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E. coli makes 14 sick in 6 states

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
Federal health officials say 14 people in six states have been sickened by the same strain of E. coli over the past couple of months.
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Facebook gets in the app biz

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
Make room, Apple, Google and Amazon. One more major Internet player now has an app store.
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Princes visit Philip in hospital

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry visit their grandfather, Duke of Edinburgh, in hospital, Clarence House says.
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VIDEO: Jet stream driving UK storms

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
Strong winds and heavy rain have been battering the UK the last few days. BBC Weather's Chris Fawkes explains how it's all because of the jet stream.
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Grenada trying to find remains of slain Marxist PM

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) -- A haunting Cold War mystery is getting a fresh look on the Caribbean island of Grenada, where officials are trying to locate the missing remains of a Marxist prime minister executed nearly 30 years ago during a coup that sparked a U.S. invasion....

VIDEO: England players visit Auschwitz

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
England players visit the nearby Nazi death camp Auschwitz ahead of Euro 2012.
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Putin's hard line against protests to be tested

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
MOSCOW (AP) -- Helmeted riot police round up hundreds of protesters, including some whose only apparent crime is wearing white ribbons of opposition. A teacher who spoke out about election rigging is dragged into court and fined. Now a new law signed by President Vladimir Putin on Friday raises fines for participating in unauthorized protests 150-fold, to nearly the average annual salary in Russia....

Putin's hard line against protests to be tested

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
MOSCOW (AP) -- Helmeted riot police round up hundreds of protesters, including some whose only apparent crime is wearing white ribbons of opposition. A teacher who spoke out about election rigging is dragged into court and fined. Now a new law signed by President Vladimir Putin on Friday raises fines for participating in unauthorized protests 150-fold, to nearly the average annual salary in Russia....

Putin's hard line against protests to be tested

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
MOSCOW (AP) -- Helmeted riot police round up hundreds of protesters, including some whose only apparent crime is wearing white ribbons of opposition. A teacher who spoke out about election rigging is dragged into court and fined. Now a new law signed by President Vladimir Putin on Friday raises fines for participating in unauthorized protests 150-fold, to nearly the average annual salary in Russia....

Putin's hard line against protests to be tested

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
MOSCOW (AP) -- Helmeted riot police round up hundreds of protesters, including some whose only apparent crime is wearing white ribbons of opposition. A teacher who spoke out about election rigging is dragged into court and fined. Now a new law signed by President Vladimir Putin on Friday raises fines for participating in unauthorized protests 150-fold, to nearly the average annual salary in Russia....

Putin's hard line against protests to be tested

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
MOSCOW (AP) -- Helmeted riot police round up hundreds of protesters, including some whose only apparent crime is wearing white ribbons of opposition. A teacher who spoke out about election rigging is dragged into court and fined. Now a new law signed by President Vladimir Putin on Friday raises fines for participating in unauthorized protests 150-fold, to nearly the average annual salary in Russia....

Putin's hard line against protests to be tested

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
MOSCOW (AP) -- Helmeted riot police round up hundreds of protesters, including some whose only apparent crime is wearing white ribbons of opposition. A teacher who spoke out about election rigging is dragged into court and fined. Now a new law signed by President Vladimir Putin on Friday raises fines for participating in unauthorized protests 150-fold, to nearly the average annual salary in Russia....

Spain aid talks 'not ruled out'

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
Emergency talks this weekend to discuss a bailout for Spain cannot be ruled out, the Dutch finance minister says, amid reports it will ask for aid as early as Saturday.
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Obama: Europe faces hard choices

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
European leaders must take difficult decisions in an effort to stem the euro crisis and revitalise their economies, US President Barack Obama says.
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No-blind-spot mirror inspired by disco ball

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
Ever had trouble checking behind you while driving? Now there's a newly patented side-view mirror that claims to eliminate that pesky blind spot.
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Talent contestant accused of war fib

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
A war veteran is accused of lying about his injures to get ahead as a singer on NBC's "America's Got Talent."
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Towers shut down in bug outbreak

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
One of the companies being investigated over the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Edinburgh shuts down its cooling towers.
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Inside the mind of an Iraq combat vet

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
Iraq War veteran James McQuoid shows how his service dog has improved his life thanks to CNN Hero Mary Cortani.
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Is Recess Coming Back?

Eagle Forum - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
In previous commentaries in this series, I have lamented the fact that so many elementary schools have abolished recess, and some new schools are even being built without playgrounds. Having raised both sons and daughters, I know that boys, especially, need to run around on the playground in mid-morning and mid-afternoon if they are to come back into the classroom and learn anything. They Phyllis Schlaflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11930380089191812969noreply@blogger.com0

Biker dies amid stormy conditions

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-23 20:26
A teenager dies after suffering serious head injuries when his scooter crashed in stormy weather conditions.
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