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BBC News |
11:55pm PDT |
Olympic stadium work starts early |
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Summary: Building work begins on London's £496m Olympic stadium, three months ahead of schedule. |
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BBC News |
11:49pm PDT |
Oil soars to new record over $135 |
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Summary: Oil prices surge through $135 a barrel as US stocks figures show an unexpected fall. |
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ChristianToday |
11:45pm PDT |
Purpose driven pastors tackle 21st century church issues |
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Summary: The Purpose Driven Summit is back but with a different purpose leader Rick Warren has pledged to do less of the talking and more of the listening to 35 of the US most influential pastors as they share best practices for 21st century church
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ChristianToday |
11:38pm PDT |
UN chief offers hope to Burma |
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Summary: UN chief Ban Kimoon took a message of hope to Burmas cyclone victims on Thursday and pressed the military government to allow largescale international aid for the 24 million people left destitute |
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BBC News |
11:38pm PDT |
Welsh homes 'pay more' for energy |
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Summary: Consumers in Wales pay more for electricity than their English counterparts, a consumer watchdog finds. |
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Yahoo News |
11:37pm PDT |
Commander: al-Qaida in Iraq is at its weakest
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Summary: AP - The al-Qaida terror group in Iraq appears to be at its weakest state since it gained an initial foothold in the aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion five years ago, the acting commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said Wednesday in an Associated |
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ChristianToday |
11:37pm PDT |
Saakashvili leads vote as opposition cry foul |
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Summary: Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili declared victory on Thursday as early results showed his ruling party was on course to win a majority in a parliamentary election that the opposition said was rigged |
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ChristianToday |
11:37pm PDT |
Mbeki says Army to help end South Africa violence |
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Summary: South Africas President Thabo Mbeki gave approval on Wednesday for the army to help end attacks on foreigners that have killed more than 40 people |
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ChristianToday |
11:35pm PDT |
Palestinian truck bomber attacks border crossing |
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Summary: An explosivesladen truck driven by a Palestinian suicide bomber blew up on Thursday near an Israeli border crossing with the Gaza Strip but only the attacker was killed in a blast heard 30 kilometres 18 miles away |
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ChristianToday |
11:35pm PDT |
China pledges reconciliation with Taiwan |
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Summary: China vowed on Thursday to seize a chance for reconciliation with Taiwan and respect the desire of Taiwans people to be their own masters a sign it is in no hurry to bring the island it claims as its own back to the fold |
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ChristianToday |
11:34pm PDT |
Rice says Iran must make right choice |
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Summary: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Iran on Wednesday that if it did not make the right choice and abandon sensitive nuclear work it faced more punitive action from the international community |
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ChristianToday |
11:33pm PDT |
China to probe builders after quake collapses |
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Summary: China vowed on Wednesday to deal severely with anyone found responsible for shoddy state building work as parents demanded to know why last weeks earthquake destroyed so many schools killing thousands of children |
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ChristianToday |
11:33pm PDT |
US official says Cuba embargo successful |
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Summary: A US trade embargo in place 46 years against Cuba has been successful US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said on Wednesday even though the islands communist government remains |
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ChristianToday |
11:32pm PDT |
Alaska to sue to block polar bear listing |
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Summary: The state of Alaska will sue the US government to stop the listing of the polar bear as a threatened species arguing the designation will slow development in the state Gov Sarah Palin said on Wednesday |
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BBC News |
11:26pm PDT |
Man Utd earn dramatic Euro glory |
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Summary: Manchester United clinch the Champions League in Moscow after beating Chelsea 6-5 in a penalty shoot-out. |
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BBC News |
11:22pm PDT |
Civil servants take 14 sick days |
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Summary: Social Development civil servants are off sick almost four weeks a year on average, the Audit Office says. |
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Yahoo News |
11:12pm PDT |
Deal allows separate Senate vote on war funding
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Summary: AP - In a move that could doom billions of dollars that Democrats had sought for domestic programs, Senate leaders agreed Wednesday night to allow separate votes on President Bush's request for Pentagon operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and a proposal to |
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BBC News |
10:52pm PDT |
'Champion' to tackle NHS violence |
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Summary: A former police officer will help bring in measures to protect NHS staff in Wales from violence and aggression. |
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Cnn.com |
10:51pm PDT |
At least 4,000 orphaned after quake, China says |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
10:51pm PDT |
4,000 quake orphans so far, China says |
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Cnn.com |
10:49pm PDT |
Car hits, kills Christian music star's daughter |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
10:41pm PDT |
NHS criticised over pregnancy jab |
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Summary: NHS bodies are criticised after they could not agree which should pay for a pregnant woman's £100 injection. |
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Yahoo News |
10:24pm PDT |
It's a landslide: David Cook rocks the 'Idol' vote
(AP)
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Summary: AP - For an "American Idol" season so flat and lifeless, the end sure rocked: Ex-bartender David Cook virtually body-slammed teen prodigy David Archuleta in a surprising landslide Wednesday night, capping an energized finale filled with big stars and poli |
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Yahoo News |
10:23pm PDT |
House overrides Bush veto of farm bill
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The House on Wednesday voted to
override President George W. Bush's veto of the $289 billion
farm bill that expands public nutrition programs for poor
Americans but does not cut subsidies for wealthy farmers as
much as Bush demanded. |
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Yahoo News |
10:15pm PDT |
Petraeus faces Senate on Central Command job
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus,
praised for curbing violence in Iraq, seeks to persuade
senators on Thursday he can handle the task of heading the U.S.
military in the entire Middle East and beyond. |
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Yahoo News |
10:06pm PDT |
Clinton campaigns as attention wanders elsewhere
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The souvenir vendors outside
Hillary Clinton's campaign appearances have added a new button
to their wares that reads "Chelsea in 2016" with a picture of
the former first daughter. |
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Yahoo News |
10:05pm PDT |
Bryant leads Lakers to comeback victory
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers waited until the third quarter to get going. Once they did, the San Antonio Spurs couldn't stop them. |
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BBC News |
10:03pm PDT |
Dalai Lama sees change in China |
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Summary: The Dalai Lama, who is visiting Britain, tells the BBC in an interview he sees signs of gradual change in China. |
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BBC News |
10:02pm PDT |
Inquiry demand over girl's death |
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Summary: MP Khalid Mahmood calls for a council inquiry amid allegations a seven-year-old girl died of neglect. |
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Yahoo News |
9:38pm PDT |
Kobe, Lakers come back to win Game 1 over Spurs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers waited until the third quarter to get going. Once they did, the San Antonio Spurs couldn't stop them. Bryant scored all but two of his 27 points after halftime, including a go-ahead, 10-foot jumper in the lane w |
