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11:51pm PDT |
Hughes continues pursuit of Terry |
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Summary: Manchester City manager Mark Hughes reignites his bid to bring Chelsea captain John Terry to Eastlands. |
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BBC News |
11:41pm PDT |
Charles Taylor defence to resume |
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Summary: Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is expected to continue his defence against war crimes charges at a tribunal in The Hague. |
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11:39pm PDT |
Vaticanbacked newspaper gives thumbs up to latest Harry Potter film |
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Summary: The Vaticans semiofficial newspaper offered a surprisingly positive review of the latest Harry Potter film saying that the moral values presented are more likely to stick with moviegoers than any appeal that witchcraft may have |
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BBC News |
11:28pm PDT |
Adebayor passes Man City medical |
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Summary: Emmanuel Adebayor passes a medical and will move from Arsenal to Manchester City once his work permit is approved. |
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Yahoo News |
11:26pm PDT |
Australia PM warns China over detained Rio 'spy'
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Summary: AFP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned China it had economic interests at stake in the case of a mining executive held on spy claims, taking a tough new line in the escalating row. |
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Cnn.com |
11:23pm PDT |
Boeing cutting 1,000 more jobs |
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Summary: Boeing will slash about 1,000 jobs from its Integrated Defense Systems department because of funding cuts by the Pentagon, according to a memo to employees. These cuts are in addition to previously announced job cuts at the aerospace giant.
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11:10pm PDT |
Former GM boss gets $8.6m pension |
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Summary: Former General Motors boss Rick Wagoner will officially retire in August with a pension worth $8.6m over the first five years.
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Yahoo News |
10:57pm PDT |
China alerts citizens in Algeria to Al-Qaeda threat
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Summary: AFP - China issued a heightened security alert to its citizens in Algeria after Al-Qaeda reportedly vowed to avenge the deaths of Muslims killed in ethnic unrest in northwestern Xinjiang region. |
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10:48pm PDT |
Ministers 'must shake up council' |
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Summary: A watchdog wants ministers to intervene to bring big changes in the way an island council is run. |
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Cnn.com |
10:48pm PDT |
AL continues All-Star dominance with 4-3 win |
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Summary: The President sure can pick 'em.
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Cnn.com |
10:41pm PDT |
Indicted NY art dealer faces more fraud charges |
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Summary: A former New York City art gallery owner already facing a 100-count indictment was indicted again Tuesday for allegedly defrauding his clients for $5 million, the Manhattan District Attorney's office said in a statement.
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Yahoo News |
10:02pm PDT |
Crawford, bullpen lead AL over NL 4-3
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Summary: AP - World Series champions change. Stadiums change. Stars of the game change. |
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9:45pm PDT |
Bride's bouquet crashes plane in Italy
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Summary: AP - A romantic wedding in the Tuscan countryside ended with injuries after an attempt to launch the bride's bouquet from a plane brought down the tiny aircraft. Italian police say two people were hurt in the crash of the ultralight plane after the bridal |
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9:30pm PDT |
'Medical myth' |
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Summary: Psychiatric drugs 'don't change brain chemistry' |
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Cnn.com |
9:19pm PDT |
Mexico's violence now grips prez's home state |
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Summary: The home state of Mexico's president has become a flashpoint of violence in the country's war against drug cartels. In the latest incident, 12 bodies of federal police officers were found on the side of a remote highway. Since President Felipe Calderon to |
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Cnn.com |
9:09pm PDT |
AL continues All-Star dominance |
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Summary: The American League extended its unbeaten streak in All-Star Games to 13 with a 4-3 win over the National League in St. Louis on Tuesday night. A pair of first-time All-Stars, Curtis Granderson and Adam Jones, combined to produce the game-winning run in t |
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9:06pm PDT |
Mexican drug hitmen kill mayor in revenge attack
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Summary: Reuters - Suspected drug gang members killed the mayor of a ranching town in northern Mexico on Tuesday in a revenge attack for a mass arrest of hitmen that already sparked the murder of an American Mormon. |
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Yahoo News |
9:02pm PDT |
Crawford, bullpen lead AL to 4-3 win over NL
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Summary: AP - Carl Crawford's glove and one of the great bullpens in All-Star history helped save the American League's streak. |
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8:50pm PDT |
Ex-GM CEO Wagoner retires with $8.6 million
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Summary: Reuters - Former General Motors Corp Chairman and Chief Executive Rick Wagoner, ousted in March by the Obama administration, will retire in August with a package worth $8.6 million in the first five years, the company said on Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:45pm PDT |
AL extends All-Star win streak with 4-3 victory
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Summary: AP - Carl Crawford's glove and a dominant bullpen helped save the AL's streak. |
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BBC News |
8:36pm PDT |
Australia warns China on spy case |
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Summary: Australian PM Kevin Rudd reminds China that the world is watching how it handles a case of alleged business espionage in Shanghai. |
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BBC News |
8:12pm PDT |
Israel soldiers speak out on Gaza |
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Summary: Israeli soldiers say they received unclear rules of engagement in Gaza in January which cost Palestinian civilian lives. |
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Yahoo News |
8:11pm PDT |
Gaza war lacked restraint, some Israeli troops say
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Summary: Reuters - Israel rejects charges by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and U.N. agencies that its January invasion of the Gaza Strip inflicted civilian death and destruction on an unjustifiable scale. |
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BBC News |
8:10pm PDT |
Missing backpacker is found alive |
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Summary: A 19-year-old British backpacker missing for a fortnight in the Australian bush has been found alive. |
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Yahoo News |
8:00pm PDT |
Ousted president calls for Honduras insurrection
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Summary: AFP - Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya called for a popular insurrection in his country so he can be returned to power after soldiers removed him at gunpoint in June. |
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Cnn.com |
7:48pm PDT |
Violence in Mexico claims small-town mayor |
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Summary: The mayor of a small town in the state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico was found shot dead Tuesday, apparently among the latest victims in the fight against organized crime in the region.
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Yahoo News |
7:32pm PDT |
China warns citizens in Algeria of al Qaeda threat
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Summary: Reuters - China has warned its citizens in Algeria about possible attacks from al Qaeda in retribution for a Chinese government crackdown in the Muslim region of Xinjiang. |
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Yahoo News |
7:02pm PDT |
Nigeria's main rebel group declares truce
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Summary: AFP - Nigeria's main militant group waging an "oil war" against the government declared a 60-day truce after the release of its leader Henry Okah under an amnesty deal. |
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BBC News |
6:49pm PDT |
Less spending needed - Mandelson |
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Summary: Britain needs a decade of public spending "constraint" in order to "rebalance" its finances, the business secretary says. |
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Yahoo News |
6:39pm PDT |
Obama goes low with All-Star first pitch
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Summary: AP - President Barack Obama was true to his word: He didn't bounce it. Obama's ceremonial first pitch at the All-Star game barely reached the plate Tuesday night. St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols helped the president, moving up on the plate and reac |
