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Yahoo News |
5:50pm PDT |
Crane crushes NYC buildings; 4 dead
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Summary: AP - A crane mounted to the side of a skyscraper under construction toppled with a roar Saturday, smashing into a block of apartment buildings, killing at least four people and setting off a scramble for survivors in the rubble. |
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Cnn.com |
5:37pm PDT |
Pilot killed in F-16 combat training |
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BBC News |
5:24pm PDT |
Call to restrict smoking scenes |
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Summary: City officials in Liverpool say they want 18 certificates to be placed on films that contain smoking. |
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5:09pm PDT |
Ice stars gear up for final show |
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Summary: The last three contestants in ITV skating competition Dancing On Ice prepare for the show's grand finale. |
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5:02pm PDT |
Tumour growth block hopes raised |
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Summary: Tampering with a key enzyme may enable scientists to stop cancer growth in its tracks. |
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Cnn.com |
4:58pm PDT |
Report: 100 dead in Tibet as protests spread |
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Summary: Violent protests in the Tibetan capital Lhasa against Chinese rule have left at least 100 people dead, according to unconfirmed reports from exiles in India, while official media put the death toll in two days of unrest at 10.
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4:56pm PDT |
US draws portrait of Iraq bombers
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Summary: AP - The suicide bombers who have killed 10,000 people in Iraq, including hundreds of American troops, usually are alienated young men from large families who are desperate to stand out from the crowd and make their mark, according to a U.S. military stud |
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Cnn.com |
4:35pm PDT |
Falling crane crushes NYC townhouse |
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Summary: Emergency workers were searching for victims that may be trapped in buildings damaged when a crane collapsed Saturday afternoon in midtown Manhattan. Four construction workers were killed and 10 neighborhood residents were injured.
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Yahoo News |
4:31pm PDT |
Tiger in a tie for lead
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Summary: AP - Arnold Palmer was walking into the locker room Saturday morning at Bay Hill when he bumped into Tiger Woods, who recently surpassed him on the PGA Tour's career victory list by winning every tournament since September. |
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4:25pm PDT |
House trashed after radio 'shout' |
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Summary: Hundreds of gatecrashers trash a house after a birthday party was mentioned on BBC Radio 1. |
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4:08pm PDT |
Obama expands delegate lead over Clinton
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Summary: AP - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his fragile lead in delegates over rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday, picking up at least seven delegates as Iowa activists took the next step in picking delegates to the national convention. |
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4:03pm PDT |
Albania explosions kill five |
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Summary: At least five people are killed and 243 are injured in a series of blasts at an arms depot near Tirana. |
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3:52pm PDT |
Albanian arms dump blasts kill 5, devastate area
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An Albanian army base stocking obsolete
munitions for destruction blew up in a chain of massive blasts
on Saturday killing at least five people and injuring more than
240. |
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3:47pm PDT |
4 dead in Manhattan crane collapse
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Summary: AP - A crane mounted to the side of a skyscraper under construction toppled with a roar Saturday, smashing into a block of apartment buildings, killing at least four people and setting off a scramble for survivors in the rubble. |
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3:43pm PDT |
Tiger in 5-way tie for lead at Bay Hill
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Summary: AP - Two spectacular shots allowed Tiger Woods to get into the mix Saturday at Bay Hill. What followed was a series of spectacular crashes that put him in a five-way tie for the lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. |
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3:39pm PDT |
Crane falls and crushes building in NYC, four dead
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A giant crane fell and crushed a
residential building in Manhattan on Saturday, killing four
construction workers and injuring more than 10 other people,
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. |
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BBC News |
3:36pm PDT |
Crane collapses on NYC apartments |
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Summary: Four people die as a 19-storey crane topples into apartment buildings in New York. |
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Cnn.com |
3:25pm PDT |
4 dead, 5 trapped in NYC crane collapse |
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Summary: Four people died and at least five were trapped Saturday after a crane collapsed in midtown Manhattan, emergency management officials said. The collapsing crane demolished parts of several buildings and appeared to have pulverized one small, brick apartme |
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Cnn.com |
3:25pm PDT |
4 dead after crane falls into NYC high-rise |
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Summary: Emergency workers were searching for victims that may be trapped in buildings damaged when a crane collapsed Saturday afternoon in midtown Manhattan. Four construction workers were killed and 10 neighborhood residents were injured. A piece of the crane de |
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3:23pm PDT |
Hume and wife hurt in car crash |
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Summary: Former SDLP leader John Hume and his wife are injured in a collision in County Donegal. |
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Cnn.com |
3:22pm PDT |
2 dead in north Georgia storms |
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Summary: At least one person was killed Saturday as a dangerous line of thunderstorms, possibly packing a tornado, raked across northern Georgia north of Atlanta, officials said.
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3:11pm PDT |
Crashed probe yields Sun secrets |
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Summary: Scientists use samples from the crashed Genesis probe to measure the composition of oxygen at the birth of the Solar System. |
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3:03pm PDT |
N.Y. gov's journey toward resignation
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Summary: AP - Eliot Spitzer finally had to tell someone his secret. |
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Cnn.com |
2:55pm PDT |
Atlanta hit with more storms |
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Summary: As another line of severe weather moved into the area, utility and cleanup crews on Saturday worked to restore traffic lights, clear streets and remove tons of debris in Atlanta's business district from Friday night's unusual urban storm. Experts confirme |
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Cnn.com |
2:55pm PDT |
Rare tornado rips through Atlanta |
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Summary: As another line of severe weather moved into the area, utility and cleanup crews on Saturday worked to restore traffic lights, clear streets and remove tons of debris in Atlanta's business district from Friday night's unusual urban storm. Experts confirme |
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2:52pm PDT |
Wisconsin survives foul fest
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Summary: AP - Wisconsin won't cry foul over this win. |
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2:47pm PDT |
'Considerable' number killed, 200 hurt in Albanian munitions blast
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Summary: AFP - A series of powerful blasts rocked an army depot housing communist-era munitions near the Albanian capital Saturday, killing at least five people and injuring 200, with many more feared dead, officials said. |
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2:46pm PDT |
Clinton, Obama clash despite plan to talk issues
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic U.S. presidential
candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama clashed on Saturday
over his ties to an indicted Chicago businessman and her tax
records, despite their agreement two days earlier on the need
to focus on issues. |
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Yahoo News |
2:23pm PDT |
Ga. storms kill 2 after Atlanta twister
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Tens of thousands of basketball fans at two arenas were perfectly safe, officials insisted Saturday, even though the crowds apparently weren't warned about an approaching tornado — one that would ravage skyscrapers and injure dozens. |
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2:05pm PDT |
Hip-Hop grows at South by Southwest
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Summary: AP - South by Southwest has always been known as a music festival that flourishes with indie-rock bands, singer-songwriter types, classic blues players, metal acts and even some country artists. But hip-hop? Not so much. |
