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Cnn.com |
11:46pm PDT |
Endorsements pure gold for Phelps after Beijing |
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Summary: Having completed his Olympics gold rush, U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps is now poised to make another haul -- this time of the endorsement variety. Even before the Beijing Olympics, Phelps collected a million-dollar bonus from one his sponsors, Speedo.
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Yahoo News |
11:39pm PDT |
Pakistan's embattled Musharraf to address nation
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pakistan's beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf was to address the nation on Monday, but his spokesman dismissed fevered speculation that the key US ally would resign to avoid impeachmemt. |
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Yahoo News |
11:38pm PDT |
Georgia conciliatory as Russia due to withdraw
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili
urged the Kremlin to discuss ways to avoid "discord for future
generations" as Russian troops prepared to pull out of the
Black Sea state on Monday. |
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BBC News |
11:31pm PDT |
Clear-up continues as waters fall |
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Summary: Clearing up is continuing across Northern Ireland in areas affected by flooding after torrential weekend downpours. |
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BBC News |
11:31pm PDT |
Philippine rebels in new attacks |
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Summary: Separatist rebels battle troops in a number of southern Philippine towns, amid unrest over an autonomy deal. |
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BBC News |
11:17pm PDT |
Nine die in Afghan suicide blast |
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Summary: At least nine people die when a suicide bomber rams a car into the gate of a US base in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. |
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BBC News |
11:01pm PDT |
Underpass flood sparks delay fear |
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Summary: Severe traffic delays are predicted for Belfast due to the closure of part of the Westlink following weekend flooding. |
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Yahoo News |
10:37pm PDT |
China loses main chance for track glory
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China lost its main hope for a track
gold on Monday when 110 meters hurdles Olympic champion and
national hero Liu Xiang pulled out injured from the Games. |
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Yahoo News |
10:35pm PDT |
Pakistan's Musharraf to address nation amid resignation rumours
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is to address the nation on Monday afternoon, his spokesman told AFP, while dismissing rumours that he had resigned to avoid impeachment. |
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Yahoo News |
10:35pm PDT |
Musharraf to address nation on Monday
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pakistan's President Pervez
Musharraf, under pressure to step down before he is impeached,
will address the nation at 1 p.m. (3 a.m. EDT) on Monday, an
official in the president's office told Reuters. |
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Yahoo News |
10:02pm PDT |
Fay churns along Cuban coast near Bay of Pigs
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Tropical Storm Fay, which killed at
least 57 people in Caribbean countries over the weekend, moved
slowly on Monday along Cuba's southwestern coast, where it was
expected to make landfall before heading to Florida as a
possible hurricane. |
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BBC News |
9:56pm PDT |
Georgia reeling |
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Summary: Russian offensive takes a heavy toll on Georgia |
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Yahoo News |
9:53pm PDT |
Pakistan's Musharraf to address nation on Monday
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pakistan's President Pervez
Musharraf, under pressure to step down before he is impeached,
will address the nation at 1 p.m. (0700 GMT) on Monday, an
official in the president's office told Reuters. |
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Cnn.com |
9:53pm PDT |
Grand Canyon evacuations halted |
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Summary: An earthen dam at the Grand Canyon breached after heavy rains, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of campers and residents in Arizona, including a portion of a Native American reservation, officials said Sunday. Helicopters are evacuating more than 200 ca |
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Yahoo News |
9:43pm PDT |
Russia vows to begin troop pullout from Georgia
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Russia's president promised to start withdrawing forces from positions in Georgia on Monday, but suggested they could stay in the breakaway region at the heart of the fighting that has reignited Cold War tensions. |
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Cnn.com |
9:38pm PDT |
Pakistani president to address nation |
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Summary: Pakistan's beleaguered president, Pervez Musharraf, who is under immense pressure to step down, will address the nation at 1 p.m. Monday (3 a.m. ET), his spokesman said.
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Yahoo News |
9:34pm PDT |
Chinese champion pulls out hurt, stuns fans
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China's Olympic 110 meters hurdles
champion and main hope for a track and field gold Liu Xiang
pulled out of his race injured on Monday, devastating fans
around the host nation. |
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Cnn.com |
9:33pm PDT |
Chinese star Liu Xiang pulls out of Olympics |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
9:25pm PDT |
South Korea, U.S. start military drills
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - South Korean and U.S. forces started
annual military drills on Monday denounced by North Korea as a
prelude to war, with Pyongyang previously saying they spoiled
the prospects for nuclear disarmament talks. |
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BBC News |
9:20pm PDT |
Pakistan leader to address nation |
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Summary: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who is under pressure to resign, is to address the nation, officials say. |
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Yahoo News |
9:10pm PDT |
Reports: DeGeneres and de Rossi wed in California
(AP)
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Summary: AP - There was much dancing: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are married, according to reports. |
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Yahoo News |
9:04pm PDT |
Iran tests rocket for future launch of satellite
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iran has test launched a rocket it plans to use to carry a research satellite into orbit, state television reported Sunday. |
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BBC News |
8:59pm PDT |
Cameron targets 'broken society' |
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Summary: Tory leader David Cameron pledges to be as radical a social reformer as Margaret Thatcher was an economic reformer. |
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ChristianPost |
8:58pm PDT |
A Prophet without Honor |
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Summary: The faculty of Harvard University admired Alexandr Solzhenitsyn for his literary achievements, so they were thrilled that he agreed to deliver the university?s 1978 commencement address. |
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Cnn.com |
8:50pm PDT |
The John McEnroe of badminton |
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Summary: There is an international truism when it comes to bad boys: Girls love them -- even the ones who play badminton.
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ChristianPost |
8:23pm PDT |
Ridge: GOP Would Accept Abortion-Rights VP |
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Summary: Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said Sunday he thinks Republicans would accept a vice presidential candidate who supports abortion rights. |
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Cnn.com |
8:09pm PDT |
Women burned in acid attacks turn beauticians |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
8:07pm PDT |
Dam evacuations in Grand Canyon |
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Summary: More than 400 villagers and campers are being evacuated from a part of the Grand Canyon after an earthen dam bursts. |
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Yahoo News |
7:45pm PDT |
Bolt moves on in 200; Wariner, Merritt in 400
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Olympic 100-meter champion Usain Bolt has advanced to the second round of qualifying in the 200 meters. |
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Cnn.com |
7:42pm PDT |
Grand Canyon flooding forces evacuations |
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Summary: An earthen dam at the Grand Canyon breached after heavy rains, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of campers and residents in Arizona, including a portion of a Native American reservation, officials said Sunday. Helicopters are evacuating more than 200 ca |
