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BBC News |
11:59pm PDT |
Rhys suspect is released on bail |
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Summary: One of the suspects arrested in connection with the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones is released on bail. |
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ChristianToday |
11:59pm PDT |
Remembering Virginia Tech holding onto faith |
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Summary: Students at Virginia Tech will be remembering on Wednesday the 32 lives lost in a tragic shooting one year ago But the Hokies arent thrilled over the revived media attention that has come their way |
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Cnn.com |
11:57pm PDT |
Police well-equipped for Texas polygamist raid |
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BBC News |
11:55pm PDT |
Woods sidelined by knee operation |
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Summary: Tiger Woods is set to be out of action for between four to six weeks after arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. |
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BBC News |
11:52pm PDT |
Tourist killer 'knew burial spot' |
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Summary: The killer of a tourist was familiar with the remote part of the forest where her body was found, police say. |
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DJ Chuang |
11:45pm PDT |
Hokie Spirit defines Virginia Tech a year later |
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Summary: April 16, 2008 is a day of remembrance — a number of events at the Virginia Tech campus. Streamed live will be the University Commemoration (10:30am Eastern) + Candlelight Vigil (8:15pm Eastern).
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11:36pm PDT |
Coach Ashton faces England exit |
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Summary: England coach Brian Ashton is expected to leave the RFU when Martin Johnson's appointment as team manager is ratified on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
11:34pm PDT |
Hamas men killed in Gaza clashes |
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Summary: Four Hamas militants are killed in clashes with Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip, during an Israeli incursion. |
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Cnn.com |
11:28pm PDT |
Dozens killed after bus plunges in India |
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Summary: At least 44 people -- mostly children -- were killed after a bus ran off the road and plunged into a canal on Wednesday, a police official said.
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BBC News |
11:25pm PDT |
Brown to meet Wall Street bankers |
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Summary: UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who has arrived in the US, will urge Wall Street bankers to come clean. |
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BBC News |
11:21pm PDT |
New UBS boss admits to 'damage' |
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Summary: The new boss of Swiss bank UBS admits it has suffered "reputational damage" from its huge credit losses. |
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Yahoo News |
11:09pm PDT |
Heavy security as Pakistan welcomes Olympic torch to Asia
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pakistan launched a massive security operation on Wednesday to protect the Olympic torch as it starts the first Asian leg of its protest-hit journey towards the Games in Beijing. |
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Cnn.com |
10:49pm PDT |
Pope greeted by Bush at start of tour |
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Summary: Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in the United States to start a six-day, two-city journey that will take him from the White House to the halls of the United Nations. Security precautions have been taken in the air, on land and in the water for the visit.
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ChristianToday |
10:43pm PDT |
Thousands more to suffer problem debt |
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Summary: Britons have problem unsecured debt of 25 billion pounds and the credit crunch could double the number of people succumbing to debt woes this year according to a report |
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ChristianToday |
10:41pm PDT |
Mayoral candidates clash over competence |
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Summary: The leading candidates for the powerful post of London mayor clashed at a Reuters Newsmaker event on Tuesday over their competence to run the capitals 11 billion pound budget |
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ChristianToday |
10:39pm PDT |
Two men in court over royal blackmail plot |
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Summary: Two men tried to blackmail a member of the royal family with an audio recording featuring claims that he had performed a gay sex act at a party a court was told on Tuesday |
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Yahoo News |
10:38pm PDT |
Pope to meet Bush, bishops
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pope Benedict, on his first papal
visit to the United States, meets President George W. Bush at
the White House and U.S. Roman Catholic bishops at a Washington
basilica on Wednesday, his 81st birthday. |
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ChristianToday |
10:38pm PDT |
Darling vows to support house and finance markets |
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Summary: Chancellor Alistair Darling on Tuesday pledged continued support from the government and the Bank of England to help stabilise the financial and housing markets |
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BBC News |
10:37pm PDT |
Amazon's massive warehouse opens |
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Summary: Web retailer Amazon opens a massive distribution centre in Swansea Bay which will create 1,200 full-time jobs. |
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BBC News |
10:37pm PDT |
Jobs boost as web warehouse opens |
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Summary: Online retailer Amazon opens a massive distribution centre in Swansea Bay, which will create 1,200 full-time jobs. |
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Yahoo News |
10:29pm PDT |
"Faith vote" big in Pennsylvania primary
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Darwin McAfee is a
white evangelical Protestant who is opposed to abortion and
likes the great outdoors. |
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Cnn.com |
10:28pm PDT |
Plane crashes into Congo market |
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Summary: A plane crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, tearing the roofs off houses and plowing through a densely populated market near the runway. A Congolese lawmaker said the crash killed at least 18 people while roughly 66 others -- including five crew |
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Cnn.com |
10:27pm PDT |
39 reportedly dead after bus falls into canal |
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Yahoo News |
10:26pm PDT |
U.S. sees food aid on track despite high costs
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An injection of wheat
into U.S. food aid stocks may help keep donations on track this
year, a top official said, but the future is precarious as
world hunger grows and high crop prices eat into aid budgets. |
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Cnn.com |
10:07pm PDT |
Police find pot in fried chicken order |
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BBC News |
9:43pm PDT |
Many dead in India bus accident |
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Summary: At least 39 people, mostly children, die after a bus plunges into a river in western India, officials say. |
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BBC News |
9:11pm PDT |
Students killed in NZ flash flood |
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Summary: Six high school students and a teacher are killed by flash flooding in a river in a New Zealand national park. |
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BBC News |
9:01pm PDT |
'Tussling' rail death pair named |
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Summary: A man and a woman who died when they were struck by an 80mph train were seen arguing. |
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BBC News |
8:53pm PDT |
Touchdown for torch in Pakistan |
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Summary: The Olympic torch arrives in Islamabad, where thousands of police have been deployed to prevent unrest. |
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BBC News |
8:47pm PDT |
Migrant crime fears 'unfounded' |
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Summary: The influx of migrant workers into the UK has not led to the crime wave that some predicted, a report says. |
