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Yahoo News |
2:05pm PDT |
U. N. resolution on Zimbabwe fails in Security Council
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A U.N. resolution to
impose sanctions on Zimbabwe for holding a violent June 27
presidential poll boycotted by the opposition candidate was
vetoed in the Security Council on Friday by Russia and China. |
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BBC News |
2:03pm PDT |
Runaway bull fished out of pool |
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Summary: A bull is rescued from a swimming pool by firefighters after it escapes from its enclosure and charges into the water. |
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Cnn.com |
2:03pm PDT |
Body found in wildfire-scorched region |
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Summary: A Butte County Sheriff's Department deputy found the charred body of an unidentified person inside a burned structure Friday.
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BBC News |
2:02pm PDT |
Zimbabwe sanctions vetoed at UN |
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Summary: A motion to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe's President Mugabe and some of his key allies is vetoed at the United Nations. |
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Yahoo News |
2:00pm PDT |
Stocks end lower amid Fannie, Freddie worries
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wall Street's angst over the ongoing fallout from the credit crisis made for a turbulent end to a volatile week Friday — stocks tumbled, soared and then turned south again as investors tried to assess the dangers faced by the country's biggest mortga |
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Yahoo News |
1:51pm PDT |
Washington, Wall St. weigh Fannie, Freddie help
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wall Street and Washington wrestled Friday with how to shore up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two troubled pillars of the economy whose failure would deal a devastating blow to the already crippled housing market. |
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Yahoo News |
1:47pm PDT |
Authorities: At least 1 dead in N. Calif wildfire
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Firefighters say at least one person has been found dead after a wildfire swept through an area near the Northern California town of Concow. |
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BBC News |
1:47pm PDT |
Oil hits new high on Iran fears |
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Summary: Ongoing concerns about oil supplies pushes the price of a barrel of crude to new record highs above $147 a barrel. |
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Cnn.com |
1:17pm PDT |
Wall Street takes another pounding |
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Summary: Stocks slipped Friday, but managed to close off their lows, as fears that mortgage backers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would collapse eased after reports of comments from the Federal Reserve chief and other officials.
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BBC News |
1:17pm PDT |
Rainfall stops Fairford air show |
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Summary: Organisers of the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire cancel Saturday's display. |
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Cnn.com |
1:04pm PDT |
Holocaust siblings reunited after 66 years |
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Summary: The last time Irene Famulak embraced her brother he shoved her away because he didn't like to be kissed. It was 1942, and Famulak was being taken away by Nazis. For decades, her brother carried around that guilt. This week, they met for the first time in |
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Cnn.com |
1:04pm PDT |
Holocaust kin reunite: 'I can die satisfied' |
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Summary: The last time Irene Famulak embraced her brother he shoved her away because he didn't like to be kissed. It was 1942, and Famulak was being taken away by Nazis. For decades, her brother carried around that guilt. This week, they met for the first time in |
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BBC News |
12:49pm PDT |
Man drowns in Strangford Lough |
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Summary: Emergency services fail to resuscitate a man after he falls into Strangford Lough. |
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Yahoo News |
12:49pm PDT |
No Fannie, Freddie bailout but Fed may step in
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pressure mounted on Friday for the
government to act more swiftly to prevent the housing crisis
from dragging down the nation's top mortgage finance agencies,
as Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson indicated that a bailout
was unlikely. |
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Yahoo News |
12:45pm PDT |
Stocks pare losses on reports of Fed offer
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Stocks pared steep losses in volatile trading Friday following reports that the Federal Reserve may step in to help mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shore up their finances. |
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Yahoo News |
12:26pm PDT |
New iPhone snapped up
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Apple Inc's new
iPhone made its hotly awaited debut on Friday with buyers
storming stores in Asia and queues forming in Europe, although
network problems marred the launch in the United States. |
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Yahoo News |
12:26pm PDT |
Hezbollah gains veto power in new Lebanon Cabinet
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hezbollah and its allies solidified their hold on Lebanon's government Friday with the formation of a national unity Cabinet that gives them veto power over government decisions. |
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Cnn.com |
12:25pm PDT |
MLK children sue brother, father's estate |
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Summary: Two children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. are suing their brother, saying he took money from the civil rights icon's estate "for his own benefit."
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Yahoo News |
12:25pm PDT |
Thousands evacuated in California and Washington fires
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Heavy smoke and thick fog hampered
efforts on Friday to control a raging fire threatening the
northern California town of Paradise, where more than 10,000
people remain out of their homes, officials said. |
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ChristianPost |
12:21pm PDT |
YouTube Restores Video Exposing Pro-Abortion Video Project |
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Summary: A pro-life video that was taken down by YouTube several days ago was posted back up following a wave of complaints from pro-life advocates. |
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Cnn.com |
12:09pm PDT |
Problems reported as new iPhone launches |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
12:03pm PDT |
Oil briefly hits record above $147
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Oil prices jumped $5 to a record high
above $147 a barrel on Friday amid growing worries of threats
to supplies from Iran and Nigeria and a strike by Brazilian oil
workers next week. |
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BBC News |
11:45am PDT |
Queiroz takes Portugal coach post |
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Summary: Man Utd assistant boss Carlos Queiroz signs a four-year deal to become coach of Portugal. |
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BBC News |
11:44am PDT |
Six firms fined in tobacco probe |
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Summary: Six retailers and tobacco firms agree to pay a maximum of £173.3m after admitting unlawful tobacco pricing practices. |
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CTI News |
11:42am PDT |
Review: 'Meet Dave' |
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Summary: Neither as crude as 'Norbit' or as forgettable as 'The Haunted Mansion,' 'Dave' is an enjoyably silly--if cliched and predictable--return for Eddie Murphy. |
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CTI News |
11:42am PDT |
Review: 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' |
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Summary: Walden Media turns the classic Jules Verne novel into a dumb, but fun, roller-coaster ride--especially if you see it in 3D. |
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CTI News |
11:42am PDT |
Review: 'The Shack' |
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Summary: 'The Shack' tells a compelling, if imperfect, story. |
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CTI News |
11:42am PDT |
Review: 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army' |
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Summary: Bigger effects and cooler creatures make Guillermo Del Toro's second ride with Hellboy more entertaining than the original ... but something's still missing in the story of the superhero from hell. |
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CTI News |
11:42am PDT |
How to Read 'The Shack' |
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Summary: 'The Shack' is a tale of tragedy redeemed, not a theological treatise. |
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CTI News |
11:42am PDT |
Philanthro-Pinch |
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Summary: Economic downturn sparks worries over giving. |
