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BBC News |
11:58pm PDT |
Voluntary code for internet speed |
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Summary: The way broadband speeds are advertised is to be regulated under a voluntary code published by Ofcom. |
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ChristianToday |
11:52pm PDT |
Rights committee attacks Browns terrorism case |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Browns move to toughen terrorism laws came under attack on Thursday from an influential parliamentary committee less than a week before a vital vote on the issue |
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BBC News |
11:49pm PDT |
Audio slideshow |
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Summary: Bernard tells of surviving Kenya's ethnic clashes |
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BBC News |
11:47pm PDT |
Consumers 'overcharged by £1.4bn' |
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Summary: People buying Payment Protection Insurance are being overcharged by £1.4bn a year, the regulator says. |
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ChristianToday |
11:44pm PDT |
Thousand Foot Krutch wraps up knockout spring tour |
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Summary: Canadian Christian rock band Thousand Foot Krutch look back at their stint on two of the most successful tours in the Christian music market the TobyMac Portable Sounds spring and fall tours and the Comatose Tour with rockers Skillet and Decyfer Down |
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BBC News |
11:43pm PDT |
England victory may be wiped out |
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Summary: England's match against Trinidad and Tobago may not be rated a full international, meaning four players could lose their first caps. |
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Yahoo News |
11:35pm PDT |
Clinton promises to "strongly support" Obama
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hillary Clinton will declare her
strong support for Barack Obama's White House bid and rally
supporters around him, she said in a letter on Thursday,
drawing the curtain on a grueling 16-month nominating fight
that badly split the Democratic |
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ChristianToday |
11:33pm PDT |
Archbishop affirms ChristianMuslim engagement |
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Summary: The Archbishop of Canterbury convened an ecumenical gathering earlier in the week to discuss ways in which ChristianMuslim engagement might be strengthened and deepened |
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ChristianToday |
11:32pm PDT |
Clinton promises to strongly support Obama |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton will declare her strong support for Barack Obamas White House bid and rally supporters around him she said in a letter on Thursday drawing the curtain on a gruelling 16month nominating fight that badly split the Democratic Party |
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ChristianToday |
11:31pm PDT |
Zimbabwes Tsvangirai freed after detention |
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Summary: Police released Zimbabwes opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday after holding him for more than eight hours his lawyer and party officials said |
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Yahoo News |
11:30pm PDT |
Myanmar arrests activist as U.S. aid ships leave
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Myanmar has detained a top activist
comedian involved in a private aid effort for cyclone victims,
a relative said, as U.S. warships sailed away on Thursday after
the military junta refused to accept their aid offer. |
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ChristianToday |
11:28pm PDT |
Environment day calls for end to carbon addiction |
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Summary: The United Nations urged the world on Thursday to kick an allconsuming addiction to carbon dioxide and said everyone must take steps to fight climate change |
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ChristianToday |
11:27pm PDT |
US Marine acquitted in Haditha deaths |
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Summary: A US Marine officer was acquitted by a military jury on Wednesday on charges he tried to cover up the shooting deaths of two dozen unarmed Iraqi men women and children at Haditha in 2005 |
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Yahoo News |
11:26pm PDT |
Magnitude 5.3 aftershock hits China
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A 5.3 magnitude aftershock struck China's quake-battered Sichuan province Thursday amid concerns over rising water levels in a lake formed by landslides from the massive May 12 temblor. |
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ChristianToday |
11:25pm PDT |
Burma arrests activist as US ships leave |
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Summary: Burma has detained a top activist comedian involved in a private aid effort for cyclone victims a relative said as US warships sailed away on Thursday after the military junta refused to accept their aid offer |
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ChristianToday |
11:24pm PDT |
Al Qaeda claims attack on Danish embassy |
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Summary: Al Qaeda said on Wednesday it was behind a suicide attack on Denmarks embassy in Pakistan which it mounted in revenge for the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad |
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ChristianToday |
11:23pm PDT |
Worlds hungry look for hope from food summit |
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Summary: African countries and antipoverty campaigners looked to the outcome of a food crisis summit on Thursday for a signal the world will start to produce solutions to stop millions more people falling into hunger |
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Cnn.com |
11:19pm PDT |
Arrest made in Spears stalking case |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
11:17pm PDT |
Customers 'overcharged by £1.4bn' |
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Summary: People buying Payment Protection Insurance are being overcharged by £1.4bn a year, the regulator says. |
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BBC News |
11:06pm PDT |
Police still say Scarlett raped |
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Summary: Police say a British girl killed in India was raped - despite tests suggesting she did not have sex before she died. |
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BBC News |
11:02pm PDT |
Call to extend plastics recycling |
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Summary: There should be investment in facilities to recycle mixed plastics, says the government's waste watchdog. |
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BBC News |
10:57pm PDT |
Web TV firm gets £10m investment |
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Summary: A firm which makes digital television available on the internet secures £10m investment for expansion plans. |
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BBC News |
10:57pm PDT |
Web TV firm's £10m growth hopes |
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Summary: A firm which makes digital television available on the internet secures £10m investment for expansion plans. |
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Cnn.com |
10:47pm PDT |
Michelle Obama to be guest host on 'The View' |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
10:40pm PDT |
Robinson, McGuinness taking posts |
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Summary: Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness are to be nominated as first and deputy first minister at Stormont. |
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Yahoo News |
10:02pm PDT |
Hockeytown rejoices: Detroit wins 11th Stanley Cup
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil up the Winged Wheel, it's time for another victory parade. Hockeytown is home to the Stanley Cup — again. For the fourth time in 11 seasons, the Detroit Red Wings are the Stanley Cup champions. They used experience and grit to knock out the young |
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Yahoo News |
9:57pm PDT |
E-Trade makes it easier to trade on the BlackBerry
(AP)
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Summary: AP - As if BlackBerry users needed one more excuse to be glued to their screens, E-Trade Financial Corp. is giving its account holders an application that will let them get real-time stock quotes and trade on their phones. |
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Yahoo News |
9:52pm PDT |
Al-Qaida's No. 2 urges holy war over Gaza Strip
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader called on Muslims to launch a holy war to break Israel's economic blockade of the Gaza Strip, in an audio recording posted Wednesday on an Islamic militant Internet site. |
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BBC News |
9:39pm PDT |
Pay troops more, Army head urges |
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Summary: The Armed Forces need more investment to maintain personnel standards, says Army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt. |
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BBC News |
9:33pm PDT |
Child porn arrests in Australia |
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Summary: Police in Australia arrest 70 people in a major crackdown on child pornography on the internet. |
