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4:54pm PDT |
Turning the tide |
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Summary: Olympics bringing old waterways back to life |
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4:43pm PDT |
Contact made with yacht pirates |
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Summary: France makes contact with Somali pirates who seized a luxury French yacht with 30 crew in the Gulf of Aden. |
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4:39pm PDT |
Mavericks rally to stun Suns 105-98
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Summary: AP - Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from a 13-point fourth quarter deficit for a crucial 105-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. |
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4:24pm PDT |
Heston's bearing, toughness endured
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Summary: AP - When Charlton Heston learned in July of 2002 that he had a neurological disorder with symptoms that resembled Alzheimer's disease, he delivered the news in a typical Heston manner. |
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4:17pm PDT |
Clinton's chief strategist quits |
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Summary: The chief strategist for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign quits over a conflict of interest row. |
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4:05pm PDT |
Alzheimer's blood test 'promise' |
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Summary: A US company hopes to be the first to market a blood test to detect early signs of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. |
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4:04pm PDT |
Low-paid hit by tax changes - MPs |
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Summary: The decision to abolish the lowest income tax band penalises childless low-paid people, says a committee of MPs. |
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4:04pm PDT |
Treasury faces 'major challenge' |
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Summary: The Treasury faces a major challenge in meeting its own targets amid ongoing market turmoil, a committee warns. |
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4:03pm PDT |
Penn out as Clinton senior strategist
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Summary: AP - Mark Penn, the pollster and senior strategist for Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid, left the campaign Sunday after it was disclosed he met with representatives of the Colombian government to help promote a free trade agreement Clinton oppose |
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3:53pm PDT |
Clinton's top strategist quits amid criticism |
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Summary: The chief strategist for Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is quitting that post amid criticism of his public relations firm's contacts with the Colombian government over a pending free-trade deal, Clinton's campaign announced.
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3:18pm PDT |
Bush aides put upbeat spin on summit
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Summary: AP - White House officials waged an extraordinary campaign during an 11-hour Air Force One flight to put a positive spin on the outcome of Sunday's summit talks between President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
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3:09pm PDT |
Man charged over Jamaica murder |
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Summary: A handyman is charged with the murder of a 61-year-old British woman on an extended holiday in Jamaica. |
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2:59pm PDT |
Zimbabwe court to rule on election results
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Summary: Reuters - A Zimbabwe court will rule on Monday on
whether it has the authority to order the release of delayed
presidential election results which Robert Mugabe's opponents
say will show his long grip on power is over. |
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2:56pm PDT |
Oscar-winner Charlton Heston dies at 84
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Summary: Reuters - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Charlton
Heston, whose chiseled features and commanding presence won him
epic roles from Moses to Michelangelo and became the face of
American gun rights, died on Saturday night at age 84. |
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Cnn.com |
2:55pm PDT |
219 women, kids taken from sect's ranch |
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Summary: Authorities stormed the temple of a Texas ranch that's home to a rogue Mormon sect Saturday, as part of a search for victims of physical and sexual abuse, police said.
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2:54pm PDT |
Raucous UK protests greet Olympic flame
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Summary: AP - Demonstrators grabbed at the Olympic torch, blocked its path and tried to snuff out its flame Sunday in raucous protests of China's human rights record that forced a string of last-second changes to a chaotic relay through London. |
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2:52pm PDT |
Pirates hold luxury French yacht off Somalia |
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2:52pm PDT |
Heston left cinematic, political mark
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Summary: AP - Nancy Reagan was heartbroken over Charlton Heston's death. President Bush hailed him as a "strong advocate for liberty," while John McCain called Heston a devotee for civil and constitutional rights. |
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2:29pm PDT |
Cruise ship returns to UK waters |
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Summary: Passengers on a cruise liner stranded in Madeira for two days return to the UK after a three-month cruise. |
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2:23pm PDT |
Search continues at polygamist compound
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Summary: AP - Authorities who removed 219 women and children from a polygamist compound were struggling Sunday to determine whether they had the 16-year-old girl whose report of an underage marriage led them to raid the sprawling rural property. |
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2:21pm PDT |
Pirates dock French boat in Somali port
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Summary: AP - France has made contact with pirates who hijacked a French luxury yacht off Africa's eastern coast with 30 French and Ukrainian crew members on board, the French foreign minister said Sunday. |
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2:11pm PDT |
Berlusconi boasts his Latin is good enough for a chat with Caesar |
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Summary: Italian opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi claims his Latin is good enough for a lunch-time chat with Julius Caesar. |
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Cnn.com |
2:09pm PDT |
Rocket attacks kill 3 U.S. troops, wound 31 |
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Summary: Three U.S. soldiers were killed and 31 others wounded in two rocket attacks today in Baghdad, the U.S. military said. Earlier, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki laid down an ultimatum for Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, while fighting between U.S. troops |
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2:09pm PDT |
Solar System's 'look-alike' found |
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Summary: Astronomers discover a planetary system orbiting a distant star which looks much like our own. |
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Cnn.com |
2:05pm PDT |
'21' leaves Clooney, Jodie Foster fighting for 2nd |
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2:04pm PDT |
3 US troops killed, 31 wounded in Iraq
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Summary: AP - Rockets or mortars slammed into the U.S.-protected Green Zone and a military base elsewhere in Baghdad on Sunday, killing three American soldiers and wounding 31, an official said. |
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1:46pm PDT |
US soldiers killed in Green Zone |
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Summary: Three US troops are killed by rocket attacks on the Green Zone and a base in Baghdad, the US military says. |
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Cnn.com |
1:37pm PDT |
Rocket attacks kills 3 U.S. troops, wound 31 |
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Summary: Three U.S. soldiers were killed and 31 others wounded in two rocket attacks today in Baghdad, the U.S. military said. Earlier, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki laid down an ultimatum for Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, while fighting between U.S. troops |
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1:26pm PDT |
Now snow hits flights at new T5 |
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Summary: Snow leads to more than a 100 flights being cancelled at Heathrow as scuffles reportedly broke out at the new terminal. |
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1:17pm PDT |
Memphis' Derrick Rose misses interviews
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Memphis freshman sensation Derrick Rose had a stomach ailment that forced him to miss media sessions Sunday, but will play in the national championship game against Kansas on Monday night. |
