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BBC News |
11:59pm PDT |
Kaka completes Real Madrid switch |
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Summary: Real Madrid announce the signing of Brazilian playmaker Kaka from AC Milan on a six-year deal. |
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Yahoo News |
11:55pm PDT |
US leaders, family seek mercy for NKorea jail pair
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Summary: AFP - US leaders and family members urged North Korea to show mercy to two jailed American reporters, as Washington tried to separate their plight from efforts to punish Pyongyang for its nuclear test. |
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BBC News |
11:54pm PDT |
Week-long protests end in Kashmir |
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Summary: Life returns to normal in Indian-administered Kashmir after eight days of protests over the alleged rape and killing of two women. |
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BBC News |
11:54pm PDT |
Week-long strike ends in Kashmir |
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Summary: Life returns to normal in Indian-administered Kashmir after eight days of protests over the alleged rape and killing of two women. |
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BBC News |
11:37pm PDT |
Setanta 'is on brink of collapse' |
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Summary: Setanta is facing administration "within days" unless its backer give it more funds to pay millions it owes in TV rights, reports say. |
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11:37pm PDT |
Setanta 'on brink of collapse' |
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Summary: Setanta is facing administration "within days" unless its backer give it more funds to pay millions it owes in television rights. |
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Cnn.com |
11:19pm PDT |
$232 million lotto winner known as 'good kid' |
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Summary: Neal Wanless, a down-on-his luck cowboy before winning a $232 million Powerball jackpot last month, was always known for his big heart even when he barely had a dime to his name.
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BBC News |
11:18pm PDT |
More attacks on Indians in Sydney |
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Summary: At least two alleged attacks on Indians in Sydney spark an angry rally against violence which the Indians claim is racist. |
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BBC News |
11:17pm PDT |
DUP 'must learn from Euro poll' |
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Summary: The DUP must learn from its worst ever European election result, party leader Peter Robinson says. |
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BBC News |
11:17pm PDT |
Are home computers a risk to your health? |
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Summary: Home computer-related injuries have increased more than sevenfold, with children hurt most often, US research reveals. |
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Yahoo News |
11:05pm PDT |
Thai army chief denies forces behind mosque attack
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Summary: AFP - Thailand's army chief denied claims that security forces were to blame for a bloody attack on a mosque in the country's troubled Muslim-majority south that killed 11 people. |
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Yahoo News |
11:01pm PDT |
Will US send envoy after N. Korea jails reporters?
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The sentencing of two American journalists to 12 years in a North Korean labor prison sets the stage for possible negotiations with the reclusive nation for their release — perhaps involving an envoy from the United States. |
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BBC News |
10:56pm PDT |
State of ruin |
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Summary: Zimbabwe services falling apart |
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BBC News |
10:45pm PDT |
£25m fund for broadcasting crisis |
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Summary: A NEW organisation funded by £25m of public money is needed to deal with a crisis in broadcasting in Wales. |
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BBC News |
10:45pm PDT |
£25m fund needed for ITV future |
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Summary: An independent commission funded by £25m of public money is needed to protect the future of public service broadcasting in Wales, says a report. |
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Yahoo News |
10:20pm PDT |
Taliban cornered in NW Pakistan by angry locals
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A group of Taliban fighters under siege by hundreds of angry tribesmen tried to sneak to another village in northwest Pakistan, only to find themselves cornered there too, an official said Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:15pm PDT |
US women's families ask NKorea to show compassion
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The families of two American journalists sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean labor prison urged its hard-line government to grant them clemency, amid hopes the U.S. government would send an envoy to negotiate their release. |
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BBC News |
10:02pm PDT |
Tangled web |
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Summary: The world's biggest spiders help unravel silk secrets
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Yahoo News |
9:56pm PDT |
U.S. bailout panel: more bank stress tests needed
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Summary: Reuters - Bank stress tests should be repeated if the U.S. unemployment rate rises beyond levels assumed by regulators in a recent round of examinations that provided relief to markets, according to a report released by a bailout watchdog panel on Tuesday |
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Cnn.com |
9:53pm PDT |
Palin steals show from Gingrich |
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Summary: Newt Gingrich was the keynote speaker at Monday night's fundraising dinner for the Senate and House Republican campaign committees, but it was Sarah Palin who stole the show.
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9:53pm PDT |
Regular visitors |
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Summary: Sharks bask in the limelight off the Cornish coast |
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Cnn.com |
9:41pm PDT |
Palin center of attention at big GOP dinner |
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Summary: Newt Gingrich was the keynote speaker at Monday night's fundraising dinner for the Senate and House Republican campaign committees, but it was Sarah Palin who stole the show.
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Yahoo News |
9:31pm PDT |
John Travolta thanks colleagues for promoting film
(AP)
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Summary: AP - John Travolta is thanking his colleagues from "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" for promoting the film while he continues to mourn the death of his 16-year-old son, Jett, who died after a seizure in January. |
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Yahoo News |
9:30pm PDT |
Lind homers twice in Blue Jays win over Rangers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Adam Lind homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Toronto Blue Jays snapped a nine-game road losing streak, beating the Texas Rangers 6-3 Monday night. |
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Yahoo News |
9:29pm PDT |
Republicans to counter Dems' U.S. financial reforms
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Congressional Republicans are close to offering financial regulation reforms that would rein in the Federal Reserve and expand the bankruptcy code, according to a draft staff document obtained by Reuters. |
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Yahoo News |
9:21pm PDT |
Pakistanis attack Taliban strongholds over mosque bombing
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pakistani tribesmen seeking revenge for a deadly mosque bombing attacked militant strongholds for a third day Monday, while the country's Taliban leader faced rare denunciation from within insurgent ranks. |
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Yahoo News |
9:15pm PDT |
CIA urges judge to keep detainee papers secret
(AP)
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Summary: AP - CIA Director Leon Panetta told a federal judge Monday that releasing documents about the agency's terror interrogations would gravely damage national security. |
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Yahoo News |
9:06pm PDT |
Clinton, families urge N.Korea on jailed reporters
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has appealed for North Korea to show clemency and deport two US journalists sentenced to 12 years in a labor camp, calling it a humanitarian case. |
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Yahoo News |
8:57pm PDT |
U.S. to allow 10 banks to repay TARP money: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Treasury Department will allow 10 banks to pay back Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter. |
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BBC News |
8:41pm PDT |
Man due in court over stab death |
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Summary: A man is charged with the murder of a heavily-pregnant woman who was stabbed in the street while on her way to work. |
