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ChristianToday |
2:16am PDT |
Review Journey to the Center of the Earth more like a wild ride |
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Summary: If youre thinking about heading out to the amusement park but are deterred by the scorching rays of the sun you might want to consider going for iJourney to the Center of the Earthi |
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BBC News |
2:14am PDT |
Out of breath |
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Summary: Could poor air quality affect Olympic athletes? |
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Yahoo News |
2:10am PDT |
All-Star baseball game strikes out in ratings
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - When the American and
National League face off in Tuesday's Major League Baseball
All-Star Game in New York, there will be fewer people watching
than there were the last time Yankee Stadium was the host in
1977. |
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Cnn.com |
1:45am PDT |
Brinkley's ex says he's sorry for tryst |
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BBC News |
1:44am PDT |
Turkey charges 86 for 'coup plot' |
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Summary: Turkey's chief prosecutor files an indictment against 86 people accused of involvement in an alleged coup plot. |
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Yahoo News |
1:39am PDT |
Karzai opposes U.S. use of Afghan soil against Iran
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Afghanistan opposes U.S. use of its
territory for launching a possible attack against neighbouring
Iran, President Hamid Karzai said in an interview broadcast on
Monday. |
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BBC News |
1:39am PDT |
Hellboy overpowers Hancock in US |
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Summary: Hellboy II: The Golden Army becomes the latest superhero movie to top the North American box office chart. |
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Cnn.com |
1:33am PDT |
Sudan leader faces Darfur charges |
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Summary: The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court was expected by diplomats to seek the arrest on Monday of the Sudanese president on charges of genocide in a five-year campaign of violence in the country's Darfur region.
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BBC News |
1:32am PDT |
Radcliffe set for injury update |
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Summary: Britain's Paula Radcliffe meets with UK Athletics' medical team on Monday to check on her rehabilitation ahead of the Olympics. |
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Yahoo News |
1:27am PDT |
Freddie Mac in $3bln debt sell-off to calm investors
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Freddie Mac, one of two troubled mortgage finance giants given an emergency lifeline by the US Treasury, looked to cool investor fears Monday with a three-billion-dollar debt sell-off. |
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Yahoo News |
1:24am PDT |
Sudan's Beshir likely to face war crimes charge
(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, despite warnings the move could impact on the crisis in Darfur. |
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BBC News |
1:21am PDT |
A good night's sleep best way to boost memory |
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Summary: A refreshing night's sleep may be the best way to boost memory, a study suggests. |
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Yahoo News |
1:19am PDT |
Pope rests ahead of World Youth Day
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pope Benedict XVI was resting in Australia Monday as hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims converged on Sydney for World Youth Day celebrations. |
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Cnn.com |
1:18am PDT |
Obama: Iraq's timetable 'enormous opportunity' |
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Summary: Sen. Barack Obama, in an op-ed piece in Monday's New York Times, embraced Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's recent call for a timetable for American troops to leave Iraq as "an enormous opportunity."
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Yahoo News |
1:18am PDT |
Iran attack would hurt U.S., Israel: Syria's Assad
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on
Monday a military attack on Iran over its nuclear program would
have grave consequences for the United States, Israel and the
world. |
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BBC News |
1:16am PDT |
T stab victim was helping friend |
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Summary: A man stabbed eleven times at the T in the Park music festival is making "good progress" in hospital. |
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ChristianToday |
1:15am PDT |
China detains two underground priests group |
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Summary: Two Catholic priests in Chinas underground church have been detained for over a month after trying to join a pilgrimage an overseas group said as the government seeks to quell protest threats before the Olympics |
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BBC News |
1:13am PDT |
Santander makes A&L bid approach |
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Summary: Abbey owner Santander makes a takeover offer for Alliance & Leicester, the BBC learns, as share price soars. |
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BBC News |
1:13am PDT |
Abbey owner makes A&L bid approach |
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Summary: Abbey owner Santander makes a takeover offer for Alliance & Leicester, the BBC learns, as share price soars. |
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Yahoo News |
1:12am PDT |
Giant cross arrives for pope's visit to Australia
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pilgrims cheered, sang and wept as a giant wooden cross serving as the symbol of a Roman Catholic youth festival that will be led by Pope Benedict XVI sailed into Sydney Harbor on Monday, the culmination of a yearlong journey through Australia. |
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BBC News |
1:11am PDT |
Israel PM: Peace closer than ever |
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Summary: Israeli and Palestinian leaders express their optimism for peace at a summit of EU and Mediterranean leaders in Paris. |
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BBC News |
1:06am PDT |
New S Korea call for North talks |
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Summary: A leading ruling-party politician in Seoul suggests parliament should spearhead attempts to engage the North in dialogue. |
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Yahoo News |
12:59am PDT |
Prosecutor to unveil Darfur case, seek warrant
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An International Criminal Court prosecutor is expected to seek an arrest warrant charging Sudan's president with genocide and crimes against humanity on Monday when he reveals details of his investigation into war crimes in Darfur. |
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Yahoo News |
12:52am PDT |
Mediterranean union wants to rid Mideast of WMD
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The leaders of 43 nations from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa have launched a Union for the Mediterranean, a brainchild of French President Nicolas Sarkozy that aims to improve cooperation in the region with practical projects that parallel |
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Yahoo News |
12:50am PDT |
For some, Republican John McCain is 'too old'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - So how old is John McCain? Six-packs, automatic transmissions and the American Express card were all introduced after he was born, not to mention computers which McCain admits he doesn't use. |
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Yahoo News |
12:46am PDT |
9 Americans killed in attack in Afghanistan
(AP)
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Summary: AP - More than 100 militants firing machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars fought their way into a remote base built last week, killing nine American soldiers in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years. |
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Yahoo News |
12:42am PDT |
Anheuser-Busch agrees to sale to a Belgian brewer
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Budweiser and Bud Light, has agreed to a takeover by a giant Belgian brewer, a union that creates a global beer leader and brings to an end one of the most iconic names in American business. |
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Yahoo News |
12:35am PDT |
U.S. troops died in Taliban assault to overrun base
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Taliban attack that killed nine U.S.
soldiers, the biggest single American loss in Afghanistan since
2005, was a well-planned, complex assault aimed at overrunning
an outpost near the Pakistan border, a NATO spokesman said. |
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Cnn.com |
12:34am PDT |
Mandela to spend birthday quietly |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
12:24am PDT |
City groups set to advise Darling |
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Summary: Alistair Darling is to tap leading City figures for advice on how to preserve London as a global financial centre. |
