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Mich.: $1M lotto winner cut from food assistance

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
LINCOLN PARK, Mich. (AP) -- State officials say 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....
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Web star born: Kony video gets millions of views

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- If Joseph Kony lived in relative anonymity before this week, he's an Internet star now....

Obama's former nanny overwhelmed by new celebrity

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Barack Obama's former nanny, Evie, is overwhelmed by her jolt from transgender slum-dweller to local celebrity. TV crews troop in and out of her tiny concrete hovel. Estranged relatives finally want to meet. She even has a promising job offer....

Obama's former nanny overwhelmed by new celebrity

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Barack Obama's former nanny, Evie, is overwhelmed by her jolt from transgender slum-dweller to local celebrity. TV crews troop in and out of her tiny concrete hovel. Estranged relatives finally want to meet. She even has a promising job offer....

Egypt again postpones trial of US nonprofit groups

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
CAIRO (AP) -- A Cairo court Thursday delayed once again the case of 16 Americans and 27 other employees of nonprofit groups accused of fomenting unrest in Egypt....

U.S.: More work needed to stop youth tobacco use

RICHMOND, Va. — More work needs to be done to keep young Americans from using tobacco, including creating smoking bans and increasing taxes on tobacco products, the U.S. Surgeon General's office said in a report released Thursday.

Almost one in five high school-aged teens smokes, down from earlier decades, but ...

Poland rejects new EU CO2 target

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
Coal-dependent Poland threatens to veto EU efforts to make CO2 emission cuts more ambitious.
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Publishers warned on ebook prices

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
Five US publishers are being threatened with legal action over the way they set prices for electronic books.
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Family of Calif. twins who died together found

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
It took 11 days and the help of dozens of strangers, but police have located the family of reclusive twin sisters who were found dead in their California home last month....
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Rangers FC's fixtures 'at risk'

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
Rangers are at risk of being unable to complete their remaining fixtures unless a decision is made on who is entitled to £3.6m, a court has heard.
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UK interest rates remain at 0.5%

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
UK interest rates are kept at 0.5% by the Bank of England, marking three years since they were first cut to the record low.
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US: More work needed to stop youth tobacco use

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- More work needs to be done to keep young Americans from using tobacco, including creating smoking bans and increasing taxes on tobacco products, the U.S. Surgeon General's office said in a report released Thursday....
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How significant is a signature?

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
A letter leaked to the press from Vince Cable criticising the government was signed off by the business secretary with a distinctive moniker akin to a smiley face. So how significant is a signature?
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Documents show NYPD infiltrated liberal groups

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
NEW YORK (AP) -- Undercover NYPD officers attended meetings of liberal political organizations and kept intelligence files on activists who planned protests around the country, according to interviews and documents that show how police have used counterterrorism tactics to monitor even lawful activities....
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Low-ranking schools promised £10k

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
The lowest-ranked secondary schools in Wales are promised more funding in return for plans to raise standards.
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VIDEO: House of Commons

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
Sales of Top Totty beer "took off" after the ale was banned from the Palace of Westminster following a complaint from a Labour MP, Sir George Young has said.
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Hospital 'error' in patient fire

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
Scarborough Hospital admits an 'error' led to a patient being set on fire during an operation.
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Missing man 'killed by relatives'

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
A retired bookmaker who vanished without trace in 2001 was murdered by his wife and daughter who went onto pretend he was alive and claim his pension, the Old Bailey hears.
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High-flying Chinese leader absent from top meeting

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
BEIJING (AP) -- A high-flying Chinese politician dogged by a scandal involving a subordinate possibly seeking U.S. asylum missed an important session of the national legislature Thursday, raising speculation about new setbacks to his political ambitions....

Labour 'would back mansion tax'

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-31 06:57
The shadow chancellor tells the BBC Labour would the introduction of a mansion tax in the Budget - if the money raised was used to reverse tax credit cuts.
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