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11:53pm PDT |
One man's work |
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Summary: Welcome to the biggest creationist museum in the US |
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11:42pm PDT |
Foreigners kidnapped in Yemen |
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Summary: A group of nine foreign nationals, including one Briton, are kidnapped by Shia rebels in north Yemen, local officials say. |
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11:36pm PDT |
Police: Bomb wounds 20 in NW Pakistani city
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Summary: AP - Police say a bomb blast at a market in a northwest Pakistani city has wounded at least 20 people. |
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Cnn.com |
11:29pm PDT |
Clinton: Must cooperate for mankind to survive |
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Summary: Former President Bill Clinton urged people to accept themselves and others in a world system that is "unstable, unequal and unsustainable."
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11:26pm PDT |
Christian Albin, 'culinary Rip van Winkle,' dies
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Summary: AP - The Four Seasons, a 50-year-old Manhattan restaurant that invented "the power lunch," is in mourning — for the sudden death of its chef, who fed the world's who's who for decades. |
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11:16pm PDT |
Defying sanctions, N.Korea vows to make more nukes
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Summary: AP - North Korea responded to new U.N. sanctions with more defiance, promising Saturday to step up its nuclear bomb-making program by enriching uranium and threatening war on any country that dares to stop its ships on the high seas. |
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Cnn.com |
11:14pm PDT |
Boy not allowed to get life-saving transplant |
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Summary: Eleven-year-old Hiroki Ando will likely die if he does not get a new heart.
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10:40pm PDT |
Blago guest stars in 'Rod Blagojevich Superstar'
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Summary: AP - Standing on a chair with his arms raised as if he were being crucified, ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich opened a comedy show Saturday evening lampooning the rise and fall of his own political career. |
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Cnn.com |
10:03pm PDT |
Venezuela to help Nicaragua after U.S. rebuff |
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Summary: Venezuela has promised to give Nicaragua $50 million to replace money that the United States said this week it would withhold from the Central American country, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Saavedra said Saturday.
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9:47pm PDT |
Stars attend Carradine's funeral |
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Summary: Hollywood stars are among hundreds at the LA funeral of Kung Fu star David Carradine, who died in Bangkok last week. |
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9:30pm PDT |
All a Blur |
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Summary: Britpop kings back on track with tiny comeback gig |
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9:24pm PDT |
Israel PM to outline peace plan |
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Summary: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to outline his policy for Middle East peace in a major speech, officials say. |
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9:24pm PDT |
Israel PM set for key peace speech |
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Summary: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to outline his policy for Middle East peace in a major speech, officials say. |
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9:11pm PDT |
PM warns of 'savage' Tory cuts |
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Summary: Gordon Brown accuses David Cameron of planning public spending cuts which would make the recession worse. |
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9:09pm PDT |
Cotto retains WBO title with win over Clottey
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Summary: AP - Miguel Cotto gave thousands of his cheering fans exactly what they hoped for on the eve of the national Puerto Rican Day parade. |
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8:50pm PDT |
UConn coach collapses after charity bike ride
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Summary: AP - Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun was hospitalized Saturday after he collapsed following a 50-mile charity bicycle ride during which he fell and broke five ribs. |
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8:50pm PDT |
Yachtsman's dream trip in ruins |
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Summary: A yachtsman tells how his "trip of a lifetime" was ruined when his boat's engine failed, causing the vessel to hit rocks off Dorset. |
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8:25pm PDT |
Hundreds honor David Carradine at funeral
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Summary: AP - Mourners have arrived under overcast skies in Los Angeles for David Carradine's funeral. |
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7:43pm PDT |
Rays plate 7-runs in 6th, rough up Nationals 8-3
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Summary: AP - Ben Zobrist started the season as the Rays' super sub. Now he may have won a starting spot at second base. |
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Cnn.com |
7:28pm PDT |
FCC gets 300,000 calls as analog TV disappears |
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Summary: Phones at help centers across the country rang Saturday, a day after broadcasters halted the transmission of analog signals long depended on by many people without cable or satellite television.
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Cnn.com |
7:22pm PDT |
Ahmadinejad hails election amid violent protests |
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Summary: As street protests and voter skepticism rose over Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election victory, the incumbent hailed the vote, saying it was a "great ordeal" but one that pointed "the way to the future."
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7:09pm PDT |
'Lone wolf' terrorists elusive target for police
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Summary: AP - An elderly man enters a crowded museum carrying a rifle and begins shooting. A young man in Arkansas pulls the trigger outside a military recruiting office. Another man opens fire in a Kansas church. |
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7:02pm PDT |
NKorea's Kim praises military amid nuclear moves
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Summary: AFP - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has heaped praise on the military as his country defies United Nations sanctions by vowing to increase its nuclear arsenal, state media said. |
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6:32pm PDT |
Obama outlines healthcare savings |
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Summary: US President Barack Obama announces a further $313bn (£190bn) in proposed savings to help reform US healthcare. |
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6:21pm PDT |
Tories plan to scrap Sats at 11 |
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Summary: The Tories are to announce proposals to scrap Sats taken by 11-year-olds at the end of primary school in England. |
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Cnn.com |
6:20pm PDT |
FBI: Museum shooting suspect expected to live |
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Summary: The man charged with killing a security officer at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is expected to survive his subsequent shooting by other security officers, the FBI said in a statement released Saturday.
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6:20pm PDT |
FBI: Museum suspect will live to face charges |
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Summary: The man charged with killing a security officer at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is expected to survive being shot by other security officers, the FBI said in a statement released Saturday. James von Brunn is charged with first-degree murder in the d |
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6:11pm PDT |
Cuba dissident flies to Argentina |
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Summary: A leading Cuban dissident flies to Argentina after authorities grant permission for her to visit relatives. |
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5:43pm PDT |
Trident move 'prompts confusion' |
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Summary: The UK's decision to renew its nuclear deterrent is seen by some states as a contradiction of its arms stance, MPs say. |
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Cnn.com |
5:35pm PDT |
Six Flags files for bankruptcy |
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Summary: Theme-park chain Six Flags announced Saturday that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to shed $1.8 billion in debt. The filing will not affect the operation of the company's 20 parks, a spokeswoman said. President and CEO Mark Shapiro said the compan |
