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4:00pm PDT |
Exam-boosting drug tests 'loom' |
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Summary: Schools may need to test students sitting exams for brain improving drugs in the future, experts say. |
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BBC News |
3:51pm PDT |
Joy spreads from Moscow to Manchester |
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Summary: Manchester United fans celebrate in Moscow and at home after beating Chelsea in Champions League final. |
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BBC News |
3:51pm PDT |
Man U win Champions League |
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Summary: Manchester United fans celebrate in Moscow and at home after beating Chelsea. |
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BBC News |
3:51pm PDT |
Result brings joy to Manchester |
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Summary: Manchester United fans celebrate in Moscow and at home after beating Chelsea in Champions League final. |
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Yahoo News |
3:50pm PDT |
Big Oil defends profits before irate senators
(AP)
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Summary: AP - On a day oil prices leaped to unheard-of highs, senators lined up Big Oil's biggest executives and pummeled them with complaints that they're pretending to be "hapless victims" while raking in record profits. |
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Yahoo News |
3:50pm PDT |
McCain to host possible veeps at Ariz. home
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Memorial Day weekend guest list at Sen. John McCain's Arizona retreat runs to at least three Republicans mentioned as potential vice presidential running mates, but a top aide said Wednesday that vetting possible veeps is not on the agenda. |
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3:48pm PDT |
Chelsea rally round skipper Terry |
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Summary: Avram Grant and Frank Lampard back Chelsea skipper John Terry to bounce back from his penalty miss in the Champions League final. |
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Yahoo News |
3:46pm PDT |
Obama faults McCain; Clinton mulls delegate fight
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama criticized likely general election rival John McCain on Wednesday where it could hurt most — the Arizona senator's reputation as a champion of ethics. Hillary Rodham Clinton, meanwhile, raised the possibility she might carry her fight to |
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Yahoo News |
3:39pm PDT |
Georgia's Saakashvili declares victory in election
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili
on Thursday claimed victory in a parliamentary election that
the opposition says was rigged. |
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Cnn.com |
3:38pm PDT |
U.S. deserter faces deportation from Canada |
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Summary: A U.S. soldier who deserted to Canada will not face persecution or torture if he returns to the United States, Canada's refugee agency ruled Wednesday.
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3:37pm PDT |
Champions League photos |
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Summary: Pictures from the final in Moscow where Man Utd beat Chelsea |
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Yahoo News |
3:34pm PDT |
Mets' Randolph apologizes for creating distraction
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Summary: AP - New York Mets manager Willie Randolph issued an apology Wednesday to team ownership, the club's TV network and his players "for the unnecessary distraction" he created by suggesting he was portrayed in a different manner than white managers. |
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Cnn.com |
3:16pm PDT |
Honda hybrids could hurt Detroit |
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3:11pm PDT |
Democratic rivals target Florida |
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Summary: Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama campaign in Florida, as they vie for the party nomination. |
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Cnn.com |
3:11pm PDT |
Euro soccer final decided by penalty kicks |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
3:07pm PDT |
Fed lowers growth forecast, raises inflation
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday
slashed its U.S. economic growth forecast for 2008 and signaled
that mounting concerns over inflation would make further
interest rate cuts unlikely. |
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Yahoo News |
3:07pm PDT |
Fed lowers growth forecast, raises concerns over inflation
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday
slashed its U.S. economic growth forecast for 2008 and signaled
that mounting concerns over inflation would make further
interest rate cuts unlikely. |
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Yahoo News |
3:01pm PDT |
Witness in R. Kelly trial IDs alleged victim
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A childhood friend of the alleged victim in the R. Kelly child pornography case testified Wednesday that she recognizes her longtime friend as the one in the explicit video at the center of the trial. |
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BBC News |
2:52pm PDT |
Man Utd win in dramatic shoot-out |
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Summary: Manchester United clinch the Champions League after beating Chelsea 6-5 in a penalty shoot-out. |
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Yahoo News |
2:39pm PDT |
Israel engages in indirect peace talks with Syria
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Israel and Syria unexpectedly announced Wednesday the resumption of peace talks after an eight-year break, saying they have been speaking indirectly through Turkish mediators "in order to achieve the goal of comprehensive peace." |
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ChristianPost |
2:37pm PDT |
Just a Simple Story |
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Summary: An independent movie recently released on DVD did not get much attention, but it is definitely worth a look. One reason is that most of the attention it did get was appreciative and respectful—unusually so for a Christian ... |
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Yahoo News |
2:36pm PDT |
American to charge $15 for 1st checked bag
(AP)
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Summary: AP - American Airlines will start charging $15 for the first checked bag, cut domestic flights and lay off workers — probably in the thousands — as the nation's largest carrier grapples with record-high fuel prices. |
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Yahoo News |
2:35pm PDT |
High gas prices drive farmer to switch to mules
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Summary: AP - High gas prices have driven a Warren County farmer and his sons to hitch a tractor rake to a pair of mules to gather hay from their fields. T.R. Raymond bought Dolly and Molly at the Dixon mule sale last year. Son Danny Raymond trained them and also |
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2:33pm PDT |
Boston contemplates life after Ted Kennedy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - After the Boston Red Sox's 86-year span without a World Series championship, perhaps the most familiar streak in Massachusetts is the half-century that a Kennedy has represented the state in the U.S. Senate. |
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Yahoo News |
2:29pm PDT |
Cluster bomb ban could jeopardize peacekeeping: U.S.
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A proposed global ban on cluster
bombs could jeopardize U.S. participation in joint peacekeeping
and disaster relief operations around the world, a senior U.S.
official said on Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
2:23pm PDT |
European soccer final goes to penalty kicks |
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2:17pm PDT |
Calabrian mafia's revenues soar |
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Summary: Calabrian mafia has an annual income equal to nearly 3% of Italy's gross national product, according to a new report. |
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BBC News |
2:10pm PDT |
Cowen criticised for swear word |
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Summary: Irish prime minister Brian Cowen apologises after Dáil microphones pick up remarks in which he used the F word. |
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ChristianPost |
2:10pm PDT |
Student Wins Right to Use Scripture Reference in Art Piece |
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Summary: A student who was assigned a 'zero' and penalized with disciplinary action after he wrote a scripture reference on a piece of artwork won a settlement Tuesday in what was a celebration of freedom for Christians ... |
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Cnn.com |
2:08pm PDT |
Social workers barred from FLDS ranch |
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Summary: Texas Child Protective Services workers were turned back from a polygamist sect's ranch Wednesday when they tried to investigate reports that some children remained at the compound, a lawyer for the sect said.
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