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BBC News |
1:29am PDT |
China in 'all-out' quake effort |
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Summary: Chinese President Hu Jintao calls
for "all-out" efforts to rescue victims of an earthquake measuring 7.8. |
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Yahoo News |
1:25am PDT |
Tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town might not rebuild
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sue Sigle was hoping the government would offer more money for her home before she moves away from this pollution-scarred town. Then the tornado came. |
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Yahoo News |
1:21am PDT |
First US airlift of aid lands in Myanmar
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The first U.S. relief airlift arrived in Myanmar on Monday after prolonged negotiations with the country's isolationist junta, which considers Washington its enemy and has restricted international aid to as many as 2 million cyclone victims. |
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Cnn.com |
1:18am PDT |
'Very dangerous earthquake' rocks China |
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Summary: Chinese President Hu Jinatao orders all-out efforts to rescue victims of an earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.8 that hit China's eastern Sichuan province on Monday. "This is a very dangerous earthquake," said Bruce Presgrave, a geophysicist with the |
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Cnn.com |
1:18am PDT |
First U.S. aid flight arrives in Myanmar |
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Summary: The United States government launched its first airlift of relief supplies to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar with the landing of a military airplane in the south Asian country Monday morning.
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BBC News |
1:13am PDT |
Islamist arrested for Sudan raid |
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Summary: Sudan's opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi is arrested after a Darfur rebel attack near the capital. |
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Yahoo News |
1:10am PDT |
Congress divided on energy plan
(AP)
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Summary: AP - As millions of people approach the summer vacation season under the threat of $4-per-gallon gasoline, Congress is scrambling to respond. But don't wait for anything that will drive down prices at the pump. |
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Yahoo News |
1:02am PDT |
Jury selection to start in R. Kelly's trial
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Attorneys in R&B superstar R. Kelly's child pornography trial are expected to begin questioning 150 potential jurors on Monday and it's unlikely any of his fans will be chosen to hear the allegations against one of urban music's biggest stars. |
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BBC News |
1:02am PDT |
Field doubts over Brown's future |
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Summary: Ex-minister Frank Field says he would be "very surprised" if Gordon Brown led Labour into the next election. |
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Cnn.com |
12:59am PDT |
Florida wildfires close interstate |
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Summary: Wildfires scorched two counties in central Florida on Sunday, closing a major interstate and forcing the evacuation of some coastal residents.
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Cnn.com |
12:53am PDT |
Housing bailout: Who gets the $$$? |
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Summary: A congressional proposal to have the government help homeowners refinance mortgages they can no longer afford will only help a small fraction of those who are at risk of losing their homes.
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Yahoo News |
12:51am PDT |
Clinton outwardly confident, even as hopes dim
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton was just warming up the crowd in a cramped and muggy middle school gymnasium when she switched her pronouns. |
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ChristianToday |
12:51am PDT |
Christian Aid Tax evasion costs the lives of 1000 children a day |
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Summary: The lives of 1000 young children a day are being lost to disease and poverty in poor countries because of illegal traderelated tax evasion says a new report from Christian Aid |
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BBC News |
12:36am PDT |
Two hurt in 'tombstoning' dives |
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Summary: Two people are hurt after diving from about 30ft into shallow water in a practice known as "tombstoning". |
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BBC News |
12:35am PDT |
Rushdie tipped for Booker treble |
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Summary: Novelist Salman Rushdie is favourite to win the Booker of Booker prizes to add to his two existing awards. |
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BBC News |
12:34am PDT |
A man saws his car in half in protest over clamping |
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Summary: A man saws his car in half with an angle-grinder in protest at it being clamped outside his home. |
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BBC News |
12:34am PDT |
Man cuts up car in clamp protest |
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Summary: A man saws his car in half with an angle-grinder in protest at it being clamped outside his home. |
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Yahoo News |
12:33am PDT |
First US airlift of aid heads to Myanmar
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S. launched its first relief airlift to Myanmar on Monday after prolonged negotiations with the country's isolationist junta, which considers Washington its enemy and has restricted international aid to as many as 2 million cyclone victims. |
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Yahoo News |
12:21am PDT |
Strong China quake felt as far as Thailand
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5
struck China's Sichuan province on Monday, less than 100 km (60
miles) from the provincial capital of Chengdu, the U.S.
Geological Survey said on its website. |
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ChristianToday |
12:20am PDT |
Christians pray for Embryology Bill defeat |
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Summary: Hundreds of Christians joined in a prayer vigil outside Parliament on Monday as the controversial Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill faces its second reading in the House of Commons |
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ChristianToday |
12:20am PDT |
Christians to pray for Embryology Bill defeat |
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Summary: Hundreds of Christians will join in a prayer vigil outside Parliament on Monday as the controversial Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill faces its second reading in the House of Commons |
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BBC News |
12:17am PDT |
Tough talks loom after Serb polls |
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Summary: Serbia's election results point to a victory for the pro-EU bloc, but the nationalists say they could still form the next government. |
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Cnn.com |
12:16am PDT |
Major earthquake shakes central China |
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Summary: An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.8 shook central China's eastern Sichuan province Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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BBC News |
12:13am PDT |
Elderly pair's death 'suspicious' |
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Summary: The deaths of an elderly man and woman are being treated as suspicious after their bodies were found. |
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Yahoo News |
12:09am PDT |
Massive quake strikes China: US Geological Survey
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest China on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, shaking buildings in Beijing and felt as far away as Taipei and Hong Kong. |
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BBC News |
12:09am PDT |
Ferguson turns sights to Europe |
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Summary: Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson sets his sights on the Champions League final after clinching his 10th league title. |
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BBC News |
12:07am PDT |
Lebanon tense after new clashes |
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Summary: Hezbollah keeps up attacks on a pro-government leader in Lebanon as the Arab League prepares to send mediators. |
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BBC News |
12:04am PDT |
Plan to raise job hopes for young |
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Summary: Proposals are announced to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training. |
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BBC News |
12:02am PDT |
Powerful earthquake shakes China |
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Summary: An earthquake measuring 7.8 has hit south-west China, according to the US Geological Survey. |
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Yahoo News |
12:00am PDT |
Arab ministers bid to end Lebanon crisis as fighting eases
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The Lebanese army was out in force on Monday in areas outside Beirut that were the scene of fierce sectarian clashes as Arab ministers prepared to send a team to try to end a crisis that has driven the nation to the brink of civil war. |
