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11:59pm PDT |
More will die unless Myanmar junta changes approach: Gates
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Summary: AFP - More people will die unless Myanmar changes its approach to foreign relief after the devastating cyclone, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday, accusing the junta of "criminal neglect." |
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11:53pm PDT |
Macedonians vote in shadow of violence
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Macedonians voted on Sunday in a
parliamentary election seen as a test of the country's
political maturity after campaign violence raised fears its
slow progress toward European Union membership could be further
delayed. |
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Cnn.com |
11:29pm PDT |
3 injured in Spain bomb explosion |
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Summary: A bomb exploded in the northern port city of Zarautz in Spain's Basque region Sunday, slightly wounding three people.
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11:21pm PDT |
Two U.S. soldiers injured in Iraq helicopter crash
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A U.S. helicopter crashed south of
Baghdad on Sunday, injuring two soldiers, the U.S. military
said. |
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11:05pm PDT |
Bolt sets new 100m world record |
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Summary: Jamaican Usain Bolt breaks the 100m new world record with a time of 9.72 seconds in New York. |
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10:51pm PDT |
Israel to send back Hezbollah spy |
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Summary: An Israeli citizen convicted of spying for Hezbollah in 2002 is due to be deported to Lebanon. |
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10:51pm PDT |
Israeli spy to return to Lebanon |
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Summary: An Israeli citizen convicted of spying for Hezbollah in 2002 is due to be deported to Lebanon. |
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Yahoo News |
10:32pm PDT |
Red Wings beat Penguins to close in on Stanley Cup
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Detroit Red Wings wrecked the Pittsburgh Penguins' home-ice advantage and gave themselves a shot to hoist the Stanley Cup in Hockeytown. Jiri Hudler snapped a third-period tie for the Red Wings, who rallied from an early deficit to beat the Pengu |
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10:07pm PDT |
Back to campaign trail after Florida and Michigan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Front-runner Barack Obama turned to
wrapping up the Democratic presidential nomination after a
party committee dealt rival Hillary Clinton a blow by seating
the disputed Michigan and Florida convention delegations at
half-strength. |
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Cnn.com |
10:03pm PDT |
Bolt sets new 100m world record |
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BBC News |
10:00pm PDT |
S Asia 'focus for al-Qaeda fight' |
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Summary: The US security chief tells the BBC the borders of Pakistan and Afghanistan are the new focus for the war on terror. |
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Cnn.com |
10:00pm PDT |
Al Qaeda faces gender debate |
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9:28pm PDT |
Troubled Macedonia goes to polls |
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Summary: Macedonia holds a snap general election amid a row with Greece and unrest among its Albanian minority. |
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Cnn.com |
9:20pm PDT |
Dems' delegate dilemma over; debate continues |
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Summary: Democratic Party officials voted to seat all of Florida and Michigan's delegates at the party's convention, with each getting a half-vote. The compromise was met with cheers by supporters of Sen. Barack Obama while angering Sen. Hillary Clinton's supporte |
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Cnn.com |
9:20pm PDT |
Dems' delegate dilemma over, but debate rages on |
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Summary: Democratic Party officials voted to seat all of Florida and Michigan's delegates at the party's convention, with each getting a half-vote. The compromise was met with cheers by supporters of Sen. Barack Obama while angering Sen. Hillary Clinton's supporte |
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Cnn.com |
9:20pm PDT |
Dems reach compromise on delegate dilemma |
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Summary: After a day of wrangling in front of a sometimes unruly crowd, a Democratic Party rules committee reinstated all of Florida and Michigan's delegates to its party convention, with each getting a half-vote to penalize the states for moving their primaries e |
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9:16pm PDT |
Drink campaign targets parents |
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Summary: The government is highlighting underage drinking with a series of measures targeted at young people and their parents. |
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9:12pm PDT |
Obama quits Chicago church steeped in controversy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama said Saturday he has resigned his 20-year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago "with some sadness" in the aftermath of inflammatory remarks by his longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and more recent fiery r |
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9:04pm PDT |
AP IMPACT: Hurricane season outlooks of little use
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Each April, weather wizard William Gray emerges from his burrow near the Rocky Mountains to offer his forecast for the six-month hurricane season that starts June 1. And the news media are there, breathlessly awaiting his every word. |
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8:50pm PDT |
Deaths in Iraq plunge, but will it last?
(AP)
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Summary: AP - U.S. military deaths plunged in May to the lowest monthly level in more than four years and civilian casualties were down sharply, too, as Iraqi forces assumed the lead in offensives in three cities and a truce with Shiite extremists took hold. |
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8:48pm PDT |
Venezuela says troops kill Colombian "subversive"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Venezuelan troops killed a Colombian
"subversive" in a border gun battle, Venezuelan President Hugo
Chavez said on Saturday, an incident that could fuel new
tensions between the two countries. |
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Cnn.com |
8:47pm PDT |
Strong earthquake strikes Philippines |
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Summary: A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of the Philippines on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
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8:38pm PDT |
China quake-lake fears ease as angry parents grieve
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Engineers have completed work
to drain a lake formed by last month's earthquake that had
threatened to inundate towns downstream and add to the toll of
China's deadliest natural disaster in more than 30 years. |
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Yahoo News |
8:30pm PDT |
Red Wings seize commanding 3-1 lead over Penguins
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Detroit Red Wings wrecked the Pittsburgh Penguins' home-ice advantage and gave themselves a shot to hoist the Stanley Cup in Hockeytown. Jiri Hudler snapped a third-period tie for the Red Wings, who rallied from an early deficit to beat the Pengu |
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8:26pm PDT |
Tube drinks party sparks mayhem |
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Summary: Thousands of people mark a drinks ban on the London Tube with a party - leading to arrests, assaults and cancelled trains. |
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Yahoo News |
8:07pm PDT |
Florida, Michigan delegates will get half-votes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic Party leaders agreed Saturday to seat Michigan and Florida delegates with half-votes at this summer's convention with a compromise that left Barack Obama on the verge of the nomination but riled Hillary Rodham Clinton backers who threatene |
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7:51pm PDT |
Democratic move |
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Summary: It looks like an equal split, but Obama's in charge |
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7:50pm PDT |
Manny Ramirez joins elusive 500 home run club
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Manny Ramirez connected for career homer No. 500 on Saturday night, hitting a drive off Baltimore Orioles right-hander Chad Bradford to become the 24th major leaguer to reach the milestone. |
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Cnn.com |
7:48pm PDT |
Troops finish canal to drain 'quake lake' |
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Summary: Chinese soldiers and engineers are urgently trying to dig a spillway from an earthquake-created lake that is threatening to burst its banks in the central Chinese county of Beichuan, threatening the homes of more than one million people. But it will be ne |
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7:37pm PDT |
Tropical Storm Arthur hits Yucatan Peninsula
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A weak tropical storm formed Saturday off the Yucatan Peninsula and quickly made landfall at the Belize-Mexico border, dumping rain and kicking up surf. |
