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Yahoo News |
2:48pm PDT |
Scientist in anthrax case said to kill self
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A U.S. Army scientist who apparently
committed suicide this week was close to being charged in
connection with a series of deadly anthrax attacks in 2001,
federal law enforcement officials said on Friday. |
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BBC News |
2:31pm PDT |
Yahoo board wins investor vote |
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Summary: Yahoo executives win re-election at its annual shareholders meeting after defending their handling of negotiations with Microsoft. |
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Yahoo News |
2:24pm PDT |
Iran, ahead of deadline, says will resist foes
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran's president said on Friday the
Islamic Republic would "stand against" its enemies with its
"power," speaking just before a deadline set by Western
officials in a dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. |
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Yahoo News |
2:22pm PDT |
McCain camp mocks Obama as Messiah-like
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican John McCain's
presidential team mocked Democrat Barack Obama on Friday as an
overconfident, Messiah-like candidate with a tendency toward
exaggeration in a Web ad that closed out a week of attacks. |
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Yahoo News |
2:16pm PDT |
Jolie-Pitt baby pictures said to have been sold for $14 million
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Exclusive pictures of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's newborn twins fetched $14 million, a person involved in the negotiations told The Associated Press, giving People magazine and a British tabloid joint rights to publish the most expensive celebrity |
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BBC News |
2:13pm PDT |
'Pressure' killed anthrax suspect |
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Summary: A US scientist suspected of anthrax attacks in 2001 died as a result of "accusation and innuendo", his lawyer says. |
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Yahoo News |
2:08pm PDT |
Suspect in anthrax-letter deaths kills himself
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Anthrax-laced letters that killed five people and severely rattled the post-9/11 nation may have been part of an Army scientist's warped plan to test his cure for the deadly toxin, officials said Friday. The brilliant but troubled scientist committed |
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Yahoo News |
2:04pm PDT |
Brazil suspect on drugs when British teen killed
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Brazilian man accused of dismembering a British teenager and stuffing her torso in a suitcase told The Associated Press on Friday that he doesn't remember most of what happened the night she died because he was high on cocaine. |
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Cnn.com |
2:00pm PDT |
Citigroup to face fraud charges |
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Summary: New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Friday that his office intends to file charges against Citigroup for the alleged fraudulent marketing and sale of troubled auction-rate securities to everyday investors.
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Yahoo News |
1:58pm PDT |
Jobless rate highest in 4 years, payrolls drop
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. unemployment rate hit its
highest in four years during July as employers cut jobs for a
seventh straight month, though less severely than predicted, a
Labor Department report showed on Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
1:57pm PDT |
Favre could get paid to stay off the field
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Brett Favre's reinstatement to the NFL was held up again Friday as the three-time MVP mulled getting paid not to play through a marketing deal with the Green Bay Packers that could resolve the standoff over his retirement. |
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BBC News |
1:53pm PDT |
Fingers pulled from bag in court |
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Summary: A court is shocked when a woman pulls two fingers from her handbag and claims they belong to one of her children. |
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ChristianPost |
1:52pm PDT |
Syria's Grand Mufti Invites Pope to Syria |
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Summary: VATICAN CITY - Syria's grand mufti, the country's top Sunni Muslim religious authority, says he would like to meet Pope Benedict XVI and persuade him to visit Syria. |
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Cnn.com |
1:40pm PDT |
'Transfixed' by the Dalai Lama: Behind the Scenes |
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Summary: CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour says she never knew much about Buddhism, and was not expecting much, spiritually, from covering the Dalai Lama. But as a journalist and observer she found herself mesmerized by the vital connection |
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BBC News |
1:33pm PDT |
Collingwood elated to end barren run |
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Summary: England's Paul Collingwood says his century against South Africa in the third Test is one of the best moments of his career. |
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Cnn.com |
1:25pm PDT |
Could Greek team make run at Lebron? |
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Summary: You'll never guess which NBA star the Greek team Olympiakos of Athens may be targeting next.
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BBC News |
1:25pm PDT |
Dissident threat to city wardens |
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Summary: Parking attendants are withdrawn from the roads of west Belfast following a threat from dissident republicans. |
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Yahoo News |
1:12pm PDT |
Congress starts break with no gas price solution
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. Congress began a five-week
vacation on Friday, leaving unresolved how to ease the surge in
gasoline prices that is certain to be an issue until election
day in November and beyond. |
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Cnn.com |
1:09pm PDT |
McCain, Obama spar over 'race card' |
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Summary: Two days after Sen. John McCain's campaign forcefully criticized Sen. Barack Obama, saying he infused the race card into the 2008 presidential campaign, top aides from both campaigns took to the airwaves in a political volleyball-like debate.
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Yahoo News |
1:08pm PDT |
McCain raps Obama over school vouchers, union ties
(AP)
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Summary: AP - John McCain, the father of private school students, criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama on Friday for choosing private over public school for his kids. The difference, according to the Arizona Republican, is that he — not Obama — favors vouchers |
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Yahoo News |
1:06pm PDT |
Person close to deal: Jolie-Pitt pix for $14 mil
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A person involved in the negotiations for pictures of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's newborn twins says the rights were sold for $14 million. |
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Cnn.com |
1:04pm PDT |
Anthrax suspect kills self |
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Summary: A government anthrax researcher apparently committed suicide this week as the Justice Department was considering criminal charges against him in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
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Cnn.com |
1:01pm PDT |
Vacation for Congress, lights out for you |
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Summary: Congress adjourned Friday for a five-week summer recess with little-to-nothing to show on lowering high energy prices for consumers. This comes despite a vow by legislators following it's last long break to deliver some relief to outraged constituents.
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Cnn.com |
1:01pm PDT |
Analysis: Will voters punish dawdling Congress? |
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Summary: Congress adjourned Friday for a five-week summer recess with little-to-nothing to show on lowering high energy prices for consumers. This comes despite a vow by legislators following it's last long break to deliver some relief to outraged constituents.
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Cnn.com |
1:01pm PDT |
Will voters take revenge on dawdling Congress? |
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Summary: Congress adjourned Friday for a five-week summer recess with little-to-nothing to show on lowering high energy prices for consumers. This comes despite a vow by legislators following it's last long break to deliver some relief to outraged constituents.
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Yahoo News |
12:47pm PDT |
Suspect in gruesome Greyhound bus attack arrives in court
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A man who witnesses said stabbed and beheaded his seat mate on a Greyhound bus in Canada made his first court appearance Friday, while police offered no motive for the savage attack against a 22-year-old carnival worker. |
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Yahoo News |
12:46pm PDT |
Obama proposes $1,000 emergency rebate checks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday pushed for a windfall profits tax to fund $1,000 emergency rebate checks for consumers besieged by high energy costs, a counter to Republican rival John McCain's call for more offshore drilling |
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BBC News |
12:43pm PDT |
Swan death accused case dropped |
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Summary: A case against three men accused of killing 29 swans is dropped after evidence was lost at a police station. |
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Yahoo News |
12:37pm PDT |
Iran, ahead of nuclear deadline, says to resist foes
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran's president said on Friday the
Islamic Republic would "stand against" its enemies with its
"power," speaking just before a deadline set by Western
officials in a dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. |
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BBC News |
12:34pm PDT |
Arrests follow helicopter chase |
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Summary: Two men, one armed with a screw-driver, escape with cash after carrying out a robbery at a property developer's office. |
