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Yahoo News |
11:57pm PDT |
Magnitude 7.4 quake hits near New Zealand
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A strong earthquake with an
estimated magnitude of 7.4 hit off the southern coast of New
Zealand on Sunday, but preliminary reports suggested the quake
was too far offshore to be felt. |
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BBC News |
11:32pm PDT |
F1: Hamilton on brink of title |
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Summary: Lewis Hamilton closes in on the Formula One world title with victory in torrential conditions at the Japanese Grand Prix. |
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BBC News |
11:32pm PDT |
Hamilton moves to brink of title |
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Summary: Lewis Hamilton closes in on the Formula One world title with victory in torrential conditions at the Japanese Grand Prix. |
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Yahoo News |
11:24pm PDT |
Taliban rebuffs Karzai's offer
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Hamid Karzai on Saturday offered to meet with the Taliban leader and give militants a government position only hours after a suicide bomber in army disguise attacked a military bus, killing 30 people — nearly all of them Afghan soldier |
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BBC News |
11:19pm PDT |
Boxing: Shock KO win for Pavlik |
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Summary: Kelly Pavlik stops Jermain Taylor to claim the undisputed world middlewight title. |
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Yahoo News |
11:11pm PDT |
Magnitude 7.4 quake hits near New Zealand: agency
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A strong earthquake with an estimated
magnitude of 7.4 hit near New Zealand on Sunday, the Japan
Meteorological Agency said. |
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Yahoo News |
11:09pm PDT |
Quake near Guam sways buildings
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A strong earthquake swayed buildings on
the Pacific island of Guam on Sunday but there were no
immediate reports of damage and no tsunami alert was issued. |
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Yahoo News |
11:06pm PDT |
Secrecy shrouds U.N. peace mission to Myanmar
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An urgent United Nations mission to
bring Myanmar's ruling generals and their many foes to the
peace table was shrouded in secrecy on Sunday with no word on
progress from the country's new jungle capital. |
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Yahoo News |
10:16pm PDT |
UN envoy set to meet Myanmar junta leaders
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari was set to meet with Myanmar's ruling generals Sunday to convey worldwide outrage over a violent crackdown on anti-junta protests and seek a way out of the crisis. |
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BBC News |
10:08pm PDT |
Ecuador to vote for new assembly |
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Summary: Ecuador prepares to elect a new constituent assembly that could transform the way the country is run. |
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Yahoo News |
9:58pm PDT |
Byrum's kick helps Auburn upset Florida
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wes Byrum started celebrating before his kick even cleared the uprights. He knew it was good when it left his foot. For Auburn, it was actually perfect. For Florida, it was a kick where it hurt most. Byrum's 43-yard field goal as time expired lifted |
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Yahoo News |
9:56pm PDT |
Ukrainians begin voting for a new parliament
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Ukrainians began voting to chose a new
parliament on Sunday in an election that both President Viktor
Yushchenko and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich hope will
resolve months of political turmoil. |
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Yahoo News |
9:54pm PDT |
Woman dies after airport arrest
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A woman late to her plane became irate, was put in handcuffs and was later found dead in a holding cell, police said. Authorities were investigating Saturday if the woman choked herself while trying to get free from the handcuffs. |
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Yahoo News |
9:46pm PDT |
Gitmo detainees on Supreme Court docket
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Supreme Court is set to begin a term that could lead to enhanced rights for terrorism detainees, a ruling against part of a child pornography law and shorter prison terms for crack cocaine dealers. |
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BBC News |
9:45pm PDT |
Rivals seek Ukraine poll victory |
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Summary: Voting begins in Ukraine, where the president and prime minister both hope to win a parliamentary election. |
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Yahoo News |
9:42pm PDT |
Ukraine votes in tense contest to end turmoil
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Ukrainians voted Sunday in a snap parliamentary election meant to end months of political chaos, with pro-Western forces hoping to push their Russian-backed rival from power. |
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BBC News |
9:21pm PDT |
China appeals for calm in Burma |
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Summary: Burma's closest ally, China, makes its strongest call yet for the military regime to end its crackdown on protesters. |
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Yahoo News |
9:19pm PDT |
Large earthquake near Guam
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A strong earthquake with an estimated
magnitude of 7.1 hit near the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam on
Sunday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, but island media
said there were no immediate reports of injuries. |
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Yahoo News |
9:02pm PDT |
Auburn stuns Florida on late FG, 20-17
(AP)
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Summary: AP - On a day filled with upsets, Auburn turned in one of the biggest. |
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Yahoo News |
8:38pm PDT |
Magnitude 7.1 quake hits near Guam: Japan agency
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A strong earthquake with an estimated
magnitude of 7.1 hit near the U.S. territory of Guam in the
Pacific Ocean on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. |
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Yahoo News |
8:36pm PDT |
Bill Clinton joins Bono, Shakira in NYC
(AP)
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Summary: AP - After getting hundreds of pledges to tackle the world's problems at his philanthropic summit this past week, former President Bill Clinton did what any good host would: He threw a party. |
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Yahoo News |
8:05pm PDT |
North Korea nuclear talks seek disablement steps
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. envoy to talks on ending North
Korea's nuclear programs said on Sunday he was confident the
session could set out a path that would see the North making
good on its pledge to disable its atomic facilities. |
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BBC News |
7:56pm PDT |
Gingrich will not seek presidency |
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Summary: Republican Newt Gingrich says he will not run for the White House in next year's US presidential election. |
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Yahoo News |
7:54pm PDT |
Secrecy shrouds U.N. mission to Myanmar
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An urgent United Nations mission to
bring Myanmar's ruling generals and their many foes to the
peace table was shrouded in secrecy on Sunday with no word on
progress from the country's new jungle capital. |
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Yahoo News |
7:46pm PDT |
Bill Clinton hosts celebs for NYC talk
(AP)
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Summary: AP - After getting hundreds of pledges to tackle the world's problems at his philanthropic summit this past week, former President Bill Clinton did what any good host would: He threw a party. |
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Yahoo News |
7:23pm PDT |
Dengue fever surges in Latin America
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Dengue fever is spreading across Latin America and the Caribbean in one of the worst outbreaks in decades, causing agonizing joint pain for hundreds of thousands of people and killing nearly 200 so far this year. |
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Yahoo News |
7:21pm PDT |
Egypt lets stranded militants return to Gaza: Hamas
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Scores of Palestinian militants who had
been stranded in Egypt since Hamas seized Gaza in June returned
to the territory on Sunday, witnesses said, signaling possible
new accommodation between Cairo and the Islamist group. |
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Cnn.com |
7:09pm PDT |
Duke president apologizes to lacrosse team |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
7:02pm PDT |
Tories to make stamp duty pledge |
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Summary: The Conservatives are due to begin their conference with a pledge to abolish stamp duty for most first-time buyers. |
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Yahoo News |
6:59pm PDT |
Bomb wounds 12 tourists in Maldives
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A homemade bomb exploded near a mosque in
the Maldives' capital, Male, on Saturday, wounding 12 foreign
tourists in the remote Indian Ocean island chain best known for
luxury honeymoons and Hollywood star visitors. |
