that he was still relevant. Now President Barack Obama seems to be proclaiming much the same thing....

THE RACE: Obama, Romney ramp up economic battle

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are sharpening their economic talking points....

THE RACE: Obama and Romney making dueling visits

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are in the cat-and-mouse stage of their national race, chasing each other around the map as they jockey for position....

THE RACE: Massachusetts is campaign target again

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
Once again, Massachusetts is in the cross hairs of a presidential race....

One dead in home flu-like illness

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
Health chiefs are investigating an outbreak of a flu-like illness at a residential home in Carmarthenshire.
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'Call of Duty' latest fiction to inspire nightmare

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- History is littered with murderers inspired by art: Charles Manson believed the lyrics to the Beatles' "Helter Skelter" were a prophecy that ignited a killing spree. John Lennon assassin Mark David Chapman was obsessed with the book "Catcher in the Rye."...

Trick spots CO2 from fossil fuels

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
Researchers prove a novel method of determining whether atmospheric CO2 was created by natural sources or by the burning of fossil fuels.
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Commons fig tree costs 'cut down'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
Parliamentary officials have reportedly cut a deal to almost halve the cost of indoor House of Commons fig trees - from £32,500 to £18,500 a year.
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Artful (tax) dodgers?

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
If the rich stop giving to the arts, will we all end up paying?
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Shakes top new record store chart

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
Rock group Alabama Shakes debut at number one on the first ever Official Record Store Chart, which reflects sales at the UK's independent record shops.
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Candidates quit debate over BNP

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
Labour's Ken Livingstone and the Green Party's Jenny Jones pull out of a BBC London radio debate over the inclusion of the British National Party.
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In defence of obscure words

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
We chase "fast culture" at our peril - unusual words and difficult art are good for us, says Will Self.
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Ex-bank worker jailed for theft

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
A former bank worker is jailed for eight months for stealing more than £20,000 from two of his former colleagues.
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Killer mum 'set herself on fire'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
A woman who killed her five-year-old son set fire to herself in a train's toilet cubicle on the 14th anniversary of his death, an inquest hears.
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Mommy Wars give way to Doggy Wars in Twitterverse

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
NEW YORK (AP) -- So let's get all the puns out of the way, shall we? It's the issue with legs - four of them. The doggone thing won't go away. Has the presidential race just gone to the dogs? Or are we simply in those dog days between the primary season and the start of the general election?...

Drunk victims 'not responsible'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
Prosecutors say the Ched Evans case proves it is a "myth" that rape victims are "somehow responsible" for being attacked.
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Harry The Viking primed for Ayr

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
Harry The Viking, part-owned by Sir Alex Ferguson, is favourite for the Scottish Grand National at Ayr on Saturday.
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Cruise line regrets not aiding fishermen

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
An American cruise line said Friday it "deeply regrets" the deaths of two Panamanian fishermen amid claims that one of its cruise ships failed to help their stranded boat.
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43 killed in Mexican bus-truck collision

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:41
Forty-three people were killed and 18 injured Friday morning in a roadway crash involving a bus in the state of Veracruz, the governor's office said.
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