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ChristianToday |
3:05pm PDT |
Suicide blast kills 17 in Afghan bazaar governor |
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Summary: At least 17 people including two police officers died on Thursday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a bazaar in the southwestern Afghan province Nimroz the provincial governor said |
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Yahoo News |
3:04pm PDT |
Polygamist sect hearing in Texas descends into farce
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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 polygamist 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 |
3:03pm PDT |
Obama says debate focused on 'gotcha,' not policy issues
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Summary: AP - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama dismissively talked about his debate with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and the line of questioning from ABC News' moderators, arguing that it focused on political trivia at the expense of the problems facing average voters |
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ChristianToday |
3:03pm PDT |
Britains Brown looks past Bush presidency |
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Summary: President George W Bush was upstaged on Thursday as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met US presidential candidates before seeing him a stark reminder that world leaders are now looking to his successor |
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Yahoo News |
2:59pm PDT |
Carter meets with more Hamas leaders, defends peace efforts
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Summary: AP - Jimmy Carter held another meeting with officials from the Islamic militant group Hamas on Thursday, arguing it is necessary to talk to all parties to achieve peace between the Palestinians and Israel. |
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ChristianToday |
2:57pm PDT |
Six found guilty in Britain in terrorism trial |
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Summary: Six British Muslim men were found guilty on Thursday of collecting money for the purposes of terrorism or inciting people to fight British and US forces in Iraq |
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Yahoo News |
2:50pm PDT |
Maryland woman gives birth to rare quadruplets, 3 identical
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Summary: AP - A mother has given birth to a rare set of quadruplets in which three of the four boys are identical. The boys were born 11 weeks premature in January at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson. The parents plan to introduce themselves and their bo |
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Cnn.com |
2:45pm PDT |
Obama says 21 debates is enough |
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Summary: The three White House hopefuls each sat down for a one-on-one meeting Thursday with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he visited Washington.
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ChristianPost |
2:39pm PDT |
Christians Reject Taboo on Hot Sex in Marriage |
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Summary: 'What’s wrong with married couples having hot and holy sex?' is the question more and more pastors and Christian counselors are posing to ... |
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Yahoo News |
2:38pm PDT |
Study links incontinence drugs with memory problems
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Summary: AP - Commonly used incontinence drugs may cause memory problems in some older people, a study has found. "Our message is to be careful when using these medicines," said U.S. Navy neurologist Dr. Jack Tsao, who led the study. "It may be better to use diape |
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BBC News |
2:37pm PDT |
US seeks to end N Korea deadlock |
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Summary: The US scales back demands on a North Korean nuclear declaration to tackle a disarmament deadlock. |
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Yahoo News |
2:36pm PDT |
Ravens' McNair retires after 13 seasons
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Summary: AP - Steve McNair intended to complete the final three years of his contract with the Baltimore Ravens. He worked hard during the offseason and arrived at minicamp ready to assume his role as the starting quarterback. |
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Yahoo News |
2:28pm PDT |
Pope meets US victims sexually abused by priests
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Summary: AFP - Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday met with a small group of people who had been sexually abused by priests, the Vatican said in a statement. |
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Cnn.com |
2:21pm PDT |
Pope meets with victims of clergy sex abuse |
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Summary: Pope Benedict XVI today acknowledged the pain the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandal has caused and urged all Catholics to help heal the wounds. Benedict also met with a group of abuse victims and told them he would pray for them, The Associated Press |
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Cnn.com |
2:12pm PDT |
Congress tackles credit card reform |
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Summary: A pair of Democratic lawmakers today urged Congress to pass legislation aimed at remedying what they view as questionable practices of the credit card industry that keep consumers mired in debt. Sens. Carl Levin and Ron Wyden called for action as American |
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Cnn.com |
2:08pm PDT |
Group: Pilot whose gun went off to be fired |
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Summary: An US Airways pilot who aviation officials say accidentally fired his handgun in the cockpit during a flight will be fired, a spokesman for a flight officers group said.
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BBC News |
1:59pm PDT |
Chelsea beat Everton to close gap |
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Summary: Chelsea close the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester United to two points with a 1-0 win at Everton. |
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BBC News |
1:58pm PDT |
Google shrugs off ad sales fear |
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Summary: Google reports a 30% rise in quarterly profits, easing worries of a slowdown in online advertising. |
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Yahoo News |
1:55pm PDT |
Nearly 1 in 5 troops has mental problems after war service
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Summary: AP - Roughly one in every five U.S. troops who have survived the bombs and other dangers of Iraq and Afghanistan now suffers from major depression or post-traumatic stress, an independent study said Thursday. It estimated the toll at 300,000 or more. |
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Yahoo News |
1:44pm PDT |
Stocks mixed following divergent corporate quarterly reports
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Summary: AP - Wall Street closed an erratic session mixed Thursday after an uneven batch of earnings reports made investors more cautious about buying stocks. Disappointing economic readings added to the market's uneasiness. |
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ChristianPost |
1:41pm PDT |
By Winning Back Unhappy GOP Voters, McCain Makes it a Race |
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Summary: Republicans are no longer underdogs in the race for the White House. To pull that off, John McCain has attracted disgruntled GOP voters, independents and even some moderate Democrats who shunned his party last ... |
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BBC News |
1:39pm PDT |
Online scam |
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Summary: How fraudsters cheated holidaymakers |
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Yahoo News |
1:31pm PDT |
Pope: America needs to be a land of hope for all
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Summary: AP - Pope Benedict XVI presided over a Mass celebrated in 10 languages Thursday, calling the United States a land of opportunity and hope but decrying that the nation's promise has been left unfulfilled for some. |
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Yahoo News |
1:27pm PDT |
Bush, British PM push tough approach on Iran
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Summary: AP - President Bush called it "naive" on Thursday to think that Iran couldn't transfer nuclear enrichment capabilities from energy development to atomic bomb production. Bush rejected Iran's argument that its nuclear activities are intended only for a civ |
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Yahoo News |
1:25pm PDT |
Obama says debate focused on 'gotcha' not policy issues
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Summary: AP - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama dismissively talked about his debate with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and the line of questioning from ABC News' moderators, arguing that it focused on political trivia at the expense of the problems facing average voters |
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Yahoo News |
1:23pm PDT |
The solution to pollution is not eating spiders
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Summary: AP - Mercury contamination in rivers can spread to nearby birds, even ones that don't eat fish or other food from the water. |
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CrossMap |
1:23pm PDT |
Rockin' Robin |
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Summary: Thunk. Splatt. Kapow. Thwack. No, these are not crazy captions from a Batman fight scene. Our family first heard these sounds coming from one of our bedrooms about a week ago.. |
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Yahoo News |
1:21pm PDT |
Criss Angel show in Las Vegas named after Houdini legend
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Summary: AP - The long-hyped Cirque du Soleil-Criss Angel production now has a name. Producers say "Criss Angel Believe" will open Sept. 12 at the Luxor hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Previews begin Sept. 1. |
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BBC News |
1:09pm PDT |
The cat's away... |
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Summary: Has Gordon Brown lost discipline while in US? |
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BBC News |
1:05pm PDT |
MP decides not to quit government |
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Summary: A ministerial aide decides she will not quit the government over tax policy, after talking to Gordon Brown. |
