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ChristianToday |
11:55pm PDT |
Evangelical Alliance Raises Awareness of Risks to Human Society |
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Summary: The Evangelical Alliance has aligned itself with leading Christian charities that have expressed their fears over the ethical implications of new cloning and IVF treatment technology currently being developed |
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BBC News |
11:32pm PDT |
Bangladesh strikes after blasts |
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Summary: A day-long general strike is under way in Bangladesh, in response to Wednesday's multiple bomb blasts. |
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Crosswalk |
11:25pm PDT |
"T'anks Art" Headed to the Capitol? |
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Summary: I was just informed that News 10 is reporting that Steven Pearcy's "T'anks Art" is missing from AG Bill Lockyer's office downtown. News 10 asked Pearcy if he had any knowledge as to the whereabouts of his 'art'. he said nobody has told him a thing. |
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Cnn.com |
10:53pm PDT |
Northwest mechanics on strike after talks fail |
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Summary: Northwest Airlines' mechanics union announced early today that it was going on strike, but unions representing the carrier's pilots and flight attendants will not be joining it on the picket lines. Airline management has pledged to keep the airline flying |
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Cnn.com |
10:53pm PDT |
Northwest mechanics on strike |
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Summary: Northwest Airlines' mechanics union announced early today that it was going on strike, but unions representing the carrier's pilots and flight attendants will not be joining it on the picket lines. Airline management has pledged to keep the airline flying |
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Yahoo News |
10:52pm PDT |
Top Senate Democrat Reid learns of mild stroke (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid
of Nevada suffered a minor stroke earlier this week but doctors
found no complications, his office said on Friday. |
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BBC News |
10:16pm PDT |
Jordanians hunt rocket suspects |
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Summary: Police in Jordan hunt suspected Arab militants who fired rockets at two US warships and Israel. |
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BBC News |
10:12pm PDT |
Sir Ian urges context on Menezes |
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Summary: The Met Police chief says Jean Charles de Menezes' death should not overshadow the London bombing tragedy. |
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Yahoo News |
10:11pm PDT |
Royals Lose Their 19th Straight Game (AP) |
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Summary: AP - The Kansas City Royals lost their 19th straight game Friday night, moving within two defeats of the American League record, and Jay Payton homered to help the Oakland Athletics snap a four-game skid with a 4-0 victory. |
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Yahoo News |
10:00pm PDT |
Merck Found Liable in Vioxx Case (washingtonpost.com) |
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Summary: washingtonpost.com - After less than 11 hours of deliberation, a Texas jury yesterday found Merck & Co. responsible for the death of a 59-year-old triathlete who was taking the company's once-popular painkiller, Vioxx. |
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Yahoo News |
10:00pm PDT |
Redskins' Revenue Reaches $300 Million (washingtonpost.com) |
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Summary: washingtonpost.com - The Washington Redskins, the National Football League's richest franchise, are even wealthier than people thought. |
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Yahoo News |
9:55pm PDT |
Jenny McCarthy, Husband File for Divorce (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Jenny McCarthy and her husband John Asher have filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, her publicist said Friday. The TV star and former Playboy playmate had been married to Asher for six years. |
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Cnn.com |
9:47pm PDT |
Son: Father innocent of spy charge |
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Summary: The son of an American being held under house arrest in China on suspicion of conducting espionage for Taiwan said his father is an apolitical businessman who has no contacts in Taiwan and no dealings with any government agencies there. |
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Yahoo News |
9:45pm PDT |
Mechanics strike at Northwest Airlines (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Mechanics struck Northwest Airlines
early on Saturday after last-ditch negotiations failed
to reach a deal on concessions to help the airline cut costs
and avert possible bankruptcy. |
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BBC News |
9:38pm PDT |
Women 'take back seat' in science |
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Summary: The path for women in science remains a "difficult trek", according to group of female researchers. |
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Yahoo News |
9:36pm PDT |
Northwest Airlines Mechanics Go on Strike (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Mechanics struck Northwest Airlines early Saturday after refusing big pay cuts and layoffs that would have cut their numbers almost in half. The nation's fourth largest airline pledged to keep flying with replacements. |
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Cnn.com |
9:25pm PDT |
'Desperate Housewives' star to wed |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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Yahoo News |
9:21pm PDT |
Mechanics strike Northwest Airlines (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Mechanics struck Northwest Airlines
on Friday after last-ditch negotiations failed to reach a deal
on concessions to help the airline cut costs and avert possible
bankruptcy. |
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Cnn.com |
9:17pm PDT |
Strike: Northwest and union talks fall apart |
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Summary: Northwest's mechanics union at midnight on Friday decided to strike, unable to come to an agreement over proposed concessions that would result in job losses and cuts in pay and benefits. |
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BBC News |
9:14pm PDT |
UK law firms prepare Vioxx cases |
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Summary: UK law firms prepare cases against drug firm Merck - after a Texas jury found it negligent in a man's death. |
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Yahoo News |
9:05pm PDT |
Northwest Mechanics Decide to Strike (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Northwest Airlines mechanics decided Friday night to walk off the job after months of negotiations failed, the union said. |
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Yahoo News |
8:55pm PDT |
Northwest Mechanics Roll Toward Strike (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Northwest Airlines and its mechanics rolled toward a strike Friday with little apparent hope for avoiding a walkout. Union officials said mechanics were ordered off company property at the carrier's two main hubs. |
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BBC News |
8:52pm PDT |
Tunnel collapse rail line reopens |
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Summary: Rail services on a busy line resume, seven weeks after a tunnel collapse. |
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Yahoo News |
8:07pm PDT |
Yankees Trip Slumping White Sox 3-1 (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Mike Mussina allowed five singles in seven innings and the New York Yankees sent the slumping Chicago White Sox to their season-worst sixth straight loss with a 3-1 victory Friday night. |
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BBC News |
8:04pm PDT |
State funeral for Spanish troops |
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Summary: A state funeral is to be held for 17 Spanish troops killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. |
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Cnn.com |
8:02pm PDT |
Israeli troops empty Gadid settlement |
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Summary: Israeli troops today used bulldozers to break through flaming barricades and enter the settlement of Gadid to evacuate residents and protesters, the only evacuation planned before a temporary pause in the Gaza disengagement for the Jewish Sabbath. Israeli |
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Yahoo News |
7:39pm PDT |
Armstrong Prepares for Ride With Bush (AP) |
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Summary: AP - It's not clear whether Lance Armstrong will have to abide by the standard rules for biking with President Bush when the two famously competitive Texans take their first ride together Saturday. The first rule: Don't pass the president. |
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Cnn.com |
7:36pm PDT |
1,800 infected; N.Y. water park blamed |
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Summary: Nearly 1,800 people from 20 New York counties have reported symptoms of a gastrointestinal illness related to a water attraction at Seneca Lake State Park in upstate New York, according to the New York State Department of Health and New York State Parks D |
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BBC News |
7:31pm PDT |
US giant punished for faulty drug |
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Summary: US drugs firm Merck is told to pay a widow $253m over the painkiller Vioxx, in what could be the first of many lawsuits. |
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Yahoo News |
7:30pm PDT |
Two indicted in US for Colombian drug smuggling (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. authorities indicted two accused
leaders of a Colombian drug-trafficking ring, responsible for
importing more than $100 million worth of cocaine and heroin
into the United States, according to court papers unsealed on
Friday. |
