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BBC News |
11:53pm PDT |
Indian forces close in on Maoists |
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Summary: Indian security forces are approaching the area of West Bengal state where Maoist rebels have taken control, officials say. |
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BBC News |
11:40pm PDT |
F1 teams drop breakaway bombshell |
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Summary: Formula 1 is thrown into chaos after eight of its major teams say they are now planning to set up a rival championship in 2010. |
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Cnn.com |
11:37pm PDT |
Fired Miss California threatens to sue pageant |
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Summary: Carrie Prejean's lawyer gave Miss California USA executive director Keith Lewis what he said was a final warning to retract statements made about the former beauty queen or face a defamation lawsuit.
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Yahoo News |
11:27pm PDT |
Stanford in U.S. court Friday in massive fraud case
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Summary: Reuters - Texas billionaire Allen Stanford will appear in a federal court in Virginia on Friday over allegations of massive fraud involving his Antigua bank, U.S. officials said after he surrendered to the FBI. |
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BBC News |
11:25pm PDT |
Ayatollah set to address nation |
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Summary: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is set to speak at Friday prayers, at a key moment after days of poll protests. |
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BBC News |
11:23pm PDT |
Total sacks 900 oil plant workers |
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Summary: Nearly 900 workers at the Lindsey oil refinery in Lincolnshire are sacked, following unofficial strike action at the plant. |
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BBC News |
10:55pm PDT |
Helicopter in NI mountain search |
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Summary: A helicopter from Dublin is being sent to help search for a man missing in the Mourne mountains in County Down. |
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Cnn.com |
10:46pm PDT |
In Iran, people await supreme leader's sermon |
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Summary: Scrutiny turns to Iran's supreme leader on Friday, when he will deliver a sermon to a nation that has been swept up in several days of post-election protests. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is to speak at mid-day Friday during prayers at Tehran University. Khamen |
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BBC News |
10:37pm PDT |
£28m investment at Airbus factory |
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Summary: More than £28m of public money will be ploughed into an Airbus plant, with the hope of securing the factory for 'decades'. |
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BBC News |
10:32pm PDT |
Oil plant owner sacks 900 workers |
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Summary: Nearly 900 workers at the Lindsey oil refinery in Lincolnshire are sacked, following unofficial strike action at the plant. |
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Cnn.com |
10:14pm PDT |
Ex-Miss California threatens to sue pageant |
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Summary: Carrie Prejean's lawyer gave Miss California USA executive director Keith Lewis what he said was a final warning to retract statements made about the former beauty queen or face a defamation lawsuit.
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BBC News |
10:02pm PDT |
Protests marking Suu Kyi birthday |
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Summary: The birthday of Burma's jailed democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is being marked around the world with calls for her release. |
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Yahoo News |
10:02pm PDT |
Bailed-out banks' CEOs used jets for personal use: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chief executives of some banks that received federal money, including Bank of America Corp, Morgan Stanley and Regions Financial Corp, used company jets for their personal use, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website. |
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Cnn.com |
9:56pm PDT |
Gates: U.S. ready against N. Korea strike |
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Summary: Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the United States could defend itself in the event of a North Korean missile launch toward Hawaii, and that U.S. officials were monitoring the situation carefully.
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Cnn.com |
9:56pm PDT |
U.S. ready if N. Korea launches missile |
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Summary: Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the United States could defend itself in the event of a North Korean missile launch toward Hawaii, and that U.S. officials were monitoring the situation carefully.
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Yahoo News |
9:55pm PDT |
Khamenei to lead prayer amid Iran poll unrest
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was due to lead weekly prayers here, in a move seen as an effort to quell the unrest triggered after defiant supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi continued to dispute the poll |
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Yahoo News |
9:29pm PDT |
Billionaire Stanford to appear in federal court
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford, chairman of the troubled Stanford Financial Group, is scheduled to appear in federal court Friday on fraud charges after surrendering to FBI agents in Virginia the day before, officials said. |
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Cnn.com |
9:22pm PDT |
Texas billionaire Stanford arrested in U.S. |
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Summary: Texas billionaire Allen Stanford was taken into custody Thursday night on a fraud-related charge in Stafford, Virginia, the FBI told CNN.
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Yahoo News |
8:50pm PDT |
US prepares for N.Korean missile launch on Hawaii
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The US military has moved additional defenses to Hawaii in case North Korea launches a missile towards the Pacific island chain, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said. |
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Yahoo News |
8:43pm PDT |
Ensign helped mistress's husband get 2 jobs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sen. John Ensign helped his mistress's husband get two jobs during the time the rising Republican senator acknowledges carrying on an extramarital affair, an Ensign spokesman said Thursday. |
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ChristianPost |
8:39pm PDT |
Mars Hill Church to Open School |
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Summary: The Seattle megachurch of pastor Mark Driscoll plans to open a school this fall that hopes to eventually help develop thousands of new and existing pastors and deacons. |
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Yahoo News |
8:17pm PDT |
Stanford surrenders to FBI, in court Friday
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Texas billionaire Allen Stanford has surrendered to authorities and will face criminal charges on Friday tied to an alleged massive fraud involving certificates of deposit issued by his Antigua bank, his lawyer said. |
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Yahoo News |
8:17pm PDT |
R. Allen Stanford surrenders to FBI in Va.
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford, chairman of the troubled Stanford Financial Group, surrendered to FBI agents in Virginia Thursday afternoon, his attorney said. |
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BBC News |
8:06pm PDT |
Postal workers strike over jobs |
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Summary: Thousands of postal workers in London and Scotland are to strike in a row over cuts to jobs and services. |
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BBC News |
8:03pm PDT |
MPs pay back £500,000 in expenses |
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Summary: MPs have now repaid nearly £500,000 in expenses claimed since 2003, the Parliamentary Authorities say. |
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BBC News |
7:51pm PDT |
Iran's Ayatollah to break silence |
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Summary: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is to address Friday prayers to try to quell growing unrest over the disputed election. |
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Yahoo News |
7:48pm PDT |
Stanford expected in court Friday morning: lawyer
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Texas billionaire Allen Stanford is expected to appear in court Friday morning to face criminal charges, but the venue for the hearing is unclear, Stanford's lawyer said Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:48pm PDT |
Iran's supreme leader makes rare public appearance
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - In a rare move, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was due to lead weekly Muslim prayers here Friday after tens of thousands of supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi demonstrated for a sixth straight day. |
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Yahoo News |
7:44pm PDT |
Attorney says Stanford surrenders to FBI in Va.
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The attorney for R. Allen Stanford, chairman of troubled Stanford Financial Group, says the Texas billionaire has surrendered to FBI agents in Virginia. |
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BBC News |
7:37pm PDT |
Wanted billionaire Stanford arrested |
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Summary: Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford has surrendered to the US authorities after a warrant was issued for his arrest. |
