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7:46pm PDT |
Torch faces S.Korea protests, festivities in North
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Summary: Reuters - The Olympic flame arrived in Seoul on
Sunday to start a two-day journey on the divided Korean
peninsula where it is expected to be met with protests in the
South and cheers of fawning masses in the North on Monday. |
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7:35pm PDT |
Casablanca mattress factory fire kills as many as 55 workers
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Summary: AP - A fire roared through a mattress factory in a poor section of Casablanca Saturday, killing up to 55 workers and injuring as many as 24 others, Moroccan officials said. |
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Cnn.com |
7:28pm PDT |
13 dead in Tijuana shootouts |
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7:20pm PDT |
Torch protests planned for Seoul |
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Summary: More than 8,000 police in South Korea are braced for protests at the latest leg of the Olympic torch relay. |
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7:15pm PDT |
New Zealand squid thaw put on ice |
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Summary: Technicians postpone the delicate process of defrosting a colossal squid caught in Antarctic waters last year. |
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7:13pm PDT |
US Marines deploying in Afghanistan for first time in years
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Summary: AP - U.S. Marines are crossing the sands of southern Afghanistan for the first time in years, providing a boost to a NATO coalition that is growing but still short on manpower. |
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6:59pm PDT |
Archbishop leads Zimbabwe protest |
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Summary: A day of fasting and prayer led by the Archbishop of York is due to take place at York Minster to show support to the people of Zimbabwe. |
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6:18pm PDT |
Letters show latitude on U.S. interrogations: report
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Summary: Reuters - Recent letters from the U.S. Justice
Department to Congress state that intelligence agents working
on counter-terrorism can legally use interrogation techniques
that might otherwise be banned by international law, The New
York Times reported |
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6:15pm PDT |
150 people homeless after 'suspicious' fire |
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6:11pm PDT |
Electoral map favors a Democrat, has McCain playing defense
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The electoral road to the White House favors Democrats this fall — either Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton — and has Republican John McCain playing defense to thwart a presidential power shift. |
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5:50pm PDT |
Craig Ferguson to perform at correspondents' dinner
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Just a few months after he was sworn in as a U.S. citizen, Craig Ferguson is going face-to-face with President Bush and the rest of the Washington establishment. |
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5:39pm PDT |
Kobe scores 22 as Lakers seize 3-0 series lead over Nuggets
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Summary: AP - Once again, the Denver Nuggets couldn't keep their emotions or Kobe Bryant in check. Bryant scored 22 points and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-0 lead in their first-round series, routing the flustered Nuggets 102-84 on Saturday. |
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5:35pm PDT |
Gunbattles rage on streets of Mexico border town; 13 dead
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Massive gunbattles broke out between suspected drug traffickers who fired at each other while speeding down heavily populated streets of this violent border city early Saturday, killing 13 people and wounding nine. |
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5:17pm PDT |
UK's super-rich 'getting richer' |
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Summary: The UK's 1,000 richest people are now collectively worth £400bn - up £53bn on last year, says the Sunday Times Rich List. |
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5:15pm PDT |
Nurses raise 'dignity' concerns |
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Summary: Eight out of 10 nurses say they suffer distress at being unable to treat patients with dignity. |
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5:03pm PDT |
Ten hurt in motorcycle accident |
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Summary: Ten people are injured when a motorcyclist strikes pedestrians in the centre of Aberdeen, say police. |
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4:59pm PDT |
More aftershocks put Reno on quake alert |
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Cnn.com |
4:59pm PDT |
Experts, 100 aftershocks put city on quake alert |
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4:59pm PDT |
UK c.diff deaths 'rising sharply' |
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Summary: The equivalent of one person an hour dies in hospital from clostridium difficile, figures suggest. |
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4:59pm PDT |
Superbug c.diff deaths 'rising sharply' |
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Summary: The equivalent of one person an hour dies in hospital from clostridium difficile, figures suggest. |
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Cnn.com |
4:22pm PDT |
55 killed in mattress factory fire |
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4:11pm PDT |
Reno urged to prepare for worse as earthquakes continue
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Summary: AP - Scientists urged residents of northern Nevada's largest city to prepare for a bigger event as the area continued rumbling Saturday after the largest earthquake in a two-month-long series of temblors. |
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4:07pm PDT |
Fuel to be shipped into Scotland |
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Summary: Extra imports of fuel are to be shipped into Scotland to help bolster supplies during the Grangemouth strike. |
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4:06pm PDT |
Rally over NYC police acquittals |
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Summary: Hundreds of people protest in New York over the clearing of three police officers for the killing Sean Bell. |
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3:51pm PDT |
Jake Long, Chris Long, Matt Ryan selected 1-2-3 in NFL draft
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Forget the intrigue at the top of the draft. The NFL invited a half-dozen players to the draft Saturday, and they went in the first six picks. Then things went a bit crazy. |
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3:47pm PDT |
Caretakers get hints on caring for children seized in Texas
(AP)
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Summary: AP - From Amarillo to Houston, children from the polygamist ranch in west Texas are settling into new surroundings, and caretakers are getting cultural pointers on how to deal with them — such as no television, no movies, no radio and nothing red. |
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Cnn.com |
3:42pm PDT |
Saudi blogger freed from jail, colleague says |
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Summary: A Saudi Arabian blogger detained in December "because he violated the regulations of the kingdom" has been released, a fellow blogger posted Saturday. In January, the Bush administration expressed its concerns to the Saudi government regarding Fouad al-Fa |
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3:37pm PDT |
Obama, Clinton clash over gas tax as Indiana looms
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democrats Barack
Obama and Hillary Clinton touted their economic agendas and
sparred over fuel taxes on Saturday as they crisscrossed
Indiana ahead of its must-win presidential nominating contest
in May. |
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3:33pm PDT |
Levy attacks Brown's leadership |
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Summary: Lord Levy, who was Tony Blair's chief fundraiser, attacks a "lack of strong leadership" in the Labour Party. |
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3:25pm PDT |
Paddleboarders venture out after fatal SoCal shark attack
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A few paddleboarders ignored posted signs warning that a great white shark still could be lurking below the surface Saturday, just a day after a swimmer was killed in a rare attack near San Diego. |
