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Yahoo News |
10:45am PST |
Simpson seeks dismissal of 6 charges
(AP)
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Summary: AP - O.J. Simpson filed court papers seeking dismissal of half the charges against him, saying prosecutors in Nevada failed to meet legal standards to prosecute him for kidnapping, robbery and conspiracy, his lawyer said Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:42am PST |
Kenyan rivals agree plan to end turmoil: Annan
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The parties of Kenya's feuding leaders agreed a joint roadmap Friday to end unrest that has claimed nearly 1,000 lives since last month's disputed presidential elections, former UN chief Kofi Annan said. |
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Yahoo News |
10:31am PST |
Job losses in January raise recession fears
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. employers cut payrolls for the
first time in 4-1/2 years in January, the Labor Department said
on Friday in a report that showed the slowing economy was at
growing risk of sliding into recession. |
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BBC News |
10:29am PST |
Kenyan parties agree 'peace plan' |
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Summary: Kenya's feuding political rivals agree a plan to end the violence in the country, says ex-UN chief Kofi Annan. |
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10:29am PST |
Drivers stranded as storms hit UK |
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Summary: Dozens of people are trapped in their cars by snow as bad weather continues to cause havoc in parts of the UK. |
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Yahoo News |
10:18am PST |
Conn. man tries to sell pot online
(AP)
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Summary: AP - If you're looking to sell high-grade marijuana, Craigslist may not be the place to do it. A man learned that the hard way when the "buyer" who contacted him turned out to be an undercover officer, Stamford police said. |
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10:18am PST |
Jay-Z confirmed for Glastonbury |
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Summary: US rapper Jay-Z is to headline this year's Glastonbury Festival, organiser Michael Eavis confirms. |
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BBC News |
10:09am PST |
Motorists rescued from snowdrifts |
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Summary: A rescue operation is mounted to help 200 motorists stranded in snowdrifts in County Durham. |
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10:08am PST |
DNA fears see terror charges fall |
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Summary: Two cases against men charged with dissident republican activity are dropped over low copy number testing fears. |
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10:02am PST |
Ledger's ex-fiancee 'heartbroken' |
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Summary: Michelle Williams, ex-partner of late actor Heath Ledger, asks to grieve in private, saying: "My heart is broken." |
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BBC News |
9:59am PST |
Football: Benjani faces wait |
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Summary: Portsmouth will have to wait until next week before they discover whether the Premier League will sanction Benjani's transfer to Man City. |
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9:56am PST |
Kenya's parties agree plan to stop violence
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Kenya's feuding parties agreed on
Friday to a four-point framework for talks they expect will
resolve a violent political crisis within 15 days, chief
mediator and former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said. |
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BBC News |
9:54am PST |
Alexander 'should list' donations |
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Summary: A Holyrood watchdog says Wendy Alexander needs to declare Labour leadership campaign donations. |
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Cnn.com |
9:54am PST |
Report hints at confession in Holloway case |
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9:44am PST |
Germany rejects US troops appeal |
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Summary: Germany turns down a US appeal to send more troops to Afghanistan, amid signs of strain in the Nato mission. |
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9:44am PST |
Germany rejects troops appeal |
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Summary: Germany turns down a US appeal to send more troops to Afghanistan, amid signs of strain in the Nato mission. |
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Yahoo News |
9:44am PST |
Bush sees 'troubling signs' for economy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush prodded Congress to pass an economic stimulus package Friday, pointing to "troubling signs" in a new report that ended a 52-month streak of national job growth. |
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Yahoo News |
9:40am PST |
Bush sees serious signs U.S. economy is weakening
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush
on Friday said there were troubling signs of economic weakening
and urged Congress to move on a stimulus package to help prop
up the economy, which has been hit by a housing slump and
credit crisis. |
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Cnn.com |
9:34am PST |
3rd undersea Internet cable cut in Mideast |
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Summary: Repair ships are going to the site of two undersea cables which were damaged this week, snarling Internet and phone traffic across the Middle East and parts of Asia, the cables' owner said Friday.
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Yahoo News |
9:29am PST |
Obama and Clinton say jobs drop shows need for jolt
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential candidates
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama called on Friday for Congress
to broaden its planned stimulus package after new data showed a
drop in U.S. employment. |
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Yahoo News |
9:26am PST |
Payrolls drop for first time since 2003
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Nervous employers cut 17,000 jobs in January — the first such reduction in more than four years and a fresh sign that the economy is in danger of stalling. |
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BBC News |
9:15am PST |
PM's boost for school sports |
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Summary: Prime minister Gordon Brown announces an initiative to encourage children to do more sport in school. |
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9:15am PST |
Text driver faces jail over death |
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Summary: A woman is convicted of causing death by dangerous driving after she drove into a cyclist while texting. |
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Cnn.com |
9:12am PST |
Bush: 'Troubling signs' for economy |
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BBC News |
9:02am PST |
Twin bombs kill scores in Baghdad |
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Summary: Two mentally disabled women were used to carry bombs that were detonated remotely in Baghdad, officials say. |
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BBC News |
9:00am PST |
Liberia in record cocaine seizure |
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Summary: About 2.5 tonnes of cocaine - Liberia's largest ever haul - is seized from a ship off the Atlantic coast. |
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BBC News |
8:56am PST |
Burglar jailed for widow attack |
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Summary: A man who beat a 76-year-old widow unconscious in her own home will spent at least eight years in jail. |
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Cnn.com |
8:55am PST |
Official: Mentally disabled women blown up |
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Summary: Two mentally disabled women were strapped with explosives today and sent into busy Baghdad markets, where they were blown up by remote control, a top Iraqi government official said. The bombs killed at least 98 people and wounded more than 200 at two popu |
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8:48am PST |
Female bombers strike markets in Baghdad
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Remote-controlled explosives strapped to two mentally retarded women detonated in a coordinated attack on Baghdad pet bazaars Friday, police and Iraqi officials said, killing at least 73 people in the deadliest day since the U.S. sent 30,000 extra tr |
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Yahoo News |
8:46am PST |
U.S. loses jobs for first time in 4-1/2 years
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. employers cut payrolls for the
first time in 4-1/2 years in January, the government said on
Friday, though a later report showing a modest revival in
manufacturing activity took some sting from the job losses. |
