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Cnn.com |
1:19pm PDT |
Fire at Universal damages sets, video vault |
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Summary: A massive fire at Universal Studios in California destroyed the building housing the King Kong exhibit and damaged a video library vault, officials said today. The blaze also destroyed the courthouse square from "Back to the Future," officials said.
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Yahoo News |
1:15pm PDT |
Djokovic: There's work to do before facing Nadal in Paris
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Novak Djokovic will leave the looking ahead to others. If he's to be believed, the No. 3-ranked Djokovic has more immediate concerns than a possible French Open semifinal against No. 2 Rafael Nadal or final against No. 1 Roger Federer. |
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Cnn.com |
1:14pm PDT |
Clinton wins big in Puerto Rico primary |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton has won the Puerto Rico Democratic primary by a wide margin, CNN projects. She swept Sen. Barack Obama in every major demographic group, including groups he generally does well in, such as younger voters and higher income voters, exit |
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Yahoo News |
1:12pm PDT |
8 suffocated during soccer match in Liberia
(AP)
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Summary: AP - At least eight people suffocated at an overcrowded stadium during a soccer match between Liberia and Gambia on Sunday, a doctor and an aid worker said. |
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Yahoo News |
1:08pm PDT |
Drivers putting less gas in tank, then running out
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Summary: AP - Brent Saba had just dropped a church group off at Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday morning and was heading north on Interstate 95 when it happened: His 15-passenger van ran out of gas. |
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Cnn.com |
1:00pm PDT |
Shuttle crew finishes damage survey |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
12:57pm PDT |
Clinton wins Puerto Rico but Obama adds to lead
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Summary: Reuters - Hillary Clinton won the Democratic
nominating contest in Puerto Rico on Sunday, but still badly
trails front-runner Barack Obama as he draws closer to
clinching the party's presidential nomination. |
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BBC News |
12:55pm PDT |
Indian copper firm in $2.6bn deal |
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Summary: Indian copper firm Sterlite is set to buy the bulk of US firm Asarco's operating assets for $2.6bn. |
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BBC News |
12:42pm PDT |
Puerto Ricans 'back Clinton run' |
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Summary: US TV networks project that Puerto Ricans have backed Hillary Clinton as Democratic presidential nominee. |
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Yahoo News |
12:33pm PDT |
Clinton wins Puerto Rico but Obama still leads
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hillary Clinton won the Democratic
nominating contest in Puerto Rico on Sunday, but still badly
trails front-runner Barack Obama as he draws closer to
clinching the party's presidential nomination. |
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Cnn.com |
12:26pm PDT |
Big Clinton win projected in Puerto Rico |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton will win the Puerto Rico Democratic primary by a wide margin, CNN projects. She swept Sen. Barack Obama in every major demographic group, including groups he generally does well in, such as younger voters and higher income voters, exi |
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Yahoo News |
12:16pm PDT |
Clinton grabs Puerto Rico consolation
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Summary: AFP - Hillary Clinton scored a hefty win in Sunday's Puerto Rico primary but Barack Obama looked to have the Democrats' White House nod within his grasp after a fractious deal on Florida and Michigan. |
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BBC News |
12:09pm PDT |
Kampusch making chat show debut |
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Summary: The first chat show hosted by former Austrian kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch is broadcast. |
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Yahoo News |
12:08pm PDT |
Clinton cruises to victory in Puerto Rico primary
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton cruised toward a largely symbolic victory Sunday in Puerto Rico's presidential primary, the final act in a weekend of tumult that brought Barack Obama tantalizingly close to the Democratic presidential nomination. |
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BBC News |
12:07pm PDT |
Coke-can Big Ben sculpture marks recycling week |
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Summary: A 20ft-high sculpture of Big Ben made from Coca-Cola cans has been unveiled in the South Bank ahead of Recycle Week. |
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BBC News |
12:07pm PDT |
Big Ben sculpture marks the start of Recycling Week |
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Summary: A 20ft-high sculpture of Big Ben made from Coca-Cola cans has been unveiled in the South Bank ahead of Recycle Week. |
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Yahoo News |
11:57am PDT |
McClellan: Bush should have fired Rove
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush broke his promise to the country by refusing to fire aide Karl Rove for leaking a CIA agent's identity, said Scott McClellan, the president's chief spokesman for almost three years. |
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11:56am PDT |
When Deaths Outnumber Births - The Parable of Pittsburgh |
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Summary: Demography is not destiny, but that claim is not, humanly speaking, far off the mark. The pattern of populations and social behaviors will establish the character and contours of any civilization. For this reason, any major change in the population is sig |
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Yahoo News |
11:50am PDT |
'Sex' sells: Women give Carrie & Co. $55.7M debut
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sarah Jessica Parker and her gal pals have not lost their sex appeal. The big-screen " Sex and the City " — reuniting Parker and TV co-stars Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon — strutted to a $55.7 million opening weekend, far exceeding Ho |
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BBC News |
11:48am PDT |
£1m raised for injured military |
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Summary: Some 300 cyclists complete a 350-mile ride to raise funds for a forces' rehabilitation centre. |
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BBC News |
11:48am PDT |
Cyclists raise £1m for veterans |
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Summary: Some 300 cyclists complete a 350-mile ride to raise funds for a veterans' rehabilitation centre. |
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BBC News |
11:45am PDT |
Nadal & Djokovic into last eight |
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Summary: Defending champion Rafael Nadal and third seed Novak Djokovic reach the French Open quarter-finals. |
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Yahoo News |
11:39am PDT |
Mexicans believe drug gangs winning war with gov't
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A majority of Mexicans believe
violent drug gangs are winning a war with President Felipe
Calderon's government after one of the worst months on record
for killings, Reforma newspaper reported on Sunday. |
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BBC News |
11:31am PDT |
Blaze ravages Universal Studios |
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Summary: A large fire is burning at Hollywood's world-famous Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California. |
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BBC News |
11:12am PDT |
Live - Trinidad & Tobago v England |
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Summary: England travel to the Caribbean for their final friendly of the season. |
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Cnn.com |
11:06am PDT |
Shuttle crew surveys for damage |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
11:01am PDT |
Usher's new album tops UK charts |
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Summary: R&B star Usher tops the UK album with his new record Here I Stand and Rihanna remains number one in the singles chart. |
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Yahoo News |
11:00am PDT |
Blu-ray DVD format may not dominate for years
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Blu-ray stomped HD DVD to become the standard format for high-definition movie discs, but years may pass before it can claim victory over the good old DVD. |
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BBC News |
10:57am PDT |
Canada hears of native abuse pain |
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Summary: Canada's truth and reconciliation commission hears from natives who were victims of abuse. |
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Yahoo News |
10:54am PDT |
Iraq cites problems with US security pact
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iraq's chief spokesman acknowledged differences with the United States over a proposed long-term security agreement and pledged on Sunday that the government will protect Iraqi sovereignty in ongoing talks with the Americans. |
