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Yahoo News |
11:59pm PDT |
Thousands join US anti-Iraq war protests
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Tens of thousands of demonstrators joined marches in cities across the United States demanding an end to the war in Iraq, organizers said. |
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Yahoo News |
11:27pm PDT |
Under heavy guard, Bhutto to host supporters at home
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Surrounded by
guards wielding AK-47 and M-16 rifles, former prime minister
Benazir Bhutto was due to receive supporters and relatives at
her ancestral home in southern Pakistan on Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
11:22pm PDT |
Paulson: India should proceed with nuclear deal
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
on Sunday urged India to proceed with a civilian nuclear deal
as soon as possible, but acknowledged that domestic political
controversy over the deal must be resolved first. |
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BBC News |
10:33pm PDT |
Beijing to sell Olympics tickets |
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Summary: Up to 1.85 million tickets for the Beijing Olympics will go on sale to people in China next week, officials say. |
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Yahoo News |
10:29pm PDT |
U.S., Afghan forces kill some 80 insurgents
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops
killed some 80 Taliban fighters in a six-hour battle following
an ambush in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on
Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:03pm PDT |
Dice-K leads Red Sox to 3-0 Series lead
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Mile high or sea level, nothing is stopping the Boston Red Sox. Even when the Rockies rallied late, their chance to get back into the World Series vanished into Coors Field's thin air. |
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Yahoo News |
10:03pm PDT |
Report: Grand jury probing Copperfield
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A federal grand jury is investigating allegations that magician David Copperfield raped and threatened a Washington state woman at his estate in the Bahamas, a newspaper reported. |
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BBC News |
9:54pm PDT |
Battle 'kills dozens of Taleban' |
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Summary: About 80 Taleban are killed in a battle with US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan, officials say. |
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Yahoo News |
9:50pm PDT |
Weather improves at California fires
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Cooler weather helped firefighters make strong gains on many of the wildfires burning across Southern California on Saturday, but officials remained guarded about what the rest of the weekend might bring. |
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Yahoo News |
9:41pm PDT |
Sri Lanka says 11 rebels die in fighting
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Sri Lankan troops killed 11 Tamil Tiger
rebels and two soldiers also died in clashes in the north, the
military said on Sunday, as stepped-up fighting continues in
the latest chapter of a long-running civil war. |
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Yahoo News |
9:34pm PDT |
Obama accuses Clinton of sidestepping
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Saturday lashed out at rival Hillary Rodham Clinton, accusing her of dodging tough questions about Social Security. |
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Yahoo News |
9:15pm PDT |
Da Vinci's 'Last Supper' goes online
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Can't get to Milan to see Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper?" As of Saturday, all you need is an Internet connection. Officials put online an image of the "Last Supper" at 16 billion pixels — 1,600 times stronger than the images taken |
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BBC News |
8:40pm PDT |
Thousands in US anti-war protests |
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Summary: Tens of thousands of people join protests against the Iraq war in a dozen cities across the United States. |
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Yahoo News |
8:36pm PDT |
Red Sox lead Rockies 6-2 after 6 innings
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Daisuke Matsuzaka hit a two-run single during Boston's big outburst and pitched the Red Sox to a 6-2 lead over the Colorado Rockies after six innings Saturday night in Game 3 of the World Series. With the Red Sox trying to move within one victory of |
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Yahoo News |
8:16pm PDT |
Pakistan's Bhutto to meet party leaders amid tight security
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto is expected to meet with party leaders Sunday as she keeps up a tightly secured tour of her ancestral district following the October 18 deadly blasts. |
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Yahoo News |
7:53pm PDT |
Rain showers ease wildfire conditions
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Firefighters battled stubborn wildfires across Southern California on Saturday, but scattered showers brought a welcome improvement in conditions. |
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Yahoo News |
7:47pm PDT |
Thousands call for swift end to Iraq war
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Thousands of people called for a swift end to the war in Iraq as they marched through downtown on Saturday, chanting and carrying signs that read: "Wall Street Gets Rich, Iraqis and GIs Die" or "Drop Tuition Not Bombs." |
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Yahoo News |
7:44pm PDT |
Red Sox lead Rockies 6-0 after 5 innings
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Daisuke Matsuzaka hit a two-run single during Boston's big third-inning outburst and pitched the Red Sox to a 6-0 lead over the Colorado Rockies after five innings Saturday night in Game 3 of the World Series. |
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BBC News |
7:44pm PDT |
Pessimism grows over Darfur talks |
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Summary: A Darfur rebel boycott overshadows peace talks despite Sudan announcing a unilateral ceasefire. |
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Cnn.com |
7:35pm PDT |
U.S.-led forces report 80 Taliban fighters killed |
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Cnn.com |
7:20pm PDT |
U.S. led forces report 80 Taliban fighters killed |
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Yahoo News |
6:52pm PDT |
Red Sox lead Rockies 6-0 after 3 innings
(AP)
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Summary: AP - David Ortiz and Mike Lowell justified Terry Francona's decision to leave them in the lineup in the National League city. Ortiz hit a run-scoring double and Lowell knocked in two runs with a single to help give the Boston Red Sox a 6-0 lead over the C |
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BBC News |
6:32pm PDT |
Tories mull English-MPs only plan |
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Summary: Only England constituency MPs could be allowed to vote on English matters under plans considered by the Tories. |
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BBC News |
6:26pm PDT |
Charge over scrapyard deaths |
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Summary: A man is charged over the death of an elderly couple whose bodies were found at a Staffordshire scrapyard. |
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Cnn.com |
6:22pm PDT |
Illegal immigrants can get N.Y. driver's licenses |
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Yahoo News |
6:20pm PDT |
Thousands protest Iraq war across U.S.
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Thousands of people called for a swift end to the war in Iraq as they marched through downtown on Saturday, chanting and carrying signs that read: "Wall Street Gets Rich, Iraqis and GIs Die" or "Drop Tuition Not Bombs." |
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BBC News |
6:03pm PDT |
Royal 'targeted by blackmailers' |
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Summary: Buckingham Palace refuses to confirm a report that a Royal Family member was the subject of a blackmail bid. |
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Cnn.com |
5:47pm PDT |
Officials: No sanctuary for arsonists, scam artists |
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Summary: With the number of uncontained fires down to nine, state officials Saturday turned to what California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called "the ugly side of human behavior." Authorities "will hunt down" arsonists and not tolerate scam artists, he said.
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Cnn.com |
5:47pm PDT |
Schwarzenegger: 'We will hunt down' arsonists |
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Summary: With the number of uncontained fires down to nine, state officials Saturday turned to what California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called "the ugly side of human behavior." Authorities "will hunt down" arsonists and not tolerate scam artists, he said.
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BBC News |
5:42pm PDT |
Argentina set to elect president |
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Summary: Argentines will soon begin voting in an election to choose a successor to President Nestor Kirchner. |
