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BBC News |
9:07am PDT |
Woman killed in 'brutal' attack |
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Summary: Police say the woman whose body was found in a Glasgow park was subjected to a "brutal and violent" attack. |
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BBC News |
9:01am PDT |
UK Guantanamo man on terror charge |
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Summary: The last British resident to be held in Guantanamo Bay is to be charged with terrorism, BBC's Newsnight learns. |
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BBC News |
8:59am PDT |
Exiled Burundi rebel head returns |
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Summary: The leader of Burundi's last active rebel group, the FNL, returns from exile in Tanzania four days after a ceasefire. |
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ChristianPost |
8:59am PDT |
Algeria Shuts Down 26 Protestant Churches |
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Summary: Authorities in the overwhelmingly Muslim nation of Algeria have closed half of the Protestant churches in the country over the last six months, alerted persecution watchdog groups this ... |
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Yahoo News |
8:57am PDT |
Condoleezza Rice enlists in Kiss Army fan club
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Kiss Army fan club has an enthusiastic new recruit: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. |
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BBC News |
8:56am PDT |
Silverjet calls in administrators |
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Summary: Business airline Silverjet calls in administrators after financial problems forced it to suspend all of its flights. |
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Yahoo News |
8:47am PDT |
Thousands of Iraqis rally against U.S. troop accord
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Thousands of people heeded a call from
anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to protest talks between
Washington and Baghdad on keeping U.S. troops in Iraq beyond
2008, but turnout on Friday was lower than past marches. |
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Yahoo News |
8:47am PDT |
Texas officials take DNA from sect leader
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Texas authorities have collected DNA swabs from jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs for an ongoing criminal investigation. |
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BBC News |
8:39am PDT |
Spirited Murray falls to Almagro |
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Summary: Andy Murray shows flashes of brilliance before losing to clay-court specialist Nicolas Almagro in round three of the French Open. |
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BBC News |
8:24am PDT |
Dunne set to quit Manchester City |
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Summary: Richard Dunne will quit Man City after turning down a new deal, with Spurs and Portsmouth leading the chase. |
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BBC News |
8:23am PDT |
UN opposes forced Burma returns |
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Summary: A senior UN official says any coercion of Burmese cyclone victims to return home is completely unacceptable. |
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BBC News |
8:23am PDT |
UN condemns Burma 'camp closures' |
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Summary: A senior UN official says any coercion of Burmese cyclone refugees to return home is completely unacceptable. |
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BBC News |
8:16am PDT |
Clear a space |
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Summary: Make good use of the things that you find... at the tip |
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BBC News |
8:07am PDT |
Cluster bomb ban treaty is signed |
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Summary: More than 100 nations have signed a treaty banning the controversial weapons. |
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Yahoo News |
8:06am PDT |
Lung cancer patients fight stigma
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - "I'm sorry. You don't have breast
cancer," the oncologist told Charmaine Atkenson. |
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Yahoo News |
8:05am PDT |
More than 100 countries adopt cluster bomb ban
(AFP/File)
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Summary: AFP/File - A landmark international convention banning cluster munitions was formally adopted by 111 countries here Friday, in a move organisers hope will stigmatise the lethal weapons as much as landmines. |
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Cnn.com |
7:57am PDT |
Colleges move toward optional SATs |
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Summary: Jen Wang of Short Hills, New Jersey, took her first SAT when she was in sixth grade, long before she would start filling out college applications.
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Yahoo News |
7:54am PDT |
Condi may not be a rocker, but Kiss likes her
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
may have attended just four rock concerts in her life, but the
rock band Kiss apparently thinks she is pretty cool. |
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ChristianPost |
7:53am PDT |
23,000 Baptist Teens to Donate Millions in Free Labor |
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Summary: Young Southern Baptists are kicking off a major outreach initiative Friday that will affect a total of 80 U.S. cities and offer some $16.4 million in free labor to local residents over the next few ... |
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BBC News |
7:46am PDT |
Chaos as crane collapses in NYC |
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Summary: At least one person is reported dead after a construction crane collapses on New York's wealthy Upper East Side. |
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Cnn.com |
7:43am PDT |
Homeless woman lived year in man's closet |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
7:43am PDT |
Japanese homeless woman evicted from closet |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
7:35am PDT |
Ovary baby survives against odds |
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Summary: A woman in Australia has given birth to a healthy girl after a rare full-term ectopic pregnancy. |
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Yahoo News |
7:20am PDT |
Crane collapses in New York City
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A large crane collapsed in New York
City on Friday, killing one person and damaging an apartment
building on Manhattan's upper east side, emergency services
said. |
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Yahoo News |
7:11am PDT |
UAL, US Air not pursuing merger right now, CEOs say
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - UAL Corp , parent of United
Airlines, and US Airways Group have decided not to
merge, the chief executives of the two carriers said on Friday
in separate messages to employees. |
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Cnn.com |
7:08am PDT |
111 countries agree to cluster bomb ban |
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Summary: More than 100 countries attending a conference in Dublin, Ireland formally adopted a treaty Friday to ban cluster bombs -- a large, unreliable and inaccurate weapon that often affects civilians long after the end of armed conflict.
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Yahoo News |
7:05am PDT |
Meeting adopts cluster bomb ban, debates loopholes
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - More than 100 nations formally agreed on
Friday to ban the use of cluster bombs but debate continued on
loopholes that could benefit powers such as the United States,
which has refused to take part in talks on a ban. |
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BBC News |
7:03am PDT |
Blair launches faith foundation |
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Summary: Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair launches a faith foundation in an attempt to unite the world's religions. |
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ChristianToday |
7:02am PDT |
Why we need GM crops |
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Summary: Former Royal Society Vice President and Foreign Secretary Sir Brian Heap on the dilemma that GM crops present for Christians |
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Cnn.com |
7:00am PDT |
Crane collapse in New York kills at least 1 |
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Summary: At least one person was killed and firefighters were working to rescue others after a construction crane collapsed in upper Manhattan during Friday morning's rush hour, a top city official said.
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