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ChristianToday |
11:42pm PDT |
Challenge to young black people Ask God for your calling |
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Summary: Britains first black peer Lord John Taylor of Warwick encouraged young black people to look beyond their own limits on Friday and trust that God guides the footsteps of those He has called |
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ChristianToday |
11:42pm PDT |
Lord challenges young black people Ask God for your calling |
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Summary: Britains first black peer Lord John Taylor of Warwick encouraged young black people to look beyond their own limits on Friday and trust that God guides the footsteps of those He has called |
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Yahoo News |
11:20pm PDT |
13 killed as fighting rages in Baghdad
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US and Iraqi forces killed 13 people in firefights and airstrikes overnight in eastern Baghdad where security forces have been battling Shiite militiamen for a week, the military said on Saturday. |
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Yahoo News |
11:16pm PDT |
Olympic torch goes to Africa after Latin American leg
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The Olympic torch was on its way to the East African nation of Tanzania early Saturday after passing through the Argentine capital under tight security in a relay free of the scuffles that marred earlier similar events in other countries. |
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Yahoo News |
10:38pm PDT |
Obama under fire after fundraiser remarks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Democratic
presidential candidate Barack Obama came under fire on Friday
for saying small-town Pennsylvania residents were "bitter" and
"cling to guns or religion," in comments his rivals said showed
an elitist view of the middle class. |
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Yahoo News |
10:31pm PDT |
China says unity at stake over Tibet
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China's conflict with the Dalai Lama
was purely a question of national unity and nothing to do with
ethnicity, religion or human rights, Chinese President Hu
Jintao said on Saturday. |
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BBC News |
10:16pm PDT |
Price websites 'needed checking' |
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Summary: Price comparison websites should have their figures checked independently, says a university think tank. |
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BBC News |
10:03pm PDT |
Doctors slam 'supersized' drinks |
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Summary: The alcohol industry faces a backlash from senior doctors over the trend towards "supersized" measures. |
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BBC News |
9:51pm PDT |
Cuban leaders plan more reforms |
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Summary: Cuba looks set for more change after recent agricultural reforms, according to the official newspaper. |
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Yahoo News |
9:40pm PDT |
Carney wins it in overtime for Wild
(AP)
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Summary: AP - With the young Minnesota Wild on the ropes, old man Keith Carney came through just in time. Carney scored on a slap shot 14 seconds into overtime to lift the Wild to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night, tying the series 1-1 and |
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BBC News |
9:27pm PDT |
Historic China-Taiwan meeting due |
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Summary: Chinese President Hu Jintao is expected to hold a historic meeting with Taiwan's Vice-President elect Vincent Siew. |
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BBC News |
9:21pm PDT |
Conservatives back inquiry powers |
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Summary: The Tories back new powers for the attorney general in the wake of the al-Yamamah arms deal ruling. |
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Yahoo News |
8:45pm PDT |
26-year-old Texan crowned Miss USA
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A 26-year-old entrepreneur from Texas was named Miss USA on Friday, besting 50 other beauty queens for the coveted crown. |
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BBC News |
8:45pm PDT |
Nepal's Maoists gain first seats |
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Summary: Nepal's Maoist party wins two seats as constituency results are declared after Thursday's elections. |
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BBC News |
8:31pm PDT |
Macedonia to hold early election |
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Summary: Macedonia will dissolve its parliament and hold early elections amid a row with Greece over its name. |
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BBC News |
8:26pm PDT |
Drivers face tougher litter rules |
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Summary: New regulations are drawn up to make sure people who throw litter out of car windows are fined. |
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Yahoo News |
8:20pm PDT |
China denounces European parliament over Tibet
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China has denounced the European
Parliament's call to boycott the opening ceremony of the Summer
Olympics if Beijing does not start talks with the Dalai Lama
about Tibet. |
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BBC News |
8:19pm PDT |
US Iraq envoy stresses Arab role |
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Summary: The US ambassador to Iraq calls on Arab countries to engage diplomatically and economically with Baghdad. |
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Yahoo News |
8:01pm PDT |
Man acquitted of iguana 'leg' smuggling
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A Long Beach man has been acquitted of smuggling iguanas in his hollowed-out prosthetic leg. However, a jury on Thursday found Jereme James guilty of concealing and possessing Fiji Island banded iguanas. The neon green-striped iguanas are endangered |
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Yahoo News |
7:28pm PDT |
Wang throws 2-hitter, Yanks top Red Sox
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Chien-Ming Wang added an outstanding pitching performance to the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry — a two-hit complete game. In the teams' first meeting of the season, Wang gave up only a home run by J.D. Drew that was nearly caught and a bunt single Friday n |
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Yahoo News |
7:23pm PDT |
Obama attacked as elitist after fundraiser remarks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Democratic presidential
candidate Barack Obama came under fire on Friday for saying
that small-town Pennsylvania residents were "bitter" and "cling
to guns or religion," in comments that his rivals said showed
an elitist view of the mid |
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Yahoo News |
7:17pm PDT |
African leaders debate Zimbabwe crisis, without Mugabe
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The leaders of southern Africa were gathering in Zambia for emergency talks Saturday to discuss the post-election crisis in neighbouring Zimbabwe despite Robert Mugabe's decision to skip the summit. |
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Yahoo News |
7:16pm PDT |
Miss USA marks a scandal-light year
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A throng of beauty queens vying for the Miss USA crown was cut from 51 contenders to 15 on Friday, with the lucky moving on to the swimsuit and evening gown competitions as the judges searched for their titleholder. |
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Yahoo News |
7:05pm PDT |
Mexicans recall Marine suspect in cabin
(AP)
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Summary: AP - People wondered about the bearded foreigner who moved into a rustic cabin weeks ago in the pine-clad mountains surrounding this picturesque village. Some thought maybe he was a drug trafficker — something not unheard of in these parts. It was not unt |
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Yahoo News |
7:04pm PDT |
Obama says some voters are angry, bitter
(AP)
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Summary: AP - In the midst of an assault from his rivals, a defensive Barack Obama said Friday that many working-class Americans are angry and bitter over economic inequalities and have lost faith in Washington — and, as a result, vote on the basis of other issues |
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Yahoo News |
6:58pm PDT |
Baseball toughens its drug-testing program
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Major League Baseball strengthened its
drug-testing program on Friday in response to the Mitchell
Report on the use of drugs in the sport. |
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Yahoo News |
6:44pm PDT |
G7 cuts growth view, shows worry on U.S. dollar drop
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Finance chiefs from rich nations
offered a gloomier assessment of the global economy on Friday
and vowed to act swiftly on wide-ranging reforms aimed at
moving beyond a credit crisis that threatens world growth. |
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Cnn.com |
6:36pm PDT |
Fugitive Marine provoked curiosity in Mexico |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
6:07pm PDT |
More storms damage homes in South
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Another round of severe weather raked the storm-weary South with rain, hail and high winds Friday, damaging homes and injuring at least five people in Tennessee and Kentucky. |
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Yahoo News |
6:04pm PDT |
Swarm of earthquakes detected off Oregon
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Scientists listening to underwater microphones have detected an unusual swarm of earthquakes off the central Oregon Coast. |
