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Yahoo News |
6:20am PDT |
Bitter blow to UK's Brown in local election loss
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Britain's ruling Labour Party lost one
of its safest parliamentary seats on Friday, deepening doubts
within the party about Prime Minister Gordon Brown's ability to
win the next election. |
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ChristianPost |
6:16am PDT |
Son of Evangelist Greg Laurie Dies in Accident |
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Summary: The son of prominent evangelist Greg Laurie died in a car accident Thursday morning. "Please pray for Pastor Greg and the Laurie family," says Laurie. |
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BBC News |
6:13am PDT |
Attacks begin on net address flaw |
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Summary: Net firms urged to patch address flaw as attacks that exploit it circulate online. |
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BBC News |
6:08am PDT |
Brown seeks Labour morale boost |
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Summary: Gordon Brown urges Labour to "have confidence" in itself after the party's Glasgow East by-election defeat. |
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Yahoo News |
6:02am PDT |
Foreclosures double from last year
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Home foreclosure filings rose 14
percent in the second quarter, the eighth consecutive quarterly
climb, and more than doubled from the same period a
year-earlier, real estate data firm RealtyTrac said on Friday. |
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BBC News |
5:58am PDT |
PM 'must face leader challenge' |
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Summary: The boss of one of Britain's biggest trade unions calls for Gordon Brown to face a leadership challenge this autumn. |
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Yahoo News |
5:55am PDT |
Obama to visit with Sarkozy in France today
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Friday was France's turn to greet Barack Obama who was to visit Paris just long enough for talks with the French president and a joint news conference, but no rousing speech like the one he delivered in Berlin despite his solid French fan club. |
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BBC News |
5:53am PDT |
Paris next stop for Obama's tour |
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Summary: US election hopeful Barack Obama is making Paris the next stop on his world tour ahead of the November ballot. |
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Yahoo News |
5:50am PDT |
US foreclosure filings more than double
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The number of households facing the foreclosure process more than doubled in the second quarter compared to a year ago, according to data released Friday. |
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BBC News |
5:50am PDT |
Salmond issues challenge to Brown |
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Summary: The first minister challenges Gordon Brown to "change his policy or change his job" following the SNP's by-election victory. |
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Yahoo News |
5:35am PDT |
Qantas jet lands with gaping hole in fuselage
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A Qantas jumbo jet carrying 345 passengers made an emergency landing Friday with a gaping hole in its fuselage after a mysterious "explosive decompression," officials said. |
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BBC News |
5:30am PDT |
Nanny cleared in baby death case |
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Summary: A nanny accused of killing the baby son of two police officers is cleared by a judge at Liverpool Crown Court. |
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BBC News |
5:29am PDT |
The Office to be remade in Russia |
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Summary: Fly-on-the-wall comedy show The Office, which originally starred Ricky Gervais, will be remade for Russian television. |
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Cnn.com |
5:25am PDT |
Firm checks workers' fat, saves on health costs |
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Summary: Lincoln Industries looks like a typical blue-collar plant -- workers cutting, bending, plating and polishing steel for products such as motorcycle tailpipes and truck exhausts amid the din of machinery.
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BBC News |
5:17am PDT |
Tooze murder case is scaled down |
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Summary: The investigation into the 1993 murder of a farming couple is scaled down on the 15th anniversary of their deaths. |
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Cnn.com |
5:17am PDT |
47 dead, 100 missing in Congo boat accident |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
5:11am PDT |
South Texans filter through Dolly's mess
(AP)
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Summary: AP - South Texas was getting back on its feet Friday as residents filter through the soggy mess left by Hurricane Dolly despite thousands still being without power. |
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Yahoo News |
5:11am PDT |
Stocks head to a slightly lower open ahead of data
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wall Street headed for a slightly lower open Friday ahead of economic reports on durable goods, new home sales, and consumer sentiment. |
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BBC News |
5:10am PDT |
Brown urges Labour 'confidence' |
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Summary: Gordon Brown urges Labour to "have confidence" in itself after the party's Glasgow East by-election defeat. |
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Cnn.com |
5:06am PDT |
'Mountain bike changed my life' |
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Summary: How a bike leads to more money, food, medicine and better lives
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Yahoo News |
5:05am PDT |
47 dead, 100 missing in Congo boat accident
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Officials say a motorized boat has sunk in Congo, killing at least 47 people. Some 100 people are missing. |
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Cnn.com |
5:02am PDT |
Foreclosures set to top 2 million |
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Summary: As foreclosures continue to soar, 220,000 homes were lost to bank repossessions in the second quarter, according to a housing market report Friday issued by RealtyTrac.
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BBC News |
4:49am PDT |
UK voices concern over TNK-BP row |
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Summary: The British Embassy in Moscow accuses the Russian shareholders of TNK-BP of using the state in their dispute with BP. |
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BBC News |
4:46am PDT |
Perilous position |
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Summary: When attack becomes defence in Helmand |
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BBC News |
4:44am PDT |
A bug's life |
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Summary: Why are there so many flying ants all of a sudden? |
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Yahoo News |
4:43am PDT |
Police: Paparazzi, guards, fight at Jolie chateau
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It sounds like a scene from "Fight Club." French police say camouflaged paparazzi who got on to the grounds of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's chateau in southern France fought with the Hollywood couple's guards. |
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BBC News |
4:41am PDT |
Economics 'dying out' in schools |
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Summary: Only three economics teachers were trained on postgraduate teacher training courses in the whole of England last year. |
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Yahoo News |
4:39am PDT |
Germans say Obama speech sent 'positive signal'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama's speech to a huge Berlin crowd sent a "positive signal" to Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman said Friday, praising the presidential candidate's focus on working with America's partners. |
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BBC News |
4:33am PDT |
Beyond a joke |
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Summary: Do Carry On films have a deeper meaning? |
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BBC News |
4:33am PDT |
More than smut |
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Summary: Do Carry On films have a deeper meaning? |
