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BBC News |
5:47am PDT |
Police chief's 'apology' to wife |
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Summary: The widow of former chief constable Michael Todd speaks at his memorial service about his last e-mail to her. |
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ChristianPost |
5:45am PDT |
CBS Special Looks at Teen Missionaries in 'Lord's Boot Camp' |
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Summary: The makers of the disputed "Jesus Camp" are back – this time with a special documentary on teen missions that will air this weekend on ... |
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Cnn.com |
5:24am PDT |
American grounds 570 more flights |
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Summary: The problems plaguing the air travel industry continued Friday as American Airlines canceled 570 more flights, or 25% of its schedule, and stranded tens of thousands of passengers.
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Cnn.com |
5:24am PDT |
Murder charges await Marine captured in Mexico |
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Summary: Authorities in North Carolina are waiting for extradition proceedings to return a fugitive Marine, captured in Mexico, to face murder charges. U.S. Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, a suspect in the killing of a 20-year-old pregnant Marine, was captured Thursday |
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Yahoo News |
5:21am PDT |
Rose, Immelman share Masters lead
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Masters golf resumes this morning. England's Justin Rose and South Africa's Trevor Immelman share the first-round lead at 4-under-68. That's good for a one-shot lead over Englishman Lee Westwood and Americans Brian Bateman and Brandt Snedeker. |
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Yahoo News |
5:20am PDT |
Frontier files for bankruptcy protection
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Frontier Airlines sought bankruptcy protection Friday, the fourth carrier to do so in the past two weeks as exorbitant fuel prices eat into earnings and a weak U.S. economy keeps more people grounded. |
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BBC News |
5:18am PDT |
Shannon stepfather back in court |
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Summary: The stepfather of Shannon Matthews appears in court accused of possessing child pornography. |
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Yahoo News |
5:08am PDT |
Gunmen kill Sadrist official in Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iraqi officials say gunmen have killed a senior aide to anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the Shiite holy city of Najaf. |
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BBC News |
5:02am PDT |
Live - Masters |
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Summary: Co-leader Trevor Immelman begins his round on day two of the Masters at Augusta on Friday. |
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BBC News |
5:02am PDT |
Live - US Masters |
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Summary: Brandt Snedeker takes the overall lead on day two of the Masters thanks to a birdie on the seventh hole. |
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Yahoo News |
4:57am PDT |
Iran cleric rejects Bush's accusations on Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An influential Iranian cleric on Friday
rejected President George W. Bush's accusations that Iran was
arming and funding Shi'ite militias in Iraq to kill American
soldiers, state radio reported. |
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BBC News |
4:54am PDT |
Man admits Glasgow bomb charge |
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Summary: The brother of a man who died attacking Glasgow Airport with a car bomb has admitted withholding information. |
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ChristianPost |
4:53am PDT |
Saudi Blogger Posts Anti-Christian Video |
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Summary: A Saudi blogger has made a short video featuring alleged Christian extremists preaching violence and a Bible passage calling for war, in response to an anti-Quran film that sparked protests across the Muslim ... |
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BBC News |
4:51am PDT |
G7 to address financial turmoil |
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Summary: The G7 is to address ways of tackling recent global financial turmoil, stemming from the continuing credit crisis. |
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ChristianToday |
4:51am PDT |
Call to rescue evangelical from misunderstanding |
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Summary: Evangelicals must act now if the term evangelical is to not to go the same way as fundamentalist says the Christian social reform organisation Jubilee Centre |
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Yahoo News |
4:50am PDT |
Consumer confidence falls to new low
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Americans' confidence in the economy fell to a new low, dragged down by worries about mounting job losses, record-high home foreclosures and zooming energy prices. |
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ChristianPost |
4:48am PDT |
Australia to Get First Female Anglican Bishop |
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Summary: The Anglican church in Australia on Friday announced the country's first female ... |
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Yahoo News |
4:48am PDT |
Michael Johns is booted from 'Idol'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Michael Johns is gone from "American Idol." 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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Yahoo News |
4:41am PDT |
Zimbabwe raises doubt on Mugabe attending summit
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwe raised doubts on Friday over
whether President Robert Mugabe would attend an emergency
regional summit at the weekend to discuss deepening concern
over a post election deadlock. |
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BBC News |
4:40am PDT |
Police chief's last note to wife |
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Summary: The widow of Michael Todd speaks at his memorial service about his message to her before he died. |
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BBC News |
4:40am PDT |
HP source |
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Summary: The historic garage where Silicon Valley got started |
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Yahoo News |
4:39am PDT |
Olympic torch makes Latin American stop
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Argentina is billing Friday's Olympic torch run as an easygoing street fiesta launched by a tango orchestra. But officials are worried enough about anti-China protests to mobilize thousands of police after protesters warned of a Buenos Aires "surpris |
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BBC News |
4:38am PDT |
MMR doctor admits ethics failing |
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Summary: The doctor who sparked the MMR contoversy admits a poor grasp of medical ethics in relation to children. |
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BBC News |
4:37am PDT |
Brown's dilemma |
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Summary: PM cannot avoid questions over Saudi arms probe |
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ChristianPost |
4:35am PDT |
New Malaysia Rule on Islamic Conversion |
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Summary: Malaysia will soon require non-Muslims to inform their family before converting to Islam, a move welcomed Friday by minority religious groups who said it will help ease ethnic and interfaith ... |
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BBC News |
4:29am PDT |
TV presenter 'had memorial plans' |
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Summary: Missing TV presenter Mark Speight was planning a tribute concert to his dead fiancee, a friend says. |
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BBC News |
4:28am PDT |
Against the grain |
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Summary: US farmers do not get full benefit of rice price rises |
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BBC News |
4:26am PDT |
Taser used in first Irish arrest |
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Summary: A Taser has been used for the first time by police in Ireland during an arrest in Limerick city. |
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ChristianToday |
4:24am PDT |
Women and youth identify challenges in wartorn Sudan |
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Summary: Based on a candid assessment of how two decades of war have affected them Sudanese youth told church leaders that their most pressing need is for skills training jobs and means of participating in shaping their countrys future Sudanese women in turn spoke |
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BBC News |
4:18am PDT |
American cancels 570 more flights |
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Summary: Thousands more passengers face disruption on Friday as American Airlines continues aircraft safety checks. |
