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Cnn.com |
1:18pm PDT |
Mugabe trying to steal election, says U.S. official |
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Summary: A U.S. envoy said today that the opposition leader in Zimbabwe beat longtime President Robert Mugabe in that nation's recent elections. "We are certain that Morgan Tsvangirai won," said Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer. |
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BBC News |
1:07pm PDT |
Bush and Abbas in push for peace |
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Summary: US President George W Bush meets Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as he pushes for a Middle East settlement. |
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Yahoo News |
12:58pm PDT |
Hamas offers six-month Gaza truce with Israel
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on
Thursday proposed a six-month truce between Israel and
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip with an option to extend it to
include Palestinians in the West Bank. |
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BBC News |
12:57pm PDT |
Dangerous sports |
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Summary: Risks remain after toddler's Bahamas beach death |
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Yahoo News |
12:43pm PDT |
Bush assures Abbas statehood "high priority"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush, trying to
shore up a faltering Middle East peace process, assured
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday that
Palestinian statehood remained a high priority in his final 10
months in office. |
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BBC News |
12:36pm PDT |
Schools shut amid public pay fury |
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Summary: A teachers' strike hits a third of schools in England and Wales, with thousands of civil servants also out. |
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Cnn.com |
12:27pm PDT |
Migrant uses corpse as life preserver |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
12:23pm PDT |
U.S. official: Syria reactor was close to working |
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Summary: Intelligence officials will today reveal video shot inside a suspected Syrian nuclear facility that they say was being built with the help of North Korea. Lawmakers will be briefed and then some of the material will be released publicly, officials said.
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ChristianPost |
12:19pm PDT |
U.S. Envoy: Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Won Election |
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Summary: The United States for the first time declared on Thursday that President Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s iron fist ruler for 28 years, lost in the election last month and his opponent should now head the ... |
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BBC News |
12:17pm PDT |
CIA reveals 'Syria reactor' files |
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Summary: CIA officials brief Congress on what they say is evidence that North Korea helped Syria build a nuclear reactor. |
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Yahoo News |
12:12pm PDT |
U.S. lays out Syria intelligence, may harm diplomacy
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States laid out
intelligence on Thursday it believes shows North Korea helped
Syria build a suspected nuclear reactor destroyed by Israel
last year, a step that may complicate its diplomacy both on the
Korean Peninsula and in the |
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Yahoo News |
12:11pm PDT |
Bush says he's confident about creation of Palestinian state
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush sought Thursday to boost the flagging Mideast peace process by voicing fresh optimism about the creation of a Palestinian state. He said he remained confident that the definition of a state for the Palestinian people would be reached b |
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Cnn.com |
11:59am PDT |
U.S. envoy says Zimbabwe's Mugabe lost |
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Summary: A U.S. envoy said Thursday that the opposition leader in Zimbabwe beat President Robert Mugabe in that nation's recent presidential election.
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BBC News |
11:55am PDT |
Out of the maze |
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Summary: Making sense of the railways' new fare structure |
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Yahoo News |
11:47am PDT |
Senate votes to ban insurers from discriminating based on DNA
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Senate has passed legislation that prohibits health insurance companies and employers from discriminating against people based on the results of genetic testing. |
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ChristianPost |
11:42am PDT |
So. Baptists Now a 'Declining Denomination' |
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Summary: For the first time, Southern Baptists can say membership has reached a tipping point and the nation's largest Protestant denomination is now declining, says one long-time Southern ... |
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ChristianPost |
11:24am PDT |
Fla. Senate Passes Evolution Academic Freedom Act |
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Summary: The Florida Senate voted 21-17 Wednesday, following a strong majority vote in the Florida Senate Judiciary Committee, to submit the Evolution Academic Freedom Act for vote in the ... |
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BBC News |
11:17am PDT |
Live - Uefa Cup semi-final |
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Summary: Rangers take on Fiorentina at Ibrox in the first leg of the Uefa Cup semi-final. |
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Yahoo News |
11:04am PDT |
McCain sharply critical of Bush response to Katrina
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican presidential candidate
John McCain was sharply critical on Thursday of what he called
the Bush administration's disgraceful handling of Hurricane
Katrina and vowed, "Never again." |
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Yahoo News |
11:02am PDT |
Tsvangirai won clear victory in Zimbabwe: US envoy
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The United States called time on Robert Mugabe's 28 years as leader of Zimbabwe on Thursday, saying he had clearly lost an election last month and his opponent should now head a new government. |
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Cnn.com |
11:02am PDT |
Wesley Snipes could get jail for tax evasion |
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Summary: Actor Wesley Snipes faces up to three years in prison and a fine of $5 million when he is sentenced Thursday on federal tax evasion charges.
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Yahoo News |
10:55am PDT |
US shows evidence of alleged Syria-N. Korea nuke collaboration
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A top U.S. official says the Syrian nuclear reactor allegedly built with North Korean design help and destroyed last year by Israeli jets was within weeks or months of being functional. |
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BBC News |
10:36am PDT |
Strike hits one in three schools |
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Summary: The biggest teachers' strike in 21 years affects a third of schools in England and Wales, with one in 10 closed completely. |
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BBC News |
10:35am PDT |
Finding optimism |
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Summary: David Miliband sees a new confidence on his visit to Iraq |
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BBC News |
10:32am PDT |
Humans almost became two species |
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Summary: Ancient humans split into separate groups for 100,000 years before coming together again, a study suggests. |
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BBC News |
10:32am PDT |
Human line 'nearly split in two' |
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Summary: Ancient humans split into separate groups for 100,000 years before coming together again, a study suggests. |
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BBC News |
10:26am PDT |
FA approves Cardiff for Uefa Cup |
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Summary: Cardiff will represent England in next season's Uefa Cup should they win the FA Cup, the Football Association has confirmed. |
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Yahoo News |
10:24am PDT |
U.S. presents intelligence on North Korea-Syria link
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Bush administration presented
intelligence to U.S. lawmakers on Thursday that it believes
shows North Korea helped Syria to build a suspected nuclear
facility destroyed by Israel last year. |
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Yahoo News |
10:24am PDT |
A's bring back Frank Thomas after release by Blue Jays
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms Thursday with designated hitter Frank Thomas, who was released Sunday by the Toronto Blue Jays to become a free agent after becoming disgruntled about his playing time. |
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BBC News |
10:22am PDT |
Refinery strike could cost '£50m a day' |
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Summary: Strike action at the Grangemouth refinery could seriously hit North Sea oil and gas production, ministers say. |
