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11:59pm PDT |
Soldiers killed in Afghan blast |
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Summary: Four US-led coalition soldiers are killed by a roadside bomb explosion in southern Afghanistan, officials say. |
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11:54pm PDT |
Mugabe condemns opposition 'lies' |
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Summary: President Mugabe of Zimbabwe accuses the opposition of lying about political violence to cast doubt on next week's run-off poll. |
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Yahoo News |
11:47pm PDT |
12 dead in stampede at Mexico nightclub
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Panicked youths rushed for the exits during a police raid on a Mexico City nightclub on Friday, leaving at least 12 people dead in the crush of bodies, the capital's police chief said. |
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11:45pm PDT |
Afghan bomb kills 4 from US-led force
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A bomb killed four troops from the U.S.-led coalition and seriously wounded two others in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, the coalition said. |
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Cnn.com |
11:43pm PDT |
DeGeneres, Banks win Daytime Emmys |
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Yahoo News |
11:40pm PDT |
Shoulder surgery could end Schilling's career
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Summary: AP - Even if he never pitches again, Curt Schilling has left his mark on the Boston Red Sox by helping them win two World Series titles. And that's a distinct possibility now that he faces shoulder surgery. |
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10:51pm PDT |
Olympic torch paraded through Tibet
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Olympic torch wound Saturday through the streets of Tibet's capital, the site of a March crackdown on rioting that helped fuel demonstrations at some of the flame's international stops. |
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10:30pm PDT |
Costs mount as Mississippi floodwaters crest
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The crest of the swollen
Mississippi River moved relentlessly downstream on Saturday as
volunteers manned sandbagged levees, nursed hopes and coped
with the costs of the worst Midwest flooding in 15 years. |
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10:25pm PDT |
Olympic torch relay in Tibet amid tight security
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The latest leg of the Olympic torch relay was held in the Tibetan capital Saturday, amid tight security after deadly riots against Chinese rule three months ago, as rights groups condemned the event. |
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Cnn.com |
10:20pm PDT |
Tibet torch relay ends peacefully |
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10:18pm PDT |
Warning on private pension choice |
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Summary: A pension adviser says thousands of people may have lost out by choosing private pension funds. |
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Cnn.com |
10:17pm PDT |
South Carolina carries out execution after delay |
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Summary: Convicted killer James Earl Reed was executed Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his last-minute request for a stay, South Carolina Corrections spokesman Josh Gelinas said.
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10:11pm PDT |
Deadly stampede at Mexico disco |
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Summary: At least 12 people die in a stampede during a police raid on a Mexico City nightclub, police say. |
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9:55pm PDT |
Bush didn't know about CIA leak: McClellan
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush did not
know about a White House effort to leak the identity of a CIA
agent but tried to protect staffers who were involved in one of
the biggest scandals of his administration, former Bush
spokesman Scott McClellan |
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9:54pm PDT |
SC inmate who killed 2 executed by electric chair
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A South Carolina man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents 14 years ago was executed in the state's electric chair Friday night after a last-ditch effort to halt the sentence was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court. |
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9:51pm PDT |
Midwest floodwaters crest as recovery underway
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Mississippi River's
crest rolled downstream on Friday, submerging small towns and
some of the U.S. Midwest's most fertile farm fields with a
relentless flow as people and industry struggled to cope with
the effects of the worst flooding |
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Cnn.com |
9:40pm PDT |
12 trampled to death in Mexico City |
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Summary: Twelve people were fatally trampled Friday night during a raid on a nightclub in northern Mexico City, police said.
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9:39pm PDT |
South Carolina executes man in electric chair
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - South Carolina on Friday electrocuted a
man for murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 1994, the
second execution in the state since a Supreme Court ruling
lifted a de facto national moratorium, a state official said. |
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9:34pm PDT |
Obama widens lead over McCain: Newsweek poll
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential hopeful
Barack Obama has opened up a double-digit lead over Republican
John McCain two weeks after he clinched the nomination, a new
poll published on Friday showed. |
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Yahoo News |
9:23pm PDT |
DeGeneres' 4th Daytime Emmy not necessarily last
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ellen DeGeneres has no plans to stop with her fourth consecutive Daytime Emmy for talk show host. |
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9:06pm PDT |
Teacher accused of branding cross on student |
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Summary: School administrators in Ohio voted Friday to begin the process of firing a middle school teacher accused of burning a cross into a student's arm and refusing to keep his religious beliefs out of the classroom.
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9:01pm PDT |
India baby girl deaths 'increase' |
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Summary: Growing numbers of female foetuses are aborted and baby girls left to die in India, a UK charity says. |
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9:01pm PDT |
'Fewer girl babies than ever' in India |
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Summary: Growing numbers of female foetuses are aborted and baby girls left to die in India, a UK charity says. |
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9:01pm PDT |
Police chief fears witnesses rule |
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Summary: Criminals may walk free from prison because of a "potentially disastrous" ruling by the Law Lords, a senior police officer said. |
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8:48pm PDT |
Obama raises $22 million in May; Clinton in debt
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrat Barack Obama raised $22 million in May for his presidential campaign, his weakest fundraising month this year, and ended the month with $43 million cash on hand, while former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton sank deeper in debt. |
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8:48pm PDT |
SC executes James Earl Reed by electrocution
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A South Carolina man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents 14 years ago has been executed in the state's electric chair. |
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Yahoo News |
8:31pm PDT |
Olympic torch relay held in sealed-off Tibet
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Olympic torch made its way Saturday through Tibet's sealed-off capital, site of a March crackdown on rioting that helped fuel demonstrations at some of the flame's international stops. |
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BBC News |
8:16pm PDT |
Smokers offered money to give up |
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Summary: Smokers in disadvantaged areas of Dundee will be offered money for groceries in return for giving up tobacco. |
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8:16pm PDT |
£150 groceries for quitting smokers |
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Summary: Smokers in disadvantaged areas of Dundee will be offered money for groceries in return for giving up tobacco. |
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Yahoo News |
7:54pm PDT |
Stamkos selected No. 1 by Lightning in NHL draft
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Steven Stamkos can't wait to play alongside the Tampa Bay Lightning's other No. 1 draft pick, Vincent Lecavalier. |
