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Yahoo News |
11:11am PDT |
'21' rakes in $23M box-office jackpot
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Summary: AP - Movie-goers laid their money down on "21," a gambling romp that was the weekend's box-office high roller with a $23.7 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday. |
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BBC News |
11:09am PDT |
Football: Gerrard hails derby win |
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Summary: Steven Gerrard believes Liverpool's 1-0 win over Everton could be crucial in the race for fourth place in the Premier League. |
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BBC News |
11:09am PDT |
Monitors warn on Zimbabwe 'delay' |
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Summary: Election observers warn that 'delays' in announcing official presidential poll results risk fuelling tension. |
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BBC News |
11:04am PDT |
Estelle and Duffy top the charts |
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Summary: Estelle and Duffy both maintain their places at the top of the UK single and album charts. |
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Yahoo News |
10:57am PDT |
Fierce financial oversight debate on tap
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Summary: AP - In proposing the broadest overhaul of financial oversight since the Great Depression, the Bush administration has kicked off a fierce debate. It pits those eager to revamp an antiquated system against an industry opposed to excessive regulation. |
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BBC News |
10:55am PDT |
No survivors in Kent plane crash |
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Summary: Five people are killed as a plane crashes in Farnborough in Kent severely damaging a house and garage. |
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Yahoo News |
10:40am PDT |
Another jobs loss may sink stocks again
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Stocks may already be pricing in a recession, but they haven't priced in a very deep one. If this week's data on the job market and manufacturing are worse than Wall Street is anticipating, investors should not be surprised to see another tumble. |
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Yahoo News |
10:39am PDT |
Hayden: Pakistan border poses danger
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The situation in the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan where al-Qaida has established a safe haven presents a "clear and present danger" to the West, the CIA director said Sunday. |
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BBC News |
10:38am PDT |
Jet crash sets Kent homes alight |
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Summary: Five people are feared dead after a plane crashed in Farnborough, Kent, severely damaging a house and garage. |
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Yahoo News |
10:37am PDT |
Tigers eye breakthrough in South finals
(AP)
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Summary: AP - This is it, Memphis. Your big chance. To prove you're not an upset waiting to happen. To make up for losses in the regional final the last two years. |
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Cnn.com |
10:35am PDT |
Tibet speaker: Dalai Lama not behind riots |
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Yahoo News |
10:31am PDT |
Zimbabwe warns opposition over victory claims
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwe's opposition said on Sunday it
had won the most crucial election since independence, but
President Robert Mugabe's government warned it that premature
victory claims would be seen as an attempted coup. |
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BBC News |
10:24am PDT |
Friends Provident 'receives bid' |
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Summary: Speculation mounts that Friends Provident has received an indicative takeover offer from US group JC Flowers. |
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Yahoo News |
10:05am PDT |
AP IMPACT: Gene sweeps yield discoveries
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Scientists are scanning human DNA with a precision and scope once unthinkable and rapidly finding genes linked to cancer, arthritis, diabetes and other diseases. |
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Yahoo News |
9:57am PDT |
Tone Loc plans shows for scammed bars
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Tone Loc plans to play shows at two bars in the Detroit area that were swindled by a man posing as the rapper's manager. |
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BBC News |
9:55am PDT |
Liverpool edge Merseyside derby |
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Summary: Liverpool strengthen their grip on fourth place after Fernando Torres' 28th goal of the season wins the Merseyside derby. |
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BBC News |
9:51am PDT |
Cycling: Pendleton misses hat-trick |
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Summary: Victoria Pendleton misses out on her third gold medal, in the women's keirin at the Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester |
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BBC News |
9:51am PDT |
Cycling: Pendleton claims silver |
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Summary: Victoria Pendleton misses out on her third gold medal, in the women's keirin at the Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester |
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BBC News |
9:51am PDT |
Pendleton misses golden hat-trick |
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Summary: Victoria Pendleton misses out on her third gold medal, in the women's keirin at the Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester |
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Yahoo News |
9:50am PDT |
New steps aimed at reaching Mideast deal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Israel pledged to remove some West Bank roadblocks as a start to "concrete steps" in an agreement Sunday with the Palestinians that is aimed at paving the way for a final peace deal this year. |
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BBC News |
9:42am PDT |
Armed robber threatens pensioner |
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Summary: An 83-year-old man is left badly shaken after being threatened with a screwdriver during a robbery. |
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BBC News |
9:41am PDT |
Plane crash destroys Kent homes |
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Summary: A plane carrying five people has crashed in Farnborough, Kent, setting two houses on fire. |
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Yahoo News |
9:37am PDT |
Phantoms of Democratic campaign saga
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Behold the phantoms of the political opera. They flit in the rafters of the presidential campaign, making mischief, undead. |
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BBC News |
9:33am PDT |
Nepal police halt Tibet protest |
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Summary: Nepalese police arrest more than 100 Tibetan exiles and Buddhist monks near the Chinese embassy. |
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ChristianPost |
9:24am PDT |
Ministry Urges Christians to Adopt Terrorists for Prayer |
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Summary: A new web-based ministry is urging Christians to adopt a terrorist and pray for them as Jesus Christ had instructed his disciples to love and pray for their ... |
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BBC News |
9:20am PDT |
Mother's 'contempt' for killers |
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Summary: The mother of Sophie Lancaster says she feels "nothing but contempt" for her daughter's killers. |
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Cnn.com |
9:16am PDT |
McCain looks ahead as Dems duke it out |
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Summary: Sen. John McCain this week begins a bus tour of five states that he says helped shape his views and make him the politician who will carry the GOP torch in the upcoming presidential election.
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BBC News |
8:55am PDT |
Plane on stand-by for Betancourt |
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Summary: France readies a plane in French Guiana in case Ingrid Betancourt, held hostage by Colombian rebels, is freed. |
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BBC News |
8:53am PDT |
Magpies trounce Spurs |
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Summary: Newcastle fight back from a goal down to record their first back-to-back victories since December. |
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BBC News |
8:53am PDT |
Football: Magpies trounce Spurs |
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Summary: Newcastle fight back from a goal down to record their first back-to-back victories since December. |
