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Red Cross convoy arrives in Homs

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
A Red Cross convoy arrives in the Syrian city of Homs and prepares to deliver supplies to the Baba Amr district after a month-long bombardment.
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Health risk linked to early birth

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
Babies born just a few weeks early have a slightly higher risk of health problems in infancy, research suggests.
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Polls: Mexico's presidential race tightens

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's former ruling party has lost momentum in its campaign to win back the presidency, two new polls indicated Thursday, although they differed over how much the race has tightened....

Calif. doctor accused of murder in drug overdoses

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A California doctor dubbed "Dr. Feelgood" by a prosecutor for allegedly doling out tens of thousands of prescriptions to patients who didn't need them was charged with murder Thursday in the overdose deaths of three otherwise healthy young men....
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'Gang threat' to Americas polls

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
Drugs gangs are undermining democracy in Latin America by threatening politicians and even running their own candidates, the regional grouping warns.
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PM's growth plan 'ignored by EU'

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
Prime minister David Cameron raises formal objections in Brussels that his ideas for cutting red tape are not reflected in draft conclusions at an EU summit.
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Michigan GOP changes delegate award after vote

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan GOP officials have raised a ruckus in the presidential race by awarding native son Mitt Romney 16 of the state's delegates rather than the 15 it appeared he won in Tuesday's primary election....

Michigan GOP changes delegate award after vote

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan GOP officials have raised a ruckus in the presidential race by awarding native son Mitt Romney 16 of the state's delegates rather than the 15 it appeared he won in Tuesday's primary election....

Michigan GOP changes delegate award after vote

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan GOP officials have raised a ruckus in the presidential race by awarding native son Mitt Romney 16 of the state's delegates rather than the 15 it appeared he won in Tuesday's primary election....

Michigan GOP changes delegate award after vote

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan GOP officials have raised a ruckus in the presidential race by awarding native son Mitt Romney 16 of the state's delegates rather than the 15 it appeared he won in Tuesday's primary election....

Romney wins all but 9 delegates in primary sweep

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney has won 86 delegates for sweeping Republican presidential primaries in Maryland, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia, adding to a lead that appears insurmountable....

Michigan GOP changes delegate award after vote

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan GOP officials have raised a ruckus in the presidential race by awarding native son Mitt Romney 16 of the state's delegates rather than the 15 it appeared he won in Tuesday's primary election....

Michigan GOP changes delegate award after vote

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan GOP officials have raised a ruckus in the presidential race by awarding native son Mitt Romney 16 of the state's delegates rather than the 15 it appeared he won in Tuesday's primary election....

Opinion: How Breitbart changed news

CNN - Top Stories - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
Polarizing and brazen, the conservative activist and blogger, who died today, showed how the Internet could be used to get around the echo chamber of mainstream media
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California judges asked to say if they are gay

LOS ANGELES — It used to be considered bad form to out gay public figures - but now California judges are being asked to reveal their sexual identities in the name of diversity.

The Judicial Applicant and Appointment Demographics Inclusion Act, which took effect Jan. 1, requires the state ...

Natural-gas producers fear rules blitz

With the Obama administration ramping up the pressure on natural-gas drilling companies, industry leaders fear a looming wave of federal regulations could strangle what has become one of the most vibrant sectors of the economy.

At least 10 federal departments and agencies are investigating or crafting new rules to govern ...

Republicans say court overreached in putting deportations on hold

A decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in California to put several deportation cases on hold in light of Obama administration immigration directives was criticized Thursday by two senior Republican lawmakers who said the court ruling was an "overreach of its authority."

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar ...

Olympics - if not strikes, then protests?

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
Nick Robinson on Len McCluskey's Olympian call-to-arms
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Greece hostage-taker surrenders to police

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
KOMOTINI, Greece (AP) -- A former plastics factory employee who took two hostages in this northern Greek city surrendered after nearly 12 hours early Friday, police said. He had previously shot and wounded three people....

Greece hostage-taker surrenders to police

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:08
KOMOTINI, Greece (AP) -- A former plastics factory employee who took two hostages in this northern Greek city surrendered after nearly 12 hours early Friday, police said. He had previously shot and wounded three people....
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