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Yahoo News |
8:44pm PDT |
Stewart to leave Gibbs, become owner-driver in '09
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Tony Stewart knows he's taking a gamble by leaving NASCAR's elite Joe Gibbs Racing team to join one that usually runs in the middle of the pack. |
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Yahoo News |
8:19pm PDT |
Catholic church reopens abuse case ahead papal visit
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Only days before Pope Benedict arrives
in Sydney, a 25-year-old sexual abuse case involving a Sydney
priest has been reopened by the Catholic church after an
Australian cardinal denied he tried to cover-up the abuse. |
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BBC News |
8:03pm PDT |
US Senate approves Petraeus' role |
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Summary: The US Senate confirms the appointment of General Petraeus as Washington's top military commander in the Middle East. |
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BBC News |
8:03pm PDT |
US Senate approves Petraeus role |
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Summary: The US Senate confirms the appointment of General Petraeus as Washington's top military commander in the Middle East. |
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Yahoo News |
7:59pm PDT |
Obama seeks info on Dodd in vice president search
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama's presidential campaign has requested information from Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd as part of its search for a possible vice presidential candidate. |
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BBC News |
7:55pm PDT |
Davis cruises to by-election win |
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Summary: Former shadow home secretary David Davis eases to victory in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election with a 15,355 majority. |
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BBC News |
7:40pm PDT |
Tortured woman reward increased |
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Summary: A reward to capture the killer of a 77-year-old woman is raised to £20,000 six months after her death. |
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BBC News |
7:28pm PDT |
UN to investigate Bhutto killing |
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Summary: The UN agrees in principle to a Pakistani request to set up a panel that will investigate the killing of ex-PM Benazir Bhutto. |
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BBC News |
7:24pm PDT |
Voters' data 'should not be sold' |
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Summary: Town halls should be banned from selling edited electoral rolls, a report on the use of personal information says. |
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Yahoo News |
7:20pm PDT |
McCain disagrees with adviser's 'whiners' remark
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Republican John McCain distanced himself from an economic adviser who dubbed the United States "a nation of whiners" in a "mental recession" as Democrat Barack Obama turned the remarks against his rival. |
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Cnn.com |
7:18pm PDT |
Sizing up Iran's oil threat |
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Summary: Iranian missile tests. Reports of covert U.S. operations inside the country. Israeli military exercises designed to simulate an attack on Iran
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Yahoo News |
7:04pm PDT |
Presidential ballot box makes rounds at media fest
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama
appeared to be the favorite White House contender among media
moguls at an annual Idaho retreat, even if they were not so
certain how an Obama victory would affect their businesses. |
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Cnn.com |
6:58pm PDT |
Pakistan wants U.N. to investigate Bhutto slaying |
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Summary: Pakistan's foreign minister on Thursday asked that a United Nations commission be appointed to investigate the December death of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
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BBC News |
6:53pm PDT |
Davis victory in Haltemprice poll |
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Summary: Former shadow home secretary David Davis wins the Haltemprice and Howden by-election. |
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Yahoo News |
6:52pm PDT |
Toyota will start making hybrid Prius in US
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Toyota Motor Corp., the seemingly unstoppable juggernaut that saw its U.S. sales double in the last decade, has come back down to earth. Stung by rare double-digit sales declines and burdened by a growing inventory of slow-selling pickups, Toyota sai |
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Cnn.com |
6:48pm PDT |
Killer of 42 women is executed |
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Yahoo News |
6:31pm PDT |
New iPhone hits shelves
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Apple's new iPhone made a
glitzy debut on Friday as frenetic buyers in New Zealand and
Japan, some of whom had camped in line for days, stormed
outlets to get their hands on the gadget. |
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BBC News |
5:51pm PDT |
Hamas arrests Gaza rocket squad |
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Summary: Hamas arrests three Gaza militants belonging to the rival al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades after rockets are fired into Israel. |
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BBC News |
5:29pm PDT |
Game drain |
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Summary: Aussie rules cash may be a problem for Gaelic football |
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Cnn.com |
5:29pm PDT |
Spacewalkers find, remove faulty explosive bolt |
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Yahoo News |
5:03pm PDT |
Calif. National Guard joins firefighting effort
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sweat rolled down Lisa Mirander's forehead as she hacked a tangle of saplings and brush down to bare dirt to prevent a wildfire from spreading. It was a tough job, but no harder than the 13 months she served in Afghanistan. |
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BBC News |
4:59pm PDT |
Iconic Sgt Pepper prop drums up interest at rock memorabilia sale |
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Summary: The drum skin used on the cover of The Beatles' Sgt Pepper album sells for £541,250 ($1m) at a rock memorabilia auction |
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BBC News |
4:53pm PDT |
HRT study 'highlights pills risk' |
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Summary: Using HRT patches instead of pills could cut the risk of gallbladder complications, a study says. |
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Cnn.com |
4:53pm PDT |
National Guard joins wildfire fight |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
4:42pm PDT |
U.S. source raises doubts about Iran missile test |
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Summary: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice -- responding to Iran's latest missile tests -- made it clear today the United States is determined to prevent Tehran from threatening the interests of itself and allies like Israel. "We take very strongly our obligatio |
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BBC News |
4:35pm PDT |
More 'sex tourists' face UK law |
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Summary: New powers will allow prosecution of British "sex tourists" who abuse children abroad, even if their actions were legal in that country. |
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BBC News |
4:34pm PDT |
Fifth teenager on Shakilus charge |
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Summary: A 16-year-old youth becomes the fifth person to be charged with murdering teenager Shakilus Townsend. |
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BBC News |
4:32pm PDT |
Raids target illegal immigrants |
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Summary: Eight people connected to a security firm in Glasgow are arrested in connection with immigration offences. |
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ChristianPost |
4:31pm PDT |
Brazil to Install Condom Machines in Schools; Critics Abound |
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Summary: Pro-family advocates and critics around the world expressed strong opposition this week after news spread that the nation of Brazil would begin a large scale effort to combat the spread of AIDS and STDs through the installation of condom vending machines |
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Yahoo News |
4:28pm PDT |
New Zealand student buys first new iPhone
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - First sales of Apple's new
iPhone kicked off in New Zealand on Friday, with buyers, some
of whom had camped in line for days, crowded outlets to buy the
latest high-tech gadget to hit store shelves. |
