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Cnn.com |
12:28pm PDT |
Court: Texas wrong to take polygamists' kids |
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Summary: An appeals court ruled today that the state of Texas should not have seized hundreds of children from a polygamist sect. Earlier this year, authorities raided the Yearning for Zion ranch in Eldorado, Texas, after they received reports of child abuse. Abou |
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Yahoo News |
12:21pm PDT |
Tornado reported in N. Colorado; buildings, trucks damaged
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A large tornado caused heavy damage in two northern Colorado towns on Thursday, flipping over tractor-trailers and ripping roofs off buildings. |
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Cnn.com |
12:10pm PDT |
Huge Colorado tornado caught on camera |
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Summary: Authorities say a large tornado has touched down in northern Colorado, overturning trucks and damaging buildings. Weld County sheriff's spokeswoman Margie Martinez says two tractor-trailer rigs overturned about 10 miles southeast of Windsor, and electrici |
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Yahoo News |
12:09pm PDT |
Oil pulls back after hitting record above $135
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Oil prices pulled back sharply from a
record above $135 a barrel on Thursday as dealers took profits
from a dazzling rally and a recovering U.S. dollar dampened
commodities markets. |
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Yahoo News |
12:08pm PDT |
Senate approves $165 billion in new war money
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Senate on Thursday approved an
additional $165 billion to wage war in Iraq and Afghanistan for
another year after lawmakers blocked proposed timetables for
withdrawing American troops from Iraq. |
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BBC News |
12:03pm PDT |
Injury 'bombshell' hits Radcliffe |
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Summary: Paula Radcliffe is refusing to rule out competing at the 2008 Olympics despite suffering a stress fracture to her leg. |
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Cnn.com |
11:50am PDT |
Crime of setting people on fire back in S. Africa |
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Summary: More than 40 people have been killed in violence that has rocked South Africa the past week, authorities say. The victims are mainly immigrants and refugees. The country has also seen a disturbing throwback to the 1980s tactic of "necklacing," where a car |
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BBC News |
11:43am PDT |
Texas police 'wrong to seize children' |
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Summary: A US court rules that officials had no right to seize 463 children from a polygamist sect in Texas last month. |
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Cnn.com |
11:40am PDT |
Ford plans fewer trucks due to gas |
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Summary: Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that high gas prices are causing it to cut production of pickups and SUVs and likely miss its long-held goal to return its core North American auto unit to profitability next year.
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Yahoo News |
11:35am PDT |
Wasted fuel from flight delays costs billions
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Flight delays could cost airlines
more than $2 billion in wasted jet fuel this year, according to
a congressional report released on Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
11:34am PDT |
More hurricanes means costlier gas |
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Summary: Batten down the hatches: hurricane season starts on June 1. It's expected to be a rough one, threatening to upend refineries and disrupt pipelines in the southern United States.
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Cnn.com |
11:34am PDT |
More hurricanes mean costlier gas |
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Summary: Batten down the hatches: hurricane season starts on June 1. It's expected to be a rough one, threatening to upend refineries and disrupt pipelines in the southern United States.
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Cnn.com |
11:33am PDT |
Fast-moving fire threatens homes |
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Summary: An aggressive wildfire in Northern California's Santa Cruz Mountains grew to 1,400 acres Thursday, prompting evacuations of homes in two counties, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
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Cnn.com |
11:28am PDT |
Officer breast-feeds 9 quake orphans |
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Summary: A Chinese policewoman is being hailed as a hero after taking it upon herself to breast-feed several infants who were separated from their mothers or orphaned by China's devastating earthquake.
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BBC News |
11:11am PDT |
Farmers' boon |
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Summary: Not everyone is unhappy at rising world food prices |
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ChristianPost |
11:10am PDT |
Survey: 16 Percent of Science Teachers are Creationists |
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Summary: Sixteen percent of all U.S. science teachers are creationists, according to a recent national ... |
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BBC News |
11:08am PDT |
Four admit charges in 999 trial |
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Summary: Two men and two boys standing trial over an alleged attack on two paramedics admit public order offences. |
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Cnn.com |
11:04am PDT |
Widow: Online drugs killed my husband |
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Summary: Nancy Fitzpatrick tried to kill herself. A man died in a pool of vomit. Both had bottles of prescription drugs shipped to them without seeing a doctor. Fitzpatrick blames online pharmacies for being the new drug pushers. "They need to be stopped," she tol |
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Cnn.com |
11:04am PDT |
Online drugs killed my husband, widow says |
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Summary: Nancy Fitzpatrick tried to kill herself. A man died in a pool of vomit. Both had bottles of prescription drugs shipped to them without seeing a doctor. Fitzpatrick blames online pharmacies for being the new drug pushers. "They need to be stopped," she tol |
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BBC News |
11:01am PDT |
Live - Scottish Premier League |
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Summary: Celtic travel to Dundee United as Rangers go to Aberdeen on the final day of the season with the SPL title up for grabs. |
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Yahoo News |
10:54am PDT |
Gas tops $3.83 as early holiday travelers hit road
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Americans getting an early start on the Memorial Day weekend found that gasoline prices again sprinted to a new record high overnight, reaching a national average above $3.83 a gallon. Some analysts predict gas will break past $4 as early as next wee |
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Yahoo News |
10:51am PDT |
U.S. airstrike kills 8 Iraqi civilians: police
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraqi police said on Thursday a
U.S. helicopter airstrike killed eight civilians, including two
children, but U.S. forces said the six adults killed were
militants suspected of links to a bombing network. |
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BBC News |
10:51am PDT |
S Africa troops sent onto streets |
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Summary: South African soldiers are deployed for the first time to quell attacks on foreigners, as thousands flee the country. |
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Yahoo News |
10:49am PDT |
Rice warns of more sanctions on Iran
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States will "aggressively"
impose more sanctions on Iran as long as it refuses to give up
sensitive nuclear work and uses the world's financial system
for "terrorism," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on
Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
10:47am PDT |
Court: Texas had no right to take kids |
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Summary: An appeals court ruled today that the state of Texas should not have seized hundreds of children from a polygamist sect. Earlier this year, authorities raided the Yearning for Zion ranch in Eldorado, Texas, after they received reports of child abuse. Abou |
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Yahoo News |
10:43am PDT |
Court: Texas had no right to take polygamists' kids
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A state appellate court has ruled that child welfare officials had no right to seize more than 400 children living at a polygamist sect's ranch. |
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Yahoo News |
10:41am PDT |
U.S., N.Korean nuclear negotiators to meet next week
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The lead U.S. and North Korean
nuclear negotiators are expected to meet in Beijing next week,
a diplomatic source said on Thursday, in a sign Pyongyang may
be closer to making a declaration of its atomic programs. |
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ChristianPost |
10:36am PDT |
Jewish Deputy Mayor Apologizes for New Testament Burning |
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Summary: Following worldwide uproar, the deputy mayor who organized the Orthodox Jewish students responsible for the burning of hundreds of New Testaments has publicly apologized to Christians worldwide for the intolerant act and for any hurt feelings it might hav |
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Yahoo News |
10:33am PDT |
Senate passes Iraq war funding bill with add-ons
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Senate Republicans have broken with President Bush to help Democrats add support for veterans and the unemployed to a bill paying for another year of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. |
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Yahoo News |
10:30am PDT |
Two Afghans, ISAF soldier killed in Koran protest
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A protest over the shooting
of the Koran by a U.S. soldier in Iraq turned violent in
Afghanistan on Thursday, killing a Lithuanian soldier and at
least two Afghan civilians. |
