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Yahoo News |
6:36pm PDT |
To fight prostitution, some say target clients
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Would the hundreds of men who paid to
have sex with "Alicia" have cared if they knew she was being
held captive by a trafficker who raped her and pimped her, and
that she was infected with HIV? |
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Yahoo News |
6:24pm PDT |
Hasselhoff in LA hospital for surgery above eye
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Hoff's hospitalized. Former "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff was taken to the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center on Saturday to have something removed above his eye, his publicist, Judy Katz, told The Associated Press Monday. |
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BBC News |
6:19pm PDT |
Final push for Pennsylvania vote |
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Summary: White House hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama seek votes ahead of the next Democratic primary. |
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BBC News |
6:02pm PDT |
Chancellor meets MPs over 10p tax |
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Summary: Alastair Darling is to meet Labour MPs in a bid to avert a Commons defeat on the abolition of the 10p income tax rate. |
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BBC News |
6:02pm PDT |
Darling moves to avert tax defeat |
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Summary: The chancellor is to meet Labour MPs in a bid to prevent a Commons defeat on the abolition of the 10p income tax rate. |
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BBC News |
6:02pm PDT |
Chancellor moves to avert tax defeat |
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Summary: The chancellor is to meet Labour MPs in a bid to prevent a Commons defeat on the abolition of the 10p income tax rate. |
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Yahoo News |
5:55pm PDT |
N.Y. jury rejects lawsuit over rectal exam man didn't want
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A hospital did nothing wrong when it tried to examine the rectum of a construction worker who had been hit on the head by a falling wooden beam, a jury found Monday. |
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BBC News |
5:47pm PDT |
Darling to meet mortgage lenders |
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Summary: The Chancellor is to meet mortgage lenders later to discuss how to help struggling borrowers. |
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Yahoo News |
5:44pm PDT |
Iraqi leader calls for Arab support as militia threats grow
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iraq's prime minister appealed Monday for support from his Arab neighbors, urging them to open embassies and forgive Iraqi debts as his government tries to crack down on Shiite militias in a crucial power struggle. |
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Yahoo News |
5:42pm PDT |
Tsvangirai appeals for U.N. intervention in Zimbabwe
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan
Tsvangirai urged U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and African leaders to
intervene in his country's post-election crisis on Monday,
saying the military were terrorizing the people. |
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BBC News |
5:26pm PDT |
Web 2.0 is set for spending boom |
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Summary: Billions of dollars are expected to be spent on the social web, as businesses gather at a San Francisco conference. |
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BBC News |
5:06pm PDT |
Investors await RBS funding news |
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Summary: Royal Bank of Scotland is set to unveil details of a controversial plan to ask shareholders for extra cash. |
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4:50pm PDT |
Burning pride |
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Summary: Indonesia's Chinese celebrate as torch arrives |
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BBC News |
4:27pm PDT |
Strike hits 1,200 schools so far |
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Summary: Schools are warning parents about the impact of this week's teachers' strike - with 1,200 so far facing disruption. |
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BBC News |
4:27pm PDT |
Strike hits 1,500 schools so far |
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Summary: Schools are warning parents about the impact of this week's teachers' strike - with 1,500 so far facing disruption. |
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BBC News |
4:26pm PDT |
Torch set for short Indonesia leg |
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Summary: The Olympic torch arrives in Indonesia, but the latest stage of its worldwide relay will be confined to a stadium. |
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BBC News |
4:17pm PDT |
Customer data 'needs protection' |
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Summary: Companies and public bodies are not doing enough to protect customers' data, says the UK's privacy watchdog. |
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4:13pm PDT |
Olympic cost plans 'unrealistic' |
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Summary: Ministers were "entirely unrealistic" in estimating the cost of hosting the 2012 Olympics, MPs say. |
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BBC News |
4:13pm PDT |
Olympic costs 'unrealistic' |
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Summary: Ministers were "entirely unrealistic" in estimating the cost of hosting the 2012 Olympics, MPs say. |
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Cnn.com |
4:11pm PDT |
Navy: Admiral seeks retirement in lying case |
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Summary: Rear Adm. John "Boomer" Stufflebeem has been convicted of making "false official statements" and has requested retirement, a Navy spokesman told CNN Monday.
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4:07pm PDT |
'Outlook worse' for scalp cancer |
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Summary: Skin cancers on the scalp or neck are more deadly than those elsewhere on the body, a large study suggests. |
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4:06pm PDT |
Spotting gems |
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Summary: The mystery donor with the rare vinyl collection |
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Yahoo News |
4:06pm PDT |
North American leaders defend free trade
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - North American leaders defended
their 14-year-old free trade agreement at an annual summit on
Monday amid criticism in the U.S. presidential campaign that
the pact costs American jobs. |
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Yahoo News |
4:06pm PDT |
Heart exam, EKG recommended before children get ADHD drugs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Children should be screened for heart problems with an electrocardiogram before getting drugs like Ritalin to treat hyperactivity and attention-deficit disorder, the American Heart Association recommended Monday. |
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BBC News |
4:04pm PDT |
Update due on BAA airport inquiry |
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Summary: The competition regulator is due to give an update on its inquiry into under-fire UK airport operator BAA. |
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BBC News |
4:03pm PDT |
Think tank to counter extremism |
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Summary: Former radical Islamists are launching a think tank to counter the ideology they blame for violent extremism. |
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BBC News |
4:02pm PDT |
Napoli report warns ships at risk |
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Summary: Investigators identify 12 other ships that could suffer the same failure as MSC Napoli, that was beached off Devon. |
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BBC News |
4:01pm PDT |
Police reward in takeaway murder |
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Summary: Police offer a £20,000 reward in the hunt for the killers of a 20-year-old man at a Manchester takeaway. |
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Cnn.com |
3:54pm PDT |
Parents turn in alleged school bomb plotter |
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Summary: A South Carolina high school senior arrested in an alleged plot to stage a "Columbine follow-up" attack had the ingredients to assemble a bomb in minutes, police say. Ryan Schallenberger, 18, was arrested after his parents called police when 10 pounds of |
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Yahoo News |
3:47pm PDT |
U.S., Iraq seek stronger Arab backing for Baghdad
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Seeking to improve ties between Baghdad
and its neighbors, the United States and Iraq will push hard on
Tuesday for Arab states to open embassies and offer debt relief
while backing Iraq's new drive to disarm militias. |
