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BBC News |
8:22pm PDT |
In the bag |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton will win West Virginia - but what then? |
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Cnn.com |
8:03pm PDT |
Wildfire pushes Florida town to brink |
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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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BBC News |
8:00pm PDT |
Haiti MPs reject new PM candidate |
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Summary: Haiti's parliament rejects the president's choice for a new PM after the last one was sacked over foot riots. |
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Yahoo News |
7:55pm PDT |
China quake buries at least 10,000 people in one city: Xinhua
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - At least 10,000 people remained buried Tuesday in a single city in China's Sichuan province following a massive earthquake, Xinhua news agency said. |
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BBC News |
7:30pm PDT |
Friends remember murdered Jimmy |
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Summary: Friends of murdered schoolboy Jimmy Mizen pay tribute to him at a mass in south-east London. |
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Cnn.com |
7:21pm PDT |
Indian turns unassisted triple play |
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Yahoo News |
6:48pm PDT |
Indians' Cabrera turns rare unassisted triple play
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Indians second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history, accomplishing the feat Monday night in the second game of a doubleheader against Toronto. |
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Yahoo News |
6:28pm PDT |
Two more U.S. aid flights set to fly to Myanmar
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Two more American aid flights were due
to leave for cyclone-hit Myanmar on Tuesday where the reclusive
military government is keeping most foreign aid workers away
from the devastated Irrawaddy delta. |
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Yahoo News |
6:15pm PDT |
McCain runs strong despite low Bush ratings: poll
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Presumptive Republican presidential
nominee John McCain remains a strong candidate despite a gloomy
national mood and record low ratings for President George W.
Bush, according to a Washington Post-ABC New poll released on
Monday. |
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Yahoo News |
6:01pm PDT |
Lawyer: 2 will admit fraud fueled luxury lifestyle
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Presumably, she didn't fleece Prince Charles. But a couple of young jet-setters plan to admit in court that other people who crossed their paths unwittingly financed their luxury lifestyle. |
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BBC News |
5:47pm PDT |
Hi-tech tool spots child drinkers |
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Summary: The supermarket chain Budgens installs face recognition cameras to stop children buying alcohol and cigarettes. |
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BBC News |
5:44pm PDT |
Death toll rises in China quake |
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Summary: The death toll after a 7.8-magnitude quake in south-western China rises to at least 10,000, state media says, with rescuers yet to reach victims at the epicentre. |
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5:44pm PDT |
Card fraud 'runs into millions' |
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Summary: Credit card fraud alone cost Scotland a total of £11.5m in the year 2006 to 2007, it has been warned. |
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Yahoo News |
5:43pm PDT |
U.S. victims of attacks in Israel sue Swiss bank
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - American victims of bombings and
rocket attacks in Israel have sued Swiss bank UBS AG for more
than $500 million, accusing the bank of helping fund the
militants behind the attacks through dealings with Iran. |
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Cnn.com |
5:38pm PDT |
Nearly 10,000 reported killed by China quake |
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Summary: Relief troops walking hours on foot over rock, debris and mud are trying to reach the worst-hit area of an earthquake that rocked central China, killing nearly 10,000 people, state-run media reported. The powerful quake also trapped thousands of people, i |
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BBC News |
5:34pm PDT |
'Come clean' call on Diploma plan |
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Summary: MPs say the government should clarify its intentions on the future of Diplomas, GCSEs and A-levels. |
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Yahoo News |
5:30pm PDT |
Sex and the City premieres in London
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The "Sex and the City" stars lit up London's Leicester Square for the world premiere of the cinematic sequel to their New York adventures, delighting fans with glamorous — and sometimes quirky — outfits that helped make the show an international hit. |
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Yahoo News |
5:18pm PDT |
China quake death toll rises to nearly 10,000
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A powerful earthquake toppled buildings, schools and chemical plants Monday in central China, killing nearly 10,000 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of concrete, steel and earth in the country's worst quake in three decades. |
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Yahoo News |
5:14pm PDT |
Superdelegates put Obama within mathematical reach
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama's wave of superdelegate endorsements puts him within reach of the Democratic presidential nomination by the end of the primary season on June 3 — even if he loses half of the remaining six contests. |
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Yahoo News |
5:06pm PDT |
Barr launches Libertarian White House bid
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr launched a Libertarian Party presidential bid Monday, saying voters are hungry for an alternative to the status quo who would dramatically cut the federal government. |
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BBC News |
5:04pm PDT |
Comedian Brand wins radio prize |
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Summary: BBC Radio 2 DJ Russell Brand is among the winners at this year's Sony awards. |
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Cnn.com |
5:03pm PDT |
Old gas pumps unable to register high prices |
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BBC News |
5:02pm PDT |
Cheeky crime: Venice man suspected of photographing women's bottoms |
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Summary: A man who allegedly photographed more than 3,000 women's bottoms as they toured Venice has been arrested by Italian police. |
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BBC News |
5:02pm PDT |
Venice photographer arrested over 3,000 'bottom' shots |
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Summary: A man who allegedly photographed more than 3,000 women's bottoms as they toured Venice has been arrested by Italian police. |
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Yahoo News |
4:59pm PDT |
Use of wind energy expected to grow dramatically
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Two decades from now Americans could get as much electricity from windmills as from nuclear power plants, according to a government report that lays out a possible plan for wind energy growth. |
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Yahoo News |
4:25pm PDT |
China quake kills nearly 10,000 in Sichuan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Nearly 10,000 people were killed
by the earthquake that hammered southwest China, officials said
on Tuesday as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas,
where many more may have died. |
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Cnn.com |
4:23pm PDT |
Nearly 10,000 killed by quake, China says |
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Summary: Relief troops walking hours on foot over rock, debris and mud are trying to reach the worst-hit area of an earthquake that rocked central China, killing nearly 10,000 people, state-run media reported. The powerful quake also trapped thousands of people, i |
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Yahoo News |
4:20pm PDT |
Death toll from China quake nears 10,000
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The death toll from a huge earthquake in southwest China climbed to nearly 10,000 on Tuesday as rescuers scrambled to reach thousands of people buried under debris. |
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Yahoo News |
4:14pm PDT |
Deadly mob beating unnerves Cleveland neighborhood
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Even by tough, urban-crime standards it was a grisly attack: Up to 15 people chased a man, then kicked and beat him to death on the street. Before police arrived, one attacker urinated on the victim's head. |
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BBC News |
4:02pm PDT |
Pollution 'ups blood clot risk' |
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Summary: Breathing in air pollution from traffic fumes can raise the risk of potentially deadly blood clots, a US study says. |
