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Yahoo News |
1:33am PDT |
Congress to question slaughterhouse exec
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Summary: AP - The head of the Southern California slaughterhouse at the center of the largest beef recall in U.S. history is getting another chance to testify before Congress after not showing up to answer lawmakers' questions last month. |
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BBC News |
1:32am PDT |
Cheltenham races off amid storms |
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Summary: The second day of the Cheltenham Festival has been cancelled because of the stormy weather at the racecourse. |
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BBC News |
1:32am PDT |
Cheltenham off amid storms |
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Summary: The second day of the Cheltenham Festival is cancelled because of the stormy weather at the racecourse. |
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Yahoo News |
1:26am PDT |
Afghan detainee to appear in Gitmo court
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Former Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Martin says an Afghan who allegedly wounded him, another soldier and an interpreter in a grenade attack in Kabul should never be let out of U.S. military custody. |
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BBC News |
1:23am PDT |
1,000 homes left without electric |
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Summary: About 1,000 homes across Northern Ireland are without electricity after storm force winds. |
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Cnn.com |
1:22am PDT |
Spitzer impeachment threatened |
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Summary: Aides to New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Lt. Gov. David Paterson are discussing a transfer of power today, less than 24 hours after it emerged that federal prosecutors had linked Spitzer to a high-end prostitution ring, a top legislative staffer told CNN. |
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Cnn.com |
1:22am PDT |
Source: Spitzer working on resignation |
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Summary: Aides to New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Lt. Gov. David Paterson are discussing a transfer of power today, less than 24 hours after it emerged that federal prosecutors had linked Spitzer to a high-end prostitution ring, a top legislative staffer told CNN. |
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BBC News |
1:22am PDT |
Asian markets rally on cash boost |
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Summary: Asian stock markets rise as central banks move to tackle the credit crisis, but economic uncertainty remains. |
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ChristianToday |
1:20am PDT |
Faith communities contribute over 2bn to UK economy report |
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Summary: A landmark report published on Tuesday suggests that the contribution of faith community congregations to the UK economy is well in excess of 21 billon |
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BBC News |
1:09am PDT |
Gales hit mainline rail services |
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Summary: Rail passengers are being urged to avoid the East Coast mainline as high winds cause severe delays. |
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BBC News |
1:09am PDT |
Museveni promises LRA local law |
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Summary: Uganda's president says rebel LRA leaders will not go to the ICC but face a form of traditional justice. |
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Yahoo News |
1:09am PDT |
Shuttle in good shape as it heads to space station
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Summary: Reuters - A freshly inspected space shuttle
Endeavour looked to be in good shape on Wednesday as it headed
toward a rendezvous with the International Space Station to
deliver a Japanese laboratory. |
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BBC News |
1:07am PDT |
Thousands hit by breaches of data |
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Summary: Personal data breaches affecting thousands of people are uncovered by BBC Scotland's Investigations Unit. |
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BBC News |
1:05am PDT |
Focus on water revenue shortfall |
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Summary: NI Water is to be asked to explain how a projected revenue shortfall of £20m per year came about. |
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ChristianToday |
12:56am PDT |
Top US Mideast commander quits after Iran article |
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Summary: The top US commander for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars said on Tuesday he would quit after a magazine reported he was pushing President George W Bush to avoid war with Iran |
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ChristianToday |
12:55am PDT |
Obama beats Clinton in Mississippi |
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Summary: Democrat Barack Obama easily beat rival Hillary Clinton in Mississippi on Tuesday giving him new momentum in their heated presidential fight as they head to the next showdown in Pennsylvania in six weeks |
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ChristianToday |
12:55am PDT |
Thaksin pleads not guilty to Thai graft charges |
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Summary: Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra pleaded not guilty to corruption charges against him and his wife on Wednesday as hundreds of supporters outside the Supreme Court chanted their support for him |
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ChristianToday |
12:54am PDT |
Asia shows way to fight dengue as global spread looms |
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Summary: Clarissa Poon was one of an estimated 50 million people who contracted mosquitoborne dengue fever last year She spent an agonizing week on a drip in a Bangkok hospital as she battled the potentially deadly disease |
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ChristianToday |
12:53am PDT |
NKorea tightens border crossers crackdown |
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Summary: North Korea has increased punishment for those trying to flee the desperately poor state further tightening control in a country with a dreadful human rights record a rights group and US State Department report said |
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ChristianToday |
12:51am PDT |
Serbia will not punish Kosovo with embargo |
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Summary: Serbia promised on Tuesday not to undermine Kosovos fragile economy with an embargo despite its strong opposition to the ethnic Albanian regions declaration of independence last month |
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Cnn.com |
12:41am PDT |
Attack on TV news crew caught on tape |
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Cnn.com |
12:41am PDT |
TV reporter punched, dragged by angry kin |
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Yahoo News |
12:38am PDT |
Head of US forces in Mideast resigns
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Summary: AP - For Navy Adm. William J. Fallon, the perception of a disagreement with President Bush's policies on Iran rather than an actual rift was enough reason to step down as the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East. |
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BBC News |
12:37am PDT |
Football: Reds boss hails win |
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Summary: Rafael Benitez hails the quality of the Premier League after Liverpool become the fourth English club to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. |
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BBC News |
12:36am PDT |
750 homes left without electric |
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Summary: About 750 homes across Northern Ireland are without electricity after storm force winds. |
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ChristianToday |
12:35am PDT |
Darling set to cut growth forecasts |
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Summary: Chancellor Alistair Darling looks set to cut growth forecasts and ramp up borrowing in his first budget on Wednesday as the economy faces its most challenging test in more than a decade |
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ChristianToday |
12:34am PDT |
Manchester police chief found dead |
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Summary: The head of one of Britains biggest police forces was found dead at a beauty spot in north Wales on Tuesday police said |
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ChristianToday |
12:34am PDT |
Balance your household budget its a matter of life and debt says CofE |
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Summary: The Church of England is launching an easytouse interactive online resource for working out a household spending budget with helpful prayers for guidance both attached emphasising that the Bible teaches us to be content with what we have rather than find |
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ChristianToday |
12:34am PDT |
More severe gales to sweep Britain overnight |
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Summary: Winds gusting up to 80 mph are expected to sweep across the country late on Tuesday and into early Wednesday a day after a storm brought down trees and power lines in southern England and Wales |
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ChristianToday |
12:33am PDT |
Schools breaking rules over fair admissions |
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Summary: Many statefunded schools are breaking the governments new code on fair admissions with some asking parents to make a financial contribution before accepting an application Schools Secretary Ed Balls said on Tuesday |
