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11:57pm PDT |
Microsoft to give away anti-virus |
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Summary: Microsoft is close to releasing free software that protects PC users against malicious programs. |
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BBC News |
11:27pm PDT |
Endeavour shuttle launch delayed |
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Summary: The launch of space shuttle Endeavour is postponed hours before take-off due to a hydrogen leak, Nasa says. |
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BBC News |
11:15pm PDT |
Regal recordings |
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Summary: Historic footage of Queen Elizabeth goes online |
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BBC News |
9:20pm PDT |
Australians demand climate action |
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Summary: Thousands of demonstrators rally across Australia to demand greater government action on climate change. |
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Cnn.com |
9:04pm PDT |
Pittsburgh downs Detroit to win NHL title |
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Summary: DETROIT -- On the night of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, the hands of Max Talbot are alright. Nine days after his linemate Evgeni Malkin jokingly remarked, "Yeah, little bit bad hands," Talbot scored twice in the second period, as the Penguins won the |
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8:29pm PDT |
Spanish Civil War bodies exhumed |
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Summary: Seven bodies are removed from Spanish Civil War graves in the first of possibly thousands of court-ordered exhumations. |
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Cnn.com |
8:24pm PDT |
Top minds share global visions |
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Summary: Some of the world's top minds came together this week to encourage a crowd of nongovernmental organizations, government and diplomatic groups to think globally in terms of economic, political and environmental policies.
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Yahoo News |
7:58pm PDT |
Talbot's 2 lift Penguins to Stanley Cup title
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Summary: AP - Slide over Super Mario and make room on the Stanley Cup for a new batch of Pittsburgh Penguins. |
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BBC News |
7:50pm PDT |
Ahmadinejad heads for Iran poll win |
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Summary: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is heading for re-election as Iran's president with 80% of votes counted, officials say. |
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Cnn.com |
7:33pm PDT |
Uyghurs in Bermuda grateful to be out of Gitmo |
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Summary: Two of four Uyghurs relocated to Bermuda after seven years of detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, denied Friday that they had ever been terrorists, and expressed gratitude toward President Obama for working to free them.
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7:04pm PDT |
US envoy set for key Syria talks |
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Summary: Washington's Mid-East envoy George Mitchell arrives in the Syrian capital for talks, amid a new US drive for regional peace. |
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Cnn.com |
7:04pm PDT |
Officials: Ahmadinejad holding sizable lead |
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Summary: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was leading in early results from Iran's presidential election, the election chief said. With almost 20 percent of ballots counted, election official Kamran Daneshjoo said Ahmadinejad was leading with 69 percent of the vote; |
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Yahoo News |
6:47pm PDT |
Rivals both claim victory in Iran's election
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Summary: AP - Iran's interior ministry said Saturday President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was far ahead with nearly 80 percent of all votes counted, but his pro-reform rival countered that he was the clear victor and warned of possible fraud in the election. |
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6:43pm PDT |
Mandelson warns PM of more plots |
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Summary: Lord Mandelson predicts that Gordon Brown will face a new challenge this autumn from Labour MPs who will never be reconciled to his leadership |
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Yahoo News |
6:38pm PDT |
Court records: Singer Usher files for divorce
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Summary: AP - Court records show singer Usher has filed for divorce from Tameka Foster Raymond after less than two years of marriage. The 30-year-old Grammy-winning artist, whose real name is Usher Raymond IV, filed the petition Friday in Superior Court in Atlanta |
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Cnn.com |
6:23pm PDT |
Ahmadinejad holds commanding vote lead |
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Summary: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was leading in early results from Iran's presidential election, the election chief said. With almost 20 percent of ballots counted, election official Kamran Daneshjoo said Ahmadinejad was leading with 69 percent of the vote; |
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Yahoo News |
6:23pm PDT |
Ahmadinejad on track for re-election
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Summary: Reuters - Hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was on track for re-election in Iran's presidential vote, official figures showed on Saturday, but his moderate challenger alleged irregularities and claimed victory for himself. |
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BBC News |
6:11pm PDT |
Zardari condemns 'brutal' Taliban |
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Summary: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari condemns the killing of an anti-Taliban cleric and vows pay rises for the army. |
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Yahoo News |
6:09pm PDT |
Penguins, Red Wings scoreless after first period
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Summary: AP - The Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings were tied 0-0 at the end of the first period of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals on Friday night, with a lack of good chances and a lot of tentativeness on both sides. |
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BBC News |
5:59pm PDT |
'Tougher' future terrorists fear |
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Summary: The UK may face a new generation of terrorists more dangerous than those now in jail, an expert has warned. |
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BBC News |
5:53pm PDT |
Ahmadinejad 'leads in Iran election' |
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Summary: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a clear lead in Iran's presidential election with almost 70% of votes counted, officials say. |
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BBC News |
5:40pm PDT |
Do you agree with the honours list? |
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Summary: Actor Christopher Lee is joined by golfer Nick Faldo and TV chef Delia Smith on the Queen's Birthday Honours list. What's your reaction? |
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Yahoo News |
5:37pm PDT |
Administration speeds overseas detainee relocation
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Summary: AP - Despite fierce opposition in Congress, the White House insisted Friday it has not ruled out releasing Guantanamo Bay detainees in the United States. But with narrowing options, the administration has begun shipping newly cleared inmates abroad to reg |
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5:37pm PDT |
Singing therapy |
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Summary: Lung disease patients offered vocal exercises |
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Yahoo News |
5:33pm PDT |
NH Man blames infant son for hit-and-run accident
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Summary: AP - Police in Portsmouth, N.H., said a man has been charged with lying about his involved in a hit-and-run accident by telling them his son was driving the vehicle. Problem is, the man's son is an infant. A police officer questioned the man about who "no |
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5:03pm PDT |
China sub collides with array towed by U.S. ship: report
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Summary: Reuters - A Chinese submarine accidentally collided with an underwater sonar array being towed by a U.S. military ship, CNN reported on Friday, quoting an unnamed military official. |
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Yahoo News |
4:43pm PDT |
Ahmadinejad heading for victory in Iran vote
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was heading for victory in Iran's presidential election, official results showed, as his supporters early Saturday began celebrating in the streets of Tehran. |
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BBC News |
4:24pm PDT |
Miliband 'considered resigning' |
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Summary: The foreign secretary admits that he considered resigning from the government at the same time as his former cabinet colleague James Purnell |
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BBC News |
4:12pm PDT |
A life in horror |
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Summary: The 60-year career of new knight Sir Christopher Lee |
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BBC News |
4:11pm PDT |
Knighthoods for university heads |
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Summary: Staff working in schools and universities account for a tenth of the Queen's Birthday Honours list, including four knighthoods. |
