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Yahoo News |
11:59pm PST |
China battles "coldest winter in 100 years"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Millions remained stranded in
China on Monday ahead of the biggest holiday of the year as
parts of the country suffered their coldest winter in a
century. |
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Yahoo News |
11:51pm PST |
First-timers excel in Super Bowl ads
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Super Bowl can be a scary but rewarding place, and not just for the football players. This year several first-time advertisers, including Planters nuts, showed they've got what it takes to compete with marketing powerhouses like Anheuser-Busch In |
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Yahoo News |
11:34pm PST |
Sri Lanka 'winning war' against Tamil Tigers: president
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Summary: AFP - Sri Lanka's president insisted Monday his government was winning the war against Tamil Tiger rebels as the island marked its 60th anniversary of independence after a bloody weekend of violence. |
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BBC News |
11:33pm PST |
Husband of make-up artist bailed |
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Summary: The husband of a missing make-up artist who was arrested on suspicion of murder is released on bail. |
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Yahoo News |
11:12pm PST |
Rebels say they're out of Chad capital
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Chadian rebels said Monday they had voluntarily withdrawn from Chad's capital overnight, but it was unclear if they succumbed to the helicopter gunships and tanks deployed by government forces. |
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Cnn.com |
11:11pm PST |
Giant surprise: New York stuns Pats in Super Bowl |
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Summary: The New York Giants won Super Bowl XLII with a last-minute touchdown, upsetting the New England Patriots' hopes of becoming the first team in the NFL to complete a season undefeated since 1972.
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11:08pm PST |
US admits killing Iraqi civilians |
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Summary: Nine Iraqi civilians, including a child, were killed during raids south of Baghdad, the US military admits. |
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11:04pm PST |
Sex trafficked victims 'missing' |
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Summary: The UK government admits it does not know where some women rescued after being trafficked for sex are now. |
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11:00pm PST |
Google troubled by Microsoft move |
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Summary: Internet giant Google has urged regulators to scrutinise Microsoft's proposed move to buy Yahoo. |
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10:48pm PST |
Man questioned over city stabbing |
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Summary: A 26-year-old man is stabbed several times in a weekend attack close to the Falls Road in west Belfast. |
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Yahoo News |
10:41pm PST |
Candidates campaign from coast to coast
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The top presidential candidates and their big-name supporters campaigned from coast to coast Sunday, but one contender seemed atop everyone's mind: Hillary Rodham Clinton. |
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10:38pm PST |
Chad rebels 'pushed from capital' |
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Summary: Chadian rebels are pushed back from the capital N'Djamena, which they had seized over the weekend. |
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Yahoo News |
10:08pm PST |
Obama expands lead on Clinton in California
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential contender
Barack Obama opened narrow leads on Hillary Clinton in
California and Missouri one day before crucial "Super Tuesday"
nominating contests in 24 states, according to a
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Mo |
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10:03pm PST |
Family finances 'being squeezed' |
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Summary: Family finances are being hit as bills and taxes rise faster than incomes, a centre-right think tank warns. |
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Yahoo News |
9:54pm PST |
Creatures rule in Super Bowl ad bonanza
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It was an epic battle of the creatures Sunday night in the Super Bowl ads, ranging from the cute to the menacing to the inexplicably rhythmic. A band of lizard-like reptiles cutting the rug to Michael Jackson's "Thriller"? Hey, it's the Super Bowl. |
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BBC News |
9:45pm PST |
Huge crowds flock to Rio carnival |
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Summary: Thousands of people join in with carnival celebrations in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. |
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Yahoo News |
9:32pm PST |
Suicide blast in Pakistan kills six
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A suicide bomber on a motorbike rammed into a minibus carrying security personnel, detonating a blast Monday that killed at least six people in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, police said. |
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9:29pm PST |
Tories demand 'bugging' statement |
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Summary: The Tories demand a Commons statement on how police may have eavesdropped on an MP. |
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Yahoo News |
9:27pm PST |
Children caught in middle during wars
(AP)
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Summary: AP - U.S. military hospitals treated a significant number of wounded and sick children in the early years of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, a new study finds, and military doctors say children keep arriving at their hospitals today. |
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Yahoo News |
9:27pm PST |
Giants shock Patriots to win Super Bowl
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The New York Giants achieved
one of the biggest upsets in NFL history with a 17-14 victory
over the previously undefeated New England Patriots in the
Super Bowl on Sunday. |
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BBC News |
9:20pm PST |
Make-up artist case man released |
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Summary: A 51-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering a missing make-up artist is released on bail. |
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BBC News |
9:14pm PST |
China weather crisis to continue |
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Summary: Snow storms stranding millions of travellers are a severe disaster that will last for several days, leaders warn. |
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Yahoo News |
9:07pm PST |
Chemicals in baby products raise concern
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose infants to chemicals that have been linked with possible reproductive problems, a small study suggests. |
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Yahoo News |
9:05pm PST |
Yahoo may consider Google alliance, source says
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Yahoo Inc would consider
a business alliance with Google Inc as one way to rebuff a
$44.6 billion takeover proposal by Microsoft, a source familiar
with Yahoo's strategy said on Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:46pm PST |
Md. boy admits killing parents, brothers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A 15-year-old boy fatally shot his parents and two younger brothers as they slept, then spent more than 12 hours with friends before returning home and calling 911 to report that his father was dead, police said Sunday. |
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BBC News |
8:45pm PST |
Ministers target GPs over hours |
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Summary: Ministers are writing to every GP in England urging them to accept plans for extended opening hours. |
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Yahoo News |
8:42pm PST |
Suicide blast in Pakistan kills 6
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A suicide bomber on a motorbike rammed into a minibus carrying security personnel, detonating a blast Monday that killed at least six people in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi, police said. |
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Cnn.com |
8:39pm PST |
Suspect on video: Holloway body dumped at sea |
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Summary: An investigative judge said Sunday that sufficient reason exists to reopen the inquiry against Joran van der Sloot, a suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway from the island of Aruba.
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Cnn.com |
8:39pm PST |
Holloway suspect denies taped 'confession' |
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Summary: An investigative judge said Sunday that sufficient reason exists to reopen the inquiry against Joran van der Sloot, a suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway from the island of Aruba.
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BBC News |
8:39pm PST |
Thousands of soldiers 'off sick' |
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Summary: Up to one in 14 soldiers may be unfit for active service through sickness or injury, MoD figures suggest. |
