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BBC News |
11:59pm PDT |
Ashes live - England v Australia |
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Summary: The first Ashes Test of the summer starts in Cardiff at 1100 BST as England and Australia prepare to meet again. |
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BBC News |
11:56pm PDT |
Another strike on Pakistan militants |
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Summary: A second strike by a suspected US drone in as many days in north-west Pakistan may have caused casualties, officials say. |
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BBC News |
11:47pm PDT |
Minister supports Afghan strategy |
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Summary: Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth reaffirms the UK's commitment to operations in Afghanistan. |
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ChristianToday |
11:40pm PDT |
Church body welcomes USRussian nuclear arms reduction |
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Summary: World Council of Churches has welcomed the preliminary agreement signed by the United States and Russia to cut back their stockpiles of nuclear weapons as a a step forward and said it will enhance and improve international relations in the 21st Century |
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Cnn.com |
11:27pm PDT |
Oil baron's wind farm project hits doldrums |
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Summary: Billionaire oil man T. Boone Pickens is shelving plans to build the world's largest wind farm.
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BBC News |
11:25pm PDT |
Voting ends in Indonesia election |
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Summary: Voting concludes in Indonesia's second direct presidential election since the overthrow of the Suharto regime.
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BBC News |
11:20pm PDT |
Ice falls from plane and hits man |
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Summary: A man from Bristol is hit by a piece of ice the size of a grapefruit which fell from an aeroplane and into his garden. |
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BBC News |
11:20pm PDT |
Ice falls from aeroplane and hits man sitting in his garden |
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Summary: A man from Bristol is hit by a piece of ice the size of a grapefruit which fell from an aeroplane and into his garden. |
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BBC News |
11:11pm PDT |
Troops flood into China riot city |
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Summary: Thousands of troops pour into China's riot-torn city of Urumqi as President Hu Jintao leaves the G8 summit to tackle the crisis. |
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Yahoo News |
11:08pm PDT |
G8 gathers for economy damage assessment
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Summary: AFP - An Italian city devastated by an earthquake less than 100 days ago plays host to the world's major leaders to review efforts to shore up the foundations of the global economy. |
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Yahoo News |
11:00pm PDT |
Fiery Conn. standoff ends with husband's surrender
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Summary: AP - An advertising executive who snatched his ex-wife from a parking lot, held her hostage for hours during a standoff with police and then refused to leave their burning home finally surrendered when flames made their way to the basement where he was hi |
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Yahoo News |
11:00pm PDT |
Traffic congestion dipping as economy falters
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Summary: AP - Drivers are spending less time stuck in rush-hour traffic for a second straight year, the first-ever two-year decline in congestion as high gas prices and the economic downturn force many Americans to change how they commute. |
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Yahoo News |
10:58pm PDT |
CC Sabathia, Yankees stomp Twins 10-2
(AP)
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Summary: AP - CC Sabathia allowed one run on three hits in seven innings and the New York Yankees roughed up Minnesota starter Scott Baker in a 10-2 victory over the Twins on Tuesday night. |
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Yahoo News |
10:56pm PDT |
Obama confers with world leaders in Italy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Barack Obama is embarking on three days of multinational talks about climate change, the global economy and world hunger in the second and most policy-laden stop of his three-nation, weeklong trip. |
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BBC News |
10:52pm PDT |
Historic Welsh Ashes Test starts |
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Summary: Thousands of cricket fans are descending on Cardiff as the Welsh capital it hosts its first ever Ashes test. |
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Yahoo News |
10:46pm PDT |
Google's new operating system to take on Microsoft
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Google is developing a new operating system for laptop computers in its boldest challenge yet to Microsoft's control over people's computing experience. |
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Yahoo News |
10:39pm PDT |
Long Conn. standoff ends with husband's surrender
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An advertising executive who snatched his ex-wife from a parking lot, held her hostage for hours during a standoff with police and then refused to leave their burning home finally surrendered when flames made their way to the basement where he was hi |
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Yahoo News |
10:27pm PDT |
Michael Jackson hailed as greatest entertainer, best dad
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Summary: Reuters - Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder and Usher sang emotional farewells on Tuesday to Michael Jackson, who was hailed as "the greatest entertainer that ever lived" and described by his tearful 11-year-old daughter Paris as "the best father you could ever |
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BBC News |
10:26pm PDT |
Charity team in Kenyan bus crash |
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Summary: Thirteen NI volunteers working for a charity that builds houses for people in need are involved in a bus crash in Kenya. |
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Yahoo News |
10:22pm PDT |
Obama leaves Moscow for G8 summit in Italy
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama left Moscow on Wednesday aboard Air Force One after two days of talks with Russian leaders. |
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Cnn.com |
10:19pm PDT |
'Daddy has been the best father,' Paris tells crowd |
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Summary: Michael Jackson's eldest daughter touched the hearts of millions when she bid a tearful farewell to her father at his memorial service Tuesday in a rare public appearance. Paris Jackson, surrounded and supported by relatives, called her dad "the best fath |
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BBC News |
10:06pm PDT |
Crime lords 'ruining West Africa' |
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Summary: The United Nations says organised crime is "plundering" West Africa, as illicit goods flood through the region. |
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Yahoo News |
10:04pm PDT |
Conn. standoff ends with man taken in ambulance
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An advertising executive who snatched his ex-wife from a parking lot, held her hostage for hours during a standoff with police and then refused to leave their burning home was taken away in an ambulance early Wednesday, authorities said. |
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BBC News |
10:02pm PDT |
Genetic peril |
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Summary: Why private gene testing companies must be controlled |
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Cnn.com |
9:54pm PDT |
Federal buildings get 'F' after bombs smuggled in |
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Summary: Plainclothes investigators sent to test security at federal buildings in four U.S. cities were successful in smuggling bomb components through guard posts at all 10 of the sites they visited, according to a government report.
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Yahoo News |
9:49pm PDT |
Police, Uighurs stand off in China's Urumqi: AFP reporter
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Summary: AFP - Hundreds of Muslim Uighurs wielding makeshift weapons engaged in a fresh stand-off with police in China's flashpoint Urumqi city, an AFP reporter witnessed. |
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Yahoo News |
9:12pm PDT |
Beckett, Bay lead Red Sox to 5-2 win over A's
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Jason Bay is starting to break out of his slump. Josh Beckett left his behind a while ago. |
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Yahoo News |
9:09pm PDT |
Americans doubt insurance plans will cover cancer
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Fewer than half of all Americans trust that their health insurance plans would pay for the full costs of cancer treatment and nearly two-thirds falsely believe Medicare would not pay anything, according to a survey released on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
8:46pm PDT |
Sad farewell |
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Summary: Weeping daughter reveals Jackson family grief |
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BBC News |
8:32pm PDT |
IBM consults over pension closure |
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Summary: Computer giant IBM is consulting on the closure of its defined benefit pension scheme to current members in the UK. |
