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BBC News |
11:47pm PST |
Beckham understands snub |
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Summary: Former captain David Beckham admits a call-up to Fabio Capello's first England squad would have been "unfair" on his team-mates. |
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BBC News |
11:45pm PST |
UN gives support to Chad leader |
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Summary: The UN Security Council tells member states to back Chad's government, after two days of clashes with rebels. |
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BBC News |
11:34pm PST |
Thousands strike in pay band row |
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Summary: More than 80 schools are closed as thousands of workers in the UK's biggest local authority go on strike. |
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BBC News |
11:32pm PST |
Cash boost for medical research |
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Summary: The head of one of the world's largest funders of biomedical research is has said that he's set to substantially increase funding. |
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BBC News |
11:26pm PST |
China frees Hong Kong journalist |
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Summary: Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong, who was jailed for spying in mainland China, is released early. |
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Cnn.com |
11:24pm PST |
Obama wins day's first vote -- in Indonesia |
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Summary: Illinois Sen. Barack Obama won the first battle of the Super Tuesday showdown when Democratic Party voters in Indonesia -- where Obama spent four years of his childhood -- picked him over Sen. Hillary Clinton.
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Cnn.com |
11:21pm PST |
Pics show baby tossed from flames |
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Summary: At least nine people were killed after a fire broke out in an apartment building in southwestern Germany while revelers were celebrating carnival, police said Monday.
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Cnn.com |
11:21pm PST |
Photos: Baby thrown to safety from building fire |
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Summary: At least nine people were killed after a fire broke out in an apartment building in southwestern Germany while revelers were celebrating carnival, police said Monday.
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Cnn.com |
11:21pm PST |
Baby thrown to safety from burning building |
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Summary: At least nine people were killed after a fire broke out in an apartment building in southwestern Germany while revelers were celebrating carnival, police said Monday.
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BBC News |
11:18pm PST |
BP annual profits fall by a fifth |
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Summary: The oil giant BP reports a 22% fall in annual profits at the end of a tough year for the company. |
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BBC News |
11:13pm PST |
Crash head's penalty 'too severe' |
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Summary: A union says a school head may appeal against a teaching ban after he was jailed for dangerous driving. |
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BBC News |
10:49pm PST |
A&E care centres to ease strain |
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Summary: Plans designed to cut the number of people who go to hospital instead of their GP are set to unveiled. |
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Yahoo News |
10:36pm PST |
'Super Tuesday' dawns as Obama, Clinton go head-to-head
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A surging Barack Obama and weary White House rival Hillary Clinton Tuesday battle coast-to-coast, while John McCain tried to lock down the Republican ticket, in a historic 24-state nominating showdown. |
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Yahoo News |
10:29pm PST |
A Super Tuesday showdown in 24 states
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Voters in 24 states make their
choices in an unpredictable presidential campaign on Tuesday,
with Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in a close
fight and Republican John McCain aiming for a knockout blow
against Mitt Romney. |
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Cnn.com |
10:16pm PST |
McCain faces conservative opposition |
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Summary: GOP front-runner John McCain is cruising into Super Tuesday with a hefty lead in the polls, but he's drawing a backlash from some top conservatives who say he is too liberal to carry the Republican nomination.
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Cnn.com |
10:16pm PST |
McCain faces conservative backlash |
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Summary: GOP front-runner John McCain is cruising into Super Tuesday with a hefty lead in the polls, but he's drawing a backlash from some top conservatives who say he is too liberal to carry the Republican nomination.
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Yahoo News |
10:10pm PST |
Obama, Romney lead in California on Super Tuesday
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential hopeful
Barack Obama surged to a big lead over Hillary Clinton in
California hours before "Super Tuesday" voting began in 24
states, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on
Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
10:07pm PST |
'Work or lose home' says minister |
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Summary: Council tenants should look for work or risk homelessness, the new housing minister is expected to say in a speech. |
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ChristianToday |
10:04pm PST |
Rambo star joins activists to decry Burma junta |
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Summary: A week after Rambo made a nearly No 1 box office debut movie star Sylvester Stallone says he wants to go to Burma to address human rights violations |
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BBC News |
10:03pm PST |
Public asked to check on children |
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Summary: People are being asked to report their concerns about children they think are at risk. |
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BBC News |
9:40pm PST |
£4bn to research killer diseases |
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Summary: Britain's largest medical research charity pledges £4bn to investigate the world's killer diseases. |
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BBC News |
9:24pm PST |
Police to urge cannabis regrading |
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Summary: Cannabis should be reclassified from Class C to Class B, senior police officers will tell government advisers. |
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ChristDot |
8:57pm PST |
Catholic nuns and monks decline |
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Summary: The BBC Reports:
The Vatican has reported a further dramatic fall in the number of Roman Catholic monks and nuns worldwide.
Newly published statistics showed that the number of men and women belonging to religious orders fell by 10% to just under a mill |
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Cnn.com |
8:43pm PST |
Van der Sloot on video: I didn't lose any sleep |
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Summary: On video, Joran van der Sloot says he "didn't lose a minute of sleep" over knowing Natalee Holloway's motionless body had been dumped at sea. In the video, van der Sloot said he was with the Alabama teen on an Aruban beach when she apparently died and tha |
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Cnn.com |
8:25pm PST |
Bob Knight bows out; son inherits team |
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Summary: Controversial college basketball coach Bob Knight has stepped down from his post as head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, the school's sports information director, Chris Cook, told CNN Monday.
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Cnn.com |
8:25pm PST |
Bob Knight quits Texas Tech; son inherits team |
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Summary: Controversial college basketball coach Bob Knight has stepped down from his post as head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, the school's sports information director, Chris Cook, told CNN Monday.
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Yahoo News |
8:24pm PST |
McCain and Romney battle over who is real conservative
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Sen. John McCain and
self-proclaimed underdog Mitt Romney argued on Monday over who
is the real conservative the day before Super Tuesday voting
that could crown a presumptive Republican White House nominee. |
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Yahoo News |
8:12pm PST |
Aruba sees secret video in Holloway case
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A hidden-camera interview with a Dutch student saying missing teenager Natalee Holloway was dead and that he had a friend dump her body at sea is admissible in court, the chief Aruban prosecutor said Monday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:11pm PST |
'Super Tuesday' beckons as Obama, Clinton go head-to-head
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battle coast-to-coast on Tuesday and John McCain aims to put a choke-hold on the Republican White House ticket, in a 24-state nominating clash unique in US history. |
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BBC News |
8:08pm PST |
Calls for climate change minister |
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Summary: A ministerial 'champion' is needed to co-ordinate governmental efforts on climate change, MPs say. |
