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Cnn.com |
11:53pm PDT |
Shuttle launch scrubbed because of gas leak |
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Summary: NASA postponed the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour early Wednesday because of a liquid hydrogen leak.
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BBC News |
11:50pm PDT |
Firefighters tackling blaze at chemical site |
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Summary: At least 75 firefighters are at the scene of a fire at a packaging site containing chemicals in Herefordshire. |
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Cnn.com |
11:25pm PDT |
Shuttle launch scrubbed again over gas leak |
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Summary: NASA postponed the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour early Wednesday because of a liquid hydrogen leak.
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Yahoo News |
11:22pm PDT |
Hydrogen gas leak forces another launch delay
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Summary: AP - For the second time in less a week, a hydrogen gas leak on shuttle Endeavour's fuel tank early Wednesday forced a launch delay, pushing its space station construction mission into July. |
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11:19pm PDT |
Baby girl killed in house blaze |
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Summary: An 18-month-old baby girl dies after a house fire in the Dungiven area of Limavady in County Londonderry. |
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11:16pm PDT |
Sainsbury's targets faster growth |
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Summary: High Street supermarket Sainsbury's says it is planning to raise £445m in order to accelerate its growth plans. |
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11:14pm PDT |
Space shuttle launch postponed |
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Summary: A fresh fuel leak has disrupted the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour which was due to take off later, Nasa officials say. |
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BBC News |
11:01pm PDT |
Lake search over car boot murder |
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Summary: Officers search a lake nearly eight months after woman was found stabbed to death in the boot of her car in Hampshire. |
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10:52pm PDT |
India Maoist violence escalates |
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Summary: Three more workers of the ruling Communist Party are killed by suspected Maoist rebels in West Bengal state, Indian police say. |
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10:40pm PDT |
Sugarland, Zac Brown Band early CMT award winners
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Summary: AP - Taylor Swift opened Tuesday's Country Music Television awards with a skit about living out her dreams. The 19-year-old country and pop sensation went a long way toward doing just that by winning video of the year and female video of the year for "Lov |
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Cnn.com |
10:38pm PDT |
Caylee Anthony remembered at vigil |
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Summary: A small group of people gathered Tuesday to remember Caylee Anthony, whose remains were found in December, on the anniversary of the 2-year-old's disappearance.
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BBC News |
10:37pm PDT |
Care issues factor in baby deaths |
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Summary: Under-resourced maternity services are contributing to the deaths of almost 300 babies in Wales each year, a report says. |
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10:33pm PDT |
Fresh leak delays space shuttle |
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Summary: A fresh fuel leak has disrupted the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour which was due to take off later, Nasa officials say. |
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Yahoo News |
10:19pm PDT |
Cano leads Yankees to 5-3 win over Nationals
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Summary: AP - Robinson Cano hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and matched a career high with four hits, leading CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the woeful Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. |
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10:06pm PDT |
NKorea warns US of 'thousand-fold' military action
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Summary: AP - North Korea warned Wednesday of a "thousand-fold" military retaliation against the U.S. and its allies if provoked, the latest threat in its drumbeat of rhetoric in defense of its rogue nuclear program. |
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Yahoo News |
10:06pm PDT |
Hydrogen gas leaking again from space shuttle tank
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Summary: AP - Hydrogen gas is leaking again from a vent line on space shuttle Endeavour's external fuel tank. |
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BBC News |
10:00pm PDT |
Call to ban child-in-car smoking |
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Summary: Adults should be banned from smoking in cars when there are children in the vehicle, a health expert tells the BBC. |
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9:59pm PDT |
Smoke-free zone? |
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Summary: Call for smoking ban in cars with children on board |
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9:50pm PDT |
Mexico cocaine 'hidden in sharks' |
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Summary: The Mexican Navy says it has seized more than a tonne of cocaine hidden inside the carcasses of frozen sharks. |
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9:23pm PDT |
Obama to unveil plans for financial rules overhaul
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Summary: Reuters - President Barack Obama will unveil on Wednesday his plans for reshaping U.S. financial regulation, with proposals to close one bank regulator and create new overseers for big-picture economic risk and consumer financial product safety. |
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8:23pm PDT |
2 girls put on wrong Continental Express flights
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Summary: AP - Continental Airlines is blaming "miscommunication among staff" for two different unaccompanied girls being placed on wrong Continental Express flights over the weekend. |
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8:21pm PDT |
Obama, Lee warn North Korea
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Summary: Reuters - The leaders of South Korea and the United States told North Korea to drop its atomic ambitions and stop threatening the region while media reports on Wednesday said Pyongyang was moving ahead with plans to launch a long-range missile. |
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Yahoo News |
8:05pm PDT |
Nevada GOP Sen. Ensign admits extramarital affair
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Summary: AP - Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, a conservative Republican with evident presidential ambitions, abruptly announced Tuesday he carried on an extramarital affair for much of last year with a woman on his campaign staff, a confession that jarred his scandal- |
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Cnn.com |
8:00pm PDT |
That's text-erity: Iowa girl all thumbs, wins title |
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Summary: A 15-year-old girl with a 500-texts-a-day texting habit thumbed her way to the $50,000 grand prize at the L.G. National Texting Championship in New York on Tuesday.
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Cnn.com |
7:22pm PDT |
Obama to OK benefits for same-sex partners |
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Summary: President Obama will sign a memorandum today granting health care and other benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees, two senior administration officials said. The signing will take place in the Oval Office and follows sharp criticism of the |
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Cnn.com |
7:22pm PDT |
Obama to OK benefits for same-sex partners |
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Summary: President Obama will sign a memorandum Wednesday granting health care and other benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees, two senior administration officials said.
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Cnn.com |
7:22pm PDT |
Obama to OK benefits for same-sex partners |
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Summary: President Obama will sign a memorandum Wednesday granting health care and other benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees, two senior administration officials said. The signing will take place in the Oval Office and follows sharp criticism of |
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Cnn.com |
6:56pm PDT |
Mexican clergy: Priest's killing crosses line |
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Summary: The killing last weekend of a Catholic priest and two seminary students in southwest Mexico marked the first time that drug cartel hit men have purposefully targeted a clergyman, said Manuel Corral, public relations secretary for Mexico's Council of Bisho |
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6:53pm PDT |
AP source: Same-sex partners to get fed benefits
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Summary: AP - President Barack Obama, under growing criticism for not seeking to end the ban on openly gay men and women in the military, is extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. |
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Cnn.com |
6:45pm PDT |
Iran bans international coverage of rallies |
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Summary: As thousands took to the streets again Tuesday, Iran's government banned international journalists from covering rallies and blocked access to some online communication tools in the wake of last week's disputed presidential vote. Iran's Guardian Council a |
