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Yahoo News |
11:27pm PDT |
Phelps matches Spitz's magnificent seven
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Michael Phelps equaled fellow American
swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven golds in one Olympics
on Saturday after coming from behind for a fingertip victory. |
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Cnn.com |
11:27pm PDT |
Tropical Storm Fay headed toward Haiti |
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Summary: Tropical Storm Fay was expected to move across Haiti on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said.
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ChristianToday |
11:24pm PDT |
Georgian refugees aided by churches ask where was God |
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Summary: Churches and Christian agencies are providing shelter and humanitarian aid to refugees from the crisis in Georgia |
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Yahoo News |
11:07pm PDT |
Look both ways! Bolt, Powell, Gay cruise to 100 SF
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Far ahead halfway through his 100-meter Olympic quarterfinal, Usain Bolt casually swiveled his head to his right, to his left, then back to his right. |
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Cnn.com |
10:52pm PDT |
Woman hurt in Olympics stabbing back in U.S. |
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Summary: The woman whose husband was killed in a knife attack while attending the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, and who was herself critically wounded in the attack, is back in the United States, according to her doctors.
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BBC News |
10:40pm PDT |
Russia 'will abide by ceasefire' |
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Summary: US officials say Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has pledged Moscow will "faithfully" implement a truce with Georgia. |
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Cnn.com |
10:37pm PDT |
Photo finish: Phelps ties Spitz with 7th gold medal |
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Yahoo News |
9:36pm PDT |
Phelps equals Spitz's magnificent seven
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Michael Phelps matched fellow American
swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven golds in one Games on
Saturday, coming from behind for a fingertip victory. |
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BBC News |
9:12pm PDT |
Hunger strike enters second week |
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Summary: Detainees at an immigration removal centre in Oxfordshire continue with their hunger strike for a second week. |
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BBC News |
8:49pm PDT |
Council warning on child obesity |
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Summary: Social services may have to take action over children who are overweight if the UK's obesity problems continue to grow, council chiefs warn. |
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Yahoo News |
8:40pm PDT |
Seven-up Phelps equals Spitz's '72 golden feat
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Michael Phelps matched fellow American
swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven golds in one Games on
Saturday, coming from behind for a fingertip victory. |
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BBC News |
8:33pm PDT |
Thousands join Peru quake protest |
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Summary: Thousands of Peruvians march in protest at what they say is the inadequate response to a quake a year ago that killed 519 people. |
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Yahoo News |
8:14pm PDT |
Bolt, Powell, Gay cruise to 100 semifinals
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Far ahead halfway through his 100-meter Olympic quarterfinal, Usain Bolt casually swiveled his head to his right, to his left, then back to his right. |
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Yahoo News |
8:11pm PDT |
Georgia signs ceasefire, US demands immediate Russian pullout
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Georgia signed a ceasefire agreement seeking to end its conflict with Russia, whose forces still occupied parts of Georgian territory, as the United States demanded their immediate departure. |
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Yahoo News |
7:55pm PDT |
Phelps swims into history, winning 7th gold medal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Michael Phelps swam into history with a magnificent finish Saturday, tying Mark Spitz with his seventh gold medal by the narrowest of margins in the 100-meter butterfly. |
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Cnn.com |
7:48pm PDT |
Military wants to study mind-reading |
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BBC News |
7:28pm PDT |
Adlington storms to second gold |
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Summary: Rebecca Adlington wins her second gold medal in Beijing with victory in the 800m freestyle in a new world record time. |
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Cnn.com |
7:19pm PDT |
Phelps catches Spitz with 7th gold medal |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
7:18pm PDT |
Phelps equals Spitz's 1972 Olympic feat
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Michael Phelps matched fellow American
swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven golds in one Games on
Saturday with yet another victory in the pool. |
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BBC News |
7:11pm PDT |
Summit to target Zimbabwe crisis |
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Summary: Southern African leaders are set to start a two-day summit, with the continuing crisis in Zimbabwe top of the agenda. |
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Yahoo News |
7:07pm PDT |
Zimbabwe crisis talks expected as leaders gather for summit
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwe's main political rivals were in South Africa on Saturday for a regional summit with negotiators expected to aim for a resolution to the country's political crisis. |
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Cnn.com |
6:39pm PDT |
Reporters grill men on Bigfoot body claims |
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Summary: A pair of Georgia men faced more than a half hour of skeptical questions from reporters today as they defended their claim that they stumbled upon the body of Bigfoot in a remote North Georgia forest. Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, joined by Tom Biscardi, |
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Cnn.com |
6:39pm PDT |
Details remain fuzzy on Bigfoot body claims |
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Summary: A pair of Georgia men faced more than a half hour of skeptical questions from reporters today as they defended their claim that they stumbled upon the body of Bigfoot in a remote North Georgia forest. Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, joined by Tom Biscardi, |
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Yahoo News |
6:20pm PDT |
Nepal braces for revolution with ex-warlord as PM
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Nepal, the world's newest republic, is set for more major change after the Maoist leader and former warlord Prachanda was appointed prime minister and promised to deliver a left-wing revolution. |
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Yahoo News |
6:10pm PDT |
No joke: Bill Murray leaps 13,000 feet to beach
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Bill Murray landed in Chicago on Friday like he never had before — by jumping from an airplane 13,500 feet up. The 57-year-old actor took several deep breaths before stepping out the open doors of a C-31 Fokker and dropping at about 120 mph to the ci |
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Yahoo News |
6:08pm PDT |
U.S., Mexican states may charge to cross border
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. and Mexican states are
considering charging a fee for border crossings to raise money
for infrastructure improvements that would reduce congestion at
border posts, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said on
Friday. |
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BBC News |
6:06pm PDT |
Guns for Texas school's teachers |
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Summary: Teachers in one district in the US state of Texas are to be allowed to carry concealed firearms next term. |
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BBC News |
5:52pm PDT |
Detainees continue hunger strike |
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Summary: Detainees at an immigration removal centre continue with their hunger strike for a second week. |
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Cnn.com |
5:46pm PDT |
Legendary producer Jerry Wexler dies |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
5:42pm PDT |
BAA expects forced airport sales |
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Summary: BAA, owner of seven UK airports, expects the competition watchdog to order the break up of the company. |
