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BBC News |
4:17am PDT |
Yemen pushes Palestinian dialogue |
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Summary: Yemen holds separate talks with Fatah and Hamas in an effort to foster Palestinian national reconciliation. |
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BBC News |
4:07am PDT |
Parents are 'baffled by Diplomas' |
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Summary: A survey says that four out of five parents do not feel able to give their children advice about the Diploma. |
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ChristianPost |
4:07am PDT |
Librarian Fired for Reporting Child Porn User Demands Job Back |
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Summary: A librarian in California who was fired after reporting to the police about a man who was using a library computer to view child pornography is demanding her job ... |
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BBC News |
4:06am PDT |
Indian 'spy' gets month reprieve |
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Summary: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf grants a one-month stay of execution to a convicted Indian spy. |
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Yahoo News |
4:03am PDT |
Obama's lead over Clinton narrows: Reuters poll
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama's big national
lead over Hillary Clinton has all but evaporated in the U.S.
presidential race, and both Democrats trail Republican John
McCain, according a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
3:58am PDT |
McCanns welcome papers' apology |
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Summary: Madeleine McCann's parents say they are pleased as a libel battle with Express Newspapers ends. |
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BBC News |
3:55am PDT |
Queen set to meet Irish president |
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Summary: The Queen is expected to meet the Irish President Mary McAleese in Belfast later during her visit to NI. |
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Yahoo News |
3:50am PDT |
Dalai Lama wants resumption of talks with China: aide
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The Dalai Lama wants talks between his government-in-exile and China to resume and is committed to a non-violent settlement of the Tibet issue, one of his aides told AFP Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
3:49am PDT |
'Healthier hearts' for cat owners |
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Summary: Cat owners have a lower risk of a fatal heart attack than feline-spurning counterparts, a study suggests. |
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BBC News |
3:49am PDT |
Sterling falls on rate cut hopes |
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Summary: The pound falls against the euro and dollar after expectations are raised of an imminent UK interest rate cut. |
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ChristianToday |
3:46am PDT |
Learn lessons of Iraq say Methodists |
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Summary: On the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by US and UK forces the Methodist Church has spoken out against the war in Iraq and its devastating human cost |
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BBC News |
3:43am PDT |
Shares reverse over bank worries |
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Summary: Europe's stock market indexes fall after bank shares plunge, as worries continue about the worldwide credit crunch. |
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Yahoo News |
3:26am PDT |
European stocks falter on bank stress
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - European stocks stumbled as a sell-off
in British bank shares wiped out early gains inspired by the
U.S. Fed's 3/4 point interest rate cut, with liquidity concerns
still hanging heavy over markets. |
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Yahoo News |
3:26am PDT |
British papers apologize to missing girl's parents
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Two British tabloid newspapers made
unprecedented front page apologies on Wednesday to the parents
of missing girl Madeleine McCann for suggesting they might have
killed their daughter and covered up her death. |
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BBC News |
3:25am PDT |
Anger over 'footballer' homes |
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Summary: Residents of a leafy village take a stand against rich newcomers who demolish homes to build mansions. |
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BBC News |
3:19am PDT |
Mayor gets boost from Greens |
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Summary: Green mayoral candidate Sian Berry urges her backers to use second preference votes for Ken Livingstone. |
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Cnn.com |
2:54am PDT |
UK newspapers apologize to McCanns |
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Summary: Two British newspapers apologized Wednesday to the parents of missing Madeleine McCann for suggesting the couple was responsible for the death of their daughter.
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Yahoo News |
2:47am PDT |
Spitzer call girl loses $1 million offer over videos
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the call
girl at the center of the Elliot Spitzer sex scandal, watched
the potential earnings from her new-found fame drop by $1
million on Tuesday as old nude videos of her emerged. |
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ChristianToday |
2:43am PDT |
Australian nuns pray sun shines during Pope visit |
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Summary: Nuns praying for the sun to come out during Pope Benedicts first visit to Australia in July |
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BBC News |
2:39am PDT |
Cricket: Pakistan block for Hair |
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Summary: The International Cricket Council will act to prevent reinstated umpire Darrell Hair from standing in matches involving Pakistan. |
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BBC News |
2:34am PDT |
Brown unveils security strategy |
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Summary: Gordon Brown is to set out plans to deal with national emergencies such as terror, disease and flooding. |
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BBC News |
2:32am PDT |
Markets mixed after Fed rate cut |
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Summary: Europe's major stock markets are mixed after strong gains in Asia and Wall Street overnight. |
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Yahoo News |
2:25am PDT |
Tibet to stay on Olympic torch route despite riots
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Shrugging off violent protests that
have shaken Tibet, China said on Wednesday that the Olympic
torch would go through the Himalayan region as planned on its
way to August's Beijing Games. |
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Yahoo News |
2:25am PDT |
Scientist who invented "virtual water" wins prize
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A scientist who developed a way to
calculate how much water is used in the production of anything
from a cup of coffee to a hamburger was awarded the 2008
Stockholm Water Prize on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
2:22am PDT |
McCain says he is committed to Mideast peace settlement
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican presidential candidate
John McCain told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas he was
committed to a peace settlement after President George W. Bush
leaves office, a Palestinian official said on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
2:07am PDT |
South Korea arrests man sought by FBI for 10 years
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - South Korean police said on Wednesday
they have arrested a Korean-American suspected of murder and
wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation after he fled the
United States 10 years ago and went to South Korea. |
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Yahoo News |
2:04am PDT |
Russia complains U.S. has not kept missile shield promise
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Russia complained on Wednesday that the
United States had not kept a promise to deliver written
proposals on its missile defense plan after ministerial talks
ended without agreement. |
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ChristianToday |
2:03am PDT |
Obama rebukes preacher urges race healing |
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Summary: US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday criticised his preachers racially charged sermons but said he could not disown him in a speech urging Americans to move past their racial stalemate |
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Yahoo News |
1:52am PDT |
Robot moved to perch outside NASA lab
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Dextre the robot got a prime parking spot at the international space station and should be able to keep it for at least a few months. |
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Yahoo News |
1:47am PDT |
Clinton to release schedules as 1st lady
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton's schedules as first lady — thousands of pages worth — are being released after months of pressure and criticism that the Clintons were delaying making them public. |
