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Yahoo News |
11:39pm PDT |
Thailand says will not take action against Myanmar
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Summary: Reuters - Thailand's army-appointed government
will take no action against Myanmar's junta for its bloody
crackdown on democracy protests as it lacks the moral
authority, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said on Saturday. |
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BBC News |
11:39pm PDT |
Staff in boot camp case walk free |
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Summary: All eight defendants are acquitted of manslaughter in the case of a teenager who died at a Florida boot camp. |
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Cnn.com |
11:14pm PDT |
Putin warns U.S. in missile talks |
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Yahoo News |
11:14pm PDT |
Ex-general: 'No end in sight' in Iraq
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Summary: AP - The U.S. mission in Iraq is a "nightmare with no end in sight" because of political misjudgments after the fall of Saddam Hussein that continue today, a former chief of U.S.-led forces said Friday. |
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BBC News |
10:10pm PDT |
Rice holds Russia rights meetings |
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Summary: Condoleezza Rice meets human rights activists in Moscow, as she continues a tense visit to Russia. |
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Yahoo News |
10:06pm PDT |
Guards acquitted in Fla. boot camp case
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Eight former boot camp workers were acquitted of manslaughter Friday in the death of a 14-year-old boy who was videotaped being punched and kicked. The scene sparked outrage and changes in the juvenile system, but it took jurors just 90 minutes to de |
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Yahoo News |
10:03pm PDT |
Raids begin in Anna Nicole Smith probe
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Authorities investigating the death of Anna Nicole Smith raided six locations Friday, including the offices and residences of two doctors, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said. |
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Yahoo News |
9:49pm PDT |
Myanmar stages rally as UN envoy heads back to region
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Summary: AFP - Tens of thousands of people gathered early Saturday for a pro-government rally in Yangon in a show of strength by Myanmar's junta, as a UN envoy returned to Southeast Asia to pile pressure on the regime. |
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Theophiles |
9:40pm PDT |
Knights Templar win heresy reprieve after 700 years |
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Summary: At Reuters:The Knights Templar, the medieval Christian military order accused of heresy and sexual misconduct, will soon be partly rehabilitated when the Vatican publishes trial documents it had closely guarded for 700 years. |
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BBC News |
9:05pm PDT |
Cameron studies US gang policy |
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Summary: David Cameron holds meetings in Los Angeles to hear how the city deals with the problem of gangs. |
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BBC News |
9:05pm PDT |
Cameron sees how US tackles gangs |
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Summary: David Cameron holds meetings in Los Angeles to hear how the city deals with the problem of gangs. |
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Yahoo News |
8:45pm PDT |
Beckett helps Red Sox crush Indians 10-3
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Josh Beckett didn't need another shutout to beat the Cleveland Indians. David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez took care of that. Beckett pitched six innings of four-hit ball on Friday night, and Ortiz and Ramirez reached base all 10 times they came to the pl |
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Yahoo News |
8:43pm PDT |
Leadership dooms Iraq strategy: ex-commander
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A "catastrophic failure" in the Bush
administration's leadership of the Iraq war has mired the
United States in a nightmarish conflict with no clear way out,
the former top U.S. commander in Iraq said on Friday. |
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BBC News |
8:33pm PDT |
US general damns Iraq 'nightmare' |
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Summary: The conflict in Iraq is "a nightmare with no end in sight" for America, warns a former US military chief. |
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BBC News |
8:33pm PDT |
'Iraq a 'nightmare' says general |
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Summary: The conflict in Iraq is "a nightmare with no end in sight" for America, warns a former US military chief. |
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BBC News |
8:33pm PDT |
Iraq a nightmare - US general |
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Summary: The conflict in Iraq is "a nightmare with no end in sight" for America, warns a former US military chief. |
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Yahoo News |
7:43pm PDT |
Florida boot camp staff cleared in teen's death
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Florida jury acquitted seven former
guards and a nurse of manslaughter on Friday in the death of a
14-year-old boy whose beating by the guards at a juvenile boot
camp was caught on videotape. |
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Yahoo News |
7:40pm PDT |
Peace activist Sri Chinmoy dead at 76
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Spiritual guru Sri Chinmoy, a peace
activist who inspired his followers to feats of extreme
physical endurance, has died at the age of 76 at his home in
New York, a statement from his organization said on Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:31pm PDT |
Ex-Idol contestant Clark pleads guilty
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Former "American Idol" contestant Corey Clark is facing up to two years in jail and a maximum fine of $150,000 after pleading guilty to a felony charge of harassment. Clark, 27, is scheduled to be sentenced in early November in Yuma County Superior C |
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Yahoo News |
7:15pm PDT |
Thompson backs one-time rival Giuliani
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Tommy Thompson endorsed his one-time GOP presidential rival Rudy Giuliani on Friday, saying the former New York mayor can unite the nation — and beat Hillary Rodham Clinton. "I want a candidate who can lead and bring America together," Thompson |
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DJ Chuang |
7:06pm PDT |
Michael Chang live |
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Summary: For the occasional Cantonese-speaking browser out there who can also read English here, just got word from Victor Yap about this outreach event in the Los Angeles area in a month –
Michael Chang (the tennis star) will be coming to LA for a big evang |
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BBC News |
6:50pm PDT |
No timetable for Farepak refunds |
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Summary: People affected by the collapse of Farepak say there is no timetable for them getting any cash back. |
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Yahoo News |
6:46pm PDT |
Cops: 'Karaoke' attacker bites man's ear
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Summary: AP - A crazed attacker broke into a man's home, beat him with a karaoke machine and bit off his ear, police said. Doctors were unable to reattach the ear of the victim, but his injuries were not considered life threatening, said Nassau County police Offic |
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Yahoo News |
6:42pm PDT |
Loss of leg doesn't stop hunting dog
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pheasant hunting season brings out the best in Tess, a 5-year-old German wirehaired pointer who became a national champion despite the loss of one leg. "When you let her out of the truck, she's hunting from the second she jumps off that tailgate. Jus |
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BBC News |
6:16pm PDT |
Fury at Puerto Rico pet killings |
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Summary: Dozens of cats and dogs are reportedly hurled off a bridge by Puerto Rico workers enforcing a no-pets policy. |
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Yahoo News |
6:05pm PDT |
Lavrov warns Rice against 'unilateral' Iran strategy
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attacked Friday what he called the United States' "unilateral" approach to the Iranian nuclear crisis, during talks here with US counterpart Condoleezza Rice. |
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Yahoo News |
6:03pm PDT |
Ex-general: Iraq a 'nightmare' for US
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S. mission in Iraq is a "nightmare with no end in sight" because of political misjudgments after the fall of Saddam Hussein that continue today, a former chief of U.S.-led forces said Friday. |
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Cnn.com |
5:59pm PDT |
Nobel winner Al Gore: A 'planetary emergency' |
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Summary: Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for work to raise awareness about global warming.
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BBC News |
5:56pm PDT |
Taxes 'should recognise marriage' |
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Summary: The tax system should reward married couples, cabinet minister Andy Burnham has suggested. |
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Cnn.com |
5:54pm PDT |
Pets hurled off bridge by animal control workers |
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