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Yahoo News |
9:11pm PDT |
Celtics beat Pistons 106-102 to take 3-2 lead
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ray Allen found his shooting touch just in time to put the Boston Celtics within one win of returning to the NBA finals for the first time since the original Big Three. |
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BBC News |
9:10pm PDT |
UN hosts key conference on Iraq |
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Summary: Envoys from some 100 nations gather in Sweden for a UN conference reviewing reforms in Iraq. |
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9:01pm PDT |
Missile-related shipment to Syria stopped, U.S. says
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Four countries last year prevented
Syria from receiving equipment that could be used to test
ballistic missile components, a senior U.S. official said on
Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:58pm PDT |
Father: Train operator in Boston collision is dead
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Two commuter trains collided and derailed during the evening rush hour outside Boston on Wednesday, trapping and killing the operator of one train and injuring several passengers, authorities said. |
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8:47pm PDT |
Gov: NY to recognize out-of-state gay marriage
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Same-sex marriages legally performed elsewhere will be recognized in New York in response to a state court ruling this year, Gov. David Paterson's spokeswoman said Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:46pm PDT |
Inflation-wary Fed looks ahead to rate increases
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Two Federal Reserve policy makers
warned on Wednesday that interest rate increases might be
needed before too long to curb inflation, even as the United
States struggles with a weak economy. |
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Yahoo News |
8:36pm PDT |
Democrats seek compromise to delegate dispute
(AP)
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Summary: AP - With the nomination in sight, Barack Obama is willing to give rival Hillary Rodham Clinton the lion's share of the delegates from Florida and Michigan but is stopping short of her demand to fully recognize the two renegade states. |
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Yahoo News |
8:35pm PDT |
Crosby, Penguins beat Red Wings 3-2 to win Game 3
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins found their offense right where they left it — home in the Igloo. Crosby scored Pittsburgh's first two goals of the Stanley Cup finals, beating previously perfect goalie Chris Osgood, and the Penguins made th |
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BBC News |
8:32pm PDT |
Four accused of teenager's murder |
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Summary: Four people are charged with the murder and robbery of a teenager found dead in a park in West Yorkshire. |
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Yahoo News |
8:28pm PDT |
Obama expects to clinch nomination next week
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Sen. Barack Obama said on Wednesday he
expected to become the Democratic U.S. presidential nominee
after next week and he is considering an overseas trip that may
include Iraq. |
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Yahoo News |
8:24pm PDT |
Larijani warns IAEA that Iran could revise cooperation
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The United States on Wednesday demanded Iran provide detailed answers about its nuclear program after a critical report from the UN atomic watchdog, as Tehran warned it might suspend cooperation with the agency. |
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7:34pm PDT |
Nepal celebrates after abolishing monarchy
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Nepal celebrated a new era as the world's youngest republic Thursday after consigning its centuries-old monarchy to the history books and giving god-king Gyanendra two weeks to quit his palace. |
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Yahoo News |
7:31pm PDT |
Iran says its atomic work not a U.N. council issue
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A report from the U.N. nuclear
watchdog shows the Security Council has no business bothering
with Iran's atomic program since all open questions about it
have now been resolved, Iran said on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:06pm PDT |
Former spokesman bashes Bush in new book
(AP)
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Summary: AP - In a shocking turnabout, the press secretary most known for defending President Bush on Iraq, Katrina and a host of other controversial issues produced a memoir damning of his old boss on nearly every level — from too much secrecy to a less-than-hone |
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BBC News |
6:54pm PDT |
Labs escape outbreak prosecution |
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Summary: The animal health labs at the centre of last year's foot and mouth outbreak will not face legal action. |
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Yahoo News |
6:27pm PDT |
800-word Harry Potter prequel to be auctioned
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An 800-word Harry Potter prequel is one of 13 card-sized works to be sold at a charity auction in the British capital. Waterstone's Booksellers Ltd. says the cream-colored A5 papers — each slightly bigger than a postcard — were distributed to 13 auth |
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Cnn.com |
6:17pm PDT |
Power failure kills woman after life in iron lung |
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Cnn.com |
6:17pm PDT |
Woman in iron lung dies after power failure |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
6:12pm PDT |
Inflation-wary Fed looks ahead to rate hikes
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Two Federal Reserve policy-makers
warned on Wednesday that interest rate increases might be
needed before too long to curb inflation, even as the United
States struggles with a weak economy. |
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BBC News |
6:10pm PDT |
China invites Taiwan to key talks |
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Summary: China invites Taiwan to restart bilateral talks that have been suspended for a decade. |
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Yahoo News |
6:10pm PDT |
Train crashes injure passengers in Boston, Chicago
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Two commuter trains collided and derailed during the evening rush hour outside Boston on Wednesday, hurting several passengers and trapping the seriously injured operator of one train, authorities said. |
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Yahoo News |
5:58pm PDT |
Nude maid accused of really cleaning up
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A nude maid is accused of really cleaning up at a Florida man's home. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said a 50-year-old man hired the maid from the Internet on Friday to clean his Tampa home. |
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Cnn.com |
5:50pm PDT |
Lander arm unfurls, set to hunt signs of Mars life |
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Cnn.com |
5:48pm PDT |
McClellan just the latest airing dirty Bush laundry |
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Summary: In 2004, just after the release of Ron Suskind's "The Price of Loyalty" -- a critical account of former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill's experiences in the Bush administration -- Scott McClellan, then the administration spokesman, was asked what he thoug |
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5:19pm PDT |
First aid |
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Summary: Helping the poor in the world's richest country |
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BBC News |
5:13pm PDT |
Cancer survivors 'left in limbo' |
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Summary: Many survivors of cancer are not getting the help they need to cope with the after-effects of the disease, experts warn. |
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Yahoo News |
4:59pm PDT |
U.S. trial set for men accused of aiding Hezbollah
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Two men accused of agreeing to
broadcast the Hezbollah television channel al-Manar to U.S.
customers will face trial on terrorism charges in January, a
U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
4:42pm PDT |
NASA begins releasing robotic arm of Mars lander
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Scientists began releasing the robotic arm on NASA's new Mars spacecraft on Wednesday, one day late because of a radio problem. |
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BBC News |
4:32pm PDT |
Evans revelling in 'flukey' goal |
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Summary: Debutant Ched Evans admits his wonder winner for Wales in Iceland was fortunate. |
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BBC News |
4:32pm PDT |
Evans revelling in 'flukey' flick |
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Summary: Debutant Ched Evans admits his wonder winner for Wales in Iceland was 'a bit flukey.' |
