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ChristianToday |
9:55am PDT |
Teachers to go on strike in bitter pay dispute |
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Summary: Teachers will go on strike for the first time in two decades later this month their union announced on Tuesday escalating a bitter pay dispute |
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ChristianToday |
9:54am PDT |
Dianas butler did not tell the truth |
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Summary: Princess Dianas butler Paul Burrell did not tell the truth at the inquest into her death the presiding judge told a jury in London on Tuesday |
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ChristianToday |
9:53am PDT |
Peers cast doubt on immigration benefits |
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Summary: Immigration has little economic benefit to Britain according to a House of Lords committee on Tuesday which rejected government claims to the contrary and called on ministers to review their policies |
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ChristianToday |
9:52am PDT |
Zimbabwe poll may head to runoff |
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Summary: Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will beat President Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwes crucial election but be forced into a runoff vote in three weeks according to a ruling party projection |
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ChristianToday |
9:51am PDT |
Bush to press for Ukraine and Georgia in NATO |
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Summary: US President George W Bush vowed on Tuesday to press for Ukraine and Georgia to be allowed to start the process of joining NATO despite resistance from Russia and scepticism from the alliances European members |
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ChristianToday |
9:50am PDT |
France may send extra troops to Afghanistan |
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Summary: France might send a few hundred extra troops to Afghanistan Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Tuesday clashing with the opposition Socialists who accused the government of pandering to the United States |
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ChristianToday |
9:50am PDT |
Somali gunmen kidnap two foreigners |
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Summary: Somali gunmen on Tuesday kidnapped two foreign contractors working for a project funded by the United Nations in southern Somalia one of their colleagues said |
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ChristianToday |
9:49am PDT |
Iraqi casualties at highest level since August |
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Summary: Fighting between security forces and Shiite militiamen last month has driven civilian deaths in Iraq to their highest level in more than six months government figures showed on Tuesday |
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Cnn.com |
9:49am PDT |
7-year-old brings loaded guns to school |
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Summary: A 7-year-old first-grader showed up at school Monday with two loaded handguns, Baltimore County, Maryland, police told CNN Tuesday.
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ChristianToday |
9:48am PDT |
Chad says Sudan broke peace pact |
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Summary: Rebels in Chad attacked an eastern frontier town on Tuesday in a raid the government said was ordered by Sudan and violated a peace pact signed last month by the two oilproducing neighbours |
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BBC News |
9:48am PDT |
Secret 'dino bugs' revealed |
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Summary: Scientists use X-rays to find a host of animals trapped in 100-million-year-old opaque amber. |
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BBC News |
9:47am PDT |
High stakes |
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Summary: Riot squads flood streets of Rome before Man U clash |
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BBC News |
9:46am PDT |
Shoukri trial judge steps down |
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Summary: A judge steps down from a trial involving six alleged loyalist paramilitary supporters. |
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Yahoo News |
9:36am PDT |
Bush backs NATO bids by Ukraine, Georgia
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush is not backing down from a NATO battle over putting ex-Soviet satellites Ukraine and Georgia on the road toward membership in the military alliance. |
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BBC News |
9:32am PDT |
IRA killer given life in prison |
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Summary: An IRA killer, released under the Good Friday Agreement, is sentenced to life in prison at a court in Dublin. |
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Yahoo News |
9:31am PDT |
Stocks surge on bank news, economic data
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wall Street began the second quarter with a big rally Tuesday as investors rushed back into stocks amid optimism that the worst of the credit crisis has passed and that the economy is faring better than expected. The Dow Jones industrials surged more |
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BBC News |
9:30am PDT |
Couple found dead at house |
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Summary: A 35-year-old man is arrested after a man and woman are found dead at a house in south Liverpool. |
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BBC News |
9:25am PDT |
Kashmir police refuse body demand |
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Summary: Police in Indian-administered Kashmir reject a demand to investigate reports of up to 1,000 unidentified bodies. |
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Yahoo News |
9:24am PDT |
Belichick: No new Spygate revelations
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Bill Belichick insists there are no new revelations to come about Spygate. |
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Cnn.com |
9:23am PDT |
Cops: Hospital gunman targeted wrong person |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
9:23am PDT |
Postal strike threat on pensions |
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Summary: The postal workers union the CWU may start fresh strike action against changes to the Royal Mail pension scheme. |
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Cnn.com |
9:22am PDT |
FBI wants 1,000 new agents |
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Summary: The FBI needs more than 1,000 new agents, intelligence analysts and support staff, bureau director Robert Mueller will tell House members Tuesday.
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Cnn.com |
9:16am PDT |
Mugabe advisers, opposition reportedly in talks |
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Summary: There was still no official results Tuesday from weekend's presidential vote in Zimbabwe, but an election monitoring group projected that opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai was leading President Robert Mugabe.
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DJ Chuang |
9:15am PDT |
at AWAKEN day 1 |
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Summary: Here in Pasadena, at Awaken conference.. Looks to be 500+ in audience- maybe 70/30 mix of younger/older.. Loud opening style, lots of rhythm and loud dBs, not the passion-style sing-alongs.. Lots of energy! They got wifi setup, tho’ bandwidth may be |
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Yahoo News |
9:12am PDT |
Congress grills oil execs on pump prices
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Summary: Reuters - Five U.S. oil company executives
appeared on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to explain why they were
not to blame for record-high gasoline pump prices even as they
reported $123 billion in profits in 2007. |
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BBC News |
9:10am PDT |
Speaker facing expenses inquiry |
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Summary: Parliament's standards chief launches an investigation into Commons Speaker Michael Martin's taxi expenses. |
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BBC News |
9:10am PDT |
Lib Dem peers oppose referendum |
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Summary: The chances of a referendum on the EU treaty take a blow after Lib Dem peers say they will vote against one. |
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BBC News |
9:07am PDT |
'Substantial damage' of blaze HQ |
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Summary: North Wales Police's HQ was badly damaged by a fire which broke out in its roof, slightly injuring a contractor. |
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BBC News |
9:07am PDT |
Major damage in police HQ blaze |
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Summary: Part of North Wales Police's force HQ is badly damaged by a fire which started in its roof during refrubishment work. |
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BBC News |
9:00am PDT |
Teachers vote to hold pay strike |
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Summary: A ballot of NUT members has backed a one-day pay strike by a margin of three to one. |
