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Cnn.com |
11:17am PDT |
Ruling on FLDS children to be appealed |
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Summary: A day after an appeals court ruled that Texas had no right to remove children from a ranch owned by a polygamist sect, the state on Friday appealed that decision to the Texas Supreme Court.
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Yahoo News |
11:10am PDT |
Texas officials ask court to block ruling in sect case
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Texas child welfare authorities are appealing a ruling in the polygamist sect case, arguing that the state was right to put more than 440 children in foster care. |
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BBC News |
11:08am PDT |
ANC call to 'retake the streets' |
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Summary: The secretary general of South Africa's ruling ANC calls for local groups to combat attacks on foreigners. |
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BBC News |
11:07am PDT |
The Royal seat that can be found in a kebab shop |
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Summary: A kebab shop chair sat in by the Queen during a state visit to Turkey becomes a local tourist attraction. |
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ChristianPost |
10:54am PDT |
Preaching 'Sound Doctrine' in an Age that Avoids It |
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Summary: Doctrine isn't a popular word among Christians today. Some church leaders avoid the topic when preaching from the pulpit because it tends to divide. So when Seattle church pastor Mark Driscoll began a sermon series specifically on doctrine, he received se |
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Yahoo News |
10:54am PDT |
South Africa says apartheid-era foes fan violence
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - South Africa's security chief accused
rightwingers linked to the former apartheid government on
Friday of fanning anti-foreigner violence that has spread to
Cape Town, the second largest city and tourist centre. |
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Cnn.com |
10:53am PDT |
Sailor burned in fire on aircraft carrier |
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Summary: One sailor was treated for first-degree burns and 23 others for heat stress after a fire on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier burned for hours, the Navy said Friday.
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Yahoo News |
10:44am PDT |
UN's Ban gets Myanmar to accept foreign aid
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Friday the eyes of the world were now on Myanmar after pushing the secretive military regime to accept a major relief effort for survivors of the cyclone disaster. |
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Cnn.com |
10:40am PDT |
Obama courts Cuban Americans |
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Summary: Sen. Barack Obama Friday is courting Florida's Cuban Americans, a historically Republican voting bloc that Democrats argue is becoming disenchanted with the GOP.
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Yahoo News |
10:40am PDT |
No charges for 2 Marines accused in Afghan deaths
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A Marine Corps general says two officers whose unit was accused of killing up to 19 Afghan civilians in 2007 will not face criminal charges. |
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Yahoo News |
10:30am PDT |
SAfrica apologises as anti-immigrant violence spreads
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - South Africa made its first public apology Friday for anti-immigrant violence that has left more than 40 dead and 17,000 displaced, as unrest spread to seven of the country's nine provinces. |
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BBC News |
10:27am PDT |
Capello lays down law on call-ups |
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Summary: Coach Fabio Capello will have the final say whether Manchester United and Chelsea players will travel with England for the Trinidad & Tobago game. |
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DJ Chuang |
10:24am PDT |
slow down & save money. open house & bbq. |
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Summary: While working out (I try to do that 3x a week) walking on treadmill, saw the big weekend news item about excalating gas prices — $3.87 national average, over $4.00 in my ‘hood. CNN was interviewing a guy from Consumer Reports saying that if yo |
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Yahoo News |
10:21am PDT |
McCain deemed in good health by doctors
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican John McCain
was deemed by his doctors on Friday to be in sufficient good
health to serve as president even as they reported a long
history of skin cancer, colon polyps, kidney stones and
dizziness. |
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Yahoo News |
10:17am PDT |
Cornell Capa, founder of NY-based photo center, dies at 90
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pioneer photojournalist Cornell Capa has died at the age of 90. |
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BBC News |
10:16am PDT |
Blair was chased over unpaid bill |
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Summary: An unpaid water bill received by Cherie and Tony Blair is among expenses documents released by the Commons. |
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Yahoo News |
10:15am PDT |
Iraq troops relax in cleric Sadr's former bastion
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraqi soldiers let their guard down
after taking over the Baghdad stronghold of Shi'ite cleric
Moqtada al-Sadr. They drove through the area with a Lebanese
song drowning out the voice of their commander over the radio. |
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BBC News |
10:15am PDT |
Brown holds talks with Dalai Lama |
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Summary: The prime minister discusses relations between China and the people of Tibet at a meeting with the Dalai Lama. |
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BBC News |
10:14am PDT |
SocGen trader 'may have had help' |
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Summary: The rogue trader at the heart of a scandal at Societe Generale may have had help, a report says. |
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Yahoo News |
10:04am PDT |
Texas officials plan to ask court block ruling in sect case
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Texas child welfare authorities plan Friday to appeal a stinging ruling that found they had no right to seize more than 440 children from a polygamist sect's ranch, a court spokesman said. |
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BBC News |
10:04am PDT |
Publican murdered fiancee boss |
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Summary: A pub manager is jailed for 19 years for murdering his fiancee and storing her body while he drank at other pubs. |
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BBC News |
10:03am PDT |
Georgia opposition vows boycott |
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Summary: Georgia's main opposition bloc says it will boycott the new parliament, alleging the general poll was rigged. |
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Cnn.com |
9:56am PDT |
FAA pilot notification system fails |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
9:53am PDT |
Two quizzed after restaurant blast |
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Summary: Armed police detain two men in an operation linked to an explosion in a restaurant in Exeter city centre. |
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BBC News |
9:53am PDT |
Spring in the step |
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Summary: Why a brisk stroll could be just what the doctor ordered. |
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Cnn.com |
9:51am PDT |
Polygamist mom says kids are 'hurting' |
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Summary: Children from a polygamist sect who one mother says are "hurting very badly" in state custody are likely to be returned to their parents, a CNN legal analyst says.
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BBC News |
9:43am PDT |
Taylor knock keeps England at bay |
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Summary: Ross Taylor hits an unbeaten 67 as New Zealand make 202-4 on a shortened first day of the second Test at Old Trafford. |
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BBC News |
9:37am PDT |
Job boring? |
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Summary: Rule one to find meaning at work - don't look for it |
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BBC News |
9:37am PDT |
Bored of your job? |
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Summary: Rule one to find meaning at work - don't look for it |
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BBC News |
9:23am PDT |
Nimrod 'unsafe' |
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Summary: Inquest evidence highlights aircraft design faults |
