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Yahoo News |
2:55pm PDT |
Lawyers argue against Texas church raid
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Summary: AP - Lawyers for a polygamist sect that is the subject of a massive child-abuse investigation argued in court Wednesday that although its members' multiple marriages and cloistered ways may be unusual, they have a right to their faith and privacy. |
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BBC News |
2:49pm PDT |
Gaza gunmen attack border depot |
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Summary: Two Israeli civilians and seven Palestinian militants die after a raid on a fuel depot near a Gaza border crossing. |
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Yahoo News |
2:45pm PDT |
Bush, Congress clash on housing help
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Bush administration announced new steps Wednesday to help more homeowners head off foreclosure. The Senate, in the meantime, worked to complete a bipartisan housing bill the White House says would worsen the mortgage mess. |
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2:44pm PDT |
Petraeus says no new buildup for Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - America's war commander in Iraq told Congress Wednesday he is unlikely to endorse any fresh buildup of troops even if security in the country deteriorates, signaling that the limits of the U.S. military have been reached for now. |
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BBC News |
2:43pm PDT |
UK beaches 'blighted by plastic' |
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Summary: A new survey has found more plastic bags and plastic drinks bottles on Britain's beaches than ever before. |
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Yahoo News |
2:40pm PDT |
Confusion along San Francisco Olympic torch route
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Confusion surrounded the relay of
the troubled Olympic torch through San Francisco on Wednesday,
as organizers completely changed the route at the last minute,
bewildering thousands of China supporters and protesters
converged along the plan |
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2:32pm PDT |
Confusion, protests mar US leg of Olympic torch relay
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Summary: AFP - The US leg of the Olympics torch relay became bogged down in confusion here Wednesday as thousands of pro- and anti-Chinese supporters faced off and briefly forced the symbol of the Beijing Games off the streets. |
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BBC News |
2:30pm PDT |
Hunger strikers taken to hospital |
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Summary: Two of three men on hunger and thirst strike outside Transport House in Belfast are taken to hospital. |
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Yahoo News |
2:28pm PDT |
Ex-Miss Nevada USA takes plea deal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A dethroned Miss Nevada USA agreed Wednesday to pay fines for five misdemeanor traffic violations in exchange for prosecutors dropping a charge of resisting arrest. |
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ChristianToday |
2:27pm PDT |
British police let down honour killing victim |
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Summary: Two British police forces failed a young Kurdish woman who was tortured raped and murdered in an honour killing plotted by her family the police watchdog concluded on Wednesday |
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Yahoo News |
2:23pm PDT |
Olympic torch rerouted for US relay
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Olympic torch was rerouted away from thousands of demonstrators and spectators who crowded the San Francisco waterfront to witness the flame's symbolic journey to the Beijing Games. |
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Yahoo News |
2:22pm PDT |
Woman accused of DUI at police station
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Oregon State Police arrest drunken drivers on the road every day. But it's not often when the drivers show up drunk at a state police office. |
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ChristianToday |
2:20pm PDT |
Police warn vigilantes after Shannon mother remanded |
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Summary: Police warned neighbours of Shannon Matthews not to take the law into their own hands on Wednesday after her mother was remanded in custody in connection with her disappearance |
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Cnn.com |
2:16pm PDT |
'Big black dog syndrome' leaves them homeless |
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Cnn.com |
2:14pm PDT |
Olympic torch driven away from protesters |
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Summary: The threat of violent protests prompted officials to make unannounced changes in San Francisco as the Olympic torch run got under way. After a lighting ceremony, the torch vanished from public view for several minutes as it was taken to a nearby neighborh |
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ChristianToday |
2:12pm PDT |
Baghdad violence spirals higher despite clampdown |
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Summary: Twentythree people were killed and 83 injured in Baghdads Shiite slum of Sadr City on Wednesday security sources said despite vehicle bans aimed at preventing unrest from spreading on the fifth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad |
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2:10pm PDT |
Dems assail McCain on Iraq, economy
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Summary: AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday she is the only presidential candidate who will begin a prompt drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq, and rival Sen. Barack Obama cast himself as the one best able to turn the nation's economy around. |
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ChristianToday |
2:10pm PDT |
Russian poisoner killed family for fun |
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Summary: A Russian man is facing life in jail for killing at least six people including his wife and daughter by adding poison to their food and watching their agonising deaths Russian television reported on Wednesday |
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2:09pm PDT |
200 seniors rescued from Mich. blaze
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Firefighters carried senior citizens out of a fire at a three-story independent-living complex Wednesday, and officials said all 200 residents made it to safety. |
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Yahoo News |
2:09pm PDT |
Mumps shots didn't fully protect in 2006
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Most of the college students who got the mumps in a big outbreak in 2006 had received the recommended two vaccine shots, according to a study that raises questions about whether a new vaccine or another booster shot is needed. The outbreak was the bi |
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Yahoo News |
2:08pm PDT |
Confusion as San Francisco Olympic torch run starts
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Confusion surrounded the start of
the relay of the troubled Olympic torch through San Francisco
on Wednesday, as thousands of China supporters and protesters
converged along the planned route. |
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Cnn.com |
1:48pm PDT |
Clinton challenges McCain, Obama on war |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton on Wednesday argued that she is the only presidential candidate capable of ending the war in Iraq.
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BBC News |
1:45pm PDT |
San Francisco torch relay begins |
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Summary: Protesters gather in San Francisco, where the Olympic torch is on the latest leg of its world relay. |
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Yahoo News |
1:44pm PDT |
Bush, Democrats spar over housing plans
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush
proposed on Wednesday expanding a program to help homeowners
meet mortgage payments while Democratic lawmakers pressed ahead
with a broader plan, setting the stage for a political showdown
over how best to aid t |
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BBC News |
1:38pm PDT |
Man Utd beat Roma to reach semis |
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Summary: Carlos Tevez strikes as Man Utd beat Roma 1-0 to seal a semi-final tie with Barcelona. |
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Cnn.com |
1:31pm PDT |
Olympic torch run begins on altered route |
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Summary: The route for the Olympic torch run along San Francisco Bay, now under way, has been shortened, and two more of the planned torchbearers have dropped out, a source says. Thousands of demonstrators have turned out for the relay, some waving Tibetan flags t |
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Yahoo News |
1:10pm PDT |
Assessor complains about his assessment
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Harvey Levinson might be the last person his neighbors would expect to complain about the assessment on his condominium. After all, he's the county assessor. |
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Yahoo News |
1:04pm PDT |
Guillen suspension delayed until Tuesday
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Jose Guillen's 15-day suspension was put on hold through Tuesday by Major League Baseball and the players' association, an indication they are nearing an agreement that would eliminate the penalty and toughen the sport's drug rules. |
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Yahoo News |
1:01pm PDT |
Tensions high ahead of San Francisco Olympic torch run
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Thousands of China supporters and
protesters gathered in San Francisco on Wednesday as the
Olympic torch -- a magnet for anti-Beijing demonstrations --
was set to start its only relay in the United States. |
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Yahoo News |
12:55pm PDT |
Scuffles as Olympic torch relay gears to start
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Scuffles broke out here Wednesday before the US leg of the Olympics global torch relay as thousands of angry opponents and supporters of China faced off, kept apart by a wall of police. |
