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The Assault on Food

For every study that says X is bad for you, another study disagrees. How is a layman to decide?

Democratic super PAC, environmental group air ad

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Democratic super PAC backing President Barack Obama's re-election and an environmental group are airing $1 million in advertising in Colorado and Nevada seeking to tie Mitt Romney to oil companies....

VIDEO: Record jumpers on leap into unknown

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
Felix Baumgartner, the adventurer planning to skydive from an altitude of 120,000 feet (36.7 km) this summer, has spoken about the prospect of reaching the speed of sound while falling.
Categories: BBC, News

Jackson presents Hobbit footage

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
Director Peter Jackson unveils 10 minutes of footage of The Hobbit to a mixed reaction at the CinemaCon convention in the US.
Categories: BBC, News

UK back in recession after 0.2 pct Q1 contraction

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's economy has fallen back into recession for the first time since 2009 after official figures Wednesday showed that it unexpectedly contracted during the first three months of the year....

AU proposes Sudanese peace deal

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
The African Union calls on Sudan and South Sudan to end hostilities and pull their forces out of a disputed border area following weeks of clashes.
Categories: BBC, News

MI6 spy once found 'tied to bed'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
The inquest into the death of MI6 officer Gareth Williams, whose body was found in a locked bag in his flat, hears how he was once found tied to his bed.
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Apple rejects laptop-tablet mix

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
Apple chief executive Tim Cook rejects the idea of combining laptops and tablets, a vision being pursued by Intel and others.
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S Korea firms halt US beef sales

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
Two of South Korea's biggest retailers halt sales of US beef after the discovery of a case of "mad cow" disease in California.
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Romney doing the job Republican establishment just won't do

Both as governor of Massachusetts and as a presidential candidate, Romney has supported a fence on the border, E-Verify to ensure that employees are legal and allowing state police to arrest illegal aliens.

Economy in double-dip recession

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
The UK returns to recession, after a sharp fall in construction leads to the economy shrinking by 0.2% in the first three months of 2012.
Categories: BBC, News

Murdoch denies Thatcher influence

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch tells the Leveson Inquiry he did not expect any favours from Margaret Thatcher when he met her while he was bidding for Times newspapers.
Categories: BBC, News

Bussell hired as Strictly judge

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
Ballet star Darcey Bussell is confirmed as the new judge on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.
Categories: BBC, News

Murdoch denies influence; PM differs

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
The media tycoon spent hours today downplaying his influence, but Prime Minister Cameron said British politicians have been too close to Murdoch for years.
Categories: CNN, News

Norway killer to try to refute insanity diagnosis

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is set to return to the stand in an attempt to prove to the court trying him on terror charges that he is not insane....

Activists: Fresh terror in Syria

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
U.N.-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan has expressed dismay over reports that the Syrian government resumes brutal attacks on cities once U.N. monitors leave -- the latest sign that diplomatic efforts are failing to quash the bloodshed in the country.
Categories: CNN, News

British athlete fails doping test

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
British Bobsleigh confirms that one of its athletes has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance.
Categories: BBC, News

Heavy rain brings flood warnings

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
Flood warnings are in force in south-west England, which is in drought, while northern and eastern Scotland have been placed on flood alert.
Categories: BBC, News

Employers 'can force retirement'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:51
A landmark ruling by the UK Supreme Court outlines the powers that employers have to force workers to retire.
Categories: BBC, News

Big Labor Tramples Employee Rights

The Employee Rights Act, introduced last year by Sen. Orrin Hatch and Rep. Tim Scott, seeks to grant workers the right to leave the union or to stop funding their political activities.
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