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Yahoo News |
11:45pm PDT |
Americans: U.S. Transit Attack Inevitable (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Most Americans think a terrorist attack on a train, bus or subway in the United States is inevitable, but there's no evidence they are any more fearful about their own safety after the London bombings, an AP-Ipsos poll found. |
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Cnn.com |
11:29pm PDT |
Hurricane Emily now a Category 4 storm |
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Summary: Hurricane Emily picked up more power Thursday night as it churned over the Caribbean, with forecasters warning it could become a destructive Category 4 storm before it nears Jamaica Saturday. |
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BBC News |
11:27pm PDT |
Thaksin defiant after Thai raids |
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Summary: Thailand's prime minister speaks out against militants after a wave of violence in the Muslim south. |
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Yahoo News |
11:20pm PDT |
Israeli Helicopters Carry Out Gaza Raids (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Israeli helicopters carried out air raids against four targets in Gaza early Friday, retaliating for a Palestinian rocket attack that killed a young Israeli woman. The surge in violence shook a five-month truce already threatened this week by a suici |
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Yahoo News |
11:16pm PDT |
NASA Studies Fuel Gauge for Malfunction (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Hundreds of engineers are scrambling to figure out why a fuel gauge on the space shuttle Discovery failed right before its launch, while NASA clings to the possibility that it might be able to make another attempt on Sunday. |
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BBC News |
10:55pm PDT |
Unions discuss hosiery firm cuts |
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Summary: One of Northern Ireland's biggest textile companies announces the loss of a further 185 jobs in Strabane. |
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BBC News |
10:55pm PDT |
Women boost firms' start-up rate |
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Summary: A report on finds the number of women going into business helps double start-up activity in Wales. |
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BBC News |
10:46pm PDT |
Funerals of mother and daughter |
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Summary: The funerals are set to take place of a woman and her nine-year-old daughter found dead at their home. |
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BBC News |
10:45pm PDT |
David James 'back in Rover talks' |
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Summary: Corporate troubleshooter David James could be the third party in talks with MG Rover's administrators, says the FT. |
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Cnn.com |
10:36pm PDT |
Hurricane Emily strengthens in the Caribbean |
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Summary: Hurricane Emily picked up more power Thursday night as it churned over the Caribbean, with forecasters warning it could become a destructive Category 4 storm before it nears Jamaica Saturday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:27pm PDT |
NASA works to isolate cause of shuttle sensor flaw (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - NASA engineers worked on
Friday to figure out what went wrong with a fuel sensor that
delayed the launch of shuttle Discovery, with no return to
flight likely until after Sunday. |
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BBC News |
10:22pm PDT |
Moving food 'harms environment' |
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Summary: The distribution of food across the UK adds to congestion, pollution and climate change, a report suggests. |
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BBC News |
10:20pm PDT |
Samsung hit by lower chip prices |
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Summary: South Korean electronics giant Samsung sees profits fall 46% on lower memory chip prices but flat-screen sales are up. |
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Yahoo News |
10:13pm PDT |
O's Palmeiro Still 1 Away From Hitting 3K (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Rafael Palmeiro will have to wait at least one more day. The Baltimore first baseman moved within one hit of 3,000, Daniel Cabrera pitched a two-hitter through eight innings and the Orioles opened the second half with a 5-3 victory over the Seattle M |
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Yahoo News |
10:00pm PDT |
Venezuela Has Oil Money, And Chavez Sings His Tune (washingtonpost.com) |
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Summary: washingtonpost.com - CARACAS, Venezuela -- Standing before a battery of television cameras, President Hugo Chavez confronted the impulse to break into song and -- as often happens in such moments -- surrendered without a fight. |
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Yahoo News |
9:50pm PDT |
2 St. Louis Radio Personalities Suspended (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Two hip-hop radio personalities have been suspended for an on-air discussion of ways to fight police officers — comments made not long after an officer was slain. |
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BBC News |
9:49pm PDT |
Police hunt bomb team accomplices |
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Summary: Detectives hunt for those who helped the London bombers as details emerge about explosives found in a house. |
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Yahoo News |
9:36pm PDT |
Delta Raises Fare Cap, Competitors Follow (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Delta Air Lines Inc. blamed persistently high fuel costs Thursday as the nation's third-biggest carrier raised the cap on its most expensive fares by $100, a move that was quickly matched by several rivals. Airline stocks rose on the news. |
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Cnn.com |
9:35pm PDT |
Sources link London bombing to 2004 raid |
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Summary: Officials with knowledge of the London terror investigation have told CNN there is evidence of a connection between last week's deadly bombings and a UK police operation last year that led to the arrest of eight British Muslims and the seizure of more tha |
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BBC News |
9:26pm PDT |
Muslim delegation visiting Leeds |
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Summary: Senior Muslims are visiting the region where three of the London bombers lived to talk to police and residents. |
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BBC News |
9:12pm PDT |
Call for Thai unity amid violence |
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Summary: The Thai government calls for unity as it hold an emergency meeting on fresh violence in the Muslim south. |
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Yahoo News |
8:59pm PDT |
Source: Rove Got CIA Agent ID From Media (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Presidential confidant Karl Rove testified to a grand jury that he learned the identity of a CIA operative originally from journalists, then informally discussed the information with a Time magazine reporter days before the story broke, according to |
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Cnn.com |
8:42pm PDT |
Rehnquist says he's staying on |
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Summary: Chief Justice William Rehnquist says he has no plans to step down from the Supreme Court and will continue to serve as long as he can. "I am not about to announce my retirement. I will continue to perform my duties as chief justice as long as my health pe |
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Cnn.com |
8:42pm PDT |
Chief Justice Rehnquist says he's staying on |
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Summary: Chief Justice William Rehnquist says he has no plans to step down from the Supreme Court and will continue to serve as long as he can. "I am not about to announce my retirement. I will continue to perform my duties as chief justice as long as my health pe |
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Yahoo News |
7:45pm PDT |
Yankees Bloody BoSox 8-6 on A-Rod's Homer (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees got the best of Curt Schilling this time. With the bloody-ankled hero of Boston's 2004 World Series victory debuting in his new job as a reliever, Rodriguez hit a two-run homer to break a ninth-inning tie and t |
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Cnn.com |
7:38pm PDT |
Appeal for info on London bomb suspects |
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Summary: As the name of a fourth suspect in the London terror attacks is made public, British authorities are appealing for information regarding the movements of the man they believe blew up a double decker bus in London a week ago, killing 13 of the 54 people wh |
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BBC News |
7:21pm PDT |
Israeli aircraft hit Gaza targets |
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Summary: Israeli aircraft fire missiles at targets in the Gaza Strip, after an Israeli woman is killed by a Palestinian rocket. |
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BBC News |
7:21pm PDT |
Man on mosque arson charge |
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Summary: A man is charged with setting fire to a mosque in Merseyside. |
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Yahoo News |
7:07pm PDT |
U.S. chief justice says he's not about to retire (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist
said on Thursday that he is not about to retire, despite
widespread speculation about how much longer his health will
allow him to stay on the nine-member court. |
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Yahoo News |
7:04pm PDT |
Three Homers Help Mets Stop Braves 6-3 (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Mike Piazza hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the eighth inning and David Wright connected twice to lead the New York Mets over the Atlanta Braves 6-3 Thursday night. |
