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Yahoo News |
10:04pm PDT |
Warning on medication mix-ups for kids
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Summary: AP - A hospital group says more needs to be done to prevent medication errors in children. A safety alert issued Friday by the group comes days after the release of a study finding that drug mix-ups and overdoses harm roughly one out of 15 hospitalized ch |
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10:03pm PDT |
Stars blank defending champion Ducks 4-0
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Marty Turco put on an acrobatic show in goal and the Dallas Stars' power play provided more than enough offense to put the defending Stanley Cup champions in an early playoff hole. |
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9:54pm PDT |
Mexican wrestler puckers up to fight
(AP)
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Summary: AP - In a hot-pink Mohawk haircut and leotard to match, he pirouettes before taking down his muscle-bound enemies with a swift kick to the groin. |
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9:40pm PDT |
US 'failing' Afghan fair trials |
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Summary: A rights group says the US is standing by while international standards for fair trials are violated in Afghanistan. |
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9:23pm PDT |
Pressure on Brown over arms deal |
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Summary: Gordon Brown is under pressure to reopen a fraud inquiry into the £43bn arms deal between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia. |
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9:23pm PDT |
Brown urged to reopen arms probe |
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Summary: Gordon Brown is coming under pressure to reopen a corruption probe into a £43bn BAE Saudi arms deal. |
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9:23pm PDT |
Brown under pressure on arms deal |
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Summary: Gordon Brown is coming under pressure to reopen a corruption probe into a £43bn BAE Saudi arms deal. |
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9:16pm PDT |
Japan renews N Korea sanctions |
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Summary: Japan extends sanctions against North Korea, citing a lack of progress on the nuclear and abduction issues. |
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9:13pm PDT |
UN fears new Ethiopia-Eritrea war |
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Summary: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns of a new war between Ethiopia and Eritrea if UN troops are withdrawn. |
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9:10pm PDT |
American cuts more flights; fliers fume
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Air traveler angst was sure to continue Friday as American Airlines grounded hundreds more flights. The financial toll and loss of goodwill likely would grow as well, as the inspection-related mess spread further to other carriers and hurt an industr |
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8:50pm PDT |
Vast experience |
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Summary: The 90-somethings avoiding retirement to keep working |
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Cnn.com |
8:45pm PDT |
Olympic torch arrives in Argentina |
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Summary: As government billboards called on this port city's residents to enjoy Friday's planned leg of the Olympic torch run here, officials here were planning for possible disruptions like those that have occurred in other relay cities.
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Yahoo News |
8:32pm PDT |
No charity for `Idol' finalist
(AP)
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Summary: AP - "American Idol" said g'day to Michael Johns. |
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Cnn.com |
8:05pm PDT |
Circle of men prayed, cried during temple raid |
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Summary: Nearly 60 men surrounding the temple of a polygamist sect in Texas dropped to their knees, prayed and wept openly -- but never violently resisted -- as law enforcement officers raided the building they hold sacred.
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7:58pm PDT |
Red Sox throttle scuffling Tigers 12-6
(AP)
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Summary: AP - J.D. Drew went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs, and Tim Wakefield fluttered his knuckleball for five innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 12-6 victory over Detroit on Thursday and send the Tigers to their eighth loss in nine games. |
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7:50pm PDT |
Bush 'is avoiding Iraq decisions' |
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Summary: Democratic opponents of President Bush accuse him of leaving decisions on Iraq to his successor. |
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Cnn.com |
7:43pm PDT |
Arrest made in pregnant Marine's death |
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Summary: U.S. Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean -- the main suspect in the killing of 20-year-old pregnant Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach -- has been captured in Mexico, federal authorities say. Authorities are awaiting extradition to bring Laurean, who has been on th |
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7:27pm PDT |
FBI arrests suspect in slaying of Marine
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A Marine personnel clerk wanted for the brutal slaying of a pregnant colleague who had accused him of rape was arrested Thursday night in Mexico after a three-month international manhunt, authorities said. |
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7:11pm PDT |
China indignant at U.S. lawmakers over Tibet
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China said on Friday it was outraged by
a resolution by U.S. lawmakers urging Beijing to end a
crackdown in Tibet and open dialogue with the Himalayan
region's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. |
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Cnn.com |
7:03pm PDT |
Man accused in fellow Marine's death captured |
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Summary: U.S. Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean -- the main suspect in the killing of 20-year-old pregnant Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach -- has been captured in Mexico, federal authorities say. Authorities are awaiting extradition to bring Laurean, who has been on th |
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6:57pm PDT |
UN chief to miss Olympics opening |
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Summary: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, an aide says. |
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6:44pm PDT |
No charity for 'Idol' finalist
(AP)
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Summary: AP - "American Idol" said g'day to Michael Johns. The Australian-born singer was eliminated Thursday from Fox's popular singing competition as the contest was narrowed down to the top seven finalists following Wednesday's "Idol Gives Back" charity event. |
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6:37pm PDT |
Under scrutiny |
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Summary: Polygamist Texan sect at centre of an abuse inquiry |
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6:34pm PDT |
Clinton presses disputed trade claims
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is pressing her claim that she opposed her husband's free trade push when he was president, despite her favorable words about it at the time. |
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6:33pm PDT |
Bush to halt Iraq troop cuts
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush on Thursday
announced a suspension of U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq this
summer to allow the military to reassess the security
situation, as U.S. air strikes killed 10 people in a Baghdad
slum where dozens of peop |
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6:21pm PDT |
Bill Self reaches deal to stay at Kansas
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Three days after winning the NCAA championship, Kansas coach Bill Self said no thanks to Oklahoma State, his alma mater, and agreed to a lucrative contract extension that could keep him at Kansas for the rest of his career. |
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Cnn.com |
6:19pm PDT |
Bush, Gates appear to differ on troop cuts |
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Summary: Defense Secretary Robert Gates appeared Thursday to disagree with President Bush and the top U.S. general in Iraq about when the United States will be able to pull more troops out of Iraq.
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BBC News |
6:06pm PDT |
Auction reveals 007 writer's bond with his 'Miss Moneypenny' |
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Summary: Letters between James Bond author Ian Fleming and his real-life Miss Moneypenny go under the hammer. |
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6:06pm PDT |
Bond author's letters auctioned |
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Summary: Letters between James Bond author Ian Fleming and his real-life Miss Moneypenny go under the hammer. |
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Cnn.com |
6:01pm PDT |
American 'sorry,' cancels 570 more flights |
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Summary: American Airlines scrubbed more than 900 flights today to continue safety inspections. It's the third consecutive day of cancellations for American. Delta, Southwest, and United Airlines also have canceled a number of flights in recent weeks for safety ch |
