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BBC News |
11:57pm PDT |
B&B seeks £300m from shareholders |
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Summary: Bradford & Bingley announces plans for a rights issue to raise £300m from its existing shareholders. |
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ChristianToday |
11:41pm PDT |
Christians in thick of China earthquake response |
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Summary: Christians were among the first to respond to the 79magnitude earthquake that brought terrible devastation and huge loss of life to Chinas southwestern Sichuan province on Monday |
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BBC News |
11:30pm PDT |
Where is ET? |
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Summary: Academic explains the truth behind Britain's UFOs |
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BBC News |
11:29pm PDT |
Longer terror limit 'unnecessary' |
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Summary: Extending the detention limit for terrorism suspects to 42 days is "wholly unnecessary", a parliamentary group says. |
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BBC News |
11:27pm PDT |
Clinton fights on after victory |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton says her win in the W Virginia primary means the race for the Democratic nomination is not over yet. |
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BBC News |
11:24pm PDT |
Sainsbury's annual profits up 28% |
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Summary: Sainsbury's reports a 28% rise in annual profits to £488m and is to start selling non-food items online. |
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BBC News |
11:21pm PDT |
Defiant victory |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton keeps hopes alive with convincing win |
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Yahoo News |
11:19pm PDT |
China quake toll soars as full horror begins to emerge
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Summary: AFP - The full horror of the devastating China earthquake began to emerge Wednesday as rescuers discovered whole towns all but wiped off the map, pushing the death toll well above 20,000. |
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Yahoo News |
11:15pm PDT |
Hornets beat spurs 101-79 to take 3-2 series lead
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Summary: AP - David West and the New Orleans Hornets sure looked happy to be at home. West had career playoff highs of 38 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots, lifting New Orleans to a 101-79 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night and a 3-2 seri |
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BBC News |
11:12pm PDT |
Man rescued from blaze at flats |
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Summary: Firefighters rescue a man from a fire at a flat in Rathcoole, on the outskirts of north Belfast. |
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Cnn.com |
11:10pm PDT |
Tony winner eliminated in 'Dancing' semifinal |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
11:07pm PDT |
Caesar bust discovered, may date to 64 B.C. |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
11:00pm PDT |
Dodging the junta |
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Summary: BBC journalist on rigours of reporting from Burma |
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BBC News |
10:55pm PDT |
Thai premier in Burma aid talks |
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Summary: The Thai prime minister departs for Burma, where he will urge leaders to allow in urgently-needed aid. |
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Cnn.com |
10:49pm PDT |
Clinton 'more determined than ever' after W.Va. win |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton will win West Virginia's Democratic primary by a wide margin, CNN projects based on exit polls. The result won't do much to cut into Sen. Barack Obama's delegate lead, but Clinton said she is "more determined than ever to carry on thi |
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Cnn.com |
10:49pm PDT |
After W.Va., a determined Clinton vows to 'carry on' |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton will win West Virginia's Democratic primary by a wide margin, CNN projects based on exit polls. The result won't do much to cut into Sen. Barack Obama's delegate lead, but Clinton said she is "more determined than ever to carry on thi |
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Cnn.com |
10:49pm PDT |
W.Va. victory fuels a 'more determined' Clinton |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton won West Virginia's Democratic primary by a wide margin Tuesday, but the result won't do much to cut into Sen. Barack Obama's delegate lead. Nevertheless, Clinton said she is "more determined than ever to carry on this campaign."
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BBC News |
10:40pm PDT |
Aero firm's £100m research boost |
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Summary: The future of Airbus' plant in Flintshire should be secured by development of new wing technology, say experts. |
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Yahoo News |
10:04pm PDT |
Clinton vows to keep her uphill bid alive
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hillary Clinton won a landslide
victory over front-runner Barack Obama in West Virginia and
vowed to keep her beleaguered White House bid alive until
voting ends in the Democratic race. |
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Yahoo News |
10:04pm PDT |
India police sift for clues after deadly bomb blasts
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Police sifted for clues Wednesday after seven near-simultaneous bomb blasts tore through crowded markets in the Indian tourist city of Jaipur, killing at least 80 people. |
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Yahoo News |
10:00pm PDT |
West lifts Hornets to 3-2 lead
(AP)
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Summary: AP - David West and the New Orleans Hornets sure looked happy to be at home. |
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Yahoo News |
9:36pm PDT |
U.S. says N.Korea to cooperate on nuclear checks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - North Korea has agreed to cooperate
fully on verifying its nuclear declaration, a U.S. official
said on Tuesday as he displayed some of the 18,822 documents
Pyongyang has given Washington about its plutonium program. |
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BBC News |
9:30pm PDT |
Post Office rescue plans debated |
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Summary: Councils, campaigners and industry officials hold a summit to try to save under-threat post offices. |
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Yahoo News |
9:17pm PDT |
Study: Over half of Americans on chronic medicines
(AP)
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Summary: AP - For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows. |
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Yahoo News |
9:12pm PDT |
Government to unveil fitness test for adults
(AP)
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Summary: AP - If you didn't get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award in school, the government is giving you another chance to prove you're in shape. |
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BBC News |
9:09pm PDT |
Jaipur trauma |
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Summary: Indian city slowly recovers from shock of bomb blasts |
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BBC News |
9:02pm PDT |
EU official to press Burma on aid |
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Summary: The European Union is sending a top envoy to Burma to urge its military rulers to be more flexible on foreign aid. |
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Cnn.com |
8:59pm PDT |
Analysis: Clinton crushes Obama |
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Summary: After enduring a week of political obituaries, Hillary Clinton's campaign proved that it still has life. Clinton trounced fellow Democrat Barack Obama in the West Virginia primary. In the process, she underscored Obama's weakness with blue-collar, working |
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Yahoo News |
8:56pm PDT |
Troops rush in to help China quake rescue
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China poured more troops into
the earthquake-ravaged province of Sichuan on Wednesday to
quicken a search for survivors as time ran out for thousands of
people still buried under rubble and mud. |
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Yahoo News |
8:54pm PDT |
7,700 dead in China quake epicentre, battle to reach thousands trapped in rubble
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - At least 7,700 people have died in one small town at the epicentre of a huge earthquake that struck southwest China, state media reported on Wednesday. |
