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BBC News |
6:38am PDT |
McCanns asked to revisit Portugal |
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Summary: Portuguese police probing the Madeleine McCann case have asked her parents to take part in a reconstruction. |
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BBC News |
6:38am PDT |
Shannon-McCann fund link probed |
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Summary: Police investigating Shannon Matthews' disappearance look into reports of contacts with the Madeleine McCann fund. |
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Cnn.com |
6:38am PDT |
Iran installing 6,000 new centrifuges |
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Summary: Iran has begun installing 6,000 new centrifuges at its uranium enrichment plant in Natanz as part of its plan to develop "peaceful nuclear energy", state television quoted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying Tuesday.
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ChristianToday |
6:37am PDT |
Council bans wouldbe foster carers over smacking |
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Summary: A Taunton couple is being prevented from fostering children because they along with the vast majority of parents in the UK believe in occasionally smacking their birthchild as a last resort if judged in the best interest of the child |
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Yahoo News |
6:35am PDT |
US mortgage crisis may cost 945 bln dlrs worldwide: IMF
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday the worldwide losses stemming from the US subprime mortgage crisis could hit 945 billion dollars as the impact spreads in the global economy. |
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BBC News |
6:34am PDT |
Congress hearing on Iraq begins |
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Summary: Top US officials working in Iraq begin delivering a report to Congress following last year's US troop surge. |
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Yahoo News |
6:30am PDT |
Iraq's Sadr threatens to scrap ceasefire
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr
threatened on Tuesday to end a truce he imposed on his militia
last year, raising the prospect of worsening violence just as
top U.S. officials prepare to testify on Iraq in Washington. |
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BBC News |
6:15am PDT |
Credit crunch costs '$1 trillion' |
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Summary: The IMF says the worldwide credit crunch could cost banks and others nearly $1 trillion in losses. |
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Cnn.com |
6:12am PDT |
Polar cub who escaped cannibal mom debuts |
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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 |
6:09am PDT |
Radical cleric threatens to end cease-fire |
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Summary: Four U.S. soldiers were killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday in three incidents, according to the U.S. military.
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Cnn.com |
6:09am PDT |
Powerful cleric threatens to green light attacks |
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Summary: Four U.S. soldiers were killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday in three incidents, according to the U.S. military.
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BBC News |
6:06am PDT |
Pratchett's anger at Alzheimers |
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Summary: Author Terry Pratchett reveals how "angry" he was when doctors diagnosed him with Alzheimer's disease. |
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Yahoo News |
5:57am PDT |
Nuclear talks with North Korea make progress, U.S. says
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Talks with North Korea's top nuclear
envoy on Tuesday have made progress towards resuming stalled
negotiations over the North's nuclear program, U.S. Assistant
Secretary of State Christopher Hill said. |
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BBC News |
5:56am PDT |
Brown seeks to calm economy fears |
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Summary: Gordon Brown says the UK is well placed to deal with global economic crises, after figures show a fall in house prices. |
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Cnn.com |
5:56am PDT |
Behind the Scenes: Iraq on knife's edge |
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Summary: Without doubt, the surge has benefited Iraq. It's massively reduced the killing of both Iraqis and Americans, and it's been a welcome relief to witness the change.
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Cnn.com |
5:52am PDT |
Break free from wallet-squeezing fees |
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Summary: Terri Lovin and her husband, Harold, may have had the world's most expensive pizza ... at $117 a pie. No, it's not gourmet dining. A cashier charged the couple twice for the $22.50 pizza.
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Cnn.com |
5:52am PDT |
Cut ATM, rubber check fees that fatten banks |
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Summary: Terri Lovin and her husband, Harold, may have had the world's most expensive pizza ... at $117 a pie. No, it's not gourmet dining. A cashier charged the couple twice for the $22.50 pizza.
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Cnn.com |
5:51am PDT |
Facebook starts instant, history-deleting chat |
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Summary: Facebook fans are getting a new toy this week. With the launch of Facebook Chat, users will be able to communicate in real time with friends on the site.
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Cnn.com |
5:51am PDT |
Facebook adds instant message feature |
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Summary: Facebook fans are getting a new toy this week. With the launch of Facebook Chat, users will be able to communicate in real time with friends on the site.
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Yahoo News |
5:45am PDT |
Iran says installing 6,000 centrifuges
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on
Tuesday Iran has begun installing 6,000 new centrifuges at its
uranium enrichment plant, in a new snub to the West which fears
Tehran is trying to build nuclear weapons. |
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ChristianPost |
5:33am PDT |
Pro-Family Leaders Worldwide Back Romania's Efforts to Ban Gay 'Marriage' |
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Summary: In an act of international solidarity to defend the institution of marriage, over 100 pro-family leaders from around the world signed a petition this week to defend efforts in Romania to outlaw same-sex “... |
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Cnn.com |
5:28am PDT |
Nic Robertson: Flawed surge triggered gains |
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Summary: Without doubt, the surge has benefited Iraq. It's massively reduced the killing of both Iraqis and Americans, and it's been a welcome relief to witness the change.
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Yahoo News |
5:28am PDT |
Iraqi cleric threatens end to ceasefire
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr
threatened on Tuesday to end a ceasefire he imposed on his
militia last August, raising the prospect of further violence
just as top U.S. officials get set to testify on Iraq's
progress. |
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Cnn.com |
5:20am PDT |
Polar bear cub makes 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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ChristianPost |
5:17am PDT |
U.S. Evangelicals March through Jerusalem |
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Summary: American televangelist John Hagee led several hundred flag-waving followers across Jerusalem on Monday, a colorful display of the growing alliance between Christian evangelicals and ... |
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Cnn.com |
5:03am PDT |
Olympic torch now in U.S. |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
5:02am PDT |
U.S. sergeant's weapon in Iraq is cash |
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Summary: In Iraq, even being a Good Samaritan can prove deadly.
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BBC News |
5:02am PDT |
Tables 'affect university policy' |
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Summary: England's universities are "strongly influenced" by league tables despite concerns about them. |
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Yahoo News |
5:01am PDT |
Tropical decay blights McCain's Panama birthplace
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - John McCain's birthplace in
Panama was an idyllic tropical posting for U.S. sailors that
the Republican presidential candidate speaks fondly of but the
Caribbean port has crumbled into poverty and decay. |
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BBC News |
4:59am PDT |
IRA will not police areas: Adams |
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Summary: Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams says the IRA will not return to "dealing with criminality" in nationalist areas. |
