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Events around the world mark Titanic centenary

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
ABOARD MS BALMORAL (AP) -- In the birthplace of the Titanic, residents gathered for a choral requiem. In the North Atlantic, above the ship's final resting place, passengers will pray as a band strikes up a hymn and three floral wreaths are cast onto the waves....

Events around the world mark Titanic centenary

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
ABOARD MS BALMORAL (AP) -- In the birthplace of the Titanic, residents gathered for a choral requiem. In the North Atlantic, above the ship's final resting place, passengers will pray as a band strikes up a hymn and three floral wreaths are cast onto the waves....

A shift to more aggressive tactics against heroin

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- With heroin becoming cheaper than a six-pack and as easy to obtain as pot, police and prosecutors are turning to more aggressive tactics against the drug, dusting off little-used laws to seek murder charges against suspected dealers and provide for longer prison sentences....
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A shift to more aggressive tactics against heroin

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- With heroin becoming cheaper than a six-pack and as easy to obtain as pot, police and prosecutors are turning to more aggressive tactics against the drug, dusting off little-used laws to seek murder charges against suspected dealers and provide for longer prison sentences....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

A shift to more aggressive tactics against heroin

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- With heroin becoming cheaper than a six-pack and as easy to obtain as pot, police and prosecutors are turning to more aggressive tactics against the drug, dusting off little-used laws to seek murder charges against suspected dealers and provide for longer prison sentences....
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Misconduct involved 'significant' number of agents

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) -- A U.S. lawmaker says a "significant number" of Secret Service agents involved in an alleged prostitution scandal at an international summit brought women back to their hotel rooms before President Barack Obama arrived in Colombia....
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Forecasters: Dangerous storms moving into Midwest

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Baseball-sized hail was breaking windows and tearing siding off homes in northeast Nebraska, while tornadoes were spotted in Kansas and Oklahoma on Saturday as forecasters warned residents across the nation's midsection to brace for "life threatening" weather....
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10 of 23 Egyptian candidates disqualified

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
Ten of the 23 nominees running for president in Egypt -- including Muslim Brotherhood candidate Khairat el-Shater and former Vice President Omar Suleiman -- have been disqualified and cannot run for the nation's top job, the head of Egypt's executive election committee said Saturday.
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VIDEO: Genghis Khan sculpture unveiled

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
The 16ft tall creation marks the 850th anniversary of the leader, whose merciless conquests have become the stuff of legend.
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Obama pledges immigration reform early in 2nd term

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) -- In his most specific pledge yet to U.S. Hispanics, President Barack Obama said Saturday he would tackle immigration policy in the first year of a second term....
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Obama pledges immigration reform early in 2nd term

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) -- In his most specific pledge yet to U.S. Hispanics, President Barack Obama said Saturday he would tackle immigration policy in the first year of a second term....

Egypt candidates barred from poll

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
Egyptian officials bar 10 candidates from the presidential poll, including a controversial ex-spy chief and the Muslim Brotherhood candidate.
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With new heart, Cheney speaks over an hour in Wyo.

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney walked without assistance and spoke for an hour and 15 minutes without seeming to tire in his first engagement since getting a new heart three weeks ago....
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Martin: A catalyst for my generation?

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
The shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and its galvanizing effect on African-Americans has often been compared to the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till.
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Some jurors questioned Clemens case, judge says

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The judge presiding in the new Roger Clemens perjury case said some jurors in the first trial told him that retrying the famed pitcher was a waste of taxpayer money, a newly discovered transcript shows....
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UK defends China death response

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
The Foreign Office defends itself over its response to the suspected murder of a British businessman in China.
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Iran nuclear talks 'constructive'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
Talks between six world powers and Iran on its nuclear programme are described as "constructive and useful", and more will be held next month.
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Lionel Richie, Pamela Anderson among tax scofflaws

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Pamela Anderson and Lionel Richie owe the government money....
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Obama opposes drug legalisation

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
US President Barack Obama warns of the dangers of legalising drugs ahead of an Americas summit in Colombia discussing the issue.
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Obama urges Romney to release past tax returns

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 06:19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has called on Republican Mitt Romney to release his past tax returns, saying that candidates for office need to be "as transparent as possible."...
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