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BBC News |
9:43am PDT |
EU launches school fruit campaign |
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Summary: The European Commission wants to give free fruit and vegetables to Europe's schools in a bid to curb child obesity. |
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Yahoo News |
9:39am PDT |
Iran says will hit Tel Aviv and U.S. ships if attacked
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran will hit Tel Aviv, U.S. shipping in
the Gulf and American interests around the world if it is
attacked over its disputed nuclear activities, an aide to
Iran's Supreme Leader was quoted as saying on Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
9:36am PDT |
Ecuador state seizes TV stations |
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Summary: Ecuador's government seizes two TV stations in a dispute over debts, prompting accusations that it is curbing free speech. |
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Yahoo News |
9:36am PDT |
G8 to impose sanctions on Mugabe circle
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Group of Eight rich nations agreed
on Tuesday to impose sanctions against Zimbabwe's leadership
because of violence during the widely condemned re-election of
President Robert Mugabe. |
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Cnn.com |
9:33am PDT |
Oilman Pickens putting his money on the wind |
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Summary: Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens is putting his clout behind renewable energy sources like wind power. The legendary entrepreneur and philanthropist today unveiled a new energy plan he says will decrease the United States' dependency on foreign oil by |
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BBC News |
9:29am PDT |
Man admits body in cupboard murder |
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Summary: A man admits murdering a teenager and hiding her partly-dismembered body in a cupboard in Aberdeen. |
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Yahoo News |
9:25am PDT |
US, Czech Republic sign missile shield deal
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed Tuesday what she called a "landmark" missile defence deal with the Czech Republic that drew immediate fire from Russia. |
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BBC News |
9:17am PDT |
Theatre too expensive, says Tate |
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Summary: Comic and Doctor Who star Catherine Tate says "exclusive" ticket prices are making London's West End theatre elitist. |
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Yahoo News |
9:12am PDT |
U.S. and Czechs sign missile deal to Moscow's dismay
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States and the Czech Republic
signed an agreement on Tuesday to build part of a U.S. missile
defense shield in the central European state despite opposition
from its former Cold War master Russia. |
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ChristianPost |
9:03am PDT |
Scholars Downplay Tablet Debate on Messiah, Resurrection |
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Summary: An eclectic Jewish scholar is causing a media stir by claiming that Jesus and his disciples copied the idea of a messiah rising again after three days, basing his interpretation of scattered text found on a so-called ancient tablet. This idea fails to hol |
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BBC News |
8:58am PDT |
G8 to move against Mugabe allies |
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Summary: G8 leaders say they will seek targeted sanctions against members of Zimbabwe's government. |
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BBC News |
8:58am PDT |
Man is arrested over city killing |
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Summary: Police begin a murder inquiry after the body of a 39-year-old man is found at a house in south Belfast. |
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Cnn.com |
8:56am PDT |
Son's autism tests Iraq refugee's resolve |
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Summary: Like millions of others, 37-year-old Wafaa al Nuaimi fled Iraq in the hopes of giving her three children a chance at a better life. But what separates her from the sea of humanity fleeing unimaginable violence is her dedication to her 8-year-old son, Must |
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Yahoo News |
8:55am PDT |
Fed may keep open lifeline as housing distress continues
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke
said on Tuesday the U.S. central bank might keep open a
lifeline to financial firms, while the latest data showed
distress in the housing and retail sectors continues. |
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BBC News |
8:50am PDT |
Ex-MI5 chief attacks 42-day plan |
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Summary: The former head of MI5, Baroness Manningham-Buller, speaks out against plans to hold terror suspects for longer. |
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Yahoo News |
8:50am PDT |
U.N. sanctions on Zimbabwe could pass this week: France
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.N. Security Council could
vote for sanctions against Zimbabwe as soon as this week,
France said on Tuesday, despite pressure from African states to
give their mediation efforts a chance first. |
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BBC News |
8:50am PDT |
Inquiry over 'wrong' armed arrest |
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Summary: Three police forces are to be investigated after police arrest a man at gunpoint in a case of mistaken identity. |
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BBC News |
8:49am PDT |
Persimmon makes 2,000 UK job cuts |
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Summary: UK housebuilder Persimmon says it has shed 2,000 jobs in 2008 as it tries to deal with the housing market downturn. |
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ChristianPost |
8:49am PDT |
Just What Are Schools to Do? |
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Summary: Schools are never just about education. For that matter, education is never just about education. |
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Yahoo News |
8:45am PDT |
G8 set for showdown with poorer states over climate
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Big emerging economies will come
under pressure on Wednesday to respond in kind to an initiative
by rich countries to work towards a target of at least halving
their global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. |
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Yahoo News |
8:43am PDT |
Fed may keep open lifeline; housing dismal in May
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke
said on Tuesday the U.S. central bank might keep open a
lifeline to financial firms, while the latest data showed
distress in the housing and retail sectors continues. |
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Yahoo News |
8:33am PDT |
McConaughey, girlfriend welcome baby boy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Matthew McConaughey's longtime model girlfriend, Camila Alves, has given birth to the couple's first child, a 7-pound, 4-ounce boy, according to OK! magazine. |
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Yahoo News |
8:29am PDT |
Michael Vick files for bankruptcy protection
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick filed for bankruptcy protection while serving time for federal dogfighting charges, saying he owes between $10 million and $50 million to creditors. |
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ChristianToday |
8:28am PDT |
Iran says does not fear US attack |
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Summary: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday his country did not fear an attack by the United States over its disputed nuclear activities |
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ChristianToday |
8:27am PDT |
Lotto rapist victim wins right to sue attacker |
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Summary: The 78yearold victim of lottery winning rapist Iorworth Hoare won the right on Tuesday to claim damages from him for the ordeal he put her through 20 years ago |
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BBC News |
8:26am PDT |
Barristers attack anonymity bill |
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Summary: A new law to give judges the power to allow anonymous evidence in court cases is "too broad", barristers warn. |
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ChristianToday |
8:26am PDT |
Builder discovers priceless Tolkien postcard |
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Summary: A demolition man stripping a fireplace from the former home of The Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien stumbled across a postcard to the writer dated 1968 and hopes to sell it for a small fortune |
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ChristianToday |
8:25am PDT |
Labour begins fightback for Glasgow East |
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Summary: Labour launched its election campaign for Glasgow East on Tuesday after an embarrassing scramble to find a candidate that does not bode well for Gordon Browns future |
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Yahoo News |
8:25am PDT |
FDA issues warning on Cipro, similar antibiotics
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Federal drug safety officials have imposed the government's most urgent warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing risks that they can cause tendon ruptures, a serious injury that leaves some patients incapacitated. |
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Cnn.com |
8:22am PDT |
McCain says spending is out of control |
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Summary: Sen. John McCain on Tuesday brushed off skepticism from economists and insisted he could balance the budget by 2013 by keeping taxes low and curbing spending.
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