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Yahoo News |
6:33am PDT |
Toyota takes world sales lead from General Motors
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Toyota Motor Corp. has taken the first-quarter global automotive sales lead from General Motors Corp., selling 2.41 million vehicles to GM's 2.25 million over the first three months of the year. |
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Cnn.com |
6:31am PDT |
Ten jobs that pay $20 an hour |
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Summary: Think back to your first job at the local ice cream shop. Working after school, 15 hours per week at $7 an hour was enough to fulfill your wishes, hopes and dreams. (Let's be honest, back then, none of us wished for much more than a reciprocated crush and |
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Yahoo News |
6:28am PDT |
Delta and Northwest report combined $10.5B loss on fuel cost
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation's third-largest carrier, said Wednesday its loss widened in the first quarter to a whopping $6.39 billion because of soaring fuel prices and the steep decline in the company's market value. |
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Cnn.com |
6:27am PDT |
Boost your kid's financial IQ |
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Summary: Parents have a lot to worry about in these difficult economic times. It costs more for everything from food to gas to clothes. It's hard for them to be a good example for their kids when it comes to being prudent with money.
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BBC News |
6:23am PDT |
Pressure on industry in fuel row |
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Summary: The dispute between staff and managers at the Grangemouth oil refinery leads to pressure on industry. |
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BBC News |
6:19am PDT |
20 year term for 'macabre' murder |
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Summary: A man who killed a 19-year-old just hours after celebrating his birthday is jailed for 20 years. |
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Yahoo News |
6:14am PDT |
Bear gave off no reasons for concern before trainer's death
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The grizzly bear that wrestled Will Ferrell's character in the recent film "Semi-Pro" seemed to obediently follow cues — which made its killing of its trainer with a bite to the neck all the more stunning. |
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ChristianToday |
6:09am PDT |
Oprahs church video draws over 5 million to YouTube |
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Summary: A YouTube video which features talk show host Oprah Winfrey denying Jesus as the only way to God and promoting New Age ideas has received over 5 million views and is still climbing |
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Yahoo News |
6:08am PDT |
Stalemated Democratic race enters final stretch
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Democrats braced for weeks more of bitter fighting Wednesday after Hillary Clinton scored a solid win over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania's presidential primary, keeping her fragile White House hopes alive. |
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Yahoo News |
6:03am PDT |
Iran agrees to address nuclear arms allegations: IAEA
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran has agreed to clarify intelligence
alleging that it studied how to design nuclear bombs, a gesture
the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief on Wednesday called a
"milestone." |
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ChristianToday |
6:01am PDT |
UKs Darling acts to ease pain for low earners |
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Summary: British finance minister Alistair Darling said on Wednesday he would look at winter fuel payments tax credits and the minimum wage as ways to reduce pressure on people who will suffer because of the removal of a 10 percent income tax rate |
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ChristianToday |
6:00am PDT |
EU vows no privacy breaches with US visa accords |
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Summary: The European Commission pledged on Wednesday that any pact with the United States to allow visafree transatlantic flights for all Europeans would respect privacy rights cherished in Europe |
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ChristianToday |
5:59am PDT |
Germanys Merkel urges action to dampen food prices |
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Summary: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday urged countries across the globe to take action to dampen food price inflation adding that the issue would be raised at the next Group of Eight G8 summit |
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Cnn.com |
5:59am PDT |
Clinton wins |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton won Pennsylvania's primary, beating Barack Obama by about 10 percentage points. In what she called a "deeply personal" win, Clinton picked up a majority of the state's 158 delegates. But Obama still leads the overall count.
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ChristianToday |
5:58am PDT |
Britain says will push for arms embargo on Zimbabwe |
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Summary: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday he would put forward proposals for an embargo on all arms going to Zimbabwe |
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ChristianToday |
5:57am PDT |
Failed London July 21 plotters lose appeal bid |
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Summary: Four men jailed for life for their part in attempted suicide bombings in London in July 2005 had their appeal bids turned down on Wednesday after the judge branded their crimes merciless |
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Yahoo News |
5:39am PDT |
Years of poor decisions created food crisis: FAO
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Poor policy decisions over the past two
decades have combined to create the current food crisis and
resources must now be focused on the 2008 harvest, the head of
the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
5:37am PDT |
Marlee Matlin is eliminated 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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Yahoo News |
5:35am PDT |
Students suspended for skipping class to meet Obama
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Two high school seniors in Scranton, Pa., are paying a high price for their interest in politics. |
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BBC News |
5:34am PDT |
Anger over arthritis drug refusal |
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Summary: Campaigners have condemned a health watchdog's final decision not to recommend a new rheumatoid arthritis drug for NHS use. |
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BBC News |
5:29am PDT |
OAP 'neglected' by nursing staff |
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Summary: Eight nursing home workers go on trial for neglect of an 84-year-old woman, who died weeks later in hospital. |
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Cnn.com |
5:28am PDT |
Clinton wins, Obama still leads |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton won Pennsylvania's primary, beating Barack Obama by about 10 percentage points. In what she called a "deeply personal" win, Clinton picked up a majority of the state's 158 delegates. But Obama still leads the overall count.
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ChristianPost |
5:24am PDT |
Oprah's 'Church' Video Draws Over 5 Million to YouTube |
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Summary: A YouTube video which features talk show host Oprah Winfrey denying Jesus as the only way to God and promoting New Age ideas has received over 5 million views and is still ... |
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Yahoo News |
5:23am PDT |
Abbas to ask Bush to jump start peace plan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will
call for urgent international action to jump start Middle East
peace talks when he meets President George W. Bush this week, a
senior Palestinian official said on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
5:19am PDT |
20 year jail for 'macabre' murder |
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Summary: A man who killed a 19-year-old just hours after celebrating his birthday is jailed for 20 years. |
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Cnn.com |
5:13am PDT |
Delta reports $6.39B quarterly loss |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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ChristianPost |
5:07am PDT |
Rap Stars Spread the Gospel, but is it a Mixed Message? |
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Summary: Exodus, a soulful revival for youths, uses well-known rappers for their celebrity status, putting them in the forefront to spread the gospel to youth. Some, however, call the rappers' actions ... |
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Yahoo News |
5:02am PDT |
Bangladesh evacuates stranded workers from Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Bangladesh has begun evacuating thousands
of stranded workers who were trafficked into war-ravaged Iraq
by illegal manpower traders, officials said on Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
5:02am PDT |
Richie Sambora strikes deal in DUI case |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
4:53am PDT |
Suicidal bookkeeper stole $2M, audit finds |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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