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Yahoo News |
9:57pm PDT |
Pope Benedict prays with victims of clergy sex abuse scandal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pope Benedict XVI prayed with tearful victims of clergy sex abuse in a chapel Thursday, an extraordinary gesture from a pontiff who has made atoning for the great shame of the U.S. church the cornerstone of his first papal trip to America. |
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Yahoo News |
9:46pm PDT |
E Street Band member Danny Federici dies at 58
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Summary: AP - Danny Federici, the longtime keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen whose stylish work helped define the E Street Band's sound on hits from "Hungry Heart" through "The Rising," died Thursday. He was 58. |
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BBC News |
9:38pm PDT |
French man shot by Mauritanians |
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Summary: Mauritanian soldiers mistakenly shoot and wound a French national, whom they took for an attacker. |
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BBC News |
9:29pm PDT |
Six face jail over terror charges |
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Summary: Six men, including a Muslim preacher who heckled the home secretary, face jail for terror offences. |
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BBC News |
9:20pm PDT |
Tough justice? |
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Summary: The Pennsylvanian town at heart of US immigration debate |
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Yahoo News |
8:48pm PDT |
Dallas' Turco puts reigning champs on brink of elimination
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Stu Barnes and Steve Ott scored third-period goals and Marty Turco came within 7.6 seconds of a shutout, sending the Dallas Stars past the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 Thursday night and putting the reigning Stanley Cup champions on the brink of elimination. |
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Yahoo News |
8:33pm PDT |
South Korea says agrees on U.S. beef imports
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - South Korea on Friday agreed to open up
to U.S. beef, boosting prospects for a sweeping trade deal and
a Camp David summit between leaders of the two allies later in
the day. |
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BBC News |
8:27pm PDT |
Distant relatives |
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Summary: Syrian Druze festival unites divided families |
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Yahoo News |
8:27pm PDT |
China state media seeks to contain nationalist anger
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese official media have sought to
temper nationalist calls for boycotts of foreign businesses
accused of supporting Tibetan independence, urging angry
citizens to focus on economic development. |
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Cnn.com |
8:11pm PDT |
Longtime E Street Band member dies |
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Cnn.com |
8:11pm PDT |
Bruce Springsteen band member dies |
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Cnn.com |
8:11pm PDT |
U.S. sailors arrested in alleged scam marriages |
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Summary: It was a scam involving green cards and greed, prosecutors said Thursday.
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Yahoo News |
8:09pm PDT |
Pope shares pain of US church sex abuse victims
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Summary: AFP - Pope Benedict XVI met Thursday for the first time with US victims abused by priests, offering them his support after he acknowledged the pain and damage caused by the Church's sex scandal. |
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BBC News |
8:02pm PDT |
Labour stalwart |
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Summary: Obituary of a principled and independent MP |
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Yahoo News |
7:52pm PDT |
E Street Band mamber Danny Federici dies at 58
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Danny Federici, the longtime keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen whose stylish work helped define the E Street Band's sound on hits from "Hungry Heart" through "The Rising," died Thursday. He was 58. |
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Yahoo News |
7:52pm PDT |
Obama superdelegates find their 'sisterhood' questioned
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Some female superdelegates backing Sen. Barack Obama are having their "sisterhood" questioned, just as some black Democrats have been challenged for their endorsement of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. |
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Yahoo News |
7:51pm PDT |
Praying passenger removed from S.F.-bound flight at JFK
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A passenger who left his seat to pray in the back of a plane before it took off, ignoring flight attendants' orders to return, was removed by an airport security guard, a witness and the airline said. |
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Yahoo News |
7:48pm PDT |
Ramirez's 2 homers help Beckett, Red Sox beat Yankees 7-5
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Manny Ramirez hit two more homers off an ineffective Mike Mussina, leading Josh Beckett and the Boston Red Sox past the perturbed New York Yankees, 7-5 in a game that nearly got testy Thursday night. |
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DJ Chuang |
7:48pm PDT |
how would you talk about homosexuality in church? |
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Summary: There are many issues that are not easy to talk about in an Asian context, or an Asian American context, for that matter. Asian culture’s shame-based sensitivities makes it difficult to discuss (almost) any issue for which individuals in a group hav |
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Cnn.com |
7:45pm PDT |
Al Qaeda declares 'failure' for U.S. in Iraq |
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Summary: Marking the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, al Qaeda's media arm released an audio recording, purportedly from the group's second-in-command, saying U.S. troops there have failed.
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Cnn.com |
7:43pm PDT |
Abuse victim tells pope: 'Cancer' in your ministry |
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Summary: Three victims of the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Roman Catholic Church described to CNN an emotional, frank and ultimately hope-filled meeting with Pope Benedict XVI today. They were part of a small group of people abused by clergy in the past wh |
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Cnn.com |
7:43pm PDT |
Pope told ministry has 'cancer' |
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Summary: Three victims of the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Roman Catholic Church described to CNN an emotional, frank and ultimately hope-filled meeting with Pope Benedict XVI Thursday. They were part of a small group of people abused by clergy in the past |
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Yahoo News |
7:42pm PDT |
Polygamous-sect hearing in Texas descends into farce
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A court hearing to decide the fate of the 416 children swept up in a raid on a West Texas polygamous sect descended into farce Thursday, with hundreds of lawyers in two packed buildings shouting objections and the judge struggling to maintain order. |
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Yahoo News |
7:34pm PDT |
Oklahoma sheriff charged with using inmates as sex slaves
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Authorities have charged a western Oklahoma sheriff with coercing and bribing female inmates so he could use them in a sex-slave operation run out of his jail. |
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Yahoo News |
7:33pm PDT |
Mugabe set to come out fighting on independence day
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwe's beleaguered President Robert Mugabe was set to make Friday his first keynote speech since the country's disputed polls at celebrations to mark the 28th anniversary of the country's independence. |
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BBC News |
7:14pm PDT |
Changing cricket? |
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Summary: New Indian league and the multimillion dollar gamble |
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BBC News |
7:08pm PDT |
RBS 'prepares fundraising plan' |
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Summary: Royal Bank of Scotland, owner of NatWest, is reportedly set to seek £12bn in a rights issue to strengthen its finances. |
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BBC News |
7:06pm PDT |
S Korea 'due to lift US beef ban' |
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Summary: South Korea reportedly agrees to relax US beef import restrictions, as President Lee Myung-bak visits Washington. |
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Cnn.com |
6:59pm PDT |
Abuse victims describe frank meeting with pope |
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Summary: Three victims of the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Roman Catholic Church described to CNN an emotional, frank and ultimately hope-filled meeting with Pope Benedict XVI today. They were part of a small group of people abused by clergy in the past wh |
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Cnn.com |
6:48pm PDT |
Investigator found polygamist ranch 'scary' |
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Summary: A child protection supervisor today testified she encountered several pregnant teen girls at a polygamist ranch who believed it was acceptable to be "spiritually united" with a man at any age. The supervisor testified at a hearing aimed at determining who |
