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Guatemala judge denies ex-dictator's amnesty claim

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- A former U.S.-backed dictator who presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's civil war has no amnesty from charges he ordered the murder, torture and displacement of thousands of Mayan Indians, a judge ruled Thursday....

Guatemala judge denies ex-dictator's amnesty claim

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- A former U.S.-backed dictator who presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's civil war has no amnesty from charges he ordered the murder, torture and displacement of thousands of Mayan Indians, a judge ruled Thursday....

Guatemala judge denies ex-dictator's amnesty claim

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- A former U.S.-backed dictator who presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's civil war has no amnesty from charges he ordered the murder, torture and displacement of thousands of Mayan Indians, a judge ruled Thursday....

Greece factory gunman surrenders

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
A siege at a wheelie bin factory in northern Greece ends after a gunman surrenders, having injured two people and taken another two hostage.
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Romney's luck

It's been a wild ride, but the storyline of the Republican race remains remarkably simple and constant...

Ohio man accused of prostituting adopted boy

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
TROY, Ohio (AP) -- A 10-year-old boy shook when asked about being prostituted to two other men by an adoptive father who regularly had sex with him, according to police, who said the boy was fearful of talking because he didn't want to be taken from his home or separated from his new siblings....
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Poor numeracy 'is ruining lives'

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
Poor numeracy is hitting Britain's economic performance and ruining lives, according to a new charity launched to champion better maths skills.
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Baby dropped in field by tornado dies; toll at 39

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Fifteen-month-old Angel Babcock seemed to be the miracle survivor of a deadly tornado that killed her parents and two siblings when she arrived Friday night at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Though critically injured, she was opening her eyes, and hospital workers said that was a hopeful sign....
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Forecasters say Saturday storms 'life threatening'

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- An outbreak of fierce storms, some of which could spawn large and violent tornadoes, are expected to develop across the nation's midsection on Saturday in a band running from Texas north to Minnesota....
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Experts: Toyota memo shows acceleration issues

CNN - Top Stories - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
Toyota engineers found a software problem that caused "sudden unintended acceleration" in a test vehicle during trials, according to a document translated for CNN.
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Crane safety law changes assured

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
Assurances that changes to road safety laws will go ahead - following the death of a mother and her children - have been made, an MP says.
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City prepares for more tram works

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
Final preparations start for the next phase of tram works in Edinburgh, which are scheduled to begin at the weekend.
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Miliband and Clegg challenge SNP

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
The leaders of Labour and the Lib Dems attack independence in speeches to their Scottish party conferences.
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Postal closures concern election officials, voters

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
Elections officials in several states are concerned that the closing of mail-processing centers and post offices could disrupt vote-by-mail balloting this year, a potential problem that has led some members of Congress to call for a delay until after the November elections....
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Postal closures concern election officials, voters

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
Elections officials in several states are concerned that the closing of mail-processing centers and post offices could disrupt vote-by-mail balloting this year, a potential problem that has led some members of Congress to call for a delay until after the November elections....
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Postal closures concern election officials, voters

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
Elections officials in several states are concerned that the closing of mail-processing centers and post offices could disrupt vote-by-mail balloting this year, a potential problem that has led some members of Congress to call for a delay until after the November elections....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Postal closures concern election officials, voters

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
Elections officials in several states are concerned that the closing of mail-processing centers and post offices could disrupt vote-by-mail balloting this year, a potential problem that has led some members of Congress to call for a delay until after the November elections....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Coach praised after Ohio school shooting speaks

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
CHARDON, Ohio (AP) -- An assistant football coach credited with chasing a teenage gunman from an Ohio school said Thursday that he wanted families of the three children slain in a shooting spree to know that he comforted the teens as they lay dying after the attack....
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Quiz of the week's news

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
Who made that witty Oscars quip?
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Argentine president seeks new flights to Falklands

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-21 05:26
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentine President Cristina Fernandez made a surprise conciliatory gesture Thursday by seeking negotiations with the United Kingdom to establish several weekly flights from Buenos Aires to the Falkland Islands....
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