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Yahoo News |
11:56pm PDT |
Senate expected to approve energy bill (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. Senate was poised on Friday
to approve a $14.5 billion energy bill that is championed by
the White House as a way to increase U.S. supplies and reduce
demand but criticized by environmental groups. |
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BBC News |
11:50pm PDT |
IRA statement sees Army post move |
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Summary: The Army is due to remove one of its watch-towers after the IRA's decision to end its armed campaign. |
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BBC News |
11:42pm PDT |
Disease fears after monsoon |
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Summary: Authorities in India fear outbreaks of disease as the death toll from a monsoon climbs to 700. |
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BBC News |
11:39pm PDT |
Lloyds TSB unveils 7% profit rise |
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Summary: Lloyds TSB reports a 7% rise in first-half profits on the back of strong growth in corporate and business banking. |
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Yahoo News |
11:37pm PDT |
Congress Set to Pass Energy Bill (AP) |
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Summary: AP - After years of stalemate, Congress is set to enact a national energy plan that its supporters say will provide a more diverse mix of fuels, create jobs and spur development of cleaner burning coal and a new generation of nuclear reactors. |
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Cnn.com |
11:13pm PDT |
NASA: Foam may have hit shuttle's wing |
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Summary: As Discovery's crew made a spectacular back flip and successfully rendezvoused with the international space station, questions and concerns about pieces of foam shed from the space shuttle's external fuel tank during launch continued to cast a shadow over |
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BBC News |
10:54pm PDT |
Race incidents rise after attacks |
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Summary: The number of racial incidents in Wales has risen following the terror attacks in London, new figures show. |
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BBC News |
10:43pm PDT |
Football: Champions League draw |
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Summary: Celtic, Everton, Liverpool, Man Utd and Rangers are about to learn their Champions League fate. |
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BBC News |
10:43pm PDT |
Football: Clubs await draw |
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Summary: Celtic, Liverpool, Man Utd, Everton and Rangers are set to learn their Champions League fate. |
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BBC News |
10:03pm PDT |
Disease fears after India monsoon |
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Summary: Authorities in India fear outbreaks of disease as the death toll from a monsoon climbs to 700. |
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BBC News |
10:01pm PDT |
Residents camp out after tornado |
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Summary: Residents camp out in two sports centres overnight in Birmingham after their homes were damaged by a tornado. |
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Yahoo News |
10:00pm PDT |
Afghan Women Put Lives on Line To Run for Office (washingtonpost.com) |
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Summary: washingtonpost.com - CHARKH, Afghanistan -- The note slipped under Mahmoud Shah's front gate was written in a tidy, graceful hand. But the message brimmed with venom: "If you don't stop campaigning for Noorzia Charkhi, your life will be in danger. Also te |
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9:26pm PDT |
Blue Jays Defeat Angels 2-1 in 18 Innings (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Orlando Hudson's RBI single in the 18th inning ended the longest game of the season and the longest in Toronto history as the Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Thursday night. |
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BBC News |
8:59pm PDT |
Funeral for shot Brazilian |
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Summary: The Brazilian electrician shot dead by British police in London is to be buried in his small home town on Friday. |
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BBC News |
8:59pm PDT |
Shot Brazilian's funeral due |
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Summary: The Brazilian electrician shot dead by British police in London is to be buried in his small home town on Friday. |
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BBC News |
8:27pm PDT |
Wanted man 'detained in Zambia' |
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Summary: A British man wanted for questioning over the 7 July London bombings is reportedly detained in Zambia. |
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BBC News |
8:21pm PDT |
Tube union to meet over security |
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Summary: Leaders of the Tube's biggest union will meet on Friday to discuss their next move over security. |
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Yahoo News |
8:14pm PDT |
Astros Score in Ninth to Defeat Mets 3-2 (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Brad Ausmus singled to right-center with one out in the bottom of the ninth, giving the Houston Astros a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets on Thursday night and — much to the delight of their fans — ruining Carlos Beltran's return to Minut |
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Cnn.com |
8:09pm PDT |
Bush may appoint Bolton next week |
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Summary: President Bush may use a recess appointment early next week to install John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations, two senior administration officials told CNN Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
8:09pm PDT |
Officials: Bush may appoint Bolton next week |
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Summary: President Bush may use a recess appointment early next week to install John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations, two senior administration officials told CNN Thursday. |
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BBC News |
8:06pm PDT |
Army to scrap tower after IRA move |
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Summary: The Army is due to remove one of its watch-towers after the IRA's decision to end its armed campaign. |
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BBC News |
8:06pm PDT |
Army set to dismantle watch-tower |
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Summary: The Army is due to remove one of its watch-towers after the IRA's decision to end its armed campaign. |
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Yahoo News |
8:01pm PDT |
NASA: Shuttle Escaped Damage From Foam (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Space shuttle Discovery escaped damage from the potentially deadly chunk of foam that broke off from the fuel tank during liftoff, but may have been struck in the wing by a much smaller piece, NASA said Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:19pm PDT |
IRA move spurs efforts on N.Irish political deal (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - The Irish Republican Army's pledge to
end its armed struggle breathed new life into efforts to
restore self-rule in Northern Ireland, but decades of sectarian
mistrust mean the words must now be backed by action. |
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BBC News |
7:02pm PDT |
Lennon's tunic fetches £100,000 |
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Summary: John Lennon's tunic, which inspired the Sgt Pepper album cover, more than triples its estimated value. |
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Yahoo News |
7:00pm PDT |
State Dept admits Bolton gave inaccurate answers (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - The State Department reversed itself
on Thursday night and acknowledged that President Bush's U.N.
ambassador nominee gave Congress inaccurate information about
an investigation he was involved in. |
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Yahoo News |
6:45pm PDT |
AP NewsBreak: Yanks Acquire Rockies Hurler (AP) |
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Summary: AP - The New York Yankees agreed to acquire pitcher Shawn Chacon from the Colorado Rockies for a pair of minor leaguers on Thursday night, filling the opening in their injury-ravaged rotation, The Associated Press learned. |
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Yahoo News |
6:21pm PDT |
State Dept. Now Says Bolton Interviewed (AP) |
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Summary: AP - John Bolton, the nominee for U.N. ambassador, inaccurately told Congress he had not been interviewed or testified in any investigation over the past five years, the State Department said Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
6:08pm PDT |
Debris may have hit space shuttle's wing (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Shuttle Discovery's right wing may have
been struck by a small piece of foam that flew off its external
fuel tank during launch, but no damage has been detected and
the ship appears in good shape for an Aug. 7 landing, NASA
managers said on Thur |
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Cnn.com |
6:07pm PDT |
Famine donations rise but still fall short |
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Summary: After months of weak response, donations to assist famine-stricken Niger have increased to $13 million in the past two weeks -- still far short of what is needed, U.N. officials said. |
