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BBC News |
8:59am PST |
US to evacuate staff from Serbia |
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Summary: The US embassy in Belgrade orders the evacuation of non-essential staff a day after Serb protesters storm the building. |
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CTI News |
8:57am PST |
Poll: Does your church do anything special for Lent? |
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Summary: Poll: Does your church do anything special for Lent?
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CTI News |
8:57am PST |
Review: 'Be Kind Rewind' |
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Summary: 'Eternal Sunshine' director Michel Gondry is back with another flight of whimsy, a sweetly goofy conceit with Jack Black and Mos Def creating their own slapdash remakes of old movies.
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CTI News |
8:57am PST |
Review: 'Vantage Point' |
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Summary: Eight different character perspectives help piece together the mystery behind a presidential assassination in this tightly wound action thriller resembling television's '24.'
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CTI News |
8:57am PST |
Review: 'Charlie Bartlett' |
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Summary: An enterprising teen armed with counseling savvy--and a prescription pad--finds popularity in this entertaining, if sometimes erratic, high school comedy.
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CTI News |
8:57am PST |
Hansen: Memory and the Holocaust |
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Summary: French president's plan shows promise but carries a potential problem.
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CTI News |
8:57am PST |
Fu Yang's Picture-Perfect Adoption |
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Summary: A photojournalist discovers God's surprises through one special-needs child.
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BBC News |
8:55am PST |
Burrell recalled to Diana inquest |
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Summary: Paul Burrell is recalled to the Diana inquest over discrepancies between his evidence and press reports. |
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BBC News |
8:52am PST |
'NatWest Three' head for prison |
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Summary: Three British bankers are sentenced to 37 months in prison for their role in an Enron-related fraud. |
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Yahoo News |
8:48am PST |
Officer in Clinton motorcade killed in accident
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Dallas police officer riding in
Hillary Clinton's motorcade was killed in a road accident on
Friday while escorting the Democratic presidential contender to
a rally ahead of the March 4 Texas primary. |
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Yahoo News |
8:39am PST |
Court upholds dismissal of "agent orange" suit
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A federal appeals court on Friday
upheld a lower court ruling dismissing a civil lawsuit against
major U.S. chemical companies brought by Vietnamese plaintiffs
over the use of dioxin, or "agent orange," during the Vietnam
War. |
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Cnn.com |
8:38am PST |
Congressman indicted on multiple charges |
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Summary: Rep. Rick Renzi was indicted Friday on multiple federal charges, law enforcement sources tell CNN.
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Cnn.com |
8:36am PST |
Execs to be grilled over high pay |
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Summary: Two high-profile former Wall Street CEOs and the head of the nation's largest home lender will testify next week before a congressional committee examining the link between executive pay and the mortgage crisis.
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Cnn.com |
8:34am PST |
Arizona GOP lawmaker indicted |
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Summary: Rep. Rick Renzi was indicted Friday on multiple federal charges, law enforcement sources tell CNN.
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BBC News |
8:29am PST |
Castro 'relishes chance to rest' |
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Summary: Cuba's Fidel Castro is relieved to be leaving office and has promised himself a holiday, state media say. |
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Cnn.com |
8:28am PST |
Tycoon battles killer for Oscar glory |
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Summary: Grit, blood and oil will be center stage in Hollywood Sunday for the Academy Awards. The tale of a brutal killer and laconic sheriff pursuing a man across West Texas is expected to vie with a tycoon's modern day morality story for best picture. But there |
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Cnn.com |
8:28am PST |
Bloody classic not shoo-in for best picture |
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Summary: Grit, blood and oil will be center stage in Hollywood Sunday for the Academy Awards. The tale of a brutal killer and laconic sheriff pursuing a man across West Texas is expected to vie with a tycoon's modern day morality story for best picture. But there |
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Cnn.com |
8:16am PST |
No survivors in Venezuela plane crash |
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Summary: Rescue teams today found the wreckage of a plane that crashed Thursday night in the mountains of Venezuela, but none of the 46 people aboard survived, an official said. There is still no word on what caused the Santa Barbara Airlines plane to crash.
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Cnn.com |
8:16am PST |
Plane pulverized; no crash survivors |
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Summary: Rescue teams today found the wreckage of a plane that crashed Thursday night in the mountains of Venezuela, but none of the 46 people aboard survived, an official said. There is still no word on what caused the Santa Barbara Airlines plane to crash.
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Yahoo News |
8:14am PST |
IAEA: Iran dismisses evidence on nukes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iran has rejected documents that link it to missile and explosives experiments and other work connected to a possible nuclear weapons program, calling the information false and irrelevant, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday. |
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BBC News |
8:01am PST |
Jail for extradited sex attacker |
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Summary: A man who had been wanted by police for six years is jailed for raping a teenage girl and arson. |
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Cnn.com |
7:50am PST |
Ex-McCain aide: Lobbyist story not plausible |
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Summary: A New York Times report that Sen. John McCain once had a close relationship with a female lobbyist was "highly implausible," a former McCain aide told CNN.
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Yahoo News |
7:48am PST |
Rep. Renzi indicted on fraud, finance charges
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A federal grand jury has indicted
Republican U.S. Rep. Richard Renzi of Arizona on 35 criminal
counts including conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and
official extortion, according to court papers unsealed on
Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:47am PST |
Fidel Castro: I'm ready for a vacation
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Fidel Castro said Friday that he's relieved to be stepping down as Cuba's president, complaining that the process of selecting Cuba's next government "had left me exhausted." |
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BBC News |
7:42am PST |
Huntley victim in rooftop protest |
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Summary: A woman who was one of Ian Huntley's victims stages a rooftop protest over the police treatment of her case. |
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BBC News |
7:41am PST |
Measles cases at record high |
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Summary: The number of measles cases in England and Wales jumped more than 30% last year to the highest level since records began. |
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BBC News |
7:41am PST |
Measles cases jump to record high |
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Summary: The number of measles cases in England and Wales jumped more than 30% last year to the highest level since records began. |
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BBC News |
7:40am PST |
Bluetongue risk 'starts in April' |
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Summary: UK livestock farms will again be at risk from bluetongue from the second half of April, predict scientists. |
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Theophiles |
7:40am PST |
America's Most Sinful Cities |
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Summary: From Forbes:
They say geography is destiny, but perhaps it is damnation as well.
We have unveiled the American city that has fallen the farthest from grace in each of the seven deadly sins ( lust, gluttony, avarice, sloth, wrath, envy and pride). For eac |
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Yahoo News |
7:37am PST |
West warns Serbia against violence; more rallies due
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The European Union told Serbia on
Friday to protect embassies after attacks over Western support
for Kosovo's secession, and suggested such violence could harm
its prospects of closer ties with the bloc. |
