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Ministers 'stick to charity plan'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
The government will stick to its plan to cap tax relief on charitable donations, Treasury minister Danny Alexander says, despite growing criticism from charities.
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Conn. legislature approves repeal of death penalty

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- After years of failed attempts to repeal the death penalty, Connecticut lawmakers in both the House and the Senate have passed legislation that abolishes the punishment for all future cases....
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Murder charge brought in Trayvon Martin case

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Amid furious public pressure to make an arrest in the killing of Trayvon Martin, the special prosecutor on the case went for the maximum Wednesday, bringing a second-degree murder charge against the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot the unarmed black teenager....
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Zimmerman arrest follows puzzling disappearance

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- The neighborhood watch volunteer who shot Trayvon Martin to death had been out of touch and, his ex-lawyer says, "a little bit over the edge" before his arrest on a second-degree murder charge....
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Philippines, China eye compromise to end standoff

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Philippine and Chinese diplomats scrambled Thursday to find a possible compromise to end a tense naval standoff in the disputed South China Sea that could save face for both sides and ease tensions....

Pepper spray 'unreasonable' at Occupy rally

SAN FRANCISCO — A University of California task force said Wednesday that UC Davis police should not have used pepper spray on student demonstrators in an incident that prompted national outrage and calls for the chancellor's resignation after online videos of the confrontation went viral.

The decision by officers to ...

Parole board denies Manson's latest bid

CORCORAN, Calif. — A prison panel denied parole Wednesday to mass murderer Charles Manson in his 12th and probably final bid for freedom.

Manson, now a graybearded 77-year-old, did not attend the hearing where the parole board ruled that he had shown no efforts to rehabilitate himself and would not ...

Romney says he'll do 'opposite' on Israel

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Standing in front of his campaign tour bus, Mitt Romney on Saturday told religious conservatives he would do "the opposite" of what President Barack Obama has done on Israel....

Romney tells Obama to back off on bin Laden issue

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is calling on President Barack Obama to not let the killing of Osama bin Laden become a "politically divisive event."...

New titles for North Korea leader

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un is given two posts previously held by his late father, as the country prepares for a widely-criticised rocket launch.
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Paul not planning to endorse Romney anytime soon

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Republican presidential contender Ron Paul says he's friendly with GOP front-runner Mitt Romney but that he's not planning to endorse Romney anytime soon....

US watchdog sues China truck firm

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
US watchdog the Securities and Exchange Commission sues AutoChina and 11 investors over alleged stock manipulation.
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Man charged in shooting spree talks to TV station

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A man charged with killing seven people at a tiny college has told a San Francisco television station that he's deeply sorry about the shooting....
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Crash plane 'had fuel problems'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
A plane which crashed into two houses in Greater Manchester, killing the pilot, had probably suffered a fuel supply problem, a report reveals.
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Capitals relish role as underdogs

Phrases such as "generationally great" permeate the Washington Capitals' organization. Don't try to talk to owner Ted Leonsis or general manager George McPhee about the window to win a Stanley Cup shutting any time soon, even though this core of Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Semin and Mike Green has ...

VIDEO: Charles Manson refused parole

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
Charles Manson, one of America's most notorious inmates, has been refused parole by a prison panel in California.
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Mother finds baby alive in morgue

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
A mother in Argentina speaks of her joy at finding her premature baby alive in a refrigerated morgue, 12 hours after the girl had been declared dead.
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Zimmerman held on second-degree murder charge

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
A hearing may be held Thursday for George Zimmerman, whose lawyer says he will plead not guilty in Trayvon Martin's death. FULL STORY
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911 transcript details discovery of triple slaying

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A woman who became suspicious and called 911 after dropping her son off at a suburban Minneapolis day care provider's home stayed on the line as she went back, entered the house and discovered three people had been shot to death, according to transcripts of the call released Wednesday....
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Ruling party win South Korea vote

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:51
Parliamentary election results in South Korea show the ruling Saenuri party taking the majority of seats by a small margin after a close race.
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