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$1 million lotto winner cut from food assistance

LINCOLN PARK, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area woman who won a $1 million lottery prize but continued to get food stamps has been removed from the food assistance program, officials say.

The Michigan Department of Human Services said Wednesday the lottery winner no longer was getting benefits. It followed a ...

War drums drown out rich past

CNN - Top Stories - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
The saber-rattling between Iran and Israel conjures fears of mass casualties and a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
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Greece sees finish line in race to slice debt

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's race to slice euro107 billion ($140 billion) off its national debt entered the home stretch Thursday, with markets confident that enough investors will accept to write down more than half of the value of their Greek bond holdings....

In pictures: Queen visits Leicester

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
On the first stop of her Diamond Jubilee tour
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Great powers stress diplomacy in Iran standoff

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
VIENNA (AP) -- Six world powers on Thursday urged Iran to answer questions about suspicions it is working on nuclear weapons, but stressed that diplomacy was the way forward, in a carefully worded statement that reflected Western sensitivity to Russian and Chinese concerns about being too harsh on Tehran....

Web star born: Kony video gets millions of views

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- If Joseph Kony lived in relative anonymity before this week, he's an Internet star now....

SA apology over yellow fever row

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
South Africa apologises for the deportation of Nigerians over suspicions their yellow fever certificates were fake - a move Abuja had said was "xenophobic".
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Q&A: Solar storms

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
Why are solar storms a concern for our planet?
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Pakistan charges Bin Laden widows

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
Pakistan brings charges against Osama Bin Laden's three widows for illegally entering the country, officials say.
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Man jailed for biggest Ponzi scam

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
A corrupt businessman who masterminded the UK's biggest Ponzi scam is jailed for more than 14 years.
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In pictures: Women behind the wheel

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
Leading women racing drivers in the frame
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Ex-council boss admits sex charge

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
The former leader of Worcestershire County Council admits indecently assaulting a teenager in the late 1970s.
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A modern Falkland Islands, transformed by war

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
STANLEY, Falkland Islands (AP) -- Falkland Islanders are still bristling over the invasion by Argentina 30 years ago, but they're not complaining about its aftermath....

Blue Knights finalise Gers offer

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
Former Rangers director Paul Murray has confirmed his "Blue Knights" consortium is finalising an offer to buy the club.
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Investigators seek answers in Tulsa plaza shooting

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Investigators were trying to determine Thursday what led a 23-year-old man to pull a handgun in a downtown Tulsa plaza and begin firing in the air, sending people fleeing for cover and leading to a clash in which he, a sheriff's deputy and a bystander were shot and wounded....
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Berlusconi skips TV show to congratulate Putin

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
MOSCOW (AP) -- Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has skipped his first planned television appearance since stepping down, instead traveling to Russia to personally congratulate Vladimir Putin on his presidential election win....

Texas vulture study upends forensics

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) -- For more than five weeks, a woman's body lay undisturbed in a secluded Texas field. Then a frenzied flock of vultures descended on the corpse and reduced it to a skeleton within hours....
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Homeless households up by a fifth

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
Official figures show the number of homeless households in England has risen by almost a fifth compared with the same period last year.
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FAA forecast: High air fares most of this decade

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Air fares are likely to stay high throughout this decade, as passenger travel grows but airline capacity shrinks, according to a government forecast issued Thursday....
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FAA forecast: High air fares most of this decade

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-05 01:10
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Air fares are likely to stay high throughout this decade, as passenger travel grows but airline capacity shrinks, according to a government forecast issued Thursday....
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