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ChristianToday |
11:42pm PST |
IsraelGaza fighting provokes church response |
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Summary: Recent IsraelGaza missile exchanges have sparked renewed concerns over the delicate IsraeliPalestinian peace talks and prompted church bodies to offer moral voices in the ongoing conflict |
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Yahoo News |
11:30pm PST |
Gaza militants say blew up Israeli jeep on border
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Summary: Reuters - Palestinian militants said they blew up an
Israeli army jeep on the Gaza Strip border on Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
11:24pm PST |
Marines face courts-martial in rape case |
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Summary: The U.S. military plans to court-martial four Marines accused of raping a 19-year-old Japanese woman in Hiroshima last year, a military spokesman said on Thursday.
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Cnn.com |
11:24pm PST |
4 Marines face courts-martial in rape case |
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Summary: The U.S. military plans to court-martial four Marines accused of raping a 19-year-old Japanese woman in Hiroshima last year, a military spokesman said on Thursday.
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BBC News |
11:18pm PST |
Rugby U: Scots to target Cipriani |
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Summary: England lock Simon Shaw believes Scotland will single out Danny Cipriani for special attention in Saturday's Six Nations match at Murrayfield. |
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Cnn.com |
11:04pm PST |
Florida, Michigan talk about primary do-over |
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Summary: With Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama fighting nationwide for every Democratic delegate, political leaders from Florida and Michigan are looking for ways to have their states' delegates seated at the national convention -- including possibly holding new c |
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Cnn.com |
11:04pm PST |
Florida, Michigan dream of primary do-over |
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Summary: With Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama fighting nationwide for every Democratic delegate, political leaders from Florida and Michigan are looking for ways to have their states' delegates seated at the national convention -- including possibly holding new c |
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Cnn.com |
11:04pm PST |
Florida, Michigan seek exit from penalty box |
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Summary: With Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama fighting nationwide for every Democratic delegate, political leaders from Florida and Michigan are looking for ways to have their states' delegates seated at the national convention -- including possibly holding new c |
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BBC News |
10:53pm PST |
Colombian 'war crime' denounced |
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Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez labels a Colombian anti-Farc rebel raid into Ecuador a "war crime". |
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BBC News |
10:43pm PST |
Beckham 'likely to win 100th cap' |
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Summary: England boss Fabio Capello says David Beckham may earn his 100th cap in the friendly against France on 26 March. |
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BBC News |
10:42pm PST |
Council tax rise is lowest ever |
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Summary: Councils in Wales have voted for the lowest ever increases in council tax since it was introduced in 1993, a poll by BBC Wales finds. |
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BBC News |
10:42pm PST |
NI coastguard staff go on strike |
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Summary: NI Coastguard agency staff are to stage the first 24-hour strike in their history in a row over pay. |
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Yahoo News |
10:41pm PST |
Rice apparently makes concessions for resumed Mideast peace talks
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Summary: AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wound up a brief Middle East trip after apparently making concessions on the idea of a ceasefire so as to resume peace talks that were suspended by the Palestinians after an Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip |
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Yahoo News |
10:23pm PST |
U.S. to court-martial Marines for Japan rape case
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. military will court- martial
four Marines accused of raping a Japanese woman in the western
city of Hiroshima last year, the Marine Corps said on Thursday. |
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BBC News |
9:36pm PST |
Swayze diagnosed with cancer |
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Summary: Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, his agent has confirmed. |
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BBC News |
9:36pm PST |
Star Swayze diagnosed with cancer |
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Summary: Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, his agent has confirmed. |
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BBC News |
9:32pm PST |
S Lanka rapped over 'disappeared' |
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Summary: Sri Lanka's government is one of the worst perpetrators of enforced disappearances, a report says. |
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Yahoo News |
9:19pm PST |
Colombia takes more heat from Latin America left
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Summary: Reuters - Latin America's leftist leaders heaped
more criticism on Colombia, leaving it increasingly isolated on
Thursday in a crisis that has threatened political stability in
the Andes. |
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Yahoo News |
9:13pm PST |
Report maps U.S. drug, mental health issues by state
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Summary: Reuters - Vermont leads the United States in
marijuana use, while Utah has the highest number of people
reporting mental health problems, U.S. government researchers
said on Thursday, based on a new state-by-state report. |
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BBC News |
9:02pm PST |
Empty MoD homes 'cost millions' |
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Summary: More than 2,400 homes rented by the MoD have been empty for over a year at a cost of millions, a BBC investigation learns. |
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BBC News |
9:01pm PST |
England sees school place divide |
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Summary: London children are less likely to join their first choice school than other English pupils, a BBC study suggests. |
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Yahoo News |
8:59pm PST |
Spears' father retains control of estate
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Summary: AP - A court commissioner ruled Wednesday that Britney Spears' father will retain control of the troubled pop star's finances and estate for another five months. |
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BBC News |
8:49pm PST |
Cricket: England rue late wickets |
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Summary: England close day two of the first Test on 87-2 after Ross Taylor's century helps New Zealand post 470. |
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BBC News |
8:44pm PST |
MPs consider fallout from EU vote |
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Summary: MPs of all parties are assessing the implications of the vote to reject a referendum on the new EU treaty. |
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Yahoo News |
8:34pm PST |
Britney's dad retains control of estate
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Summary: AP - A court commissioner has granted Britney Spears' father control of the singer's estate for another five months. |
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Yahoo News |
8:20pm PST |
Chavez calls Colombia raid a 'war crime'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez portrayed himself as a man of peace Wednesday, even as he moved tanks and soldiers to the Colombian border in a growing crisis set off by Colombia's weekend attack on leftist rebels hiding in Ecuadorean territory. |
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BBC News |
8:15pm PST |
Buffett 'becomes world's richest' |
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Summary: American investment guru Warren Buffett is the world's richest man, business magazine Forbes says. |
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Yahoo News |
8:11pm PST |
Palestinians and Israel agree to resume peace talks
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Summary: Reuters - Israel and the Palestinians may
resume peace talks this week, Israeli media reported on
Thursday, but progress looked set to hinge on stemming
bloodshed in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. |
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BBC News |
7:58pm PST |
Minister to update ID card plans |
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Summary: Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to outline the next major steps in the introduction of identity cards in the UK. |
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Cnn.com |
7:47pm PST |
Home explosion kills babysitting grandfather |
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Summary: A home in a Pennsylvania neighborhood exploded Wednesday afternoon, fire officials said.
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