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BBC News |
11:44pm PDT |
CoI parishes to become Catholic |
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Summary: Three Church of Ireland parishes ask to be received into full communion with the Catholic Church. |
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BBC News |
11:42pm PDT |
Japan's Nova in financial crisis |
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Summary: Japan's largest chain of language schools, Nova, closes its schools and files for bankruptcy protection. |
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BBC News |
11:29pm PDT |
US private equity firm eyes Rock |
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Summary: JC Flowers steps up its efforts to take control of Northern Rock, securing a management team should a deal be done. |
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BBC News |
11:10pm PDT |
Baby hurt as sparkler causes fire |
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Summary: A week-old baby is in hospital and a family left homeless after a fire at their house in Londonderry. |
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Yahoo News |
11:04pm PDT |
Shuttle, space station hook up in orbit
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Summary: AP - Astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery and the international space station joined forces Thursday, linking their ships and kicking off the biggest construction job ever attempted by a single team in orbit. |
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BBC News |
10:55pm PDT |
Soldiers back on Rangoon streets |
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Summary: Burmese soldiers guard key points in Rangoon, one month on from a crackdown on anti-government protests. |
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Yahoo News |
10:51pm PDT |
Iran nuclear crisis heats up with new US sanctions
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Summary: AFP - Undaunted by three decades of failed sanctions on Iran, the United States is taking new measures to punish the Islamic republic's nuclear ambitions and alleged sponsorship of terrorism. |
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ChristianToday |
10:49pm PDT |
Council for World Mission expresses support for people of Burma |
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Summary: The Council for World Mission has voiced its support for the prodemocracy movement in Burma |
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ChristianToday |
10:49pm PDT |
Christian body voices support for Burmese in democracy struggle |
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Summary: The Council for World Mission has voiced its support for the prodemocracy movement in Burma |
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BBC News |
10:40pm PDT |
Schoolgirls to get 'cancer jab' |
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Summary: Schoolgirls in England will be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, ministers are set to announce. |
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Yahoo News |
10:38pm PDT |
Al-Qaida takes issue with Al-Jazeera
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Al-Qaida sympathizers have unleashed a torrent of anger against Al-Jazeera television, accusing it of misrepresenting Osama bin Laden's latest audiotape by airing excerpts in which he criticizes mistakes by insurgents in Iraq. |
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Cnn.com |
10:10pm PDT |
Aircraft sat as wildfires took hold |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
10:01pm PDT |
Disputes set for EU-Russia summit |
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Summary: Differences over trade, energy, human rights and international policy look set to mark the EU-Russia summit. |
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Yahoo News |
9:49pm PDT |
6 burned bodies found in California
(AP)
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Summary: AP - On a day when firefighters methodically beat back several of the wildfires menacing Southern California and thousands of evacuees were allowed home, authorities said Thursday they had found six bodies burned by the flames. |
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BBC News |
9:44pm PDT |
Argentina wraps up poll campaign |
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Summary: Candidates in Sunday's presidential election in Argentina make final bids for votes as campaigning ends. |
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Yahoo News |
9:42pm PDT |
Schilling, Red Sox take 2-0 Series lead
(AP)
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Summary: AP - First a blowout, then a nail-biter. October ace Curt Schilling and Boston's stingy bullpen figured out another way to stop Colorado. Relying more on guile than pure gas, Schilling pitched the Red Sox to a 2-1 victory Thursday night and a 2-0 lead in |
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BBC News |
9:28pm PDT |
3m extra homes 'still not enough' |
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Summary: The government's pledge to build an extra 3m homes by 2020 will not be enough, a housing agency warns. |
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Cnn.com |
9:14pm PDT |
Red Sox take two-game lead in World Series |
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BBC News |
9:12pm PDT |
Hotel plunge girl 'key to case' |
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Summary: A girl who is in a coma after falling from a hotel balcony is probably the only person to explain how it happened. |
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Yahoo News |
8:37pm PDT |
Ryan, No. 2 BC rally past No. 8 Va. Tech
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Put that comeback at the top of Matt Ryan's Heisman resume. Ryan threw a 24-yard touchdown pass on the run and across the field to Andre Callender with 11 seconds left and No. 2 Boston College remained undefeated with an improbable 14-10 victory over |
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BBC News |
8:29pm PDT |
Syria 'air strike site removed' |
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Summary: Satellite images show Syria removed a large building from the presumed site of an Israeli air raid, a US institute says. |
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Theophiles |
8:26pm PDT |
Image of Virgin Mary Found on Rock |
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Summary: At Wikinews:Lisa Coolett, a woman who lives in Christchurch, New Zealand has found a one centimeter wide pebble that supposedly shows the image of the Virgin Mary. She found the pebble while walking on a beach on the South Island of New Zealand.Since find |
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ChristianPost |
8:19pm PDT |
Latin American Women Leaders Prepare to Tackle Feminization of HIV |
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Summary: More than a hundred women leaders from across Latin America have been preparing to advocate for greater political will and more resources to secure the development of a cohesive HIV and AIDS strategy for the region at a conference in San Pedro Sula, ... |
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BBC News |
8:19pm PDT |
Third of primates 'under threat' |
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Summary: Almost a third of all primates face extinction because of damage to their habitats, a report warns. |
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Yahoo News |
8:16pm PDT |
Crystal, Costello laud Hillary's 60th birthday
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Led by crooner Elvis Costello,
supporters of presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton
rose to their feet and cheered on Thursday night, the eve of
the 60th birthday of the Democrat who aims to become the first
woman U.S. president. |
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Yahoo News |
8:04pm PDT |
Al-Qaida angry at Jazeera on Laden tape
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Al-Qaida sympathizers have unleashed a torrent of anger against Al-Jazeera television, accusing it of misrepresenting Osama bin Laden's latest audiotape by airing excerpts in which he criticizes mistakes by insurgents in Iraq. |
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Yahoo News |
8:02pm PDT |
Clinton uses birthday to raise funds
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Friends, family and supporters celebrated Hillary Rodham Clinton's 60th birthday Thursday night with a star-studded fundraiser that bridged generations. |
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Cnn.com |
7:37pm PDT |
Arson clues sifted as charred bodies found |
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Summary: President Bush on Thursday saw firsthand the damage from the devastating wildfires in Southern California, and promised federal help for the victims of the disaster. "We want the people to know that there's a better day ahead," he said.
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Yahoo News |
7:30pm PDT |
Red Sox lead Rockies 2-1 in Game 2
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Mile Lowell hit an RBI double with two outs in the fifth inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 2-1 lead over Colorado in Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:25pm PDT |
Charred bodies found in path of California fires
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Border patrol agents discovered
four charred bodies in rugged mountains near the Mexican border
on Thursday, bringing the probable death toll from California's
wildfires to 12, even as firefighters gained the upper hand in
their five-day bat |
