Where do you go for news?

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I am an American, but I usually hit the BBC up when I need a news fix. http://www.bbc.com/news/
Ditto, but set not to U.S. For some reason (I could speculate but won't bother), the International BBC site has actual news, whereas the U.S. BBC site has, well, not sensationalist articles exactly, but certainly the mayhem/scandal angle U.S. typical audiences seem to eat like ice cream.

Also, Google News. No idea what their algorithm is (most clicks, weighted with trustworthiness of site, but not always?), but they usually have a good range of coverage, and beyond the initial three articles in any given section, can actually provide really interesting articles.

Edit: Actually, and also HN.

I am assuming you mean technology news? I think techmeme.com gives you a great bird's eye view about everything that you need to know in a couple of minutes.
Twitter; seriously, things show up there a couple of days before they show up here.
How do you 'read Twitter'? I mean, how do you get 'the news' there?
follow newspapers, magazines, journalists, whoever can provide you with the kind of news you're looking for.
Follow your interests.

It's not perfect and you do need to stay on top of things; I'm a heavy user of lists and persistent search tags. But you could also use a service like http://getlittlebird.com to find people in a specific field.

I'd caveat to say Twitter, with a grain of salt. Calculate in sheer numbers, and heavily trending stuff tends to be really informative.
nytimes.com with javascript off to avoid the wall
lessmeme.com

reddit.com/r/worldnews