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BBC News |
8:48am PDT |
Police 'taken in' by canoe wife |
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Summary: The wife of the canoeist John Darwin who was presumed dead for five years "put on a great act" to dupe police, a court hears. |
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Yahoo News |
8:48am PDT |
Lee, Sheets to start All-Star game
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Cliff Lee of the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee ace Ben Sheets will be the starting pitchers in Tuesday night's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium. |
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ChristianToday |
8:46am PDT |
Gay bishop calls for firmer leadership |
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Summary: The gay bishop who sparked Anglican divisions said on Monday the head of the church must show firmer leadership and get conservative foes to tone down homophobic taunts |
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ChristianToday |
8:45am PDT |
Karzai says Pakistan behind Indian embassy bomb |
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Summary: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday Pakistani agents were behind the Indian embassy bombing in Kabul last week the first time he has directly accused Pakistan of involvement in the suicide attack that killed 58 people |
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ChristianToday |
8:44am PDT |
Bank could still cut rates if economy slows |
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Summary: Financial markets are still betting the next move in interest rates will be up but the Bank of England could be readying itself to cut rates in August in case the economy keeps slowing down |
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ChristianToday |
8:44am PDT |
Pensions body warns on accounting proposals |
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Summary: Controversial accounting proposals will hasten the closure of more final salary pension schemes if they are adopted a leading pensions group said on Monday |
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BBC News |
8:33am PDT |
Pakistan fears over US air raids |
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Summary: US air strikes in Pakistan's tribal belt are undermining the government's fight against militancy, a senior official says. |
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BBC News |
8:33am PDT |
Straw unveils elected Lords plan |
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Summary: Justice Secretary Jack Straw sets out plans for House of Lords reform, with most, possibly all, peers elected for the first time. |
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Yahoo News |
8:32am PDT |
Freddie finds eager debt buyers after rescue plan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Freddie Mac passed its first test of
investor confidence on Monday as buyers flocked to its $3
billion sale of debt just hours after the U.S. government
pledged to extend more credit or buy shares in the nation's
largest mortgage finance com |
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Yahoo News |
8:26am PDT |
Anheuser-Busch being sold to InBev for $52 billion
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The maker of the King of Beers has agreed to go to work for the Belgian brewer InBev SA. |
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ChristianPost |
8:21am PDT |
Billion Prayer Campaign to End Extreme Poverty |
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Summary: An ambitious prayer campaign is counting 1 billion prayers to end extreme poverty. The Billion Prayer March is collecting prayers, each of which will represent a person living in extreme poverty in the world, according to countingprayers.org. |
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Yahoo News |
8:19am PDT |
Fed adopts plan to curb shady mortgage practices
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Federal Reserve has adopted rules to give home buyers more protection from the types of shady lending practices that have contributed to the housing crisis and propelled foreclosures to record highs. |
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Yahoo News |
8:17am PDT |
Sudanese president charged with genocide in Darfur
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court filed genocide charges Monday against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, accusing him of masterminding attempts to wipe out African tribes in Darfur with a campaign of murder, rape and deportation. |
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Yahoo News |
8:10am PDT |
Stocks trade mixed on plan to aid Fannie, Freddie
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Stocks mostly declined in mixed trading Monday as investors worried that even a safety net set up over the weekend for mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac couldn't head off further troubles in the financial markets. |
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Cnn.com |
8:02am PDT |
Bush to lift executive ban on offshore drilling |
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Summary: President Bush will announce Monday he is lifting an executive ban on offshore oil drilling, the White House said.
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ChristianPost |
8:02am PDT |
New Site Seeks 10,000 Catholics for Obama |
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Summary: A new Web site recently launched with a goal of recruiting 10,000 Catholic volunteers to help solicit votes for presidential candidate Barack Obama. The site is in response to resistance by some Catholics to vote for Obama because of his support of aborti |
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BBC News |
7:59am PDT |
Rabbit poisoned water to 100,000 homes |
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Summary: A rabbit is named as the cause of a sickness bug which was found in water supplies and led to thousands of homes having to boil water. |
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Cnn.com |
7:57am PDT |
Father of missing soldier says she's dead |
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Summary: Authorities have told the father of a missing female Fort Bragg soldier that she is dead, the father told a Raleigh television station.
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Cnn.com |
7:57am PDT |
Missing soldier's dad says daughter is dead |
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Summary: Authorities have told the father of a missing female Fort Bragg soldier that she is dead, the father told a Raleigh television station.
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Yahoo News |
7:51am PDT |
Bush to lift ban on exploring for oil in OCS
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush planned to
lift a ban on oil exploration in the Outer Continental Shelf on
Monday as part of an effort to ease record high oil prices, the
White House said. |
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Yahoo News |
7:46am PDT |
Bush to lift executive ban on offshore drilling
(AP)
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Summary: AP - In another push to deal with soaring gas prices, President Bush on Monday will lift an executive ban on offshore drilling that his stood since his father was president. But the move, by itself, will do nothing unless Congress acts as well. |
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Yahoo News |
7:38am PDT |
Prosecutor seeks arrest of Sudan's Beshir for 'genocide'
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The International Criminal Court's top prosecutor called Monday for the arrest of Sudan's President Omar al-Beshir for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur. |
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Cnn.com |
7:28am PDT |
Afghanistan: 'Hundreds' attacked NATO base |
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Summary: Afghan authorities released further details Monday of the insurgent attack at an outpost in eastern Afghanistan which killed nine American soldiers and wounded 15 others.
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BBC News |
7:22am PDT |
Brother backs Madonna's marriage |
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Summary: Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, says his sister will work hard to maintain her marriage to Guy Ritchie. |
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ChristianToday |
7:12am PDT |
Premier hones in on radical debate between Muslims and Christians |
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Summary: There is a place where Christians and Muslims are at war Those are the opening words of a new documentary broadcast on Premier Christian Radio |
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Cnn.com |
7:03am PDT |
Stocks inch higher on rescue plan |
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Summary: Stocks posted slim gains this morning as investors welcomed the government's plan to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but remained wary about the outlook for the economy amid the credit crisis. Stocks tumbled last week, but found a little traction late |
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BBC News |
7:03am PDT |
Radcliffe faces race against time |
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Summary: Britain's Paula Radcliffe says she faces a 'race against time' to be fit for the Olympics in August. |
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Cnn.com |
6:58am PDT |
5-time widow loved cash, schemed, family says |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
6:47am PDT |
Stocks open higher on plan to aid Fannie, Freddie
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Stocks rose sharply in early trading Monday as investors showed their relief about the government's plans to shore up confidence in mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. |
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ChristianToday |
6:45am PDT |
Dioceses of Lichfield and Singapore in new strategic mission partnership |
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Summary: There will not be a formal schism in the Anglican Communion according to Archbishop David Moxon copresiding bishop in Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia |
