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BBC News |
9:38am PDT |
Crowds celebrate FA Cup glory |
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Summary: Tens of thousands of people celebrate in Portsmouth after Pompey lifted the FA Cup for the first time in 69 years. |
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BBC News |
9:37am PDT |
Bush meets Palestinian president |
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Summary: US President George W Bush meets Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas at talks with Arab leaders in Egypt. |
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Yahoo News |
9:29am PDT |
Bush: 'absolutely committed' to deal for Palestinian state
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Summary: AP - President Bush, trying to reassure Palestinians wary of his dedication to their side in the Mideast peace dispute, said Saturday that he is "absolutely committed" to getting an Israeli-Palestinian accord by the end of the year. |
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Yahoo News |
9:25am PDT |
Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai delays return over "plot"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan
Tsvangirai postponed his return home on Saturday to contest an
election run-off after his party said it had discovered an
assassination plot against him. |
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Yahoo News |
9:17am PDT |
Marine who died after cross-state chase wrote of war stress
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Last month, Marine Staff Sgt. Travis N. "T-Bo" Twiggs went to the White House with a group of Iraq war veterans called the Wounded Warriors Regiment and met the president. |
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Cnn.com |
9:15am PDT |
Bush says Saudi oil increase not enough |
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Cnn.com |
9:12am PDT |
Ted Kennedy hospitalized |
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Summary: Sen. Edward Kennedy was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital today after spending less than an hour in the Cape Cod Hospital emergency room, a spokesman for the Cape Cod facility told CNN. A well-informed, prominent Democratic source in Massachusetts t |
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BBC News |
9:08am PDT |
Cardiff defeated at FA Cup Final |
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Summary: Thousands of fans are left disappointed as Cardiff City fail in their bid to win the FA Cup for only the second time. |
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BBC News |
8:59am PDT |
Portsmouth clinch Cup victory |
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Summary: Portsmouth beat Cardiff to win the FA Cup final at Wembley, with a first-half goal by striker Kanu. |
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BBC News |
8:59am PDT |
Kanu leads Pompey to FA Cup glory |
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Summary: Portsmouth win the FA Cup as Kanu's 37th-minute strike gives them a 1-0 win over Cardiff at Wembley. |
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Yahoo News |
8:52am PDT |
Sen. Kennedy hospitalized, source tells AP
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Source says Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts hospitalized with apparent stroke-like symptoms. |
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BBC News |
8:50am PDT |
Edward Kennedy rushed to hospital |
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Summary: US Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy is rushed to hospital with symptoms of a stroke, US media report. |
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BBC News |
8:50am PDT |
Royal marries in Windsor wedding |
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Summary: Princess Anne's son, Peter Phillips, is marrying Canadian management consultant Autumn Kelly at Windsor Castle. |
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Yahoo News |
8:48am PDT |
Sen Edward Kennedy rushed to hospital: CNN
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Sen. Edward Kennedy, a leading
Democrat and patriarch of a prominent American political
dynasty, was hospitalized in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with
symptoms of a stroke, CNN reported on Saturday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:40am PDT |
Allen talks of Spain and threesomes at Cannes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Woody Allen's latest film touches on that classic male fantasy, a romantic threesome with two women. Has Allen ever entertained the notion himself? |
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BBC News |
8:34am PDT |
Cannes diary |
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Summary: Gearing up for Indiana Jones at the film festival |
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Cnn.com |
8:33am PDT |
Derailed train leaks acid |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
8:30am PDT |
Quake effort resumes after panic |
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Summary: Rescue efforts resume in quake-stricken Beichuan, China, after fears of a flash flood spark panic. |
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BBC News |
8:28am PDT |
MoD 'covered up' Hercules bombing |
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Summary: The full truth about the destruction of an RAF Hercules aircraft was covered up by the MoD, an official report discloses. |
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Yahoo News |
8:22am PDT |
Democrats call upon GOP to support new GI Bill
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A Democratic congressman on Saturday urged Republicans to "step up to the plate" to help veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. |
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BBC News |
8:14am PDT |
Man speaks of saving football riot Pc |
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Summary: A former soldier describes how he dragged a police officer away from a mob of Rangers fans in Manchester. |
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Yahoo News |
8:08am PDT |
Thousands flee on China lake bank fears
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Thousands of Chinese fled their
homes on Saturday amid fears a lake could burst its banks,
hampering rescue efforts after the deadliest earthquake in more
than three decades killed about 29,000 people. |
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Yahoo News |
8:07am PDT |
2 rail cars overturned, residents evacuated
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Two rail cars have jumped the track and overturned in southern Louisiana, leaking hydrochloric acid and forcing police to evacuate thousands of residents within a 1-mile of the accident. |
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BBC News |
7:58am PDT |
Fans throng Wembley for final |
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Summary: Thousands of football fans gather at London's Wembley stadium to see Portsmouth take on Cardiff in the FA Cup final. |
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Yahoo News |
7:55am PDT |
Oil sets record near $128; pump price at high, too
(AP)
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Summary: AP - News that Saudi Arabia had boosted its oil output by 300,000 barrels a day was greeted as a non-event on oil markets — the move wasn't anywhere near the kind of production increase needed to bring prices down on Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:35am PDT |
China fights to stave off disease amid miracle quake rescues
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - China ramped up efforts on Saturday to stave off disease for millions of earthquake victims, as more miracle rescues amid the rubble offered hope in an increasingly desperate battle to save lives. |
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Yahoo News |
7:25am PDT |
Pirates hijack Jordanian ship off Somali coast
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Somali pirates hijacked a Jordanian ship Saturday in the latest in a string of attacks off the lawless coast of Somalia, the head of a seafarer's association said. |
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BBC News |
7:24am PDT |
Fans watch Cardiff's Cup final |
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Summary: Cardiff City football fans across the globe are watching their club as it chases FA Cup final glory. |
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BBC News |
7:19am PDT |
Live - FA Cup final |
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Summary: Portsmouth lead Cardiff 1-0 at half-time in the FA Cup final at Wembley. |
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BBC News |
7:18am PDT |
Parking charge system 'medieval' |
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Summary: Local authorities' use of incorrect traffic fines is "close to theft" a Tory peer tells the BBC. |
