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Cnn.com |
12:01pm PDT |
Russian, Georgian troops in fierce fighting |
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Summary: tanks and warplanes, and he accused Russia of targeting civilians as tensions over the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia appeared to boil over into full-blown conflict. The United States is calling for an immediate cease-fire.
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Yahoo News |
11:59am PDT |
Man accused of trying to rob store with empty box
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Charleston police said a man tried to rob a movie rental store with an unusual weapon — an empty cheesecake box. Earlier this week, the suspect placed the box on the counter of the Movie Gallery with a note saying it contained a bomb. He told the cle |
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Cnn.com |
11:58am PDT |
Detroit mayor faces new felony charges |
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Summary: After spending a night in jail, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces new felony charges even as a judge ruled Friday that he could go free if he wears a tracking device and doesn't leave town.
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Yahoo News |
11:57am PDT |
China opens its long-sought Olympics spectacularly
(AP)
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Summary: AP - China didn't just walk onto the world stage. It soared over it. |
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11:45am PDT |
Desperate outlook |
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Summary: A couple tell of their fears as home repossessions rise |
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11:37am PDT |
Study examines bluetongue spread |
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Summary: Scientists look at how bluetongue is spread by studying the movements and biting habits of midges that transmit the virus. |
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Cnn.com |
11:34am PDT |
Afghan 'surge' may not be enough, general says |
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Summary: A troop "surge" is credited with stemming violence in Iraq, but could a similar strategy work in Afghanistan? A top U.S. military commander isn't counting on it.
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ChristianPost |
11:30am PDT |
Chinese Gov't Deceiving President Bush, Claims Rights Group |
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Summary: A pro-house church group claims the Chinese government is using deception to convince U.S. President Bush to visit a government-sanctioned church during his visit to China for the Beijing Olympic Games by claiming it incorporates house churches. |
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11:29am PDT |
Car bomb kills 21 in Iraq market |
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Summary: A car bomb kills at least 21 people and wounds 70 more in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, police say. |
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Yahoo News |
11:28am PDT |
FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday. |
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11:27am PDT |
Bus crash north of Dallas kills 13
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A charter bus carrying a Vietnamese Catholic group to an annual pilgrimage slammed onto its side and then skidded off a freeway early Friday, killing at least 13 people and injuring more than 40, authorities said. |
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11:23am PDT |
England v S Africa: Fourth Test, day two as it happened |
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Summary: Kevin Pietersen hits 100 to help England take control of South Africa on day two of the fourth Test at The Oval. |
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11:19am PDT |
Pietersen ton puts England ahead in Test |
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Summary: Kevin Pietersen hits 100 to help England stay on top after two days of the fourth Test at The Oval. |
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Yahoo News |
11:10am PDT |
Obama family heads to Hawaii, campaign stays home
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - It's not a battleground state and
it's unlikely to tip the U.S. election in November, but White
House hopeful Barack Obama headed to Hawaii on Friday - minus,
largely, his presidential campaign. |
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Yahoo News |
11:10am PDT |
Marine ordered to stand trial in Fallujah killing
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A Camp Pendleton Marine sergeant was ordered Friday to stand trial on charges of unpremeditated murder and dereliction of duty in the killing of an unarmed detainee in Fallujah, Iraq. |
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BBC News |
10:57am PDT |
Life term for 'dirty look' killer |
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Summary: A 16-year-old is given a life sentence for stabbing to death a schoolboy he felt had given him a "dirty look". |
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Cnn.com |
10:49am PDT |
Dow surges on sinking oil |
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Summary: Stocks surged Friday afternoon, with the Dow industrials rocketing up more than 300 points, as oil prices resumed their decline, sinking over $4 a barrel to three-month lows, and the dollar extended its rally against major currencies.
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Cnn.com |
10:47am PDT |
'These aren't Cheech and Chong plants' |
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Summary: Mexican drug cartels are smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States to grow marijuana farms inside a U.S. national treasure, authorities say. A raid this week found $1 billion worth of the plants in the Sequoia National Forest. "These aren't Chee |
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Cnn.com |
10:43am PDT |
Zakaria: Raw power and self-interest in Pakistan |
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Summary: The head of Pakistan's ruling coalition announced Thursday that the government will move to impeach President Pervez Musharraf.
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10:43am PDT |
RSPCA seeks owner of an amorous stray parrot |
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Summary: A stray parrot that likes to say "I love you" and makes kissing noises is being cared for by the RSPCA. |
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10:39am PDT |
Five accused of U.S. diplomat murder to begin trial: media
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Five suspects will stand trial in
Khartoum on August 17 accused of murdering U.S. diplomat John
Granville and his driver, state media said on Friday. |
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10:36am PDT |
What next? |
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Summary: The challenges ahead in HIV and Aids care |
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10:35am PDT |
Awesome start |
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Summary: Spectators stunned by blazing Olympic opening |
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Yahoo News |
10:34am PDT |
Marine ordered to stand trial in Fallujah killings
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A Camp Pendleton Marine sergeant was ordered Friday to stand trial on charges of unpremeditated murder and dereliction of duty in the killing of an unarmed detainee in Fallujah, Iraq. |
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BBC News |
10:27am PDT |
Two weeks on |
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Summary: Alex Bushill checks how the Redruth curfew is working |
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Cnn.com |
10:26am PDT |
Georgia says country is under attack by Russia |
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Summary: tanks and warplanes, and he accused Russia of targeting civilians as tensions over the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia appeared to boil over into full-blown conflict. The United States is calling for an immediate cease-fire.
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BBC News |
9:54am PDT |
Devices found on city rail route |
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Summary: Crude but viable explosive devices have been found following a security alert on a railway line in Belfast, police say. |
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BBC News |
9:49am PDT |
Live text - USPGA Championship |
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Summary: The second round of the USPGA is in its latter stages at Oakland Hills, Michigan. |
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Yahoo News |
9:48am PDT |
Jailed Detroit mayor given bond, faces new charges
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A judge on Friday allowed indicted
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to post $50,000 bond to get out
of jail but ordered new restrictions on his movements, while
new charges were filed against the embattled mayor. |
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BBC News |
9:46am PDT |
Spectacular opening for Olympics |
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Summary: China opens the 2008 Olympic Games with a lavish ceremony in Beijing, watched on TV by more than one billion people. |
