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Yahoo News |
11:57pm PST |
Angels, Hunter reach preliminary deal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Outfielder Torii Hunter and the Los Angeles Angels reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday night on a five-year contract thought to be worth at least $80 million. |
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Yahoo News |
11:53pm PST |
Court clears way for Musharraf's second term
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pakistan's Supreme Court, stacked
with judges friendly to President Pervez Musharraf, on Thursday
threw out a final challenge to his re-election and paved the
way for him to quit as army chief. |
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Yahoo News |
11:49pm PST |
Pakistan court dismisses last Musharraf challenge, says official
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the final challenge to President Pervez Musharraf's re-election, paving the way for him to quit as army chief, a court spokesman said. |
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Cnn.com |
11:42pm PST |
Musharraf poised for third term |
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Summary: Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Thursday looked set to take the oath of office for a third five year-term as president.
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BBC News |
11:41pm PST |
Arrest follows girl's body find |
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Summary: A man has been arrested after the discovery of a 17-year-old girl's body in County Londonderry. |
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Yahoo News |
11:37pm PST |
Australia's Howard struggles in his last election
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Australians vote in national elections
on Saturday with polls showing conservative Prime Minister John
Howard facing defeat after a series of campaign blunders,
including a new row over anti-Muslim leaflets. |
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Yahoo News |
11:32pm PST |
China to allow U.S. carrier into Hong Kong after all
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China refused permission for a U.S.
aircraft carrier and accompanying vessels to visit Hong Kong
for a long-planned Thanksgiving holiday visit -- and then
changed its mind. |
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BBC News |
10:47pm PST |
Vicky accused attacked in prison |
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Summary: The man charged with the murder of schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton has been attacked in prison, the BBC learns. |
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BBC News |
10:39pm PST |
Radical plans for school dinners |
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Summary: Pupils across Wales could see changes in their school canteen under new plans by the Welsh Assembly Government. |
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Yahoo News |
10:34pm PST |
Iran says will hold atomic talks with EU in November
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on
Thursday he will hold talks with the European Union foreign
policy chief on November 30 over the country's atomic work,
which the West fears is a cover to build an atomic bomb. |
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BBC News |
10:31pm PST |
England axe hangs over McClaren |
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Summary: The Football Association is to meet on Thursday morning, when it is expected to sack England manager Steve McClaren. |
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Yahoo News |
10:23pm PST |
History shows climate changes led to famine and war
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Global warming is one of the most
significant threats facing humankind, researchers warned, as
they unveiled a study showing how climate changes in the past
led to famine, wars and population declines. |
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BBC News |
10:11pm PST |
Court expected to back Musharraf |
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Summary: Pakistan's Supreme Court is expected to dismiss the final legal challenge to President Musharraf's re-election. |
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Cnn.com |
10:07pm PST |
U.S. warships refused entry to Hong Kong port |
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BBC News |
10:06pm PST |
Queen to tour Ugandan Aids clinic |
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Summary: The Queen will tour a specialist Aids clinic and children's hospital on her official state visit to Uganda. |
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Yahoo News |
10:04pm PST |
China blocks USS Kitty Hawk carrier from Hong Kong
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China has refused permission for a
U.S. aircraft carrier and accompanying vessels to visit Hong
Kong for a long-planned Thanksgiving holiday visit, the U.S.
State Department said on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:02pm PST |
Pakistan court set to endorse Musharraf's 2nd term
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pakistan's Supreme Court, stacked
with judges friendly to President Pervez Musharraf, was
expected on Thursday to clear a final challenge to his
re-election and pave the way for him to quit as army chief. |
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Yahoo News |
9:43pm PST |
US general sees Iran influence in Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The top U.S. commander in the area southeast of Baghdad that borders Iran said Wednesday that the military is in a "wait-and-see mode" over whether Iran will live up to its promises of stemming the flow of weapons into Iraq. |
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Theophiles |
9:42pm PST |
Show your faith in USB Flash drives |
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Summary: At Register Hardware:We can't see Brando's wooden cross USB Flash drive appealing to death metallers - too acoustic, not electric enough - which leaves Christians as the only cross-wearing community likely to be keen on this simple item.It certainly has a |
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BBC News |
9:41pm PST |
Government rejects lost records claims |
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Summary: Tory claims that senior officials were involved in the loss of benefits data are challenged by the Treasury. |
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Yahoo News |
9:24pm PST |
Retailers focus more on Thanksgiving Day
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The nation's retailers want shoppers to spend less time eating turkey and stuffing on Thanksgiving and more time shopping — whether it's online or on land. |
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Yahoo News |
9:22pm PST |
Surprise! Short lines for some travelers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Some trains were sold out and light snow slowed traffic in Denver, but short airport lines and a few major delays surprised people on the eve of Thanksgiving. |
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Cnn.com |
9:10pm PST |
Iranian paper attacks Ahmadinejad |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
9:04pm PST |
Colombia halts Chavez mediation |
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Summary: Colombia ends the involvement of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in negotiations with Farc rebels. |
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BBC News |
8:41pm PST |
Young drivers 'on drink or drugs' |
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Summary: Almost a quarter of young male drivers have taken to the wheel having had alcohol or drugs, a survey suggests. |
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Yahoo News |
8:34pm PST |
Pakistan's Musharraf awaits court nod to quit army
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf waited Thursday for his hand-picked Supreme Court to demolish the final challenge to his re-election and clear the way for him to hang up his uniform within days. |
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BBC News |
8:31pm PST |
PM Howard condemns fake leaflets |
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Summary: Australia's leader condemns his party's distribution of bogus flyers, only two days before elections. |
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Cnn.com |
8:31pm PST |
U.S. submits European missile defense plans |
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Yahoo News |
8:03pm PST |
Palestinian statehood talks key to Annapolis success: Rice
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US President George W. Bush made more calls to Middle East leaders as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pinned the success of next week's Annapolis conference on simply opening negotiations for a Palestinian state, even without a work plan. |
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Yahoo News |
7:41pm PST |
Mavs rally again, beat Rockets 100-94
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Devin Harris scored 22 points and converted a key three-point play in the closing minutes, and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from a double-digit deficit for the second straight game to beat the Houston Rockets 100-94 on Wednesday night. |
