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11:44pm PDT |
Ocean search for Air France jet with 228 aboard continues
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Summary: Reuters - Search planes scoured the waters of the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, looking for the remains of an Air France jetliner that disappeared in a storm with 228 people on board. |
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11:44pm PDT |
Riverdance star on lost airliner |
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Summary: A Co Down woman is believed to be among 228 people on the Air France airliner which disappeared over the Atlantic. |
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11:39pm PDT |
Investigators ponder what happened to Air France
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Summary: AP - Was Air France Flight 447 downed by wind and hail from towering thunderheads? By lightning? Or by a catastrophic combination of factors? |
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11:37pm PDT |
Pakistan releases charity leader |
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Summary: A Pakistani court orders the leader of an Islamic charity suspected of being a front for a group accused of the Mumbai attacks to be freed. |
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Yahoo News |
11:29pm PDT |
Pakistan court orders release of Mumbai suspect
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A Pakistani court on Tuesday ordered the release of a hard-line Islamist cleric allegedly linked to last year's deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai, his lawyer said, setting the stage for a new round of tensions between the neighboring countr |
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BBC News |
11:22pm PDT |
Wife 'believed Rockefeller claim' |
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Summary: The ex-wife of a man who posed as a member of the Rockefeller oil dynasty tells a Boston court she had no reason to doubt his life story. |
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11:20pm PDT |
Geithner sees China backing for U.S. policy response
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese officials are giving U.S. efforts to pump up its ailing economy a vote of confidence and understand why higher budget deficits are a temporary necessity, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday. |
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Cnn.com |
10:51pm PDT |
O'Brien takes over 'The Tonight Show' |
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Summary: Conan O'Brien kicked off his new gig on "The Tonight Show" with a mad cross-country dash from New York to Los Angeles, seemingly forgetting the last item on his check list -- "Move to LA."
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10:50pm PDT |
Ryanair reports first annual loss |
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Summary: Ryanair makes its first annual loss after being hit by higher fuel costs and writing down the value of its stake in rival Aer Lingus. |
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10:49pm PDT |
Murray ready for Gonzalez battle |
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Summary: Andy Murray says he will need to be at his best to beat Fernando Gonzalez in their French Open quarter-final on Tuesday. |
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10:48pm PDT |
Lawyer: Suspect in Mumbai attacks released
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Summary: AP - A lawyer for the leader of an Islamic group suspected in the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai last year says a court has ordered his release. |
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10:46pm PDT |
Pakistan rescues dozens of students from Taliban
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Summary: AFP - Pakistan's military Tuesday rescued 80 kidnapped students and school staff in a pre-dawn operation in the lawless tribal areas, one day after they were abducted by masked Taliban gunmen. |
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Cnn.com |
10:31pm PDT |
Judge's ruling could reveal Gitmo secrets |
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Summary: The U.S. government cannot collectively seal its records in more than 100 cases involving the indefinite detention of suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba, a federal judge ruled Monday.
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Cnn.com |
10:31pm PDT |
Gitmo secrets may be revealed |
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Summary: The U.S. government cannot collectively seal its records in more than 100 cases involving the indefinite detention of suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba, a federal judge ruled Monday.
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BBC News |
10:02pm PDT |
Obama hopeful on Mid-East peace |
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Summary: President Barack Obama tells the BBC he believes the US can get serious Middle East peace negotiations back on track. |
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9:55pm PDT |
High seas search for Air France jet continues
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Summary: Reuters - Search planes scoured the dark waters of the Atlantic Ocean early on Tuesday, looking for the remains of an Air France jetliner that disappeared in a severe storm with 228 people on board. |
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9:43pm PDT |
Geithner says China confident in U.S. policy steps
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese officials are giving U.S. efforts to prime its ailing economy a vote of confidence and understand why higher budget deficits are a temporary necessity, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday. |
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9:34pm PDT |
Microsoft unveils new controller |
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Summary: Microsoft lifts the lid on its new control system for the Xbox 360 at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles. |
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9:32pm PDT |
GM hoping for speedy sale and exit from Chapter 11
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Summary: AP - General Motors hopes to follow the lead of fellow U.S. automaker Chrysler by transforming its most profitable assets into a new company in just 30 days and emerging from bankruptcy protection soon after. |
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BBC News |
9:27pm PDT |
N Korea 'names Kim's successor' |
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Summary: Media reports from South Korea say North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has chosen his youngest son to succeed him. |
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9:05pm PDT |
Conan O'Brien makes debut on 'The Tonight Show'
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Summary: AP - A nervous Conan O'Brien debuted as host of "The Tonight Show" Monday. He started his first monologue after a long filmed segment supposedly depicting him running from New York to Los Angeles. |
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BBC News |
8:54pm PDT |
Paris hotel death suspect quizzed |
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Summary: Police continue to question a man over the death of Kinga Legg, whose body was found at a Paris hotel. |
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8:51pm PDT |
Pakistan 'frees' kidnapped students in battle
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Summary: AFP - Pakistan said soldiers rescued 80 kidnapped staff and students in a sting operation during a fierce battle, one day after they were snatched by masked Taliban gunmen. |
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8:45pm PDT |
Healthcare overhaul seen boosting U.S. economy
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Summary: Reuters - Overhauling the U.S. healthcare system to contain soaring costs and expand medical coverage to the uninsured would help boost U.S. economic output, lower budget deficits and raise workers' incomes, a White House report said on Tuesday. |
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Cnn.com |
8:40pm PDT |
$30,000 missing in Maersk pirate rescue |
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Summary: The Navy is investigating how thousands of dollars went missing in the rescue of the captain of the Maersk Alabama in April, a Pentagon source told CNN.
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Cnn.com |
8:40pm PDT |
Navy targets missing money after pirate rescue |
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Summary: The Navy is investigating how thousands of dollars went missing in the rescue of the captain of the Maersk Alabama in April, a Pentagon source told CNN.
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8:39pm PDT |
Pakistan army: Dozens abducted by Taliban rescued
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Summary: AP - Troops manning a checkpoint Tuesday rescued dozens of students, teachers and staff from a boys school who had been taken captive by militants in the northwest, the Pakistani military said. |
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Yahoo News |
8:37pm PDT |
Defendant in doc's killing railed against abortion
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Summary: AP - Scott Roeder harbored a burning, "eye-for-an-eye" anger toward abortion doctors. He once subscribed to a magazine suggesting "justifiable homicide" against them, and apparently likened Dr. George Tiller to the Nazi death-camp doctor Josef Mengele. |
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Yahoo News |
8:35pm PDT |
Yankees set errorless record in win over Indians
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Joba Chamberlain allowed two runs in a career-high eight innings and the New York Yankees set a record for consecutive games without making an error in a 5-2 victory against the Cleveland Indians on Monday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:31pm PDT |
Geithner says China backs U.S. pump-priming
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese officials are giving U.S. efforts to prime its ailing economy a vote of confidence and understand why higher budget deficits are necessary, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday. |
