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Yahoo News |
8:24am PDT |
Surprise rebound in housing, outlook still shaky
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Summary: AP - Construction of new homes posted the biggest increase in more than two years in April. While it was a rare spot of good news for the housing market, analysts said it's far too soon to declare an end to the prolonged slump. |
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BBC News |
8:21am PDT |
Woman jailed for smuggling baby |
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Summary: A Nigerian woman is jailed for 26 months for bringing a child illegally into the UK so she could qualify for a council flat. |
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Cnn.com |
8:17am PDT |
Myanmar: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone |
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OneNewsNowPress |
8:14am PDT |
Caner didn't endorse 'Manifesto' |
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The president of one of the largest Christian universities in the U.S. says he never endorsed the recently released document "An Evangelical Manifesto."
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BBC News |
8:12am PDT |
Hundreds watch New Kids comeback |
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Summary: Reunited US boy band New Kids on the Block perform together for the first time in 15 years, in New York. |
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Yahoo News |
8:09am PDT |
Myanmar cyclone death toll nearly 78,000
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Summary: AP - The cyclone's official death toll has nearly doubled to almost 78,000 and another 56,000 people remain missing two weeks after the devastating storm, state television reported Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:01am PDT |
GE plans to exit appliance business
(AP)
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Summary: AP - General Electric Co. said Friday that it plans to sell or spin off its iconic appliance business that for a century sold refrigerators, air conditioners and ovens for millions of homes. |
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ChristianPost |
7:54am PDT |
An Evangelical Response to 'An Evangelical Manifesto' |
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Summary: Who are the Evangelicals? The issue of Evangelical identity and definition has been central to the Evangelical project from its very beginning in America. Given the nature of the movement, definition is elusive and constantly ... |
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Yahoo News |
7:50am PDT |
Survivors pulled from rubble of China quake
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Summary: AP - Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble Friday who had been buried for four days as a strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake. |
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Yahoo News |
7:41am PDT |
Myanmar says more than 133,000 dead, missing
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Summary: AFP - Myanmar on Friday said more than 133,000 people were dead or missing in the cyclone disaster, with the huge increase due to difficulties in confirming the figures, state television reported. |
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BBC News |
7:32am PDT |
Does GB love the Bee Gees? Brown stays tight-lipped about his music choice |
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Summary: Does GB love the Bee Gees? Brown stays tight-lipped about his music choice |
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BBC News |
7:21am PDT |
'Five million' homeless in quake |
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Summary: Almost five million people have been left homeless by Monday's earthquake in China, officials say. |
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Yahoo News |
7:20am PDT |
Democrats accuse McCain of hypocrisy on Hamas
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Summary: AP - Democrats accused Sen. John McCain Friday of hypocrisy on the question of whether the United States should negotiate with terrorists and dictators, saying the certain Republican nominee had previously been willing to negotiate with the militant Pales |
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Cnn.com |
7:18am PDT |
Cleared by DNA, man tries to reclaim his life |
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Summary: James Woodard is slowly returning to life. He is starting over after spending 27 years behind bars. He was wrongly imprisoned and cleared by DNA. Woodard was convicted of raping and murdering his girlfriend in 1981 and sentenced to life in prison. He was |
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BBC News |
7:14am PDT |
Cardiff City's FA Cup run as never seen before - in Lego |
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Summary: A Cardiff City fan spends more than 40 hours using Lego to recreate the club's journey to the FA Cup final. |
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BBC News |
7:08am PDT |
Man knifed wife through the heart |
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Summary: A jealous husband admits murdering his estranged wife after a fight broke out in their car. |
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BBC News |
7:05am PDT |
Soldiers' flights home 'delayed' |
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Summary: More than a quarter of RAF aircraft bringing troops back from Afghanistan are routinely out of action, the BBC learns. |
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BBC News |
6:46am PDT |
Pledge over Sats results deadline |
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Summary: The man in charge of the marking of this year's Sats says the results will go out on time, despite problems. |
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OneNewsNowPress |
6:43am PDT |
Judges were 'arrogant' |
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A pro-family advocate and party in the consolidated lawsuit ruled on Thursday by California's Supreme Court calls the justices' decision overturning a ban on same-sex "marriage" and allowing licensing for homosexual marriages "arrogant judicial activism. |
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Yahoo News |
6:43am PDT |
Myanmar won't budge on foreign relief: EU envoy
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Summary: AFP - The European Union aid chief said Friday that Myanmar's junta still would not budge on accepting foreign relief workers, two weeks after the cyclone tragedy that has left more than 71,000 dead or missing. |
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BBC News |
6:42am PDT |
'Blade-runner' wins Olympics bid |
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Summary: South African double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius wins an appeal to compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics. |
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Cnn.com |
6:42am PDT |
Aftershock shakes China quake zone |
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Summary: A strong aftershock hit already devastated southwestern China today, triggering landslides, blocking roads, knocking out phone lines and burying vehicles, state-run media reported. Survivors still are being pulled from the rubble four days after being bur |
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Cnn.com |
6:36am PDT |
Man's rare ability may unlock secret of memory |
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Summary: Give Brad Williams a date, and he can usually tell you not only what he was doing but what world events happened that day. He can do this for almost every day of his life.
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Cnn.com |
6:27am PDT |
Amputee runner gets to try for Olympics |
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Cnn.com |
6:27am PDT |
Kidnap victim buys captor's home |
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Cnn.com |
6:11am PDT |
Cleaning her mountains one bottle at a time |
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Summary: Carmen Salva's mission may be ambitious, but her belief is simple: "It's never too early to start caring for the land you live in and grow up in."
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Yahoo News |
6:09am PDT |
Time running out for China quake survivors
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Summary: AFP - Cries for help echoed from under the rubble of shattered communities Friday as China warned time was running out to save survivors of an earthquake that has claimed an estimated 50,000 lives. |
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Cnn.com |
6:08am PDT |
Strong aftershock shakes quake zone |
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Summary: A strong aftershock hit already devastated southwestern China today, triggering landslides, blocking roads, knocking out phone lines and burying vehicles, state-run media reported. Survivors still are being pulled from the rubble four days after being bur |
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BBC News |
6:06am PDT |
Killer teenagers jailed for life |
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Summary: Four teenagers are jailed for life for the murder of a 55-year-old cyclist who was kicked to death. |
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ChristianPost |
6:05am PDT |
McDonald's Dishonest About Pro-Gay Stance, Group Claims |
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Summary: A Christian activist group is rebuking McDonald’s for not facing up to its record of continued support and endorsement of ... |
