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BBC News |
1:27am PST |
Ministers launch fluoride drive |
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Summary: Health Secretary Alan Johnson calls for fluoride to be added to England's water supplies as a key means of tackling tooth decay. |
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Yahoo News |
1:19am PST |
Texas Tech coach Bob Knight resigns
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Bob Knight promised that when he finally decided to call it quits at Texas Tech it would be hard to find him. |
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BBC News |
1:13am PST |
Cricket: England defeat Kiwis |
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Summary: Dimitri Mascarenhas hits four sixes in a row as England beat New Zealand by 32 runs in a Twenty20 international. |
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BBC News |
1:11am PST |
Safety fears of bug row officer |
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Summary: An ex-policeman who said he bugged an MP's visit to a jailed constituent says his life is now at risk. |
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BBC News |
1:11am PST |
MP bug policeman's safety fears |
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Summary: An ex-policeman who said he bugged an MP's visit to a jailed constituent says his life is now at risk. |
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Yahoo News |
1:10am PST |
Kenya death toll hits 1,000, parties talk
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The death toll from Kenya's
post-election bloodletting has risen to 1,000, the Red Cross
said on Tuesday, as political rivals began the toughest part of
their negotiations so far. |
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BBC News |
1:05am PST |
200 jobs created at medical firm |
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Summary: A major expansion is announced for a biotech company based at a former slate quarry. |
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BBC News |
12:52am PST |
Jobs boost after plane seats deal |
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Summary: A Kilkeel company secures a multi-million dollar contract and the promise of at least 100 new jobs for the area. |
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Cnn.com |
12:49am PST |
Biggest Super Tuesday prize could be delayed |
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Summary: People hoping to stay awake long enough to see who wins California's primary might have a very long night because of what could be record-breaking voter turnout and a change back to paper ballots. Because of concerns over reliability, California decertifi |
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BBC News |
12:48am PST |
Row over MRSA blood tests |
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Summary: The government is close to hitting its MRSA target, but is accused of manipulating the data. |
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Yahoo News |
12:37am PST |
Heavy fighting resumes in Chad's capital
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Chadian rebels renewed their assault on the capital of this oil-rich central African country Monday, and tens of thousands of people fled as gunfire crackled and artillery shells exploded across the city. |
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Yahoo News |
12:36am PST |
Americans overseas head to polls
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Americans living overseas started lining up in hotels and coffee shops Tuesday to vote for Democratic candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential elections, while others — for the first time ever — cast ballots online. |
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BBC News |
12:33am PST |
Man is charged over city stabbing |
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Summary: A 19-year-old man is charged with attempted murder and making threats after a stabbing in west Belfast. |
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BBC News |
12:30am PST |
House prices unchanged |
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Summary: The Halifax - the UK's biggest mortgage lender - says house prices were unchanged in January. |
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Yahoo News |
12:28am PST |
Congress looks askance at Bush's budget
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrats, already looking ahead to the next White House occupant, quickly relegated President Bush's final budget to the ash bin of history, saying his proposals to rein in spending on programs are untenable and won't happen. |
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BBC News |
12:28am PST |
Final fight for fall death family |
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Summary: The family of a man who died after a balcony fall in Greece begin their last legal bid to convict three doctors. |
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Yahoo News |
12:22am PST |
Britain's Prince Andrew attacks Bush on Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Britain's Prince Andrew launched a sharp
attack on Tuesday on President George W. Bush for failing to
listen to Britain during the conflict in Iraq. |
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Yahoo News |
12:22am PST |
Voters to get chaotic presidential race
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton fought for a breakout in their eyeball-to-eyeball Democratic duel while Republican John McCain hoped to bury his rival's presidential hopes in a blur of voting Tuesday from Alaska to the Atlantic. |
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BBC News |
12:15am PST |
Home size to decide water bills |
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Summary: Water bills will depend on the size of customer homes under a new billing system from Thames Water. |
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Cnn.com |
12:13am PST |
11 workers die restoring power in China |
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Summary: Eleven electrical workers have died while trying to restore power to Chinese provinces that were plunged into darkness by the country's worst snow storm in 50 years, the state media reported Tuesday.
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Cnn.com |
12:11am PST |
Spears' manager barred, dad's control extended |
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