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BBC News |
4:54am PDT |
RAF men killed in blast are named |
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Summary: Two RAF servicemen killed in an explosion in Afghanistan are named by the Ministry of Defence. |
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BBC News |
4:54am PDT |
BA managers leave after T5 fiasco |
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Summary: British Airways says two senior executives are leaving after the opening of Heathrow's Terminal 5 was dogged by problems. |
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Cnn.com |
4:53am PDT |
Bombings kill at least 48 in Iraq |
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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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ChristianToday |
4:48am PDT |
Carter courts controversy as he meets Hamas leaders |
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Summary: Former US President Jimmy Carter is to meet Hamas leaders this week in spite of criticisms from both the US and Israeli Governments |
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Cnn.com |
4:42am PDT |
Colombian volcano erupting; thousands fleeing |
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Summary: The highest active volcano in Colombia erupted Monday night, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of up to 15,000 people.
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BBC News |
4:39am PDT |
Planning to face efficiency gaze |
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Summary: Northern Ireland's planning process is to come under the scrutiny of a new efficiency unit, Peter Robinson says. |
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Yahoo News |
4:36am PDT |
Survey: Online banking satisfaction up
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Banks have been disappointing customers many ways lately — tightening mortgage lending standards, paring back home-equity and credit-card lines and lowering savings interest rates — but they're receiving higher marks for at least one thing: their Web |
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Yahoo News |
4:35am PDT |
Big Unit strikes out 7 in 2008 debut
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Randy Johnson's primary concern with his season debut: four walks. Other than that, The Big Unit thinks he will soon get on track. Johnson returned eight months after back surgery and didn't allow an earned run in five innings Monday night, settling |
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Yahoo News |
4:33am PDT |
More than 50 killed by car bombs in Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Car bombs ripped through crowded areas at lunch hour in the former Sunni insurgent strongholds of Baqouba and Ramadi on Tuesday as more than 50 people were killed in one of the deadliest days in Iraq in months. |
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Yahoo News |
4:31am PDT |
Swift, Pickler snag CMT awards
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Taylor Swift won video of the year and female video for her smash "Our Song" while newcomer Kellie Pickler took home three awards during Monday's Country Music Television awards. |
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Yahoo News |
4:28am PDT |
Pope leaves Rome on visit to United States
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pope Benedict left Rome on Tuesday on a
six-day trip to the United States, during which he will pray at
Ground Zero in New York, address the United Nations and try to
heal wounds from a sexual abuse scandal. |
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Cnn.com |
4:28am PDT |
Thousands flee erupting Colombian volcano |
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Summary: The highest active volcano in Colombia erupted Monday night, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of up to 15,000 people.
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BBC News |
4:27am PDT |
Nelson family will 'wait and see' |
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Summary: The brother of Rosemary Nelson says the family will adopt a wait and see attitude to the inquiry into her killing. |
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BBC News |
4:24am PDT |
Walk the line |
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Summary: Can criminals be caught by analysing their gait? |
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BBC News |
4:14am PDT |
Enormous solar 'belches' rip the tail off a passing comet |
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Summary: Nasa's Stereo orbiters capture stunning new images of spaceborne debris thrown out from the Sun. |
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BBC News |
4:14am PDT |
Visions of Sun's great 'belches' |
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Summary: Nasa's Stereo orbiters capture stunning new images of spaceborne debris thrown out from the Sun. |
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BBC News |
4:12am PDT |
Thousands did not sit basic exams |
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Summary: Figures show that almost one in 10 pupils in England did not sit five GCSEs including English and maths. |
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Cnn.com |
4:05am PDT |
Airline deal may reshape industry |
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Summary: The directors of Delta and Northwest on Monday approved a deal for the two companies to merge into the world's largest airline. The merger could lead to a series of other deals to reshape the U.S. airline industry, potentially leading to less competition, |
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Yahoo News |
4:04am PDT |
Oil briefly rises to record above $112
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil prices rose to an intraday trading record above $112 a barrel Tuesday after the U.S. dollar fell and crude oil shipments along one U.S. pipeline was said to be operating below capacity. |
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BBC News |
4:03am PDT |
Deadly bombings hit Iraqi cities |
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Summary: A bomb kills at least 38 people in the Iraqi city of Baquba, while another kills 13 in Ramadi, police report. |
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Yahoo News |
4:02am PDT |
Warriors fall short of playoffs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - No stunning upsets on the horizon for the Golden State Warriors. They won't even be in the playoffs this spring. |
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BBC News |
4:02am PDT |
Estate agent offices to be closed |
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Summary: An estate agent blames the effects of the credit crunch and poor trading conditions for the closure of two branches. |
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BBC News |
4:01am PDT |
Lord Jones: 'I believe in Brown' |
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Summary: Trade minister Lord Jones says he backs Gordon Brown 100% - but confirms he will quit before the next election. |
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BBC News |
4:00am PDT |
Bond's birthplace |
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Summary: Inside Goldeneye, where Ian Fleming created 007 |
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BBC News |
3:55am PDT |
Clash follows incursion into Gaza |
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Summary: Israeli troops clash with Palestinian gunmen after launching an incursion into the southern Gaza Strip. |
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BBC News |
3:54am PDT |
Australian police are left stranded as a handcuffed suspect steals their car |
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Summary: Embarrassment for two Brisbane police officers after a handcuffed suspect steals their patrol car. |
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BBC News |
3:54am PDT |
Australian police stranded as handcuffed suspect steals car |
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Summary: Embarrassment for two Brisbane police officers after a handcuffed suspect steals their patrol car. |
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BBC News |
3:54am PDT |
The Wiki man |
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Summary: Wikipedia founder on the future for the encyclopaedia |
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ChristianToday |
3:37am PDT |
Care for the Family course to help break credit crunch gloom for young people |
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Summary: A new course from Care for the Family aims to boost the confidence of young adults amid the credit crunch and financial doom and gloom |
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Yahoo News |
3:37am PDT |
Car bomb kills 40 north of Baghdad: police
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A car bomb killed 40 people and wounded
70 others outside a government office in the Iraqi city of
Baquba on Tuesday in one of the deadliest attacks in months,
police said. |
