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Yahoo News |
3:54pm PDT |
U.N. says 1.5 million people affected by Myanmar storm
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United Nations estimated 1.5
million people have been "severely affected" by the cyclone
that swept through Myanmar, with the United States expressing
outrage on Thursday at delays in allowing in aid. |
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Yahoo News |
3:53pm PDT |
Al-Qaida in Iraq leader reported arrested
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iraqi police commandos captured the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said Thursday, in what could mark a significant blow to the Sunni insurgency in its last urban stronghold. |
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Yahoo News |
3:48pm PDT |
Judge orders CIA to turn over "torture" memo: ACLU
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A U.S. judge ordered the Central
Intelligence Agency on Thursday to submit to the court a 2002
memo said to specify harsh interrogation methods used on
suspected terrorists held abroad. |
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ChristianPost |
3:34pm PDT |
New York Court Recognizes Foreign Gay 'Marriages' |
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Summary: The New York Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that mandated the state to recognize all same-sex “marriages” performed outside its ... |
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Cnn.com |
3:22pm PDT |
Al Qaeda in Iraq leader reportedly arrested |
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Yahoo News |
3:18pm PDT |
U.S. declines to help present nuclear deal to Iran
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - World powers will in the coming days
offer a revised package of incentives to Iran but Washington
has refused to send its own envoy to help present the deal,
diplomats and a U.S. official said on Thursday. |
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AgapePress |
3:14pm PDT |
Wikipedia under fire for posting porn |
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Summary:
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, is facing harsh criticism over the posting of sexually explicit photos and images, including that of homosexuals.
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Yahoo News |
3:12pm PDT |
Obama open to Clinton as possible running mate
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday
did not rule out selecting rival Hillary Clinton as his vice
presidential running mate if he ultimately defeats her in a
race in which he has an almost insurmountable lead. |
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Yahoo News |
3:09pm PDT |
Arizona's Webb goes to 8-0 with 8-3 victory over Phillies
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Brandon Webb became the first pitcher to win his first eight starts in three years, tossing his 13th career complete game to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 on Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
3:06pm PDT |
Israeli PM Olmert suspected of receiving funds
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, responding to fresh accusations that he illegally accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from a U.S. citizen, on Thursday said he will step down if he is indicted. |
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Yahoo News |
3:05pm PDT |
1st big foreign aid flights finally let in by Myanmar junta
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Myanmar's military regime allowed in the first major international aid shipment Thursday, but it snubbed a U.S. offer to help cyclone victims struggling to recover from a tragedy of unimaginable scale. |
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Cnn.com |
3:04pm PDT |
House OKs mortgage bill despite veto threat |
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Summary: A bill that would allow the government to guarantee new mortgages for home owners facing foreclosure passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday.
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Yahoo News |
3:04pm PDT |
Obama gets big welcome, fresh support on Capitol tour
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sen. Barack Obama got a front-runner's welcome back at the Capitol Thursday, pressing congressional "superdelegates" to support him in a visit that had the look and feel of a campaign victory lap. |
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Yahoo News |
3:01pm PDT |
Gorilla celebrates her 55th birthday with frozen cake
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An animal considered to be the world's oldest living gorilla in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday today at the Dallas Zoo, with a frozen fruit cake. |
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ChristianPost |
3:00pm PDT |
Conservative Christian Leaders Question 'Prosperity' Probe |
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Summary: Nearly two-dozen conservative Christian leaders have signed a letter to the Senate Finance Committee questioning an investigation into six large ministries that preach a gospel of ... |
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Cnn.com |
2:49pm PDT |
Iraqi official: Al Qaeda in Iraq leader arrested |
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Cnn.com |
2:45pm PDT |
Criminal inquiry into mine collapse sought |
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Summary: A criminal investigation should be opened into whether the operators of Utah's Crandall Canyon mine purposely misled safety officials about mine conditions before the 2007 deadly collapse, the chairman of a House investigation committee said Thursday.
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BBC News |
2:33pm PDT |
A first for Andrew Lloyd Webber - a Classical Brit |
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Summary: Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is honoured with the outstanding achievement prize at the Classical Brits awards. |
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BBC News |
2:33pm PDT |
Classical Brit for Lloyd Webber |
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Summary: Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is honoured with the outstanding achievement prize at the Classical Brits awards. |
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Cnn.com |
2:27pm PDT |
House OKs contentious housing plan |
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Summary: The House on Thursday passed a contentious foreclosure-prevention package, which still faces a veto threat from the White House and an uncertain fate in the Senate.
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Yahoo News |
2:25pm PDT |
Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq reportedly arrested
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraqi and U.S. forces have detained a
man suspected of being the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Iraqi
security officials said on Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
2:24pm PDT |
'CSI' star Gary Dourdan charged with felony drug possession
(AP)
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Summary: AP - "CSI" co-star Gary Dourdan has been charged with felony possession of heroin, cocaine and ecstasy stemming from his arrest last month, prosecutors said. |
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Cnn.com |
2:23pm PDT |
Behind the Scenes: Manson ranch body hunt |
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Summary: The Charles Manson murder spree of 1969 ended in a remote Death Valley, California, cabin called Barker Ranch. It's where Manson and members of his cult "family" hid after the seven murders, dubbed the "Helter Skelter" killings that terrified the country. |
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Yahoo News |
2:18pm PDT |
Extremists hone Internet skills: Senate report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Al Qaeda and other radical groups
have dramatically increased their use of the Internet in recent
years to lure and train recruits worldwide, a U.S. Senate
report warned on Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
2:16pm PDT |
Israeli PM denies taking money illegally |
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Summary: Police are investigating whether Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert received money illegally while he was mayor of Jerusalem and the nation's minister of industry, trade and labor.
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Cnn.com |
1:58pm PDT |
Limited cyclone aid begins moving |
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Summary: Myanmar's cyclone survivors do not have enough fuel to burn the rotting corpses of the dead as the country's military junta continues to drag its feet over access for aid groups.
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Yahoo News |
1:56pm PDT |
Iraqi army says Iraqi al-Qaida leader arrested
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was arrested in the northern city of Mosul, the Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday. Mohammed al-Askari said the arrest of al-Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, was confirmed to h |
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BBC News |
1:47pm PDT |
Al-Qaeda Iraq leader 'arrested' |
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Summary: The leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been captured, reports from Iraq say. |
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Yahoo News |
1:46pm PDT |
Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq arrested: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Hamza
al-Muhajir, has been arrested, the Arabic television station
al-Arabiya reported on Friday, quoting the Iraqi Defense
Ministry. |
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Yahoo News |
1:43pm PDT |
Hezbollah defiant as fighting rocks Beirut
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Fierce clashes raged in Beirut on
Thursday after the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah said the
U.S.-supported Lebanese government had declared war by
targeting its military communications network. |
