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ChristianPost |
11:56pm PDT |
Texans Prepare to Tackle Crime by Connecting with 35,000 Inmates |
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Summary: In Texas this year, some 70,000 inmates - nearly half of the state's prison population - will be released and returned to society. Of those, however, more than two-thirds will likely return to a life of crime within three years of release, according ... |
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BBC News |
11:53pm PDT |
Football: Real mull Owen offer |
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Summary: Liverpool make an offer to Real Madrid for Michael Owen after holding talks with the England striker. |
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BBC News |
11:53pm PDT |
Tennis: British trio in action |
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Summary: Tim Henman, Greg Rusedski and Andy Murray are all in action on day two of the US Open. |
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BBC News |
11:53pm PDT |
Oil close to highs as storm rages |
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Summary: The price of oil remains close to record levels as Hurricane Katrina batters the US southern coastline. |
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Yahoo News |
11:46pm PDT |
KPMG Pays $456M Fine in Tax Shelter Probe (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Government lawyers decided to settle a tax fraud investigation of KPMG rather than pursue criminal charges to avoid the possibility of duplicating the loss of thousands of jobs that came after the prosecution of another accounting firm, Arthur Anders |
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BBC News |
11:35pm PDT |
Telescope catures death of galaxy |
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Summary: A picture of two galaxies colliding 100 million light-years away gives an insight into the fate of our own planet. |
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BBC News |
11:35pm PDT |
Football: Real mulls Owen offer |
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Summary: Liverpool make an offer to Real Madrid for Michael Owen after holding talks with the England striker. |
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BBC News |
11:21pm PDT |
Stem cell hopes for young mother |
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Summary: A young mother is about to undergo a pioneering medical procedure in a County Londonderry hospital. |
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BBC News |
11:04pm PDT |
Member states discuss UN reform |
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Summary: A negotiating group meets to discuss key issues of UN reform, ahead of a major summit in September. |
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BBC News |
11:04pm PDT |
Dozens feared dead after US storm |
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Summary: Dozens of people are feared dead after Hurricane Katrina lashes the US Gulf coast with violent winds and rain. |
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Cnn.com |
10:52pm PDT |
Katrina kills 50 in one county |
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Summary: Estimated 50 dead in 1 Missisippi county, officials sayLouisiana governor: "We believe we lost lives"Tens of thousands to be homeless for months1.3 million without powerOil rig breaks loose, hits Mobile River bridgeAmerican Red Cross launching its largest |
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Cnn.com |
10:52pm PDT |
Levee breached in New Orleans |
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Summary: Estimated 50 dead in 1 Missisippi county, officials sayLevee breached in New OrleansLouisiana governor: "We believe we lost lives"Tens of thousands to be homeless for monthsOil rig breaks loose, hits Mobile River bridgeAmerican Red Cross launching its lar |
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BBC News |
10:49pm PDT |
£1m grants to tackle homelessness |
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Summary: Tackling the problem of homelessness is the aim of grants worth almost £1m from the Welsh Assembly Government. |
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BBC News |
10:49pm PDT |
Immigrants die in new Paris fire |
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Summary: Two die in a fire in a building used by immigrants in Paris, just days after a similar blaze killed 17 Africans. |
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Crosswalk |
10:40pm PDT |
The Goodness of God and the Reality of Evil |
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Summary: Every thoughtful person must deal with the problem of evil. Evil acts and tragic events come to us all in this vale of tears known as human life. Yesterday, evil showed its face again as Hurricane Katrina came ashore on the Gulf Coast. The problem of evil |
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BBC News |
10:35pm PDT |
Nepal king renews talks offer |
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Summary: King Gyanendra of Nepal renews an offer to open talks with opposition parties six months after seizing power. |
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Cnn.com |
10:32pm PDT |
54 die in Mississippi, 50 in one county |
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Summary: Hurricane Katrina's strike on Mississippi killed at least three people and caused what Gov. Haley Barbour called "catastrophic damage" in the state's coastal counties Monday. |
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BBC News |
10:23pm PDT |
Clyde jobs secured by investment |
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Summary: More than £22m is to be invested to create 400 new jobs and safeguard 200 existing ones on the Clyde. |
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Yahoo News |
10:13pm PDT |
Katrina slams U.S. Gulf Coast, dozens feared dead (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Hurricane Katrina ripped
into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Monday, pummeling the historic jazz
city of New Orleans with 100 mph (160 kph) winds and swamping
Mississippi resort towns and lowlands where local media
reported around 40 dead. |
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BBC News |
10:06pm PDT |
Police appeal on baby fire death |
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Summary: Detectives are to appeal for help in finding the killer of a four-month-old boy who died after a house fire. |
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Yahoo News |
10:02pm PDT |
Oil Surges Past $68 Per Barrel (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Hurricane Katrina sent oil futures roaring past $68 a barrel again Tuesday, as the storm of the year slowed but made it way through zones crucial to U.S. oil and gas infrastructure. |
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Yahoo News |
10:00pm PDT |
Storm Thrashes Gulf Coast (washingtonpost.com) |
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Summary: washingtonpost.com - NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29 -- Hurricane Katrina barreled into the Gulf Coast on Monday morning, its fierce winds cutting a 125-mile swath of destruction stretching from coastal Alabama across Mississippi to the French Quarter and the Superd |
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Cnn.com |
9:36pm PDT |
AP: 50 killed in Mississippi |
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Summary: Hurricane Katrina's strike on Mississippi killed at least three people and caused what Gov. Haley Barbour called "catastrophic damage" in the state's coastal counties Monday. |
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Cnn.com |
9:17pm PDT |
Huge relief effort under way |
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Summary: Hundreds of thousands of refugees from Hurricane Katrina holed up with friends and family across the South probably have one question foremost on their minds: When can I go home? |
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BBC News |
9:05pm PDT |
Ban on violent net porn planned |
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Summary: Internet pornography which depicts pain and violence could be banned under plans outlined by ministers. |
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BBC News |
9:05pm PDT |
Rory hunt man faced sex charges |
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Summary: The man found dead by police hunting the killer of Rory Blackhall had been charged with abusing three girls. |
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Cnn.com |
9:01pm PDT |
Storm death toll rising |
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Summary: Mississippi official tells AP 50 dead in one countyLouisiana governor: "We believe we lost lives"Tens of thousands to be homeless for months1.3 million without powerOil rig breaks loose, hits Mobile River bridgeAmerican Red Cross launching its largest rel |
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Yahoo News |
8:33pm PDT |
Agassi Overwhelms Sabau at U.S. Open (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Like an ageless rock star, Andre Agassi took the court for his 20th straight U.S. Open to roars that drowned out his introduction. No one, not even Agassi, knows if this will be his last U.S. Open, but if it is he started it out in fine fashion with |
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BBC News |
8:25pm PDT |
Football: Owen talks to suitors |
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Summary: England striker Michael Owen holds talks with Liverpool and Newcastle officials about a return to the Premiership. |
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Yahoo News |
8:23pm PDT |
Katrina Floods Gulf States, Killing 55 (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Announcing itself with shrieking, 145-mph winds, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast just outside New Orleans on Monday, submerging entire neighborhoods up to their roofs, swamping Mississippi's beachfront casinos and killing at least |
