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Yahoo News |
1:38pm PDT |
Wall St surges on hopes of easing credit crunch
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Stocks jumped on Thursday, capping a
tumultuous week, on optimism that giving Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac a bigger role in the mortgage market will ease a credit
crunch that claimed Bear Stearns as its biggest victim. |
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Yahoo News |
1:36pm PDT |
China says its police shot Tibetan protesters
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese police shot and wounded four
protesters this week in an ethnic Tibetan community in the
province of Sichuan, Xinhua news agency said on Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
1:34pm PDT |
No deal reached on Dems' Michigan revote |
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Summary: Michigan's State Senate adjourned today without reaching an agreement to schedule a new Democratic primary on June 3. The Legislature is now on recess for two weeks, and by the time lawmakers return, it will likely be too late to approve and organize a ne |
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Cnn.com |
1:34pm PDT |
No deal reached on Michigan revote |
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Summary: Michigan's State Senate adjourned today without reaching an agreement to schedule a new Democratic primary on June 3. The Legislature is now on recess for two weeks, and by the time lawmakers return, it will likely be too late to approve and organize a ne |
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BBC News |
1:33pm PDT |
AB Volvo's Iraq kickbacks penalty |
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Summary: AB Volvo agrees to pay millions of dollars in fines for its part in Iraq's oil for food programme. |
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Yahoo News |
1:26pm PDT |
Science, Bible agree: Giving is better
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Bible counsels misers that it's better to give than to receive. Science agrees. People who made gifts to others or to charities reported they were happier than folks who didn't share, according to a report in Friday's issue of the journal Science |
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Yahoo News |
1:21pm PDT |
Judge: T.I. can attend Easter services
(AP)
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Summary: AP - T.I. didn't get to host a Thanksgiving gathering at the suburban home where he is under house arrest, but he will be able to attend Easter services. |
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Yahoo News |
1:18pm PDT |
Rice: China should reach out to Dalai Lama on Tibet
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice said on Thursday she was concerned about the situation in
Tibet, urging China to exercise restraint toward protesters
there and to reach out to the Dalai Lama. |
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Yahoo News |
1:17pm PDT |
Union: Workers told to use urine bags
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Union officials in Colorado say a Qwest supervisor tried to cut down on lengthy bathroom breaks by telling workmen to use disposable urinal bags in the field. |
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Cnn.com |
1:16pm PDT |
GOP congressman is 29th to retire this term |
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Summary: U.S. Rep. Tom Reynolds, R-New York, will announce Thursday that he will retire at the end of his term in November, two senior Republican aides said.
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Cnn.com |
1:16pm PDT |
GOP lawmaker is 29th to retire this term |
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Summary: U.S. Rep. Tom Reynolds, R-New York, will announce Thursday that he will retire at the end of his term in November, two senior Republican aides said.
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BBC News |
1:16pm PDT |
Corrie star splits from husband |
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Summary: Coronation Street barmaid Kym Ryder and her husband, ex-EastEnder Jack Ryder, separate after six years. |
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Yahoo News |
1:11pm PDT |
Xavier ends Georgia's run with 73-61 win
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Derrick Brown and Xavier put an end to the magical run of a Georgia team that by game's end was, well, 'Dawg tired. Brown's 19 points and 11 rebounds led a balanced-as-usual offense, and No. 3-seeded Xavier avoided a big upset by rallying to overcome |
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BBC News |
1:09pm PDT |
'Bin Laden' in Palestinian call |
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Summary: A second audio message in two days, purportedly from Osama Bin Laden, urges Palestinians to fight in Iraq. |
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Cnn.com |
12:59pm PDT |
Gunshots bring abrupt end to frantic 911 call |
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BBC News |
12:56pm PDT |
Basil Brush show racism row ends |
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Summary: Police investigating an allegation of racism in The Basil Brush Show say no further action will be taken. |
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Yahoo News |
12:56pm PDT |
Bin Laden says free Gaza with "iron and fire"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Osama bin Laden urged Palestinians on
Thursday to use "iron and fire" to end an Israeli blockade of
Gaza, in a recording after the Vatican rejected accusations by
the al Qaeda chief of a "new crusade." |
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BBC News |
12:53pm PDT |
Shannon quizzed '10 mins daily' |
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Summary: Shannon Matthews is questioned for only 10 minutes a day about her disappearance, according to police. |
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Yahoo News |
12:46pm PDT |
China blankets Tibetan areas with troops
(AP)
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Summary: AP - China blanketed restive Tibetan areas Thursday with a huge buildup of troops, turning small towns across a wide swath of western China into armed encampments. |
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BBC News |
12:41pm PDT |
Saturn moon may have hidden ocean |
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Summary: Saturn's moon Titan may have a deep, hidden ocean, according to new data from the Cassini-Huygens space mission. |
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Theophiles |
12:40pm PDT |
Facts and friction of Easter |
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Summary: From The Sydney Morning Herald
There is something about Christianity itself that puts believers in a precarious situation. I am talking about the overtly historical claims of this particular faith. Reports of the public execution of a famous teacher and h |
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ChristianPost |
12:02pm PDT |
Passion Week Prompts Bloody Crucifixions, Family-Friendly Dramas |
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Summary: The story of Christ's death will be played out in local productions in churches across the country as Christians observe Good Friday tomorrow. And in some observances, the showing of the passion of Christ will be darker and bloodier than ... |
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BBC News |
12:00pm PDT |
Mars is 'covered in table salt' |
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Summary: Mars appears to be dusted with the salt from huge dried up lakes, new evidence suggests. |
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Yahoo News |
11:53am PDT |
Michigan delegate split debated
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama's campaign said Thursday that evenly splitting Michigan's delegates with rival Hillary Rodham Clinton would be a fair way to distribute them, now that the chances of a do-over primary are essentially dead. |
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BBC News |
11:53am PDT |
Prisoners 'may be released early' |
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Summary: More prisoners could be let out early to reduce overcrowding in jails, Justice Secretary Jack Straw says. |
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Yahoo News |
11:50am PDT |
Kansas, Michigan St., Xavier win openers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Kansas, Michigan State and Xavier are today's early winners in the men's NCAA basketball tournament. |
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Yahoo News |
11:46am PDT |
Obama says Iraq war drag on economy
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic
presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday said the $500
billion cost of the Iraq war is a drag on the U.S. economy and
attempted to lay some of the blame for it on Republican rival
John McCain. |
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BBC News |
11:38am PDT |
Conway police inquiry ruled out |
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Summary: Scotland Yard says it would not be "appropriate" to investigate the expenses of disgraced MP Derek Conway. |
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Yahoo News |
11:27am PDT |
Floods plague several midwestern states
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Floods that ravaged a broad swathe of
the Midwest from Missouri eastward to the Ohio Valley
contributed to deaths of more than a dozen people, according to
reports on Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
11:21am PDT |
Reports suggest economy weakening more
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A rise in jobless claims and a drop in a key forecasting gauge provided the latest evidence that the U.S. economy is faltering and may be slipping into recession. |
