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BBC News |
11:58pm PST |
NHS hospital parking 'to be free' |
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Summary: Hospital car parking charges are set to be scrapped at most NHS hospitals in Wales from 1 April. |
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Cnn.com |
11:55pm PST |
Crack felons filing for, getting early releases |
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Summary: New sentencing guidelines are expected to lead today to the early release of more than a dozen federal inmates convicted on crack-cocaine charges. About 1,600 federal inmates are eligible to ask a court to reduce their sentences because of a decision to m |
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Cnn.com |
11:55pm PST |
Some crack convicts due for early release |
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Summary: New sentencing guidelines were expected to lead Monday to the early release of more than a dozen federal inmates convicted on crack-cocaine charges.
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BBC News |
11:54pm PST |
Oscar winner 'has doubts' on 9/11 |
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Summary: Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard apparently admits to questioning what happened during 9/11. |
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BBC News |
11:51pm PST |
Brick attack 'third within hours' |
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Summary: An attack on a taxi driver in County Down which left him with head injuries is the third in hours, it is claimed. |
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BBC News |
11:45pm PST |
Services resume on damaged line |
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Summary: Services resume on the West Coast Main Line after the removal of containers which fell onto tracks in high winds. |
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Cnn.com |
11:45pm PST |
Landslide vote winner vows close Putin ties |
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Summary: With preliminary results showing he would likely win Sunday's presidential election by a landslide, Dmitry Medvedev vowed to work closely with the man who tapped him for the job, President Vladimir Putin.
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Yahoo News |
11:41pm PST |
Medvedev elected Russian president: election chief
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Summary: AFP - Dmitry Medvedev has been elected to succeed Vladimir Putin as president of Russia, according to results announced Monday by the central election commission. |
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ChristianToday |
11:37pm PST |
Medvedev vows to uphold Putin legacy |
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Summary: Russias next president Dmitry Medvedev pledged to uphold Vladimir Putins policies on Monday after a big election win that critics said was stagemanaged to let the outgoing Kremlin leader keep his grip on power |
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BBC News |
11:37pm PST |
Burmese migrants found dead |
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Summary: Sri Lanka's navy finds 20 migrants from Burma and Bangladesh dead on a trawler drifting in the Bay Of Bengal. |
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ChristianToday |
11:36pm PST |
Troops deployed in Colombia dispute |
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Summary: Venezuela and Ecuador sent troops to their borders with Colombia and downgraded diplomatic ties after their Andean neighbour bombed Colombian rebels inside Ecuador in an attack Caracas said could spark a war |
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ChristianToday |
11:35pm PST |
Ahmadinejad takes swipe at Bush |
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Summary: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed a new chapter in ties with Iraq and took a jab at the United States over its policies in the Middle East during a landmark visit to Baghdad on Sunday |
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ChristianToday |
11:33pm PST |
Japan warship collides with freighter in Vietnam |
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Summary: A Japanese destroyer collided with a Cambodian freighter in the Vietnamese port of Ho Chi Minh City on Monday but no one was injured and damage to the vessels was minor Japans defence ministry said |
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ChristianToday |
11:32pm PST |
Ohio becomes campaign central for Clinton and Obama |
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Summary: US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama waged a tight campaign fight across Ohio on Sunday as a top Democrat voiced concern about a prolonged party battle after Tuesdays voting |
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ChristianToday |
11:31pm PST |
East Timor president forgives rebel leader |
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Summary: East Timor President Jose RamosHorta who was critically wounded in an assassination attempt last month has forgiven the rebel leader who led the attack the countrys interim president said on Monday |
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ChristianToday |
11:30pm PST |
Myanmar and Bangladesh boat people perish off Sri Lanka |
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Summary: Twenty boat people from Myanmar and Bangladesh have starved or dehydrated to death after their wooden trawler stalled at sea a fortnight ago a group of 71 survivors found adrift off Sri Lanka on Monday told the navy |
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BBC News |
11:25pm PST |
Medvedev 'to continue Putin work' |
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Summary: Dmitry Medvedev vows to continue Vladimir Putin's work after a landslide win in Russia's presidential poll. |
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ChristianToday |
11:22pm PST |
Pensions swing to 21 billion pound surplus |
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Summary: Company definedbenefit pension schemes swung to a record total surplus at the end of February on rising corporate bond yields and improved equity markets pension advisory firm Aon Consulting said on Monday |
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ChristianToday |
11:21pm PST |
Manufacturing activity slower |
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Summary: Manufacturing activity slowed in the first quarter of 2008 but companies remain fairly optimistic about the future despite rising raw material costs and a drop in domestic demand a survey showed on Monday |
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ChristianToday |
11:20pm PST |
Passengers face more rail delays |
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Summary: Thousands of passengers faced a second day of delays on Sunday after high winds blew freight containers across a busy main line in northern England train operators said |
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ChristianToday |
11:19pm PST |
Energy firms told to surrender profits |
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Summary: Gas and electricity companies are being ordered by the government to hand over part of their bumper profits or face a new windfall tax according to a newspaper report on Sunday |
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ChristianToday |
11:18pm PST |
Service marks worst wartime civilian disaster |
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Summary: A memorial service was held on Sunday to remember the 173 victims of the Bethnal Green Tube station disaster the biggest civilian loss of life in a single incident in Britain during World War Two |
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ChristianToday |
11:17pm PST |
MPs urge action to cut childbirth deaths |
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Summary: Hundreds of thousands of women in poor countries die each year during pregnancy or childbirth from largely avoidable causes MPs said on Sunday |
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Yahoo News |
11:17pm PST |
Russia's Medvedev vows to uphold Putin legacy
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Russia's next president Dmitry Medvedev
pledged to uphold Vladimir Putin's policies on Monday after a
big election win that critics said was stage-managed to let the
outgoing Kremlin leader keep his grip on power. |
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BBC News |
11:01pm PST |
Cricket: Harbhajan probed |
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Summary: India spinner Harbhajan Singh is under investigation after allegations that he made monkey gestures and spat at fans during their one-day win in Sydney. |
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BBC News |
10:49pm PST |
SDLP call for peace walls removal |
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Summary: Belfast people should not be resigned to long-term acceptance of peace walls, the SDLP says. |
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BBC News |
10:47pm PST |
Estate homes could get go-ahead |
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Summary: More than 200 homes look set to be given the go-ahead on National Trust land, despite local opposition. |
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Cnn.com |
10:42pm PST |
Israel begins withdrawal from Gaza |
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Summary: The Israeli military is ending offensive operations and withdrawing most of its troops from Gaza after five days of attacks, an Israel Defense Forces spokesman said Monday.
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Yahoo News |
10:41pm PST |
Edwards makes it 2 straight in Las Vegas
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Summary: AP - Making his second visit in six days to Victory Lane, Carl Edwards triumphantly raised the glittering gold belt he earned at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In a town known for title fights, Edwards emerged as a heavyweight contender Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:39pm PST |
New 'Indiana Jones' trailer a smash hit
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Summary: AP - Times sure have changed in the 19 years since Harrison Ford last donned the signature fedora of thrill-seeking archaeologist Indiana Jones. The viral spread of the trailer for "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" is proof of that. |
