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BBC News |
11:43pm PDT |
Arroyo's husband 'to move abroad' |
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Summary: Philippines President Arroyo says her husband, tainted by scandal, is to move abroad, in a bid to protect her credibility. |
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Cnn.com |
11:42pm PDT |
U.S. chopper down in Afghanistan |
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Summary: The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the downing of a U.S. military helicopter that crashed in a restive, rugged region along the Afghan-Pakistani border. |
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ChristianToday |
11:41pm PDT |
50 Rise in Child Abuse Alarms Catholic Church in England |
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Summary: A report released by the Catholic Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults has revealed that allegations of child abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales have increased by 50 percent last year |
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BBC News |
11:38pm PDT |
Street star held after rape claim |
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Summary: Police investigate former Coronation Street actor Chris Quentin over a claim of rape in London. |
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Yahoo News |
11:29pm PDT |
U.S. says 17 troops aboard downed Afghan chopper (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - A U.S. military helicopter that came down
in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday was carrying 17 troops and
appeared to have been shot down, the military said on Wednesday
as search and rescue teams sealed off the crash site. |
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ChristianToday |
11:28pm PDT |
WCC Calling for Immediate Halt of Forced Evictions in Zimbabwe |
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Summary: The forced mass evictions recently taking place in Zimbabwe have causes disquiet from church leaders as well as human rights activists and organisations The eviction was part of the governments Operation Restore Order |
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Yahoo News |
11:19pm PDT |
Debate Hinges on Condoms' Effectiveness (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Everyone knows condoms prevent pregnancy and protect against sexually transmitted diseases. But how well do they work? |
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BBC News |
11:12pm PDT |
Pair escape injury in bomb attack |
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Summary: A man and woman in their 20s escape injury in a petrol bomb attack on a house in County Down. |
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Yahoo News |
11:09pm PDT |
Bush Criticized Over Speech About Iraq War (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Democrats are criticizing President Bush for raising the Sept. 11 attacks while he defends his plan to keep U.S. troops in Iraq as long as it takes to ensure peace in the country. |
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Cnn.com |
11:02pm PDT |
British lawmakers back ID scheme |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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Yahoo News |
10:58pm PDT |
Seventeen aboard US chopper crashed in Afghanistan (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Seventeen U.S. troops were aboard a
military helicopter that crashed during an anti-guerrilla
mission in eastern Afghanistan but their fate was not
immediately known, the U.S. military said on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
10:53pm PDT |
Wales slumps in investment league |
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Summary: Wales falls from first to ninth in a UK regional league of jobs created by investment from abroad. |
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Yahoo News |
10:52pm PDT |
Hostile Fire Likely Downed U.S. Helicopter (AP) |
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Summary: AP - A U.S. Chinook helicopter that crashed in eastern Afghanistan was likely shot down by hostile fire, and the fate of 17 American servicemembers aboard was unclear, the U.S. military said Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
10:46pm PDT |
Arroyo's husband to move abroad |
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Summary: Philippines President Gloria Arroyo's husband, accused of influence-peddling, is to leave the country to protect her credibility. |
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Yahoo News |
10:45pm PDT |
Canada Parliament approves same sex marriage (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Canada's Parliament on Tuesday approved
legislation to allow same sex marriages across the country,
despite fierce opposition from conservative politicians and
religious groups. |
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BBC News |
10:40pm PDT |
India and US sign defence accord |
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Summary: India and the United States sign a 10-year agreement to strengthen bilateral defence ties. |
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BBC News |
10:00pm PDT |
HIV drug target 'will not be met' |
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Summary: Senior WHO officials admit they may fail to meet their target for disseminating HIV drugs. |
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BBC News |
10:00pm PDT |
SA's Zuma faces corruption trial |
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Summary: South Africa's former Deputy President Jacob Zuma is to appear in court on corruption charges. |
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Yahoo News |
10:00pm PDT |
Same-Sex Marriage Advances In Canada (washingtonpost.com) |
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Summary: washingtonpost.com - OTTAWA, June 28 -- The House of Commons voted Tuesday to guarantee full marriage rights to same-sex couples, reaffirming Canada's sharp difference with the United States over the issue of gay rights and promising an alternative destin |
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BBC News |
9:52pm PDT |
Bush says Iraq sacrifices 'vital' |
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Summary: President Bush tells the US people that sacrifices made to fight the insurgency in Iraq are vital for security at home. |
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Yahoo News |
9:49pm PDT |
Apple Upgrades IPod and ITunes (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Apple Computer Inc. released new software Tuesday designed to make it easier for users to listen to the increasingly popular, but largely unstructured podcast offerings. |
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BBC News |
9:44pm PDT |
Tennis: Wimbledon preview |
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Summary: Defending champion Roger Federer takes on Fernando Gonzalez in Wednesday's men's quarter-finals. |
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BBC News |
9:37pm PDT |
US helicopter crash hunt begins |
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Summary: The US hunts for survivors of an Afghan helicopter crash, amid Taleban claims they shot it down. |
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Crosswalk |
9:25pm PDT |
The Freudian Century |
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Summary: More than a century ago Sigmund Freud put forth the theory that the repression of "natural" sexual impulses regardless of how deviant was a principal source of mental illness. This assertion proved essential in providing a "scientific" basis for advancing |
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Cnn.com |
9:22pm PDT |
Bush: Iraq 'vital' to U.S. security |
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Summary: President Bush sought to reclaim a public mandate for his Iraq policy Tuesday, telling a national television audience the war is "vital" to U.S. security and that insurgents in Iraq share "the same murderous ideology" as the 9/11 hijackers. |
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Yahoo News |
9:20pm PDT |
Rapper Kanye West Big Winner at BET Awards (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Producer-rapper Kanye West was the big winner at Tuesday night's BET Awards, earning trophies for male hip-hop artist and video of the year for his "Jesus Walks." |
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BBC News |
8:45pm PDT |
Brown targets subsidy 'hypocrisy' |
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Summary: Britain is to accuse EU countries of hypocrisy for not reforming the CAP but at the same time promising increases in aid to Africa. |
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BBC News |
7:53pm PDT |
Woodward rings changes for Lions |
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Summary: Sir Clive Woodward names seven new faces in his Lions team for the second Test against New Zealand. |
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BBC News |
7:44pm PDT |
EU to propose Turkey talks plan |
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Summary: The European Commission is due to propose plans on how to run talks on membership with Turkey in coming years. |
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BBC News |
7:35pm PDT |
Football: Eriksson 'could quit' |
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Summary: England's assistant coach Tord Grip says he and Sven-Goran Eriksson could quit after the World Cup. |
