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BBC News |
7:40am PDT |
Zimbabwe rivals to attend summit |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will attend an emergency regional summit. |
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Yahoo News |
7:27am PDT |
Scant support for Senate housing bill
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A bipartisan package of tax breaks to help businesses and homeowners weather the housing crisis and head off deeper economic distress heads for easy Senate passage Thursday morning, even as the chamber's top Democrat acknowledged that changes are nee |
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BBC News |
7:25am PDT |
In the spotlight |
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Summary: McCanns face media to push for missing child alerts |
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Yahoo News |
7:20am PDT |
Bomb attack on NATO convoy kills 8 Afghans: police
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A suicide car bomber in
Afghanistan attacked a Canadian military convoy on Thursday
killing eight civilians and wounding 22 people, among them
three Canadian soldiers, authorities said. |
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ChristianPost |
7:17am PDT |
Marsalis' Mass Blends Gospel and Jazz |
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Summary: Wynton Marsalis will be turning the House That Jazz Built at the Time Warner Center into the House of the Lord when he premieres his first jazz Mass, which blends the gospel and jazz traditions in a celebration of the 200th anniversary of Harlem's Abyssin |
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ChristianPost |
7:15am PDT |
Prominent Abortionist Attempts to Block Legal Proceedings |
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Summary: Attorneys representing controversial late-term abortionist George R. Tiller presented their arguments to the Kansas Supreme Court on Tuesday in an attempt to block efforts by the Grand Jury of Kansas to subpoena hundreds of his abortion ... |
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Yahoo News |
7:14am PDT |
China says foils terrorist plot to kidnap Olympians
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese authorities have detained 45
East Turkestan "terrorist" suspects, and foiled plots to carry
out suicide bomb attacks and kidnap athletes to disrupt the
Beijing Olympics, a police spokesman said on Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:10am PDT |
Storms hit already-soaked Arkansas
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Powerful storms brought hail, heavy rain and possible tornadoes to Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma, causing flooding and power outages for thousands of customers Thursday morning and at least one death. Arkansas was bracing for more severe weather late |
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Cnn.com |
7:05am PDT |
How to find the best ER for your child |
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Summary: When Andrea Buie-Branam brought her asthmatic baby to the nearest emergency room, she thought she was doing the right thing. But once she got there, she began to suspect she wasn't in the right place.
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Cnn.com |
7:05am PDT |
Toys, checklists you need before kids' ER visit |
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Summary: When Andrea Buie-Branam brought her asthmatic baby to the nearest emergency room, she thought she was doing the right thing. But once she got there, she began to suspect she wasn't in the right place.
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BBC News |
7:05am PDT |
Glastonbury 2007 'generated £73m' |
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Summary: The 2007 Glastonbury Festival generated more than £73m, according to a report into the economics of the event. |
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Yahoo News |
7:00am PDT |
Bush embraces freeze in Iraq draw-down
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US President George W. Bush said in an interview out Thursday that he plans to complete a limited US troop withdrawal from Iraq by July, then freeze the draw-down for a six-week review of the war effort. |
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Yahoo News |
6:49am PDT |
Paulson says economy has turned down sharply
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
said on Thursday that the U.S. economy had "turned down
sharply" and still faced risks from the housing and finance
sectors. |
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Cnn.com |
6:46am PDT |
Can you go? American cancels 900 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, which has apologized to customers and offered refunds, vouchers, and compensation for overnight stays.
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Yahoo News |
6:40am PDT |
Masters golf begins after fog delay
(AP)
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Summary: AP - First-round play at the Masters is under way after a delay of about one hour due to a dense fog that was blanketing the Augusta National course. |
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BBC News |
6:18am PDT |
Triple child killer faces trial |
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Summary: A convicted child killer could soon face trial in Northern Ireland for the unsolved murder of a schoolgirl. |
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Cnn.com |
6:18am PDT |
'Human' Dalai Lama rebukes protester shushing |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
6:08am PDT |
Bush embraces pause in troop cutbacks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Taking the advice of his top commander in Iraq, President Bush will not order additional troop drawdowns beyond July, leaving open the possibility that about 140,000 U.S. servicemen and women will still be in the war zone when the next president take |
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Yahoo News |
6:07am PDT |
Ex-President Carter to meet Hamas leader: Jazeera
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter plans
to meet Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Syria next week, despite
U.S. efforts to isolate the Islamist Palestinian group, Al
Jazeera television said. |
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Cnn.com |
6:00am PDT |
Glenn Beck: America's deadly addiction |
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Summary: My name is Glenn Beck, and I am a recovering alcoholic.
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Cnn.com |
5:58am PDT |
China holds 35 in bomb plot, mum on details |
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Summary: Authorities arrested 35 people in a predominantly Muslim region of China for planning "violent terrorist activities" involving the Summer Olympic Games, the Public Security Ministry said Thursday.
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Cnn.com |
5:58am PDT |
China says 35 arrested in Olympics bomb plot |
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Summary: Authorities arrested 35 people in a predominantly Muslim region of China for planning "violent terrorist activities" involving the Summer Olympic Games, the Public Security Ministry said Thursday.
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Cnn.com |
5:58am PDT |
Storms flip big rigs, tear up roofs |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
5:57am PDT |
UN hails historic Nepal elections
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The troubled Himalayan kingdom of Nepal on Thursday gave an historic vote of support for a peace process that is set to abolish an unpopular monarchy and reshape the impoverished country. |
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BBC News |
5:55am PDT |
Mugabe to attend emergency talks |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe will attend emergency regional talks, an information minister says. |
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Cnn.com |
5:55am PDT |
Ashlee Simpson, Pete Wentz engaged |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
5:44am PDT |
Hip-hop meets ballet in Big Boi's 'big' debut |
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Summary: As half of the famed hip-hop duo OutKast, Antwan "Big Boi" Patton is known for his bass-booming, chart-topping smash hits. His recording studio in Atlanta is lined with plush velvet, stocked with Courvoisier and has a swing hanging from the ceiling -- a p |
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BBC News |
5:40am PDT |
'Bring it on' |
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Summary: First-time buyers praying for a property crash |
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BBC News |
5:28am PDT |
Women quizzed over Shannon case |
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Summary: Three women are arrested by detectives investigating the disappearance of Shannon Matthews. |
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BBC News |
5:27am PDT |
'Tax probe' led to Blues arrests |
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Summary: Birmingham City say the arrest of two club directors centred on tax investigations involving two players. |
