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Yahoo News |
11:58pm PST |
Millions begin China holiday without power
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Millions of Chinese began the
biggest holiday of the year without power on Wednesday after
more than a week of fierce winter weather, but tens of
thousands of stranded passengers had finally found trains,
buses and planes to get home for fam |
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Yahoo News |
11:56pm PST |
Clinton, Obama draw; McCain leads
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary
Clinton battled to a draw on "Super Tuesday" and John McCain
took charge of the Republican race in coast-to-coast
presidential nominating battles in 24 U.S. states. |
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BBC News |
11:52pm PST |
Winning post |
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Summary: How close are candidates to their party's nomination? |
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BBC News |
11:48pm PST |
McCain sees 'way to go' |
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Summary: John McCain comes out of Super Tuesday a clear front-runner - but two other horses still remain in the race, the BBC's David Willis says. |
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Cnn.com |
11:44pm PST |
Sri Lankan military escalates offensive |
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BBC News |
11:42pm PST |
Winehouse questioned over drugs |
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Summary: Police question singer Amy Winehouse in connection with a video apparently showing her smoking crack. |
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Yahoo News |
11:34pm PST |
Tornadoes rake U.S. south, at least 20 dead
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Tornadoes and
thunderstorms ravaged four states in the American South on
Tuesday night, killing at least 20 people, injuring dozens and
causing widespread damage, emergency services and local media
said. |
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BBC News |
11:22pm PST |
Many dead in southern US storms |
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Summary: At least 18 people are killed and many more injured in severe storms across the southern US. |
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Yahoo News |
11:10pm PST |
Rice: NATO may seek more Afghan forces
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday she will raise with Afghanistan's U.S.-backed president the case of an Afghan reporter sentenced to death for insulting Islam, a case that has not drawn the same wide U.S. outrage or administration int |
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Yahoo News |
11:06pm PST |
McCain, Clinton take delegate race lead
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sen. John McCain jumped to a commanding lead in the Republican delegate race over Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton edged ahead of Sen. Barack Obama in the race for Democratic delegates. |
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Cnn.com |
11:03pm PST |
Severe weather kills 23 in South |
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Summary: The Tennessee Secretary of State was forced to close some polling places in the western part of the state early Tuesday night after several destructive tornadoes tracked through the area and injured 86 people.
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Yahoo News |
10:59pm PST |
McCain seizes command of GOP race
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sen. John McCain seized command of the race for the Republican presidential nomination early Wednesday, winning delegate-rich primaries from the East Coast to California. Democratic rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama traded victories in a |
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BBC News |
10:54pm PST |
'Showdown' over Scottish budget |
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Summary: The Scottish Government's £30bn budget faces a crucial vote as Alex Salmond says he will quit if it is not passed. |
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BBC News |
10:54pm PST |
Budget showdown after quit threat |
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Summary: The Scottish Government's £30bn budget faces a crucial vote as Alex Salmond says he will quit if it is not passed. |
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BBC News |
10:54pm PST |
Budget showdown in Scotland |
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Summary: The Scottish Government's £30bn budget faces a crucial vote as Alex Salmond says he will quit if it is not passed. |
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BBC News |
10:45pm PST |
Owen to start game as sub |
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Summary: England's Michael Owen will be on the bench against Switzerland but Ashley Young & David Bentley earn starts, BBC Sport understands. |
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Yahoo News |
10:42pm PST |
Rice urges allies to share Afghan combat burden
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
said on Wednesday only a small number of NATO nations had
troops in the most dangerous areas of Afghanistan and urged
reluctant allies to share the combat burden. |
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Yahoo News |
10:42pm PST |
Asian stocks sink after Dow's plunge
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Asian markets plunged Wednesday after a steep drop on Wall Street overnight fanned investors' fears the U.S. economy was sliding into a recession that could sap demand for Asian exports. |
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BBC News |
10:40pm PST |
Train service resumes 46 years on |
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Summary: A new £30m passenger train link between Ebbw Vale and Cardiff opens 46 years after services were cut. |
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Yahoo News |
10:38pm PST |
Tornadoes rip through South, killing 22
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Tornadoes across four Southern states tore through homes, ripped the roof off a shopping mall and blew apart warehouses in a rare spasm of violent winter weather that killed at least 22 people and injured dozens more. |
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Cnn.com |
10:37pm PST |
U.N. calls Afghan opium growth 'alarming' |
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BBC News |
10:37pm PST |
Shares fall on US economy fears |
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Summary: Asian shares fall sharply in Wednesday trading due to renewed fears about the health of the US economy. |
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Yahoo News |
10:32pm PST |
Obama, Clinton battle to Super Tuesday impasse
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battled to an impasse in their coast-to-coast Super Tuesday showdown, setting the stage for a brutal and protracted struggle for the Democratic White House nomination. |
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Yahoo News |
10:28pm PST |
Kenyan foes tackle key political issues
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Kenya's feuding factions on Wednesday continued negotiating the thorniest issues in a bid to end the bloodletting sparked by disputed elections that has claimed more than 1,000 lives and displaced hundreds of thousands. |
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BBC News |
10:24pm PST |
Battle continues |
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Summary: Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are still in the running |
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BBC News |
10:24pm PST |
Clinton and Obama battle on |
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Summary: Super Tuesday's voting leaves Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both well in the running, says the BBC's Gavin Hewitt. |
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Yahoo News |
10:17pm PST |
Clinton, Obama draw; McCain takes control
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama and rival
Hillary Clinton battled to a draw on "Super Tuesday" and John
McCain seized command of the Republican race in presidential
nominating contests in 24 U.S. states. |
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Yahoo News |
10:09pm PST |
Thirteen reported dead as storms rake U.S. south
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Thirteen people were
reported killed and dozens injured as tornadoes and lethal
thunderstorms tore through areas of the U.S. South on Tuesday,
causing widespread damage. |
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Yahoo News |
10:05pm PST |
Beatles guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi dies
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, died Tuesday at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, a spokesman said. He was thought to be 91 years old. |
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BBC News |
10:03pm PST |
Northern Rock jobs under threat |
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Summary: Jobs at Northern Rock will be cut if Virgin Group ends up controlling the troubled bank, the BBC learns. |
