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ChristianToday |
11:37pm PDT |
Parsons to churches Be more than relevant |
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Summary: Care for the Familys Rob Parsons is appealing to churches to reach out and meet the needs of the people in their communities |
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ChristianToday |
11:37pm PDT |
Parsons tells churches Be more than relevant |
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Summary: Care for the Familys Rob Parsons is appealing to churches to reach out and meet the needs of the people in their communities |
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Cnn.com |
11:25pm PDT |
Honduras jet crash kills 7 |
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Summary: Seven people died and more than 80 were injured when a commercial airliner overshot the runway into an adjoining street, crushing three vehicles and splitting into three sections before resting a few feet from a house, officials said.
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BBC News |
11:19pm PDT |
Passport battle |
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Summary: Swiss may bring back secret ballots on citizenship |
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BBC News |
11:09pm PDT |
What are the weirdest things donated to Oxfam shops in the last 60 years? |
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Summary: Oxfam is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its first British charity shop this weekend with an appeal for diamonds. |
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Yahoo News |
11:07pm PDT |
1.3 million poised to flee as China drains 'quake lake'
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - China was poised Saturday to dynamite a dangerous "quake lake" to drain its waters as 1.3 million people nearby were kept on alert for possible evacuation. |
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ChristianToday |
10:45pm PDT |
Algeria shuts down 26 Protestant churches |
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Summary: Persecution watchdogs sounded the alarm this week after learning that authorities in predominantly Muslim Algeria have closed half the Protestant churches in the country over the last six months |
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Yahoo News |
10:37pm PDT |
Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller tie the knot
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The star of "Two and a Half Men" has moved on to marriage No. 3. |
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ChristianToday |
10:30pm PDT |
S African head of church grouping anguished about xenophobia |
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Summary: The head of Africas biggest church grouping says he is hurt and tormented by a wave of attacks against foreigners in South Africa that have claimed the lives of at least 50 people causing selfrevulsion in a nation that once prided itself for postapartheid |
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Yahoo News |
10:14pm PDT |
Democrats try to settle Florida, Michigan dispute
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Democratic Party will search for
a compromise over disputed convention delegates from Florida
and Michigan on Saturday in what could be Hillary Clinton's
last chance to gain ground on presidential rival Barack Obama. |
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BBC News |
10:04pm PDT |
Rally aims to stop Heathrow growth |
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Summary: Campaigners opposed to a third runway at Heathrow are hoping a rally on Saturday will prevent the airport being expanded. |
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Yahoo News |
9:54pm PDT |
North Korea fired short-range missiles off coast: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - North Korea fired three short-range
missiles off its west coast on Friday, the South's Yonhap news
agency cited government officials as saying, on a day
Pyongyang's media also launched a tirade of abuse at President
Lee Myung-bak. |
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BBC News |
9:52pm PDT |
North Korea 'tests sea missiles' |
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Summary: North Korea tests three ship-to-ship missiles off its west coast as part of an exercise, reports from the South say. |
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Yahoo News |
9:49pm PDT |
NYC crane collapses into street, killing 2 workers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A construction crane snapped and smashed into an apartment building with a thunderous roar Friday, killing two workers in the city's second such tragedy in 2 1/2 months and renewing fears about the safety of hundreds of cranes towering over the New Y |
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BBC News |
9:44pm PDT |
US Democrats to hold crunch talks |
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Summary: US Democrats will decide the fate of two states left out of the dramatic race to find a presidential candidate. |
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BBC News |
9:31pm PDT |
Burma policy costs lives, says US |
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Summary: The US defence secretary says Burma is causing great loss of life by hindering international cyclone relief. |
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Yahoo News |
9:15pm PDT |
Pitt manager denies Jolie twins have been born
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Brangelina clan began settling into their new home in the south of France as a report that Angelina Jolie's twins had been born was denied by Brad Pitt's manager. |
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Yahoo News |
8:58pm PDT |
Storm sweeps through Ill.; lawmakers run for cover
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Tornado warning sirens chased lawmakers to the statehouse basement, a semitrailer was blown from a roadway and homes and an airport building were damaged as severe storms battered parts of Illinois and Indiana on Friday. |
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BBC News |
8:57pm PDT |
Libya to resolve claims with US |
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Summary: The US and Libya agree to work together to resolve compensation claims over the Lockerbie bombing. |
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BBC News |
8:57pm PDT |
Libya and US ' to resolve claims' |
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Summary: The US and Libya agree to work together to resolve compensation claims over the Lockerbie bombing. |
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BBC News |
8:54pm PDT |
Officers 'to use own judgement' |
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Summary: Four police forces in England are to abandon government targets and allow officers to decide how best to deal with incidents. |
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Yahoo News |
8:48pm PDT |
Pierce, Celtics beat Pistons to reach NBA finals
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Boston Celtics got past an old nemesis to set up an NBA finals matchup with another rival — the Los Angeles Lakers. |
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Yahoo News |
8:44pm PDT |
China evacuates 190,000 from quake area
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China has evacuated over 190,000
people from an area threatened by landslide-blocked rivers near
the epicenter of this month's deadly earthquake in Sichuan
province, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:26pm PDT |
Deal on reuniting polygamist families delayed
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A deal to return home more than 400
children taken from a polygamist ranch in Texas was delayed on
Friday after a judge refused to approve the tentative
agreement, saying all parties had not agreed to terms of the
pact. |
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Cnn.com |
8:18pm PDT |
Spelling bee champ keeps crowd laughing |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
8:18pm PDT |
Indiana youth earns title spelling 'Guerdon' |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
8:01pm PDT |
Amy Winehouse late for first post-rehab concert
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Amy Winehouse showed up late for her first concert since leaving rehab, giving an underwhelming performance in front of 90,000 people Friday at a Lisbon music festival. |
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Yahoo News |
7:54pm PDT |
Myanmar aid stonewalling left thousands dead: U.S.
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Tens of thousands of people died
because Myanmar's government rejected offers of foreign aid for
cyclone victims, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on
Saturday. |
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Cnn.com |
7:50pm PDT |
McClellan would testify before Congress if asked |
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Summary: Former Bush spokesman Scott McClellan -- whose book blasts the administration on issues from Hurricane Katrina to the Iraq war -- declined to say Friday whether he still considers himself a Republican. But he did say he supports parts of Sen. Barack Obama |
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Yahoo News |
7:38pm PDT |
Indiana boy spells 'guerdon' to win national bee
(AP)
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Summary: AP - As it turned out, Sameer Mishra provided more than just comic relief at the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee. He ended up winning the title. |
