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3:49pm PDT |
Castro foe's family awarded $253m |
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Summary: A Miami jury awards nearly $253m to the children of a friend-turned-foe of Fidel Castro, who died in 1977. |
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Cnn.com |
3:36pm PDT |
Men with infrared cameras arrested at airport |
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3:31pm PDT |
Peavy dominates Dodgers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Jake Peavy continues to dominate the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
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Cnn.com |
3:30pm PDT |
Severe weather blamed in girl's death |
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3:30pm PDT |
Storms wreak havoc across South |
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3:28pm PDT |
Bush, Putin face tough tasks in farewell summit
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush and
Russia's Vladimir Putin will have one last chance on Sunday to
try to mend frayed relations face-to-face but with little hope
of resolving the biggest dispute that divides them. |
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Cnn.com |
3:16pm PDT |
137 children taken from polygamist compound |
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Summary: More than 180 people, including 137 children, have been removed since Friday from a polygamist compound in Texas as state officials investigate allegations of physical and sexual abuse. A search of the compound, built by followers of Warren Jeffs, continu |
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2:52pm PDT |
Charges brought over shop murder |
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Summary: A 21-year-old man is charged over a fatal stabbing at an east London greengrocer's shop. |
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2:52pm PDT |
Charge brought over shop murder |
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Summary: A 21-year-old man is charged over a fatal stabbing at an east London greengrocer's shop. |
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2:49pm PDT |
Thomas, Jays rough up Red Sox 10-2
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Frank Thomas hit a two-run homer, David Eckstein had three RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays used a six-run eighth inning to beat the Boston Red Sox 10-2 on Saturday. |
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2:45pm PDT |
Nearly 200 taken from Texas compound
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Child welfare officials say they have removed nearly 200 women and children from a West Texas retreat built by polygamist leader Warren Jeffs. |
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2:36pm PDT |
Clinton on defensive amid Colombia trade flap
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential
candidate Hillary Clinton found herself on the defensive over a
top aide's meeting with Colombia on a trade deal, as she and
rival Barack Obama courted voters on Saturday in Western
states. |
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2:20pm PDT |
Iraqi leaders call for militias to disband
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraq's political leadership on Saturday
called on all parties to disband their militias before
provincial elections this year, an apparent attempt to isolate
the populist Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. |
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Cnn.com |
2:17pm PDT |
137 children taken from compound |
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Summary: More than 130 children, mostly girls and young women, have been removed since Friday from a polygamist compound in Texas as state workers investigate claims of physical and sexual abuse. A search of the compound, built by followers of Warren Jeffs, contin |
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BBC News |
2:14pm PDT |
Khan stops Kristjansen in seven |
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Summary: Amir Khan beats Martin Kristjansen to move closer to a world lightweight title fight later this year. |
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2:05pm PDT |
Gates says diplomacy the plan for Iran
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Summary: AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates met Saturday with this Gulf nation's supreme leader, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, marking the second high-level Bush administration visit in as many months to a longtime ally that has friendly relations with Iran. |
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1:57pm PDT |
Taleban accuses Sarkozy of U-turn |
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Summary: The Taleban accuses Nicolas Sarkozy of reneging on a pledge to withdraw French troops from Afghanistan. |
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1:57pm PDT |
Taleban accuse Sarkozy of U-turn |
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Summary: The Taleban accuse Nicolas Sarkozy of reneging on a pledge to withdraw French troops from Afghanistan. |
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1:47pm PDT |
Bush in Russia for missile talks with Putin
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - President George W. Bush arrived in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi Saturday hoping to soften Russian President Vladimir Putin's opposition to US missile defence plans, but the White House downplayed talk of a breakthrough. |
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1:40pm PDT |
No conditions on China before Olympics: France foreign minister
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Summary: AFP - France has set no conditions on China for President Nicolas Sarkozy to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, but "everything is open", Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Saturday. |
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1:31pm PDT |
Andy Pettitte loses first start
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Andy Pettitte got the warm reception he was hoping for when he made his first start after a rocky offseason. The rest of the day didn't exactly go as planned. |
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1:24pm PDT |
Clinton ramps up call to count Fla, Mich
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Summary: AP - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton Saturday strengthened her pitch to allow disputed primaries in Michigan and Florida to be counted in the nominating contest, noting the vote totals had been officially recognized in each state. |
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1:14pm PDT |
Brown and Mbeki in Zimbabwe talks |
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Summary: Gordon Brown hopes to persuade South African President Thabo Mbeki to help end the crisis in Zimbabwe. |
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12:55pm PDT |
8 killed in new violence in Tibet, activists say |
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Summary: Chinese police fired on hundreds of protesters this week in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, killing eight people, the Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy said Saturday.
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12:38pm PDT |
Still no word from FARC guerillas on Betancourt: France
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A French medical mission is still waiting
to hear whether Colombian FARC guerrillas will let them treat
French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt, French Foreign
Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Saturday. |
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Yahoo News |
12:29pm PDT |
Wis. house fire kills 3 college students
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A smoky house fire near a University of Wisconsin campus killed three students early Saturday, even though neighbors said they heard alarms going off. |
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12:28pm PDT |
Olympic flame arrives in London |
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Summary: Amid controversy about China's role in Tibet, the Olympic torch arrives in Britain and is welcomed by a government minister. |
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Yahoo News |
12:20pm PDT |
Serena Williams wins Key Biscayne title
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Serena Williams screamed at herself, broke her racket and then finally finished off Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 Saturday for her fifth title at the Sony Ericsson Open. |
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BBC News |
11:55am PDT |
Huge fire destroys block of flats |
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Summary: A fire at a seven storey block of flats under construction in Edinburgh caused a "massive" structural collapse. |
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11:52am PDT |
Naming of Kenyan cabinet delayed |
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Summary: The announcement of Kenya's coalition cabinet is held up by a dispute between the country's two main parties. |
