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Yahoo News |
11:45pm PDT |
Taliban hang Afghan tribal chief (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Taliban guerrillas hanged
a pro-government tribal chief in the troubled southern Afghan
province of Zabul, accusing him of being an American spy,
officials said on Saturday. |
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Yahoo News |
11:16pm PDT |
Jamaicans Brace for Hurricane Emily (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Hurricane Emily strengthened as it churned toward Jamaica Saturday after ravaging Grenada, once again becoming a powerful Category 4 hurricane with 135 mph winds. |
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Cnn.com |
10:45pm PDT |
Hurricane spins toward Jamaica |
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Summary: Hurricane Emily has gained strength and developed into a dangerous Category 4 storm with Jamaica preparing for the worst. |
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Yahoo News |
10:00pm PDT |
London Probe Extends Abroad (washingtonpost.com) |
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Summary: washingtonpost.com - LONDON, July 15 -- The probe into the London suicide attacks shifted overseas Friday as officials in Cairo announced the arrest of a wanted biochemist and authorities searched for a Pakistani man suspected of helping in the plot and l |
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Cnn.com |
9:53pm PDT |
State of emergency declared in Gaza |
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Summary: A day after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants killed an Israeli woman, at least six more rockets were launched into Israel from northern Gaza on Friday, Israeli military sources said. |
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Yahoo News |
9:52pm PDT |
At Last: Latest Harry Potter Goes on Sale (AP) |
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Summary: AP - The age of Potter VI officially dawned Saturday as millions of fans, from sweaty New York to chilly Australia, got their hands on "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and began the darkest of J.K. Rowling's fantasy novels. |
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Cnn.com |
8:46pm PDT |
Sources: Explosive found in Britain apartment |
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Summary: The explosive TATP was found in an apartment in Leeds, England, three knowledgeable sources have told CNN. The apartment was rented to a Egyptian biochemist who was sought for questioning in connection with the London bombings. Cairo police arrested Magdy |
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Yahoo News |
8:35pm PDT |
Palmeiro Reaches 3,000-Hit Milestone (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Baltimore Orioles slugger Rafael Palmeiro became the 26th player to reach 3,000 career hits on Friday night, curling an RBI double into the left field corner in the fifth inning off Seattle starter Joel Pineiro. |
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BBC News |
8:31pm PDT |
Man in court over Lauren death |
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Summary: An 18-year-old man is charged with the murder of 10-year-old Lauren Pilkington-Smith. |
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Yahoo News |
7:52pm PDT |
Potter Book Flies Off Shelves in Britain (AP) |
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Summary: AP - At last! Faster than a turbo-powered broomstick, Harry Potter is flying off the shelves. Bookstores across Britain flung open their doors at a minute past midnight Saturday, London time, to admit hordes of would-be witches, warlocks and ordinary mugg |
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BBC News |
7:26pm PDT |
Meadow ruling 'risk to witnesses' |
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Summary: The body which represents expert witnesses says it is 'astonished' at the decision to strike off Sir Roy Meadow. |
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Yahoo News |
7:23pm PDT |
BoSox Clock Yankees 17-1 for a Second Time (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Trot Nixon, David Ortiz and David Wells sent the Boston Red Sox to their second 17-1 victory over the New York Yankees this season. Nixon hit a three-run, inside-the-park homer and drove in five runs, Ortiz added a grand slam, and Boston roughed up N |
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Yahoo News |
6:57pm PDT |
Braves Hold Off Mets 2-1 on Late Score (AP) |
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Summary: AP - John Smoltz won his first matchup with old pal Tom Glavine, leading the Atlanta Braves over the New York Mets 2-1 Friday night for his sixth straight victory. |
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BBC News |
6:52pm PDT |
Waste rules 'could hurt business' |
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Summary: Thousands of businesses in England and Wales could be affected by changes to hazardous waste regulations. |
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BBC News |
5:33pm PDT |
Muslim leaders in call for action |
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Summary: Britain's top Muslims condemn the London suicide bombings as "utterly criminal and absolutely un-Islamic". |
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BBC News |
5:24pm PDT |
Ivorian peace plan laws passed |
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Summary: Ivory Coast's President Gbagbo pushes through a series of reforms rebels demanded before disarming. |
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BBC News |
5:12pm PDT |
Taiwan nationalists pick new head |
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Summary: Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintan, will hold its first democratic elections for party leader. |
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Cnn.com |
4:41pm PDT |
Schwarzenegger terminates fitness mag deal |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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Cnn.com |
4:41pm PDT |
Schwarzenegger ends deal with fitness mags |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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Yahoo News |
4:36pm PDT |
NASA Delays Discovery Launch Indefinitely (AP) |
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Summary: AP - NASA has indefinitely put off its long-awaited return to space, saying Friday that engineers were no closer to knowing why a fuel gauge acted up right before a scheduled liftoff two days earlier. |
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Yahoo News |
4:33pm PDT |
Latest Potter Book Goes on Sale in Britain (AP) |
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Summary: AP - At last! Faster than a turbo-powered broomstick, it's time for Harry Potter to fly off the shelves. Bookstores across Britain flung open their doors at a minute past midnight Saturday, London time, to admit hordes of would-be witches, warlocks and or |
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Yahoo News |
4:24pm PDT |
Schwarzenegger to End Ties to Magazines (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will end his relationship with two fitness magazines that rely heavily on advertising from nutritional supplement companies, he said Friday in an interview with The Associated Press. |
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Yahoo News |
4:12pm PDT |
Rove E-Mailed Security Official About Talk (AP) |
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Summary: AP - After mentioning a CIA operative to a reporter, Bush confidant Karl Rove alerted the president's No. 2 security adviser about the interview and said he tried to steer the journalist away from allegations the operative's husband was making about fault |
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BBC News |
4:04pm PDT |
New Harry Potter book hits shops |
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Summary: The sixth Harry Potter book goes on sale, as JK Rowling greets fans at the Edinburgh launch. |
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BBC News |
4:00pm PDT |
Teaching tolerance amid tension |
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Summary: The BBC's Mike Baker asks how schools can handle ethnic tensions when a bomber was a learning mentor. |
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BBC News |
3:54pm PDT |
Israel launches more air strikes |
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Summary: Israeli forces launch new attacks against Gaza targets, hours after five Palestinians died in similar attacks. |
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Cnn.com |
3:44pm PDT |
Sources: Explosive found in Britain apartment |
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Summary: The explosive TATP was found in an apartment in Leeds, England, three knowledgeable sources have told CNN. The apartment was rented to a Egyptian biochemist who was sought for questioning in connection with the London bombings. Cairo police arrested Magdy |
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Cnn.com |
3:44pm PDT |
Sources: Explosive found in biochemist's flat |
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Summary: The explosive TATP was found in an apartment in Leeds, England, three knowledgeable sources have told CNN. The apartment was rented to a Egyptian biochemist who was sought for questioning in connection with the London bombings. Cairo police arrested Magdy |
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BBC News |
3:39pm PDT |
France 'to expel radical imams' |
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Summary: French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy vows to deport any Muslim cleric preaching violence. |
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Yahoo News |
3:37pm PDT |
Mideast Violence Threatens Truce; 8 Dead (AP) |
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Summary: AP - A Mideast truce was in tatters as Israel killed six Hamas militants in a series of airstrikes Friday and early Saturday after Palestinian fighters unleashed a deadly barrage of rockets and mortars. |
