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Cnn.com |
8:50am PST |
Travelers face canceled flights, delays |
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Summary: Here we go again. Just as travel was getting back to normal after a monster snowstorm in the East that stranded airline passengers over the weekend, more snow is falling, and more frustration is expected at airports across the region.
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Yahoo News |
8:40am PST |
Obama: GOP and Dems together can spur job growth
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Summary: AP - President Barack Obama acknowledged the deep partisan divisions gripping Congress, but he urged Republican and Democratic leaders Tuesday to cooperate on legislation that creates jobs. |
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Yahoo News |
8:35am PST |
Angelina Jolie to visit Haiti with UN refugee body
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Summary: AP - The U.N. refugee agency says its goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie is heading to Haiti to meet with earthquake victims. |
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Yahoo News |
8:33am PST |
SI swimsuit edition puts Roddick's wife on cover
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Summary: AP - Model Brooklyn Decker landed the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover this year. |
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Yahoo News |
8:29am PST |
FDA aims to rein in radiation-based medical scans
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Summary: AP - The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will work with doctors and manufacturers to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from medical scans, a problem that has been growing for decades. |
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Cnn.com |
8:09am PST |
10-20 inches of snow forecast for D.C. |
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Summary: Up to 20 inches more snow is expected to fall in Washington, D.C., parts of Virginia and Maryland, where residents are still digging out after a weekend blizzard.
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BBC News |
8:09am PST |
Afghans 'trapped in battle zone' |
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Summary: Explosive devices are stopping Afghans leaving an area where a major operation is due to begin, the defence secretary says. |
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Cnn.com |
8:08am PST |
Why did Apple's online store go down? |
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Summary: Apple on Tuesday unveiled Aperture 3, the latest update of its photo editing and management software.
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Cnn.com |
8:08am PST |
Apple updates photo editing software |
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Summary: Apple on Tuesday unveiled Aperture 3, the latest update of its photo editing and management software.
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BBC News |
8:03am PST |
Rail staff vote for strike action |
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Summary: Commuters face three days of disruption after rail staff vote to strike in protest at the absence of conductors on a new service. |
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Cnn.com |
8:02am PST |
Google diving deeper into social media? |
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Summary: Google is expected to plunge into the world of Facebook and Twitter, using its popular Gmail service to allow users to post status updates and items.
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8:02am PST |
Impartiality of 'Outed' Prop 8 Judge Assured |
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Summary: Two days after ?outing? the federal judge who will be ruling on California?s key gay marriage case, San Francisco?s largest newspaper emphasized Tuesday that Vaughn Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has a ?proven re |
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Yahoo News |
7:59am PST |
U.S. wants Iran sanctions in weeks; embassies attacked
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Summary: Reuters - The Pentagon said on Tuesday that the United States wanted a U.N. Security Council resolution "within weeks" to tackle Iran's nuclear program as Iran said it had begun making higher-grade nuclear fuel. |
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Cnn.com |
7:58am PST |
Snow causes headaches for travelers |
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Summary: Here we go again. Just as travel was getting back to normal after a monster snowstorm in the East that stranded airline passengers over the weekend, more snow is falling, and more frustration is expected at airports across the region.
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BBC News |
7:50am PST |
Euro bounces back against dollar |
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Summary: The euro strengthens against the pound and the dollar ahead of a meeting of EU leaders later this week. |
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Cnn.com |
7:45am PST |
Iran ramps up uranium enrichment |
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Summary: As promised, Iran began enriching uranium to 20 percent on Tuesday, state media said.
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Cnn.com |
7:45am PST |
White House kicks off fight against childhood obesity |
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Summary: President Obama today established a task force to tackle childhood obesity. First lady Michelle Obama will lead a public awareness campaign on the issue.
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Yahoo News |
7:41am PST |
Toyota recalls new Prius in latest safety fix
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Summary: Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp said it would call in nearly half a million new Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems, the third recall in a spiraling safety crisis at the world's biggest carmaker. |
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BBC News |
7:37am PST |
Sri Lankan parliament dissolved |
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Summary: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolves parliament, paving the way for national elections, his spokesman says. |
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Cnn.com |
7:36am PST |
Snowed-packed D.C. to get hit again |
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Summary: Up to 20 inches more snow is expected to fall in Washington, D.C., parts of Virginia and Maryland, where residents are still digging out after a weekend blizzard.
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Yahoo News |
7:05am PST |
US Army closes in on south Afghan town
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Summary: AP - U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan. |
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BBC News |
6:50am PST |
Woman admits killing her husband |
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Summary: A mother-of-four who was facing trial for the murder of her estranged husband pleads guilty to his manslaughter. |
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6:48am PST |
Man jailed for sister marriage scam |
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Summary: A Wiltshire man who plotted to "sell" his vulnerable sister into a sham marriage with a Chinese man in Berkshire is jailed. |
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Yahoo News |
6:43am PST |
Stocks climb on hopes for Greece debt assistance
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Summary: AP - Stocks surged Tuesday morning as hopes grow the European Union will help Greece with its growing debt burden. |
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BBC News |
6:40am PST |
First Lady tackles child obesity |
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Summary: First Lady Michelle Obama launches a nationwide campaign to tackle child obesity, which she says threatens America's future. |
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BBC News |
6:25am PST |
Banana v KitKat |
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Summary: Which is better? It's time for a snack stand-off |
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BBC News |
6:24am PST |
Labour Corrie star calls banned |
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Summary: Automated Labour voice messages by ex-Coronation Street star Liz Dawn broke privacy rules, the party is told. |
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Yahoo News |
6:20am PST |
Nigerian parliament votes to suspend ailing president
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Summary: AFP - Nigeria's parliament on Tuesday voted to suspend ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua and hand power to his deputy until he is well enough to resume. |
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Yahoo News |
6:17am PST |
State Farm says it warned NHTSA on Toyota in 2007
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Summary: AP - The nation's largest auto insurer said Tuesday it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the latest warning sign to emerge about the massive recall. |
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BBC News |
6:16am PST |
Ferdinand drops extra ban appeal |
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Summary: Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand withdraws his appeal against an extra one-match ban for violent conduct. |
