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ChristianPost |
5:32am PST |
Relief Pours in to South afer Deadly Storms |
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Summary: Christian aid groups, churches and emergency teams are pouring in to five Southern states devastated by the deadliest tornado outbreak in the country in ... |
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BBC News |
5:32am PST |
Driver arrested for 'trafficking' |
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Summary: The driver of a chemical tanker in which eight people were found with breathing difficulties is arrested. |
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Yahoo News |
5:23am PST |
Day 2: Crew to check Atlantis for damage
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Summary: AP - Shuttle Atlantis chased the international space station in orbit Friday as its crew prepared for a laser inspection of their ship's wings. |
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BBC News |
5:22am PST |
Labour MPs' referendum fight vow |
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Summary: Frank Field and Kate Hoey pledge to resist pressure from their party to quit the I Want a Referendum campaign. |
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Yahoo News |
5:21am PST |
Russia will respond to new 'arms race challenge', says Putin
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - President Vladimir Putin heralded a wealthy Russia able to compete in a new "arms race" with a speech Friday setting long term priorities for his hand-picked successor ahead of next month's presidential election. |
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Cnn.com |
5:20am PST |
Flooding leaves Ohioans drenched, demoralized |
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Yahoo News |
5:20am PST |
Bush: Stakes are high in election
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Without naming John McCain, President Bush marshaled the conservative wing of the Republican Party on Friday to back the presumed GOP presidential nominee for the upcoming battle against the Democratic Party. |
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Cnn.com |
5:19am PST |
Writer drops 168 pounds, inspires others |
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Summary: She was never really skinny or terribly overweight.
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Yahoo News |
5:08am PST |
Bush: Will sign economic stimulus bill next week
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush said
on Friday he would sign a $152 billion economic stimulus
package into law next week. |
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BBC News |
5:05am PST |
Boys sentenced over trucker death |
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Summary: Two boys who threw objects from a bridge over a busy road are detained for their part in killing a lorry driver. |
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BBC News |
5:04am PST |
Robot glider harvests ocean heat |
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Summary: A sea-going robotic glider that harvests heat energy from the oceans is tested by US scientists. |
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BBC News |
4:58am PST |
Gay man wins £47k church payout |
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Summary: Compensation is awarded to a gay man whose appointment as a youth worker was blocked by the Church of England. |
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Cnn.com |
4:54am PST |
By-a-nose margin bad for Obama, Clinton, Dems |
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Summary: With Sens. Barack Obama of Illinois and Hillary Clinton of New York nearly splitting the delegate count in the race for the Democratic nomination, party leaders have a dilemma on their hands: a tie ball game heading into their convention.
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Yahoo News |
4:52am PST |
Microsoft helps nab $900M piracy ring
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Microsoft is telling the tale of a major software piracy investigation that weaved through 22 countries, hoping would-be pirates will think twice if they know how far the company will go to protect its computer code worth billions in revenue each qua |
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BBC News |
4:50am PST |
Gaza rocket barrage hits Israel |
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Summary: Israel says about 20 rockets have been launched into Israel by Palestinian militants in Gaza, causing no injuries. |
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ChristianToday |
4:47am PST |
Vatican cardinal defends Jewish conversion prayer |
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Summary: The top Vatican cardinal in charge of relations with Jews on Thursday denied a new prayer for their conversion was offensive and said Catholics had the right to pray as they wished
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Yahoo News |
4:45am PST |
Iran starts second atomic power plant: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran has started building a second
atomic power plant in an oil-rich region near the border with
Iraq, Iran's Ambassador to Russia was quoted as saying on
Friday by Itar-Tass news agency. |
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ChristianToday |
4:41am PST |
Haggard brings restoration process to a halt |
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Summary: Former head of the National Association of Evangelicals in the US Ted Haggards journey of spiritual restoration came to a halt this week at the request of the disgraced New Life Church pastor |
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Cnn.com |
4:41am PST |
Gunman kills 5 at City Council meeting |
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Summary: A gunman killed five people and wounded two at a City Council meeting in suburban St. Louis on Thursday night before officers shot and killed him, police said. Two of those killed were police officers.
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BBC News |
4:37am PST |
Putin vows 'arms race' response |
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Summary: President Putin says a new arms race is under way and that Nato is not listening to Russia's concerns. |
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Yahoo News |
4:27am PST |
French police question second trader
(AP)
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Summary: AP - French police were holding a second person for questioning about the loss of billions at bank Societe Generale, a judicial official said Friday. |
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BBC News |
4:25am PST |
Wright admits picking up women |
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Summary: A man accused of killing five women in Suffolk has admitted he could have picked up all of the women on the nights they vanished, a court heard. |
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BBC News |
4:19am PST |
Man dead for years found in flat |
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Summary: The body of a man believed to be dead for more than five years is found in a flat where a council tenant continued to live. |
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BBC News |
4:19am PST |
Man lived with corpse for years |
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Summary: The body of a man dead for more than five years is found in a flat where a tenant continued to live. |
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ChristianToday |
4:16am PST |
Eritrean officials imprison 35 members of underground church |
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Summary: Christmas Eve raid on underground church ends with imprisonment of 35 men women and children in Eritrea |
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Yahoo News |
4:15am PST |
Russia's Putin lashes out at West's "arms race"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President Vladimir Putin accused the
United States of unleashing a new arms race on Russia's borders
on Friday in a speech that is likely to provide a blueprint for
his successor's policies. |
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ChristianPost |
4:08am PST |
Top Anglican's Sharia Comments Draw Heavy Criticism |
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Summary: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, faced heavy criticism after stating that the introduction of some aspects of Sharia law in Britain was 'unavoidable.... |
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ChristianPost |
4:08am PST |
Archbishop's Sharia Comments Draw Heavy Criticism |
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Summary: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, faced heavy criticism after stating that the introduction of some aspects of Sharia law in Britain was 'unavoidable.... |
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ChristianToday |
4:00am PST |
Kirk concern over closure of Aberdeen alcohol support centre |
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Summary: The Church of Scotland has expressed its regret over plans to close down an alcohol support service in Aberdeen city centre |
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Cnn.com |
4:00am PST |
Refinery blast 'like walking into hell' |
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Summary: Rescue crews were searching in the pre-dawn darkness Friday for six people who are unaccounted for after an explosion at a Georgia sugar refinery injured at least 42 people, authorities said.
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