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ChristianPost |
8:09am PDT |
Media, Mission, and Batman |
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Summary: Consider the state of the American media culture, straight off today?s front pages: ?The Dark Knight,? the latest in the Batman movie series, took in a record $155 million in its opening weekend, knocking off another superhero flick, ?Spider-man 3,? to cl |
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Yahoo News |
8:05am PDT |
Home sales at 10-year low, jobless claims jump
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Jobless claims jumped last week and
the pace of existing home sales tumbled to a 10-year low as
slowing growth hit hiring and a glut of unsold homes weighed on
the real estate market, data on Thursday showed. |
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Yahoo News |
8:05am PDT |
South Texas gets first look at Dolly's damage
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Residents and recovery teams began fanning out across south Texas Thursday and cars crept along roads with darkened stoplights as the region got its first look at the destruction left by Hurricane Dolly. |
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Cnn.com |
8:01am PDT |
Salman Rushdie still a hunted man |
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Summary: In Salman Rushdie's new novel, "The Enchantress of Florence," the exasperated Mughal emperor Akbar the Great agrees to let a mysterious Florentine adventurer, Mogor dell'Amore, finish a tale. But as the troublesome Mogor prepares to continue, Akbar says w |
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Yahoo News |
8:00am PDT |
Zimbabwe crisis talks begin in South Africa
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Talks began in earnest Thursday on resolving Zimbabwe's political crisis after President Robert Mugabe gave his senior lieutenants the final go-ahead to negotiate power-sharing with the opposition. |
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BBC News |
7:59am PDT |
Jury in Vietnamese killing retire |
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Summary: A jury retires to consider its verdict in the murder of a Vietnamese man dumped at a hospital. |
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ChristianPost |
7:59am PDT |
MLB All-Star's Rise from Ashes to Stardom Amplifies Salvation Message |
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Summary: The life of Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton has taken another dramatic turn following his record-breaking performance in Major League Baseball's All-Star Home Run Derby last week. |
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ChristianPost |
7:59am PDT |
Baseball All-Star's Rise from Ashes Amplifies Salvation Message |
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Summary: The life of Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton has taken another dramatic turn following his record-breaking performance in Major League Baseball's All-Star Home Run Derby last week. |
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Cnn.com |
7:57am PDT |
Cancer expert warns employees on cell phones |
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Yahoo News |
7:57am PDT |
'Batman' star Christian Bale asks for privacy amid assault allegations
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Batman star Christian Bale asked for privacy Thursday in his first comments since allegations he assaulted his mother and sister at a London hotel, saying the incident was personal. |
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BBC News |
7:45am PDT |
Obama set for key Berlin speech |
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Summary: White House hopeful Barack Obama is to make a keynote speech in Berlin on how he sees future relations with Europe. |
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Cnn.com |
7:44am PDT |
Utilities say grid can handle electric cars |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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ChristianPost |
7:43am PDT |
Gay Bishop Dismisses Call to Resign |
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Summary: The openly gay bishop at the center of much of the divisions in the Anglican Communion rejected a conservative bishop's call for him to resign in order to restore unity. Does anyone think that if I resigned, this issue would go away?!" Bishop Gene Robinso |
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ChristianPost |
7:43am PDT |
Gay Bishop Dismisses Call to Resign, Says Issue Will Not Go Away |
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Summary: The openly gay bishop at the center of much of the divisions in the Anglican Communion rejected a conservative bishop's call for him to resign in order to restore unity. Does anyone think that if I resigned, this issue would go away?!" Bishop Gene Robinso |
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Cnn.com |
7:41am PDT |
100 female troops have died in Iraq |
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Summary: The death of an Air Force technical sergeant in Iraq last week quietly ushered in a somber milestone: 100 American female service members now have died in Iraq, according to a CNN count of Pentagon figures.
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BBC News |
7:40am PDT |
Al Fayed given oil wells payout |
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Summary: Mohamed Al Fayed wins a stake in £7m profits from oil pumped from under his estate in Surrey without his knowledge. |
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BBC News |
7:37am PDT |
Teenager denies Rhys Jones murder |
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Summary: A teenager accused of murdering the schoolboy Rhys Jones appears in court via video link. |
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Cnn.com |
7:34am PDT |
Ford shrinks its cars to curb losses |
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Summary: Ford Motor Co. will transform its vehicle lineup, bringing six small cars from Europe to sell domestically, it announced today. Three truck and SUV plants in the United States and Mexico will be retooled to make the more fuel-efficient cars. The company a |
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Yahoo News |
7:28am PDT |
U.S. wants counterterrorism funds for Pakistan F-16s
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Bush administration has proposed
using counterterrorism funds from aid to Pakistan for the
upkeep of Islamabad's F-16 fighter jets, the White House said
on Thursday. |
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CTI News |
7:27am PDT |
Speaking Out: Habakkuk in Zimbabwe |
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Summary: We're hungry, angry, and depending on a sovereign God. |
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Cnn.com |
7:24am PDT |
Fanboys unite to worship superheroes |
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Cnn.com |
7:20am PDT |
Gay Iraqi: 'Dirty animals' raped me |
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Summary: Kamal was just 16 when gunmen snatched him off the streets of Baghdad, stuffed him in the trunk of a car and whisked him away to a house. But the real terror was about to begin -- when the men learned he was gay: "They told me to take off my clothes to ra |
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Cnn.com |
7:18am PDT |
Home sales fall more than expected |
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Summary: Sales of existing homes slowed more than expected in June while inventory increased, according to an industry trade group reading of the sluggish housing market released Thursday.
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BBC News |
7:17am PDT |
Mother in court over baby's death |
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Summary: A British woman appears in court in Crete charged with causing the death of her newborn baby son in a hotel room. |
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ChristianToday |
7:17am PDT |
Bishops march for action on global poverty |
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Summary: Hundreds of Anglican bishops marched passed Parliament and Downing Street today in what Prime Minister Gordon Brown called the greatest public demonstration of faith ever to take place in Britain |
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BBC News |
7:17am PDT |
Voting taking place in Glasgow East |
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Summary: Voting in the Glasgow East by-election is under way as nine candidates contest the Westminster seat. |
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Yahoo News |
7:14am PDT |
Existing home sales fall 2.6 percent in June
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sales of existing homes fell more sharply than expected in June as the housing industry continued to be bruised by the worst slump in more than two decades. |
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Cnn.com |
7:08am PDT |
Olympic officials ban Iraq |
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Summary: The International Olympic Committee has banned Iraq from competing in the upcoming Summer Olympics games because of what it says is political interference by the government in sports.
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BBC News |
7:03am PDT |
Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics |
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Summary: The International Olympic Committee bans Iraq from competing at this summer's Games because of political interference. |
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Cnn.com |
7:02am PDT |
Poll shows Obama winning over Latinos |
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Summary: A new poll released Thursday shows overwhelming support from Latinos for Sen. Barack Obama over Sen. John McCain.
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