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12:09pm PDT |
Man's wheelchair 'vanishes' while he's in car wash
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Summary: AP - Jason Dorshorst thought somebody ripped off his $4,000 wheelchair in broad daylight while he washed his pickup truck. It turns out that a good Samaritan took it to keep it from being stolen. |
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12:00pm PDT |
Global warming to deplete Great Lakes even more
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Global warming will likely drain more
water from the Great Lakes and pose added pollution threats to
the region's vulnerable ecosystem, environmental groups said in
a report issued on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
11:55am PDT |
Sharapova, Serena Williams advance at French Open
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Summary: AP - When the ball was in play, Maria Sharapova at least was able to make something happen. |
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11:34am PDT |
Superb Murray storms past Acasuso |
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Summary: Andy Murray gives his best performance on clay to beat Argentina's Jose Acasuso at the French Open. |
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11:31am PDT |
Nepal's monarchy abolished, republic declared
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Summary: AFP - A constitutional assembly in Nepal on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favour of abolishing the Himalayan nation's 240-year-old Hindu monarchy and declaring a republic. |
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11:27am PDT |
Nepal votes to abolish monarchy |
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Summary: The nation of Nepal becomes the world's newest republic, as a constituent assembly ends 240 years of royal rule. |
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Yahoo News |
11:19am PDT |
U.S. ships may leave Myanmar if cyclone aid refused
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. warships will soon leave waters
near Myanmar if the junta does not allow the American military
to deliver food, water and other aid to cyclone survivors, a
U.S. commander said on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
11:18am PDT |
US candidates appeal over Darfur |
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Summary: The three main US presidential candidates put their names to a joint appeal to end the conflict in Darfur. |
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Cnn.com |
11:14am PDT |
Photo seems to show sect chief kissing child |
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Summary: Pictures showing the leader of a polygamist sect kissing a girl who appears to be a minor have been introduced into evidence in the legal battle over the seizure of more than 400 children from the sect's Texas ranch.
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11:05am PDT |
Israel's PM urged to stand down |
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Summary: Israel's defence minister urges Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to take a leave of absence or resign over corruption claims. |
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Cnn.com |
11:05am PDT |
Nigerian militants warn of attacks on oil |
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Cnn.com |
11:02am PDT |
Usher undergoes a transformation |
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11:02am PDT |
Tenn. woman, 61, dies in iron lung after outage
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Summary: AP - A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her breathing, her family said. |
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11:00am PDT |
Live - International football |
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Summary: England host the USA at Wembley, while Wales travel to Reykjavik to play Iceland. |
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Cnn.com |
10:37am PDT |
UK moves to ban cluster bombs |
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Cnn.com |
10:36am PDT |
Book slamming Bush puzzles White House |
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Summary: The White House Wednesday said it was "puzzled" by a former spokesman's memoir in which he accuses the Bush administration of being mired in propaganda and political spin and at times playing loose with the truth.
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Cnn.com |
10:36am PDT |
Federal courts may host terror cases |
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Cnn.com |
10:36am PDT |
Democrats mull Fla., Mich. compromise |
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Summary: The Democratic Party is likely to meet rule-breaking Florida and Michigan halfway when it comes to seating their delegates at the national convention, two members of the rules committee said Wednesday.
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10:33am PDT |
China stands up |
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Summary: Beijing gains PR ground in quake response |
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10:33am PDT |
Bush says country must not lose its nerve in Iraq
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Summary: AP - President Bush said Wednesday that rebuilding Iraq and Afghanistan while battles rage is proving difficult, and "we're learning as we go." |
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10:31am PDT |
Czechs apologize for confusing Latvia, Lithuania
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Latvian flag was in the game program along with a photo of the Latvian national soccer team. Before the match, Czech organizers played Latvia's national anthem. However, the Czech Republic was facing Lithuania on Tuesday night, not Latvia. |
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10:20am PDT |
UK will ban use of cluster bombs |
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Summary: Gordon Brown says Britain will take the devices out of service, as diplomats draw closer to reaching an international ban. |
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Yahoo News |
10:13am PDT |
Kids Station recalls 1 million toy cell phones
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Kids Station Toys International Ltd
is recalling about 1 million Little Tikes Chit 'N Chat toy cell
phones due to a choking hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission said on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
10:04am PDT |
Monkey's brain controls robot arm |
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Summary: Monkeys are taught to control robotic limbs using only their thoughts, Nature journal reports. |
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10:04am PDT |
Coalition ally demands Olmert step down
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's
main coalition partner demanded on Wednesday he leave office
over corruption allegations, dealing another blow to the
unpopular leader in turmoil threatening to derail peace talks. |
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Cnn.com |
10:03am PDT |
Swede FM: Sunnis key to Iraq future |
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Summary: Sunni Arab nations like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan must pitch in on the rebuilding effort if Iraq is to witness progress and blend its Sunni population into the political fold, Sweden's foreign minister said Wednesday.
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Cnn.com |
9:58am PDT |
2008 could set tornado death record |
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Summary: Parkersburg, Iowa, is mourning its dead and cleaning up the colossal mess left by a powerful tornado that tore through the town on Sunday night.
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BBC News |
9:57am PDT |
Bicarbonate 'could detect cancer' |
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Summary: The naturally-occurring chemical bicarbonate, used to make baking soda, could help detect cancer using sensitive scanning, research suggests. |
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ChristianPost |
9:57am PDT |
Israeli Orthodox Jewish Center Begins Dialogue with Christians |
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Summary: In an unparalleled historical development, a major Orthodox Jewish institution has announced its decision to begin theological dialogue and fellowship with ... |
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Yahoo News |
9:56am PDT |
Tenn. woman dies in iron lung after power failure
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The family of a Tennessee woman who spent more than 50 years in an iron lung says she has died after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her breathing. |
