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Yahoo News |
11:59pm PST |
South Korea gets first woman prime minister
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A feminist lawmaker is to become South Korea's first ever woman prime minister, the president's office has announced. |
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Crosswalk |
11:55pm PST |
Getting It Right From the Beginning |
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Summary: "In the beginning," Scripture says, "God created the heavens and the earth." That first biblical affirmation points to the priority of the doctrine of creation within the system of Christian doctrine. Nevertheless, even the doctrine of creation presuppose |
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Cnn.com |
11:34pm PST |
Belarus police storm protest vigil, arrest hundreds |
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Yahoo News |
11:32pm PST |
US aid decision now likely after Hamas sets govt
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Summary: Reuters - The Bush administration is expected
to wait until after a Hamas-led government is in place to make
final decisions on the fate of U.S. aid programs, U.S.
diplomats said on Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
11:29pm PST |
Some GOP Flee From Bush, but Not His Money
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Many worried Republicans on the ballot in November have been pushing away from the White House, not wanting to be dragged under by President Bush's sinking approval ratings and growing anxiety over Iraq. That doesn't mean they're also |
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BBC News |
11:21pm PST |
Major study on smoking ban impact |
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Summary: One of the largest studies in the world into the impact of banning smoking on the health of bar workers is to take place in Scotland. |
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BBC News |
11:11pm PST |
Football: Clubs await Cup draw |
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Summary: Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham, Charlton and Middlesbrough are anticipating the FA Cup semi-final draw on Friday. |
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BBC News |
10:55pm PST |
Teenager injured in farm accident |
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Summary: A 16-year-old boy is seriously ill in hospital after an accident at a farm near Carrickfergus, County Antrim. |
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Yahoo News |
10:51pm PST |
Insurgents Kill 2 Baghdad Police Officers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Suspected insurgents killed one policeman and wounded three others in a drive-by shooting in west Baghdad Friday morning, police said. |
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Yahoo News |
10:39pm PST |
Argentines Mark 30th Anniversary of Coup
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Thousands of Argentines swayed to protest songs Friday at an early morning vigil marking the 30th anniversary of a military coup that ushered in the country's Dirty War. |
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Yahoo News |
10:27pm PST |
'The Simpsons' to Show Live-Action Opening
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ever wonder what Bart Simpson would look like in human form? The longrunning animated Fox series "The Simpsons" is about to show you. The series will unveil a live-action opening sequence Sunday, 8 p.m. EST, a Fox spokeswoman announced Thur |
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Cnn.com |
10:27pm PST |
The mystery of the slain pastor |
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Cnn.com |
10:27pm PST |
Slain pastor's wife found with kids; considered suspect |
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Yahoo News |
10:24pm PST |
Adoption Institute Supports Gay Parents
(AP)
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Summary: AP - As debate over the issue flares in several states, a major adoption institute says in a new report that it strongly supports the rights of gays and lesbians to adopt, and urges that remaining obstacles be removed. |
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BBC News |
10:23pm PST |
Alcatel and Lucent discuss merger |
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Summary: France's Alcatel and US firm Lucent Technologies, leading IT and telecoms systems firms, are in merger talks. |
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Yahoo News |
10:19pm PST |
Panel: Drug Shouldn't Be Used for ADHD Yet
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The narcolepsy drug modafinil should not be approved as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children until more is learned about a possible link to a serious skin disease, federal advisers said Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:14pm PST |
U.S. Hiring Hong Kong Co. to Scan Cargo
(AP)
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Summary: AP - In the aftermath of the Dubai ports dispute, the Bush administration is hiring a Hong Kong conglomerate to help detect nuclear materials inside cargo passing through the Bahamas to the United States and elsewhere. |
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BBC News |
10:00pm PST |
Indonesia recalls Australia envoy |
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Summary: Indonesia recalls its ambassador to
Australia after Canberra grants visas to Papuan asylum seekers. |
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Yahoo News |
9:56pm PST |
UCLA Shocks Gonzaga With Frantic Late Run
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Luc Richard Mbah a Moute provided a shocking ending to Adam Morrison's amazing season. Mbah a Moute scored underneath with 10 seconds left and the second-seeded Bruins scored the final 11 points of the game to knock out Morrison and third-seeded |
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Yahoo News |
9:54pm PST |
EU plays down discord on second day of summit
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Summary: AFP - European Union leaders will hold a second day of summit talks, downplaying discord over resurgent protectionism in the 25-nation bloc, and trumpeting agreement on a new joint energy policy. |
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BBC News |
9:54pm PST |
Argentina marks coup anniversary |
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Summary: Argentines mark 30 years since the coup that brought the military to power in an era known as the Dirty War. |
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Yahoo News |
9:36pm PST |
Lucent and Alcatel in Merger Talks, Again
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Lucent Technologies Inc. and French telecom equipment maker Alcatel SA are discussing a business merger in what could be the start of consolidation among the companies that help power telephone and Internet networks. |
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BBC News |
9:25pm PST |
Focus on cared-for children call |
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Summary: Local authorities must make the school attendance and attainment of cared-for children a priority, a report says. |
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BBC News |
8:43pm PST |
Climate change 'harms poorest' |
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Summary: Natural disasters caused partly by the UK's carbon emissions will hurt the same people given overseas aid, says a government report. |
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Yahoo News |
8:38pm PST |
Wife a Suspect in Killing of Minister
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A popular and charismatic Tennessee minister was found shot to death in his parsonage, and authorities labled his wife a suspect after she and the couple's three young daughters were found in Alabama on Thursday after a daylong search. |
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Yahoo News |
8:37pm PST |
Belarus riot police clear Minsk protest camp
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Belarussian riot police seized hundreds of protestors as they swept away an opposition camp in central Minsk, ending an act of unprecedented defiance against veteran President Alexander Lukashenko. |
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Yahoo News |
8:30pm PST |
U.S., U.K. Forces Rescue Hostages in Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Without firing a shot, U.S. and British forces stormed a house Thursday and freed three Christian peace activists who were bound but unguarded, ending a four-month hostage ordeal that saw an American in the group killed and dumped along a railroad tr |
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Yahoo News |
8:28pm PST |
Belarus Police Detain Hundreds at Protest
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Police stormed the opposition tent camp in the Belarusian capital Minsk early Friday morning, detaining hundreds of demonstrators who had spent a fourth night protesting President Alexander Lukashenko's victory in a disputed election. |
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Cnn.com |
8:21pm PST |
Report: Police suspect Holloway died from alcohol, drugs |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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BBC News |
7:56pm PST |
Killer wife facing life sentence |
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Summary: An woman convicted of murdering her elderly husband after finding out he was not rich is due to be sentenced. |
