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Yahoo News |
4:19pm PST |
Britney Spears still cannot visit sons
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pop star Britney Spears on Tuesday
failed to regain the right to see her two young sons after a
closed-door court hearing in the lengthy and bitter custody
dispute with her ex-husband Kevin Federline. |
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BBC News |
4:12pm PST |
Paisley in Scots Government talks |
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Summary: Northern Ireland's First Minister Ian Paisley is in Edinburgh for talks with the Scottish Government. |
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4:03pm PST |
Whitehall 'lacks finance chiefs' |
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Summary: More financial expertise is needed at the top of government departments, the National Audit Office says. |
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Yahoo News |
3:39pm PST |
U.S. could shoot down satellite overnight Wednesday
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. Navy may make its first
attempt to shoot down an errant spy satellite loaded with toxic
fuel overnight on Wednesday in an area of the Pacific Ocean
west of Hawaii, according to U.S. officials and government
documents. |
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Cnn.com |
3:27pm PST |
Rivals make pitches, voters make choices |
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Summary: Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton offered up their solutions for fixing the subprime mortgage crisis today as people in Wisconsin, Washington state and Hawaii held contests. GOP front-runner John McCain hopes results today will convince r |
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BBC News |
3:15pm PST |
Parents attack suicides coverage |
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Summary: The parents of a boy who apparently killed himself fear media coverage could prompt others to copy him. |
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Yahoo News |
3:11pm PST |
Former teacher sentenced in sex case
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A former middle school teacher was sent to prison for six years Tuesday for having sexual encounters with five teenage boys. |
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Cnn.com |
3:03pm PST |
Commander: Iraq duty tours may be cut |
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Summary: Tours of duty for U.S. soldiers in Iraq may be cut from 15 months to 12 if current improvements in security hold up, the U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday.
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Yahoo News |
2:57pm PST |
US may shoot down satellite Wednesday
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An attempt to blast a crippled U.S. spy satellite out of the sky using a Navy heat-seeking missile — possibly on Wednesday night — would be the first real-world use of this piece of the Pentagon's missile defense network. But that is not the mission |
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Yahoo News |
2:52pm PST |
US soldiers likely to see shorter tours
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Soldiers heading to war this summer are likely to see their tours shortened from 15 months to 12 months, even if troop cuts in Iraq are suspended in July as expected, the Army's top general said Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
2:49pm PST |
Cubans hope Raul Castro brings reform
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Now that Fidel Castro has retired, many Cubans are looking to his brother to let more people open businesses, own homes and even travel abroad. But it will probably fall to a new generation of leaders to ultimately fulfill or frustrate their dreams o |
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BBC News |
2:45pm PST |
Criminals' details 'not checked' |
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Summary: Fifteen serious criminals whose details were misplaced for a year by the CPS are sought by police. |
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Cnn.com |
2:38pm PST |
Wisconsin, Washington, Hawaii make choices |
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Summary: Voters in the latest presidential primary battlegrounds faced very different treks to polls and caucuses today. Wisconsin voters braved single-digit temperatures and a wind-chill advisory while Hawaii caucus-goers expected to enjoy temperatures in the 80 |
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Yahoo News |
2:34pm PST |
Mysterious creatures found in Antarctica
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Scientists investigating the icy waters of Antarctica said Tuesday they have collected mysterious creatures including giant sea spiders and huge worms in the murky depths. |
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Cnn.com |
2:33pm PST |
Nancy Reagan released from hospital |
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Summary: Former first lady Nancy Reagan was released Tuesday from a suburban Los Angeles, California, hospital after a fall over the weekend, according to Joanne Drake, chief of staff for the Reagan Foundation.
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Yahoo News |
2:29pm PST |
That's not what's meant by extra credit
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Students in a University of Michigan biology project had been assigned to grow herbs, vegetables, annuals and perennials. Police are trying to find out whether someone's green thumb also was being used to grow pot. |
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Yahoo News |
2:27pm PST |
Obama, Clinton square off in Wisconsin
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democrats in Wisconsin and Hawaii
make their choices on Tuesday in a heated presidential battle,
with Hillary Clinton hoping to snap Barack Obama's winning
streak ahead of big contests in March. |
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Yahoo News |
2:23pm PST |
Pakistan's Musharraf could face end, analysts say
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The rout of his allies in Pakistan's
parliamentary election could herald the end for President
Pervez Musharraf, one of Washington's most important Muslim
allies in its fight against al Qaeda, analysts say. |
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Yahoo News |
2:15pm PST |
U.S. military stretched dangerously thin by war: poll
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. military has been stretched
dangerously thin by the Iraq war, according to almost 90
percent of retired and current military officers polled on the
state of America's armed forces. |
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ChristianPost |
2:14pm PST |
Pakistani Christians Hope for Improved Status After Election |
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Summary: Pakistan’s political party, led by President Pervez Musharraf, admitted defeat Tuesday as early results from Monday’s parliamentary election showed the ruling party’s unpopularity among its ... |
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Cnn.com |
2:07pm PST |
Iraq, to foil bombings, taking ill off streets |
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Summary: Iraqi authorities plan to round up homeless and mentally ill residents on Baghdad streets to prevent them from becoming used, knowingly or unknowingly, as suicide bombers by insurgents, an Interior Ministry official said Tuesday.
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BBC News |
1:54pm PST |
MP pelted after confronting gang |
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Summary: An MP urges people to confront anti-social behaviour after a gang of youths pelted him with stones. |
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Cnn.com |
1:41pm PST |
Castro quits as Cuba president |
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Summary: Fidel Castro today announced he is resigning as president of Cuba. Castro was treated for intestinal problems two years ago and in his resignation letter he cited his "critical health condition."
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BBC News |
1:38pm PST |
Football: Chelsea draw in Athens |
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Summary: Chelsea draw with Olympiakos after an unconvincing display in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. |
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BBC News |
1:38pm PST |
Football: Chelsea draw in Greece |
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Summary: Chelsea draw with Olympiakos after an unconvincing display in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. |
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Yahoo News |
1:35pm PST |
Satellite shootdown could be Wednesday
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The military's attempt to shoot down a wayward U.S. spy satellite as it falls toward Earth could happen as early as Wednesday night, but no final decision on timing has been made, officials said. |
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BBC News |
1:35pm PST |
Football: Liverpool leave it late |
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Summary: Late Dirk Kuyt and Steven Gerrard goals earn Liverpool victory over Inter Milan and ease the pressure on manager Rafael Benitez. |
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BBC News |
1:35pm PST |
Late Liverpool goals sink Inter |
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Summary: Late Dirk Kuyt and Steven Gerrard goals earn Liverpool victory over Inter Milan and ease the pressure on manager Rafael Benitez. |
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Yahoo News |
1:34pm PST |
Nancy Reagan released from L.A. hospital
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan
was released on Tuesday from a Los Angeles-area hospital where
she spent two nights after a fall and was resuming her daily
activities, her office said. |
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Yahoo News |
1:28pm PST |
Hank Aaron believes baseball can move on
(AP)
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Summary: AP - He's no longer the home run king, but he's still the Hammer. Hank Aaron hobbled into Atlanta's spring training camp on Tuesday — he needs knee-replacement surgery — with no opinion on whether Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens deserve to be in the Hall of |
