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Yahoo News |
11:01am PDT |
Ex-hostage hugs children after blow to Colombia rebels
(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 |
11:00am PDT |
Haywire brain chemical linked to sudden baby death
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Scientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best known for regulating mood also plays a role in the mystifying killer of seemingly healthy babies — sudden infant death syndrome. |
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BBC News |
10:57am PDT |
Mayor's aide in cash claim probe |
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Summary: An aide to London mayor Boris Johnson had faced allegations of financial misconduct when he was a vicar, it is revealed. |
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Yahoo News |
10:53am PDT |
200 seek refuge at US Embassy in Zimbabwe
(AP)
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Summary: AP - About 200 Zimbabwe opposition supporters sought refuge Thursday at the U.S. Embassy in Harare amid new reports of violence against dissenters. |
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Yahoo News |
10:50am PDT |
Venus and Serena Williams reach Wimbledon final
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Venus and Serena Williams won in straight sets Thursday to set up their third all-sister Wimbledon final and seventh Grand Slam championship matchup. |
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Yahoo News |
10:50am PDT |
U.S. expects U.N. vote on Zimbabwe sanctions next week
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States said on Thursday it
expects the U.N. Security Council to vote next week on
sanctions against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and top
aides in response to last week's widely condemned election. |
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Yahoo News |
10:43am PDT |
Employers cut jobs for sixth straight month
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Employers cut payrolls by 62,000 in June, the sixth straight month of nationwide job losses, underscoring the economy's fragile state. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent. |
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BBC News |
10:40am PDT |
Serena books showdown with Venus |
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Summary: Serena Williams will face sister Venus for the third time in a Wimbledon final after bringing Zheng Jie's incredible run to an end with a 6-2 7-6 win. |
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BBC News |
10:35am PDT |
Crash victim had car crime past |
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Summary: A man who died after a stolen car crashed outside Belfast had previous convictions for car crime, it emerges. |
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Cnn.com |
10:16am PDT |
Poll ranks environment, economy |
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Summary: With the U.S. economy mired in a slump, Americans still believe saving the environment is more important than fixing the economy, according to a new poll released Thursday. But consumers are more closely divided on the issue than they have been in the pas |
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CTI News |
10:12am PDT |
Does your church celebrate Independence Day? |
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Summary: Does your church celebrate Independence Day? |
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CTI News |
10:12am PDT |
Was the Revolutionary War Justified? |
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Summary: Americans fought a war to gain the kind of freedom that Canada, New Zealand, and Australia were simply given. |
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CTI News |
10:12am PDT |
Classic: Which Higher Loyalty? |
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Summary: During the Revolutionary War, many preached Loyalism as the Christian response. |
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CTI News |
10:12am PDT |
Recommended Reading |
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Summary: Recommended Reading on God's Existence |
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CTI News |
10:12am PDT |
Current Philosophy and the Existence of God |
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Summary: How current philosophers argue for his existence. |
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ChristianToday |
10:10am PDT |
Betancourt reunited with children |
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Summary: Exhostage Ingrid Betancourt rescued from leftist rebels in a stunning Colombian military operation after six years in captivity was reunited with her children on Thursday |
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ChristianToday |
10:08am PDT |
Hitler wax figure unveiled in Berlin amid criticism |
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Summary: Berlins new waxwork museum on Thursday unveiled a figure of a glumlooking Adolf Hitler in a mock bunker during the last days of his life an exhibit that has been criticized as in bad taste |
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ChristianToday |
10:08am PDT |
House arrest for Qaeda suspect |
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Summary: An Algerian suspected of links to Osama bin Laden and bomb plots in the United States and France has been freed from prison after more than seven years but placed under house arrest while he fights deportation |
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ChristianToday |
10:06am PDT |
London mayor launches investigation into deputy |
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Summary: Newlyelected London Mayor Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was launching an investigation into his deputy Ray Lewis after allegations about his conduct were raised by the media |
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ChristianToday |
10:04am PDT |
At 60 the NHS needs reality check |
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Summary: The National Health Service is famous for being free at the point of need but analysts say that if the 60yearold NHS is to serve an ageing and expanding population the reality of its cost must be accepted |
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Cnn.com |
9:59am PDT |
Hedge-fund cheat says he did try suicide |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
9:57am PDT |
Dead Vermont girl's uncle faces kidnap charges |
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Summary: The uncle of a 12-year-old Vermont girl whose body was found Wednesday will face federal kidnapping charges, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.
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Cnn.com |
9:53am PDT |
Tropical Storm Bertha gathers steam in Atlantic |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
9:39am PDT |
US submits Zimbabwe sanctions resolution at UN
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The United States on Thursday formally submitted a sanctions resolution in the UN Security Council that would target Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and 11 of his aides. |
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Yahoo News |
9:39am PDT |
Death penalty possible in Vermont sex-kidnap
(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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BBC News |
9:37am PDT |
Turkish party fights for survival |
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Summary: Turkey's ruling AK Party defends itself in court against charges that could see it closed down. |
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Yahoo News |
9:37am PDT |
U.S. assures UK over secret flights, doubts persist
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Britain has received new U.S. assurances
that the CIA did not secretly smuggle terrorist suspects
through its territory, but critics said on Thursday the
government had failed to ask Washington the right questions. |
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Cnn.com |
9:19am PDT |
Jungle rebels tricked into freeing hostages |
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Summary: The agents posed as guerrillas to infiltrate the rebel camp. Months later, they had enough power to order 15 hostages marched through the jungle to rendezvous with a helicopter, ostensibly to meet international figures. They spoke in code with the pilot. |
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BBC News |
9:18am PDT |
Mayor's aide in sex claim inquiry |
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Summary: Ray Lewis, a key aide to London Mayor Boris Johnson, was barred from working in the Church of England after allegations of sexual and financial misconduct, the BBC learns. |
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Yahoo News |
9:09am PDT |
Oil hits new record above $145, then backs off
(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 as the dollar gained ground against the euro. |
