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BBC News |
6:10am PDT |
Skeleton stories |
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Summary: London's dead tell tales from beyond the grave |
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BBC News |
6:06am PDT |
'No decision' on borrowing rules |
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Summary: Alistair Darling says no decision has been made on relaxing government 'fiscal rules' but they are kept under review. |
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ChristianPost |
6:04am PDT |
Anglican Head Says Bishop Boycott 'Wounds' Summit |
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Summary: The spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans said he feels "great grief" that more than 200 bishops are boycotting the Lambeth Conference, calling it a wound to the once-a-decade meeting of the Anglican fellowship. |
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BBC News |
5:53am PDT |
A British Islam? |
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Summary: Why new board may be step too far in battle of ideas |
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BBC News |
5:51am PDT |
Son pleaded with mother on tracks |
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Summary: A 12-year-old boy pleads with his mother to get off a railway track moments before she is struck and killed by a train. |
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BBC News |
5:30am PDT |
Where is mother? |
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Summary: The family which lost five members in Kabul suicide blast |
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Cnn.com |
5:29am PDT |
Dogs work 'magic' on kids |
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Summary: "It's the magic of dogs."
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Cnn.com |
5:29am PDT |
Dogs work 'magic' on autistic kids |
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Summary: "It's the magic of dogs."
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Yahoo News |
5:20am PDT |
Ministers ready for make-or-break trade talks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - From banana imports to rules for
protecting the product names, officials and diplomats were
working on Friday on a range of issues ahead of next week's
make-or-break ministerial trade negotiations. |
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Yahoo News |
5:20am PDT |
Norman atop British Open leaderboard with 70
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Shark was atop the leaderboard at the British Open — with Spider-Man right on his tail. Greg Norman shot his second straight 70 at treacherous Royal Birkdale on Friday, sinking testy putts at the final two holes to hang on as the only player at p |
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BBC News |
5:14am PDT |
Think-tank warned about balance |
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Summary: A charity is cleared of furthering Gordon Brown's "political aspirations" but warned over not being politically neutral enough. |
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BBC News |
5:13am PDT |
Fancy dress funeral for stabbed Ben |
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Summary: Friends of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella, who was stabbed to death in north London, turn up to his funeral wearing fancy dress. |
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Cnn.com |
5:10am PDT |
Stocks may get Citi lift |
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Summary: U.S. stock futures turned higher Friday after Citigroup's quarterly loss turned out to be not quite as bad as Wall Street expected.
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BBC News |
5:05am PDT |
More school test marks late |
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Summary: The latest figures on delayed Sats tests for 14-year-olds shows that at least 29% of pupils still do not have all their marks. |
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BBC News |
5:05am PDT |
29% of teens' Sats marks delayed |
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Summary: The latest figures on delayed Sats tests for 14-year-olds shows that at least 29% of pupils still do not have all their marks. |
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Cnn.com |
5:03am PDT |
Iran expects 'positive' nuke talks with U.S. |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
4:59am PDT |
Canoe wife 'did not want money' |
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Summary: The wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin tells a court she did not want the £250,000 insurance money. |
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ChristianToday |
4:47am PDT |
He aint heavy Italys metal brother |
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Summary: Dressed in his traditional brown robe sandals and twirling the rope around his waist 62year old Friar Cesare Bonizzi is no ordinary heavy metal rocker |
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Cnn.com |
4:46am PDT |
Laci's mom outraged over Scott Peterson's blog |
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Summary: Scott Peterson was convicted November 12, 2004, for the deaths of his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn child. He may be locked up in San Quentin State Prison and facing the death penalty, but he is not cut off from the outside world.
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BBC News |
4:43am PDT |
Iran hopeful about US 'approach' |
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Summary: Iran's top nuclear negotiator voices guarded optimism about talks attended by the US this weekend. |
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Yahoo News |
4:39am PDT |
Citigroup posts $2.5B loss, but beats expectations
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Citigroup posted another loss and laid off more employees in the second quarter as it struggled with surging loan defaults, but the shortfall was smaller than Wall Street anticipated. |
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ChristianToday |
4:37am PDT |
Christians do not need to fear Islamic takeover in UK says Interserve head |
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Summary: The UK is not in danger of an Islamic takeover according to Steve Bell
the National Director of Interserve who is an expert on Muslims issues |
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Yahoo News |
4:35am PDT |
Pope calls for Christian unity, condemns violence
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pope Benedict XVI warned Christian leaders Friday that the push to unite Christian churches was at a "critical juncture" and called on people of all religions to join together against violence. |
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BBC News |
4:35am PDT |
Accountant guilty of wife murder |
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Summary: An accountant is found guilty of murdering his wife in an attack which left her with 86 stab wounds. |
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BBC News |
4:35am PDT |
Heavy metal monk in second album |
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Summary: A 62-year-old monk from a small friary near Milan has just released his second heavy metal album |
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BBC News |
4:33am PDT |
House prices up |
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Summary: Five reasons to be cheerful amid the gloom and doom |
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Yahoo News |
4:33am PDT |
`Desperate Housewives' creator says end in sight
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The women of Wisteria Lane may have only a few more years to resolve their assorted problems. |
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Yahoo News |
4:29am PDT |
Wall Street heads to higher open after Citi report
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wall Street headed for a higher open Friday after Citigroup Inc. issued a better-than-expected earnings report, offsetting disappointing results from several other big companies. |
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Yahoo News |
4:27am PDT |
Poll: Obama backers are more excited than McCain's
(AP)
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Summary: AP - John McCain is facing an excitement deficit. While overall interest in the presidential campaign has swelled since last fall, backers of Barack Obama are more fired up and express more loyalty to their candidate than McCain's do, a poll by The Associ |
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Cnn.com |
4:24am PDT |
Gas falls from record |
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Summary: Fuel prices at the pump fell overnight, a nationwide survey of gas station credit card swipes showed Thursday.
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