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ChristianToday |
2:19am PDT |
Cyclist steps up training for nationwide cathedraltocathedral bid |
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Summary: Training has been increased dramatically by Gary Bluett the man who is planning to be the first person ever to cycle to every Anglican cathedral in England Wales and Scotland |
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BBC News |
2:13am PDT |
EADS Astrium seeks SSTL purchase |
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Summary: Europe's largest space company, EADS Astrium, looks set to acquire the innovative British satellite manufacturer, SSTL. |
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BBC News |
2:10am PDT |
The original Wendy house which inspired Peter Pan up for sale |
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Summary: The original wendy house which helped to inspire JM Barrie's classic Peter Pan is to be put up for sale. |
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Yahoo News |
1:52am PDT |
Candice vs. Candace for women's title
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Candice on one side, Candace on the other. |
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Yahoo News |
1:46am PDT |
Al Qaeda says behind Yemen attack: Yemeni official
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Yemeni security official said al Qaeda
had claimed responsibility in a statement on Monday for an
apparent mortar attack on a complex housing Americans and other
Westerners in the Yemeni capital on Sunday. |
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ChristianToday |
1:43am PDT |
Mitt Romney as Vice President Social conservatives say no |
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Summary: More than 20 leading social conservatives signed an open letter to presumptive Republican nominee John McCain expressing their opposition to the idea of having Mitt Romney as vice president on the Republican ballot |
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Yahoo News |
1:41am PDT |
Tension high as Zimbabwe waits on legal bid
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwe anxiously awaited Monday the outcome of an opposition legal bid to force the publication of poll results as Robert Mugabe stoked racial tensions ahead of a possible run-off. |
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Yahoo News |
1:37am PDT |
3 killed, 4 wounded in blast in Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iraqi security forces say a large explosion demolished a building in the southern city of Basra. At least three militants were killed and four were wounded. |
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Cnn.com |
1:34am PDT |
Court to rule on Zimbabwe results |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's High Court convened a hearing Monday to decide if it can order the country's electoral commission to release the results of last weekend's presidential election, a journalist on the scene told CNN.
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BBC News |
1:32am PDT |
Blitz survivor has sight restored 66 years on |
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Summary: A man blinded in one eye during the Blitz has his sight restored by Scottish specialists, 66 years later. |
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ChristianToday |
1:30am PDT |
Indonesia Over 100 churches close in 3 Years |
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Summary: Islamic extremism and local governments have closed more than 100 churches in Indonesia within three years according to a persecution watchdog agency |
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Yahoo News |
1:26am PDT |
Obama seeks to affirm his patriotism
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama wants to make something clear: He loves America. |
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Yahoo News |
1:17am PDT |
Foreclosures come to McMansion country
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Million-dollar fixer-upper
for sale: five bedrooms, four baths, three-car garage,
cavernous living room. Big holes above fireplace where
flat-screen TV used to hang. |
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Yahoo News |
1:13am PDT |
Paris security tight for torch relay
(AP)
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Summary: AP - About 3,000 French police — on motorcycles, in jogging gear and on skates — prepared to protect the Olympic torch relay Monday as it departs from the Eiffel Tower and crisscrosses Paris amid threat of protests. |
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Yahoo News |
1:08am PDT |
McCain insists Iraq buildup is working
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Republican John McCain insists last year's U.S. troop buildup in Iraq brought a glimmer of "something approaching normal" there, despite a recent outbreak of heavy fighting and an American death toll that has surpassed 4,000. |
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ChristianToday |
1:05am PDT |
Call to priesthood to ring out in parishes schools university chaplaincies |
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Summary: The Catholic Church in England and Wales will launch its annual campaign this Sunday to encourage young men and women to consider whether priesthood or religious life might be for them |
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Yahoo News |
12:58am PDT |
Job winners and losers in hard times
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hospitals, schools and the assembly line at an airplane factory look like pretty good places to be with a recession looming and unemployment rising. Construction workers, real estate agents and auto workers aren't expected to fare as well. |
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Yahoo News |
12:56am PDT |
Airline passenger complaints soaring
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It's up, up and away for air travelers: Fares are up, late flights are up and more passengers are being bumped away from boarding gates. All these problems are making travelers grumpy, an annual survey of airline quality says. |
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BBC News |
12:50am PDT |
Amber holds the secrets of an ancient arachnid |
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Summary: A harvestman encased in amber is the latest addition to the Natural History Museum. |
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BBC News |
12:48am PDT |
'Privilege' to watch FA semi win |
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Summary: First Minister Rhodri Morgan leads the tributes as Cardiff City reach the final of the FA Cup. |
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Yahoo News |
12:40am PDT |
Iraq's Maliki threatens to bar Sadr from vote
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraq's prime minister raised the stakes
in his showdown with followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada
al-Sadr, saying in an interview broadcast on Monday they would
be barred from elections unless their militia disbands. |
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Cnn.com |
12:39am PDT |
Japan's 'geisha guys' the latest accessory |
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Summary: At first glance, the man and woman at the nightclub look like any other couple on a date. He flirts and pours champagne. She looks at him and laughs.
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Cnn.com |
12:36am PDT |
New Zealand man uses hedgehog as weapon |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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ChristianToday |
12:31am PDT |
Mexico drug gangs building churches bishop |
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Summary: Violent drug gangs in Mexico which kill thousands of people a year fund the building of churches in impoverished villages to try to win over locals a senior Catholic bishop said |
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BBC News |
12:27am PDT |
Abduction fear over teenage girl |
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Summary: Police fear a teenage Romanian girl may have been abducted as she walked to a supermarket. |
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BBC News |
12:25am PDT |
IOC chief speaks out over Tibet |
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Summary: International Olympics chief Jacques Rogge voices concern over unrest in Tibet and Olympic torch protests. |
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BBC News |
12:17am PDT |
22% of all NI officers are female |
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Summary: The police in NI are revising their gender action plan because of the high number of females joining. |
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Yahoo News |
12:14am PDT |
China denounces torch protest, Rogge "concerned"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China on Monday denounced protests that
disrupted the Olympic torch relay in London and IOC chief
Jacques Rogge expressed concern at the demonstrations, but said
there was no momentum for a boycott of the Beijing Games. |
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BBC News |
12:13am PDT |
Court to rule on Zimbabwe result |
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Summary: A Zimbabwean High Court judge considers a petition by the opposition demanding election results be released. |
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Yahoo News |
12:12am PDT |
Zimbabwe court to rule on vote results
(Reuters)
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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 that Robert Mugabe's opponents
say will show his long grip on power is over. |
