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Yahoo News |
1:18pm PDT |
Sisters: eBay pulled corn flake auction
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Two sisters from Virginia who are selling a corn flake shaped like the state of Illinois on eBay say the online auction Web site canceled their listing. |
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Yahoo News |
1:16pm PDT |
Obama and McCain in crossfire over Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic
presidential candidate Barack Obama criticized Republican John
McCain on Wednesday for misidentifying Iraqi extremists, saying
he fails to understand the war has emboldened U.S. enemies. |
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Cnn.com |
1:11pm PDT |
Bodies of toddlers, father found in Georgia |
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Summary: Investigators have found the bodies of three small children and the father who allegedly abducted them from their home in Columbus, Georgia, two weeks ago, the FBI said Wednesday.
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Cnn.com |
1:10pm PDT |
Poll: Bush approval at new low |
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Summary: Just 31 percent of Americans approve of how President Bush is handling his job, according to a poll released Wednesday, the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war.
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Cnn.com |
1:10pm PDT |
Poll: Bush's approval hits new low |
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Summary: Just 31 percent of Americans approve of how President Bush is handling his job, according to a poll released Wednesday, the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war.
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CrossMap |
12:53pm PDT |
Paradise Lost |
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Summary: The union of man and women was perfect. Free from struggles that brought heartache and pain.. |
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CrossMap |
12:50pm PDT |
Walking to the Cross |
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Summary: I arrived in Taxco, Mexico on Good Friday morning and began my ascent up the mountain in search of the town plaza.. |
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Yahoo News |
12:42pm PDT |
Red Sox to play, go to Japan
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Boston Red Sox ended a threatened boycott Wednesday of their final spring training game in Florida, resolving a dispute over paying coaches for the season-opening trip to Japan. |
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CrossMap |
12:40pm PDT |
Hiding No More |
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Summary: There he stood, or rather laid, stranded in the middle of the highway, too afraid of moving forward and unable to turn back.. |
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ChristianPost |
12:33pm PDT |
Holy Land Latin Patriarch to Retire |
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Summary: The first Palestinian to hold the top Roman Catholic position in the Holy Land is stepping ... |
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BBC News |
12:30pm PDT |
Bid to save post offices is lost |
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Summary: The Tories lose a bid to prevent the closure of 2,500 post offices by 288 votes to 268. |
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CrossMap |
12:22pm PDT |
An Ongoing Construction Job |
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Summary: Yesterday, I was talking with someone about all the construction that has been taking place on the streets close to where I live.. |
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Yahoo News |
12:21pm PDT |
Anderson Cooper says he has skin cancer
(AP)
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Summary: AP - CNN's Anderson Cooper was back at work Wednesday after minor surgery two days earlier to remove a cancerous mole from underneath his left eye. |
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Yahoo News |
12:12pm PDT |
Iraqis clear way for provincial vote
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Under strong U.S. pressure, Iraq's presidential council signed off Wednesday on a measure paving the way for provincial elections by the fall, a major step toward easing sectarian rifts as the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the war. |
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Yahoo News |
12:10pm PDT |
Scientists spot organic molecule on distant planet
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An organic molecule has been spotted
for the first time in the atmosphere of a planet outside our
solar system, a key step toward possibly finding signs of life
on a distant world, scientists said. |
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Yahoo News |
12:05pm PDT |
Stocks decline after huge rally
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Stocks pulled back Wednesday as investors cashed in gains a day after the market's huge rally and digested better-than-expected results at Morgan Stanley that eased concerns about the investment banking sector. The Dow Jones industrials at times gave |
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CrossMap |
11:48am PDT |
Never the Same |
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Summary: I told a friend of mine yesterday afternoon while I was talking to her on the telephone that the weather where I live has been so hot.. |
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BBC News |
11:39am PDT |
Mortgage firm needs to raise $1bn |
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Summary: Thornburg Mortgage says it is trying to raise $1bn (£500m) to keep its lenders at bay and avoid filing for bankruptcy. |
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Cnn.com |
11:37am PDT |
Mirrors trick brain into easing 'phantom pain' |
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Summary: Army Sgt. Nick Paupore was in the lead Humvee in a convoy rolling through Kirkuk City, Iraq, when the vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb.
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Yahoo News |
11:33am PDT |
China tightens grip in Tibetan areas
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Police clamped down in far-flung towns and villages Wednesday seeking to restore control in the Tibetan areas of western China as sporadic demonstrations against Chinese rule in Tibet flared up. |
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BBC News |
11:30am PDT |
Minister vows statement on Foye |
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Summary: The justice secretary is to make a statement about a prisoner who raped a girl while on the run from an open jail. |
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BBC News |
11:23am PDT |
Methane found on distant world |
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Summary: A carbon-containing molecule has been detected for the first time on a planet outside our Solar System. |
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ChristianPost |
11:22am PDT |
Monogamy in Marriage Being Questioned |
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Summary: The confessions of a New York governor on his extra-marital affairs are brewing up a cultural battle questioning monogamy in ... |
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BBC News |
11:09am PDT |
July 7 inquests 'could be secret' |
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Summary: Relatives of people who died in the July 2005 bombings in London fear inquests could be held in secret. |
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Yahoo News |
11:07am PDT |
Stocks retreat after Tuesday's rally
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Stocks pulled back Wednesday as investors paused a day after the market's huge rally and digested better-than-expected results at Morgan Stanley that eased concerns about the investment banking sector. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 100 poi |
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Yahoo News |
11:00am PDT |
Obama belittles McCain for confusing extremists
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic
presidential candidate Barack Obama belittled Republican John
McCain on Wednesday for misidentifying Iraqi extremists, saying
he fails to understand the war has emboldened U.S. enemies. |
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Yahoo News |
11:00am PDT |
Sturdy cars make it harder for rescuers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Capt. Clint Roberts makes his living cutting accident victims out of hideously mangled vehicles, but even he could hardly believe it when two people in a 2007 midsize car survived a head-on crash with a full-sized pickup last year. |
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BBC News |
10:59am PDT |
Dalai Lama urges Tibet dialogue |
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Summary: The Dalai Lama urges world leaders to press for dialogue on Tibet as the UK says China may be open to talks. |
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BBC News |
10:57am PDT |
McCain supports Israeli response |
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Summary: US presidential hopeful John McCain says he understands Israel's response to Palestinian militant rocket attacks. |
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BBC News |
10:50am PDT |
Kuwait emir calls fresh elections |
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Summary: Kuwait's ruler dissolves parliament in a continuing political crisis between MPs and the cabinet. |
