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Yahoo News |
4:56am PDT |
Federal minimum wage rises to $6.55 today
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Summary: AP - About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers. |
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4:53am PDT |
Texas levees hold but waters rise in Dolly's rains
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Summary: AP - Hurricane Dolly slammed ashore and then loitered over deep south Texas as a tropical storm, dumping as much as a foot of rain in places and ripping roofs off buildings with 100 mph winds. |
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Cnn.com |
4:49am PDT |
Dolly leaves trail of floods, destruction |
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Summary: Tropical Storm Dolly churned through southern Texas early Thursday, leaving a trail of battered buildings and flooding.
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4:48am PDT |
Ford posts $8.7B 2Q loss on asset write-downs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it lost $8.67 billion in the second quarter largely because of a reduction in the value of assets. |
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4:45am PDT |
Sabathia's 3-hitter leads Brewers past Cardinals
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Summary: AP - CC Sabathia threw a three-hitter, his third straight complete game for his new team, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Wednesday night. |
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4:42am PDT |
Hunt begins for Karadzic helpers |
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Summary: Officials investigating Bosnian Serb ex-leader Radovan Karadzic vow to track down those who aided his false identity. |
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4:41am PDT |
Obama arrives in Berlin and meets with Merkel
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama arrived in Berlin on Thursday, meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel and kicking off the European leg of his overseas trip amid high expectations. |
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4:41am PDT |
'George and no other' shot Dando |
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Summary: Barry George "and no other" person could have murdered TV presenter Jill Dando, a jury is told. |
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4:40am PDT |
Dolly downgraded to tropical storm in South Texas
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Dolly, the 2008 Atlantic season's
second hurricane, was downgraded to a tropical storm early
Thursday as it moved further inland in South Texas, the U.S.
National Hurricane Center said in its latest report. |
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4:37am PDT |
Obama in Berlin looks to restore transatlantic ties
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Summary: AFP - US presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Thursday kicked off a European tour in Berlin, saying he aimed to give a fresh start to transatlantic ties, from the city where the Cold War was won. |
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4:36am PDT |
Scientists recover complete dinosaur skeleton
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Japanese and Mongolian scientists have successfully recovered the complete skeleton of a 70-million-year-old young dinosaur, a nature museum announced Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
4:35am PDT |
Obama in Germany for 'substantive' speech |
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Summary: Sen. Barack Obama arrived in Berlin today on the latest leg of an international trip intended to bolster his foreign policy credentials. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee was greeted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Later he is set to add |
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4:29am PDT |
Ex U.S. official: Afghan leader shields drug trade
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. government's former point
man in the fight against the heroin trade in Afghanistan has
accused Afghan President Hamid Karzai of obstructing
counter-narcotics efforts and protecting drug lords. |
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4:22am PDT |
"Big divergences" push WTO talks towards crisis
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Talks to salvage a global trade deal
faced a crunch point on Thursday after three days of scant
progress and officials said it would be clear soon whether it
was worth pressing on. |
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4:21am PDT |
UK soldier in Afghan blast named |
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Summary: A UK soldier killed by a suspected roadside bomb in Afghanistan is named as Jason Barnes. |
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4:14am PDT |
Muntari set for £12.7m Inter move |
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Summary: Inter Milan are poised to sign Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari from Portsmouth. |
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Cnn.com |
4:13am PDT |
World's oldest Bible goes online |
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Summary: The oldest known surviving copy of the New Testament gets the modern touch Thursday when parts of it go online for the first time.
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Cnn.com |
4:08am PDT |
Scores injured in Japan quake |
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Summary: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rattled north-central Japan early Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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4:03am PDT |
UK MPs call for talks with Hamas |
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Summary: A UK parliamentary committee calls for dialogue with Hamas, as the UN says poverty has reached a new high in Gaza. |
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3:59am PDT |
Obama in Europe; aims to raise European profile
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Summary: AP - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama arrived in Berlin on Thursday, meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel and kicking off the European leg of his overseas trip amid high expectations. |
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Cnn.com |
3:54am PDT |
Gas down again, closer to $4 gallon |
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Summary: Gas prices declined for the 7th straight day Thursday, according to a nationwide survey of credit card swipes.
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3:47am PDT |
Obama to demand more from Europe in Berlin speech
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama
is expected to call on Europe to do more in hotspots like
Afghanistan when he speaks in Berlin on Thursday in his only
formal address of a week-long foreign tour. |
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BBC News |
3:41am PDT |
Just £9.99 |
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Summary: Why do we find this price much better value than £10? |
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3:33am PDT |
US cancer boss in cell phone warning |
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Summary: The director of a top US cancer research institute warns thousands of staff of possible risks from mobile phone use. |
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3:18am PDT |
N.M. cavers chart unique `snowy' river of crystals
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Summary: AP - Hundreds of feet beneath Earth's surface, a few seasoned cave explorers venture where no human has set foot. Their headlamps illuminate mud-covered walls, gypsum crystals and mineral deposits. |
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BBC News |
3:18am PDT |
Cameron's bike stolen as he shops |
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Summary: Conservative leader David Cameron has his bicycle stolen while shopping at a supermarket near his home in London. |
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3:18am PDT |
David Cameron's bike stolen as he shops in west London |
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Summary: Conservative leader David Cameron has his bicycle stolen while shopping at a supermarket near his home in London. |
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Cnn.com |
3:10am PDT |
New name ordered for Talula Does the Hula |
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Summary: A New Zealand judge has made a 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name can be changed from Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii, the country's national news agency reported Thursday.
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Cnn.com |
3:10am PDT |
NZ judge backs girl over 'embarrassing' name |
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Summary: A New Zealand judge has made a 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name can be changed from Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii, the country's national news agency reported Thursday.
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Cnn.com |
3:10am PDT |
Judge backs girl over 'embarrassing' name |
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Summary: A New Zealand judge has made a 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name can be changed from Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii, the country's national news agency reported Thursday.
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