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Yahoo News |
5:54pm PST |
Amtrak to step up security measures
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Summary: AP - Amtrak will start randomly screening passengers' carry-on bags this week in a new security push that includes officers with automatic weapons and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains. |
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Cnn.com |
5:51pm PST |
Lincoln's wartime cottage reopened |
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Summary: The fully restored former refuge of President Abraham Lincoln was brought back into the public view Monday during a Presidents Day ceremony.
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5:51pm PST |
Church urges hanky panky among members
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Summary: AP - A southwest Florida church issued a challenge for its married members this past Sunday: Hanky panky every day. Relevant Church head pastor Paul Wirth says the 50 percent divorce rate was the catalyst for The 30-Day Sex Challenge. |
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Yahoo News |
5:49pm PST |
U.S. and EU powers recognize Kosovo as some fear precedent
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Europe's major powers and the United
States said on Monday they recognized Kosovo's new
independence, as Serbs reacted with anger and some states
warned that its secession from Serbia set a dangerous
precedent. |
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BBC News |
5:37pm PST |
Finance guidance for new mothers |
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Summary: All new mothers in the UK are to receive guidance about managing money from the financial watchdog. |
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Cnn.com |
5:32pm PST |
Amtrak to beef up security |
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Summary: Amtrak passengers will be subjected to random screening of their carry-on bags as part of a new security initiative that will include armed officers and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains, an Amtrak spokeswoman said Monday.
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Cnn.com |
5:32pm PST |
Amtrak to add screenings, bomb-sniffing dogs |
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Summary: Amtrak passengers will be subjected to random screening of their carry-on bags as part of a new security initiative that will include armed officers and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains, an Amtrak spokeswoman said Monday.
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Cnn.com |
5:20pm PST |
Serbia steps up anti-Kosovo pressure |
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Summary: The United States today officially recognized Kosovo -- the Balkan state which split from Serbia on Sunday -- as an independent nation, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in a written statement. "We congratulate the people of Kosovo on this historic |
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4:13pm PST |
Better care for U.S. troops but red tape rankles
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The collection of old red-brick
buildings and a big 1970s concrete structure on the edge of
Washington does not usually make headlines like the White House
or the Capitol, half a dozen miles away. |
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BBC News |
4:08pm PST |
NHS psoriasis care 'inconsistent' |
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Summary: Many NHS units lack specialist care and support for patients with the skin condition psoriasis, a study finds. |
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4:07pm PST |
Wildcat population to be surveyed |
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Summary: The numbers and distribution of Britain's last surviving native wildcat is to be assessed. |
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Yahoo News |
4:06pm PST |
Pettitte apologizes, regrets taking HGH
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Summary: AP - Andy Pettitte repeated his apologies over and over again, saying he had embarrassed himself and set a terrible example. Whether he upset Roger Clemens is anyone's guess. They haven't spoken in more than a month. |
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Yahoo News |
4:04pm PST |
CORRECTION: Clinton issues new blueprint on economy
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Summary: Reuters - Presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton released a new "Economic Blueprint" on Monday
that touts ways to help working Americans as she seeks to gain
an edge on rival Barack Obama, who has moved into the lead in
the Democratic contest. |
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BBC News |
4:03pm PST |
Managers working 'extra 40 days' |
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Summary: The average manager puts in an extra 40 days a year to cope with their workload, a survey suggests. |
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Yahoo News |
4:01pm PST |
Bush moves on after hero's reception in Tanzania
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush, basking in a
hero's reception from Tanzania, on Tuesday commemorates one of
the darkest episodes in Africa's recent history, the Rwandan
genocide. |
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Cnn.com |
3:52pm PST |
Prehistoric frog was size of a bowling ball |
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Cnn.com |
3:52pm PST |
Ancient frog was size of bowling ball |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
3:30pm PST |
Your tacos or your life!
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A hunger for carnitas nearly led to some carnage after a Fontana man was robbed of a bag of tacos at gunpoint. Police Sergeant Jeff Decker said the 35-year-old victim had just bought about $20 in tacos from a street-corner stand Sunday night and was |
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Yahoo News |
3:25pm PST |
Yankees' Pettitte apologizes for growth hormone use
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - New York Yankees pitcher Andy
Pettitte apologized on Monday for using human growth hormone
and said he had not talked to his good friend Roger Clemens
since the U.S. Congress held hearings last week on drug and
steroid use by baseball player |
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Yahoo News |
3:23pm PST |
Musharraf allies headed for defeat in Pakistan vote
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The main party that backs Pakistani
President Pervez Musharraf was headed for defeat on Tuesday
after voters rallied to the opposition, raising questions about
the future of the U.S. ally who has ruled since 1999. |
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Cnn.com |
3:11pm PST |
Pitcher Pettitte apologizes for HGH use |
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Cnn.com |
3:05pm PST |
CNN.com readers: Are we safe on campus? |
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Summary: If a shooter came into some of the biggest classrooms at the University of California-Berkeley, recent graduate Scott Alto wonders whether students would be able to protect themselves.
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Cnn.com |
3:03pm PST |
Pakistan opposition sees early good news |
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Summary: Polls in Pakistan's first parliamentary elections in six years -- and some of its most pivotal -- closed with relatively little violence and no overt evidence of vote-rigging. Now, the country waits as the tallying begins.
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3:02pm PST |
Americans Reject Morality of Nanotechnology on Religious Grounds |
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Summary: Religion is said to be the driving influence behind Americans’ low moral opinion of nanotechnology, according to a researcher who surveyed public opinion on science and ... |
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Yahoo News |
2:57pm PST |
U.S. and EU powers recognize Kosovo as some opposed
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Europe's major powers and the United
States said on Monday they recognized Kosovo's new
independence, as Serbs reacted with anger and some states
warned that its secession from Serbia set a dangerous
precedent. |
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Cnn.com |
2:55pm PST |
Dinosaur-era frog was size of bowling ball |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
2:53pm PST |
One killed, two injured in crash |
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Summary: A woman is killed and two other people are injured in a road accident in County Down. |
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BBC News |
2:43pm PST |
Pakistan opposition confident |
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Summary: Opposition supporters in Pakistan are claiming an election triumph - but results will not be clear for hours. |
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BBC News |
2:43pm PST |
Opposition confident in Pakistan |
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Summary: Opposition supporters in Pakistan are claiming an election triumph - but results will not be clear for hours. |
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Cnn.com |
2:42pm PST |
Dems in close battle; McCain wants KO |
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Summary: Wisconsin and Hawaii become the latest battlegrounds in the struggle for the Democratic presidential nominee Tuesday, while Republican Sen. John McCain is looking for victories to finally knock his last remaining major rival out of the race.
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