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Exxon, Rosneft talk about $500BN joint investment

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
MOSCOW (AP) -- ExxonMobil and Russian oil giant Rosneft could invest over $500 billion in a joint venture to explore for and produce oil in the Arctic and the Black Sea....

New hurdle in British bid to deport cleric

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
PARIS (AP) -- Radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada has appealed to Europe's human rights court against Britain's move to deport him to Jordan, a spokeswoman for the court said Wednesday....

Art thieves in museum Ming raid

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
Thieves steal 18 "valuable and culturally significant" items of Chinese art, thought to be worth millions of pounds, from a Cambridge University museum.
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Nurse shot mother and took baby

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
A nurse has admitted fatally shooting a woman and stealing her baby outside a paediatric centre near Houston, Texas, authorities say.
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Pond searched for missing N.C. soldier

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
Officials will search an area near a North Carolina bar where a missing Fort Bragg soldier was last seen and last used her cell phone four days ago.
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Button 'trusts' Bahrain decision

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
Jenson Button says he trusts the FIA's decision to go ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, despite concern over civil unrest.
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MP hits back in Yes Minister spat

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
A Conservative MP told by David Cameron that he "needs a bit of a sense of humour" says he will "get over it" but was raising an important point.
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Aussie legend Lynagh in hospital

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
Former Australia and Saracens fly-half Michael Lynagh is being treated at a hospital in Brisbane after falling ill.
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AP NewsBreak: Competition cuts down Medicare fraud

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Medicare officials say competitive bidding for power wheelchairs, diabetic supplies and other personal medical equipment is clamping down big-time on waste and fraud. The savings last year - some $200 million....
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Olympics to boost all UK - Payne

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
The Olympics will inspire youngsters around the whole of the UK, according to one of Team GB's biggest medal hopes at London 2012.
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Romney appears to be it -- now what?

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
After devoting seven years and tens of millions of dollars trying to convince conservatives that he is one of them, Mitt Romney finally has a firm grip on the Republican presidential nomination.
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Democratic-led panels to question GSA officials

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate is getting its turn to delve into a General Services Administration spending scandal. Leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee quickly struck a different tone than two House committees, saying they wanted to concentrate on reforming an agency whose officials went on junkets, stayed in hotel luxury suites and threw parties at taxpayer expense....
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Obama signals for 2012: It's all about the economy

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an election season when the economy is king, the central debate between President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney comes down to what is enough. Enough growth in the economy. Enough job creation. Enough help for those still struggling to get back on their feet....

Author faces civil suit over 'Three Cups of Tea'

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — After making a $1 million deal to settle allegations that he misused his charity's money and resources, author Greg Mortenson now must face accusations that he fabricated parts of his best-selling books "Three Cups of Tea" and "Stones Into Schools."

A hearing is set for Wednesday ...

Romney: fire Secret Service agents in scandal

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney says he'd "clean house" to remove Secret Service agents involved with Colombian prostitutes ahead of President Barack Obama's visit....

Romney: fire Secret Service agents in scandal

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney says he'd "clean house" to remove Secret Service agents involved with Colombian prostitutes ahead of President Barack Obama's visit....

Romney: fire Secret Service agents in scandal

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney says he'd "clean house" to remove Secret Service agents involved with Colombian prostitutes ahead of President Barack Obama's visit....

Romney: fire Secret Service agents in scandal

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney says he'd "clean house" to remove Secret Service agents involved with Colombian prostitutes ahead of President Barack Obama's visit....

Romney: fire Secret Service agents in scandal

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney says he'd "clean house" to remove Secret Service agents involved with Colombian prostitutes ahead of President Barack Obama's visit....

UK soldier dies from Afghan blast

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:46
A British soldier dies from his injuries following a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan last week, the Ministry of Defence says.
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