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Yahoo News |
8:50pm PDT |
Beltran, Delgado power Mets to 9th straight win
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer, Mike Pelfrey provided the latest dominant pitching performance and the New York Mets held down the Colorado Rockies 7-0 Sunday night to take a nine-game winning streak into the All-Star break. |
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Yahoo News |
8:47pm PDT |
Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2008
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2008 on Monday in a contest marked by the spectacle of Miss USA falling down during the evening gown competition for the second year in a row. |
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Yahoo News |
8:44pm PDT |
Anheuser-Busch reportedly agrees to InBev sale
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Anheuser-Busch agreed to be acquired by Belgian brewer InBev for about $52 billion in a deal that would shift ownership of the nation's largest brewer overseas, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. |
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BBC News |
8:27pm PDT |
Sudan war crime charges expected |
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Summary: The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is to unveil new evidence about war crimes in Darfur. |
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Cnn.com |
8:02pm PDT |
Belgians reportedly buy Anheuser-Busch |
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Yahoo News |
7:58pm PDT |
U.S. moves to shore up Fannie, Freddie
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States on Sunday offered
massive aid to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to
bolster confidence in the mortgage finance giants and head off
a potential meltdown in financial markets. |
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BBC News |
7:52pm PDT |
US moves to bolster lending firms |
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Summary: The US government announces sweeping measures to shore up troubled mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. |
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Cnn.com |
7:48pm PDT |
Islanders rescued after Alaskan volcano erupts |
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Yahoo News |
7:40pm PDT |
Pope rests with piano and cat ahead of World Youth Day
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - With a newly-tuned piano at hand and a borrowed kitten for company, Pope Benedict XVI was recovering from jet-lag in Australia on Monday ahead of World Youth Day celebrations. |
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BBC News |
7:13pm PDT |
Belgians buy Budweiser brewer |
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Summary: US brewer Anheuser-Busch agrees to $50bn takeover by Belgium-based InBev, to create the world's largest beer maker. |
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Yahoo News |
7:06pm PDT |
ICC prosecutor to seek warrant for Sudan's al-Beshir
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is expected on Monday to seek the arrest of Sudan President Omar al-Beshir on war crimes charges, though Arab and African leaders have warned of the fallout. |
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Cnn.com |
6:48pm PDT |
Doctor: Jolie chatted, laughed in delivery room |
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BBC News |
6:36pm PDT |
Maternity leave 'damages' careers |
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Summary: The extension of maternity leave may be sabotaging women's careers, the head of the new equality watchdog warns. |
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BBC News |
6:31pm PDT |
Brazil oil workers begin strike |
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Summary: Workers at Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras begin a strike, raising fears of further pressure on world prices. |
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Yahoo News |
6:17pm PDT |
U.S. takes bold steps to shore up Fannie, Freddie
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States on Sunday offered
massive aid to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to
bolster confidence in the mortgage finance giants and head off
a potential meltdown in financial markets. |
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Yahoo News |
6:11pm PDT |
Report: Anheuser-Busch agrees to InBev sale
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Anheuser-Busch reportedly has agreed to be acquired by Belgian brewer InBev for $49.9 billion. |
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Yahoo News |
6:03pm PDT |
InBev agrees to buy Anheuser for $50 billion
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. brewer
Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc agreed to a $50 billion takeover
by Belgium-based InBev NV , a source familiar with the
situation said on Sunday, creating the world's largest beer
maker. |
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Cnn.com |
5:54pm PDT |
Rescuing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac |
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Summary: The Treasury Department and Federal Reserve on Sunday outlined a comprehensive government plan to prop up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two mortgage finance giants that own or back $5 trillion in home mortgages.
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BBC News |
5:39pm PDT |
Police to target booze violence |
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Summary: Police forces across Scotland are to begin a summer crackdown on alcohol-fuelled violence. |
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BBC News |
5:26pm PDT |
Exams chief to be quizzed by MPs |
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Summary: The man responsible for all the exams taken in schools in England is to face questioning from MPs about this year's Sats results. |
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Yahoo News |
5:21pm PDT |
Anheuser, InBev move closer to deal
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. brewer
Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc moved closer to a friendly, $50
billion takeover by Belgium-based InBev NV , sources
familiar with the situation said on Sunday. |
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Cnn.com |
5:09pm PDT |
Rain helps firefighters, triggers mudslides |
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BBC News |
5:07pm PDT |
Staying or going? |
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Summary: Iraqi leaders face dilemma over future of US troops |
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Yahoo News |
4:37pm PDT |
Treasury, Fed take bold steps to back Freddie and Fannie
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. Treasury and Federal
Reserve on Sunday unveiled sweeping steps to support Fannie Mae
and Freddie Mac if needed to bolster confidence
in the troubled mortgage financing giants and head off a
potential meltdown in global financial m |
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BBC News |
4:30pm PDT |
Cancer survivor numbers reach 2m |
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Summary: Many more UK people than thought either have cancer, or have beaten the disease, says a charity. |
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BBC News |
4:30pm PDT |
Cancer survivor numbers 'top 2m' |
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Summary: Many more UK people than thought either have cancer or have beaten the disease, says a charity. |
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Yahoo News |
4:18pm PDT |
Government not expected to help more companies
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S. government is signaling it won't throw a lifeline to struggling financial companies — except for mortgage linchpins Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — marking a shift to a new and potentially more volatile phase of the credit crisis. |
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BBC News |
4:18pm PDT |
No holiday |
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Summary: Cash-strapped Australians choose caravan homes |
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BBC News |
4:17pm PDT |
Call to give teachers wider search powers |
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Summary: Teachers should be able to search pupils to stop them bringing alcohol and drugs into school, a review proposes. |
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BBC News |
4:17pm PDT |
Call for more searches of pupils |
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Summary: Teachers should be able to search pupils to stop them bringing alcohol and drugs into school, a review proposes. |
