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Yahoo News |
7:07pm PDT |
U.S. salmonella probe expands to Mexico: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The investigation of a salmonella
outbreak in the United States is shifting to the southern
border to encompass produce imported from Mexico, CNN reported
on Thursday. |
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BBC News |
6:56pm PDT |
Fears over database on criminals |
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Summary: A probation chief says he doubts the effectiveness of a computer database on high-risk criminals. |
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BBC News |
6:24pm PDT |
Betancourt urges Farc peace talks |
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Summary: Freed French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt urges that Farc guerrillas release captives and engage in peace talks. |
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Yahoo News |
6:22pm PDT |
Miniature dachshund gnaws off diabetic owner's toe
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An Illinois woman says her beloved miniature dachshund gnawed off her right big toe while she was asleep. Linda Floyd told the Alton Telegraph for a story Wednesday that her beloved Roscoe was euthanized because of safety concerns. |
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Cnn.com |
6:13pm PDT |
Senator pushes national speed limit to save gas |
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Cnn.com |
6:13pm PDT |
Senator wants national speed limit to save gas |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
6:12pm PDT |
Bury elected mayor plan rejected |
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Summary: Residents of Bury throw out plans to be run by a directly elected mayor on a voter turnout of 18.25%. |
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Yahoo News |
5:49pm PDT |
Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A U.S. judge's order to
Google Inc to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom Inc sparked
an outcry on Thursday from privacy advocates in the midst of a
legal showdown over video piracy. |
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Cnn.com |
5:43pm PDT |
Obama will 'continue to refine' Iraq policies |
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Summary: Barack Obama called a second news conference in a single day in North Dakota Thursday to reiterate that he is not changing his position on withdrawing all combat troops from Iraq.
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BBC News |
5:37pm PDT |
UK spending power 'in heavy fall' |
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Summary: The average UK household is 15% worse off than it was five years ago, an Ernst & Young report suggests. |
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Yahoo News |
5:27pm PDT |
Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dies at 83
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83. |
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Cnn.com |
5:26pm PDT |
'Beautiful person' died on hospital floor |
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Summary: The woman known as "Sister Green" to her fellow church members was remembered Thursday as a "beautiful person" with "a good heart." But a friend said Esmin Green was struggling with personal issues before she was taken to King County Hospital in Brooklyn. |
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Cnn.com |
5:26pm PDT |
'Beautiful person' died on hospital floor, friends say |
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Summary: The woman known as "Sister Green" to her fellow church members was remembered Thursday as a "beautiful person" with "a good heart." But a friend said Esmin Green was struggling with personal issues before she was taken to King County Hospital in Brooklyn. |
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Yahoo News |
5:26pm PDT |
U.S. salmonella probe expands to Mexico: CNN
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The investigation of a salmonella
outbreak in the United States is shifting to the southern
border to encompass produce imported from Mexico, CNN reported
on Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
5:21pm PDT |
White House says ruling could free detainees in US
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The White House said Thursday that dangerous detainees at Guantanamo Bay could end up walking Main Street U.S.A. as a result of last month's Supreme Court ruling about detainees' legal rights. Federal appeals courts, however, have indicated they have |
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BBC News |
5:15pm PDT |
Division lines |
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Summary: Church of England faces tough Synod decisions |
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Yahoo News |
5:08pm PDT |
Ex-hostage reunited with children in Colombia
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Ingrid Betancourt, the symbol of rebel
hostages in Colombia, hugged and wept with her children for the
first time in six years on Thursday after a military rescue
that dealt a severe blow to already weakened guerrillas. |
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Yahoo News |
5:06pm PDT |
Prosecutors: Deception ran deep in Vt. kidnapping
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A Vermont man whose 12-year-old niece was found dead near his home carefully orchestrated events and e-mails to make it appear she had gone to see someone she met online, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged him with kidnapping. |
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Yahoo News |
5:04pm PDT |
Father without baby sitter accused of caging kids
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A suburban Chicago man locked his two young daughters in a wire cage hidden in the back of his pickup truck because he didn't have a baby sitter, officials said Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
5:03pm PDT |
Despite fire, some in Big Sur refuse to evacuate
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An explosive wildfire ravaged the hillsides above this scenic coastal community Thursday, leaving the popular tourist region mostly deserted ahead of the holiday weekend. |
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BBC News |
5:03pm PDT |
Piper Alpha 'lesson been learned' |
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Summary: The lessons of the 1988 Piper Alpha disaster should mean offshore workers are safer, industry experts say. |
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BBC News |
5:03pm PDT |
Safety legacy left by Piper Alpha |
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Summary: The lessons of the 1988 Piper Alpha disaster should mean offshore workers are safer, industry experts say. |
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ChristianPost |
4:45pm PDT |
Obama: Mental Distress Can't Justify Late Abortion |
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Summary: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says "mental distress" should not qualify as a justification for late-term abortions, a key distinction not embraced by many supporters of abortion rights. |
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Cnn.com |
4:27pm PDT |
Crises drive ordinary folks to empower patients |
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Summary: A patient empowerment movement is under way, a researcher says, and many of its leaders are ordinary people. Armando and Victoria Nahum lost a son to a hospital infection and overcame their grief to help others avoid the same tragedy. Gilles Frydman watch |
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Yahoo News |
4:21pm PDT |
Former hot-dog-chomping champ hungry for new title
(AP)
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Summary: AP - He's gone from hot-dog top dog to underdog. Renowned competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi is aiming to chomp his way back to the top of the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating competition on Coney Island after a disappointing three-dog loss last year |
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Yahoo News |
4:17pm PDT |
Rachael Ray employee claims anorexia bias
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A former accountant for Rachael Ray's TV cooking show has filed a $1 million lawsuit saying he was forced out of his job because he has an eating disorder. |
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Yahoo News |
4:11pm PDT |
Obama says Iraq trip could refine his policy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrat Barack Obama struggled Thursday to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove U.S. combat troops from the war. |
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BBC News |
4:09pm PDT |
Call for better 'global literacy' |
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Summary: Many children in England are being denied a schooling in global events, an educational charity says. |
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BBC News |
4:09pm PDT |
'Deadliest' malaria rising in UK |
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Summary: More cases of the most dangerous type of malaria are being brought back to the UK from trips, official figures show. |
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Yahoo News |
4:02pm PDT |
Colombia rescue hinged on rebel disarray, payback
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The plan was nothing if not audacious: A turncoat persuades rebels to bring together their most prized hostages and march them 90 miles through Colombia's wilderness. A month later, disguised commandos primed with acting lessons land in a helicopter |
