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Cnn.com |
10:18pm PDT |
Another 'Idol' finalist booted from competition |
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Yahoo News |
9:41pm PDT |
China vows tough response to Tibet rumor-mongering
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese authorities will harshly deal
with anyone who spreads rumors which "excite popular feelings"
or disturb social harmony in the already restive region of
Tibet, the government said on Thursday. |
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9:24pm PDT |
Paris Hilton talks about public search for new best friend
(AP)
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Summary: AP - More than 85,000 people want to be Paris Hilton's best friend. |
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Cnn.com |
9:20pm PDT |
Film director's book refutes Jesus birth |
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9:11pm PDT |
Marketing of boot camps under congressional scrutiny
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Youth boot camps and their referral services are using deceptive marketing practices when trying to convince parents of troubled kids to try the programs, a federal investigation has found. |
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8:39pm PDT |
Runners carry Olympic torch in Australia unimpeded
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Runners bearing the Olympic torch completed a 10-mile relay through the Australian capital Thursday, cheered by thousands waving Chinese flags and unimpeded by pockets of pro-Tibet protests that led to several arrests. |
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Yahoo News |
8:35pm PDT |
Pine beetle outbreaks turn forests into carbon source
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An outbreak of mountain pine beetles in British Columbia is doing more than destroying millions of trees: By 2020, the beetles will have done so much damage that the forest is expected to release more carbon dioxide than it absorbs, according to new |
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8:02pm PDT |
Gaza fuel embargo blocks UN aid |
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Summary: The United Nations says the Israeli blockade on fuel supplies to Gaza is forcing it to suspend humanitarian work. |
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8:02pm PDT |
Gaza fuel embargo 'blocks UN aid' |
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Summary: The United Nations says the Israeli blockade on fuel supplies to Gaza is forcing it to suspend humanitarian work. |
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Yahoo News |
8:00pm PDT |
Major pro-Beijing rally at Australia relay
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - In the biggest pro-Beijing rally of
the protest-marred Olympic torch relay, more than 10,000
Chinese Australians rallied in Canberra on Thursday, bringing a
sea of red Chinese flags and drowning out Tibetan
demonstrators. |
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7:42pm PDT |
Violence against children 'soars' |
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Summary: Attacks on babies and children under 10 in England and Wales more than doubled last year, hospital data suggests. |
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Cnn.com |
7:30pm PDT |
Cowboys trade for suspended cornerback |
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7:21pm PDT |
Smooth run for Australia's relay |
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Summary: Canberra's torch relay passes without disruption thanks to massive security and crowds of China supporters. |
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Cnn.com |
7:19pm PDT |
Phone number links woman to sect case |
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Summary: One of the telephone numbers used to report claims of abuse at a polygamist sect's Texas ranch was previously associated with a Colorado woman whom authorities have named a "person of interest," a court document says.
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Cnn.com |
7:03pm PDT |
Culture shock in store for uprooted polygamist kids |
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Cnn.com |
7:03pm PDT |
Polygamy ranch kids in for culture shock |
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6:52pm PDT |
Sam's Club, Costco limit rice sales |
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6:48pm PDT |
Carter disputes Rice on Hamas meeting |
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Summary: Former President Carter very politely denied Wednesday that the secretary of state or anyone else in her department had warned him against meeting with Hamas leaders during his recent trip to the Middle East.
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6:38pm PDT |
Not ashamed |
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Summary: Tidy gardens and houses - can this be Dewsbury Moor? |
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6:11pm PDT |
LatAm leaders in food price pact |
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Summary: Four Latin American leaders agree on a $100m scheme to alleviate the effects of rising food prices. |
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5:53pm PDT |
Shake-up in school exams expected |
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Summary: Scotland's exam system is facing a shake-up and abolition of Standard Grades could be one option. |
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5:46pm PDT |
Heart cells cultured in the lab |
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Summary: Scientists have moved a step closer to creating functioning heart tissue for transplants in the lab. |
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Cnn.com |
5:38pm PDT |
Senate Republicans block unequal pay bill |
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Summary: The Senate will decide Wednesday whether to take up a bill that would overturn a time limit for people who claim they have received unequal pay to sue their employers.
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5:21pm PDT |
UK butterflies 'need good summer' |
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Summary: Butterflies need a warm summer in order to help numbers recover from last year's washout, say conservationists. |
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BBC News |
5:20pm PDT |
Tussles at Canberra torch relay |
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Summary: Scuffles break out between pro and anti-China protesters at the Olympic torch relay in the Australian capital. |
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Cnn.com |
5:17pm PDT |
Polls differ for next 2 Dem contests |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton Wednesday said her much-needed victory in Pennsylvania raises fresh questions about Sen. Barack Obama's electability.
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5:13pm PDT |
Young face ban on using sunbeds |
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Summary: Under-18s could be banned from using sunbeds in England under proposals from the Health and Safety Executive. |
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Cnn.com |
5:06pm PDT |
Gates: Military promotions reflect 'successful course' |
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Summary: Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, will be nominated to become chief of U.S. Central Command, taking over after Adm. William Fallon's unexpected resignation. Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno is picked to fill Petraeus' post. Defense Secretary Robert |
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4:58pm PDT |
Seven detained at torch relay in Australia
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Police arrested seven people after
scuffles broke out between Tibetan protesters and Chinese
Australians as the Olympic torch relay began under heavy
security in Canberra on Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
4:57pm PDT |
Protests follow torch relay to Australia |
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Summary: Police arrested a man and a woman who were trying to unfurl a banner on Sydney's Harbour Bridge shortly before the Olympic flame arrived in Australia Wednesday morning.
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