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BBC News |
11:53pm PST |
British Gas profits jump to £571m |
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Summary: Profits at British Gas rise to £571m from £95m in 2006 amid criticism from consumer groups over higher prices. |
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BBC News |
11:50pm PST |
Football: Toure out for four weeks |
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Summary: Arsenal defender Kolo Toure is ruled out for at least three to four weeks because of a calf injury. |
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Yahoo News |
11:34pm PST |
Serbians prepare Kosovo rally as war of words rages on
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Summary: AFP - NATO-led peacekeepers in Kosovo blamed Serb leaders there for arson attacks on border checkpoints, as Serbians prepared for Thursday's massive protest in Belgrade against Kosovo's independence. |
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Yahoo News |
11:30pm PST |
Missile hits dying US spy satellite
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Summary: AP - A missile launched from a Navy cruiser soared 130 miles above the Pacific and smashed a dying and potentially deadly U.S. spy satellite Wednesday, the Pentagon said. Several defense officials said it apparently achieved the main aim of destroying an |
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BBC News |
11:27pm PST |
Football: Ferguson upbeat |
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Summary: Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is confident of progressing to the Champions League quarter-finals after the draw in Lyon. |
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BBC News |
11:26pm PST |
SocGen profit despite trader loss |
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Summary: French bank Societe Generale reports a profit for 2007, but it is down sharply from 2006 because of a trading scandal. |
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BBC News |
11:10pm PST |
Pakistani leaders set for talks |
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Summary: The leaders of two parties that won most seats in Pakistan's elections are to hold coalition talks. |
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Yahoo News |
11:03pm PST |
China "regrets" U.S. decision on food supplies
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China expressed regret on Thursday at
reports the U.S. Olympic team would bring its own meat for the
Beijing Games over concerns of drugs tainted food, and said it
could guarantee safe supplies. |
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BBC News |
10:57pm PST |
Ronaldo victim of 'laser attack' |
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Summary: Manchester United complain to Uefa after Cristiano Ronaldo is dazzled by a laser beam ahead of their Champions League match at Lyon. |
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BBC News |
10:52pm PST |
Driver in death crash sentenced |
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Summary: A Fermanagh driver who admitted killing four people by dangerous driving is due to be sentenced. |
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Yahoo News |
10:48pm PST |
U.S. probes new sexual assault allegations in Japan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. military is investigating
another allegation that a soldier sexually assaulted a woman on
the southern island of Okinawa, as Washington and Tokyo strive
to keep anger over crimes by U.S. troops from damaging broader
ties. |
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BBC News |
10:42pm PST |
Move over £100m unclaimed benefit |
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Summary: Couples with children and pensioners may be missing out on unclaimed council tax benefits, ministers say. |
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BBC News |
10:42pm PST |
Benefits take-up schemes boosted |
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Summary: An extra £3m is to be spent on encouraging more families and pensioners to claim benefits they are entitled to. |
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Cnn.com |
10:35pm PST |
Google keeping health records raises concerns |
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Summary: Google Inc. will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service that's likely to raise more concerns about the volume of sensitive information entrusted to the Internet search leader.
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BBC News |
10:33pm PST |
British Gas set for higher profit |
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Summary: British Gas is expected to announce sharply higher profits later, amid criticism from consumer groups. |
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Yahoo News |
10:30pm PST |
Google to store patients' health records
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Google Inc. will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service that's likely to raise more concerns about the volume of sensitive information entrusted to the Internet search leader. |
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Yahoo News |
10:28pm PST |
NY Times reports on McCain link with lobbyist
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The New York Times said on Wednesday
that Republican presidential hopeful John McCain had a close
relationship with a lobbyist nine years ago in a potential
conflict with his high ethical stances, but McCain's campaign
sharply dismissed the |
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Yahoo News |
10:14pm PST |
Kobe helps Lakers top Suns, Shaq 130-124
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Kobe Bryant scored 41 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers spoil Shaquille O'Neal's Phoenix debut with a 130-124 victory over the Suns on Wednesday night. |
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Yahoo News |
9:54pm PST |
US shoots down defunct spy satellite
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A US Navy cruiser hit a defunct US spy satellite with a single missile late Wednesday in a successful interception 133 nautical miles in space over the Pacific, the US Defense Department said. |
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BBC News |
9:36pm PST |
Call for MEPs' cash fraud probe |
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Summary: The EU's anti-fraud office is urged to investigate the way MEPs spend money given to them to pay their staff. |
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ChristianToday |
9:27pm PST |
Oxford to probe why people believe in God |
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Summary: University of Oxford researchers will undertake a 2 million study to investigate why people believe in God |
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BBC News |
9:21pm PST |
Hotel fire deaths 'not planned' |
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Summary: The person who started a hotel blaze that killed three people may not have intended to hurt anyone, police say. |
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Yahoo News |
9:20pm PST |
U.S. missile hits spy satellite
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A missile from a U.S. Navy warship
hit a defunct U.S. spy satellite 133 nautical miles above the
Earth in an attempt to blow apart its tank of toxic fuel, the
Pentagon said on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
9:18pm PST |
Kobe spoil's Shaq's debut
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Kobe Bryant scored 41 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers spoil Shaquille O'Neal's Phoenix debut with a 130-124 victory over the Suns on Wednesday night. |
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BBC News |
9:12pm PST |
New airport flight paths proposed |
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Summary: Proposals to change flight paths in and out of major British airports are launched by air traffic company Nats. |
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Yahoo News |
8:58pm PST |
Pauly Shore countersues Wes Craven
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pauly Shore is suing neighbor Wes Craven for creating a nightmare on his property in a dispute between the two that began last year. |
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Yahoo News |
8:42pm PST |
Navy missile hits spy satellite
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A Navy missile soaring 130 miles above the Pacific smashed a dying and potentially deadly U.S. spy satellite Wednesday and probably destroyed a tank carrying 1,000 pounds of toxic fuel, officials said. |
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BBC News |
8:40pm PST |
US missile hits 'toxic satellite' |
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Summary: The US strikes a disabled spy satellite with a missile, after officials said it could pose a threat to humans. |
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Yahoo News |
8:37pm PST |
Linkin Park singer's stalker sentenced
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A woman who stalked Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for using her work computer at Sandia National Laboratories to track and harass him and his wife. |
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Yahoo News |
8:36pm PST |
Hurricanes upset No. 5 Duke 96-95
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Looking to bounce back from their first conference loss, the Duke Blue Devils instead stumbled again. The Miami Hurricanes beat fifth-ranked Duke for the first time in 45 years Wednesday, scoring 15 consecutive points to build a big lead early in the |
