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2:42pm PDT |
US community fears serial killer |
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Summary: A teenage girl's death from a gunshot wound brings to five the victims of a suspected serial killer in a rural South Carolina community.
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Cnn.com |
2:37pm PDT |
Jackson family mum on burial plans |
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Summary: Fans continued to register by the thousands early Saturday, hoping to be among the 8,750 people who will be randomly picked to attend the memorial service for singer Michael Jackson next week.
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2:37pm PDT |
Former NFL quarterback McNair killed in Tennessee
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Summary: AP - Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair has been shot and killed. |
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BBC News |
2:31pm PDT |
Williams thrilled with Lions bow |
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Summary: Shane Williams was delighted with his performance after he inspired the British & Irish Lions to a 28-9 win over South Africa in the third Test. |
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Yahoo News |
2:30pm PDT |
Obama's trip: A mission to reshape US image
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Summary: AP - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Afri |
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2:20pm PDT |
Analysis: Palin's resignation raises questions
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Summary: AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy. |
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Cnn.com |
2:18pm PDT |
Former quarterback McNair dead, police say |
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Summary: Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was killed in a shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, authorities said Saturday. Police said they found McNair and a woman shot to death in a Nashville residence. Authorities were questioning people who were near the reside |
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2:10pm PDT |
Honduras' swift coup was months in the making
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Summary: AP - Soldiers ringed President Manuel Zelaya's modest home, spilled into the cul-de-sac and swarmed the neighborhood, blocking what little traffic there was in a posh corner of the Honduran capital so early on a weekend morning. |
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1:53pm PDT |
Formerly Detained Eritrean Christians Expose Harsh Treatment |
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Summary: After five months in a tiny pitch-black cell, Hzkias, an Eritrean Christian jailed for his faith, said he "looked like another creature." |
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1:44pm PDT |
Analysis: Palin's resignation may hurt her future
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Summary: AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and certainly no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy. |
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1:39pm PDT |
Networks to offer live Jackson memorial coverage
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Summary: AP - The memorial for Michael Jackson may be a tough ticket live, but it shouldn't be hard to find it on television. |
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Cnn.com |
1:25pm PDT |
S.C. serial killer claims fifth victim |
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Summary: A 15-year-old South Carolina girl who was shot earlier this week by a man authorities say fits the description of a serial killer has died, police said Saturday. The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office on Friday released a second sketch of the man believed t |
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Cnn.com |
1:18pm PDT |
Ahmadinejad reportedly wants talk with Obama |
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Summary: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he wants to engage President Obama in "negotiations" before international media, a semi-official Iranian news outlet reported on Saturday.
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1:10pm PDT |
Serena Williams beats sister Venus at Wimbledon
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Summary: AP - Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final Saturday, just another woman who hits the ball quite hard, just another player trying to deny her a Grand Slam title. |
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1:08pm PDT |
Zelaya vows to return to Honduras |
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Summary: Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya vows to return home on Sunday accompanied by several Latin American leaders. |
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1:06pm PDT |
McCain: Palin to play leadership role as ex-Governor
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Summary: Reuters - Republican Senator John McCain expressed support for his former presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, on Saturday as Washington speculated about why the Alaska governor abruptly announced her resignation. |
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1:00pm PDT |
Oasis amidst war, Afghan valley looks to tourism
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Summary: AP - There's a new building in town, and it isn't a military barracks or a hospital. It's a Tourist Information Center. |
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12:57pm PDT |
Schwarzenegger signals key budget concession
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Summary: Reuters - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, optimistic California can finish its budget negotiations in a few days, is willing to reconsider his proposed cuts to education in hopes of averting a cash crisis, the San Francisco Chronicle said on Saturday. |
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12:57pm PDT |
Coroner: Teen 5th killed by apparent serial killer
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Summary: AP - A teenage girl shot while helping her father in their family's small furniture and appliance store died Saturday, becoming the fifth victim of a suspected serial killer terrorizing a small South Carolina community, authorities said. |
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12:50pm PDT |
NKorea test-fires seven ballistic missiles: SKorea
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Summary: AFP - North Korea test-fired seven missiles off its east coast Saturday, South Korean officials said, in an act of defiance apparently timed for the US Independence Day holiday. |
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12:45pm PDT |
AP Interview: Jackson adviser Tohme breaks silence
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Dr. Tohme Tohme vividly remembers the first time he met with Michael Jackson to discuss the pop star's finances. It's not the money talk that stays with him now, but his enchantment at entering Jackson's world of love. |
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Cnn.com |
12:35pm PDT |
S.C. 'serial killer' claims fifth victim |
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Summary: A 15-year-old South Carolina girl who was shot earlier this week by a man authorities say fits the description of a serial killer has died, police said Saturday.
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Yahoo News |
12:13pm PDT |
Serena Williams beats sisters Venus at Wimbledon
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Summary: AP - Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final Saturday, just another woman who hits the ball quite hard, just another player trying to deny her a Grand Slam title. |
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Yahoo News |
12:08pm PDT |
Lady Liberty's crown reopens on July Fourth
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Summary: AP - The first visitors allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown in nearly eight years made the arduous climb Saturday on an Independence Day journey laden with symbolism of freedom, national pride — and for one couple, romance. |
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Cnn.com |
12:07pm PDT |
Truck hauling fireworks explodes; 1 dead 4 hurt |
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Summary: One person was killed and four others were critically injured Saturday when a truck carrying fireworks on North Carolina's Outer Banks exploded, officials said.
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Yahoo News |
11:59am PDT |
Analysis: Palin's resignation hurts her future
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and certainly no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy. |
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Cnn.com |
11:48am PDT |
Liberty's crown open first time since 9/11 |
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Summary: Thirty people joined National Park Service rangers Saturday in climbing to the crown of the Statue of Liberty, the first tourists to go into the landmark's crown since the 9/11 attacks.
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Cnn.com |
11:48am PDT |
Statue of Liberty's crown reopens for visitors |
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Summary: Thirty people joined National Park Service rangers Saturday in climbing to the crown of the Statue of Liberty, the first tourists to go into the landmark's crown since the 9/11 attacks.
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11:47am PDT |
McCain says resigning Palin will play leadership role
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Summary: Reuters - Republican Senator John McCain expressed support for his former presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, on Saturday as Washington speculated about why the Alaska governor abruptly announced her resignation. |
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Yahoo News |
11:46am PDT |
Soldier who fought in pink boxers home for 4th
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Summary: AP - The soldier who was photographed fighting the Taliban in his boxer shorts says he's glad to be back home in Texas after his yearlong deployment to Afghanistan — especially on the Fourth of July. |
