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BBC News |
11:55pm PDT |
Troops get into Gaza settlement |
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Summary: Israeli forces force their way into a major Gaza settlement where residents are resisting orders to leave. |
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BBC News |
11:49pm PDT |
Yudhoyono backs Aceh peace deal |
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Summary: Indonesia's president says he will honour the Aceh peace deal, and also seek a solution to unrest in Papua. |
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BBC News |
11:47pm PDT |
Olympics bill comes under attack |
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Summary: Advertisers' representatives say plans to stop businesses cashing in on the 2012 Olympics are too harsh. |
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ChristianPost |
11:32pm PDT |
Statewide Students for Life of Michigan Launched |
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Summary: A new statewide organization for pro-life college students has been launched, uniting thirteen Michigan Students for Life clubs across the state under the goal of promoting a culture of life.
As the first statewide organization for pro-life ... |
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Yahoo News |
11:32pm PDT |
Guatemalan Prison Riots Leave 31 Dead (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Near-simultaneous attacks and riots at seven Guatemalan prisons that left 31 inmates dead show the organizational power of Central America's gangs, whose members communicate between prisons through cell phones and visitors, officials said. |
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Cnn.com |
11:29pm PDT |
Gaza pullout in second day |
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Summary: After a standoff with Jewish settlers a day earlier, Israeli security forces dismantled a gate blocking the entrance to Neveh Dekalim and entered the settlement early today. As the pullout of Jewish settlers in Gaza enters its second day, Israeli security |
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BBC News |
11:28pm PDT |
C&W to buy Energis and cut jobs |
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Summary: Cable & Wireless clinches a deal to buy rival telecoms firm Energis for £594m but says it will cut 700 jobs. |
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Yahoo News |
11:27pm PDT |
36 Reported Injured in Japan Earthquake (AP) |
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Summary: AP - A powerful magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Tuesday, triggering two small tsunamis and shaking skyscrapers as far away as Tokyo, 185 miles to the south. At least 36 people were reportedly injured. |
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BBC News |
11:12pm PDT |
Cricket: Oz 'must find form fast' |
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Summary: Australia captain Ricky Ponting admits his team need to find their form quickly in the Ashes. |
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BBC News |
11:08pm PDT |
Youth held over teenager's rape |
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Summary: A youth is arrested by police investigating the rape of a 15-year-old girl in west Belfast 10 days ago. |
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Yahoo News |
11:07pm PDT |
S.C. Proposing to Redefine Medicaid (AP) |
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Summary: AP - On the left, they're calling it radical. On the right, the buzzword is bold. Either way, South Carolina is proposing major changes in Medicaid, the giant federal-state health insurance program for the poor and disabled. |
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BBC News |
10:54pm PDT |
Bush hails Iraqi constitution bid |
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Summary: US President George W Bush praises Iraqi lawmakers who failed to meet a deadline to agree a new charter. |
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BBC News |
10:46pm PDT |
Students drop out of Welsh Bac |
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Summary: More than half of students taking part in the Welsh Baccalaureate dropped out before finishing the course. |
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Yahoo News |
10:42pm PDT |
27 Reported Injured in Japan Earthquake (AP) |
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Summary: AP - A powerful magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Tuesday, triggering two small tsunamis and shaking skyscrapers as far away as Tokyo, 185 miles to the south. At least 27 people were reported injured. |
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BBC News |
10:33pm PDT |
Vaughan hails England's potential |
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Summary: England captain Michael Vaughan says the sky is the limit after his team dominate a draw against Australia. |
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Yahoo News |
10:25pm PDT |
7.2-Magnitude Earthquake Hits North Japan (AP) |
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Summary: AP - A powerful magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Tuesday, triggering two small tsunamis and shaking skyscrapers as far away as Tokyo, 185 miles to the south. At least 27 people were reported injured. |
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Yahoo News |
10:24pm PDT |
Major quake hits northern Japan, some injuries (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - A major earthquake with a magnitude of
7.2 jolted northern Japan on Tuesday, injuring at least 27
people, causing power outages and snarling transportation. |
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Yahoo News |
10:19pm PDT |
Orioles Clobber Athletics 6-2 (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Sammy Sosa's 25-foot RBI single highlighted a wild rally by Baltimore, and the Orioles ended Barry Zito's eight-game winning streak with a 6-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night. |
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Yahoo News |
10:10pm PDT |
Delta Still Facing Bankruptcy Threat (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Delta Air Lines Inc.'s decision to sell one of its regional carriers gives it some desperately needed cash, but the company is warning that a bankruptcy filing remains a distinct possibility. |
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Yahoo News |
10:00pm PDT |
Iraqis Fail To Meet Constitution Deadline (washingtonpost.com) |
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Summary: washingtonpost.com - BAGHDAD, Aug. 15 -- Iraqi factional leaders failed to meet Monday's deadline for drafting a constitution in an often-rancorous debate that appeared to have widened rifts among Shiite, Sunni, Kurdish and secular groups. |
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Yahoo News |
10:00pm PDT |
Eviction Notices Are Served in Gaza (washingtonpost.com) |
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Summary: washingtonpost.com - NEVE DEKALIM, Gaza Strip, Aug. 15 -- Thousands of Israeli soldiers entered Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip on Monday to deliver eviction notices to be carried out, with force if necessary, in the coming days. But a well-organized |
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Yahoo News |
9:48pm PDT |
Amazon.com Unveils Photo-Mapping Service (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Hoping to become a more popular Internet destination, a small search engine owned by Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. is testing a mapping service that will display street-level photos of the city blocks surrounding a requested address. |
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Cnn.com |
9:04pm PDT |
Powerful earthquake hits northern Japan |
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Summary: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake has hit northern Japan, triggering a tsunami alert in its aftermath, the Japanese Meteorological Agency reported. |
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BBC News |
8:49pm PDT |
Scientists make nerve stem cells |
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Summary: The world's first pure batch of nerve stem cells made from human stem cells is created in Edinburgh, scientists report. |
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BBC News |
8:31pm PDT |
Earthquake rocks northern Japan |
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Summary: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 rocks northern Japan and triggers a tsunami alert. |
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Yahoo News |
8:13pm PDT |
Earthquake Shakes Buildings in Tokyo (AP) |
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Summary: AP - A powerful magnitude-6.8 earthquake hit northern Japan on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning for a stretch of the country's Pacific coast and shaking buildings nearly 200 miles away in Tokyo, the nation's Meteorological Agency said. |
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Yahoo News |
8:06pm PDT |
Winn Hits for Cycle, Giants Beat Reds 7-3 (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Randy Winn hit for the cycle in his first four at-bats, sending the San Francisco Giants to a 7-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. |
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Cnn.com |
7:52pm PDT |
'No-fly list' keeps infants off planes |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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Yahoo News |
7:45pm PDT |
31 Dead in Four Guatemala Prison Riots (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Gang members staged simultaneous riots in at least seven Guatemalan prisons on Monday, attacking rivals with grenades, guns and knives in coordinated chaos that left 31 inmates dead, officials said. |
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Yahoo News |
7:44pm PDT |
McDonald Lifts Tigers Over Red Sox 7-6 (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Pinch-hitter John McDonald's two-out single in the ninth capped a comeback against Curt Schilling, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 7-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. |
