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BBC News |
1:27pm PST |
'Radioactive' alert at school |
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Summary: An Edinburgh language school is sealed off after several suspected radioactive packages are found. |
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Cnn.com |
1:19pm PST |
Racist video spurs South Africa outrage |
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Summary: White students at a South African university tricked black residence hall workers into eating stew containing urine, prompting a march Wednesday in which five people were arrested, university officials said.
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Cnn.com |
1:14pm PST |
Killer ex-cop gets life, no parole for 57 years |
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Summary: A former Canton, Ohio, police officer who killed his pregnant girlfriend was sentenced today to life in prison with no chance of parole for 57 years. By then, Bobby Cutts Jr. will be 87 years old. He could have been sentenced to death, but jurors recommen |
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Cnn.com |
1:13pm PST |
4 hostages freed from Colombian jungle |
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Summary: Colombian rebels on Wednesday set free four hostages held for more than six years, said a spokesman for International Committee of the Red Cross in Colombia.
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ChristianPost |
1:01pm PST |
Faith-Based Groups Disagree on HIV Prevention Strategies |
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Summary: Faith-based organizations are disagreeing over what is the most effective way to prevent HIV as the $15 billion President’s AIDS relief plan faces renewal this ... |
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Yahoo News |
12:42pm PST |
Turkey steps up Iraq onslaught as US urges quick pull-out
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Summary: AFP - Turkey stepped up its offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Wednesday and refused to set a pull-out timetable, despite a US warning that the incursion should last no more than "a week or two." |
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Cnn.com |
12:42pm PST |
McCain, Obama in heated exchange over Iraq |
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Summary: Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama engaged in a pointed exchange over al Qaeda in Iraq today. Obama had said in a debate Tuesday that he'd strike al Qaeda if it established a base in Iraq. McCain responded that al Qaeda already is in Iraq, and Obama count |
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Yahoo News |
12:36pm PST |
Life term for ex-cop in woman's death
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A judge in Ohio has spared a former police officer convicted of killing his pregnant girlfriend and their unborn daughter from the death penalty. |
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Yahoo News |
12:21pm PST |
Lawmakers seek perjury probe of Roger Clemens
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday sought a
federal probe into whether baseball great Roger Clemens lied to
Congress when he denied claims by his former trainer that he
had used performance-enhancing drugs. |
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Cnn.com |
12:17pm PST |
Jury recommends life in prison for killer ex-cop |
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Summary: An Ohio jury is recommending life in prison for a former Canton, Ohio, police officer who killed his pregnant girlfriend. Bobby Cutts Jr. will not be eligible for parole for at least 30 years, when he is 60 years old. He could have been sentenced to death |
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Yahoo News |
12:10pm PST |
McCain and Obama tangle over Iraq pullout
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican John McCain and
Democrat Barack Obama faced off on Wednesday in a possible
prelude to a U.S. presidential election battle, tangling over
whether Iraq would be prey for al Qaeda if U.S. troops are
withdrawn. |
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Cnn.com |
11:55am PST |
Lawmakers seek fed probe of Clemens |
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Summary: Leading members of the House of Representatives asked the Justice Department on Wednesday to probe whether baseball great Roger Clemens "committed perjury and made knowingly false statements" during a congressional hearing.
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BBC News |
11:54am PST |
Row over Nigeria nudity picture |
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Summary: A badly beaten Nigerian woman wants the world to see photos of her injuries despite nudity complaints. |
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Cnn.com |
11:51am PST |
Navarrette: Clinton at risk of losing Latino vote |
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Summary: If Hillary Clinton loses the Democratic nomination for president, she might be able to trace her troubles back to when she lost her grip on the Latino vote.
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Cnn.com |
11:48am PST |
William F. Buckley Jr. dies at 82 |
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Summary: National Review founder and conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. died overnight in the study of his Stamford, Connecticut home, officials at the magazine said Wednesday. He was 82.
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Yahoo News |
11:47am PST |
Jury wants life sentence for Ohio ex-cop
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A jury has spared a former Canton, Ohio, police officer from a possible death sentence for killing his pregnant girlfriend and their baby and instead recommended a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole for 30 years. |
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Cnn.com |
11:47am PST |
Pain in pocketbook? It'll get worse |
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Summary: As anyone who's been to the gas station or supermarket lately knows, the prices of fuel and food are on the rise.
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Cnn.com |
11:47am PST |
Fuel, food prices on rise |
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Summary: As anyone who's been to the gas station or supermarket lately knows, the prices of fuel and food are on the rise. And you haven't seen anything yet, some experts say. CNNMoney.com reports that gasoline, now averaging $3.15 a gallon, could hit $4 in some l |
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Cnn.com |
11:47am PST |
Pain in pocketbook? It'll get worse, experts say |
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Summary: As anyone who's been to the gas station or supermarket lately knows, the prices of fuel and food are on the rise. And you haven't seen anything yet, some experts say. Gasoline, now averaging $3.15 a gallon, could hit $4 in some locations by spring.
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Yahoo News |
11:43am PST |
Colombian rebels free 4 hostages
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Colombian rebels on Wednesday freed four former lawmakers held hostage for more than six years, handing them over to representatives of the Red Cross and Venezuela, officials said. |
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Yahoo News |
11:42am PST |
Qaeda's Zawahri vows revenge over Libi killing: Web
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman
al-Zawahri vowed revenge for the killing of a top group
commander in a suspected U.S. attack in Pakistan, speaking in a
video posted on the Internet on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
11:32am PST |
4 killed in Tenn. apartment; gunman dies
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Summary: AP - Police say a man fatally shot four people at a public housing complex in downtown Bristol, Tenn., before apparently committing suicide. |
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BBC News |
11:21am PST |
9/11 arrest payout ruling fought |
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Summary: The Ministry of Justice is to appeal against a court judgement that a man wrongly accused of training the 9/11 hijackers could get compensation. |
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Cnn.com |
11:13am PST |
Clemens may face Justice Department probe |
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ChristianPost |
11:13am PST |
Union Theological Seminary Appoints First Woman President |
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Summary: Union Theological Seminary in New York City selected its first woman president in its 172-year history, the school announced ... |
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Cnn.com |
11:00am PST |
Sentence to be announced for ex-cop |
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Summary: An Ohio jury has reached a decision on its recommendation of a sentence for a former Canton, Ohio, police officer who killed his pregnant girlfriend. Bobby Cutts Jr. faces the death penalty. The jury's decision is expected to be announced in a few minutes |
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BBC News |
10:44am PST |
Salmond hits out over TV football |
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Summary: The first minister criticises terrestrial broadcasters for not covering Scotland's international football matches. |
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Yahoo News |
10:31am PST |
Qaeda's Zawahri vows revenge after Libi killing: Web
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman
al-Zawahri vowed revenge for the killing of a top group
commander in a suspected U.S. attack in Pakistan, in a video
posted on the Internet on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:30am PST |
Sen. Reid to defy Bush on foreclosure rescue plan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid said on Wednesday he planned to defy a threatened White
House veto and try to win passage of a bill to curb rising home
foreclosures by changing bankruptcy law. |
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Cnn.com |
10:29am PST |
Colombian rebels free 4 hostages |
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Summary: Colombian rebels on Wednesday set free four hostages held for more than six years, said a spokesman for International Committee of the Red Cross in Colombia.
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