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Yahoo News |
3:41pm PDT |
Scott Skiles takes over as new head coach of Milwaukee Bucks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Milwaukee Bucks moved quickly to find their new coach, signing Scott Skiles to a four-year deal and introducing him at a news conference Monday. Skiles takes over for Larry Krystkowiak, who was fired last week after a disappointing season. |
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Yahoo News |
3:33pm PDT |
US seeks to block Zimbabwe-bound Chinese arms
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Bush administration is intervening with governments in southern Africa to prevent a Chinese ship carrying weapons for Zimbabwe's security forces from unloading its cargo, The Associated Press has learned. |
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Yahoo News |
3:30pm PDT |
Army, Marines allow more convicts to enlist
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. Army and Marine Corps let
861 convicted felons join their ranks in 2007, an 88 percent
jump over the previous year that helped meet recruiting goals
in wartime, according to data released on Monday. |
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Yahoo News |
3:23pm PDT |
Stephen Hawking: Alien but primitive life likely
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has been thinking a lot about the cosmic question, "Are we alone?" The answer is probably not, he says. |
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Yahoo News |
2:54pm PDT |
Carter says Hamas willing to be Israel's neighbor
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Former President Carter said Monday that the Islamic group Hamas was willing to accept the Jewish state as a "neighbor next door," but the militants did not match their upbeat words with concrete steps to halt violence. |
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Yahoo News |
2:52pm PDT |
Retail gas hits record $3.50 a gallon as oil marches higher
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Rising gasoline prices tightened the squeeze on drivers Monday, jumping for the first time to an average $3.50 a gallon at filling stations across the country with no sign of relief. |
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Yahoo News |
2:51pm PDT |
Paris makes Dalai Lama a "citizen of honor"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Paris city hall made Tibetan spiritual
leader the Dalai Lama an honorary citizen on Monday,
exacerbating tensions between France and China in the build up
to the Beijing Olympics. |
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ChristianPost |
2:48pm PDT |
Christians Clash at Jesus' Tomb on Orthodox Palm Sunday |
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Summary: Dozens of Greek and Armenian priests and worshippers exchanged blows at one of Christianity's holiest shrines on Orthodox Palm Sunday, and used palm fronds to pummel police who tried to break up the ... |
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Yahoo News |
2:29pm PDT |
DNA samples taken from polygamists' kids
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Using cotton swabs and cameras, lab technicians began taking DNA samples Monday from hundreds of children and mothers — many in long, pioneer-style dresses — in hopes of sorting out the tangled family relationships within the West Texas polygamist se |
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BBC News |
2:27pm PDT |
MP 'euphoric' after Cheeky Girl accepts his wedding proposal |
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Summary: Lembit Opik tells Hello magazine he has proposed to his girlfriend - Cheeky Girl Gabriela Irimia. |
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BBC News |
2:17pm PDT |
Top Pakistani militant released |
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Summary: A leading Pakistani militant, Maulana Sufi Mohammad, is released following a peace deal, the government says. |
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Cnn.com |
2:10pm PDT |
Wanted: Single women voters in Pennsylvania |
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Summary: Maria Wing is a lawyer in Philadelphia -- 28 years old, single and in debt. She and thousands of other women like her could prove key in Tuesday's Democratic Pennsylvania primary and in November's general election.
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ChristianPost |
2:10pm PDT |
Christians Face Persecution in Popular Tourist Spots |
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Summary: Open Doors, a British charity organization based in Witney, Oxfordshire, urged travelers from the United Kingdom to be aware of persecution against the Christian community in their favorite tourist destinations, including ... |
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BBC News |
2:09pm PDT |
Pink ball makes debut at temple of English cricket |
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Summary: A pink cricket ball is trialled for the first time in England at a game between an MCC XI and Scotland. |
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Cnn.com |
2:09pm PDT |
Military gives waivers to more felons |
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Summary: The Army and Marine Corps are allowing convicted felons to serve in increasing numbers, newly released Department of Defense statistics show.
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Cnn.com |
2:09pm PDT |
Army, Marines give waivers to more felons |
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Summary: The Army and Marine Corps are allowing convicted felons to serve in increasing numbers, newly released Department of Defense statistics show.
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BBC News |
2:08pm PDT |
Air France scraps Alitalia bid |
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Summary: Alitalia's future is under fresh threat after Air France walks away from its proposed takeover bid. |
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Yahoo News |
2:07pm PDT |
Bucks set to introduce Scott Skiles as new head coach today
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Milwaukee Bucks planned to introduce new coach Scott Skiles on Monday afternoon, a person with knowledge of the hiring told The Associated Press. The person, who requested anonymity because the deal had not yet been announced, said the team was t |
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BBC News |
2:06pm PDT |
Acas talks over refinery dispute |
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Summary: Talks aimed at resolving a dispute which could shut down a Scottish oil refinery will be held at conciliation service Acas. |
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BBC News |
2:02pm PDT |
UN urged to act on Zimbabwe election |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's opposition urges the United Nations and African Union to help resolve the election crisis, the UN says. |
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BBC News |
2:02pm PDT |
Zimbabwe opposition turns to UN |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's opposition urges the United Nations and African Union to help resolve the election crisis, the UN says. |
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Yahoo News |
2:00pm PDT |
Arts institutions feeling impact of ailing economy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - When the J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles was seeking to finance the purchase of art works, it did what cultural institutions often do to raise money: It issued bonds. |
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Yahoo News |
1:49pm PDT |
'Fear' row rocks Clinton-Obama tussle
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Barack Obama's camp accused Hillary Clinton Monday of trying to scare voters on the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, as she rocked their White House race with a dark campaign ad featuring Osama bin Laden. |
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ChristianToday |
1:46pm PDT |
Winehouse gets three Ivor Novello nominations |
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Summary: British singersongwriter Amy Winehouse has been nominated three times for coveted Ivor Novello Awards including twice in one category |
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ChristianToday |
1:42pm PDT |
Dalai Lama meets US envoy asks for help |
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Summary: The Dalai Lama told the the US special envoy for Tibet on Monday he appreciated US concern with Chinas handling of the political unrest in Tibet and said we need your help |
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ChristianToday |
1:38pm PDT |
Britain backs militant reconciliation efforts |
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Summary: Britain backs efforts to reconcile with Islamist militants on the AfghanPakistani border an area with links to terrorist attacks in Britain a senior British minister said on Sunday |
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ChristianToday |
1:35pm PDT |
Tsvangirai appeals for UN intervention in Zimbabwe |
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Summary: Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai appealed to UN SecretaryGeneral Ban Kimoon on Monday for the world body and the African Union to intervene in his countrys postelection crisis
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ChristianToday |
1:31pm PDT |
UKs Brown offers olive branch to tax rebels |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown held out an olive branch on Monday to rebels in his Labour Party angered by tax rises for the poorest in Britain but failed to quell the biggest parliamentary revolt of his premiership
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BBC News |
1:19pm PDT |
Players are backing Grant - Terry |
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Summary: John Terry insists Chelsea's players are 100% behind boss Avram Grant ahead of Tuesday's Champions League semi-final at Liverpool. |
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BBC News |
1:12pm PDT |
Smugglers banned from selling oil |
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Summary: Three men and a woman who made £1.2m through smuggled fuel get the Uk's first crime prevention orders. |
