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Road tax changes being considered

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
The Treasury is looking at whether changes should be made to Vehicle Excise Duty to reflect increasingly fuel efficient cars
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Student financial hardship rises

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
The number of Hull University students facing financial hardship increases by 54% in four years.
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Year in prison for crash captain

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
A sea captain who was drunk while in charge of a cargo ship that crashed into a passenger ferry in Belfast Lough has been sentenced to one year in prison.
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Why the Chinese love U.S. colleges

CNN - Top Stories - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
William Bennett found in China, parents want their children to go to U.S. universities. What does that mean for American students?
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11-year-old played dead to survive Syria massacre

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
BEIRUT (AP) -- When the gunmen began to slaughter his family, 11-year-old Ali el-Sayed says he fell to the floor of his home, soaking his clothes with his brother's blood to fool the killers into thinking he was already dead....

11-year-old played dead to survive Syria massacre

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
BEIRUT (AP) -- When the gunmen began to slaughter his family, 11-year-old Ali el-Sayed says he fell to the floor of his home, soaking his clothes with his brother's blood to fool the killers into thinking he was already dead....

US sales of foreclosure homes rose in 1Q

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Homes in some stage of the foreclosure process saw their share of overall U.S. home sales grow in the first quarter even as sales of bank-owned homes fell....

US sales of foreclosure homes rose in 1Q

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Homes in some stage of the foreclosure process saw their share of overall U.S. home sales grow in the first quarter even as sales of bank-owned homes fell....

Breivik took stimulants - expert

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
Anders Behring Breivik took stimulants before he launched attacks in Norway which left 77 people dead, his trial in Oslo hears.
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NYC proposes ban on sale of oversized sodas

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City plans to ban the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in an effort to combat obesity.

The proposed first-in-the-nation ban would impose a 16-ounce limit on the size of sweetened drinks sold at restaurants, movie theaters, sports venues and street carts. It would ...

For Obama and Romney, Syria is no-win situation

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Escalating violence in Syria has become the ultimate no-win political situation for President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney: The deepening crisis is impossible for their campaigns to ignore but too complex for them to articulate an easy solution....

For Obama and Romney, Syria is no-win situation

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Escalating violence in Syria has become the ultimate no-win political situation for President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney: The deepening crisis is impossible for their campaigns to ignore but too complex for them to articulate an easy solution....

For Obama and Romney, Syria is no-win situation

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Escalating violence in Syria has become the ultimate no-win political situation for President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney: The deepening crisis is impossible for their campaigns to ignore but too complex for them to articulate an easy solution....

For Obama and Romney, Syria is no-win situation

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Escalating violence in Syria has become the ultimate no-win political situation for President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney: The deepening crisis is impossible for their campaigns to ignore but too complex for them to articulate an easy solution....

For Obama and Romney, Syria is no-win situation

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Escalating violence in Syria has become the ultimate no-win political situation for President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney: The deepening crisis is impossible for their campaigns to ignore but too complex for them to articulate an easy solution....

For Obama and Romney, Syria is no-win situation

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Escalating violence in Syria has become the ultimate no-win political situation for President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney: The deepening crisis is impossible for their campaigns to ignore but too complex for them to articulate an easy solution....

For Obama and Romney, Syria is no-win situation

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Escalating violence in Syria has become the ultimate no-win political situation for President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney: The deepening crisis is impossible for their campaigns to ignore but too complex for them to articulate an easy solution....

For Obama and Romney, Syria is no-win situation

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Escalating violence in Syria has become the ultimate no-win political situation for President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney: The deepening crisis is impossible for their campaigns to ignore but too complex for them to articulate an easy solution....
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For Obama and Romney, Syria is no-win situation

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Escalating violence in Syria has become the ultimate no-win political situation for President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney: The deepening crisis is impossible for their campaigns to ignore but too complex for them to articulate an easy solution....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US
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