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Police: Newly found body parts sent from Montreal

TORONTO — Body parts mailed to two Vancouver schools were mailed from Montreal and are thought to be linked to the killing and dismemberment of a Chinese student, police said Wednesday, as the Canadian porn actor suspected in the case awaited extradition after his arrest in Germany.

Montreal Police Cmdr. ...

NJ Muslims file federal suit to stop NYPD spying

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-05-20 21:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eight Muslims filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in New Jersey to force the New York Police Department to end its surveillance and other intelligence-gathering practices targeting Muslims in the years after the 2001 terrorist attacks. The lawsuit alleged that the police activities were unconstitutional because they focused on people's religion, national origin and race....
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N.J. Muslims file federal suit to stop NYPD spying

WASHINGTON — Eight Muslims filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in New Jersey to force the New York Police Department to end its surveillance and other intelligence-gathering practices targeting Muslims in the years after the 2001 terrorist attacks. The lawsuit alleged that the police activities were unconstitutional because they focused on ...

Charlize's creepy charity date

CNN - Top Stories - Tue, 2025-05-20 21:45
Charlize Theron tells Conan why good dates don't normally start with bidding.
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Guard rescued at S.C. prison; officers control unit

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A guard held hostage at a South Carolina high security prison was rescued early Wednesday after a standoff of more than six hours in the prison's most secure unit, a corrections department spokesman said.

The officer was rescued and prison officials regained control of the building around ...

275-lb. pet cougar escapes, kills dog

CNN - Top Stories - Tue, 2025-05-20 21:45
A man's 275-pound pet cougar escaped from its cage and killed a neighbor's dog before being recaptured.
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Raid targets Puerto Rico airline workers

CNN - Top Stories - Tue, 2025-05-20 21:45
Federal agents arrested dozens of airline workers and baggage handlers at Puerto Rico's busiest airport, targeting what authorities say are two drug smuggling rings working together to move cocaine into the United States aboard commercial aircraft.
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Rebels face off with Syrian regime

CNN - Top Stories - Tue, 2025-05-20 21:45
Cairo Street in Homs, once a busy commercial street, is now a front line between a rebel stronghold and a larger enclave held by the Syrian government. CNN has exclusive video of the standoff.
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Obama kicks off West Coast fundraising swing

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-05-20 21:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is launching a two-day campaign fundraising swing in California....

Obama kicks off West Coast fundraising swing

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-05-20 21:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is launching a two-day campaign fundraising swing in California....

Sixth guilty over riots shooting

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-05-20 21:45
A sixth person is convicted of firearms charges after police officers were shot at during last summer's riots in Birmingham.
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Dull and Boring: Should towns embrace silly names?

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-05-20 21:45
The communities of Dull and Boring have paired up, but other towns have found odd or quirky names a burden. Should they celebrate them?
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Queen visits Philip in hospital

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-05-20 21:45
The Queen and Prince Andrew visit the Duke of Edinburgh in hospital, where he is being treated for a bladder infection.
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EPA's Armendariz of 'crucify' pledge a hearing no-show

House Republicans will have to wait for their chance to question former top Environmental Protection Agency official Al Armendariz, who became notorious for his pledge to "crucify" oil and gas companies in order to set a regulatory example.

Mr. Armendariz, who resigned in late April as head of the agency's ...

ECB: Rising risks to euro economy

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-05-20 21:45
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi says risks to the eurozone economy have grown, but says it is up to governments to act, not the ECB.
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Miss Pennsylvania USA claims pageant rigged

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-05-20 21:45
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Miss USA pageant representative from Pennsylvania resigned her crown claiming the contest is rigged, but according to organizers the beauty queen was upset over the decision to allow transgender contestants to enter....
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LinkedIn passwords leaked on web

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-05-20 21:45
Social networking website LinkedIn says some of its members' passwords have been "compromised" after reports that millions of passwords had been leaked.
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Bennett: Big boost for tea party

CNN - Top Stories - Tue, 2025-05-20 21:45
Bill Bennett says taxpayers in Wisconsin affirmed Gov. Scott Walker's reforms and put an end to the state's unholy alliance between big government and big labor
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Walker to mend political divide with brats, beer

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-05-20 21:45
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Gov. Scott Walker, fresh from becoming the nation's first governor to survive a recall election, wants to go about mending Wisconsin's political divide in an egalitarian way: over brats and beer....
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