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Yahoo News |
9:07am PDT |
House arrest for Qaeda suspect on leaving UK jail
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An Algerian suspected of links to Osama
bin Laden and bomb plots in the United States and France has
been freed from a British prison after more than seven years
but placed under house arrest while he fights deportation. |
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ChristianPost |
9:01am PDT |
Some Defend Dobson's Attack on Obama |
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Summary: Several conservative commentators this week defended Dr. James Dobson?s criticisms of Democrat Barack Obama?s Bible interpretation as standing up for the Christian truth. |
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Yahoo News |
8:53am PDT |
Venus Williams makes Wimbledon final for 7th time
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Defending champion Venus Williams beat Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (3) to advance to the Wimbledon final Thursday, setting up a potential championship matchup with sister Serena. |
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Yahoo News |
8:44am PDT |
Oil prices briefly soar to record near $146
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil prices briefly soared to a record near $146 a barrel Thursday, then eased when the European Central Bank did not signal more rate hikes and a report showed unemployment in the United States has continued to climb. |
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ChristianToday |
8:40am PDT |
Cardinal presses MPs on protection for unborn children |
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Summary: The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has written to all 646 MPs asking them not to go further in withdrawing legal protection from unborn children |
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Yahoo News |
8:33am PDT |
Report: Alex Rodriguez has split from wife
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez and his wife have split less than three months after the birth of the couple's second daughter, according to a report in the New York Daily News. |
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Cnn.com |
8:27am PDT |
American Airlines cuts 7,000 jobs |
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Summary: American Airlines said on Thursday that it plans to cut nearly 7,000 full-time employees, or 8% of its total staff, by the end of 2008.
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BBC News |
8:26am PDT |
Congo ex-leader sent to The Hague |
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Summary: The former vice-president of DR Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, is extradited to The Hague to face trial for war crimes. |
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BBC News |
8:22am PDT |
Mayor's aide in misconduct claim |
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Summary: A key aide to London Mayor Boris Johnson was barred from working in the Church of England after allegations of financial misconduct. |
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Cnn.com |
8:20am PDT |
Freed hostage Betancourt hugs her children |
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Summary: Ingrid Betancourt clung to the children she had not seen for six years today after they arrived in Colombia to celebrate her rescue from jungle rebels. Betancourt said her daughter, Melanie, and son, Lorenzo, looked "beautiful." Betancourt, three American |
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BBC News |
8:19am PDT |
MPs reject above-inflation rises |
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Summary: MPs vote against giving themselves an above-inflation pay rise, in line with Gordon Brown's calls for restraint. |
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BBC News |
8:18am PDT |
Cross-dressing bank robber jailed |
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Summary: An INLA man from County Armagh who robbed a Dublin bank dressed as a woman is sentenced to 12 years in prison. |
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Yahoo News |
8:18am PDT |
McCain tours Basilica, will meet Mexican president
(AP)
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Summary: AP - John McCain toured Mexico's holiest Roman Catholic site and received a blessing from its monsignor Thursday, the final day of a three-day Latin America tour. |
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BBC News |
8:18am PDT |
Hotel balcony fall woman critical |
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Summary: A woman who fell eight storeys from a hotel balcony while on holiday in Spain is being treated for injuries at hospital. |
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Yahoo News |
8:16am PDT |
Death penalty possible in Vermont 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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BBC News |
8:15am PDT |
Sex camera hotel manager jailed |
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Summary: A hotel manager who set up a hidden camera in a bedroom to watch a couple having sex is jailed. |
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BBC News |
7:55am PDT |
Romanian girl in UK for abortion |
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Summary: An 11-year-old Romanian girl, raped by an uncle, is to be allowed a late abortion even though it is forbidden by law. |
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Yahoo News |
7:52am PDT |
Freed Colombian hostage reunited with her children
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Colombian-French politician Ingrid Betancourt was tearfully reunited with her children Thursday for the first time in six years, a day after she and 14 other hostages were rescued by Colombian soldiers posing as Marxist rebels. |
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Cnn.com |
7:47am PDT |
Zimbabweans seek refuge at U.S. Embassy |
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Summary: About 220 Zimbabweans have fled to the U.S. Embassy in Harare seeking refuge from election-related violence, according to U.S. Embassy spokesman Mark Weinberg. A journalist with the crowd, speaking to CNN on condition of anonymity for his own safety, s |
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Yahoo News |
7:42am PDT |
VWilliams beats Dementieva in semifinals
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Defending champion Venus Williams beat Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (3) to advance to the Wimbledon final Thursday, setting up a potential championship matchup with sister Serena. |
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BBC News |
7:29am PDT |
MPs vote to decide pay increases |
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Summary: MPs are voting on their next pay rise - amid calls from Prime Minister Gordon Brown to show restraint. |
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BBC News |
7:26am PDT |
Google must divulge YouTube log |
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Summary: Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court rules. |
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Yahoo News |
7:26am PDT |
U.S. envoy in Israel plays down talk of Iran attack
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. ambassador to Israel played
down speculation on Thursday that an attack by either country
on Iranian nuclear sites was imminent, saying the allies agreed
sanctions should run their course. |
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BBC News |
7:24am PDT |
Call to sever Jerusalem Arab area |
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Summary: Israel's vice premier calls for the home neighbourhood of Wednesday's bulldozer attacker to be cut off from Jerusalem. |
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Yahoo News |
7:20am PDT |
Freed hostage Ingrid Betancourt embraces 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 |
7:20am PDT |
Oil hits new record above $145
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil prices briefly soared to a record near $146 a barrel Thursday, then eased when the European Central Bank did not signal more rate hikes and a report showed unemployment in the United States has continued to climb. |
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BBC News |
7:12am PDT |
Betancourt reunited with family |
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Summary: French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt holds an emotional reunion with her children after six years as a hostage. |
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BBC News |
7:11am PDT |
US loses 62,000 jobs during June |
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Summary: US firms cut jobs for a sixth month in June, stoking fears the world's largest economy is heading for a recession. |
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ChristianToday |
7:03am PDT |
WCC head rejoices at release of Colombian hostages |
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Summary: World Council of Churches head rejoices at release of Colombian hostages urges FARC to release hundreds more remaining hostages |
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BBC News |
7:01am PDT |
Carriers deal 'a dream come true' |
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Summary: Contracts are signed to build the UK's biggest ever aircraft carriers, creating or securing thousands of jobs in Scotland. |
