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BBC News |
10:15am PST |
Smoke-free hospital grounds idea |
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Summary: The ban on smoking in public could be extended to all hospital grounds in Wales, the health minister confirms. |
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Yahoo News |
10:13am PST |
Fire worsens 2nd day of Philly transit strike
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Summary: AP - Commuters biked, walked, juggled carpool schedules and hitched rides as a strike ground the city's transit system to a near halt for a second day Wednesday, a morning rush worsened when a regional rail train caught fire. |
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BBC News |
10:04am PST |
Banned Kenya official 'to sue US' |
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Summary: Kenya's attorney general admits the US has imposed a travel ban on him, and threatens legal action for defamation. |
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Yahoo News |
10:01am PST |
Karzai re-election as leader illegal: Abdullah
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Summary: AFP - Afghanistan's former presidential challenger on Wednesday slammed Hamid Karzai's re-election as illegal, piling pressure on the head of state as his foreign allies warned him to deliver on reform pledges. |
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Yahoo News |
9:56am PST |
Italian judge convicts 23 in CIA kidnap case
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Summary: AP - An Italian judge on Wednesday convicted 23 Americans in absentia of the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric from a Milan street, in a landmark case involving the CIA's extraordinary rendition program in the war on terrorism. |
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Yahoo News |
9:54am PST |
Detectives set to tear down walls of rapist's home
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Summary: AP - A convicted rapist who lived among 10 corpses was ordered held without bond Wednesday as investigators prepared to begin tearing apart walls inside the house in search of more evidence or bodies. |
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BBC News |
9:52am PST |
Doctor admits baby 'may interact' |
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Summary: A doctor admits a baby in a "right-to-life" row may be able to interact - but says his future remains tragic. |
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Yahoo News |
9:49am PST |
Iran opposition protesters return to streets
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Opposition protesters returned to the streets of Tehran Wednesday for the first time in nearly two months, clashing with security forces just blocks from a government rally to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover. |
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BBC News |
9:44am PST |
State school qualification ban |
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Summary: An international GCSE, used by independent schools, will not be approved for use in state schools. |
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BBC News |
9:38am PST |
E Guinea coup plotter overjoyed at return |
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Summary: Former British soldier Simon Mann, jailed for a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, says it is "wonderful" to be back in the UK. |
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BBC News |
9:27am PST |
Afghan war 'controls immigration' |
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Summary: Removing troops from Afghanistan would "significantly increase" the number of asylum seekers in the UK, a minister says. |
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BBC News |
9:21am PST |
Law in disorder |
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Summary: Spotlight on troubled police force in Afghanistan |
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BBC News |
9:21am PST |
Police in focus |
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Summary: Spotlight on troubled police force in Afghanistan |
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Cnn.com |
9:16am PST |
Suspected CIA agents sentenced in Italy |
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Summary: Two dozen Americans -- most thought to work for the CIA -- were sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday by an Italian court for their role in the seizing of a suspected terrorist off the streets of Milan in 2003, Italian media reported.
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Cnn.com |
9:14am PST |
Emergency in flooded Mexican cities |
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Summary: Mexican federal officials have declared a state of emergency in two cities in Tabasco state, which along with Veracruz state has suffered heavy flooding that has displaced more than 30,000 residents.
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Cnn.com |
9:11am PST |
Man denied bond after 10 bodies found |
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Summary: Investigators will continue their grisly dig Wednesday after finding that the Cleveland, Ohio home of a convicted rapist had been turned into a tomb holding at least 10 bodies.
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BBC News |
9:07am PST |
Renault considers Formula 1 exit |
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Summary: Renault will consider pulling out of Formula 1 at an emergency board meeting in Paris on Wednesday. |
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ChristianToday |
9:00am PST |
People of faith vitally important to climate change solution |
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Summary: The UN Secretary General has called on people of faith to lead the way in sustainable living and protecting the planet
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Yahoo News |
8:58am PST |
Israel: commandos seize Hezbollah-bound arms ship
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Summary: AP - Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas — the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered. |
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Cnn.com |
8:54am PST |
Evidence disputed in Amanda Knox trial |
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Summary: As the Italian trial of U.S. student Amanda Knox draws to a close, a jury will have to decide whether it's a slam-dunk case or "Fellini forensics."
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Cnn.com |
8:54am PST |
The evidence against Amanda Knox |
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Summary: As the Italian trial of U.S. student Amanda Knox draws to a close, a jury will have to decide whether it's a slam-dunk case or "Fellini forensics."
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BBC News |
8:53am PST |
CIA agents guilty of Italy kidnap |
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Summary: An Italian judge convicts 23 CIA agents and two Italian secret agents over the kidnap of an Egyptian cleric in 2003. |
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BBC News |
8:53am PST |
Cameron's 'never again' vow on EU |
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Summary: Tory leader David Cameron says "never again" will powers be transferred from the UK to Brussels without a referendum. |
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BBC News |
8:52am PST |
Intel in threats and bribery suit |
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Summary: New York's attorney general files an anti-competition lawsuit against Intel, accusing it of using "illegal threats" to dominate microchip sales. |
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Yahoo News |
8:47am PST |
Senate poised to adopt jobless, housing aid
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. Senate was poised on Wednesday to extend aid for jobless workers and broaden tax breaks for homebuyers and businesses in a bill aimed at breathing life into the U.S. economy. |
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BBC News |
8:43am PST |
Striking distance |
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Summary: Which MPs could be hit by new distance rule? |
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CTI News |
8:35am PST |
Matrix: International Religious Liberty Advocates |
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Summary: CT looks at the major religious liberty groups' emphases and work.
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CTI News |
8:35am PST |
Looking for Clear Signals |
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Summary: Religious freedom needs less talk and more action in Washington.
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BBC News |
8:32am PST |
UN debates divisive Gaza report |
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Summary: The UN general assembly begins debating a resolution on a controversial report into alleged war crimes by Israel and Hamas. |
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Cnn.com |
8:28am PST |
Italy vows to fight school crucifix ban |
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Summary: The Italian government is vowing to fight a European court ruling that crucifixes in classrooms violate students' right to freedom of religion.
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