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Iran parliament questions President Ahmadinejad

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's parliament grilled President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday over a long list of accusations, including that he mismanaged the nation's economy and defied the authority of the country's supreme leader....

Analysis: Romney losses show disgruntled GOP base

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's losses in Alabama and Mississippi underscore a stark reality: The core of his party does not want him....

Bhopal victims use Dow Olympic tie to bare woes

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
BHOPAL, India (AP) -- On a cold winter night, more than 27 years ago, waves of a lethal gas escaped a chemical plant and swept over the ramshackle homes of this city's sleeping poor, killing thousands and sickening half a million people and making Bhopal synonymous with industrial disaster....

Rangers 'duped' by Whyte - Murray

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
Sir David Murray admits making a "huge mistake" in selling Rangers to Craig Whyte, having seen the club plunge into administration.
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Suu Kyi makes landmark broadcast

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi urges political and judicial reform in a landmark address on state-controlled media ahead of by-elections in April.
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Bus crash in Swiss tunnel kills 28 people

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
GENEVA (AP) -- A bus carrying Belgian students returning from a ski holiday crashed into a wall in a Swiss tunnel, killing 22 Belgian 12-year-olds and six adults, police said Wednesday....

Small child's fingers found in Hawaii trash bin

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
HONOLULU (AP) -- The grisly discovery of a child's six fingers in a trash bin at a Honolulu housing complex has left residents bewildered....
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Small child's fingers found in Hawaii trash bin

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
HONOLULU (AP) -- The grisly discovery of a child's six fingers in a trash bin at a Honolulu housing complex has left residents bewildered....
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Big risks if Israel bombs Iran nukes

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
It's late in Iran on a dark night, moonless or with heavy clouds. Suddenly the silence is broken by sonic booms, followed by the sound of jets roaring overhead.
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Paying off the national debt with more energy and lower prices

Two very large numbers are essential in the American public debate today.

Palestinians: Gaza boy dies of wounds

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- A Palestinian health official says a Gaza boy has become the 26th victim of the latest spasm of violence between Israel and Gaza militants....

US scrubbed plan to protect exchange students

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Despite dozens of allegations of neglect and sexual abuse over the years, the U.S. State Department has scrapped a plan to require FBI-based fingerprint searches for people hosting foreign high school exchange students, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press....
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US scrubbed plan to protect exchange students

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Despite dozens of allegations of neglect and sexual abuse over the years, the U.S. State Department has scrapped a plan to require FBI-based fingerprint searches for people hosting foreign high school exchange students, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press....
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Cameron, Obama meeting on weighty issues

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is welcoming British Prime Minister David Cameron to the White House with all the pomp of a state visit as the allies stress their unity in dealing with hot spots like Iran, Syria and Afghanistan....
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Barbers, beauticians get snippy over striped poles

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Friendly arguments aren't hard to find in a barbershop, but try cutting in on a hallowed symbol - that red, white and blue pole - and it may be time to hide the scissors....
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Saudi oil chief pledges to offset shortfalls

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
KUWAIT CITY (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's oil minister said Wednesday that his country and other oil exporters are ready to offset any shortfalls in supply because of market volatility - an apparent reference to showdowns with Iran over its nuclear program....

Afghan killings suspect transferred

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
A U.S. soldier accused of killing civilians was flown out of Afghanistan. Separately, a stolen vehicle caused the U.S. defense secretary's plane to be diverted after landing.
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Panetta lands in Afghanistan to meet with leaders

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan on Wednesday to meet with troops, commanders and Afghan government officials just days after a U.S. soldier allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree....
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GOP, Dems urge US 'stick to plan' in Afghanistan

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
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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GOP, Dems urge US 'stick to plan' in Afghanistan

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-15 04:55
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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