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11:52pm PDT |
UPS celebrates its 100-year anniversary
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Summary: AP - It started out in 1907 as the brainchild of two teenagers in a Seattle basement, whose fledgling messenger service made deliveries on foot or on bicycle. As UPS Inc. celebrates its 100-year anniversary later this month, it now is the world's largest |
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11:33pm PDT |
Floods displace 19M in India, Bangladesh
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Summary: AP - Torrents of water washed away homes, crops and cows, leaving hungry and frightened villagers perched in treetops or on roofs as the death toll rose Friday from monsoon rains across northern India and Bangladesh. |
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10:40pm PDT |
No homer for Bonds at Petco Park
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Summary: AP - Barry Bonds once called Petco Park "baseball proof." Greg Maddux made sure it was homer proof, too. Playing in perhaps his least-favorite ballpark, Bonds extended his homerless streak to one week and remained at No. 754, one shy of tying Hank Aaron's |
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10:09pm PDT |
'Troops killed' in Pakistan clash |
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Summary: Ten militants and four Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a shootout near the Afghan border, reports say. |
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9:59pm PDT |
Bush to tour collapsed bridge as divers search for bodies
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Summary: AFP - President George W. Bush on Saturday will tour the highway bridge that crumbled into the Mississippi River as divers plunge back into murky waters in search of bodies. |
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9:59pm PDT |
Congress to fund rebuilt bridge |
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Summary: US Congress allocates funds to rebuild Minneapolis's collapsed bridge, as President Bush plans to visit the site. |
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9:44pm PDT |
Soldier found guilty of rape, murder
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Summary: AP - A military jury on Friday found a soldier guilty of rape and murder in the slayings of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and her family. |
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9:38pm PDT |
Yankees beat Royals; A-Rod still at 499
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Summary: AP - Melky Cabrera put one into the seats — behind the dugout, that is. Yep, the New York Yankees are doing just fine without any homer help from Alex Rodriguez. Cabrera hit a bizarre two-run double and Robinson Cano homered, leading Chien-Ming Wang |
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9:32pm PDT |
Biggs makes fresh bid for release |
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Summary: Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs makes a new attempt for his release from prison on compassionate grounds. |
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9:15pm PDT |
Teenager is shot dead on street |
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Summary: A teenager is shot and killed close to Brixton underground station in south London. |
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9:12pm PDT |
Child protection system 'failing' |
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Summary: Britain's child protection system is still not working effectively, according to a leading expert. |
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8:29pm PDT |
Hundreds near Calif. fire ordered out
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Summary: AP - A huge wildfire grew significantly in a national forest Friday night, raining ash on communities miles away and forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their rural homes and campgrounds. |
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8:25pm PDT |
Senate passes Bush terrorism spy bill
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Summary: AP - The Senate, in a high-stakes showdown over national security, voted late Friday to temporarily give President Bush expanded authority to eavesdrop on suspected foreign terrorists without court warrants. |
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8:19pm PDT |
Marine sentenced in Iraqi's death |
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Summary: A Marine was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison after being convicted of unpremeditated murder and other charges in connection with the death of a civilian in Hamdaniya, Iraq, last year.
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7:57pm PDT |
Teacher ready to fly to space station
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Summary: AP - When former schoolteacher Barbara Morgan leaves Earth on a space shuttle next week, she hopes her students back in Idaho learn a lesson from her 22-year wait to get into orbit: perseverance and patience. That's what defines teachers, said the astrona |
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7:53pm PDT |
Low death toll in U.S. bridge collapse "a miracle"
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Summary: Reuters - The Minneapolis Fire Chief said on
Friday it was a miracle that only five people had so far been
confirmed dead in the collapse of one of the city's main road
bridges over the Mississippi River. |
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7:47pm PDT |
Dogs apparently kill man at actor's home
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Summary: AP - Two dogs belonging to actor Ving Rhames apparently mauled a man to death at the star's home Friday, authorities said. |
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7:44pm PDT |
Taliban wants neutral venue for hostage talks
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Summary: AFP - Afghanistan's Taliban was holding out Saturday for a neutral venue for talks with South Korea over the fate of 21 hostages they are threatening to kill. |
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7:44pm PDT |
Yankees beat Royals, A-Rod still at 499
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Summary: AP - Melky Cabrera put one into the seats — behind the dugout, that is. Yep, the New York Yankees are doing just fine without any homer help from Alex Rodriguez. |
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7:32pm PDT |
Tories talk of election readiness |
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Summary: Tory leader David Cameron says he is ready to fight a general election if Gordon Brown calls a snap poll. |
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7:21pm PDT |
Senate passes Bush spy bill
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Summary: AP - In a high-stakes showdown over national security, the Senate voted late Friday to give President Bush temporary authority to eavesdrop on foreign terrorists without court warrants |
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Cnn.com |
7:20pm PDT |
Senate passes Bush terrorism spy bill |
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7:19pm PDT |
Police raids linked to editor's slaying
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Summary: AP - A gun linked to the slaying of an Oakland journalist was seized during raids early Friday targeting members of a Black Muslim group that operates a chain of bakeries, police said. |
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7:17pm PDT |
Uribe's slam sends White Sox to win
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Summary: AP - Juan Uribe hit his third career grand slam, and Jermaine Dye added a solo shot as the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4 on Friday night. |
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Cnn.com |
7:14pm PDT |
Police: Muslim bakery tied to journalist's slaying |
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Summary: Raids at an Oakland, California, bakery and three homes produced evidence that links the business to the killings of a prominent African-American journalist and two other people, police said.
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Cnn.com |
7:14pm PDT |
Police: Muslim bakery tied to reporter's slaying |
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Summary: Raids at an Oakland, California, bakery and three homes produced evidence that links the business to the killings of a prominent African-American journalist and two other people, police said.
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6:49pm PDT |
Senate passes Bush-backed spy bill
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Summary: Reuters - The Democratic-led U.S. Senate
approved a bill on Friday to revamp President George W. Bush's
spying program. The vote was 60-28. |
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Cnn.com |
6:33pm PDT |
Ban corrals self-described pedophile |
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6:27pm PDT |
Town's comeback uncertain after tornado
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Summary: AP - Most of the debris is gone, the supermarket is moving back and students plan to start school this month in trailers set up as classrooms. |
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6:20pm PDT |
Fire collapses factory building |
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Summary: More than 120 firefighters tackle a town centre blaze which has partially collapsed a building. |
