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6:37pm PDT |
Flooding, heavy snow plague Midwest
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Flood-weary residents in Missouri, Arkansas and Ohio fought to save their homes Friday after heavy rainstorms pushed swollen rivers out of their banks, and a fresh snowstorm blew through parts of the Upper Midwest, canceling flights and some Good Fri |
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6:10pm PDT |
Women drinkers 'face cancer risk' |
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Summary: Women who drink above official guidelines are 50% more likely to develop breast cancer, say health chiefs. |
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5:44pm PDT |
Obama wins Gov. Richardson backing
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Sen. Barack Obama won a
coveted endorsement from New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on
Friday while the State Department apologized that employees
snooped into the Illinois Democrat's passport files and those
of his two main White House rivals. |
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5:43pm PDT |
Midwest battles floods |
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5:36pm PDT |
Cops: Obese relative may have crushed boy |
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5:20pm PDT |
Finalists unveiled for Nancy role |
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Summary: The finalists hoping to find fame in the BBC's musical talent show I'd Do Anything have been chosen. |
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5:10pm PDT |
Tibet unrest colors Taiwan elections
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Voters were deciding Saturday whether to stick with a party that has struggled to improve ties with rival China or switch to one promising peace with the island's giant neighbor. |
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5:07pm PDT |
Taiwan votes in presidential poll |
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Summary: Taiwan votes for a new president with both candidates favouring closer economic ties with China. |
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5:04pm PDT |
Writing 'eases stress of cancer' |
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Summary: Getting cancer patients to write about their fears may improve their quality of life, according to a US study. |
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5:02pm PDT |
Unruly pupils 'indulged at home' |
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Summary: Primary schools struggle to cope with the fall-out from parents unable to say "no" to their children, say teachers. |
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4:33pm PDT |
Beatles sue to block 1962 tapes' release
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Lawyers for the Beatles sued Friday to prevent the distribution of unreleased recordings purportedly made during Ringo Starr's first performance with the group in 1962. |
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4:15pm PDT |
Torture death shocks Ill. town
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Banished to the basement, the 29-year-old mother with a childlike mind and another baby on the way had little more than a thin rug and a mattress to call her own on the chilly concrete floor. |
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4:03pm PDT |
Factions fight in Lebanese camp |
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Summary: Rival Palestinian factions clash in Lebanon's biggest refugee camp a day after the arrest of a militant commander. |
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3:24pm PDT |
San Diego knocks off UConn 70-69 in OT
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Summary: AP - De'Jon Jackson's jumper with 1.2 seconds remaining Friday gave 13th-seeded San Diego a 70-69 victory over fourth-seeded Connecticut in the opening round of NCAA tournament's West Regional. |
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3:16pm PDT |
SoCal area jittery after 911-call death
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Residents of an upscale community were on edge Friday as detectives sought whoever shot a neighbor to death in her gated, high-security mansion as she called 911. |
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3:04pm PDT |
Candidates' passport files breached
(AP)
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Summary: AP - At least four State Department workers pried into the supposedly secure passport files of presidential contenders Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain, abashed officials admitted Friday in a revelation that had Condoleezza Rice promis |
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2:59pm PDT |
Pope, eyeing China, reflects on persecuted Catholics
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pope Benedict reflected on the persecution
of Catholics across the world during a Good Friday procession
around Rome's Coliseum that threw the spotlight on suffering
among China's faithful. |
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2:41pm PDT |
Governor Richardson backs Obama
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Sen. Barack Obama won a
coveted endorsement from New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on
Friday while the State Department apologized that employees
snooped into the Illinois Democrat's passport files and those
of his two main White House rivals. |
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2:38pm PDT |
Taiwan votes with one eye on China
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ma Ying-jeou isn't a charismatic figure. He calms rather than inspires. He's a soft spoken administrator who promises to govern by consultation. |
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2:29pm PDT |
Mukasey 'surprised' by scope of terror threats |
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Summary: Attorney General Michael Mukasey has been taken aback by the scope and variety of potential terrorism threats facing the United States, he told reporters Friday at an informal meeting in his office.
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2:05pm PDT |
Pope presides at Good Friday procession
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pope Benedict XVI recalled the martyrdom of early Christians thrown to hungry lions in the Colosseum as he presided over the traditional Good Friday Way of the Cross procession at the ancient arena under a driving rain. |
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1:48pm PDT |
Financial market turmoil raises worries
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It's been almost an article of faith: Any recession this year will be mild and brief. |
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1:42pm PDT |
2 fired in passport case with Va. firm
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Associated Press has learned that the two contractors fired for snooping into Barack Obama's passport records worked for a Virginia-based company called Stanley Inc. |
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1:37pm PDT |
Western Kentucky stuns Drake in overtime
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It was the shot of his life, and the shot of the tournament. |
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1:21pm PDT |
Curtis shows some skin on AARP mag cover
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Jamie Lee Curtis went shirtless to pose for AARP The Magazine. |
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1:13pm PDT |
Attorney General would consider spy bill deal
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Attorney General Michael Mukasey
said on Friday he was open to compromise with Congress on
renewing an anti-terrorism spy bill that has been deadlocked
over whether telephone companies should be shielded from
lawsuits. |
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Cnn.com |
1:02pm PDT |
Star explodes halfway across universe |
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12:54pm PDT |
Passport case termed 'imprudent curiosity' |
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Summary: The passport file of any American could be exposed, but there have been only a few breaches of the Passport Office's security system, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Friday.
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12:52pm PDT |
'Most wanted' list out as China ups pressure over Tibet
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - China stepped up its pressure on Tibetan protesters on Friday, releasing photos of wanted suspects who were captured on film in the worst rioting against Chinese rule in Tibet in nearly 20 years. |
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12:51pm PDT |
China might bar Tiananmen broadcasts
(AP)
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Summary: AP - China might bar live television broadcasts from Tiananmen Square during the Beijing Olympics, apparently unnerved by the recent outburst of unrest among Tibetans and fearful of protests in the heart of the Chinese capital. |
