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BBC News |
11:56pm PDT |
M&S sees profits increase to £1bn |
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Summary: Marks and Spencer says annual profits rose 4.3% to £1bn but is cautious about prospects for the coming year. |
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ChristianToday |
11:50pm PDT |
TD Jakes calls Christians back to Bible |
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Summary: It is never too late to turn back to the Word of God according to renowned preacher Bishop TD Jakes |
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ChristianToday |
11:46pm PDT |
Record level of benefits fraud detected |
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Summary: A record 140 million pounds of fraudulent benefit claims and overpayments were detected between 2006 and 2007 figures released by an independent watchdog on Tuesday showed |
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ChristianToday |
11:46pm PDT |
Police inspectors bullied and stressed |
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Summary: Police chief inspectors and inspectors are bullied stressed and endure excessive work hours a report said on Tuesday |
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ChristianToday |
11:45pm PDT |
Carbon Trust could do better |
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Summary: The governmentbacked Carbon Trusts contribution to reducing UK carbon dioxide emissions is pretty small beer and it can do better the Committee of Public Accounts said in a report on Tuesday |
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ChristianToday |
11:42pm PDT |
AlQaeda leader in Iraq sentenced to death over slain archbishop |
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Summary: The Iraqi Government says that a leader of alQaeda in Iraq is to be executed for the death of a Chaldean Catholic archbishop |
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Cnn.com |
11:40pm PDT |
Aftershocks feared as quake rescues continue |
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Summary: Rescue teams pulled two men from the rubble Tuesday in southwestern China, eight days after a deadly earthquake devastated much of the region, according to China's Xinhua news agency. But attention now turns to aftershocks, which experts say are likely.
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Yahoo News |
11:28pm PDT |
2 men pulled from rubble a week after China quake
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Rescuers pulled a 31-year-old man to safety Tuesday after he was trapped for more than a week in a flattened power plant near the epicenter of last week's earthquake in central China, while the region remained jittery over warnings of aftershocks. |
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BBC News |
11:22pm PDT |
EU looks to cut farming subsidies |
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Summary: The EU is to announce plans to reform its hugely expensive rural payments system, the Common Agricultural Policy. |
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Yahoo News |
11:07pm PDT |
Foreigners flee as Johannesburg clashes toll hits 22
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Thousands of foreigners sought refuge at crowded community centres and police stations in Johannesburg on Monday as the death toll from a wave of xenophobic violence rose to at least 22. |
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BBC News |
11:02pm PDT |
Sweden tipped to win Eurovision |
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Summary: Sweden's song contest entry by Charlotte Perrelli emerges as the favourite to triumph in a Europe-wide BBC vote. |
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BBC News |
11:01pm PDT |
Eurovision stars? |
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Summary: Songs tipped for greatness by BBC voters |
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BBC News |
10:53pm PDT |
Failed asylum seekers' free NHS |
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Summary: The Welsh health minister decides failed asylum seekers can have access to NHS services, unlike those in England. |
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Yahoo News |
10:45pm PDT |
Taiwan inaugurates new president
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A proponent of improved ties with China took office as Taiwan's president Tuesday, immediately promising to pursue peace with the larger rival and work for regional stability. |
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Yahoo News |
10:35pm PDT |
Myanmar begins official mourning for cyclone victims
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Myanmar lowered its flags on Tuesday to begin three days of mourning for about 133,000 people dead or missing in the cyclone, as Southeast Asia set to work coordinating a much-needed relief effort. |
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Yahoo News |
10:30pm PDT |
Can a woman win `Dancing With the Stars' crown?
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Kristi Yamaguchi is clearly the most talented contestant on "Dancing with the Stars. But the question still looms heading into Tuesday's finale: Can a woman win the celebrity dance-off? |
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Cnn.com |
10:30pm PDT |
Thousands in Myanmar pray for strength |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
10:24pm PDT |
3,000 childcare places 'at risk' |
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Summary: Almost 3,000 childcare places are at risk if government funding is not extended, a children's agency warns. |
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Yahoo News |
10:24pm PDT |
Chinese man pulled to safety eight days after quake
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A 31-year-old Chinese executive
was pulled alive from the rubble of a power plant on Tuesday,
eight days after a massive quake struck southwestern China and
killed an estimated 50,000. |
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Yahoo News |
10:21pm PDT |
Obama to reach delegate milestone today
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama will reach a significant milestone Tuesday as he marches toward the Democratic nomination for president — a majority of pledged delegates at stake in all the primaries and caucuses. |
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BBC News |
10:20pm PDT |
MPs to vote on abortion limit cut |
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Summary: MPs are set to vote on the issue of whether to reduce the abortion time limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks or less. |
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Yahoo News |
10:09pm PDT |
Aftershock terrifies China quake survivors
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Thousands of terrified survivors of China's earthquake huddled in the open with their meagre belongings Tuesday as an aftershock struck and the government warned of more powerful ones to come. |
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Yahoo News |
10:05pm PDT |
McCain to mark Cuban day with new attack on Obama
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican presidential
candidate John McCain marks Cuban Independence Day on Tuesday
with a fresh slap at Democratic front-runner Barack Obama for a
pledge to meet Cuba's leader if elected in November. |
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Cnn.com |
10:04pm PDT |
Yamaguchi bests the boys in 'Dancing' finale |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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DJ Chuang |
9:46pm PDT |
twas the night before Rick Warren?s stealth conference |
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Summary: The conference known as the Purpose Driven Network Summit kicks off tomorrow, Tuesday morning 5/20 shortly after 8:00am Pacific Time. The LIVE Summit Team will be blogging + podcasting + live-streaming videos, plus feature interviews with the 35 pastors s |
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BBC News |
9:41pm PDT |
Taiwan's new leader takes office |
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Summary: The Nationalist Party's Ma Ying-jeou is sworn in as Taiwan's new president for a four-year term. |
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BBC News |
9:37pm PDT |
India-Pakistan in new peace talks |
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Summary: India and Pakistan are due to hold fresh peace talks, a day after Delhi accused Islamabad of firing in Kashmir. |
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BBC News |
9:34pm PDT |
Police to decide right-to-strike |
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Summary: Police officers in England and Wales are to reveal whether they are to demand the right to go on strike. |
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BBC News |
9:15pm PDT |
Balancing act |
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Summary: Delicate backdrop of the Dalai Lama's UK visit |
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BBC News |
9:11pm PDT |
Cyclone mourning begins in Burma |
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Summary: Burma begins official mourning for victims of Cyclone Nargis, as the regime starts to accept limited help. |
