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For Obama and Romney, Syria is no-win situation

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:35
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 06:35
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....

US GDP growth slower than thought

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:35
The US economy grew at an annualised pace of 1.9% in the first three months of this year, weaker than the 2.2% first thought.
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LA vote could spell end for bag of a thousand uses

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:35
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ah, the little plastic grocery bag, we hardly got to know you....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

LA vote could spell end for bag of a thousand uses

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:35
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ah, the little plastic grocery bag, we hardly got to know you....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

U-turn over charity tax cap plan

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:35
Chancellor George Osborne drops plans to limit tax relief on charitable donations after protests from charities - the latest in a series of Budget U-turns.
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Gers hand over contract documents

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:35
Lawyers investigating allegations that Rangers used dual contracts to pay players receive documents from the club, BBC Scotland learns.
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Gov't cracking down on unsafe bus companies

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:35
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Twenty-six bus operations that transported more than 1,800 passengers a day along Interstate 95 between New York and Florida have been closed for safety violations in what federal officials say is the government's largest single safety crackdown of the motor coach industry in at least a decade....
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Gov't cracking down on unsafe bus companies

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:35
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Twenty-six bus operations that transported more than 1,800 passengers a day along Interstate 95 between New York and Florida have been closed for safety violations in what federal officials say is the government's largest single safety crackdown of the motor coach industry in at least a decade....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

In pictures: Stoke-on-Trent to Bolton

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:35
A selection of photos from Day 13 of the Olympic torch relay as it moves from Stoke-on-Trent to Bolton.
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Dark Day: Your fanciful explanations

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:35
A recent piece on the mystery of Dark Day prompted many readers to email fanciful explanations. Here are 15 of the best.
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Russian reserve colonel convicted of spying for US

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:35
MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian court has convicted a reserve colonel of spying on behalf of the United States and sentenced him to 12 years in prison, the country's intelligence agency said Thursday....

Russian reserve colonel convicted of spying for US

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:35
MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian court has convicted a reserve colonel of spying on behalf of the United States and sentenced him to 12 years in prison, the country's intelligence agency said Thursday....

SpaceX Dragon leaves space station for trip home

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:35
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The SpaceX Dragon capsule left the International Space Station on Thursday and aimed for a Pacific splashdown to end its historic flight....
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SpaceX Dragon leaves space station for trip home

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:35
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The SpaceX Dragon capsule left the International Space Station on Thursday and aimed for a Pacific splashdown to end its historic flight....
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Martinez commits future to Wigan

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:35
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez decides to stay with Wigan following talks with both Liverpool and Aston Villa.
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Israel hands over remains of Palestinian militants

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-06-05 06:35
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israel on Thursday handed over to the Palestinian government the remains of 91 militants, including suicide bombers, in an effort to induce Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to renew long-stalled peace talks....
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