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Yahoo News |
7:57am PDT |
79 feared dead in Congo plane crash
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Government officials say there are only six known survivors out of the 85 people who were onboard a DC-9 plane that crashed in eastern Congo. |
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ChristianPost |
7:52am PDT |
India: 1,000 Dalit Christians Reconvert to Hinduism |
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Summary: Some 1,000 Dalit Christians reconverted to Hinduism on Monday in a southern district in India on the 117th anniversary of the birth of Bhimrao Ambedkar, a Dalit leader who fought for social freedom for India’s ... |
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BBC News |
7:49am PDT |
Behaviour contracts for students |
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Summary: Some universities are asking students to sign contracts requiring them to work hard and dress smartly. |
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Cnn.com |
7:48am PDT |
Study: Single parents cost taxpayers $112 billion |
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Yahoo News |
7:47am PDT |
U.S. and Britain shift the blame for high oil prices
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Britain and the United States blame OPEC
for record high oil prices that have exacerbated a global
economic slowdown, but some analysts believe the cause for
oil's run-up may lie closer to home. |
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Cnn.com |
7:33am PDT |
Bombs kill 55 in Iraq eateries, 5 more on streets |
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Summary: At least 34 people have died in the suicide car bombing that rocked a restive Iraqi provincial capital on Tuesday, a medical source told CNN.
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Cnn.com |
7:33am PDT |
Pope might address sex scandal |
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Summary: Pope Benedict XVI was due to arrive in the nation's capital Tuesday afternoon amid tight security on his first visit to the United States.
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Cnn.com |
7:29am PDT |
Oil breaks $113, sets trading record |
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Summary: Crude oil prices rose to a new record high above $113 a barrel Tuesday as the U.S. dollar weakened further against the euro.
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Cnn.com |
7:28am PDT |
Air crash in Africa kills 78 |
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Summary: A plane crashed Tuesday in a northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing 78 people on board, a foreign ministry spokesman said.
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Yahoo News |
7:18am PDT |
Car bombs kill nearly 60 in Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Car bombs ripped through crowded areas in Baghdad and former insurgent strongholds to the north and west of the capital on Tuesday, killing nearly 60 people and breaking a recent lull in violence in the predominantly Sunni areas. |
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ChristianPost |
7:16am PDT |
The Real Issue with Sen. Obama's Comments |
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Summary: The news media and political pundits have been dissecting the now infamous comments of Sen. Barack Obama in which he told a group in San Francisco that hard economic times explain why some people cling to religion, guns, and certain political ... |
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BBC News |
7:14am PDT |
Smith 'wrong' on police pay cut |
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Summary: Police lawyers at the High Court challenge the government's decision not to back-date a pay rise. |
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BBC News |
7:06am PDT |
Egyptians jail 25 Brotherhood men |
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Summary: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood says 25 members, including its third most senior figure, have been jailed. |
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Yahoo News |
7:04am PDT |
"Ashamed" pope vows no more pedophile priests
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pope Benedict said on
Tuesday he was "deeply ashamed" over sexual abuse by clergy in
the United States and vowed to keep pedophiles out of the
priesthood, as he began his first U.S. trip as pontiff. |
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Yahoo News |
7:00am PDT |
McCain calls for temporary suspension of gas tax
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican presidential candidate
John McCain called on Tuesday for the U.S. Congress to suspend
the 18.4 percent federal tax on gasoline to ease prices at the
pump for Americans. |
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Yahoo News |
6:56am PDT |
Wholesale prices soar in March
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Inflation at the wholesale level soared in March at nearly triple the rate that had been expected as the costs of energy and food both climbed rapidly. |
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BBC News |
6:56am PDT |
Zimbabwe opposition strike fails |
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Summary: Many Zimbabwean businesses open as usual despite opposition calls for a strike over undeclared poll results. |
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Yahoo News |
6:41am PDT |
Plane crashes in Congo neighborhood
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A DC-9 plane crashed Tuesday into a residential neighborhood in the eastern Congo town of Goma, a government official said. It was not immediately known how many people were on board. |
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BBC News |
6:34am PDT |
Job perks |
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Summary: A snapshot of how Europe's MPs are rewarded |
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Yahoo News |
6:29am PDT |
Carter, defying Israel, meets Hamas ex-minister
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Former U.S. President Jimmy
Carter met an ex-minister in Hamas's government on Tuesday,
defying Israeli leaders who shunned the Nobel Peace Prize
laureate over his contacts with the Islamist movement. |
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Cnn.com |
6:27am PDT |
Students want chance to defend themselves |
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Summary: Michael Flitcraft, a college sophomore, says if a gunman ever fires in his classroom he wants the chance to take the shooter out. He's among a group of college students pushing for the right to bear arms. Others bristle at the idea: "I don't think the ans |
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Cnn.com |
6:22am PDT |
Tax-troubled celebrities, politicians, outlaws |
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Summary: We hope your initial reaction to this story wasn't "Wait, when is tax day again?" If you haven't filed yet, you'd better hurry. You don't want to find yourself on this list next year.
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Cnn.com |
6:21am PDT |
Food lures hard-up Iraqis to militias, report says |
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Summary: A leading humanitarian group says Sunni and Shiite militias in Iraq are pulling displaced people into their movements because governments and international entities are failing to adequately address their plight.
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ChristianToday |
6:20am PDT |
Putin agrees to head Russias biggest party |
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Summary: President Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday to lead Russias biggest political party a move that will bolster his power after he steps down as Kremlin leader next month |
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Yahoo News |
6:17am PDT |
Iran raises nuclear stakes before big powers meet
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran says it plans proposals to help end
a row over its nuclear ambitions but at the same time it is
raising the stakes before world powers meet by expanding work
the West fears could produce bombs. |
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ChristianToday |
6:17am PDT |
Two die after being struck by train |
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Summary: Two people died after being struck by a train travelling at 80 mph in Essex on Tuesday police said |
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Yahoo News |
6:15am PDT |
Programmer pops question on video game
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hiding a ring in a bouquet just wasn't enough when a computer programmer decided to pop the question. |
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ChristianToday |
6:14am PDT |
Pope vows no more paedophile priests |
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Summary: Pope Benedict said on Tuesday he was deeply ashamed over sexual abuse that shook the Roman Catholic Church in the United States and vowed to do everything possible to avoid a repeat scandal |
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Cnn.com |
6:09am PDT |
Video shows pirates pursued, captured |
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Summary: Dramatic video released by the French defense ministry this week shows French helicopters pursuing Somali pirates through the desert as they tried to escape following a weeklong hijacking.
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ChristianToday |
6:09am PDT |
New UK pension regulator powers could hurt MA |
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Summary: UK proposals to beef up the powers of the pensions regulator to make companies put more money into their schemes could threaten MA deals and even make firms think twice about refinancing pension consultants argue |
