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China dam may affect 100,000 more

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
Another 100,000 people may be moved from the area around China's huge Three Gorges Dam because of landslides and bank collapses, state media say.
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The Right to Bear Arms is a Human Right

At the United Nations, the governments (and the dictatorships) of the world are conspiring to deny their people a means to defend their families and their liberty...

UK PM urges concerted action on Syria

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron is urging concerted action from the international community against Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime amid reports of another massacre of civilians there....

Berners-Lee: Drop 'snooping' plan

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
World wide web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee says plans to increase internet monitoring should be blocked, without a strong watchdog and rules on storing data.
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Barley prices hit brewer Heineken

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
Europe's biggest brewer sold more beer than had been expected in the first three months of the year, but was hit by higher costs.
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Spain threatens Argentina on YPF

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
Spain threatens retaliation against Argentina over the nationalisation of oil firm YPF, raising the prospects of a trade war.
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Senators to GSA: 'Clean house'

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
A Democratic senator urges the General Services Administration's interim administrator to "clean house" to root out corruption in the scandal-plagued agency.
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The economy needs no conductor

We spend too much time waiting for orders -- and money -- from Washington.

Tolkien and Dickens join for book

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
A grandson of JRR Tolkien and a descendant of Charles Dickens are to collaborate on two new fantasy books for children.
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Where's a Yellowstone bear? Look on your phone

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- For wildlife enthusiasts hoping to catch a glimpse of wolves, grizzly bears and bison at Yellowstone National Park, the best place to be on the lookout may soon be a cellphone....
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Where's a Yellowstone bear? Look on your phone

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- For wildlife enthusiasts hoping to catch a glimpse of wolves, grizzly bears and bison at Yellowstone National Park, the best place to be on the lookout may soon be a cellphone....
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Petty theft leads to guard arrest

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
A security guard is arrested following the theft of five of US musician Tom Petty's guitars from a rehearsal space.
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Nick Clegg 'enjoying government'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
The deputy prime minister says he feels "lucky" to be part of the government and is "not the slightest bit defensive" about the decisions ministers are taking.
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Obama's father among secret files

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
Obama's father features in files on UK's Kenya fears
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Tesco to spend £1bn on UK revamp

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
Tesco unveils details of a plan to invest £1bn to try to improve its UK business, as it announces a 5.3% rise in profits in the past financial year.
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Ga. handcuff case renews school policing debate

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A New Mexico teacher asked a 13-year-old girl to stop talking with her friend and move to another seat. The girl refused. The teacher called the police....
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Ga. handcuff case renews school policing debate

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A New Mexico teacher asked a 13-year-old girl to stop talking with her friend and move to another seat. The girl refused. The teacher called the police....
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Ga. handcuff case renews school policing debate

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A New Mexico teacher asked a 13-year-old girl to stop talking with her friend and move to another seat. The girl refused. The teacher called the police....
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Good economists

It's difficult to be a good economist and simultaneously be perceived as compassionate. To be a good economist, one has to deal with reality.

Breivik: Jail term 'ridiculous'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:34
The man who killed 77 people in Norway last July tells an Oslo court there can be only two "just" outcomes to his trial - acquittal or the death penalty.
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