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BBC News |
7:48am PDT |
US consumer mood at 26-year low |
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Summary: US consumer sentiment is now at its lowest level in 26 years, says a closely-watched survey. |
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ChristianToday |
7:46am PDT |
Maddie left crying by her parents |
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Summary: Madeleine McCann asked her parents why they did not come into her room when the children were crying the night before she disappeared leaked statements to Portuguese police have revealed |
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ChristianPost |
7:45am PDT |
Countercultural Icon |
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Summary: In modern America, film and television are powerful shapers of culture. They provide shared experiences; they influence the way people think about the world around ... |
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BBC News |
7:38am PDT |
'Dozens hurt' in Dhaka protests |
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Summary: Dozens are injured as Islamic protesters in Bangladesh clash with police over plans to give women more rights. |
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BBC News |
7:31am PDT |
Man jailed over car bomb charge |
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Summary: A doctor is jailed for 18 months for withholding information about a car bomb attack at Glasgow Airport. |
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BBC News |
7:31am PDT |
Doctor admits car bombs charge |
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Summary: The doctor whose brother carried out the Glasgow Airport and London car bombings is to be deported. |
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Cnn.com |
7:30am PDT |
'The best job I have ever had in my life' |
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Summary: After the sudden death of her 26-year-old daughter left five grandchildren in her care, Viola Vaughn searched for peace.
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BBC News |
7:30am PDT |
Israeli tanks in Gaza incursion |
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Summary: Israel sends tanks into the Gaza Strip after pledging to retaliate against a militant attack on a fuel depot. |
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BBC News |
7:29am PDT |
Drunk radiographer is suspended |
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Summary: A Hampshire radiographer is suspended after performing X-rays on patients on Christmas Day while intoxicated. |
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Cnn.com |
7:28am PDT |
Swimsuit 'doping' may help Olympic athletes |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
7:23am PDT |
GE shocks market with profit drop, shares tumble
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - General Electric Co posted an
unexpected 6 percent drop in first-quarter profit on Friday,
the biggest shock yet to American industry from the credit
crisis and the latest sign the U.S. economy may be in a
recession. |
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Yahoo News |
7:18am PDT |
U.S. to get taste of pope's communication style
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Rule number one when Pope Benedict
speaks: listen very carefully. |
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Yahoo News |
7:15am PDT |
Immelman goes 5 under at Masters
(AP)
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Summary: AP - In early play at the Masters today, Trevor Immelman picked up a birdie to get to 5 under. Brandt Snedeker was at 4 under after a birdie on the par-5 second hole. |
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Yahoo News |
7:12am PDT |
Top Sadr aide killed
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraqi police imposed a curfew to
prevent an outbreak of violence in the southern Shi'ite holy
city of Najaf on Friday, after a senior aide to anti-American
cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was shot dead. |
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BBC News |
7:08am PDT |
Wildlife hotspots |
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Summary: Map pinpoints biodiversity areas in Madagascar |
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BBC News |
7:08am PDT |
Map reveals key wildlife hotspots |
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Summary: Scientists develop a technique that reveals biodiversity hotspots, which they say will help protect vulnerable species. |
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Yahoo News |
7:08am PDT |
Mugabe clamps down in capital, mulls Zimbabwe summit
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe clamped down Friday in the capital with a ban on all political rallies, as his party raised doubts over his attendance at a weekend summit on the post-election crisis. |
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BBC News |
6:57am PDT |
Zimbabwe 'ban' on Harare rallies |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's authorities ban political rallies in Harare, state media report, as tension mounts over disputed polls. |
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Cnn.com |
6:52am PDT |
Rare images of caped Elvis revealed |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
6:52am PDT |
Never-before-seen Elvis photos revealed |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
6:37am PDT |
Attacks in Rwanda genocide week |
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Summary: There have been two fatal attacks in Rwanda during a week of mourning for genocide victims, police say. |
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BBC News |
6:36am PDT |
Boy sentenced for bonfire killing |
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Summary: A 13-year-old boy is sent to secure accommodation indefinitely for killing a man and throwing his body on a bonfire. |
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BBC News |
6:19am PDT |
Boy on fire clip prompts outrage |
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Summary: An internet clip of a teenager set on fire by his friends is condemned by a safety officer. |
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Cnn.com |
6:17am PDT |
Ferguson beats Conan in ratings |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
6:16am PDT |
Man 'shot in front of children' |
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Summary: A man is shot in his west Belfast kitchen while his children were in the house, according to a neighbour. |
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Yahoo News |
6:15am PDT |
Food riots to worsen without global action: U.N.
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Food riots in developing countries will
spread unless world leaders take major steps to reduce prices
for the poor, the head of the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
6:10am PDT |
American Air cancels more flights
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - AMR Corp said its American Airlines
unit will cancel about half of scheduled flights on its fleet
of MD80s on Friday as it continues maintenance checks on the
planes. |
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BBC News |
6:00am PDT |
Hundreds gear up for bike protest |
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Summary: Motorcyclists opposed to the closure of testing centres in Elgin and Buckie will hold a rally in protest. |
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BBC News |
6:00am PDT |
Key Sadr aide shot dead in Iraq |
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Summary: A relative and key follower of radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr is shot dead in the Iraqi city of Najaf. |
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BBC News |
5:50am PDT |
MPs' expenses fight 'unfortunate' |
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Summary: Parliament's sleaze watchdog criticises the Speaker's decision to block the release of MPs' expenses details. |
