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ChristianToday |
2:46am PDT |
Nuns and monks pressing Government to kick carbon habit |
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Summary: Hundreds of nuns monks and clergy are to march on Parliament on Wednesday in a bid to convince the UK to kick its carbon habit |
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Yahoo News |
2:46am PDT |
U.S. military says kills 15 gunmen in Baghdad
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. forces said on Wednesday they had
killed 15 gunmen overnight in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad, where
fighting has raged for weeks between militiamen loyal to cleric
Moqtada al-Sadr and security forces. |
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Yahoo News |
2:39am PDT |
Iran ready to discuss nuclear dispute: Ahmadinejad
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran is ready to discuss its nuclear
program with any country but will not yield to international
pressure to halt the atomic work, Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad told a rally on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
2:33am PDT |
Hearing into hospital deaths |
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Summary: Northern Ireland's senior coroner is to begin a preliminary hearing into the deaths of four babies. |
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Cnn.com |
2:29am PDT |
Tibet banner keeps U.S. citizen off Mount Everest |
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Summary: A U.S. citizen holding a "Free Tibet" banner has been turned back from the slopes of Mount Everest, a Nepalese army officer said.
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Yahoo News |
2:25am PDT |
Clinton's Pa. win still leaves her the underdog
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Still the underdog in a contest that won't quit, Hillary Rodham Clinton pulled off a feisty act of political survival in the Pennsylvania primary, defeating Barack Obama to keep her Democratic presidential hopes alive. |
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BBC News |
2:24am PDT |
Bank split on move to cut rates |
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Summary: The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee was split over its move to cut interest rates in April to 5%. |
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BBC News |
2:21am PDT |
Israel resumes Gaza fuel supplies |
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Summary: Israel allows fuel to be delivered to Gaza, averting the possibility that the power plant would be shut down in hours. |
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ChristianToday |
2:20am PDT |
Kenyas churches told to be part of healing process |
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Summary: The head of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches WARC told 400 Reformed Church leaders to be part of the healing of their nation in a visit to the strifetorn country last week |
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BBC News |
2:19am PDT |
Bowlers say police 'heavy handed' |
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Summary: Members of a bowls club claim police used "heavy handed" tactics to break up a protest match. |
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Cnn.com |
2:17am PDT |
Whirlpool workers suspended over smoking lies |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
2:17am PDT |
Marlee Matlin bounced from 'Dancing With the Stars'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - For the third consecutive week, a last-place finish has led to elimination on "Dancing With the Stars." |
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BBC News |
2:13am PDT |
Gun death family can sue police |
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Summary: The family of a man shot dead by police 10 years ago win the right to sue the Sussex force for unlawful killing. |
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Cnn.com |
2:12am PDT |
Study shows bananas make baby boys |
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Summary: Women can influence the gender of their child with what they eat before they conceive, according to new research that lends scientific support to age-old superstitions about pregnancy.
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Yahoo News |
2:05am PDT |
Suicide bombings, attacks in Afghanistan kill 13, wound 24
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A spate of suicide bombings and other attacks on security forces in southern Afghanistan Wednesday left 13 people dead and 24 others wounded, officials said. |
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BBC News |
2:03am PDT |
World Championship snooker scores |
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Summary: Day five of the World Championship sees former champions Ken Doherty, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Shaun Murphy in action at The Crucible. |
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Yahoo News |
2:03am PDT |
Australia to have unprecedented torch security
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Police began an unprecedented security
crackdown in Australia's national capital on Wednesday to
protect the Olympic flame from protests during the latest leg
of the torch's troubled journey around the world. |
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Yahoo News |
2:00am PDT |
Olympic torch arrives in Australia, quickly whisked away
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Olympic flame arrived in Australia on Wednesday for the next leg of the torch relay and was immediately whisked away to a secret location to avoid anti-China protesters. |
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Yahoo News |
1:59am PDT |
Grizzly bear kills man at Southern California training site
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A grizzly bear that appeared in a recent Will Ferrell movie killed a 39-year-old trainer with a bite to his neck Tuesday and had to be subdued with pepper spray. |
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BBC News |
1:52am PDT |
Lineker warns Man Utd over Henry |
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Summary: Ex-Barcelona striker Gary Lineker tells Manchester United not to underestimate Thierry Henry in the Champions League semi-final. |
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BBC News |
1:49am PDT |
21 July plotters lose appeal bid |
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Summary: Four men jailed for the failed 21 July suicide bombs in London lose a bid to challenge their convictions. |
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Yahoo News |
1:44am PDT |
Parker scores 32 in Game 2 as Spurs take 2-0 lead
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Another big comeback by the San Antonio Spurs. Now the Phoenix Suns will need one. |
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Yahoo News |
1:39am PDT |
Polygamist sect kids leave shelter for foster care, for now
(AP)
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Summary: AP - For 2 1/2 weeks, more than 400 children who lived on a polygamist compound in western Texas have been in state custody, exiled from home but relatively close to the parents who are fighting accusations of abuse within the sect. |
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BBC News |
1:19am PDT |
Talks resume over refinery strike |
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Summary: Talks aimed at resolving a dispute which could shut down Grangemouth oil refinery are back under way. |
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BBC News |
1:13am PDT |
Unity government call in Zimbabwe |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's state-run newspaper calls for a transitional government headed by President Mugabe. |
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ChristianToday |
1:10am PDT |
Personal debt pushing UK families to breaking point warns CAP |
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Summary: 1 in 4 couples in the red split up due to debt 67 missed meals to make repayments 40 on medication due to debtrelated stress finds leading debt counselling charity Christians Against Poverty |
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BBC News |
1:01am PDT |
Are you worried about security online? |
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Summary: Levels of credit and debit card fraud on the internet are much higher than estimated. Have you been affected by internet fraud? |
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BBC News |
12:58am PDT |
Ovation for Darius's Rhett Butler |
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Summary: Darius Danesh gets an ovation on the opening night of Gone With The Wind, but reviews are mixed. |
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Yahoo News |
12:52am PDT |
US scraps $20 million prototype of virtual fence
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The government is scrapping a $20 million prototype of its highly touted "virtual fence" on the Arizona-Mexico border because the system is failing to adequately alert border patrol agents to illegal crossings, officials said. |
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Cnn.com |
12:52am PDT |
Gas prices help put Detroit in ditch |
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Summary: This was supposed to be a good year for Detroit's Big Three.
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