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You know that big immigration bill that they're working on in Congress? Well, the bigger the bill, the easier it is to stuff it with...pork. (Literally, in some cases.)

Among the pet provisions you can find buried in that 844 pages of legislation? More visas for foreign workers for the American meat industry -- that was Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina. New York Sen. Chuck Schumer's put in for an extra 10,500 visas for Irish workers. And Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado threw in a provision making it easier to hire foreign ski instructors.

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone would be happy to give the Bahrain Grand Prix a five-year extension.

The mother of a Swansea man who was suffering from measles when he died speaks of the family's devastation.

Spencer Kelly discovers a way to Google Street View into time-lapse photography

Philips, the world's top lighting maker, says LED sales rose 38% in the first quarter from a year earlier, as the Dutch group reports steady results.

Can a website really pass on 100% of donations to charity?

German airline Lufthansa cancels the majority of its flights scheduled for Monday due to a strike.

More needs to be done to protect police officers on duty from attack, two senior politicians say after figures show 1,700 days lost at three Welsh forces.

Law enforcement agencies are reporting an increase in health insurance scams across the country. Many of the scammers seem to be preying on the public's confusion over the massive changes taking place in the nation's health care system.

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Law enforcement agencies are reporting an increase health insurance scams across the country. Many of the scammers seem to be preying on the public's confusion over the massive changes taking place in the nation's health care system.

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The Bullitt Foundation's new Seattle headquarters, billed as the world's "greenest" building, is designed to be entirely self-sustaining. The developers hope it can inspire others to build this way.

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Coffee is social stimulant, solitary pleasure, intellectual catalyst. It also connects us to far corners of the globe. From small specialty farms in Guatemala to large, industrial operations in Brazil and unexpected corners of the world, like Vietnam, the world's morning cup of Joe makes quite a journey.

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In the U.S., 3 percent of the CEOs at top companies are women; in India, that figure is 14 percent. Economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett says women in India and other emerging economies, like China and Brazil, are surpassing their American and European counterparts. They're "pointing the way," she says.

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The new chairman of the Housing Executive said he could see from five to seven housing associations being created when the executive is broken up.

Boeing starts replacing batteries on some of its grounded 787 Dreamliner fleet, moving a step closer to getting the planes flying again.

A minute's silence is held in Lowestoft, a week on from the deaths of a pregnant woman and her three children.

Welshman Michael White could provide the glamour snooker has been searching for, says BBC Sport's Ben Dirs

Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon is arrested for disorderly conduct after police stopped her husband on suspicion of drink driving, US media report.

Marc Marquez's early-season form will make Dani Pedrosa sit up and take notice, says BBC motorcycling commentator Steve Parrish

The openly gay mayor of Paris headed a rival march through the capital in favour of same-sex marriage.