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Yahoo News |
2:51am PST |
Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela agree to settle dispute
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Summary: AFP - Citizens of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela breathed a sigh of relief Saturday after their respective presidents reached a deal designed to settle their bitter standoff over Colombia's military incursion into Ecuador a week ago. |
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BBC News |
2:34am PST |
Lorry driver critical after crash |
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Summary: A lorry driver is in a critical condition after he was hit by another lorry as he got out of his cab on the M6. |
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BBC News |
2:19am PST |
Driver set alight in robbery bid |
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Summary: A bus driver escapes injury after flammable liquid is poured over him by a passenger in a County Antrim holiday resort. |
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BBC News |
2:09am PST |
High hopes for mountain safety |
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Summary: Rescuers hope new, detailed weather forecasts will improve safety on Wales' most popular but treacherous mountains. |
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Cnn.com |
2:07am PST |
Margaret Thatcher in stable condition |
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Summary: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher remained in a stable condition on Saturday in a hospital in central London after falling ill at her home.
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Yahoo News |
2:06am PST |
Heavy snow forecast for Ohio, Kentucky
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Summary: AP - A heavy late-winter snowstorm Friday pummeled residents from Arkansas to the Great Lakes, knocking out electricity for thousands and promising to bring near-blizzard conditions to Ohio and Kentucky. |
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Yahoo News |
2:04am PST |
Clinton, Obama to face off in Wyoming
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Summary: AP - Sen. Barack Obama sought to regain lost momentum in Wyoming's caucuses days after rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's nearly clean sweep of major primaries in their tight Democratic presidential race. |
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Yahoo News |
2:02am PST |
Safety probe puts FAA in hot seat
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Summary: AP - The Federal Aviation Administration should "clean house from top to bottom" and has too cozy a relationship with the airlines, the head of a congressional committee investigating airline safety inspections said Friday. |
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Cnn.com |
1:56am PST |
Ex-UK PM Thatcher stable in hospital |
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Summary: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher remained in a stable condition on Saturday in a hospital in central London after falling ill at her home.
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ChristianToday |
1:51am PST |
Evangelical Alliance leader to step down after 11 years |
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Summary: One of the UKs most senior Christian leaders the Rev Joel Edwards will be leaving his post as General Director of the Evangelical Alliance UK after more than a decade of valued service |
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Yahoo News |
1:42am PST |
Pro golfer defensive about killing hawk
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Summary: AP - Pro golfer Tripp Isenhour said it was a "one-in-a-million" golf shot that killed a protected hawk and that he was only trying to scare the bird he now faces criminal charges for killing. |
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1:38am PST |
'NYPD Blue' star evades rape charge
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Summary: AP - No criminal charges will be filed against "NYPD Blue" star Esai Morales over allegations that he raped his ex-girlfriend, a prosecutor's office spokeswoman said Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
1:37am PST |
Dangerous cracks appearing in job market
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Summary: AP - Dangerous cracks in the nation's job market are deepening. Employers slashed jobs by the largest amount in five years and hundreds of thousands of people dropped out of the labor force — ominous signs that the country is falling toward a recession or |
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ChristianToday |
1:36am PST |
China making room for faithful during Olympics |
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Summary: Officials in China announced on Wednesday that preparations are in full swing to accommodate religious believers attending the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer |
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ChristianToday |
1:36am PST |
China makes room for faithful during Olympics |
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Summary: Officials in China announced on Wednesday that preparations are in full swing to accommodate religious believers attending the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer |
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Yahoo News |
1:35am PST |
Clinton, Obama face off in Wyoming
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Summary: AFP - Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama face off in the western state of Wyoming Saturday as the campaign took a nasty turn following the resignation of a key Obama foreign policy aide. |
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BBC News |
1:35am PST |
Malaysia chooses new parliament |
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Summary: Malaysia's prime minister could see his large majority cut as polls close in an election marred by ethnic tensions. |
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Yahoo News |
1:19am PST |
Boeing supporters target McCain
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Summary: AP - Angry Boeing supporters are vowing revenge against Republican presidential candidate John McCain over Chicago-based Boeing's loss of a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract to the parent company of European plane maker Airbus. |
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Yahoo News |
1:02am PST |
Bush to veto waterboarding bill
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Summary: AP - President Bush is poised to veto legislation that would bar the CIA from using waterboarding — a technique that simulates drowning — and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects. |
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Yahoo News |
12:55am PST |
Latin presidents move to end crisis
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Summary: AP - South America moved away from talk of war as the presidents of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador agreed to end a bitter dispute triggered by a Colombian cross-border raid with testy handshakes and an apology. |
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Yahoo News |
12:47am PST |
Tenn. tornado victims waiting for aid
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Summary: AP - Most of the debris is gone, and volunteer and police presence is light. Now, a month after tornadoes ravaged this rural area, residents are playing the waiting game — for federal aid to arrive, for insurance checks to come in the mail and for constru |
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Yahoo News |
12:43am PST |
Thai court keeps arms dealer in custody
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Summary: AP - Thai police received court permission Saturday to retain custody of a reputed Russian arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death" who was arrested in a U.S.-led sting operation that lured him from his home in Moscow. |
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BBC News |
12:10am PST |
M6 lanes closed after driver hurt |
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Summary: Two lanes of the M6 are closed after a lorry driver was hit by another lorry as he got out of his cab on the hard shoulder. |
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Yahoo News |
12:09am PST |
Malaysians vote in elections expected to clip government's wings
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Summary: AFP - Malaysians voted Saturday in general elections expected to hand the ruling coalition another victory but with a reduced majority, as ethnic Chinese and Indians shift to the opposition. |
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12:06am PST |
"Merchant of Death" says he is innocent
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Summary: Reuters - International arms dealer Viktor Bout,
arrested in a U.S. sting operation in Thailand, has told police
he was in Bangkok for a holiday and not to transact any weapons
business, a police officer said on Saturday. |
