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6:54am PST |
Gang get life for '£5 bet' murder |
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Summary: A man and two youths are sentenced to a total of 55 years for the savage murder of a disabled man. |
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6:33am PST |
Police: Deadly toxin found at Las Vegas hotel |
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Summary: Police in Las Vegas, Nevada, are investigating the discovery of what they said is the deadly poison ricin in a hotel room. The substance is "100 percent ricin," said Capt. Joe Lombardo. "We don't know who [the ricin] belongs to or why it would be here at |
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6:24am PST |
Homeowner: 'It's very easy to outrun lava' |
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6:24am PST |
Turkey wraps up Iraq offensive, says objectives achieved
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Summary: AFP - The Turkish army ended its week-old ground offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Friday, saying its forces had pulled out after achieving their objectives. |
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6:15am PST |
Turkey withdraws troops from northern Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Turkey pulled its troops out of northern
Iraq on Friday, ending a major offensive against Kurdish PKK
rebels that Washington feared could spread conflict through the
region. |
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6:13am PST |
Consumer spending stalls in January
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Summary: AP - Consumer spending was essentially flat for the second straight month in January, raising new concerns about a possible recession. |
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6:13am PST |
Marine in Okinawa rape case released
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A U.S. Marine arrested earlier this month
on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl was released by the
Japanese authorities on Friday, a spokesman for the U.S.
military in Okinawa, southern Japan, said. |
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6:07am PST |
Plea for Iraq hostages' release |
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Summary: The stepmother of one of the five Britons being held hostage in Iraq makes an appeal to the kidnappers for their release. |
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6:05am PST |
Working carers 'to keep benefits' |
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Summary: Carers will be able to work and claim benefits under plans reportedly to be unveiled at Labour's spring conference. |
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6:05am PST |
Ex-presidents at Philippine rally |
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Summary: Two ex-presidents join protesters demanding the resignation of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo. |
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6:04am PST |
Man wins right to sun; judge orders trees cut |
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6:01am PST |
Man claims abuse at Jersey home |
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Summary: A man who spent time as a child at the Jersey care home where human remains were found alleges he was abused. |
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5:58am PST |
Clinton, Obama boast of millions raised
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton's struggling campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination is showing new signs of life ahead of must-win contests next week, finishing her best month of fundraising ever. But the campaign of her rival, Barack Obama, said |
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5:58am PST |
Rogue debt collectors -- how to fight them |
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Summary: If you've faced a financial catastrophe -- an illness or job layoff -- and you've fallen behind on some bills, you're well aware that debt collectors are eager to collect those payments.
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5:53am PST |
Body of model found in Paris river |
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5:41am PST |
Holyrood 'won't give back powers' |
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Summary: Scots Lib Dem leader Nicol Stephen says he will oppose any UK Government move to take powers from Holyrood. |
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5:40am PST |
Turkish troops move out of Iraq |
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Summary: Turkey's military says it has withdrawn troops from Iraq after a controversial operation against Kurdish rebels. |
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5:39am PST |
Consumer spending stalls
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Summary: AP - Consumer spending, after adjusting for inflation, was flat for the second straight month in January, raising new concerns about a possible recession. |
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5:36am PST |
Turkish troops pull out of Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Turkey's military says it has completed its goals against Kurdish rebels in Iraq and its troops have returned. The military says the units have returned to their bases as of this morning. |
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5:35am PST |
Toxin ricin found in Las Vegas hotel room: media
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Ricin, a deadly poison, was
discovered in a hotel room in Las Vegas but officials don't
believe the incident is terrorism-related, media reported on
Friday. |
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5:32am PST |
School choice 'fuels segregation' |
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Summary: School choice and the system of admissions is fuelling social segregation, says the chief schools adjudicator. |
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5:23am PST |
Report: Marine rape suspect released |
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5:23am PST |
Report: Marine charged with rape released |
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5:19am PST |
Turkey confirms its troops withdrawn from Northern Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Turkey's military General Staff said on
Friday that its troops had returned to bases in Turkey after a
major ground offensive against Kurdish PKK rebels in northern
Iraq. |
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5:16am PST |
Jolie sees benefit in US surge in Iraq
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Summary: AP - Actress and humanitarian activist Angelina Jolie said Thursday that the reinforcement of U.S. troops in Iraq has created an opportunity for humanitarian programs to boost assistance for Iraqi refugees. |
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5:14am PST |
Saddam Hussein cousin to be killed by March 28 |
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Summary: Iraq's president and two vice presidents approved the execution of Ali Hassan al-Majeed, who earned the nickname "Chemical Ali" for his role in a chemical weapons attack on Iraqi Kurds, a member of the Iraqi parliament said. A court has convicted al-Majee |
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5:14am PST |
'Chemical Ali' execution approved |
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Summary: Iraq's president and two vice presidents approved the execution of Ali Hassan al-Majeed, who earned the nickname "Chemical Ali" for his role in a chemical weapons attack on Iraqi Kurds, a member of the Iraqi parliament said. A court has convicted al-Majee |
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5:11am PST |
'Idol' fans nix 2 teens, wannabe rocker and a dad |
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5:11am PST |
'Idol' eliminates four more |
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5:11am PST |
Prince Harry being pulled from Afghanistan |
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Summary: Prince Harry is being withdrawn from Afghanistan immediately because of fear for his safety after news of his deployment was made public, the British defense ministry said today. The prince, third in line to the British throne, has been deployed to Afghan |
