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11:59pm PDT |
More bones found, Ill. cemetery closed to public
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Summary: AP - Some horrified relatives who searched Friday for loved ones' plots at a historic black cemetery at the center of a gravedigging scheme near Chicago instead found more human bones on the grounds, prompting authorities to close the cemetery and treat i |
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11:57pm PDT |
In Ghana, Obama marks Africa's promise, problems
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Summary: AP - In his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office, President Barack Obama is seeking to lift up the continent of his ancestors — while keeping its emotions in check. |
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Cnn.com |
11:51pm PDT |
Smoke prompts evacuation of British Airways jet |
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Summary: Officials said a British Airways jet had to be evacuated Friday at a Phoenix, Arizona, airport after smoke was reported in the cabin.
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11:40pm PDT |
No easy end in sight for Honduras coup crisis
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Summary: AP - Delegates representing the ousted and interim governments of Honduras failed to forge an agreement during a second day of talks and no fixed date was set for future negotiations. |
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11:39pm PDT |
California's creditors look to options for IOUs
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Summary: AP - Thousands of vendors who do billions of dollars of business with the state of California are scrambling as major banks say they will no longer honor the state's IOUs. |
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BBC News |
11:30pm PDT |
Eight UK troops dead in 24 hours |
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Summary: Eight British soldiers die in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours - surpassing the Iraq death toll. |
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Yahoo News |
11:15pm PDT |
Obama begins landmark visit to Ghana
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Summary: AFP - US President Barack Obama is to address parliament and visit an historic slave castle during a landmark visit to Ghana, widely seen as a tribute to a vibrant democracy in conflict-scarred Africa. |
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11:07pm PDT |
Giants' Jonathan Sanchez pitches no-hitter
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Summary: AP - Jonathan Sanchez pitched a no-hitter and that was amazing enough. |
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Cnn.com |
10:43pm PDT |
UK deaths in Afghanistan surpass toll in Iraq |
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Summary: The British military marked a grim milestone Friday as the number of troops killed in Afghanistan surpassed the death toll in Iraq.
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10:28pm PDT |
Giants' Sanchez pitches no-hitter vs. Padres
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Summary: AP - Jonathan Sanchez, an unlikely candidate, pitched the majors' first no-hitter this season Friday night, dominating the San Diego Padres with an array of pitches in the San Francisco Giants' 8-0 victory. |
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10:05pm PDT |
China raises Xinjiang death toll to 184
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Summary: AFP - China has raised the death toll from unrest between Han Chinese and Muslim Uighurs to 184, as riot police and armed soldiers maintained a firm grip on the flashpoint city of Urumqi. |
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10:05pm PDT |
Fume-filled BA jet evacuated in US |
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Summary: Hundreds of people are evacuated from a British Airways jet in Phoenix in the US after the cabin fills with fumes, says AP. |
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9:41pm PDT |
Colombia kills former drug baron's hippo gone wild |
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Summary: One of three hippos which escaped from a former drug baron's private zoo is shot dead in Colombia. |
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9:11pm PDT |
Manny ties Mantle, Kemp lifts Dodgers in 10th
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Summary: AP - Manny Ramirez tied Mickey Mantle on the career home run chart, and Matt Kemp hit a 10th-inning grand slam and made a fantastic catch for the final out to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers over the struggling Milwaukee Brewers 12-8 on Friday night. |
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9:10pm PDT |
Reassurance after swine flu death |
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Summary: England's chief medical officer says further "healthy" deaths from swine flu cannot be ruled out but will be rare. |
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8:57pm PDT |
McNair's hometown not alone in mourning local hero
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Summary: AP - The family and friends who grew up with native son Steve McNair didn't have to say goodbye to the ex-NFL quarterback by themselves Friday night. The tiny town of Mount Olive had plenty of company. |
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Cnn.com |
8:39pm PDT |
Swim club president apologizes, denies racism |
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Summary: The president of The Valley Swim Club on Friday strongly denied charges of racism after his club canceled the swimming privileges of a nearby day care center whose children are predominantly African-American. "It was never our intention to offend anyone," |
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Cnn.com |
8:39pm PDT |
Swim club president says 'no racism' |
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Summary: The president of The Valley Swim Club on Friday strongly denied charges of racism after his club canceled the swimming privileges of a nearby day care center whose children are predominantly African-American.
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8:38pm PDT |
Tabloid denies widespread hacking |
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Summary: The News of the World has rejected claims reporters regularly hack into phones of celebrities and politicians to get stories. |
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8:14pm PDT |
Obama admin: No grounds to probe Afghan war crimes
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Summary: AP - Obama administration officials said Friday they had no grounds to investigate the 2001 deaths of Taliban prisoners of war who human rights groups allege were killed by U.S.-backed forces. |
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BBC News |
7:50pm PDT |
Teacher faces pupil attack charge |
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Summary: A teacher is to appear in court charged with the attempted murder of a 14-year-old pupil at a school in Nottinghamshire. |
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Cnn.com |
7:45pm PDT |
Jackson's boyhood home pays tribute |
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Summary: Michael Jackson was the pride of Gary, Indiana, growing up and on Tuesday his hometown paid tribute to the late entertainer with a memorial and celebration in his honor.
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7:43pm PDT |
Big Ben rings in 150th birthday celebrations |
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Summary: A birthday message will be projected on to Parliament's clock tower to mark the 150th anniversary of Big Ben. |
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BBC News |
7:43pm PDT |
Big Ben rings in 150th birthday |
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Summary: A birthday message will be projected on to Parliament's clock tower to mark the 150th anniversary of Big Ben. |
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7:37pm PDT |
T.D. Jakes, BeBe Winans Among 2009 Inductees to Int'l Gospel Music Hall of Fame |
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Summary: The International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum has announced this year’s inductees, who will be honored at its thirteenth annual induction celebration and fundraiser in late October. |
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Yahoo News |
7:35pm PDT |
Death toll from China's ethnic riots hits 184
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Summary: AP - China raised the death toll from riots in its Xinjiang region to 184, state media said Saturday, giving an ethnic breakdown of the dead for the first time after communal violence broke out in this far western city. |
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Cnn.com |
7:32pm PDT |
Desecrated cemetery declared crime scene |
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Summary: A Cook County, Illinois, cemetery where hundreds of graves were dug up and allegedly resold has been declared a crime scene, meaning that relatives of people believed buried there will not be allowed to visit for several days, an official said Friday. The |
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BBC News |
6:57pm PDT |
Honduras talks end without accord |
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Summary: Talks in Costa Rica aimed at ending the political crisis in Honduras end without reaching an agreement. |
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BBC News |
6:49pm PDT |
Airlines call for rethink on tax |
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Summary: The body representing the world's airline industry wants the government to abandon a planned increase in air passenger duty. |
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Yahoo News |
6:21pm PDT |
Chavez attacks US plan to solve Honduras coup
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Summary: AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced a U.S.-backed effort to ease Honduras' coup crisis on Friday as a second day of negotiations ended without a deal between rival contenders for the presidency. Chavez objected to the very idea of giving those |
