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BBC News |
1:43pm PDT |
Trio charged with Kinsella murder |
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Summary: Three people are charged over the stabbing of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed. |
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BBC News |
1:42pm PDT |
MPs vote to keep homes expenses |
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Summary: MPs vote against giving themselves an above-inflation pay rise, but to keep their second homes allowance. |
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BBC News |
1:36pm PDT |
Bush to attend Olympic ceremony |
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Summary: US President George W Bush will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, the White House says. |
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Cnn.com |
1:30pm PDT |
Bush will attend opening of Beijing Olympics |
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Summary: President Bush will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing on August 8, the White House announced Thursday.
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Yahoo News |
1:15pm PDT |
Obama pushes deep into Republican turf
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential
candidate Barack Obama pushed deep into Republican territory in
North Dakota on Thursday, saying he saw the potential for a
significant political realignment in November's election. |
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Yahoo News |
1:13pm PDT |
Death penalty possible in Vermont sex-kidnap case
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Federal prosecutors have filed kidnapping charges that carry the death penalty against a Vermont man whose 12-year-old niece was found dead near his home. |
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Yahoo News |
1:13pm PDT |
Bush helps break ground for new Walter Reed center
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush helped break ground Thursday for a new military medical center to replace Walter Reed hospital, whose reputation was soiled by allegations of shoddy care for war veterans. |
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Yahoo News |
1:06pm PDT |
Obama opens door to altering his Iraq policy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrat Barack Obama opened the door Thursday to altering his plan to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq in 16 months based on what he hears from military commanders during his upcoming trip there. |
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BBC News |
1:05pm PDT |
Federer wary of Safin challenge |
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Summary: Roger Federer faces a tough semi-final against the unpredictable Marat Safin at Wimbledon on Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
12:57pm PDT |
Bush to attend China Olympics opening ceremonies
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush will attend
the opening ceremonies at the Olympics in China next month, the
White House said on Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
12:56pm PDT |
"Go time" in Big Sur as massive wildfire bears down
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A massive, out-of-control wildfire
bearing down on the scenic coastal town of Big Sur was
exhibiting "extreme fire behavior" that had authorities fearing
for nearly 1,800 homes and businesses in its path and ordering
residents to get out. |
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Yahoo News |
12:56pm PDT |
Bush will attend Beijing Olympics opening ceremony
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US President George W. Bush will attend the August 8 opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino announced Thursday. |
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BBC News |
12:55pm PDT |
Sharia law 'could have UK role' |
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Summary: The most senior judge in England and Wales has said sharia law could play a role in some parts of the legal system. |
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Yahoo News |
12:54pm PDT |
Just how close 'friends' are Madonna and A-Rod?
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A-Rod and the Material Girl? That's a lot of hits. Reports that Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez and Madonna have become close just as their marriages are disintegrating have both the celebrity gossip industry and the sporting world — each a chatty b |
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BBC News |
12:40pm PDT |
Navy 'proud day' |
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Summary: Deal signed for weighty successors to Ark Royal |
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BBC News |
12:40pm PDT |
Heavy weights |
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Summary: Future aircraft carriers leave Ark Royal in shade |
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Yahoo News |
12:34pm PDT |
Freed hostage Ingrid Betancourt reunites with children
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt embraced her children for the first time in six years Thursday, saying the thought of them helped her stay alive until a daring rescue plucked her and 14 other hostages from the jungle. |
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Yahoo News |
12:29pm PDT |
Israeli rabbi invited to Saudi interfaith meeting
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Saudi Arabia has invited an Israeli rabbi to an interfaith conference in Spain, potentially the first step in wider contacts between the kingdom and Israel, the rabbi told The Associated Press on Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
12:17pm PDT |
Man accused of robbing, then hugging Mo. victim
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Police in the southeast Missouri town of Poplar Bluff are looking for the gunman who robbed a man on Monday night, then gave him a hug before fleeing. |
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Cnn.com |
12:02pm PDT |
State goes to four-day week |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
11:56am PDT |
200 fearful Mugabe foes seek refuge at US Embassy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Some 200 opposition supporters crowded outside the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe on Thursday, appealing for protection amid new reports of violence aimed at dissenters against the heavy-handed rule of President Robert Mugabe. |
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Yahoo News |
11:56am PDT |
Cremated remains part of fireworks show
(AP)
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Summary: AP - One of the fireworks bursting above the city this year will contain a bit of cremated remains — a fitting tribute, organizers say, to the man who ran the annual event for 40 years. |
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ChristianPost |
11:46am PDT |
Will Smith-Funded School Raises Flags Over Scientology Ties |
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Summary: A new private school founded by popular actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith has set off a Hollywood media frenzy over its alleged ties to the controversial ?Church? of Scientology. |
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Yahoo News |
11:36am PDT |
Pentagon extends tour of Marines in Afghanistan
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. |
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Yahoo News |
11:32am PDT |
Freed Colombian hostage reunited with children
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Colombian-French politician Ingrid Betancourt was Thursday tearfully reunited with her children for the first time in six years after her dramatic jungle rescue from Marxist rebels. |
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Cnn.com |
11:30am PDT |
Williams sisters reach Wimbledon final |
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Yahoo News |
11:20am PDT |
Oil hits high near $146, then eases — but not much
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil prices briefly soared to a new high near $146 a barrel Thursday, extending the previous day's record-shattering rally before easing somewhat as the dollar gained ground against the euro. |
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ChristianPost |
11:10am PDT |
Evangelist: Lost Boy to Jesus Freak |
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Summary: Once a lost boy and now a well-known evangelist, Greg Laurie is letting millions of people into the journey of his personal life, much of which he didn't want to revisit. |
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BBC News |
11:08am PDT |
David Gray warns on torture music |
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Summary: The singer says US interrogators playing music as a form of torture - including his song Babylon - is no laughing matter. |
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Yahoo News |
11:04am PDT |
Christie Brinkley says husband's affair shattered her world
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Christie Brinkley testified at her divorce trial Thursday that the day she learned her husband was having an affair with a teenager was the day her world was "completely shattered." |
