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Cnn.com |
10:24pm PDT |
Call led to sect raid, affidavit says |
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Summary: Tipped that girls as young as 13 were being forced to enter "spiritual marriages," have sex and bear children, Texas officials raided an isolated polygamist retreat in West Texas, according to court documents. The teen girl whose phone call prompted the s |
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Yahoo News |
9:32pm PDT |
Poor get poorer as recession threat looms: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The gap between rich and poor in
many states has broadened at a quickening pace since the last
U.S. recession, which could make it difficult for low-income
families to weather the current economic downturn, according to
a report issued Wedne |
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9:31pm PDT |
US protests ahead of torch relay |
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Summary: Pro-Tibet protesters march in San Francisco, as the Olympic torch arrives for the US leg of its international relay. |
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BBC News |
9:25pm PDT |
Nepal police kill 'seven' Maoists |
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Summary: Seven activists from the Maoist party are reported shot dead by the security forces in western Nepal. |
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BBC News |
9:02pm PDT |
Nepal police kill seven activists |
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Summary: At least seven activists from the Maoist party are shot dead by the security forces in western Nepal. |
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BBC News |
9:01pm PDT |
Shannon's mother to appear in court |
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Summary: The mother of Shannon Matthews is due before magistrates to face charges of child neglect and perverting the course of justice. |
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BBC News |
9:01pm PDT |
Shannon mother due before court |
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Summary: The mother of Shannon Matthews is due before magistrates to face charges of child neglect and perverting the course of justice. |
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BBC News |
9:01pm PDT |
Shannon mother's charged by police |
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Summary: The mother of Shannon Matthews is due before magistrates to face charges of child neglect and perverting the course of justice. |
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BBC News |
8:46pm PDT |
Who dares wins? |
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Summary: The dangers facing British special forces in Iraq |
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Yahoo News |
8:06pm PDT |
Obama gaining on Clinton in Pennsylvania: poll
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential contender
Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama by 6 points among likely
Pennsylvania Democratic primary voters but he is chipping away
at her lead, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released
on Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:05pm PDT |
Parker leads Lady Vols to another title
(AP)
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Summary: AP - One by one, Candace Parker hugged her teammates on the sideline as the last seconds ticked away. It was all part of her final farewell to Tennessee. All that was left was to hoist a championship trophy, which came moments after the Lady Vols' 64-48 v |
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Yahoo News |
8:02pm PDT |
U.S. Navy lawyer to defend alleged 9/11 mastermind
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The
self-described mastermind of the September 11 attacks on New
York City and the Pentagon has been assigned a U.S. military
lawyer to defend him in the Guantanamo war court, where he
could face execution if convicted, The Miami Herald repo |
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Cnn.com |
7:57pm PDT |
Petraeus: Iraq progress significant but 'fragile' |
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Summary: The top U.S. military commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, has testified that there has been "significant but uneven progress" in the country's security. But he warned that recent violence in the war-ravaged nation shows the progress is "fragile and re |
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Cnn.com |
7:47pm PDT |
Polar bear cub makes splash in public debut |
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Summary: A fluffy white polar bear cub that has captured German hearts is making her first public appearance Tuesday at the Nuremberg City Zoo.
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Cnn.com |
7:45pm PDT |
Commentary: Dems get religion on religion |
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Summary: Sweet Jesus! What has gotten into the Democratic Party when it comes to issues of faith?
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Cnn.com |
7:45pm PDT |
Martin: Dems get religion on religion |
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Summary: Sweet Jesus! What has gotten into the Democratic Party when it comes to issues of faith?
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BBC News |
7:43pm PDT |
Baghdad under anniversary curfew |
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Summary: Baghdad imposes a one-day vehicle curfew on the fifth anniversary of its capture by American forces. |
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BBC News |
7:23pm PDT |
Japanese bank boss wins approval |
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Summary: Japanese parliamentarians back Masaaki Shirakawa as head of the central bank after rejecting two other hopefuls. |
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Yahoo News |
7:09pm PDT |
Top US general calls for pause in Iraq troop withdrawal
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The top US general in Iraq Tuesday called for US troop withdrawals to be frozen for at least 45 days after July, warning military gains remained fragile and accusing Iran of seeking to stoke violence. |
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Yahoo News |
7:08pm PDT |
Court hears Zimbabwe poll bid as opposition cries for help
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwe's opposition stepped up pleas for foreign help ahead of a second day of court hearings Wednesday that could force the publication of long-awaited presidential election results. |
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BBC News |
6:51pm PDT |
Flood homes 'still unprotected' |
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Summary: Most homeowners hit by last summer's flooding have not taken measures to protect their homes, a survey finds. |
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BBC News |
6:49pm PDT |
BBC and ISPs clash over iPlayer |
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Summary: A row breaks out about who should pay for the extra network costs incurred by the BBC's on-demand TV service. |
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Yahoo News |
6:47pm PDT |
Protests in San Francisco before Olympic torch run
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Several hundred supporters of
Tibet marched through the streets of San Francisco on Tuesday
to criticize China before the Olympic torch is run through the
city the next day. |
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Cnn.com |
6:47pm PDT |
Report of child brides led to sect raid, affidavit says |
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Summary: Tipped that girls as young as 13 were being forced to enter "spiritual marriages," have sex and bear children, Texas officials raided an isolated polygamist retreat in West Texas, according to court documents. The teen girl whose phone call prompted the s |
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Yahoo News |
6:20pm PDT |
Presidential candidates posture over Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. presidential candidates John
McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama pushed competing
positions on the Iraq war at congressional hearings on Tuesday
in political theater that may define the race for the White
House. |
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Yahoo News |
6:15pm PDT |
Olympic flame in US as IOC chief dismisses scrapping relay
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The Olympic flame arrived here Tuesday under heavy security as games officials dismissed suggestions that the global relay could be abandoned amid protests over China's human rights record. |
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Cnn.com |
5:59pm PDT |
Thousands protest Olympic torch in California |
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Summary: The Olympic flame, glowing in a small lamp, arrived in San Francisco early Tuesday to continue an international torch relay that has been plagued by passionate protests.
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BBC News |
5:54pm PDT |
Heart risk may be set in the womb |
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Summary: Babies whose mothers have pre-eclampsia may be at greater risk of cardiovascular disease later, says a study. |
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Yahoo News |
5:49pm PDT |
Pa. girl hit with game controller dies
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A 2-year-old girl died after being beaten with a video game controller by her mother's boyfriend, police said Tuesday. Darisabel Baez's mother overheard the beating Sunday but did nothing until she realized the girl was unconscious, police said. |
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Yahoo News |
5:43pm PDT |
Parker breaks off engagement, AP told
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Mary-Louise Parker has broken off her engagement to fellow "Weeds" actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Parker, who plays an upscale suburban marijuana dealer on the Showtime comedy, ended the relationship with her actor fiance, according to a person close to |
