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BBC News |
4:43pm PST |
Five dead in US college shooting |
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Summary: A gunman opens fire on students, killing four, at a university near Chicago, then shoots himself. |
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Yahoo News |
4:40pm PST |
Junior, Hamlin win Daytona qualifiers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - They showed up as favorites, endured their share of failures and found a way to stay at the front of the Daytona 500. |
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BBC News |
4:27pm PST |
Serbia urges UN action on Kosovo |
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Summary: Serbia's foreign minister urges the UN Security Council to oppose Kosovo's expected declaration of independence. |
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BBC News |
4:25pm PST |
UK supermarkets set for shake-up |
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Summary: Supermarkets may be forced to sell land to rival retailers, under plans to be set out by the Competition Commission. |
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BBC News |
4:25pm PST |
Supermarkets set for shake-up |
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Summary: The Competition Commission will outline proposals to remedy problems it identified in the grocery market. |
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Yahoo News |
4:20pm PST |
British researchers link obesity to more cancers
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Summary: Reuters - Obesity can double the risk of several
cancers, according to a study published on Friday that for the
first time also links being overweight with a number of less
common forms of the disease. |
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BBC News |
4:19pm PST |
Fifth of Britons buy fake goods |
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Summary: A fifth of Britons have bought counterfeit goods, a survey conducted for the BBC's Money Programme suggests. |
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BBC News |
4:12pm PST |
Man held over 'suicide bomb' DVD |
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Summary: A 33-year-old man is arrested over the sale of a DVD which appears to glorify suicide bombings. |
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Yahoo News |
4:05pm PST |
Being overweight may raise cancer risk
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study. |
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BBC News |
4:02pm PST |
Romney endorses McCain |
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Summary: Former Republican candidate Mitt Romney endorses John McCain's bid for the US presidency. |
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Cnn.com |
3:55pm PST |
Gunman at university shoots 18, kills himself |
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Summary: Students ran for their lives today when a man armed with a shotgun opened fire at Northern Illinois University outside Chicago. Eighteen people were wounded, four critically. The gunman took his own life, officials say.
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Yahoo News |
3:52pm PST |
At least 17 shot in Illinois university class
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A man opened fire with a shotgun in a
crowded lecture hall at Northern Illinois University on
Thursday, wounding at least 17 people before killing himself,
authorities said. |
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Yahoo News |
3:51pm PST |
US to try to shoot down spy satellite
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Taking a page from Hollywood science fiction, the Pentagon said Thursday it will try to shoot down a dying, bus-sized U.S. spy satellite loaded with toxic fuel on a collision course with the Earth. |
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Yahoo News |
3:42pm PST |
17 reported shot after shooting at Chicago area university
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A gunman opened fire Thursday at suburban Chicago university, wounding 17 people, including three critically, before killing himself in the latest in a spate of US school shootings, officials said. |
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Yahoo News |
3:32pm PST |
White House appeals to top court on detainee data
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Bush administration appealed to
the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday in an effort to limit the
information it must provide when Guantanamo Bay prisoners
challenge their continued captivity. |
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Yahoo News |
3:17pm PST |
Gunman opens fire at N. Illinois U. hall
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A gunman opened fire in a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University on Thursday, injuring as many as 15 people before he was killed, authorities said. DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler told the student newspaper the Northern Star that the gunman was |
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Yahoo News |
3:05pm PST |
Beyonce's dad weighs in on 'queen' flap
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Beyonce's father says Aretha Franklin's criticism of his daughter for referring to Tina Turner as "the Queen" at the Grammys is "ridiculous." |
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Cnn.com |
3:04pm PST |
Gunman at university shoots up to 18 |
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Summary: Students ran for their lives today when a man armed with a shotgun opened fire at Northern Illinois University outside Chicago. Up to 18 people were reported wounded. The gunman is dead, and the campus is now secure, officials say.
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Yahoo News |
3:02pm PST |
At least 15 shot in Illinois university class
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A gunman wounded at least 15 people
when he opened fire with a shotgun in a university classroom
outside Chicago on Thursday, authorities said. |
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ChristianToday |
2:48pm PST |
Gunman opens fire at US university |
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Summary: At least 18 people were shot when a gunman opened fire at Northern Illinois University outside Chicago on Thursday CNN said quoting its local affiliate |
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Cnn.com |
2:45pm PST |
Romney endorses former rival McCain |
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Summary: Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney today endorsed Sen. John McCain in his bid for the Oval Office. Romney said McCain, who stood at his side during the announcement, understands the challenges that the nation faces.
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Cnn.com |
2:45pm PST |
House targets Bush aides; GOP walks out |
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Summary: The House voted Thursday to hold in contempt two senior Bush aides -- one current, one former -- for failing to cooperate with an investigation into whether politics were involved in the firings of eight U.S. attorneys.
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Yahoo News |
2:45pm PST |
18 reported shot after gunman opens fire at Chicago university
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A gunman opened fire Thursday at suburban Chicago university, officials said, with media reporting 18 people shot in the most recent in a spate of US school shootings. |
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Cnn.com |
2:34pm PST |
U.S.: Terrorists seek patients as bombers |
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Summary: Al Qaeda in Iraq is recruiting female patients at Baghdad's two psychiatric hospitals for suicide missions -- with the help of hospital staff -- according to the U.S. military.
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BBC News |
2:30pm PST |
Romney endorses McCain campaign |
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Summary: Former Republican candidate Mitt Romney endorses John McCain's bid for the US presidency. |
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BBC News |
2:24pm PST |
Gunman opens fire at US college |
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Summary: A gunman is reported to have opened fire on students at a university near Chicago in the United States. |
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BBC News |
2:24pm PST |
Fifa rejects Premier League plans |
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Summary: Sepp Blatter, president of football's world governing body, tells the BBC that plans to host Premier League games abroad will never happen. |
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BBC News |
2:24pm PST |
Blatter hostile to overseas plan |
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Summary: Sepp Blatter, president of football's world governing body, tells the BBC that plans to host Premier League games abroad will "never happen". |
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Yahoo News |
2:19pm PST |
Shooting on US university campus
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Eighteen people were injured and several people were taken away in ambulances after a shooting at Northern Illinois University Thursday, officials and US media said. |
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Yahoo News |
2:14pm PST |
Bernanke warns of worsening economy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Using words like "sluggish" and "deteriorated," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a starkly pessimistic assessment of the nation's economy on Thursday and signaled that the Fed will cut interest rate cuts further if needed to combat the adve |
