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ChristianToday |
5:10am PDT |
French students murdered and set alight |
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Summary: Two French DNA research students were tied up repeatedly stabbed and left in a burning flat in an attack described by one senior detective on Thursday as the most shocking he had ever seen |
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ChristianToday |
5:08am PDT |
Britain signs deal for biggestever warships |
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Summary: Defence chiefs signed a three billion pound contract on Thursday to build two aircraft carriers that will be the biggest warships in the Royal Navys history the government said |
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Yahoo News |
5:08am PDT |
ECB raises rates to 4.25 percent
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The European Central Bank raised
interest rates for the first time in more than a year on
Thursday, in a widely expected quarter percentage-point move
which took benchmark rates to 4.25 percent, the highest level
since September 2001. |
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ChristianToday |
5:06am PDT |
Darling says oil price real problem |
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Summary: The oil price is a real problem and production needs to rise Chancellor Alistair Darling said on Thursday |
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Yahoo News |
4:59am PDT |
New report expected to show more job losses
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Today's Labor Department's employment report is expected to show the sixth month of jobs losses and only a slight improvement in the unemployment rate. Meanwhile, the price of oil is approaching $146 a barrel for the first time. |
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Cnn.com |
4:55am PDT |
Dead girl taken for sex ring, affidavit claims |
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Summary: Investigators have found the body of a 12-year-old Vermont girl missing for a week in a case that led to separate sexual assault charges against her uncle and stepfather, state police announced Wednesday. An affidavit said Brooke Bennett and another girl |
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Yahoo News |
4:54am PDT |
Zambia denies President Mwanawasa is dead
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zambia's vice president denied on
Thursday media reports that President Levy Mwanawasa had died,
saying he was in a stable condition in a Paris hospital. |
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Yahoo News |
4:52am PDT |
French court to try U.S. airline over Concorde crash
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A French judge has ordered U.S. carrier
Continental Airlines and five individuals to stand trial over
the crash of an Air France Concorde that killed 113 people, a
prosecutor's statement said on Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
4:49am PDT |
Venus, Serena a step away from Wimbledon finals
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The women's semifinals at Wimbeldon are set for today, with Venus and Serena Williams favored to set up their first all-sibling final since 2003 Wimbledon. |
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Yahoo News |
4:43am PDT |
AP IMPACT: 'Go-arounds' are possible safety hazard
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A United Airlines jetliner was coming in for a landing at the Las Vegas airport in 2006 when the tower radioed that a smaller plane was still crossing the runway. |
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Cnn.com |
4:34am PDT |
Students tortured, stabbed to death, report says |
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Summary: Two French biochemistry students who were found stabbed to death in a burned-out London apartment were the victims of a "frenzied, brutal, horrific attack," say police who have appealed for information about the case.
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Yahoo News |
4:32am PDT |
Rush Limbaugh to get $38M a year for next 8 years
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Rush Limbaugh will make about $38 million a year to continue his radio show over the next eight years. In addition, he says will be getting a nine-figure signing bonus from Premiere Radio Networks. |
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BBC News |
4:26am PDT |
MPs' pay rise could top inflation |
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Summary: MPs could vote for an above inflation pay rise later and reject an expenses shake-up, the BBC understands. |
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Yahoo News |
4:24am PDT |
Second al Qaeda suspect freed from British jail
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An Algerian accused by Britain of links
to Osama bin Laden and bomb plots in the United States and
France has been freed on bail after more than seven years in
prison, a spokeswoman for a British tribunal said on Thursday. |
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BBC News |
4:11am PDT |
She should be so lucky - Kylie attends Palace for honour |
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Summary: Singer Kylie Minogue is formally appointed OBE by the Prince of Wales at a Buckingham Palace ceremony. |
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Yahoo News |
4:11am PDT |
Big Sur evacuates as massive wildfire spreads
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Flames ominously licked the ridge overlooking this scenic coastal community, which appeared nearly abandoned Thursday after an explosive wildfire caused authorities to order more residents out of the area. |
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BBC News |
4:10am PDT |
Man 'linked to Bin Laden' freed |
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Summary: A terror suspect said to have "direct links" with Osama Bin Laden has been freed on bail, it is revealed. |
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Yahoo News |
4:09am PDT |
Zambian President Mwanawasa died: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa
died in a Paris military hospital on Thursday after suffering a
stroke earlier this week, South Africa's Talk Radio 702
reported, quoting a Zambian High Commission spokesman. |
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BBC News |
4:07am PDT |
Prom night |
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Summary: Should British kids ape US teenagers with stretch limos? |
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BBC News |
4:05am PDT |
Brown hints at fuel duty freeze |
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Summary: Gordon Brown says the delayed 2p rise in fuel duty will be looked at "very, very carefully" over the next few weeks. |
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Yahoo News |
4:04am PDT |
Continental to stand trial for 2000 Concorde crash
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US Continental Airlines and two of its employees are to stand trial for manslaughter over the crash of an Air France Concorde in 2000 that killed 113 people, judicial officials said Thursday. |
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BBC News |
4:02am PDT |
Paulson admits regulatory errors |
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Summary: The system for regulating US banks should have performed better, US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson admits. |
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BBC News |
4:02am PDT |
Iran attack? |
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Summary: US military 'steps back' but Israeli threat remains |
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BBC News |
3:53am PDT |
Ships deal will secure 2,000 jobs |
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Summary: English shipyards are to benefit from a £3.2bn MoD contract for two of the UK's largest ever aircraft carriers. |
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Cnn.com |
3:50am PDT |
Fireman becomes cabbie to help sick kids |
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Summary: If Russell Jackson has his way, any child who needs medical care but lacks the transportation to get there will have a safe and reliable alternative.
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Cnn.com |
3:50am PDT |
Toddler's death changes fireman's life |
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Summary: If Russell Jackson has his way, any child who needs medical care but lacks the transportation to get there will have a safe and reliable alternative.
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Cnn.com |
3:46am PDT |
Gas hits new high in time for July 4 |
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Summary: Retail gas prices rose overnight to a record high for the fourth day in a row, ahead of the July 4 holiday weekend - one of the nation's busiest weekends for travel.
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Cnn.com |
3:41am PDT |
U.S. hostages home after 5 years in jungle |
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Summary: Three rescued Americans held hostage for more than five years by a Colombian rebel group arrived home in the United States late Wednesday. The American contractors, along with former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and 11 other hostages |
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Yahoo News |
3:22am PDT |
3 hostages rescued in Colombia return to US
(AP)
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Summary: AP - With little fanfare, three American hostages rescued from leftist guerillas in Colombia returned safely to the United States, more than five years after their plane went down in rebel-held jungle. |
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BBC News |
3:19am PDT |
Chambers challenges Olympic ban |
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Summary: Dwain Chambers files papers against the British Olympic Association in an attempt to be allowed to run in the Olympics. |
