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Yahoo News |
11:46pm PDT |
Myanmar court verdict on Suu Kyi due Friday: lawyer
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Summary: AFP - A prison court in military-ruled Myanmar will deliver its verdict in the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, a ruling that could see the democracy leader jailed for up to five years, her lawyer said. |
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BBC News |
11:26pm PDT |
Dye 'cuts spinal injury severity' |
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Summary: A dye similar to that used in sweets could minimise the severity of spinal cord injuries, say researchers. |
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BBC News |
11:24pm PDT |
Suu Kyi verdict 'set for Friday' |
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Summary: The court presiding over the trial of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver its verdict on Friday, an official tells reporters. |
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BBC News |
11:21pm PDT |
Lower oil prices cut BP profits |
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Summary: UK oil giant BP says profits in the second quarter of 2009 fell 53% from a year ago after oil prices remained low. |
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BBC News |
11:21pm PDT |
Quiet return |
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Summary: US troops back on patrol in Iraqi cities, on Iraqi terms |
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Cnn.com |
11:19pm PDT |
Dozens missing after Haitian boat capsizes |
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Summary: Dozens of Haitians went missing after a boat carrying about 200 of them capsized Monday near the Turks and Caicos Islands, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
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Yahoo News |
11:02pm PDT |
Suu Kyi trial enters final day in Myanmar
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Summary: AFP - The trial of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was expected to wrap up Tuesday as defence lawyers made a a final desperate bid to save her from up to five years in jail, officials said. |
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Cnn.com |
10:57pm PDT |
Obama to meet Thursday with professor, officer |
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Summary: A senior administration official said Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sgt. James Crowley of the Cambridge, Massachusetts, Police Department will be visiting the White House Thursday. The meeting among the three men will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Cnn.com |
10:57pm PDT |
Obama, professor, officer to meet Thursday |
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Summary: A senior administration official said Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sgt. James Crowley of the Cambridge, Massachusetts, Police Department will be visiting the White House Thursday. The meeting among the three men will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Cnn.com |
10:57pm PDT |
Obama, prof, officer to meet Thursday for beer |
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Summary: A senior administration official said Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sgt. James Crowley of the Cambridge, Massachusetts, Police Department will be visiting the White House Thursday. The meeting among the three men will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday.
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BBC News |
10:49pm PDT |
India submarine 'threatens peace' |
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Summary: India's launch of a nuclear-powered submarine is a threat to regional peace and security, Pakistan's foreign ministry says. |
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Cnn.com |
10:24pm PDT |
U.S. students face second quarantine in China |
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Summary: A group of U.S. students touring China are gaining an experience they had not expected -- a second round in quarantine following a positive test of the H1N1 flu virus, a chaperone for the group said.
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Cnn.com |
10:21pm PDT |
House Democrats: No health vote before recess |
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Summary: House Democratic leaders conceded Monday that concerns raised by fiscally conservative Democrats known as Blue Dogs will prevent the chamber from voting on a health care reform bill before its August recess begins at the end of the week.
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BBC News |
10:17pm PDT |
Talks to avert NI prison strikes |
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Summary: Talks to avert possible strike action at Northern Ireland's three prisons will continue later. |
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Yahoo News |
10:05pm PDT |
Vessel carrying as many as 200 Haitians capsizes
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Summary: AP - A vessel carrying as many as 200 Haitian migrants capsized near the Turks and Caicos Islands on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. One survivor said the boat struck a reef as they tried to elude police. |
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BBC News |
10:00pm PDT |
UK urged to reveal 'torture' file |
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Summary: A human rights charity begins legal action to force the UK government to reveal what it knew about a rendition flight which landed on British territory. |
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ChristianPost |
8:51pm PDT |
China Set to Put Uyghur Christian Man on Trial for 'Revealing State Secrets' |
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Summary: The trial of a Uyghur Christian man is expected to commence Tuesday, nearly 19 months after China detained and charged him for "revealing state secrets or intelligence to overseas organizations." |
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BBC News |
7:57pm PDT |
US turns off Havana news ticker |
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Summary: The US turns off a ticker which broadcast news from its mission in Havana, angering the Cuban authorities. |
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Cnn.com |
7:38pm PDT |
Source: Jackson doctor gave him powerful drug |
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Summary: Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, administered a powerful drug that authorities believe killed the singer, a source close to the Jackson family and with knowledge of the investigation confirmed to CNN on Monday. Murray allegedly gav |
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BBC News |
7:20pm PDT |
MoD seeks to cut soldiers' payout |
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Summary: The Ministry of Defence is going to the Court of Appeal to try to claw back compensation from two injured soldiers. |
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BBC News |
7:06pm PDT |
Security boosted in north Nigeria |
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Summary: Nigeria steps up security across northern areas, following attacks by Muslim militants in which at least 100 people have died. |
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BBC News |
6:42pm PDT |
BBC will share video with papers |
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Summary: The BBC is to offer some of its news material, free of charge, to four national newspapers to use online. |
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Yahoo News |
6:36pm PDT |
AP sources: Senate group omits employer mandate
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Summary: AP - After weeks of secretive talks, a bipartisan group in the Senate edged closer Monday to a health care compromise that omits two key Democratic priorities but incorporates provisions to slow the explosive rise in medical costs, officials said. |
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Yahoo News |
6:30pm PDT |
Judge orders guardian for octuplets' finances
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Summary: AP - A California judge appointed a lawyer Monday to oversee the estate of Nadya Suleman's octuplets, saying he wanted to ensure they weren't exploited by reality television shows, tabloid photo spreads or other paid ventures. |
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BBC News |
6:25pm PDT |
MPs' food claims 'could increase' |
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Summary: A change to MPs' expenses designed to clean up the system could allow them to claim nearly twice as much as before. |
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Cnn.com |
6:23pm PDT |
Michael Vick is back in the NFL |
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Summary: Michael Vick has been reinstated to the National Football League on a conditional basis. The move came nearly two years after the former Falcons quarterback pleaded guilty to a federal charge of bankrolling a dogfighting operation. "Your margin of error i |
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Cnn.com |
6:08pm PDT |
Source: Jackson's doctor gave him powerful drug |
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Summary: Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, administered a powerful drug that authorities believe killed the singer, a source close to the Jackson family and with knowledge of the investigation confirmed to CNN on Monday. Murray allegedly gav |
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BBC News |
6:03pm PDT |
Finance guardian for US octuplets |
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Summary: A guardian is appointed to look after the financial interests of Californian octuplets after their mother signs a reality TV deal. |
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BBC News |
6:01pm PDT |
Fake passports prompt fraud fear |
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Summary: High street banks call on the government to set up a database to help them identify forged foreign passports. |
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Cnn.com |
5:54pm PDT |
Source: Jackson doctor gave powerful drug |
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Summary: Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, administered a powerful drug that authorities believe killed the singer, a source close to the Jackson family and with knowledge of the investigation confirmed to CNN on Monday.
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