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Cnn.com |
9:43pm PDT |
Quake relief urgent; rescue teams added |
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Summary: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday ordered 90 more helicopters for rescue missions in Sichuan province, adding urgency to the massive relief operations under way since Monday's devastating earthquake.
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Yahoo News |
9:36pm PDT |
Indian group claims responsibility for bombings
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A little-known militant group
called the Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility for setting
off bombs in the western Indian city of Jaipur that killed 61
people and injured 216 people this week, police said. |
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Yahoo News |
9:18pm PDT |
China ramps up rescue effort in quake disaster zone
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - China ramped up its massive military rescue effort in the quake-hit southwest Thursday where more than 40,000 people lay dead or buried under rubble and rescue teams fought to save the living. |
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Cnn.com |
9:11pm PDT |
'Fusion Man' soars above Swiss Alps |
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Cnn.com |
9:11pm PDT |
Man wearing jet wings soars above Alps |
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BBC News |
8:55pm PDT |
Palestinians mark 'catastrophe' |
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Summary: Palestinians are to mark al-Nakba, "the catastrophe" of Israel's founding, as US leader George Bush visits the region. |
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BBC News |
8:45pm PDT |
Brown to face economy questions |
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Summary: Gordon Brown faces questions on the economy after a Bank of England warning that "the nice decade" is over. |
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Yahoo News |
8:17pm PDT |
Stars avoid sweep, send West finals back to Detroit
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Detroit's goal with a guy barely in the crease, if at all, didn't count. Dallas' goal with a guy clearly in the crease did count. Apparently, that's what it takes to slow the mighty Red Wings. |
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Yahoo News |
8:17pm PDT |
Celtics beat Cavs 96-89 to take 3-2 lead in series
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Someone is going to have to win in Boston to keep the Celtics from winning their 17th NBA title. Cleveland hopes for one more chance. |
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BBC News |
8:09pm PDT |
Clampdown on disability bullying |
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Summary: Schools in England are being told how to tackle bullying of children with special needs or disabilities. |
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BBC News |
7:54pm PDT |
UN chief to send envoy to Burma |
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Summary: Ban Ki-moon is to send a top official to Burma, where the UN says 2.5m people have been affected by the cyclone. |
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BBC News |
7:51pm PDT |
Crime by girls rises by a quarter |
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Summary: The number of crimes committed by girls in England and Wales has gone up by 25% in three years, according to figures. |
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BBC News |
7:49pm PDT |
Sugar and spice? |
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Summary: The number of crimes by girls is up by 25%. Why? |
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BBC News |
7:27pm PDT |
China boosts quake rescue operation |
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Summary: China mobilises thousands of extra troops for relief efforts after an earthquake which affected about 10m people. |
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Yahoo News |
7:17pm PDT |
`American Idol' gets down to its final 2 contestants
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It'll be David vs. David. |
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Yahoo News |
7:09pm PDT |
Michigan Girl Scout sells 17,328 boxes of cookies
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A Girl Scout sold 17,328 boxes of the group's signature cookies this year by setting up shop on a street corner, shattering her troop's old mark and probably setting a national record. |
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Cnn.com |
6:58pm PDT |
Michigan Girl Scout's cookie sales are tops |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
6:38pm PDT |
Edwards endorses Obama in move to unify support
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the party's likely presidential nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy. |
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BBC News |
6:33pm PDT |
Police apologise over mosque show |
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Summary: West Midlands Police and prosecutors are to apologise for accusing the makers of a Channel 4 show of distortion. |
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Yahoo News |
6:22pm PDT |
Alaska first state to hit $4 a gallon gasoline: AAA
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Alaska hit a milestone on Wednesday
that could be a sign of things to come around the United States
this summer -- it became the first state where the average
price for regular gasoline reached $4 per gallon. |
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BBC News |
6:18pm PDT |
US lists polar bear as threatened |
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Summary: The US lists the polar bear as a threatened species but says the decision will not affect climate change policies. |
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Yahoo News |
6:10pm PDT |
Scandal-plagued Ohio attorney general resigns
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ohio's attorney general resigned Wednesday under threat of impeachment because of a sexual harassment investigation in his office and his extramarital affair. |
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Yahoo News |
6:06pm PDT |
'Dog the Bounty Hunter' to return to A&E
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman's cable TV show will soon be back on the air. Filming has begun on the fifth season, according to executives with A&E, the cable network that broadcast "Dog the Bounty Hunter. Reruns of the show will start June 25, w |
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BBC News |
5:55pm PDT |
Proud day |
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Summary: Afghan medals for Royal Marines, some badly hurt |
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Yahoo News |
5:46pm PDT |
Accused September 11 planners set for court
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of
masterminding the September 11 attacks, is tentatively due to
appear before a U.S. war court judge at Guantanamo Bay for the
first time on June 5, a military official said on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
5:41pm PDT |
Kingmaker card |
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Summary: Could Edwards clinch the 'hurting classes' for Obama? |
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AgapePress |
5:31pm PDT |
Hagee comments not likely to hurt McCain |
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Summary:
John McCain's presidential campaign should not suffer any long-term damage from his association with Pastor John Hagee, says GOP pollster Dave Woodard.
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Cnn.com |
5:31pm PDT |
140-year-old baby used to be a star |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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AgapePress |
5:30pm PDT |
CA ruling affirms practice of homosexuality |
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Summary:
Peter Sprigg with the Family Research Council says the California Supreme Court's decision on Thursday overturning the state's voter-approved ban on same-sex "marriage" was wrong both procedurally and substantively.
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AgapePress |
5:28pm PDT |
CA marriage decision trumps the people's vote |
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Summary:
"More disappointed than surprised," describes the feelings of a California pro-family coalition working to place a marriage amendment question of the fall general election ballot.
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