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BBC News |
2:53pm PDT |
Winehouse bailed over drug arrest |
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Summary: Singer Amy Winehouse is released on bail after being arrested in connection with alleged drug offences. |
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Cnn.com |
2:52pm PDT |
McCain promises to fight 'evil' if president |
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Summary: Sen. John McCain Wednesday vowed to fight religious prosecution, human trafficking, child pornography and other "evil" if he becomes president.
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Yahoo News |
2:29pm PDT |
Reds hit 4 homers in inning off Lieber and crush Cubs 9-0
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Jon Lieber became only the second pitcher in Chicago Cubs history to give up four homers in an inning, and Joey Votto connected three times in all as the Cincinnati Reds powered their way to a 9-0 victory on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
2:21pm PDT |
Man finds check from 1971 after Arkansas tornadoes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Tornadoes that tore through Arkansas last week picked up homes, cars and everything in between — including a check from 1971. |
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Yahoo News |
2:20pm PDT |
US envoy says toll from Myanmar cyclone might reach 100,000
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hungry people swarmed the few open shops and fistfights broke out over food and water in Myanmar's swamped Irrawaddy delta Wednesday as a top U.S. diplomat warned that the death toll from a devastating cyclone could top 100,000. |
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Yahoo News |
2:20pm PDT |
Clinton gives herself loan, vows to fight on
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Barack Obama took a commanding lead
in the Democratic presidential race on Wednesday, but Hillary
Clinton said she would fight on after loaning her campaign $6.4
million to keep it alive. |
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Yahoo News |
2:11pm PDT |
Sharpton arrested as hundreds protest NYC police shooting
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Rev. Al Sharpton has been arrested at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge in a protest over the acquittal of three police officers involved in the 50-bullet shooting of an unarmed black man. |
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Cnn.com |
2:05pm PDT |
Six fraternities suspended after drug bust |
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BBC News |
1:55pm PDT |
Fears Burma storm toll could soar |
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Summary: Burma is urged to allow speedy access as the US warns Saturday's cyclone toll could top 100,000. |
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Yahoo News |
1:53pm PDT |
'Mrs. Garrett' teaches Adam Sandler character facts of life
(AP)
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Summary: AP - At age 82, it sounds like Mrs. Garrett is still teaching youngsters about the facts of life. |
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ChristianPost |
1:49pm PDT |
Mainline Churches Desire Change in Ethnic Makeup |
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Summary: Some of the country's largest mainline denominations are stepping up efforts to fight membership decline, partly by diversifying their predominantly white ... |
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Cnn.com |
1:44pm PDT |
Behind the Scenes: Amanpour in North Korea |
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Summary: For most journalists, traveling into North Korea is like the holy grail of assignments.
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Yahoo News |
1:44pm PDT |
Russia's Medvedev takes power and pledges freedom
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russian
president on Wednesday and nominated his predecessor Vladimir
Putin as prime minister, ushering in an unprecedented period of
dual rule. |
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Cnn.com |
1:44pm PDT |
Ex-detainee became suicide bomber, U.S. says |
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Summary: A Kuwaiti man released from U.S. detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 2005 was a suicide bomber in Iraq last month, according to a jihadist Web site.
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Yahoo News |
1:43pm PDT |
Consumers mark tax rebates for bills and savings
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The first batch of
taxpayers has already started to receive their federal tax
rebates as part of the economic stimulus package, but very few
consumers interviewed by Reuters in the past week said they
plan to spend them on anything other tha |
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Yahoo News |
1:42pm PDT |
Iraq urges Iran and U.S. to talk
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraq's foreign minister urged Iran and
the United States on Wednesday to stop trading accusations and
sit down for a fourth round of talks to seek solutions to
Iraq's security woes. |
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Yahoo News |
1:41pm PDT |
Myanmar cyclone death toll could top 100,000: US diplomat
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The death toll from the Myanmar cyclone could top 100,000, the top US diplomat in the country said Wednesday, as thousands of shell-shocked survivors emerged from the flood waters, desperate for food. |
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Yahoo News |
1:38pm PDT |
Bush faults Democrats on housing crisis, energy and taxes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush on Wednesday criticized Democrats in Congress for their approach to dealing with the nation's housing crisis and soaring energy prices and called anew for an extension of expiring tax cuts and government wiretapping authority. |
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BBC News |
1:37pm PDT |
Rangers 1-0 Motherwell |
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Summary: Barry Ferguson fires the winner as Rangers close the gap on Celtic to four points with two games in hand. |
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Cnn.com |
1:28pm PDT |
Boiling water, pepper used in hazing, police say |
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Summary: Five fraternity members at Tulane University were arrested and five others were sought Wednesday in an alleged hazing incident in which pledges were burned with boiling water, cayenne pepper and vinegar, police said.
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Yahoo News |
1:19pm PDT |
Reds hit 4 homers in inning and crush the Cubs 9-0
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Jon Lieber became only the second pitcher in Chicago Cubs history to give up four homers in an inning, and Joey Votto connected three times in all as the Cincinnati Reds powered their way to a 9-0 victory on Wednesday. |
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ChristianPost |
1:13pm PDT |
Zimbabwe Church Facing 'Communist-Style' Persecution, Says Bishop |
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Summary: Members of an Anglican church in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare are facing persecution reminiscent to that of Christian churches under communist rule, said the bishop of the diocese of ... |
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Cnn.com |
1:08pm PDT |
Clinton fights on as pressure mounts |
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Summary: Desperately trying to convince Democrats that she still has a chance of winning the White House, Hillary Clinton today is in West Virginia, working to rejuvenate her campaign. Barack Obama took a big step toward securing his party's nomination on Tuesday, |
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Yahoo News |
12:57pm PDT |
Myanmar urged to allow more aid in after cyclone
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Myanmar's military government came under
pressure on Wednesday to open its borders to international help
after a devastating cyclone that a U.S. diplomat said may have
killed more than 100,000 people. |
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Cnn.com |
12:48pm PDT |
U.S. envoy: Cyclone toll may top 100,000 |
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Summary: The situation in cyclone-devastated Myanmar is becoming "more and more horrendous" and the death toll in the nation's delta region alone could top 100,000, said Shari Villarosa, the top U.S. diplomat in Myanmar.
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Yahoo News |
12:43pm PDT |
Obama gains superdelegates, Clinton vows to stay in race
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama pocketed the support of at least four Democratic convention superdelegates on Wednesday, building on the momentum from a convincing North Carolina primary victory. Rival Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed to remain in the race "until there's a |
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Yahoo News |
12:41pm PDT |
Reds hit 4 homers off Lieber, Votto hits 3 in all in 9-0 win
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Jon Lieber became only the second pitcher in Chicago Cubs history to give up four homers in an inning, and Joey Votto connected three times in all as the Cincinnati Reds powered their way to a 9-0 victory on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
12:37pm PDT |
Take-Two's 'Grand Theft Auto IV' tops $500M in week 1 sales
(AP)
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Summary: AP - "Grand Theft Auto IV" raked in more than $500 million in its first week in stores, selling more than 6 million units worldwide, the video game's publisher said Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
12:24pm PDT |
AP IMPACT: An islands tax haven for US defense contractor
(AP)
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Summary: AP - When the Pentagon announced an obscure California company had won a lucrative military contract, no one mentioned any plans for a Caribbean outpost — a tropical shell the company quickly created that allowed it to duck millions in taxes and deflect U |
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Yahoo News |
12:14pm PDT |
Idaho student says teacher tossed his Mexican flag in trash
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A high school student says he may file a lawsuit against a physical education teacher who took a Mexican flag he had brought for Cinco de Mayo and put it in the garbage. |
