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11:40pm PDT |
'Vote at 16' move debated by SNP |
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Summary: Proposals to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 are due to be debated at the Scottish National Party's conference. |
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BBC News |
11:37pm PDT |
Biofuels 'crime against humanity' |
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Summary: A UN expert says growing crops to make biofuels to replace petrol is a crime against humanity. |
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BBC News |
11:36pm PDT |
Cricket: Fletcher criticises Flintoff |
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Summary: Former England coach Duncan Fletcher believes Andrew Flintoff "let him down" with his World Cup drinking antics. |
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Yahoo News |
11:33pm PDT |
Suicide bomber attacks US base entrance
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Summary: AP - A suicide bomber attacked the entrance to a U.S. base Saturday, killing at least four Afghans, a U.S. military official said. |
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BBC News |
11:32pm PDT |
Rare bird registration 'crucial' |
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Summary: The RSPB is calling on ministers not to abandon its rare bird registration system which it says is essential in preventing wildlife crime. |
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BBC News |
10:59pm PDT |
Many dead in India Maoist attack |
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Summary: An attack by Maoist rebels at a cultural festival in eastern India has killed at least 17 people, reports say. |
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10:24pm PDT |
Bhutto visits ancestral village |
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Summary: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is visiting her ancestral village to pray at her father's tomb. |
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Yahoo News |
10:20pm PDT |
Turkey: Wait-and-see approach in Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Turkey's leadership will hold off on ordering an offensive against Kurdish guerrilla bases in northern Iraq until the prime minister visits Washington early next month, the military chief said Friday. |
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10:08pm PDT |
Boys injured in street dog attack |
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Summary: Two boys, aged 12 and 15, are attacked by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier in the street, leaving one in hospital. |
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Yahoo News |
9:36pm PDT |
Calif. wildfire evacuees face hardships
(AP)
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Summary: AP - With some of the worst wildfires dying down, many Southern Californians lucky enough to find their homes still standing could nevertheless face hardships for weeks to come, including polluted air, no electricity and no drinking water. |
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9:21pm PDT |
US threat over Iraq embassy staff |
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Summary: The US Department of State says it may order diplomats to work in Iraq to fill vacancies at the Baghdad embassy. |
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Yahoo News |
9:18pm PDT |
Big Papi to play first base in Colorado
(AP)
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Summary: AP - David Ortiz banged his powerful paw into a stiff, black first baseman's mitt in the visitor's clubhouse at Coors Field. So, how does it feel? "Brand new." The Red Sox designated hitter — make that former Red Sox designated hitter — will play first ba |
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9:13pm PDT |
Troops assessed for brain injury |
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Summary: UK soldiers who serve in Iraq and Afghanistan are surveyed after the US says 20% of its troops suffer brain injuries. |
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9:11pm PDT |
Lawyer says Spears' custody bid on hold
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Britney Spears arrived in court giggling on Friday but was later heard swearing during a break in a closed hearing that ended with no decision on her bid for shared custody of her two young sons with Kevin Federline. The court was expected to issue a |
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9:02pm PDT |
Dozens killed in DR Congo floods |
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Summary: At least 30 people die in flooding in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
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8:50pm PDT |
Arthur Kornberg, 1959 Nobel DNA winner, dies at 89
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Dr. Arthur Kornberg, who won the
1959 Nobel Prize for figuring out how DNA is built, died on
Friday of respiratory failure at the age of 89, Stanford
University Hospital in California said. |
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8:22pm PDT |
Nurses to decide on resuscitation |
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Summary: New medical guidelines allow experienced nurses to decide on resuscitating patients. |
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Yahoo News |
8:12pm PDT |
State Department enforces postings to Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Facing staff shortages in Iraq, the
U.S. State Department announced on Friday that diplomats would
have no choice but to accept one-year postings in the hostile
environment or face losing their jobs. |
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Yahoo News |
8:02pm PDT |
Product combines workstation, treadmill
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A number of employers apparently are willing to let their workers walk. Steelcase Inc. says many companies have expressed interest in its newest product, which combines an office workstation with a treadmill so workers can burn calories while earning |
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Yahoo News |
8:01pm PDT |
Court frees U.S. teen jailed 10 years for oral sex
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Georgia man sentenced to 10 years in
jail without parole for having consensual oral sex with a
15-year-old girl when he was 17 walked free on Friday after the
state's top court ordered his early release. |
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Cnn.com |
7:03pm PDT |
Arson investigators plead for info on truck |
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Summary: Arson investigations were under way in four California counties on Friday, as firefighters gradually gained control of wildfires that have burned nearly half a million acres this week.
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Yahoo News |
7:02pm PDT |
Bhutto prepares to visit ancestral home
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto is set to leave Karachi amid tight security Saturday on her first public trip outside the city since suicide bombers shattered her homecoming parade. |
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Cnn.com |
6:48pm PDT |
Arson investigators plea for info on truck |
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Summary: Arson investigations were under way in four California counties on Friday, as firefighters gradually gained control of wildfires that have burned nearly half a million acres this week.
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BBC News |
6:44pm PDT |
Abortion law anniversary marked |
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Summary: Pro-life activists mark the 40th year of the Abortion Act with a rally and march in Westminster. |
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BBC News |
6:35pm PDT |
Darfur talks hit by rebel snub |
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Summary: Peace talks aimed at ending Sudan's Darfur conflict are set to open in Libya, but key rebel groups will not be there. |
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BBC News |
6:35pm PDT |
Rebel snub threatens Darfur talks |
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Summary: Peace talks aimed at ending Sudan's Darfur conflict are set to open in Libya, but key rebel groups will not be there. |
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BBC News |
6:34pm PDT |
Diplomas: what was that all about? |
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Summary: Mike Baker ponders the latest announcement about new Diplomas and the A-level review. |
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BBC News |
6:31pm PDT |
Underground firework trade fears |
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Summary: Chief fire officers say they are increasingly worried about black market trading in dangerous fireworks. |
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BBC News |
6:31pm PDT |
Firework black market fears |
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Summary: Chief fire officers say they are increasingly worried about illegal trading in dangerous fireworks. |
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Yahoo News |
6:22pm PDT |
Ortiz to play 1B in Game 3 in Colorado
(AP)
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Summary: AP - David Ortiz banged his powerful paw into a stiff, black first baseman's mitt in the visitor's clubhouse at Coors Field. So, how does it feel? "Brand new." The Red Sox designated hitter — make that former Red Sox designated hitter — will play first ba |
