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Yahoo News |
11:48pm PDT |
Death toll from north Iraq bomb climbs to 40 (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - The death toll from a suicide
bombing in northern Iraq on Friday climbed to 40, police said
on Saturday. |
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Yahoo News |
11:36pm PDT |
Deaths Renew Scrutiny of Texas Mother (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Crockett County sheriff's deputies were accustomed to getting calls about disturbances at the corner of Peach and Willow streets. Fights. Loud music. Drinking. Shouting. This time the reports of screams were different — they were from children. |
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BBC News |
11:31pm PDT |
US oil company returns to Libya |
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Summary: US oil firm Occidental is allowed to resume operations in Libya for the first time in 19 years. |
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Cnn.com |
11:29pm PDT |
Astronomers claim discovery of solar system's 10th planet |
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Summary: A group of astronomers announced Friday that an object they discovered in the distant reaches of the solar system is large enough to be classified as the 10th planet -- a claim likely to reignite a debate over just how many objects should really have the |
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Cnn.com |
11:15pm PDT |
India rain death toll reaches 850 |
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Summary: About 850 people have died from record-setting rains that caused extensive flooding in Mumbai and triggered landslides in the region, authorities said Saturday. |
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10:55pm PDT |
Uzbekistan evicts United States from air base (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Uzbekistan has told the United
States to quit a military base that has served as a hub for
missions to Afghanistan since shortly after the September 11,
2001, attacks, a Pentagon spokesman said on Saturday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:39pm PDT |
U.K. Police: Terrorists Still Pose Threat (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Terrorists still pose a serious threat to London despite the capture of the four men suspected of trying to bomb the city's mass transit system, police said. |
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BBC News |
10:29pm PDT |
Police question bombing suspects |
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Summary: Police investigating the 21 July London attacks prepare to question prime suspects arrested in a series of raids. |
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Yahoo News |
10:27pm PDT |
A's Overcome Poor Start to Beat Tigers 8-4 (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Mark Ellis hit a two-run homer and the Oakland Athletics overcame Rich Harden's poor start for their ninth victory in 10 games, an 8-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. |
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BBC News |
10:20pm PDT |
Several hurt in Disney park crash |
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Summary: At least 14 people are injured in a crash between two rollercoaster cars at a Disney theme park in California. |
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10:06pm PDT |
Police question 21 July suspects |
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Summary: Police investigating the 21 July London attacks prepare to question prime suspects arrested in a series of raids. |
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Yahoo News |
10:00pm PDT |
Virginia Millionaire Buys Himself a Ghost Town (washingtonpost.com) |
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Summary: washingtonpost.com - KITSAULT, B.C. -- The Millionaire Who Bought a Town likes to save a buck. He breakfasts at McDonald's, flies economy class and asks for a doggie bag when he doesn't finish his meal at cheap motel restaurants. |
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10:00pm PDT |
All Four Bombing Suspects In Custody (washingtonpost.com) |
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Summary: washingtonpost.com - LONDON, July 29 -- Police commandos firing tear gas and stun grenades on Friday seized two suspected bombers in London, and authorities in Rome arrested a third, in a dramatic conclusion to the hunt for the four men wanted in last wee |
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BBC News |
9:46pm PDT |
US shuts Mexican border consulate |
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Summary: The US is temporarily closing down its consulate in the violence-stricken Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo. |
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Yahoo News |
9:40pm PDT |
Saddam Grilled About 1991 Shiite Crackdown (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Investigators grilled Saddam Hussein about his role in the brutal suppression of a Shiite uprising in 1991 as they sought to build another criminal case against the ousted dictator, Iraqi officials said Friday. |
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9:30pm PDT |
U.S. evicted from air base in Uzbekistan -report (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - Uzbekistan evicted the United States
on Friday from a military base that has served as a hub for
combat and humanitarian missions to Afghanistan since shortly
after the September 11, 2001, attacks, the Washington Post
reported on Saturday. |
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Cnn.com |
9:19pm PDT |
Sources: 4 UK bomb suspects held |
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Summary: All four men suspected of planting failed bombs on London's transit system on July 21 are in custody after raids in London and Rome, according to sources close to the investigation and Italy's interior ministry. |
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9:13pm PDT |
30 Children Stranded by Immigration Raid (AP) |
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Summary: AP - About 30 children, some as young as 3 months old, were left without their parents after immigration agents raided a poultry plant and took the parents away to face possible deportation. |
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BBC News |
8:26pm PDT |
Spacewalk to test shuttle repair |
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Summary: Astronauts on space shuttle Discovery are getting ready to carry out the mission's first spacewalk. |
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BBC News |
7:59pm PDT |
Irish lottery winner scoops £77m |
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Summary: A single Irish ticket holder wins a record £77m in the National Lottery Euromillions draw. |
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Cnn.com |
7:57pm PDT |
Astronauts prepare for spacewalk |
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Summary: Two astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery are preparing to take the first of three spacewalks to test repair techniques in the payload bay and repair a gyroscope on the international space station. Meanwhile, NASA officials are pondering whether to ex |
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Cnn.com |
7:57pm PDT |
Astronauts to take spacewalk |
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Summary: Two Discovery astronauts will suit up and step outside early Saturday for the first of three spacewalks to test repair techniques in the payload bay and repair a gyroscope on the international space station. Meanwhile, NASA officials are pondering whether |
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Yahoo News |
7:31pm PDT |
Angels Beat Yankees 4-1 to End Skid (AP) |
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Summary: AP - Garret Anderson hit a two-run homer and Bengie Molina added a solo shot in the second inning, giving the Los Angeles Angels all the runs they needed to end a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night. |
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Yahoo News |
7:24pm PDT |
Police question arrested London bomb suspects (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - British police are questioning four
prime suspects behind failed London bomb attacks, aiming to pin
down any links to a wider network that they fear could strike
again. |
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BBC News |
7:24pm PDT |
Paedophile sent back to Britain |
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Summary: A British-born sex offender deported from Australia after nearly 40 years in jail is due to arrive back in the UK. |
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Cnn.com |
7:16pm PDT |
Sources: 4 bomb suspects in custody |
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Summary: Four men suspected of planting failed bombs on London's transit system on July 21 now are in custody, according to sources in London and Rome. Sources say two suspects were picked up during a raid today in West London. One suspect was arrested today in Ro |
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Cnn.com |
6:58pm PDT |
Shootout leads U.S. to close Mexico border consulate |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details. |
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BBC News |
6:41pm PDT |
Ears recommended for biometrics |
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Summary: A British scientist has suggested using the unique pattern inside the ear as a biometric identifier. |
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Yahoo News |
6:31pm PDT |
Officials: Bush Plans to Install Bolton (AP) |
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Summary: AP - President Bush intends to announce next week that he is going around Congress to install embattled nominee John Bolton as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, senior administration officials said Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
6:26pm PDT |
Senate OKs anti-terror USA Patriot Act renewal (Reuters) |
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. Senate on Friday passed a
bill reauthorizing the USA Patriot Act, which gave the
government new powers to hunt down suspected terrorists after
the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. |
