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BBC News |
3:05am PDT |
Uefa violence 'stretched' police |
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Summary: Police in Manchester who came under attack from Rangers fans admit they were stretched by the "unprecedented" event. |
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BBC News |
3:05am PDT |
China quake dead 'nearly 20,000' |
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Summary: More than 19,500 people were killed by the devastating earthquake in China on Monday, state media say. |
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BBC News |
3:04am PDT |
Actor Grant wins privacy damages |
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Summary: Actors Hugh Grant, Liz Hurley and her husband Arun Nayar win damages over photos taken of them while on holiday. |
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ChristianToday |
3:03am PDT |
Why some leaders wont sign the Evangelical Manifesto |
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Summary: Some prominent Christian leaders said this week that they will not sign the statement An Evangelical Manifesto citing vague wording and theological differences |
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BBC News |
3:01am PDT |
Life term for radio theft killers |
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Summary: Two brothers are jailed for life for the murder of a father of two after they tried to steal a radio from his car. |
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Yahoo News |
2:40am PDT |
Foreign powers lean on Myanmar to open up aid effort
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Western powers kept up the pressure on
Myanmar's generals on Thursday to allow a massive aid effort as
relief workers struggled to help an estimated 2.5 million
people left destitute by Cyclone Nargis. |
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ChristianToday |
2:36am PDT |
Zimbabwe bleeding to death say Jesuits |
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Summary: Zimbabwe is quietly bleeding to death while politicians debate and deliberate says Ashleigh Callow from Jesuit Missions which is hoping to raise awareness of the crisis by running in the Edinburgh Marathon Hairy Haggis Relay on 25 May |
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Cnn.com |
2:33am PDT |
911 dispatcher gets pink slip after cursing caller |
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Yahoo News |
2:20am PDT |
More aid dropped to China quake victims
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Transport planes dropped more
aid for dazed survivors of China's massive earthquake on
Thursday but hopes began to fade for some 25,000 buried under
rubble despite heart-warming rescue successes. |
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BBC News |
2:19am PDT |
Brown vows to 'win' over 42 days |
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Summary: Gordon Brown says he wants to "win the argument" with his own MPs on terror detention rather than compromise. |
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ChristianToday |
2:18am PDT |
Lichfield Cathedral hopes stamp boosts Midlands economy |
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Summary: The Dean of Lichfield Cathedral hopes its depiction on Royal Mails new 1st class stamp will help boost the economy of Staffordshire and the West Midlands |
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Yahoo News |
2:15am PDT |
Bush vows to support Israel against 'terror'
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Visiting US President George W. Bush vowed on Thursday to support Israel in battling "terror" groups, a day after a rocket fired from Gaza wounded 14 people and triggered warnings of retaliation. |
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Cnn.com |
2:06am PDT |
China quake leaves many parents childless |
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Summary: As a result of China's one-child policy, the massive earthquake that already is responsible for at least 15,000 deaths, is producing another tragic aftershock: Not only must thousands of parents suddenly cope with the loss of a child -- they must often co |
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BBC News |
1:51am PDT |
I can save economy again - Brown |
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Summary: Gordon Brown says he has kept the UK economy growing during tough times before and insists: "I can do it again." |
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Yahoo News |
1:50am PDT |
Kobe plays supporting role as Lakers top Jazz
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Kobe Bryant usually starts out as a facilitator and finishes as a scorer. He did just the opposite in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals. |
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BBC News |
1:49am PDT |
Criticism after bike show is axed |
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Summary: A motorbike show organiser could take legal action after it was cancelled amid police fears of gang violence. |
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BBC News |
1:49am PDT |
Legal threat as bike show dropped |
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Summary: A motorbike show organiser could take legal action after it was cancelled amid police fears of gang violence. |
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Yahoo News |
1:48am PDT |
Rescuers clear key roads to China quake epicenter
(AP)
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Summary: AP - China ordered dozens more helicopters to drop aid into remote areas of quake-hit Sichuan province Thursday as rescuers broke through key roads to the epicenter that had been blocked since a powerful earthquake that has directly affected 10 million pe |
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BBC News |
1:45am PDT |
Brown plays down 'bin tax' plans |
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Summary: There is no commitment to bring in national rubbish charging and it could not happen for years, Gordon Brown says. |
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BBC News |
1:40am PDT |
Barclays in £1bn credit writedown |
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Summary: Barclays takes a £1bn hit on its credit assets, confirming its first-quarter profits will be lower than last year. |
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BBC News |
1:39am PDT |
Currys.digital shops facing axe |
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Summary: DSG unveils a revival plan which will lead to the closure of almost half of its Currys.digital stores. |
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BBC News |
1:34am PDT |
Barack Obama says sorry for 'sweetie' comment |
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Summary: US presidential hopeful Barack Obama offers a "chastened" apology for calling a reporter "sweetie". |
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BBC News |
1:30am PDT |
Soldiers sue S Africa over Aids |
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Summary: South Africa's soldiers' union sues the defence ministry over alleged discrimination against those with HIV. |
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BBC News |
1:30am PDT |
Rangers fans take long road home |
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Summary: Dejected Rangers fans make their way home after their team loses the Uefa Cup final in Manchester. |
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Cnn.com |
1:26am PDT |
5 mistakes women make at the doctor's office |
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Summary: For 10 years, Barbara's gut told her she needed to get a new doctor for her daughter, and for 10 years, she didn't listen, even as her daughter got sicker and sicker.
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Yahoo News |
1:19am PDT |
Bush denounces extremists in the Middle East
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush on Thursday criticized the deadly tactics of extremist groups like al-Qaida, Hezbollah and Hamas and said he looks toward the day when Muslims "recognize the emptiness of the terrorists' vision and the injustice of their cause." |
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ChristianToday |
1:15am PDT |
Heavenly Man Europe is going to be raised from the dead |
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Summary: When Europes believers take up their crosses transformation and revival will come to this land predicts Heavenly Man Brother Yun |
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Yahoo News |
1:13am PDT |
NY prosecutor wins big with Spitzer investigation
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Michael Garcia's predecessors as U.S. attorney in Manhattan took on all five mob families, the titans of Wall Street, Osama bin Laden and even Martha Stewart. So it was largely unnoticed when Garcia wanted to attack public corruption. |
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Cnn.com |
1:08am PDT |
As inauguration looms, security prepares |
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Summary: Federal agents sped after phantom drug runners and fired at mock hijackers in coastal Georgia this week -- honing their skills, just in case.
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BBC News |
1:00am PDT |
Stars out for Cannes first night |
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Summary: Cate Blanchett and a host of other stars grace the red carpet at the gala opening of the Cannes Film Festival. |
