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Cnn.com |
11:55pm PDT |
Jury finds O.J. Simpson guilty in Las Vegas trial |
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Summary: O.J. Simpson and his co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart were found guilty Friday on 12 counts of armed robbery and kidnapping in a 2007 sports memorabilia heist in Las Vegas, Nevada. The verdict come 13 years to the day after a Los Angeles, California, |
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BBC News |
11:43pm PDT |
OJ Simpson guilty of armed heist |
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Summary: A Las Vegas court has found former US football and film star OJ Simpson guilty on all counts over a hotel room robbery. |
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ChristianToday |
11:42pm PDT |
15000 march through New Delhi against Orissa violence |
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Summary: More than 15000 people of various faiths and social status marched in the streets of New Delhi on Thursday to protest the outofcontrol violence against Christians in India |
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Cnn.com |
11:33pm PDT |
O.J. Simpson found guilty on all counts |
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Summary: O.J. Simpson and his co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart were found guilty Friday on 12 counts of armed robbery and kidnapping in a 2007 sports memorabilia heist in Las Vegas, Nevada. The verdict come 13 years to the day after a Los Angeles, California, |
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BBC News |
11:29pm PDT |
Ill-gotten gains |
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Summary: The 'pop star' lifestyle of a millionaire fraudster |
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Yahoo News |
11:22pm PDT |
O.J Simpson guilty in robbery, kidnap trial
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Summary: AFP - O.J. Simpson was found guilty of robbery and kidnapping here, 13 years to the day after the American football legend was acquitted of brutally murdering his ex-wife and her friend. |
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Yahoo News |
10:52pm PDT |
Las Vegas jury reaches verdict in Simpson case
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Jurors in the O.J. Simpson trial reached a verdict Friday after working into the night, deliberating the fate of the former football star and a co-defendant accused of robbing two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a casino hotel room. |
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Yahoo News |
10:46pm PDT |
Rice in India, may not sign nuclear deal
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in India on Saturday after Congress ratified a historical nuclear pact, but was unlikely to sign the deal during her visit because of a bureaucratic "glitch." |
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Yahoo News |
10:38pm PDT |
Drew's homer boosts Red Sox over Angels 7-5
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Summary: AP - Boston's latest postseason win over the Los Angeles Angels moved the team with baseball's best record to the verge of elimination. |
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Cnn.com |
10:13pm PDT |
Verdict reached in O.J. Simpson trial |
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Summary: The jury has reached a verdict in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping trial in Las Vegas, Nevada, a defense lawyer and a court official said Friday. Simpson and his co-defendant, Clarence "C.J." Stewart, face 12 counts, including conspiracy to com |
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Cnn.com |
9:41pm PDT |
GOP lawmakers appeal Palin probe ruling |
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Summary: Lawmakers backing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin appealed a judge's refusal to block the state Legislature's investigation into her firing of the state's public safety commissioner, according to documents filed in court Friday.
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Yahoo News |
9:35pm PDT |
European leaders to try to find way out financial storm
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Summary: AFP - European leaders were set to try to cobble together a response to the global financial crisis at a mini-summit on Saturday despite disagreements that killed off talk of a Europe-wide bailout package. |
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Yahoo News |
9:31pm PDT |
Pakistan officials: Suspected US strikes kill 19
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Summary: AP - Two suspected U.S. missile strikes Friday on villages close to the border with Afghanistan killed at least 19 people, most of them militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said. |
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Yahoo News |
9:27pm PDT |
Cook frozen chicken entrees properly, USDA urges
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. government on Friday urged consumers to follow package cooking instructions after 32 people in 12 states got Salmonella poisoning after eating frozen stuffed chicken entrees that were raw but breaded. |
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BBC News |
9:16pm PDT |
Bush warns challenges remain |
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Summary: President Bush says the US economy still faces "serious challenges" after signing a $700bn financial bail-out plan. |
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BBC News |
9:05pm PDT |
Brown due to complete reshuffle |
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Summary: Gordon Brown is expected to complete his ministerial reshuffle, a day after bringing Peter Mandelson back into the cabinet. |
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Theophiles |
9:00pm PDT |
Capitalism and the Church |
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Summary: Opinion at The Washington Post:Listening to talking heads on the TV worry about the financial rescue package, I heard some rhetoric that sacralized the Capitalist system. It was as if God was on the side of the free-market. Beginning with the words of Jes |
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Yahoo News |
8:45pm PDT |
U.S. approves $6.5 billion in Taiwan arms sales
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. government on Friday announced plans to sell around $6.5 billion in arms to Taiwan, including 30 Boeing Co Apache attack helicopters and 330 Patriot missiles, in a move that could anger China. |
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BBC News |
8:32pm PDT |
Lost penguins flown home by Brazilian air force |
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Summary: Hundreds of penguins lost along Brazil's coast are returned to native territory in the south Atlantic ocean by an air force plane. |
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BBC News |
8:29pm PDT |
Rice set for India nuclear talks |
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Summary: The US secretary of state heads to Delhi for talks on a controversial nuclear deal with India. |
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Yahoo News |
8:24pm PDT |
Judge bars footage of Anna Nicole's breast surgery
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A judge ordered a Texas doctor and his wife on Friday not to distribute videotaped footage of Anna Nicole Smith's breast augmentation surgery in 1994. |
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Yahoo News |
8:00pm PDT |
Women say NY's dollar-dance clubs have darker side
(AP)
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Summary: AP - As neon lights bathe the dance floor of the darkened nightclub, a group of young women from Latin America sit at tables, sipping water or soda and waiting for men to approach and hand them cash. |
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Yahoo News |
7:57pm PDT |
Wells Fargo agrees to buy Wachovia; Citi objects
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A battle broke out Friday for control of Wachovia, as Wells Fargo agreed to pay $14.8 billion for the struggling bank, while Citigroup and federal regulators insisted that Citi's earlier and lower-priced takeover offer go forward. |
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Yahoo News |
7:54pm PDT |
Analysis: Stable Iraq could influence Mideast
(AP)
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Summary: AP - As violence in Iraq recedes, neighboring states are pondering how to deal with an unwieldy country that could re-emerge as a key player along with Saudi Arabia and Iran in one of the world's most strategic regions. |
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Yahoo News |
7:48pm PDT |
Newspapers get complaints for DVD ad on Muslims
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Newspapers that carried an advertising supplement in recent weeks containing a DVD critical of radical Muslims have faced complaints from readers and questions about whether newspapers should offer a platform to everyone willing to pay for distributi |
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Yahoo News |
7:44pm PDT |
Paris summit seeks European response to crisis
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Plagued by fears for the stability of the banking system, European leaders meet on Saturday for a summit French President Nicolas Sarkozy hopes will limit the damage caused by the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. |
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Yahoo News |
7:42pm PDT |
Palin-Biden debate sets TV ratings record
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Summary: Reuters - Sarah Palin's televised showdown with Joe Biden drew nearly 70 million U.S. viewers, far surpassing last week's John McCain-Barack Obama face-off and ranking as the most watched vice presidential debate ever. |
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Yahoo News |
7:26pm PDT |
Bush signs rescue bill but markets slump
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Summary: AFP - US President George W. Bush signed a historic 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout but markets slumped as investors realized the bill would not be an instant fix for the broad financial crisis. |
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BBC News |
7:14pm PDT |
Musicians' union |
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Summary: Why pop and rock stars are fighting for their rights |
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Yahoo News |
7:03pm PDT |
Iwamura's homer rallies Rays past White Sox 6-2
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Summary: AP - The young, resilient Rays are one win from breezing into the American League championship series. All-Star Scott Kazmir settled down after a shaky start, Akinori Iwamura hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and the AL East champions beat the Chicago White S |
