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Cnn.com |
12:12pm PDT |
Behind the Scenes: Amanpour in N. 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 |
12:03pm PDT |
Pa. women robbed of purses show police suspect's photo
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Police had no trouble tracking down a suspect in the robbery of three women at a Bucks County convenience store, because the women had taken the man's picture a short time earlier at a bar. |
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Yahoo News |
12:03pm PDT |
Myanmar cyclone death toll could hit 100,000: US diplomat
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The death toll from the Myanmar cyclone could hit 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 |
12:02pm PDT |
Consumer borrowing unexpectedly surges in March
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Consumer borrowing rose in March at the fastest pace in four months, more than double the increase of the previous month. |
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Cnn.com |
12:00pm PDT |
After 6 years, singer R. Kelly to face trial |
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Yahoo News |
11:57am PDT |
Myanmar cyclone toll may top 100,000 : U.S. diplomat
(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 |
11:44am PDT |
Bush calls Cuba changes 'empty gestures' |
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BBC News |
11:44am PDT |
Nimrod inquest |
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Summary: Emotional scenes at the hearing on 14 men's deaths |
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Yahoo News |
11:44am PDT |
Paul Maurice is fired as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Paul Maurice was fired as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs after his team failed to make the playoffs during his two seasons. |
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BBC News |
11:42am PDT |
Clinton vows to continue campaign |
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Summary: Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton vows to fight on despite losing N Carolina and money problems. |
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Yahoo News |
11:41am PDT |
Clinton hangs in, loans her campaign money
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Barack Obama moved into a commanding
lead in the Democratic presidential race on Wednesday, but
Hillary Clinton said she would keep fighting after loaning her
struggling campaign $6.4 million over the last month to stay
alive. |
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Cnn.com |
11:33am PDT |
Leadfoot drivers mull slowdown to cut gas cost |
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Yahoo News |
11:32am PDT |
Toll from Myanmar cyclone may reach 100,000: US diplomat
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Bodies floated in flood waters and survivors tried to reach dry ground on boats using blankets as sails, while the top U.S. diplomat in Myanmar said Wednesday that the toll from the cyclone and its aftermath may reach 100,000. |
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Yahoo News |
11:28am PDT |
Jubilation, with some jitters, as Israel turns 60
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Fireworks and military fanfare
launched Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations on Wednesday,
with leaders of a Jewish state that has known no peace vowing
to pursue their quest for accommodation with old enemies. |
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BBC News |
11:25am PDT |
Murray slumps to defeat in Rome |
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Summary: Andy Murray loses 6-2 7-6 defeat against Stanislas Wawrinka in the second round of the Rome Masters. |
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Yahoo News |
11:18am PDT |
Amy Winehouse arrested on suspicion of drugs possession
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Amy Winehouse has been arrested on suspicion of drugs possession, police and her spokesman said Wednesday. |
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11:13am PDT |
Clinton refuses to bow out of White House race
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Democrat Hillary Clinton Wednesday vowed she was staying in the party's bitter White House race, despite mounting pressure to hand the baton over to rival Barack Obama. |
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BBC News |
11:11am PDT |
Officer suspended for seven years |
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Summary: A member of the PSNI has been suspended on full pay for longer than seven years, the BBC reveals. |
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Yahoo News |
11:11am PDT |
Medvedev sworn in as Russia's president, but will he rule?
(AP)
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Summary: AP - With the swearing in of Dmitry Medvedev as Russia's president, the Kremlin leadership now mirrors one of its most potent symbols — the double-headed eagle. |
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Yahoo News |
10:52am PDT |
US diplomat: 100,000 may have died in Myanmar cyclone
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Bodies floated in flood waters and survivors tried to reach dry ground on boats using blankets as sails, while the top U.S. diplomat in Myanmar said Wednesday that up to 100,000 people may have died in the devastating cyclone. |
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Cnn.com |
10:49am PDT |
100,000 may have died in cyclone |
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Summary: The death toll from the cyclone that ravaged Myanmar may exceed 100,000, the U.S. Charge D'Affaires in Yangon said today. "The information we are receiving indicates over 100,000 deaths," Shari Villarosa said. Villarosa heads the U.S. embassy in the capit |
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Yahoo News |
10:42am PDT |
R. Kelly pornography trial set to begin in Chicago
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It seemed for a while as if R. Kelly's day in court might never come. |
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BBC News |
10:42am PDT |
Thaksin leaves Eriksson in limbo |
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Summary: Man City owner Thaksin Shinawatra says he has not made a decision about Sven-Goran Eriksson's future. |
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Yahoo News |
10:40am PDT |
Hillary Clinton says she'll stay in the presidential race
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton says she will remain in the presidential race "until there's a nominee." The former first lady declined to say whether that meant through the roll call of the states at the Democratic National Convention this summer. |
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Yahoo News |
10:38am PDT |
U.S. diplomat in Myanmar: may be over 100,000 deaths
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. diplomats in Myanmar are
receiving information that there may be over 100,000 deaths in
the delta area because of the cyclone that devastated the
Southeast Asian nation, one of them said on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:38am PDT |
AP Interview: Paulson says credit crisis may be fading
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday the worst of the credit crisis may have passed but acknowledged that rising gas prices will blunt the effect of 130 million economic stimulus checks. He ruled out a second stimulus package for now. |
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BBC News |
10:32am PDT |
Nepal king 'to meet top Maoist' |
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Summary: Nepal's Maoist leader says he believes the king is willing to meet him to discuss the monarchy's future. |
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Cnn.com |
10:29am PDT |
6.8 earthquake shakes Tokyo |
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ChristianPost |
10:27am PDT |
More Southern Baptists Vie for Presidency |
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Summary: The number of persons vying for the top position of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the country, has expanded to five this week, with Johnny M. Hunt announced as the latest to join the ... |
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BBC News |
10:25am PDT |
Winehouse arrested in drugs probe |
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Summary: Singer Amy Winehouse is arrested in connection with alleged drug offences. |
