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3:54am PDT |
U.S. scientist in anthrax case kills himself: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A senior U.S. government scientist
who helped investigate a series of deadly anthrax attacks in
2001 has died from an apparent suicide, just as the Justice
Department was about to charge him with carrying out the
attacks, the Los Angeles Tim |
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Cnn.com |
3:41am PDT |
Electronic nose could retire sniffer dogs |
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Summary: Sniffer dogs have long been a useful tool in the search for hidden drugs and explosives, but the future looks bleak for man's best friend as scientists seek to develop a new ultra-sensitive electronic nose device.
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BBC News |
3:38am PDT |
Bye-bye plastic |
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Summary: 'My challenge to live without plastic for a whole month' |
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Cnn.com |
3:37am PDT |
China eases Internet access ahead of Olympics |
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3:33am PDT |
Arsenal face McClaren in Champions League |
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Summary: Former England coach Steve McClaren's new Dutch club will play Arsenal in the Champions League. |
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3:25am PDT |
Millions of people watching eclipse of the Sun |
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Summary: Large parts of the northern hemisphere are falling into shadow under the path of a total eclipse of the Sun. |
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3:24am PDT |
UK nuclear energy deal collapses |
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Summary: A deal that would have involved the sale of most of the UK's nuclear power stations to a French energy firm has fallen through. |
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3:23am PDT |
GM investors brace for brutal results
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - General Motors Corp investors
expect the No. 1 U.S. automaker to post a steep second-quarter
loss on Friday, reflecting the pressure from a deepening
downturn in the U.S. auto industry. |
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Yahoo News |
3:21am PDT |
Fewer Iraqi civilians killed in July
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The number of civilians killed in Iraq
dropped in July, according to government figures released on
Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
3:16am PDT |
Japan PM reshuffles cabinet
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Friday reshuffled his cabinet, chief government spokesman Nobutaka Machimura announced, in a bid to revive his waning popularity. |
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3:15am PDT |
Rising costs hit UK manufacturers |
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Summary: Manufacturing activity contracts in July by the sharpest rate in almost a decade as firms face higher costs and slowing demand |
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3:12am PDT |
Airlines 'must face queue fines' |
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Summary: Airlines which fail to check in most passengers within 15 minutes should face fines, the Lib Dems say. |
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3:11am PDT |
Anthrax 'suspect' is found dead |
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Summary: A US scientist suspected of anthrax attacks in 2001 has apparently killed himself as he faced charges, a newspaper says. |
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Cnn.com |
3:02am PDT |
Nepal helps bring home 36 dead pilgrims |
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Summary: The Nepalese government sent two teams to northern India on Friday to prepare to bring back the bodies of 36 pilgrims killed when their bus plunged into a river, officials said.
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3:00am PDT |
One in five take drugs 'wrongly' |
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Summary: People often take their medicines wrongly - including one man who sprayed his asthma inhaler on his cat. |
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2:59am PDT |
Manny, Junior in big deals on deadline day
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Manny Ramirez and Ken Griffey Jr. are headed to new teams. Now, let's see how much they influence the pennant races. With more than 1,100 homers between them, two of baseball's greatest sluggers switched leagues just before the trade deadline Thursda |
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2:44am PDT |
Israeli police question Olmert for fourth time
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Israeli police questioned Prime
Minister Ehud Olmert for a fourth time on Friday in their
ongoing bribery and fraud investigation, two days after the
Israeli leader said he would step down. |
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2:43am PDT |
Soldiers cleared of Cyprus brawl |
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Summary: Nine British soldiers are acquitted of starting a mass brawl at a bar in the resort of Ayia Napa, Cyprus. |
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2:41am PDT |
Whale rescue attempt resumes |
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Summary: An operation resumes to try to save a 26ft (8m) whale off the south coast of England after it beaches overnight on a sandbank. |
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2:41am PDT |
China quake area hit by two strong aftershocks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Two aftershocks on Friday hit the
southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, the site of May's
devastating earthquake, with the second felt strongly in the
provincial capital Chengdu, Xinhua news agency said. More than
69,200 people have been |
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2:33am PDT |
China's 'rapid renewables surge' |
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Summary: Rapid investment in low carbon energy catapults China to second place in the global renewables ranking, a report shows. |
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2:30am PDT |
UN debates India-US nuclear deal |
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Summary: The International Atomic Energy Agency is set to approve a controversial nuclear deal between India and the US. |
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BBC News |
2:29am PDT |
Turkish school collapse kills 16 |
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Summary: A girls' dormitory collapses in southern Turkey, killing at least 16 students and injuring 27, after a gas canister exploded. |
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BBC News |
2:29am PDT |
Turkish school collapse kills 14 |
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Summary: A girls' dormitory collapses in southern Turkey, killing at least 14 students and injuring 20, after a gas canister exploded. |
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2:24am PDT |
Oil near $123 in Asia on weak US economy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil prices extended losses from a day earlier Friday in Asia on expectations that slowing economic growth in developed countries will cut demand for crude products, such as gasoline and heating oil. |
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Yahoo News |
2:23am PDT |
NTSB investigates Minn. plane crash that killed 8
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Federal investigators planned to spend Friday sifting through the wreckage of a small plane, looking for clues that might explain why it crashed near a regional airport a day earlier, killing all eight people on board. |
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Yahoo News |
2:22am PDT |
Minn., victims still struggling after bridge fall
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It was just past 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, when the Interstate 35W bridge buckled and fell into the Mississippi River. Thirteen people died. |
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BBC News |
2:13am PDT |
Ministers 'consider' windfall tax |
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Summary: The government is looking at using a possible windfall tax on energy companies to help poorer families pay their bills. |
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Cnn.com |
2:08am PDT |
Canada: Tributes pour in for beheaded man |
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Summary: Tributes have started pouring in for the young man beheaded in Canada while traveling home on a bus.
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Yahoo News |
2:07am PDT |
EU awaits Iran nuclear response, not watching clock
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The clock is ticking for Iran to
respond to an offer by major powers on its nuclear program, but
European diplomats say they are ready to wait a few more days
beyond Saturday's informal deadline for an answer. |
