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BBC News |
11:49pm PDT |
US hits back at Ahmadinejad claim |
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Summary: The White House accuses Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of seeking to blame the US for post-election unrest. |
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Cnn.com |
11:42pm PDT |
India's farmers cursed with severe drought |
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Summary: Pista Devi's toes struggle to keep from poking out through the holes in her shoes as she pushes and pulls a wicked-looking farm tool. She is a widow and is struggling to feed herself and five children.
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BBC News |
11:41pm PDT |
Mosley warning over F1 peace deal |
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Summary: Max Mosley claims Formula 1's peace deal could be jeopardised by continuing antagonism between him and the sport's teams. |
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BBC News |
11:38pm PDT |
China 'to block' Hummer takeover |
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Summary: A Chinese firm's bid to buy the Hummer brand will be blocked on environmental grounds, according to state radio. |
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BBC News |
11:34pm PDT |
Girl, 15, dies after arson attack |
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Summary: A 15-year-old girl dies following an arson attack which left four members of a family in a critical condition. |
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BBC News |
11:34pm PDT |
Murder inquiry as girl dies in arson attack |
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Summary: A 15-year-old girl dies following an arson attack which left four members of a family in a critical condition. |
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Yahoo News |
11:28pm PDT |
Opposition leader's aide banned from leaving Iran
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Summary: AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official st |
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ChristianToday |
11:15pm PDT |
Come Alive with Mark Schultz this summer |
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Summary: Platinumselling Christian artist Mark Shultz is set to release his first studio album in three years |
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BBC News |
11:01pm PDT |
Homes are evacuated during blaze |
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Summary: Twenty-five people are moved out of their homes due to a fire in County Down. |
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BBC News |
10:51pm PDT |
Pakistan soldiers die in Kashmir |
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Summary: At least two soldiers are killed by a suicide blast in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, the first such bombing in the area. |
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BBC News |
10:47pm PDT |
Sand dune signs after boy's death |
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Summary: Signs warning of the dangers of digging in sand dunes are erected near a beach after a call made at a teenager's inquest. |
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Cnn.com |
9:39pm PDT |
'King of Pop' was a man apart |
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Summary: He was lauded and ridiculed. He broke down barriers and built them around himself. Michael Jackson, who died Thursday, soared to heights unimaginable, and he made headlines in tabloids worldwide.
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Yahoo News |
9:17pm PDT |
Prosecutors to appeal Stanford's release on bond
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford's release on bond while he awaits trial on charges he swindled investors out of $7 billion in a massive investment scam could be thwarted if prosecutors get their way. |
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ChristianToday |
9:05pm PDT |
More Anglican Provinces give backing to new North American body |
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Summary: More Anglican leaders from across the global communion have joined in support of the newly formed Anglican Church in North America |
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BBC News |
8:49pm PDT |
Key schools policy to be ditched |
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Summary: The government is set to abandon the use of national literacy and numeracy strategies in England's primary schools. |
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BBC News |
8:31pm PDT |
Honduran leader defies top court |
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Summary: Tensions rise in Honduras after President Manuel Zelaya ignores a court order to reinstate the sacked army chief. |
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Yahoo News |
7:52pm PDT |
Pop icon Michael Jackson dead at 50
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Michael Jackson died on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest, sending shockwaves sweeping across the world and tributes pouring in for the tortured music icon revered as the "King of Pop." |
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Cnn.com |
7:43pm PDT |
Sanford's wife: His career not my concern |
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Summary: Jenny Sanford said Thursday that her husband Mark Sanford's political career is "not a concern of mine" and that she'd be just fine -- regardless of whether their marriage survives.
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Cnn.com |
7:43pm PDT |
Sanford's wife: 'His career is not a concern of mine' |
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Summary: Jenny Sanford said Thursday that her husband Mark Sanford's political career is "not a concern of mine" and that she'd be just fine -- regardless of whether their marriage survives.
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Yahoo News |
7:21pm PDT |
Hundreds of Jackson fans converge on hospital
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Across the country, people reacted in stunned disbelief Thursday as word spread that Michael Jackson had collapsed and died. |
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Yahoo News |
7:21pm PDT |
Hundreds of fans converge, remember
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Across the country, people reacted in stunned disbelief Thursday as word spread that Michael Jackson had collapsed and died. |
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BBC News |
7:16pm PDT |
Round-the-world solar plane debut |
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Summary: Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard has unveiled a prototype of the solar-powered plane he hopes to fly around the world. |
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BBC News |
7:16pm PDT |
Solar plane to make public debut |
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Summary: Swiss adventurer Bertrand Picard is set to unveil a prototype of the solar-powered plane he hopes one day to fly around the world. |
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Cnn.com |
7:04pm PDT |
Iran's opposition leader stays defiant |
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Summary: Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi issued a defiant statement Thursday, again insisting the controversial June 12 presidential election was a "fraud," Iran's government-funded Press TV reported.
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BBC News |
7:00pm PDT |
UK to outline emission cut plans |
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Summary: Gordon Brown is pledge UK leadership in the battle against climate change, as he outlines emissions cut plans. |
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BBC News |
6:43pm PDT |
Allies' secret plans for poisoned darts |
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Summary: Top secret War Office papers have revealed how the Allies tested clouds of poison darts during the Second World War. |
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BBC News |
6:43pm PDT |
WWII poison darts secret emerges |
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Summary: Top secret War Office papers have revealed how the Allies tested clouds of poison darts during the Second World War. |
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Yahoo News |
6:40pm PDT |
King of Pop Michael Jackson dies, aged 50
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Michael Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on Thursday. He was 50. |
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BBC News |
6:30pm PDT |
Genetic cholesterol tests lacking |
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Summary: Thousands of people in England are unaware they may have a high genetic risk of heart disease because testing is patchy, doctors warn. |
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BBC News |
6:30pm PDT |
Genetic cholesterol test warning |
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Summary: Thousands of people in England are unaware they may have a high genetic risk of heart disease because testing is patchy, doctors warn. |
