Monthly Archives: April 2011

Obama keeps up push to end gas, oil tax breaks (AP)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Science News

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says oil companies are profiting from rising pump prices and he wants Congress to end $4 billion in annual tax breaks for the oil and gas industry. “These tax giveaways aren’t right,” Obama said in … Continue reading →

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University of Calif. targets out-of-state students (AP)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Education News

SAN FRANCISCO – The University of California is looking for out-of-state solutions to its money problems. Faced with sharp cuts in state funding, the 10-campus system is ramping up its campaign to recruit high-paying students from other states and countries, … Continue reading →

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Egypt Muslim group contests half parliament seats (Reuters)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Religion News

CAIRO (Reuters) – The Muslim Brotherhood said on Saturday it will contest up to half the parliamentary seats in elections scheduled for September. But the group said it will not field a candidate for the position of president in an … Continue reading →

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NFL lockout returns to players, teams dismay (AP)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

NEW YORK – From lockout to injunction to limbo and back to lockout — with a draft thrown in. Not even Super Bowl week gets that wild. Backed by an appeals court ruling, owners shut their doors once more, with … Continue reading →

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Royal newly-weds party at palace

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

30 April 2011 Last updated at 06:20 ET The newly-weds travelled from Clarence House to Buckingham Palace together The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have celebrated their marriage with dinner and dancing at Buckingham Palace, along with about 300 friends … Continue reading →

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Dodgers owner McCourt: ‘I have an uphill road’ (AP)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt kept silent as his divorce trial with former team CEO Jamie McCourt played out like a bad soap opera for all of baseball to see. Now, McCourt is going on offense … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Gaddafi calls for Nato talks

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - BBC World News

The Libyan leader, Colonel Gaddafi has called for negotiations with Nato to stop the coalition’s air strikes against his country. Speaking live on late-night television, Colonel Gaddafi said he was ready for a ceasefire, provided it was accepted by all … Continue reading →

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Two dead in motorway coach crash

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

30 April 2011 Last updated at 06:27 ET Two people have been killed and 51 injured – eight of them seriously – in a crash which closed the M11 in both directions in Essex and Cambridgeshire. The crash involving a … Continue reading →

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Roloson, Stamkos help Lightning top Caps in Game 1 (AP)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

WASHINGTON – Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher might very well have been sincere when he called Alex Ovechkin’s top-seeded Washington Capitals “a hockey machine” and “a more powerful team than us.” Boucher and some of his players also probably … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Uganda riots over Besigye arrest

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - BBC World News

At least two people have died and 90 have been injured in riots in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, over the treatment of opposition leader Kizza Besigye. Security forces fired live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters burning … Continue reading →

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