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Cnn.com |
5:19pm PDT |
Red Cross Myanmar toll exceeds government's |
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Summary: The government of Myanmar authorized five more U.S. flights to land in the country with needed aid for survivors of last week's cyclone, a U.S. Marine spokesman told CNN.
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Cnn.com |
5:19pm PDT |
Thai PM says Myanmar rejects foreign help |
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Summary: The government of Myanmar authorized five more U.S. flights to land in the country with needed aid for survivors of last week's cyclone, a U.S. Marine spokesman told CNN.
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5:18pm PDT |
Scandal-plagued attorney general of Ohio 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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Cnn.com |
5:17pm PDT |
'Shamed' Austrian man kills family with ax |
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Summary: An Austrian man has confessed to killing five members of his family with an ax, Vienna police said Wednesday.
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5:16pm PDT |
Train line reopens after 40 years |
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Summary: Direct rail services between Stirling, Alloa are set to recommence after a break of 40 years. |
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5:07pm PDT |
Up to 2.5 million affected in Myanmar cyclone: U.N.
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United Nations said on Wednesday up
to 2.5 million people might have been affected by the Myanmar
cyclone and proposed a high-level donors conference as the
Myanmar junta again limited foreign aid. |
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Yahoo News |
5:02pm PDT |
Edwards gives Obama prized endorsement
(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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5:01pm PDT |
Meningitis B trials 'encouraging' |
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Summary: Initial results of clinical trials on a possible vaccine against meningitis B show "encouraging" results. |
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Cnn.com |
4:56pm PDT |
Mississippi loss is GOP 'wakeup call' |
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Summary: A third-straight special election defeat in as many months left congressional Republicans reeling Wednesday, seriously concerned about what the November elections have in store for their party.
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Cnn.com |
4:56pm PDT |
Mississippi election loss is GOP 'wakeup call' |
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Summary: A third-straight special election defeat in as many months left congressional Republicans reeling Wednesday, seriously concerned about what the November elections have in store for their party.
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BBC News |
4:54pm PDT |
Uefa Cup fans clash with police |
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Summary: Riot police and Rangers fans clash in Manchester, after a big screen showing the Uefa Cup final breaks down. |
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Cnn.com |
4:48pm PDT |
Jack Black confirms: Twins for Jolie, Pitt |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
4:45pm PDT |
Edwards backs Obama's White House bid
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Former U.S. presidential
candidate John Edwards endorsed Democrat Barack Obama on
Wednesday, giving a major boost to the Illinois senator's
efforts to unify the party behind his bid for the White House. |
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4:42pm PDT |
China intensifies quake rescue while hopes dim
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China ordered fresh waves of
helicopters and aid into earthquake-devastated areas as severed
roads, aftershocks and the sheer magnitude of 15,000 or more
dead defied increasingly desperate rescue efforts. |
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Cnn.com |
4:39pm PDT |
Quaid tells House of newborn twins' overdose |
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Summary: Actor Dennis Quaid told lawmakers Wednesday of how his newborn twins came close to death after receiving an overdose of blood-thinning medication -- the fault of a drug company that did not recall easily confused bottles despite previous problems, he said |
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Cnn.com |
4:39pm PDT |
Actor tells House of newborn twins' overdose |
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Summary: Actor Dennis Quaid told lawmakers Wednesday of how his newborn twins came close to death after receiving an overdose of blood-thinning medication -- the fault of a drug company that did not recall easily confused bottles despite previous problems, he said |
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4:14pm PDT |
Man charged over bakery killing |
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Summary: A 19-year-old man is charged with the murder of a 16-year-old in a bakery in south-east London. |
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4:09pm PDT |
Royal jubilee |
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Summary: The Prince's Trust marks 25 years of helping businesses |
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Cnn.com |
4:04pm PDT |
Melting ice lands polar bear on 'threatened' list |
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Summary: The U.S. government will list polar bears as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said today. Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey predict that two thirds of the world's polar bears will disappear in the |
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4:03pm PDT |
Payton hits grand slam as Orioles beat Red Sox 6-3
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Jay Payton hit his fourth career grand slam to back a gritty pitching effort by Daniel Cabrera, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3 Wednesday for a two-game sweep. |
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BBC News |
4:02pm PDT |
Edwards endorses Obama in US race |
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Summary: US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has been endorsed by former rival John Edwards. |
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3:35pm PDT |
Call for sell-off of Royal Mail |
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Summary: The UK's postal regulator calls for the part privatisation of Royal Mail to ensure a high-quality mail service. |
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3:35pm PDT |
Call for part sell-off of Royal Mail |
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Summary: The UK's postal regulator calls for the part privatisation of Royal Mail to ensure a high-quality mail service. |
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Cnn.com |
3:34pm PDT |
Obama wins Edwards' endorsement |
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Summary: Former presidential candidate John Edwards endorsed Sen. Barack Obama at a rally tonight in Michigan. Obama and the other Democrat in the race, Sen. Hillary Clinton, had sought Edwards' blessing since the former North Carolina senator pulled out in Januar |
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3:29pm PDT |
Bush pushes peace, says U.S. "best friend" to Israel
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush, in the
Middle East to encourage struggling Israeli-Palestinian peace
talks, has emphasized historic ties with Israel saying the
United States was its "oldest and best friend in the world." |
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Yahoo News |
3:24pm PDT |
Accused September 11 planners set for court on June 5
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man accused
of masterminding the September 11 attacks, is tentatively
scheduled to appear before a Guantanamo war court judge for the
first time on June 5, a military official said on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
3:18pm PDT |
Edwards to endorse Obama's White House bid
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Former U.S. presidential
candidate John Edwards will endorse fellow Democrat Barack
Obama on Wednesday, a campaign spokeswoman said, giving a big
boost to the Illinois senator in his effort to rally the party
around his bid for the White Hou |
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Cnn.com |
3:16pm PDT |
Iraqi official: Suicide blast kills 22 near mourners |
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Summary: A female suicide bomber killed two Iraqi troops Wednesday at an army checkpoint south of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.
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Yahoo News |
3:14pm PDT |
AP video shows China earthquake's first moments
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The moment that a devastating earthquake struck central China, the hills surrounding the city of Chengdu shook, people ran outside in confused panic, and a thick, white cloud of dust enveloped a mountain reserve. |
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Yahoo News |
3:13pm PDT |
Edwards gives long-awaited endorsement to Obama
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrat John Edwards is endorsing former rival Barack Obama, fresh signs of the party establishment embracing the likely nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy. |
