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11:58pm PDT |
Peugeot Citroen plunges into loss |
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Summary: France's biggest carmaker, PSA Peugeot Citroen, reports a six-month loss after its sales fell by more than a fifth. |
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Cnn.com |
11:54pm PDT |
Mystery unfolds over artifacts found in trash |
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Summary: One man's trash is another man's mystery.
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Cnn.com |
11:43pm PDT |
8th suspect sought in North Carolina 'jihad' case |
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Summary: Federal authorities are searching for an eighth alleged member of a North Carolina group that authorities say plotted "violent jihad" overseas, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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BBC News |
11:39pm PDT |
Flintoff upbeat over Test fitness |
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Summary: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is confident he will be able to play in both the third and fourth Ashes Tests. |
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Yahoo News |
11:33pm PDT |
Uighur leader says 10,000 'disappeared' in China
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Summary: AFP - Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer said Wednesday that nearly 10,000 people "disappeared in one night" during ethnic unrest in the Chinese city of Urumqi early this month. |
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BBC News |
11:27pm PDT |
Mini tornado wreaks havoc on isle |
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Summary: A number of cars and homes are damaged by a mini tornado which hit Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis. |
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Yahoo News |
11:15pm PDT |
Perfect into sixth, Buehrle unravels against Twins
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Summary: AP - Perfect again into the sixth inning against Minnesota, Chicago White Sox ace Mark Buehrle wound up with a loss despite a record-setting performance. |
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BBC News |
11:09pm PDT |
98% of 'country homes' approved |
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Summary: More than 98% of countryside planning applications determined under a draft policy brought in last year have been successful. |
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11:00pm PDT |
ArcelorMittal loss as sales fall |
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Summary: Steel giant ArcelorMittal reports a quarterly loss after sales between April and June more than halved from a year ago. |
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11:00pm PDT |
Spanish barracks hit by car bomb |
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Summary: A car bomb explodes outside a paramilitary barracks in Burgos, northern Spain, slightly injuring 46 people. |
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10:40pm PDT |
Hospital doctor shortage warning |
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Summary: A shortage of doctors in some hospitals prompts an NHS trust to warn that some could become "clinically unsafe". |
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Cnn.com |
10:34pm PDT |
Woman killed, fetus cut from body |
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Summary: Police are searching for someone who killed a woman in her Massachusetts apartment and cut an 8-month-old fetus from her body.
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10:26pm PDT |
Should the police use informants? |
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Summary: In the last financial year, police have paid informants £6m. Is this a good use of resources? |
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BBC News |
10:26pm PDT |
Should the police pay informants? |
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Summary: In the last financial year, police have paid informants £6m. Is this a good use of resources? |
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Yahoo News |
10:21pm PDT |
Madoff: Can't believe fraud lasted so long
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Bernard Madoff, the financier convicted for Wall Street's biggest investment fraud, was surprised his $65 billion Ponzi scheme was not uncovered sooner, he said in his first interview since entering prison. |
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Yahoo News |
10:21pm PDT |
In interview, Madoff says he can't believe fraud lasted so long
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Bernard Madoff, the financier convicted for Wall Street's biggest investment fraud, was surprised his $65 billion Ponzi scheme was not uncovered sooner, he said in his first interview since entering prison. |
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Yahoo News |
10:21pm PDT |
In interview, Madoff says he couldn't believe fraud lasted so long
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Bernard Madoff, the financier convicted for Wall Street's biggest investment fraud, was surprised his $65 billion Ponzi scheme was not uncovered sooner, he said in his first interview since entering prison. |
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BBC News |
10:00pm PDT |
Gender pay gap 'not being closed' |
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Summary: A lack of action to tackle stereotypes in schools is contributing to women's pay failing to catch up with men's, a report says. |
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9:38pm PDT |
Singh to outline Pakistan stand |
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Summary: Indian PM Manmohan Singh is due to make a statement clarifying the government's stand on peace talks with Pakistan. |
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9:36pm PDT |
'Toxic' birth defects verdict due |
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Summary: A judge is due to rule on whether 18 children's birth defects were caused by exposure to toxic waste from a steel works in Corby. |
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Yahoo News |
9:34pm PDT |
U.S. Homeland Secretary to reveal security plans: report
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is expected to reveal on Wednesday the Obama administration's domestic policies to prevent terrorist attacks, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
9:16pm PDT |
Car bomb blast hits Spanish city |
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Summary: A car bomb explodes outside a paramilitary barracks in Burgos, northern Spain, with reports of injuries. |
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BBC News |
9:12pm PDT |
Police informant payouts top £6m |
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Summary: UK police forces paid over £6m in 2008/9 to people with information on criminal activity, the BBC discovers. |
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Yahoo News |
9:04pm PDT |
US, China pledge common ground
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Summary: AFP - The United States and China pledged to work together on a raft of issues from climate change to free trade to Iran as they set the stage for an era of closer cooperation. |
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BBC News |
9:00pm PDT |
UK hostages 'likely to be dead' |
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Summary: Two more of the British hostages held in Iraq since 2007 are now thought "very likely" to be dead, the BBC learns. |
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ChristianPost |
8:57pm PDT |
Gospel Dream to Crown Winner of 4th Season |
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Summary: The American Idol-style talent search series Gospel Dream will be crowning the winner of its fourth season Wednesday, after six weeks of competition. |
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Cnn.com |
8:44pm PDT |
H1N1 virus hard on pregnant women, study finds |
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Summary: Pregnant women infected with the H1N1 virus are more likely to be hospitalized from it and perhaps even more likely to die from it, according to a federal study released Wednesday.
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Cnn.com |
8:44pm PDT |
Study: H1N1 virus hits pregnant women hard |
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Summary: Pregnant women infected with the H1N1 virus are more likely to be hospitalized from it and perhaps even more likely to die from it, according to a federal study released Wednesday.
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BBC News |
8:40pm PDT |
Vestas in legal bid to end sit-in |
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Summary: A wind turbine firm applies for a court order to remove workers occupying its Isle of Wight factory in protest at job cuts. |
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Yahoo News |
8:35pm PDT |
Holy car! Utah boy goes for spin to avoid church
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Summary: AP - Police in Utah say a 7-year-old boy led officers on a car chase in an effort to avoid going to church. |
