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12:41pm PDT |
U.S. to hold nuclear talks in Pyongyang
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A U.S. team will have talks in
Pyongyang next Tuesday and Wednesday on how to verify any
declaration North Korea may make about its nuclear programs,
the U.S. State Department said on Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
12:39pm PDT |
Transportation secretary wants canceled flights explained
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is demanding that federal regulators and American Airlines explain why 250,000 U.S. air travelers endured canceled flights last week during safety inspections. |
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12:33pm PDT |
Pope defends human rights, multilateralism in UN speech
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pope Benedict XVI used his moral authority Friday to promote human rights and multilateralism and urge a greater dialogue between religions in a landmark address to the UN General Assembly. |
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12:31pm PDT |
Eve, Heidi Klum, Nicky Hilton among Us Weekly revelers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Eve, Heidi Klum and Nicky Hilton were among the beautiful people who turned out for US Weekly magazine's Hot Hollywood party. |
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Yahoo News |
12:29pm PDT |
Wall Street gains as investors weigh Citi, Google results
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wall Street bounded higher Friday as results from companies like Citigroup Inc. and Google Inc. helped ease investor anxiety about the health of corporate profits. The major stock indexes at times rose more than 2 percent. |
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Cnn.com |
12:27pm PDT |
Carter meets with exiled Hamas leader |
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Summary: The Israeli and U.S. governments have condemned former President Carter's series of meetings this week with top officials of Hamas, which they consider to be a terrorist organization.
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ChristianPost |
12:27pm PDT |
Christians Wrestle with Issue of Strangers in the Church |
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Summary: Christian leaders from around the world discussed the issue of migration, its effect on the church, and how the church should respond to migrants this week during a conference held in ... |
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12:21pm PDT |
Pope says unilateral acts undermine U.N.
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Countries that act unilaterally
on the world stage undermine the authority of the United
Nations and weaken the broad consensus needed to confront
global problems, Pope Benedict said on Friday. |
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Cnn.com |
11:53am PDT |
Al Qaeda plans Baghdad hits, says U.S. |
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Summary: Al Qaeda in Iraq is planning suicide attacks against Iraqis in Baghdad "in the near future," the U.S. military warned Friday.
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11:32am PDT |
Former Labor Secretary Reich endorses Obama over Clinton
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Former Clinton Cabinet member Robert Reich has decided to endorse Barack Obama — and not Hillary Rodham Clinton — in the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination. |
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11:28am PDT |
Mugabe blames Zimbabwe's troubles on Britain, whites, foes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Robert Mugabe devoted his first major speech since the unresolved election three weeks ago to denouncing whites and former colonial ruler Britain, an attempt to convince Zimbabweans their political and economic troubles stem from abroad. |
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11:27am PDT |
The oldest Americans are also the happiest, research finds
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It turns out the golden years really are golden. |
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11:19am PDT |
MP charged with criminal damage |
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Summary: A Labour MP is charged with criminal damage after being accused of climbing over a van bonnet. |
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Yahoo News |
11:14am PDT |
Expert testifies polygamous sect belief system is abusive
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The belief system at a polygamous sect is abusive and teen girls do not resist early marriages because they are trained to be obedient and compliant, an expert testified Friday in a custody hearing for 416 children seized from a secluded ranch. |
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11:13am PDT |
Citigroup posts loss, plans to eliminate 9,000 jobs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Citigroup Inc. said Friday it will eliminate about 9,000 more jobs, after poor bets on defaulting loans and the tumultuous credit markets lopped $14 billion in value from its investments during the first quarter. |
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Cnn.com |
11:13am PDT |
Charities forced to do more with less |
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Summary: Ordinary Americans aren't the only ones being punished by tough economic times. Charities say they need help, too.
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BBC News |
11:09am PDT |
The gold rush |
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Summary: The effects of the rising demand for land in rural Britain |
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Yahoo News |
11:00am PDT |
Pope Benedict urges renewed focus on human rights
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pope Benedict XVI told diplomats at the United Nations on Friday that respect for human rights was the key to solving many of the world's problems, while cautioning that international cooperation was threatened by "the decisions of a small number." |
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BBC News |
11:00am PDT |
Bargain hunt |
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Summary: Ikea cuts prices for a day, but will punters be happy? |
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Cnn.com |
10:59am PDT |
Jimmy Carter meets with exiled Hamas leader |
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Summary: The Israeli and U.S. governments have condemned former President Carter's series of meetings this week with top officials of Hamas, which they consider to be a terrorist organization.
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ChristianPost |
10:59am PDT |
Okla. Legislature Overrides Veto to Restrict Abortions |
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Summary: In what was only the second time in the past 14 years of the state’s history, the Oklahoma legislature voted overwhelmingly this week to override a veto by a sitting ... |
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BBC News |
10:57am PDT |
Anaesthetic - who needs it? Man hypnotises himself before op |
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Summary: A hypnotist from Sussex undergoes an operation on his right hand without a general anaesthetic. |
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BBC News |
10:43am PDT |
Maoists 'will meet Nepali king' |
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Summary: The head of Nepal's ex-Maoist rebels says he wants to meet King Gyanendra in person to persuade him to step down. |
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BBC News |
10:40am PDT |
Clive James on... |
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Summary: Whether to boycott an author you love, but hate |
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Cnn.com |
10:39am PDT |
Judge tightens reigns at FLDS hearing |
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Summary: A child protection supervisor took the stand for a second day Friday as part of a hearing to determine who gets custody of more than 400 children removed from a polygamist sect's Texas ranch earlier this month.
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Yahoo News |
10:37am PDT |
Obama keeps rolling as Clinton running out of time
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - After a tough six-week stretch of
campaign gaffes, roaring controversies and heightened scrutiny,
Barack Obama's presidential bid appears as strong as ever --
and rival Hillary Clinton is running out of time to change the
script. |
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BBC News |
10:32am PDT |
Nurse sacked after smacking son |
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Summary: A former school nurse is to take legal action after she was arrested then sacked for smacking her son at home. |
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BBC News |
10:29am PDT |
NY tower plans found in rubbish |
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Summary: A homeless man finds confidential blueprints for New York's new Freedom Tower in a rubbish bin. |
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BBC News |
10:27am PDT |
IPL launched with exotic ceremony |
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Summary: The Indian Premier League, with its potential to transform world cricket, begins in Bangalore. |
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BBC News |
10:26am PDT |
Police quiz Shannon mother's ex |
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Summary: The former partner of Shannon Matthews' mother is questioned over the girl's disappearance. |
