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Yahoo News |
11:58pm PST |
Turk Who Shot Pope John Paul II Released (AP) |
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Summary: AP - The Turkish gunman who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 was released from prison Thursday after serving more than 25 years in Italy and Turkey for the plot against the pontiff and the slaying of a Turkish journalist. |
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Cnn.com |
11:57pm PST |
Sharon scheduled for new brain scan |
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Summary: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon remained in "serious and stable" condition Thursday in Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital, and was set to undergo a routine brain scan Thursday night, doctors said in a statement. |
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BBC News |
11:57pm PST |
Man who shot Pope freed from jail |
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Summary: The Turkish gunman who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981 is released from jail after nearly 25 years. |
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BBC News |
11:52pm PST |
Europeans to meet on Iran crisis |
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Summary: Foreign ministers from the UK, France and Germany are set to discuss Iran's resumption of nuclear research. |
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BBC News |
11:49pm PST |
Pensioner rescued from house fire |
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Summary: A 95-year-old woman is "lucky to be alive" after being rescued from a fire at her house in County Antrim. |
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Yahoo News |
11:46pm PST |
Blair lobbies Bush on Rolls-Royce fighter engine deal (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - British Prime Minister Tony Blair has aggressively lobbied US President George W. Bush to take up a 2.4-billion-dollar Rolls-Royce fighter engine contract, the Financial Times newspaper said. |
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Yahoo News |
11:37pm PST |
Man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II walks free (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - The Turkish man who tried almost a quarter of a century ago to kill pope John Paul II walked free from an Istanbul prison after years behind bars, but remained silent about his motive. |
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Yahoo News |
11:23pm PST |
Doctors may end Sharon's sedation (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Doctors could end Israeli Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon's sedation on Thursday in the boldest bid
yet to rouse him from an induced coma and assess brain damage
caused by a massive stroke, medical sources said. |
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Cnn.com |
11:18pm PST |
Pitt and Jolie: Beautiful people, beautiful baby? |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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Yahoo News |
11:17pm PST |
Bush to Visit Hurricane-Ravaged Gulf Coast (AP) |
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Summary: AP - President Bush will make his first visit in three months to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, where, his chief of staff says, there is still "great need — indescribable need." |
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BBC News |
11:06pm PST |
Tennis: Henman unseeded |
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Summary: Tim Henman misses out on a seeding for next week's Australian Open. |
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BBC News |
11:06pm PST |
Tennis: Henman misses seeding |
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Summary: British number one Tim Henman misses out on a seeding for next week's Australian Open. |
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BBC News |
11:03pm PST |
Defence firm Qinetiq 'to be sold' |
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Summary: The UK government is expected to announce plans to sell its majority stake in defence group Qinetiq. |
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BBC News |
10:56pm PST |
Inquest for Thai murder victim |
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Summary: An inquest into the killing of a student in Thailand opens later, while her university is to hold a prayer service. |
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Yahoo News |
10:50pm PST |
Decision near on removing Sharon from all sedation (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Doctors could end Israeli Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon's sedation on Thursday in the boldest bid
yet to rouse him from an induced coma and assess brain damage
caused by a massive stroke, medical sources said. |
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CrossMap |
10:50pm PST |
Send Christian Crossmap E-Cards to your Friends |
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Summary: Send Christian online ecards from Crossmap E-Cards. Crossmap has recently added many ecards that will encourage and inspire you or someone you know on the spiritual walk of faith. Pick up an ecard for your friends and family. Come and check us out at h |
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BBC News |
10:46pm PST |
Jolie and Pitt expecting a baby |
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Summary: Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are expecting a baby, Pitt's publicist confirms. |
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Yahoo News |
10:41pm PST |
Israel political truce ends as Sharon improves (AFP) |
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Summary: AFP - Israeli politics was set to resume in earnest with the resignation of the last cabinet opponents of Ariel Sharon, after doctors expressed amazement at the premier's powers of recovery following last week's massive stroke. |
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Yahoo News |
10:38pm PST |
New Orleans Residents Show Anger at Forum (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Angry residents expressed frustration Wednesday at the debut of rebuilding proposals for this devastated city, taking aim at a suggested four-month moratorium on new building permits in areas heavily flooded by Hurricane Katrina. |
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Yahoo News |
10:24pm PST |
Guidant Endorses Revised J&J Bid of $23.2B (AP) |
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Summary: AP - After more than a year of courtship, Johnson & Johnson has again sweetened its bid for Guidant but rival Boston Scientific Corp. isn't ceding ground in its quest to acquire the medical device maker. |
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BBC News |
10:09pm PST |
Go-ahead for heart and lung unit |
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Summary: A new heart and lung centre is to be established at the Golden Jubilee Hospital in Clydebank, despite opposition from some senior surgeons. |
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BBC News |
9:56pm PST |
Booming nations 'threaten Earth' |
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Summary: Earth lacks the resources to support China and India attaining Western living standards, a US think-tank says. |
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Theophiles |
9:55pm PST |
Sword-wielding Pastor Vanquishes Fear |
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Summary: "You have no reason to fear in 2006! And The Sword of the King is a beautiful reminder of that promise! This sword is a replica of the sword of the legendary King Arthur..." |
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Crosswalk |
9:55pm PST |
Does Liberalism Have a Future? |
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Summary: Martin Peretz is worried that liberalism has no future in America. Editor-in-Chief of "The New Republic," Peretz writes of his concern in a major article published in the 90th anniversary issue of his magazine. "Not Much Left," is a cry from the heart, of |
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Yahoo News |
9:54pm PST |
Disgraced Stem Cell Scientist Seeks Pardon (AP) |
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Summary: AP - A disgraced South Korean researcher asked his nation's pardon Thursday for fraudulent claims of stem cell breakthroughs, but said junior scientists deceived him and should share blame for the scandal. |
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BBC News |
9:32pm PST |
New warning of bird flu pandemic |
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Summary: The WHO warns that the threat of a bird flu pandemic is still growing, as the UN asks for $1.5bn to fight the virus. |
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Yahoo News |
9:32pm PST |
Bush Fields Questions About Spy Program (AP) |
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Summary: AP - After initial reservations, President Bush said Wednesday that he isn't bothered by congressional hearings into his domestic spying program as long as they don't aid the enemy. |
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Cnn.com |
9:22pm PST |
Winfrey stands behind 'Million Little Pieces' author |
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Summary: The author of a best-selling memoir enthusiastically endorsed by talk show host Oprah Winfrey answered accusations Wednesday night from critics who say parts of the book are fabricated or exaggerated. |
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Cnn.com |
9:22pm PST |
Oprah Winfrey backs 'Million Little Pieces' author |
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Summary: The author of a best-selling memoir enthusiastically endorsed by talk show host Oprah Winfrey appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live" on Wednesday night to answer critics who say parts of the book are fabricated or exaggerated. Winfrey called in to the show a |
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Cnn.com |
9:22pm PST |
Oprah Winfrey stands behind 'Million Little Pieces' author |
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Summary: The author of a best-selling memoir enthusiastically endorsed by talk show host Oprah Winfrey appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live" on Wednesday night to answer critics who say parts of the book are fabricated or exaggerated. Winfrey called in to the show a |
