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Hundreds evacuated as Colo., NM fires spread

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
LAPORTE, Colo. (AP) -- Firefighters on Sunday were fighting wildfires that have spread quickly in parched forests in Colorado and New Mexico, forcing hundreds of people from their homes and the evacuation of wolves from a sanctuary....
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People 'taking more food risks'

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
People are taking more risks with their food as finances become tighter, such as ignoring use-by dates, a Food Standards Agency survey suggests.
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Doctors' tribunal service begins

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
Doctors will be referred to a new independent tribunal service if they are involved in fitness to practise hearings, as part of reforms by the General Medical Council.
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Firms 'offering remedial classes'

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
A major survey suggests many employers provide remedial classes for school and college leavers.
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Royals set to arrive in Gibraltar

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
The Earl and Countess of Wessex will arrive in Gibraltar later, as part of the territory's celebrations of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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Laser shines more light on stars

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
Laser helps astronomers get clearer picture of stars
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Euro 2012 day three analysis: Do Spain strike the right balance?

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
Spain do not yet know how best to replace the injured David Villa
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Ex-Army sec'y 'Bo' Callaway hospitalized

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
Georgia businessman and former congressman Howard "Bo" Callaway was in intensive care at an Atlanta hospital Sunday after surgery following a cerebral hemorrhage, according to officials of Callaway Gardens, a 13,000-acre vacation resort and preserve created by Callaway and his parents.
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VIDEO: The 75-year-old bodybuilding grandma

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
Ernestine Shepherd is the world's oldest competitive female body-builder. But the grandma from Baltimore says "age is nothing but a number".
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VIDEO: How do you pack for an 800 day trip?

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
Emma Smart and Andy Smith are embarking on an 800 day overland journey around the world.
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UK short-term prospects 'better'

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
A survey of businesses says short-term business prospects have improved but the eurozone crisis may dent longer-term growth.
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The rise of genocide memorials

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
Memorials and museums marking the sites of mass killings around the world have seen an increase in visitors.
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Minister joins Falklands events

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
Scottish Veterans Minister Keith Brown travels to the Falklands to mark the 30th anniversary of the islands' liberation.
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Call for action on suicide rate

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
Researchers say action is needed to reduce suicide rates in Scotland - which are higher than in other parts of the UK.
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Wallenda to take on Niagara Falls on tightrope

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) -- Nik Wallenda can't visit a new place without envisioning a wire strung high above his head: Linking buildings, landmarks, nations. Even as a 6-year-old at Niagara Falls with his parents, he pictured walking a tightrope over the raging, whitewater maw....
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Wallenda to take on Niagara Falls on tightrope

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) -- Nik Wallenda can't visit a new place without envisioning a wire strung high above his head: Linking buildings, landmarks, nations. Even as a 6-year-old at Niagara Falls with his parents, he pictured walking a tightrope over the raging, whitewater maw....
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Wallenda to take on Niagara Falls on tightrope

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) -- Nik Wallenda can't visit a new place without envisioning a wire strung high above his head: Linking buildings, landmarks, nations. Even as a 6-year-old at Niagara Falls with his parents, he pictured walking a tightrope over the raging, whitewater maw....
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Police: 3 killed in shooting near Auburn U.

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2025-05-16 21:57
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Investigators were searching Sunday for a gunman who killed three people - including two former Auburn University football players - and wounded three others at a pool party near campus after several men got in a fight over a woman, authorities and witnesses said....
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