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Yahoo News |
9:15am PDT |
Alaska governor balances newborn's needs, official duties
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The results of Gov. Sarah Palin's prenatal testing were in, but the doctor's tone was ominous: "You need to come to the office so we can talk about it." |
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BBC News |
9:07am PDT |
Austria cellar probe 'oppressive' |
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Summary: Forensic work in the dungeon where an Austrian allegedly held and raped his daughter is "oppressive", police say. |
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BBC News |
9:03am PDT |
Fulham pile misery on Birmingham |
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Summary: Fulham edge towards Premier League safety but plunge Birmingham closer to the drop with victory at Craven Cottage. |
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Yahoo News |
8:46am PDT |
Olympic torch back in mainland China
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The Olympic torch returned to the Chinese mainland Saturday, the state-run Xinhua news agency said, ready for its first relay here. |
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BBC News |
8:45am PDT |
Turkey 'kills 150 Kurdish rebels' |
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Summary: The Turkish army says it killed over 150 Kurdish guerrillas in air raids over northern Iraq this week. |
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Yahoo News |
8:37am PDT |
U.S. rocket strike near Baghdad wounds 20
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. military fired rockets at a
target near a major hospital in eastern Baghdad on Saturday,
wounding 20 people and damaging a number of ambulances, a
senior Iraqi hospital official said. |
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Yahoo News |
8:34am PDT |
Obama, Clinton vie in Guam Democratic caucuses
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The early count from Democratic presidential caucuses on Guam showed Barack Obama delegates ahead with 395 votes to 320 for those pledged to Hillary Rodham Clinton. |
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BBC News |
8:24am PDT |
Rice heads for new Mid-East talks |
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Summary: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice heads to the Middle East for new Israel-Palestinian peace talks. |
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Cnn.com |
8:22am PDT |
Bush says U.S. 'will weather this rough period' |
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BBC News |
8:18am PDT |
Cruise makes serious Oprah return |
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Summary: Actor Tom Cruise gives a sober interview to Oprah Winfrey, three years after his famous sofa-jumping antics. |
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Yahoo News |
8:13am PDT |
Democratic fight heads to Pacific with Guam count
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Counting in Guam's Democratic
primary stretched into Sunday after residents of the tiny U.S.
territory turned out in record numbers to choose between Barack
Obama and Hillary Clinton. |
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Yahoo News |
8:08am PDT |
Bush says administration 'clear and candid' on economy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush, defending his record and his rhetoric, said Saturday that his administration has been "clear and candid" about the nation's economy. |
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Yahoo News |
7:48am PDT |
Obama, Clinton vie in Guam Democratic caucuses; Obama ahead
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The early count from Democratic presidential caucuses on Guam showed Barack Obama delegates ahead with 207 votes to 121 for those pledged to Hillary Rodham Clinton. |
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BBC News |
7:44am PDT |
US envoys leave Belarus amid row |
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Summary: Eleven US diplomats leave Belarus after being declared "personae non gratae" amid escalating tensions. |
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BBC News |
7:43am PDT |
Mayor Johnson vows to cut crime |
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Summary: Boris Johnson signs the declaration of office at City Hall and vows to deal with youth crime and disorder. |
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Yahoo News |
7:43am PDT |
More than 20 Iraqis hurt after missiles fired near hospital
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S. military on Saturday fired missiles at a target about 50 yards away from the general hospital in Baghdad's Sadr City district, wounding more than 20 people and destroying ambulances, hospital officials said. |
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BBC News |
7:42am PDT |
Henrythenavigator claims Guineas |
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Summary: Henrythenavigator gets up inside the final half-furlong to stun favourite New Approach and win the 2,000 Guineas. |
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BBC News |
7:40am PDT |
Premier League as it happened |
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Summary: Bolton beat Sunderland to all-but guarantee Premier League survival after wins for Man Utd, Fulham, Wigan, Blackburn, Boro and Tottenham. |
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Yahoo News |
7:40am PDT |
WITNESS: Incest in Austria: a story I didn't want to believe
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Sylvia Westall started working as a trainee correspondent
for Reuters in London in 2006. Based in Berlin and Vienna for
the past eight months, she travelled to Amstetten, Austria to
cover the story of Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned his daughter |
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Cnn.com |
7:36am PDT |
U.S. strike damages hospital, Iraqi official says |
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Summary: At least 28 people were wounded today in a U.S. attack on a building near a hospital in Baghdad's sprawling Sadr City slum, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said. In a statement, the U.S. military said the strike targeted "known criminal elements."
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Yahoo News |
7:32am PDT |
Buffett and Munger fill arena for annual Berkshire meeting
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Billionaire Warren Buffett's shareholders always look forward to the time he spends answering questions at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting, a chance to learn from one of the world's most successful investors. |
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Yahoo News |
7:24am PDT |
Obama's appeal to working-class whites faltering, polls show
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama's problem winning votes from working-class whites is showing no sign of going away, and their impression of him is getting worse. |
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Yahoo News |
7:11am PDT |
Bush says rebate checks will boost ailing economy
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush
sought to assure Americans on Saturday that federal checks en
route to them as part of a stimulus plan will help spur the
ailing economy and pay for soaring gas and food prices. |
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Yahoo News |
7:09am PDT |
Zimbabwe opposition does not rule out presidential runoff
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Zimbabwe's opposition on Saturday held out the possibility its leader would face President Robert Mugabe in a presidential runoff, but called on the nation's neighbors to verify the vote count from the first round. |
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BBC News |
7:09am PDT |
Rider is killed in motorbike race |
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Summary: A rider dies and three spectators are injured in a collision at the Tandragee 100 motorbike races. |
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Yahoo News |
7:05am PDT |
Can Big Brown deliver at Kentucky Derby for trainer Dutrow?
(AP)
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Summary: AP - There's a curiosity about Big Brown in the Kentucky Derby. Is he really as good as trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. has boasted? Is he the rare favorite who will win? Can he defy tradition by winning off just two prep races? |
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BBC News |
7:04am PDT |
Magical minaret |
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Summary: The Afghan architectural jewel under threat |
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BBC News |
7:03am PDT |
China's backyard |
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Summary: Why China is keen to woo the South Pacific islands |
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BBC News |
7:00am PDT |
Girl and father injured in attack |
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Summary: A 15-year-old girl's jaw was broken and her father suffered head injuries when they were attacked outside their home. |
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ChristianPost |
6:58am PDT |
Students Leaving Oral Roberts University After Scandal |
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Summary: Many students are having second thoughts about staying at Oral Roberts after six months of scandal at the evangelical Christian ... |
