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BBC News |
11:58pm PDT |
Beckham in Premier League U-turn |
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Summary: Former England captain David Beckham says he would consider a return to the Premier League to boost his chances of playing at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. |
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BBC News |
11:56pm PDT |
Strike affects Indian tea region |
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Summary: An indefinite strike called by a regional political party affects life in India's tea-producing Darjeeling hills in West Bengal state. |
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Yahoo News |
11:38pm PDT |
Helicopter crashes in Afghanistan; casualties
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Summary: Reuters - A helicopter crashed with casualties on Tuesday in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, scene of a massive operation by U.S. Marines, officials said. |
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Yahoo News |
11:33pm PDT |
WHO says new flu "unstoppable", calls for vaccine
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Summary: Reuters - Saying the new H1N1 virus is "unstoppable", the World Health Organization gave drug makers a full go-ahead to manufacture vaccines against the pandemic influenza strain on Monday and said healthcare workers should be the first to get one. |
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BBC News |
11:21pm PDT |
Iran 'executes Sunni militants' |
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Summary: Iran executes convicted members of a Sunni rebel group blamed for attacks in the south-east of the country, state media says. |
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Yahoo News |
10:57pm PDT |
Foreign forces' helicopter crashes in Afghanistan
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Summary: Reuters - A military helicopter used by foreign troops crashed on Tuesday in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, scene of a massive operation by U.S. Marines, officials said. |
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BBC News |
10:52pm PDT |
MPs 'insult' at Omagh bomb report |
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Summary: The government insulted MPs trying to scrutinise an Omagh bomb report when it denied full access, a Commons committee says. |
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BBC News |
10:49pm PDT |
Security breaches at police force |
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Summary: BBC Wales discovers 10 breaches of data security at South Wales Police over a three-year period. |
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BBC News |
10:38pm PDT |
Iranians 'execute Sunni rebels' |
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Summary: Iran executes "some" of the 14 convicted members of a Sunni rebel group, state media say. |
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Yahoo News |
10:35pm PDT |
Chinese spy probe widens; Australia wants haste
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese investigators have questioned executives at several steel mills in a widening probe of alleged leaks of state secrets to Australian iron ore supplier Rio Tinto, Chinese media said on Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:08pm PDT |
Supreme Court hearing moves to key social issues
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Summary: Reuters - President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor faces tough questioning on Tuesday as lawmakers seek to discover where she might take the country on issues such as abortion, guns and race. |
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Cnn.com |
10:04pm PDT |
At least 12 bodies found along Mexican road |
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Summary: Twelve to 15 bodies showing signs of torture were found on the side of a remote highway in the Mexican state of Michoacan, the state attorney general's office told CNN en Español.
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Cnn.com |
10:04pm PDT |
12 bodies found along Mexican road |
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Summary: Twelve to 15 bodies showing signs of torture were found on the side of a remote highway in the Mexican state of Michoacan, the state attorney general's office told CNN en Español.
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Yahoo News |
9:57pm PDT |
Night for a Prince: Fielder wins Home Run Derby
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Prince Fielder beat the hometown boppers on their own turf. |
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BBC News |
9:50pm PDT |
Seven die in India flood accident |
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Summary: At least seven people die after a bus they were travelling in is swept away by a flash flood in the Indian state of Orissa. |
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BBC News |
9:41pm PDT |
Eight soldiers' bodies flown home |
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Summary: The bodies of eight British soldiers killed in a single 24-hour period in Afghanistan will be flown home to the UK later. |
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Cnn.com |
9:37pm PDT |
Sacred cemetery buzzes with helping hands |
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Summary: The hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery took on a different tone Monday -- the usually quiet and reverent resting place of fallen heroes was buzzing with volunteers, professional landscapers and their equipment during the annual "Renewal and R |
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Cnn.com |
9:37pm PDT |
Arlington volunteer: 'Humbling experience' |
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Summary: The hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery took on a different tone Monday -- the usually quiet and reverent resting place of fallen heroes was buzzing with volunteers, professional landscapers and their equipment during the annual "Renewal and R |
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Cnn.com |
9:37pm PDT |
Making a contribution -- at national cemetery |
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Summary: The hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery took on a different tone Monday -- the usually quiet and reverent resting place of fallen heroes was buzzing with volunteers, professional landscapers and their equipment during the annual "Renewal and R |
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BBC News |
9:14pm PDT |
Doubts emerge over Papua killings |
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Summary: An autopsy on a man killed at a Papuan mine and rebels' denial of any role cast doubt over who committed recent shootings. |
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BBC News |
9:12pm PDT |
'Strangler' awaits appeal verdict |
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Summary: The man dubbed the Stockwell Strangler will hear later if convictions for murdering seven men and women will be quashed. |
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8:56pm PDT |
IBS-STL Changes Name to Biblica |
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Summary: IBS-STL, the merged ministry of the International Bible Society and Send the Light, is moving forward into its third century with a new name – Biblica, according to an announcement Monday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:44pm PDT |
AP sources: Obama wants Senate health bill quickly
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Moving forcefully on his top domestic priority, President Barack Obama told a powerful Senate chairman on Monday he wants health care legislation ready in the Finance Committee by week's end, according to numerous Democratic officials. |
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Cnn.com |
8:41pm PDT |
Fielder nabs Home Run Derby crown |
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Summary: Tonight was supposed to be Albert Pujols' night, but Prince Fielder and Nelson Cruz had other ideas.
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BBC News |
8:27pm PDT |
More tests on swine flu victims |
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Summary: Investigators will try to determine whether two people who died after developing swine flu were killed by the virus. |
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Yahoo News |
8:20pm PDT |
Suspected drug hitmen dump 12 bodies on Mexico road
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Summary: Reuters - Police found 12 bodies tortured, executed and dumped on the side of an isolated highway in western Mexico on Monday, the latest victims of an ongoing feud between rival drug cartels. |
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Cnn.com |
8:05pm PDT |
Ex-officials: Cheney getting 'bum rap' in CIA flap |
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Summary: Former Vice President Dick Cheney is getting a "bum rap" over reports that he ordered the CIA to withhold information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress, two former U.S. intelligence officials told CNN Monday.
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Yahoo News |
8:04pm PDT |
American League dominates NL these days
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A lot sure has changed since baseball's All-Stars last pulled into the Gateway City. |
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Cnn.com |
7:33pm PDT |
4th suspect arrested in 'methodical' slayings |
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Summary: A fourth suspect has been arrested in the shooting deaths of a Gulf Coast couple known for adopting special-needs children, authorities said late Monday. Police in Pensacola, Florida, believe six to eight people were involved in the killings of Byrd and M |
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Cnn.com |
7:33pm PDT |
4th suspect arrested in Florida couple's slaying |
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Summary: A fourth suspect has been arrested in the shooting deaths of a Gulf Coast couple known for adopting special-needs children, authorities said late Monday. Police in Pensacola, Florida, believe six to eight people were involved in the killings of Byrd and M |
