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Cnn.com |
8:40am PDT |
General says Iraq conditions improving |
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Summary: Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, told senators Thursday that the situation in war-torn Iraq is improving but that challenges remain, including "Iran's malign influence."
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BBC News |
8:39am PDT |
Sweet victory |
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Summary: Moscow reflects on 'fantastic' festival of football |
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Yahoo News |
8:38am PDT |
McDonald's cooking fries in trans-fat-free oil
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Summary: AP - McDonald's french fries are now trans-fat-free in all its restaurants in the United States and Canada, the fast-food restaurant chain said Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
8:37am PDT |
'Necklace' lynchings return to South Africa |
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Summary: More than 40 people have been killed and 28,000 left homeless in violence that has rocked South Africa the past week, authorities say. The victims are mainly immigrants and refugees from other parts of Africa. The country has also seen a disturbing throwb |
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BBC News |
8:32am PDT |
Winehouse wins songwriting award |
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Summary: Singer Amy Winehouse wins an Ivor Novello award for her song Love Is A Losing Game. |
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BBC News |
8:31am PDT |
Newlove killers granted appeal |
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Summary: Two youths convicted of murdering father-of-three Garry Newlove are granted leave to appeal. |
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Cnn.com |
8:29am PDT |
Ford plans fewer trucks |
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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 |
8:28am PDT |
Gas over $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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BBC News |
8:28am PDT |
Afghan Koran protest turns deadly |
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Summary: Two civilians and a Nato soldier are killed in a protest in Afghanistan over the shooting of the Koran by a US soldier in Iraq. |
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BBC News |
8:16am PDT |
More Iraq US troop cuts 'likely' |
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Summary: The top US commander in Iraq expects to be able to recommend further cuts in US forces before September. |
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BBC News |
8:15am PDT |
Troops sent onto S Africa 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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BBC News |
8:14am PDT |
IOC pleased with London progress |
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Summary: The IOC says it is pleased with the progress that London is making ahead of the 2012 Games. |
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BBC News |
8:09am PDT |
Woman injured in office shooting |
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Summary: A 47-year-old woman is found with a "serious" gunshot wound in a Glasgow office building. |
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Yahoo News |
8:07am PDT |
Petraeus terms military action in Iran "last resort"
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Summary: Reuters - The United States should increase
diplomatic and economic pressure on Iran to counter its rising
influence, while retaining possible military action as a "last
resort," a top U.S. military officer said on Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
8:02am PDT |
Ex-cop sentenced in raid that killed 92-year-old |
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ChristianPost |
8:01am PDT |
'On Loving God' |
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Summary: Twenty years ago, California created a “Task Force to Promote Self-Esteem and Social Responsibility.” It quickly became the butt of jokes: Writer Anne Taylor Fleming called it a “parody . . . born in a hot ... |
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Cnn.com |
8:01am PDT |
Giant 'telescope' links London, New York |
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Summary: As the first splinters of sunlight spread their warmth upon the South Bank of the River Thames this morning, it became clear that after more than a century, the vision of Victorian engineer Alexander Stanhope St George had finally been realized.
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Yahoo News |
7:52am PDT |
South Africa army mobilises to quell mob violence
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Summary: AFP - The South African army mobilised Thursday in support of embattled police trying to quell a wave of violence against immigrants that has claimed 42 lives and displaced 16,000. |
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BBC News |
7:46am PDT |
Girl's death prompts care review |
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Summary: Care services are to be reviewed following the death of seven-year-old Khyra Ishaq, who may have starved to death. |
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BBC News |
7:42am PDT |
'Flawed' Che film opens in Cannes |
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Summary: Steven Soderbergh's two-part epic biography of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara receives a mixed reception. |
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BBC News |
7:36am PDT |
Explosion in city restaurant |
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Summary: A device explodes in an Exeter restaurant leading to a large-scale evacuation of the city centre. |
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BBC News |
7:36am PDT |
City centre evacuated after blast |
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Summary: A device explodes in an Exeter restaurant leading to a large-scale evacuation of the city centre. |
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BBC News |
7:35am PDT |
Gazan shot dead at blockade demo |
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Summary: Israeli soldiers fire on protesters at a Gaza border crossing, killing one and injuring others, say medics. |
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Yahoo News |
7:30am PDT |
Gen. Petraeus says decision on Iraq troop levels likely by September
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Summary: AP - Gen. David Petraeus says a decision on Iraq troop levels is likely by September. |
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BBC News |
7:26am PDT |
Care reviewed after girl's death |
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Summary: Care services are to be reviewed following the death of seven-year-old Khyra Ishaq, who may have starved to death. |
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BBC News |
7:24am PDT |
Man bailed over kidnap of soldier |
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Summary: A man is charged with the assault and kidnapping of Army officer Robert Nairac 31 years ago. |
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Yahoo News |
7:22am PDT |
Gen Petraeus sees more troop cuts in Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S.
commander in Iraq, said on Thursday he expects to recommend
further troop cuts this year after a 45-day pause in
withdrawals that begins in mid-July. |
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Yahoo News |
7:22am PDT |
Ford cuts N. American production of pickups and SUVs, cuts profit goal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ford Motor Co. is cutting North American production of pickups and SUVs as car buyers eyeing record gas prices turn toward more fuel-efficient models. The automaker says it no longer expects to return to profitability by 2009. |
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Yahoo News |
7:22am PDT |
Ford cuts production of pickups and SUVs, lowers profit goal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ford Motor Co. is cutting North American production of pickups and SUVs as car buyers eyeing record gas prices turn toward more fuel-efficient models. The automaker says it no longer expects to return to profitability by 2009. |
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Cnn.com |
7:17am PDT |
Nation's best beaches named |
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