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OneNewsNowPress |
9:42am PDT |
Indonesia: Islamists Threaten To Tear Down Church |
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JAKARTA, May 6 (Compass Direct News) ? Muslim extremists and local government authorities last week threatened to tear down a church building under construction in North Sumatra even though church leaders met requirements of Indonesia?s draconian law on |
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ChristianPost |
9:42am PDT |
Survey: Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons Differ Vastly from Born-Agains |
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Summary: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons, groups that consider themselves Christians but are labeled by many as cults, differ vastly from the born-again population when it comes to core Christian doctrines, according to a new survey released ... |
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OneNewsNowPress |
9:40am PDT |
CHINA: Charges Shift Against Christian Bookstore Owner |
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Summary:
LOS ANGELES, May 2 (Compass Direct News) ? An advocacy organization reported this week that Chinese authorities now accuse a Beijing businessman of being a ?dangerous religious element? ? which a long-time friend dismissed as contrary to Christian bookst |
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OneNewsNowPress |
9:34am PDT |
NIGERIA: 'Blasphemy' Issue Surfaces In Legal Tensions |
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Summary:
KANO, Nigeria, May 1 (Compass Direct News) ? Musa Yaro lifted his sonorous voice and read out a passage from Risalla, an Islamic publication, and then handed down his judgment: ?Whoever insults our prophet, Muhammad, must die. You, Abdullahi Umaru, havin |
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Cnn.com |
9:23am PDT |
Bush heads to Mideast to talk peace, oil |
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Summary: President Bush leaves for the Middle East on Tuesday to celebrate the United States' ties with its top allies in the region -- Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan.
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BBC News |
9:23am PDT |
Lodger 'watched father stab son' |
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Summary: A woman watched a drunken man repeatedly stab his son following a row over chips, a murder trial hears. |
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Yahoo News |
9:19am PDT |
U.S. drops charges against accused "20th hijacker"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Pentagon said on Tuesday it
dropped charges against a Saudi who U.S. officials say intended
to be the "20th hijacker" on September 11 but sent five others
to trial for allegedly planning the 2001 attacks. |
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Yahoo News |
9:16am PDT |
HP seals EDS deal for $12.6 billion
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co has struck a deal
to buy Electronic Data Systems Corp for $12.6 billion, seeking
to boost its technology services business to better compete
against market leader IBM. |
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BBC News |
9:16am PDT |
Jury shown airline 'bomb impact' |
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Summary: Jurors see a video showing the likely impact of materials it is alleged eight men wanted to use to blow up transatlantic planes. |
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Yahoo News |
9:15am PDT |
Walsh meets with Goodell, set to talk with Specter
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday and the league began releasing tapes from the Spygate scandal — although they produced no smoking gun. |
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Yahoo News |
9:13am PDT |
NYC judge gives rapper Remy Ma 8 years in prison
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Remy Ma has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the shooting a woman outside a Manhattan nightclub. |
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Cnn.com |
9:12am PDT |
As kids' bodies are found, firecrackers pop |
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Summary: The sharp sound of firecrackers and the wails of grieving parents echoed Tuesday morning above Juyuan Middle School, where hundreds of students are still trapped 24 hours after a major earthquake in central China.
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Yahoo News |
9:11am PDT |
Shi'ite gunmen in Baghdad slum ignore truce
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An agreement aimed at ending fighting
in the Baghdad bastion of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr
appeared on the verge of collapse on Tuesday after gunmen
attacked U.S. troops. |
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BBC News |
9:11am PDT |
Stop and search increase revealed |
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Summary: Scotland Yard has announced plans for officers to use more stop and search powers to prevent knife crime. |
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Cnn.com |
9:09am PDT |
Big, big Clinton win unlikely to slow Obama |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton's expected victory in West Virginia Tuesday is unlikely to derail Sen. Barack Obama's path to the Democratic nomination, but it could renew questions about his ability to draw the support of white, blue-collar voters.
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Yahoo News |
9:07am PDT |
Senate says halt oil shipments to gov't reserve
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Senate is directing President Bush to temporarily halt the shipment of thousands of barrels of oil a day to the government's emergency reserve. |
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Cnn.com |
9:06am PDT |
20 dead after serial blasts in India |
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Summary: Seven quickfire explosions killed at least 10 people in India's northwestern city of Jaipur on Tuesday evening, local police told CNN-IBN.
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Yahoo News |
9:02am PDT |
UN warns of 'second catastrophe' in Myanmar
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The United Nations warned Tuesday that Myanmar faced a "second catastrophe" after its devastating cyclone, unless the junta immediately allows massive air and sea deliveries of aid. |
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Cnn.com |
8:58am PDT |
Bodies dug out as quake toll tops 12,000 |
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Summary: The death toll from the massive earthquake in central China topped 12,000 today, as rescue workers frantically tried to pull victims from the rubble and clear roads of debris so relief can be delivered.
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BBC News |
8:58am PDT |
Cameras to cover Mitchell appeal |
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Summary: BBC Scotland will film the decision of judges in Luke Mitchell's appeal against his conviction for murder. |
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OneNewsNowPress |
8:54am PDT |
England claims 'right to die' |
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Summary:
The government of England is giving "Right to Die" cards to its citizens.
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ChristianPost |
8:52am PDT |
Evolution Challenged in Maine School District |
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Summary: A school administrative director in Maine has come under attack and ridicule recently for his recent urging that evolution be dropped from the curriculum in ... |
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BBC News |
8:46am PDT |
Shatila slideshow |
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Summary: Life in a Palestinian refugee camp after 60 years of exile |
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BBC News |
8:46am PDT |
Camp life |
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Summary: Slideshow explores Shatila refugee camp in Beirut |
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Cnn.com |
8:40am PDT |
Purses made from candy wrappers go for $180 |
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Summary: Fashion designers are giving new life to worthless candy wrappers, newspapers and plastic bags; turning trash into trendy tote bags, purses and jewelry.
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Yahoo News |
8:35am PDT |
N.Korea to cooperate on nuclear verification: U.S.
(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 showed some of the thousands of nuclear
documents Pyongyang gave Washington last week. |
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BBC News |
8:28am PDT |
Smith urging Rangers final push |
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Summary: Rangers manager Walter Smith says his side have the firepower to beat Zenit St Petersburg in the Uefa Cup final. |
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BBC News |
8:14am PDT |
Basic rate taxpayers to get £120 |
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Summary: The chancellor announces a change in tax allowances which means all basic rate taxpayers gain £120 this year. |
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CTI Music |
8:13am PDT |
Behind the Idols (part one) |
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Summary: Three prominent 'American Idol' finalists share how they were able to live their faith behind the scenes of TV's blockbuster talent competition.
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CTI Music |
8:12am PDT |
'Catching Up With' … John Schlitt |
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Summary: The veteran singer/songwriter talks about life after Petra, which includes selling houses and releasing his third solo album.
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