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Wisconsin holds recall more than a year in making

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- After a brief but bruising campaign that followed a more than yearlong fight over union rights and Wisconsin's cash-strapped budget, voters in the narrowly divided state began casting ballots Tuesday on whether to recall Gov. Scott Walker....

Al-Qaida No. 2 killed by US drone

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- A U.S. drone strike in northern Pakistan has killed al-Qaida's second-in-command, American officials said Tuesday, the biggest success so far in the controversial military program and a significant setback to a terror network that has lost a string of top figures since the death of Osama bin Laden last year....

Al-Qaida No. 2 killed by US drone

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- A U.S. drone strike in northern Pakistan has killed al-Qaida's second-in-command, American officials said Tuesday, the biggest success so far in the controversial military program and a significant setback to a terror network that has lost a string of top figures since the death of Osama bin Laden last year....
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Florida anti-Cuba law challenged

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
The US subsidiary of big Brazilian construction company Odebrecht goes to court against the state of Florida over legislation that bans business with Cuba.
Categories: BBC, News

Senate GOP blocks Democrats' equal pay bill

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a Democratic bill calling for equal pay in the workplace. But President Barack Obama and his congressional allies aren't finished appealing to women on the No. 1 concern for all voters: the cash in their wallets on the heels of recession....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Senate GOP blocks Democrats' equal pay bill

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a Democratic bill calling for equal pay in the workplace. But President Barack Obama and his congressional allies aren't finished appealing to women on the No. 1 concern for all voters: the cash in their wallets on the heels of recession....

Holder Declares War On State’s Rights

TruthNews.US - News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
Kevin Collins | Department of Justice thinks it can “order” Florida to stop removing illegal non-citizens from her voter registration rolls.

Canadian body parts suspect may have eaten victim

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
MONTREAL (AP) -- The Canadian porn actor suspected of dismembering and eating his former lover partied in Paris and evaded police for days before he was caught in Berlin, authorities said Tuesday. The suspect told German authorities he would not fight extradition to Canada....

VIDEO: Pilot's view during Jubilee flypast

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
The Ministry of Defence has released footage showing the view from the aircraft taking part in the flypast to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Categories: BBC, News

Get a filter and look up: That dot is Venus

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
HONOLULU (AP) -- For astronomers, Venus passing in front of the sun is not just a rare planetary spectacle - it won't be seen for another 105 years. It's also one of those events they hope will spark curiosity about the universe....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Russian parliament approves harsh bill on protests

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
MOSCOW (AP) -- The Kremlin-controlled Russian parliament on Tuesday rammed through a harsh bill that raises fines 150-fold for people taking part in unsanctioned rallies, a move aimed at discouraging the opposition from challenging President Vladimir Putin....

Russian parliament approves harsh bill on protests

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
MOSCOW (AP) -- The Kremlin-controlled Russian parliament on Tuesday rammed through a harsh bill that raises fines 150-fold for people taking part in unsanctioned rallies, a move aimed at discouraging the opposition from challenging President Vladimir Putin....

Russian parliament approves harsh bill on protests

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
MOSCOW (AP) -- The Kremlin-controlled Russian parliament on Tuesday rammed through a harsh bill that raises fines 150-fold for people taking part in unsanctioned rallies, a move aimed at discouraging the opposition from challenging President Vladimir Putin....

Russian parliament approves harsh bill on protests

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
MOSCOW (AP) -- The Kremlin-controlled Russian parliament on Tuesday rammed through a harsh bill that raises fines 150-fold for people taking part in unsanctioned rallies, a move aimed at discouraging the opposition from challenging President Vladimir Putin....

NTSB: Fatigued driver caused deadly NY bus crash

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A tour bus crash last year that claimed 15 lives was probably caused by a driver suffering from too little sleep and a bus company that provided too little safety oversight, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

NTSB: Fatigued driver caused deadly NY bus crash

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A tour bus crash last year that claimed 15 lives was probably caused by a driver suffering from too little sleep and a bus company that provided too little safety oversight, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

NTSB: Fatigued driver caused deadly NY bus crash

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A tour bus crash last year that claimed 15 lives was probably caused by a driver suffering from too little sleep and a bus company that provided too little safety oversight, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

NTSB: Fatigued driver caused deadly NY bus crash

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A tour bus crash last year that claimed 15 lives was probably caused by a driver suffering from too little sleep and a bus company that provided too little safety oversight, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Russia fine for protesters may surpass nuke crimes

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:59
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's lower house of parliament approved a bill Tuesday that would raise the fine for participating in an unauthorized protest 150-fold....
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