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Yahoo News |
12:52pm PDT |
Army soldiers to see shorter war tours
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Senior defense officials say President Bush will announce on Thursday that Army units heading to war after August 1 will serve 12-month tours rather than the 15 months that soldiers are currently deployed. |
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Yahoo News |
12:49pm PDT |
Florida lawmakers pass "take your guns to work" law
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Most Florida residents
would be allowed to take guns to work under a measure passed by
Florida lawmakers on Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
12:33pm PDT |
Olympics protest brings out both sides |
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Summary: San Francisco prepares for protests today as runners plan to carry the Olympic torch through the city. As the flame arrived Tuesday, thousands demonstrated against China's human rights record. "This is putting a stamp of approval on repression and human r |
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ChristianPost |
12:29pm PDT |
Petraeus: Iraq Security Better, but Fragile |
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Summary: The top U.S. general in Iraq said Tuesday security in Iraq is “significantly better” since his last appearance before Congress seven months ago, but noted that progress was “fragile” and 'reversible.... |
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BBC News |
12:21pm PDT |
San Francisco awaits torch relay |
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Summary: Thousands of protesters are gathering in San Francisco as the Olympic torch continues its world relay. |
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Yahoo News |
12:14pm PDT |
Higher food prices here to stay: World Bank
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Surging global food costs are not a
temporary phenomenon and prices are likely to stay above 2004
levels until 2015 for most crops, the World Bank said on
Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
12:09pm PDT |
Bill, Hillary Clinton disagree on trade pact |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton and her husband Bill don't see eye-to-eye when it comes to a controversial free trade pact, her campaign says.
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ChristianPost |
12:09pm PDT |
New Dictionary to Explain Christian-Muslim Relations |
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Summary: A new dictionary in the works may shed light on the similarities and differences between two of the world's major religions – Christianity and ... |
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Cnn.com |
12:06pm PDT |
1 in 5 surveyed took meds to sharpen brains |
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Summary: One in five respondents to a new survey in the journal Nature say they've used drugs to boost their brain power.
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Cnn.com |
12:05pm PDT |
FCC to propose emergency texting system |
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Summary: A nationwide alert system will use cell phones or other mobile devices to send text messages to Americans when an emergency occurs, the Federal Communications Commission will announce Wednesday, according to an FCC representative.
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BBC News |
12:04pm PDT |
Blues bosses arrested by police |
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Summary: Police investigating alleged corruption in English football arrest David Sullivan and Karren Brady of Birmingham City. |
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Yahoo News |
12:03pm PDT |
House committee backs tax bill on housing crisis
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The House of Representatives Ways
and Means Committee approved on Wednesday a bill proposing a
range of tax breaks meant to tackle the nation's housing market
crisis. |
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Yahoo News |
12:02pm PDT |
Clinton and Obama skirmish over Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential
candidate Hillary Clinton on Wednesday attacked her rivals over
Iraq, saying Democrat Barack Obama is all talk when it comes to
ending the war and Republican John McCain would keep it going. |
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Cnn.com |
12:01pm PDT |
Ex-mayor's land-for-love case goes to jury |
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Yahoo News |
11:59am PDT |
Parker top pick by Sparks in WNBA draft
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It's been a whirlwind day for Candace Parker. |
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BBC News |
11:59am PDT |
PM not attending Olympics opening |
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Summary: Gordon Brown will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Downing Street confirms. |
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BBC News |
11:54am PDT |
Woods targets fifth Masters title |
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Summary: Tiger Woods will take aim at an historic Grand Slam when the first round of the Masters begins at Augusta on Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
11:41am PDT |
NFL great accused of DUI, fighting police |
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Yahoo News |
11:36am PDT |
200 seniors escape 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 |
11:32am PDT |
Oil roars to record over $112 on U.S. inventory drop
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Oil surged to a record high over $112
a barrel on Wednesday after a government report showed a sharp
drop in U.S. inventories ahead of the summer driving season. |
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Cnn.com |
11:26am PDT |
Doomsday cult member says two died in cave |
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Summary: A cult member who spent several months holed up in a cave with dozens of other people anticipating the end of the world claimed Wednesday that two women died and were buried inside.
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Cnn.com |
11:19am PDT |
Scared bride, 16, called for rescue, record says |
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Summary: Frightened and perhaps pregnant for the second time in a year, the 16-year-old mother whispered into a borrowed cell phone, defying everything she'd been taught by making contact with the outside world.
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ChristianPost |
11:10am PDT |
British Christian Group Sues Google, Claims Discrimination |
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Summary: The Christian Institute, a U.K.-based Christian group affiliated with the Church of England, is crying foul with a lawsuit against Google after the popular internet search engine rejected their pro-life ... |
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Cnn.com |
11:08am PDT |
American cancels more than 1,000 flights |
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Yahoo News |
11:07am PDT |
Demonstrators gather before torch relay
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Demonstrators amassed on the city's waterfront Wednesday before the start of the Olympic torch's only stop in North America, and law enforcement officers attempted to prevent a reprise of the chaotic demonstrations that have followed the flame along |
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Cnn.com |
11:07am PDT |
Robbers shoot six people in airport heist |
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Yahoo News |
10:53am PDT |
American cancels more than 1,000 flights
(AP)
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Summary: AP - American Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights Wednesday, more than one-third of its schedule, as it spent a second straight day inspecting the wiring on some of its jets — the same issue that caused it to scrub hundreds of flights two weeks ago. |
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Yahoo News |
10:49am PDT |
200 elderly rescued from Mich. blaze
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Firefighters on ladders helped senior citizens escape from a fire that broke out at a three-story apartment complex Wednesday morning, and some residents suffered smoke inhalation and chest pains. |
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Yahoo News |
10:45am PDT |
Parker goes No. 1 to LA in WNBA draft
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Fresh off winning her second straight NCAA title, Candace Parker was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks with the first pick in the WNBA draft. |
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Cnn.com |
10:43am PDT |
iPods, lingerie charged to taxpayers |
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Summary: Federal employees charged millions of dollars to government credit or debit cards, according to a Government Accountability Office study released Wednesday.
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