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South Dakota Senate passes abortion ban bill |
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Teen girl guilty of killing, cutting up friend |
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Losses for Wembley firm hit £106m |
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Summary: Wembley Stadium builder Multiplex says its losses on the project hit £106m in the first half of its financial year. |
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Police: Homeless Man Tries to Steal Sheep
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Summary: AP - A homeless man who police say tried to take a sheep from the Little Rock Zoo has been arrested on numerous charges. A security guard at the zoo called police Tuesday evening after spotting a man carrying a trash can with a sheep in it, a police repor |
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'Pharmed' goats seek drug licence |
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Summary: The first medicine to be produced from animals that have been modified to carry human DNA could get the go-ahead this week. |
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4:17am PST |
Work to restart at Rover plant |
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Summary: Nanjing Auto, which bought MG Rover in 2005, signs a "landmark" lease which will restart Longbridge production. |
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Fireman Who Spoke After Being in Coma Dies
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Summary: AP - A brain-injured firefighter who suddenly spoke after nearly a decade in a stupor, giving hope to families of countless other patients, died Tuesday. He was 44. |
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4:12am PST |
Ratko Mladic 'is still at large' |
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Summary: The UN's chief war crimes prosecutor denies reports that top suspect Gen Ratko Mladic has been arrested. |
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4:12am PST |
McKie inquiry moves a step closer |
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Summary: A Holyrood committee writes to the Scottish Executive over the Shirley McKie fingerprint case. |
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Hamas, Fatah hold talks on Palestinian government
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Summary: Reuters - Fatah agreed at initial talks with Hamas
on Wednesday to try to find common ground for a governing
partnership between the long-dominant Palestinian faction and
the militant group that crushed it at the polls. |
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4:06am PST |
Malaysia treats seven, India awaits bird flu results
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Seven Malaysians living near an area
with bird flu were being treated in hospital on Wednesday,
while India anxiously waited to see if a group of 12 in
quarantine were the country's first human victims of the virus. |
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4:06am PST |
Mavericks Win 12th Straight at Home
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Summary: AP - A little rust from the All-Star break wasn't enough to stop the Dallas Mavericks from matching a franchise record with their 12th straight home victory. |
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Live: Winter Olympics Day 12 |
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Summary: Swiss brothers Philipp and Simon Schoch lead snowboarding's parallel giant slalom, while the great Janica Kostelic prepares for the slalom. |
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4:03am PST |
Iraqi blast damages Shia shrine |
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Summary: A bomb attack in the Iraqi city of Samarra damages one of Shia Islam's holiest shrines, sparking protests. |
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Japan minister in key China talks |
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Summary: Japan's trade minister meets China's Premier Wen Jiabao for their countries' highest level talks in months. |
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'Essex boys' murder appeal fails |
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Summary: Two men serving life for gangland murders lose an appeal against their convictions. |
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3:50am PST |
Explosion Destroys Dome of Shiite Shrine
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Summary: AP - A large explosion destroyed the golden dome of one of Iraq's most famous Shiite shrines Wednesday, spawning mass protests and triggering reprisal attacks against Sunni mosques. It was the third major attack against Shiite targets this week and t |
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Rice and Egypt's Mubarak in talks |
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Summary: The US Secretary of State holds talks with Egypt's president on the second day of her Middle East tour. |
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Victim families 'need more help' |
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Summary: Families of victims need more support to cope with the aftermath of crime, a survey suggests. |
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Austria finds bird flu in chicken |
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Summary: Austria says a chicken has the H5N1 bird flu virus, its first appearance in poultry in the EU. |
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Bargain hybrid in works for Honda? |
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3:24am PST |
Mladic arrest imminent despite Serbian govt denials
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Summary: AFP - Serbian authorities are poised to arrest top Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic despite government denials that the genocide suspect is close to capture. |
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Iraq shrine bombing fuels Shi'ite protests
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A dawn bomb attack wrecked a
major Shi'ite Muslim shrine in the Iraqi city of Samarra on
Wednesday, sparking street protests and forcing the government
to issue an urgent appeal to avoid sectarian reprisals. |
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3:20am PST |
BBC sets aside £100m for films |
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Summary: The BBC plans to invest £100m in the UK film industry over 10 years, with half to be spent on new British films. |
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Nigeria riots leave dozens dead, thousands homeless
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Summary: Reuters - Security forces guarded religious
buildings and patrolled streets in several Nigerian cities on
Wednesday after violence rooted in rising political tensions
killed dozens of people and forced thousands from their homes. |
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3:16am PST |
British expat killed in Cambodia |
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Summary: The British owner of a Cambodia bar is stabbed to death during a robbery attempt, local police say. |
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Football: Barca hauled off pitch |
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Summary: Uefa officials intervene after Barcelona players go over their allotted hour training session at Stamford Bridge. |
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3:08am PST |
MPs attack 'hasty' police merger |
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Summary: A committee of MPs accuse the UK government of rushing ahead with plans to create an all-Wales police force. |
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3:01am PST |
Swiss talks head for heated debate over Sri Lanka truce
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Sri Lanka's warring parties formally ended years of deadlock in efforts to end three decades of bloody conflict, kicking off two days of talks which negotiators hope will help save a fragile truce. |
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2:48am PST |
Calif. Execution Postponed Indefinitely
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A convicted killer's execution was postponed for the second time in less than a day amid continuing concerns over the constitutionality of the state's lethal injection policy. |
