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11:58pm PST |
Rugby U: Corry quits England role |
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Summary: Former England captain Martin Corry quits international rugby in a bid to prolong his domestic career. |
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11:53pm PST |
Return to UK for death row Scot |
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Summary: Kenny Richey is due to return to the UK after reaching a plea deal which secured his release from death row. |
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11:43pm PST |
Actress Nicole Kidman is pregnant |
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Summary: Hollywood star Nicole Kidman is expecting a baby with husband Keith Urban, publicists say. |
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11:40pm PST |
Christian lawyers come out in support of cord blood Bill |
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Summary: Christian lawyers get behind Bill to encourage the collection and storage of umbilical cord blood for medical research |
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11:26pm PST |
Blast kills Sri Lankan government minister |
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Summary: An explosion on Tuesday hit the convoy of Sri Lanka's Nation Building Minister, D.M. Dassanayake, wounding him on the road between the capital, Colombo, and the international airport.
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11:26pm PST |
Clinton turns teary as New Hampshire vote looms
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Summary: AFP - White House hopeful Hillary Clinton choked back tears as she struggled to avert a bruising defeat at the hands of rival Barack Obama in Tuesday's New Hampshire presidential primary. |
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11:24pm PST |
Bush trip aims to push Mideast peace
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush heads for
the Middle East on Tuesday, aiming to nurture
Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the face of deep
skepticism while trying to rally Arab opposition to Iran. |
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BBC News |
11:13pm PST |
Starbucks sacks chief executive |
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Summary: Starbucks replaces its chief executive with its chairman and decides to slow new store openings. |
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10:56pm PST |
Tough year for economy predicted |
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Summary: Northern Ireland businesses could face tougher economic conditions in the coming year, an economist warns. |
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10:54pm PST |
Afghan bomb kills coalition 2 soldiers
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Summary: AP - A roadside bomb killed two soldiers from the U.S.-led coalition in eastern Afghanistan, and a suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked a border police patrol in the south, killing a policeman, officials said. |
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10:50pm PST |
China experts identify drug addiction genes
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Scientists in China have identified
about 400 genes that appear to make some people more easily
addicted to drugs, opening the way for more effective therapies
and addiction control. |
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BBC News |
10:38pm PST |
A&E new 15-minute patient target |
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Summary: Hospitals will be given a 15 minute target to get patients out of ambulances when they arrive at A&E. |
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10:38pm PST |
A&E's 15-minute ambulance target |
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Summary: Hospitals are given a 15 minute target to get emergency patients out of ambulances more quickly. |
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BBC News |
10:38pm PST |
A&E new 15 minute patient target |
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Summary: Hospitals will be given a 15 minute target to get patients out of ambulances when they arrive at A&E. |
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Yahoo News |
10:19pm PST |
Midwest tornadoes kill 2, injure several
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Summary: AP - A rare January outbreak of tornadoes raked the Midwest on Monday, flattening houses in several states and killing at least two people in Missouri. |
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Cnn.com |
10:18pm PST |
First votes counted in New Hampshire primary |
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Summary: New Hampshire voters started casting ballots at midnight in the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primary, as the top contenders scrambled to nail down supporters among a notoriously independent electorate. Citizens have gone to the polls in two sm |
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BBC News |
10:18pm PST |
Cricket: Row umpire dropped |
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Summary: Umpire Steve Bucknor is replaced for the third Australia v India Test at Perth. |
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BBC News |
10:07pm PST |
Blu-ray supporters scent victory |
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Summary: The backers of Blu-ray discs predict victory in the format wars with HD DVD after Warner Bros backed them. |
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10:02pm PST |
Obama and McCain get early win in New Hampshire hamlet
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Sen. Barack Obama won seven of
the 10 votes cast for Democrats in the first balloting of the
New Hampshire primary on Tuesday in the northern hamlet of
Dixville Notch, while Sen. John McCain won the Republican
balloting. |
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9:50pm PST |
LSU sends Ohio State to another BCS loss
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Too easy. No. 2 LSU danced, dodged and darted its way into the end zone Monday night, turning the BCS national championship game into a horrible replay for No. 1 Ohio State. It was over early, with Matt Flynn throwing four touchdown passes in a 38-24 |
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9:47pm PST |
US rivals head for crucial poll |
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Summary: US presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain are buoyed ahead of key New Hampshire primary. |
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Cnn.com |
9:41pm PST |
Clemens plays taped call with trainer |
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BBC News |
9:33pm PST |
Leaders prepare for key Bush tour |
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Summary: Israeli and Palestinian leaders are set to meet to try to ease peace problems ahead of the US president's key tour. |
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9:32pm PST |
Public sector pay overhaul planned |
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Summary: Public sector workers could have salaries set for three years under new government plans to be announced. |
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9:26pm PST |
Kenya diplomatic moves intensify |
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Summary: The chairman of the African Union is due to arrive in Kenya to try to end the country's political crisis. |
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Yahoo News |
9:21pm PST |
France best, U.S. worst in preventable death ranking
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - France, Japan and Australia rated
best and the United States worst in new rankings focusing on
preventable deaths due to treatable conditions in 19 leading
industrialized nations, researchers said on Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
9:04pm PST |
Critics choose `No Country for Old Men'
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Summary: AP - "No Country for Old Men" was the big winner at Monday's Critics' Choice Awards, winning best picture, best director for brothers Joel and Ethan Coen and best supporting actor for Javier Bardem. |
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BBC News |
9:02pm PST |
Intel predicts the personal net |
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Summary: Mobile devices will deliver a more personal net within five years, the head of Intel says. |
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Yahoo News |
8:39pm PST |
Tigers lead Buckeyes 38-17 in the 4th
(AP)
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Summary: AP - This looked like a repeat of last year's BCS national championship game, with LSU in the starring role instead of Florida. Ohio State struck for a quick touchdown against its Southeastern Conference opponent but was on the verge of a second straight |
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8:34pm PST |
Drifter leads officials to hiker's body
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Summary: AP - A drifter charged with kidnapping a 24-year-old hiker led authorities to her body Monday in the mountains of northern Georgia, investigators said, hours after a judge denied him bond in her New Year's Day disappearance. |
