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US officials: Not quite so many Gitmo re-offenders

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Director of National Intelligence said Monday that far fewer detainees released from Guantanamo Bay rejoined terrorist activities than previously reported....
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Barrier test falls on Jubilee day

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
The annual Thames Barrier test closure will coincide with the Diamond Jubilee Pageant, it is announced.
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Biden meets with Mexican presidential candidates

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that all three of Mexico's major presidential candidates share the same vision of continued cooperation with the United States....

Obama, Netanyahu talk unity, underline differences

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Taking sharply different stands, President Barack Obama on Monday urged pressure and diplomacy to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear bomb while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized his nation's right to a pre-emptive attack. Even in proclaiming unity, neither leader gave ground on how to resolve the crisis....
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Obama, Netanyahu talk unity, underline differences

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Taking sharply different stands, President Barack Obama on Monday urged pressure and diplomacy to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear bomb while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized his nation's right to a pre-emptive attack. Even in proclaiming unity, neither leader gave ground on how to resolve the crisis....

MPs say BBC's plans 'unambitious'

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
The BBC has been "unambitious" about potential savings and plans for increasing revenue, MPs say.
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Fifa official in Brazil apology

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
Senior Fifa executive Jerome Valcke apologises to Brazil for his criticism of the country's World Cup 2014 preparations.
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Retail sales revival 'illusory'

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
Any revival in sales on the UK High Street "remains illusory", the British Retail Consortium warns.
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Nissan to build new model in UK

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
Carmaker Nissan is to build a new model at its Sunderland factory, with investment of £125m, which it says will create 2,000 jobs.
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American Scene: Prayer banner at school taken down

CRANSTON — Officials at a Rhode Island public high school have taken down a prayer banner that a federal judge ordered removed.

The state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, which sued over the banner's constitutionality, says the display at Cranston West High School has been permanently removed.

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VIDEO: Tappin 'distraught' over bail ruling

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
Christopher Tappin, the retired British businessman extradited to the United States on arms dealing charges, has been refused bail.
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Baby dropped in field by tornado buried in Indiana

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
SALEM, Ind. (AP) -- A 15-month-old Indiana girl who clung to life for two days after being scooped up by a tornado that killed her parents and two siblings was buried Monday in a snow-covered cemetery, a poignant end to what had seemed to be a miracle story of survival....
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VIDEO: Men rule movie trailers

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
Why are movie trailers voiced by men?
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Employment tribunals facing change

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
The stories claimants may have to pay to tell
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Limbaugh says his apology to student was sincere

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Radio host Rush Limbaugh said his apology to the Georgetown law student he called a "slut" was sincere but also joked that he, too, got a busy signal Monday when he called the show to join the growing roster of advertisers abandoning it....

Bin there, stuffed that: Airlines to boost overhead carry-on room

MINNEAPOLIS — Fliers can stop sharpening their elbows. Overhead bins are getting bigger.

Packed planes and a high volume of carry-ons are forcing airlines to expand the space above passengers' heads. United and Delta are the latest airlines to replace or upgrade bins so they hold more luggage. And engineers ...

Infiniti unveils UK-made supercar

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
Infiniti unveils British-bred supercar
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Colombia 'gang gun dealer' caught

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
Police in Colombia arrest a businessman they accuse of providing a powerful criminal gang with weapons and communications equipment.
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Judge clears way for Alabama county's bankruptcy

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A judge has cleared the way for an Alabama county to move forward with the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, overruling Wall Street claims that state law didn't allow the county to file the case.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas Bennett issued his order late Sunday, allowing ...

Germany rejects Belarus gay jibe

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 21:27
Germany says a remark by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that he would rather be a dictator than gay says more about him than anything else.
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