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BBC News |
11:59pm PDT |
N Ireland MPs expenses published |
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Summary: The expenses claims of every Northern Ireland MP for the past four years are published, but with some details blacked out. |
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Yahoo News |
11:59pm PDT |
Iran braces for another mass opposition protest
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Summary: AP - Iran braced for a fourth day of massive protests Thursday by opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in open defiance of the country's supreme leader, who has urged the nation to unite behind the Islamic state. |
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BBC News |
11:52pm PDT |
One dead and three hurt in crash |
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Summary: One man dies and three others are injured in a three-vehicle crash in Cornwall, according to police. |
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Cnn.com |
11:32pm PDT |
Tornadoes batter Midwest, more storms on way |
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Summary: Heavy thunderstorms are predicted in the midwestern United States on Thursday, a day after tornadoes battered several states, forecasters said.
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BBC News |
11:21pm PDT |
Mekong dolphins 'almost extinct' |
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Summary: The World Wide Fund for Nature says freshwater dolphins in the Mekong River are on the verge of extinction. |
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BBC News |
11:09pm PDT |
Call for cross-border sex trials |
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Summary: British and Irish Governments should establish an All-Ireland sex offenders register, a House of Common committee says. |
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Yahoo News |
11:04pm PDT |
Iran opposition plans day of mourning and marches
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Summary: AFP - Iran's opposition defies an official ban with plans for a day of marches and mourning for slain protesters as it keep up the pressure on the regime over the disputed presidential election. |
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BBC News |
10:49pm PDT |
Historic racecourse's first meet |
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Summary: The first National Hunt racecourse opened in Britain for 80 years is to hold its inaugural meet in Carmarthenshire. |
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BBC News |
10:40pm PDT |
Organisers cancel tenth Bryn-fest |
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Summary: Bryn Terfel's annual musical festival is cancelled for 2009, while organisers say a new deal will secure its future for following years. |
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10:30pm PDT |
Ivanovic returns |
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Summary: Former top seed eyes SW19 title |
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Yahoo News |
10:12pm PDT |
Penny gets 100th victory as Bosox beat Marlins 6-1
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Summary: AP - Reigning AL MVP Dustin Pedroia had three hits and three RBIs on Wednesday night, and the Boston Red Sox celebrated their 500th consecutive sellout with a 6-1 victory over the Florida Marlins. |
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Yahoo News |
9:59pm PDT |
Senate off to a rocky start on health care
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Summary: AP - Hoping to make history, the Senate set off on its major overhaul of the nation's health care system Wednesday, but its first steps were quickly overtaken by fresh cost concerns and partisan anger. |
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Yahoo News |
9:55pm PDT |
Secretary of State Clinton breaks her elbow
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fell and broke her elbow on Wednesday but will resume her full duties soon as the Obama administration's top diplomat, a State Department spokeswoman said. |
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Cnn.com |
9:46pm PDT |
Clinton fractures elbow in fall |
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Summary: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fractured her right elbow Wednesday during a fall, State Department officials said.
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Cnn.com |
9:42pm PDT |
Iranians get word out despite official obstacles |
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Summary: Iranians have had to tailor their usual ways of communicating in the post-election tumult that has swept through the country.
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BBC News |
9:14pm PDT |
MPs' expenses made public online |
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Summary: The expenses claims of every MP over the past four years have been published online, after a string of scandals. |
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BBC News |
9:10pm PDT |
China and Russia pressure N Korea |
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Summary: North Korea's traditional allies, China and Russia, urge the regime to return to negotiations over its nuclear plans. |
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BBC News |
8:59pm PDT |
World Bank raises China forecast |
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Summary: The World Bank raises its forecast for growth in China amid signs that the economy is doing better than expected. |
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BBC News |
8:47pm PDT |
Swine flu cruise ship quarantined |
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Summary: Venezuela quarantines a visiting cruise ship with more than 1,200 passengers and crew after an outbreak of swine flu on board. |
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Yahoo News |
8:38pm PDT |
Report faults US efforts to curb gun smuggling
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Summary: AP - Government efforts to stop the flow of guns from the United States to Mexico have suffered in recent years from having no clear plan to combat gunrunners affiliated with drug cartels, investigators have concluded. |
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Yahoo News |
8:26pm PDT |
North Korea chemical weapons threaten region: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - North Korea has several thousand tonnes of chemical weapons it can mount on missiles that could be used on a rapid strike against the South, said a report released on Thursday by the International Crisis Group (ICG). |
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Cnn.com |
7:47pm PDT |
For $100, buy a new home, build a community |
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Summary: In Detroit, one man's trash is another man's treasure when artists drop $100 to buy their new home. The housing market dream is real in the Michigan city, and artist Jon Brumit and his wife, Sarah, are living it. The couple began entertaining the idea of |
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Yahoo News |
7:36pm PDT |
Microsoft makes gains with Bing
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Summary: Reuters - Microsoft Corp's Bing search engine won more market share from rivals last week, according to new industry data released on Wednesday, but still trails Google Inc and Yahoo Inc. |
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Yahoo News |
7:25pm PDT |
Iran opposition to hold new protests, mourn victims
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Summary: AFP - Iran's opposition is set to hold marches and a day of mourning for slain protesters as they keep up pressure on the authorities over the disputed presidential election in the country's biggest crisis since the 1979 revolution. |
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Cnn.com |
7:21pm PDT |
Hundreds of thousands defy warnings in Iran |
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Summary: Support for Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi remained strong Wednesday as the government stepped up efforts to thwart daily protests calling for a new presidential election. Moussavi and former President Mohammad Khatami sent a joint letter |
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BBC News |
7:20pm PDT |
UK maps climate change forecasts |
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Summary: The UK government's detailed projections of climate change impacts, due out later, are said to be "worse than expected". |
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Cnn.com |
7:14pm PDT |
Indictment: Man posed as dead mom for 6 years |
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Summary: A 49-year-old man impersonated his dead 77-year-old mother in paperwork -- and sometimes in person -- for six years, collecting more than $100,000 in Social Security benefits and city rent subsidies, according to the Brooklyn district attorney. "[Thomas P |
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Cnn.com |
7:14pm PDT |
Indictment: Man posed as dead mom for six years |
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Summary: A 49-year-old man impersonated his dead 77-year-old mother in paperwork -- and sometimes in person -- for six years, collecting more than $100,000 in in Social Security benefits and city rent subsidies, according to the Brooklyn district attorney. "[Thoma |
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Cnn.com |
7:14pm PDT |
Man accused of posing as dead mom for 6 years |
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Summary: A 49-year-old man impersonated his dead 77-year-old mother in paperwork -- and sometimes in person -- for six years, collecting more than $100,000 in Social Security benefits and city rent subsidies, according to the Brooklyn district attorney. "[Thomas P |
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ChristianPost |
7:02pm PDT |
PBS OKs Religious Broadcasts; Bans New 'Sectarian' Shows |
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Summary: PBS’s board of directors decided Tuesday to bar membership from stations that carry sectarian programming with the exception of those already airing such material. |
