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Snacks on a plane: They matter

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14
When I didn't get my cookie, I almost started crying. No, this didn't happen when I was 5, 10 or even 15 years old. It was this past Christmas on an airplane bound for my home in New York, and I'm pretty sure this is the most embarrassing sentence I have ever typed.
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Morocco solar flight is abandoned

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14
Strong headwinds force the pilot of the solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse is to abandon a flight across Morocco.
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Panetta says no unauthorized info to filmmakers

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says no unauthorized information was provided to filmmakers producing a movie on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden....
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Panetta says no unauthorized info to filmmakers

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says no unauthorized information was provided to filmmakers producing a movie on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden....
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Panetta says no unauthorized info to filmmakers

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says no unauthorized information was provided to filmmakers producing a movie on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden....
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Senate rejects changes in sugar policy

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senators debating a five-year farm bill have voted to uphold current policy that protects the nation's sugar growers with price supports and import restrictions....
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Avlon: The battle for GOP's soul

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14
Jeb Bush is being attacked for being a traitor to the conservative cause, but John Avlon says the former governor is just being rational 
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US holds talks with India, seeks action on trade

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for the U.S. and key Asian partner India to translate their increasingly close ties into benefits by boosting trade and investment, expected to top $100 billion this year....
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UK minister survives vote on Murdoch ties

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14
LONDON (AP) -- British lawmakers granted a reprieve Wednesday to the embattled culture minister, ruling that he should not be investigated over allegations that he favored the bid by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to take control of a satellite broadcaster....

UK minister survives vote on Murdoch ties

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14
LONDON (AP) -- British lawmakers granted a reprieve Wednesday to the embattled culture minister, ruling that he should not be investigated over allegations that he favored the bid by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to take control of a satellite broadcaster....

UK minister survives vote on Murdoch ties

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14
LONDON (AP) -- British lawmakers granted a reprieve Wednesday to the embattled culture minister, ruling that he should not be investigated over allegations that he favored the bid by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to take control of a satellite broadcaster....

German state expels far-right MPs

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14
MPs from a far-right party are expelled from the parliament chamber of the German state of Saxony for wearing clothing associated with neo-Nazis.
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NetworkWorld.com: "Bill proposes to protect Americans' privacy from warrantless drone surveillance"

FourthAmendment.com - News - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14

NetworkWorld.com: Bill proposes to protect Americans' privacy from warrantless drone surveillance by Ms. Smith:

Didn't hear anyone yell "Fore," yet wonder if that is a golf ball in the sky? It's not; it's a drone and it's coming. Judge Andrew P. Napolitano warned about the "coming use of drones - some as small as golf balls - to watch us, listen to us and record us. Did you consent to the government having that power? Did you consent to the American military spying on Americans in America? I don't know a single person who has, but I know only a few who are complaining."

Although Secrecy News reported the Senate Armed Services Committee said drones need to operate 'freely and routinely' in America, you can add Senator Rand Paul to that "few" who are raising a ruckus about drones. Senator Paul proposed a bill to prevent warrantless drone surveillance. He said, "The Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2012 will protect American's personal privacy. Like other tools used to collect information in law enforcement, in order to use drones a warrant needs to be issued. Americans going about their everyday lives should not be treated like criminals or terrorists and have their rights infringed upon by military tactics."

"A drone is a very, very powerful way of snooping on behavior," Sen. Paul told CNN.

Two Legionnaires' cases confirmed

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14
Two further cases of Legionnaires disease are confirmed in Edinburgh, bringing the total number to 41, with a further 47 suspected cases.
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Diablo's real-cash auctions begin

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14
Video game Diablo 3 launches an in-game auction house where items can be bought and sold with real-world money.
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Nasa X-ray mission rides to orbit

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14
The US space agency launches its Nustar X-ray observatory to image black holes, exploded stars, galaxy clusters and even our own Sun.
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VIDEO: Miners protest in Spain's parliament

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14
Miners' union leaders protest in the Spanish parliament against a proposed 64% subsidy cut.
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ABAJ.com: "Feds Raid Utah Law Offices in Probe of Loan Modification Work"

FourthAmendment.com - News - Sat, 2025-05-17 17:14

ABAJ.com: Feds Raid Utah Law Offices in Probe of Loan Modification Work by Martha Neil:

Multiple federal agencies including the FBI, IRS and the office of the inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program raided three offices affiliated with a Utah law firm Tuesday.

The U.S. Attorney's office in Utah confirmed the raid on the CC Brown Law Office in Midvale and West Valley City, in cooperation with local authorities, but said the search warrant is sealed and no criminal charges have been filed, according to a local ABC News affiliate and Salt Lake Tribune.

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