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11:36pm PDT |
China probes games terror threat |
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Summary: China says it is examining a statement from a group threatening to attack the Olympic Games. |
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Cnn.com |
10:57pm PDT |
Federal regulators close 2 more banks |
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Yahoo News |
10:31pm PDT |
California becomes first state to ban trans fats
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Summary: AP - California on Friday became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant food, following several cities and major fast-food chains in erasing the notorious artery-clogger from menus. |
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BBC News |
10:29pm PDT |
Superb Murray sets up Nadal clash |
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Summary: A brilliant display by Andy Murray sees him beat Novak Djokovic for the first time to set-up a semi-final clash with Rafael Nadal in the Toronto Masters. |
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Yahoo News |
10:24pm PDT |
U.S. Senate seen backing housing bill, Bush to sign
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. Senate was expected to
approve a massive housing market rescue bill on Saturday and
President George W. Bush was ready to sign it soon, amid
questions about how much it will help. |
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BBC News |
10:14pm PDT |
Engineers 'had fears over plane' |
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Summary: Concerns had been raised about the safety of a Qantas jet that made an emergency landing with a hole in its fuselage. |
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Yahoo News |
10:11pm PDT |
Pitcher charged after fan hurt at brawl in minors
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Summary: AP - A minor league pitcher accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan in the forehead during a bench-clearing brawl was charged with felonious assault, ordered held on $50,000 bond and directed to surrender his passport. |
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Yahoo News |
10:10pm PDT |
FDIC takes over 2 more banks, closing 28 branches
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The 28 branches of 1st National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank, operating in Nevada, Arizona and California, were closed Friday by federal regulators. |
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10:00pm PDT |
Call for action on payday loans |
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Summary: Debt advice groups call for action to be taken over payday loans that charge borrowers extremely high rates of interest. |
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Cnn.com |
9:50pm PDT |
France arrests Basque ETA suspects |
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Summary: French police arrested two suspected members of the Basque separatist group ETA, just days after Spanish Civil Guards arrested nine suspects, Spain's Interior Ministry said, according to CNN partner station CNN Plus.
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Yahoo News |
9:26pm PDT |
Obama urges Iran to accept EU nuclear proposal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, nearing the end of a fast-paced international campaign trip, warned Iran on Friday, "don't wait for the next president" to take office before yielding to Western demands to dismantle its nuclear weapons program. |
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Yahoo News |
9:01pm PDT |
5 nominated reality hosts to preside over Emmys
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Summary: AP - The reality is, there won't be an Emmy host this year — there will be five. |
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BBC News |
8:58pm PDT |
Senior ministers get behind Brown |
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Summary: Justice Secretary Jack Straw is the latest senior minister to back Gordon Brown, as critics step up pressure against the PM. |
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Cnn.com |
8:56pm PDT |
Ed McMahon returns to work as pitchman |
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8:44pm PDT |
US man loses patience and gets shot of faulty lawn mower |
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Summary: A man in the US state of Wisconsin is arrested after shooting his lawn mower because it would not start. |
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Yahoo News |
8:39pm PDT |
Halle Berry pushes back against paparazzi
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Halle Berry said a paparazzi went too far to get a shot of her infant daughter, alleging that the shooter trespassed on her private property and snapped them hanging out in the backyard. |
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Yahoo News |
8:20pm PDT |
Deadline passes for Karadzic appeal over war crimes transfer
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A deadline for Radovan Karadzic to appeal his transfer to the UN war crimes tribunal expired Saturday, but it remained unclear whether his lawyer has lodged a complaint. |
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BBC News |
8:14pm PDT |
Trans-fats banned in California |
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Summary: California becomes the first US state to ban trans-fats, chemically altered vegetable oils linked to heart disease. |
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Yahoo News |
7:38pm PDT |
Chamberlain dominates as Yankees win 7th straight
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Joba Chamberlain dominated the Boston Red Sox with his best major league start and the surging New York Yankees moved two games behind their longtime rivals with a 1-0 victory Friday night. |
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Yahoo News |
7:32pm PDT |
U.S. regulators seize two more banks, engineer sale
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. regulators took over two banks
on Friday and sold them to Mutual of Omaha Bank, the sixth and
seventh bank failures this year as financial institutions
struggle with a housing bust and credit crunch. |
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BBC News |
7:23pm PDT |
Access all areas |
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Summary: Easier transit for disabled air passengers? |
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Yahoo News |
7:05pm PDT |
Obama to meet Brown, Blair and Cameron in London
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Summary: AFP - US presidential hopeful Barack Obama meets British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London Saturday, with the focus on key foreign policy issues facing both countries, particularly Iraq and Afghanistan. |
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BBC News |
6:49pm PDT |
'Killing time' |
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Summary: Violence grips a Washington DC neighbourhood |
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Yahoo News |
6:30pm PDT |
FCC approves satellite radio merger in 3-2 vote
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Federal regulators formally approved the merger of the nation's only two satellite radio operators Friday, ending a 16-month-long drama closely watched by Washington and Wall Street. |
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Cnn.com |
6:20pm PDT |
Sirius-XM merger gets FCC approval |
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BBC News |
6:15pm PDT |
Woman 'sorry' over Mosley scandal |
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Summary: The woman at the centre of the Max Mosley sex scandal apologises for her role in the affair. |
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Yahoo News |
6:09pm PDT |
Parents of slain pregnant woman forgive suspect
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The parents of a slain pregnant woman said Friday they have forgiven the suspect charged with killing their daughter and cutting her baby out of the womb. |
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Cnn.com |
5:56pm PDT |
Army puts football star's NFL dream on hold |
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Summary: A few months ago, the U.S. Army granted 2nd Lt. Caleb Campbell, who had been taken by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the NFL draft, permission to pursue his dream of becoming a professional football player. No more. Now, in a time of war, the Pen |
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Cnn.com |
5:55pm PDT |
Baby's cries save him from tornado wreckage |
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5:42pm PDT |
Deaf boy speaks |
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Summary: Notebook find could end 350-year-old science dispute |
