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Yahoo News |
2:40am PDT |
Taliban militants kill themselves in Afghan siege
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Five Taliban militants blew themselves up
in a house in the Afghan capital Kabul after 10 hours of
clashes with besieging Afghan security forces on Wednesday, an
Interior Ministry official told Reuters. |
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BBC News |
2:38am PDT |
Giant Pink Floyd blow-up pig is lost in the Californian desert |
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Summary: A reward is offered for a giant Pink Floyd blow-up pig which has been lost in the Californian desert. |
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BBC News |
2:32am PDT |
Web luminaries |
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Summary: Gurus talk about their hopes for the future of the web |
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BBC News |
2:32am PDT |
Future gazing |
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Summary: Can the web solve all the problems of our planet? |
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Yahoo News |
2:31am PDT |
New identities for incest-scarred family
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Austrian authorities are to give new identities to the woman held prisoner by her father for 24 years and the children she bore in a cramped cellar, to help them escape the trauma of their captivity, officials said Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
2:10am PDT |
Fans await Russian visa details |
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Summary: Champions League organiser Uefa is arranging plans to help English supporters with final tickets in Moscow to get "express" Russian visas. |
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Cnn.com |
1:59am PDT |
Florida's 'I Believe' plates hit roadblock |
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BBC News |
1:48am PDT |
LSD inventor Albert Hofmann dies |
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Summary: Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered the hallucinogenic drug LSD, dies at the age of 102. |
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BBC News |
1:48am PDT |
Radiohead album stunt 'a one-off' |
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Summary: Radiohead say they will not repeat the pay-what-you-want offer used to launch current album In Rainbows. |
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ChristianPost |
1:46am PDT |
Study: Churches Slow to Adopt New Technology |
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Summary: New research shows that a majority of churches use some type of emerging technology in their services, but the pace of technology adoption has slowed in recent ... |
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BBC News |
1:42am PDT |
Get off our streets say residents |
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Summary: Residents in the Markets and Donegall Pass areas of Belfast stage a fresh protest over commuter parking. |
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BBC News |
1:39am PDT |
UN split on Zimbabwe plea |
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Summary: The UN Security Council does not back the opposition's call to send a special envoy to mediate the Zimbabwe crisis. |
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ChristianPost |
1:30am PDT |
New Pastor to Head Obama's Chicago Megachurch |
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Summary: When the Rev. Otis Moss III takes to the pulpit before a congregation that includes Barack Obama, he's as likely to preach about Tupac Shakur or one of his favorite authors as he is the Apostle ... |
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ChristianPost |
1:26am PDT |
Obama's Quandary Over Preacher Reflects Supporters' Divide |
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Summary: Thirteen hours after his former pastor startled some with a defiant performance that was televised nationwide, Barack Obama urged 18,000 supporters to stay calm and shrug off such "... |
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ChristianPost |
1:16am PDT |
The Cellular Generation |
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Summary: Think your teens are using their cell phones only to keep in touch with you? Or maybe to make plans to see a movie with friends? Think ... |
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BBC News |
1:05am PDT |
Private schools net more pupils |
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Summary: More pupils are attending private schools, despite a sharp increase in fees, a report shows. |
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ChristianToday |
1:03am PDT |
Ecumenical observers challenge Zimbabwe election process |
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Summary: The 29 March elections in Zimbabwe were far from being free and fair says ecumenical report |
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BBC News |
12:55am PDT |
Ferguson heaps praise on Scholes |
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Summary: Sir Alex Ferguson promises Paul Scholes he will play in the final after the midfielder's goal puts Man Utd in the Champions League final. |
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Yahoo News |
12:48am PDT |
Olympic torch arrives in Hong Kong after activists deported
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Olympic torch arrived in Hong Kong Wednesday after the Chinese territory deported at least seven activists who planned to protest the flame. |
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Yahoo News |
12:47am PDT |
Dangers remain for Virginians digging through twister debris
(AP)
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Summary: AP - From the governor to the people whose homes were demolished, Virginians were amazed and grateful that a tornado that injured 200 people killed no one. |
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BBC News |
12:46am PDT |
Brown admits 'mistakes' over tax |
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Summary: Gordon Brown admits making mistakes over 10p tax but says he is "listening and learning" as prime minister. |
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Yahoo News |
12:45am PDT |
China marks 100 days to Olympics amid Tibet, torch troubles
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - China hailed the 100-day countdown to the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday, but simmering controversies over Tibet and the torch relay, as well as heavy pollution, cast a shadow over the milestone. |
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BBC News |
12:44am PDT |
Mother to collect Scarlett organs |
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Summary: The mother of murdered teenager Scarlett Keeling is to collect her daughter's missing organs in India. |
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Yahoo News |
12:43am PDT |
Obama's quandary over preacher reflects supporters' divide
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Thirteen hours after his former pastor startled some with a defiant performance that was televised nationwide, Barack Obama urged 18,000 supporters to stay calm and shrug off such "distractions." |
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BBC News |
12:37am PDT |
CSI star accused over 'drug find' |
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Summary: CSI star Gary Dourdan is arrested for allegedly possessing cocaine, heroin and other drugs, police say. |
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BBC News |
12:34am PDT |
Crisis talks over Pakistan judges |
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Summary: The leaders of Pakistan's new government hold urgent talks about sacked judges, in the coalition's first real test. |
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Yahoo News |
12:33am PDT |
Fed expected to cut key interest rates one more time
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Federal Reserve, which began the year aggressively fighting a severe credit crunch and economic weakness, may push the pause button after delivering perhaps one more quarter-point cut in interest rates. |
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Yahoo News |
12:31am PDT |
AP Exclusive: 2 beef processors cited for humane violations
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A government inspection of slaughterhouses found significant problems with the treatment of cattle and two of the nation's largest beef processors — both of which provide meat for the National School Lunch Program — were slapped with humane handling |
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Cnn.com |
12:28am PDT |
Terrorized Austrian family reconnects after decades |
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Summary: In an "astonishing" scene, members of an Austrian family terrorized by decades of incest and imprisonment met for the first time at a clinic where psychiatrists are helping them recover, authorities said.
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Yahoo News |
12:22am PDT |
Beijing starts 100-day countdown
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China began counting down 100
days to the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday with songs, a mass
run and prayers, as the torch arrived back on Chinese soil
after a tumultuous world tour. |
