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BBC News |
11:58pm PST |
NHS hospital parking 'to be free' |
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Summary: Hospital car parking charges are set to be scrapped at most NHS hospitals in Wales from 1 April. |
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Cnn.com |
11:55pm PST |
Crack felons filing for, getting early releases |
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Summary: New sentencing guidelines are expected to lead today to the early release of more than a dozen federal inmates convicted on crack-cocaine charges. About 1,600 federal inmates are eligible to ask a court to reduce their sentences because of a decision to m |
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Cnn.com |
11:55pm PST |
Some crack convicts due for early release |
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Summary: New sentencing guidelines were expected to lead Monday to the early release of more than a dozen federal inmates convicted on crack-cocaine charges.
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BBC News |
11:54pm PST |
Oscar winner 'has doubts' on 9/11 |
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Summary: Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard apparently admits to questioning what happened during 9/11. |
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BBC News |
11:51pm PST |
Brick attack 'third within hours' |
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Summary: An attack on a taxi driver in County Down which left him with head injuries is the third in hours, it is claimed. |
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11:45pm PST |
Services resume on damaged line |
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Summary: Services resume on the West Coast Main Line after the removal of containers which fell onto tracks in high winds. |
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Cnn.com |
11:45pm PST |
Landslide vote winner vows close Putin ties |
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Summary: With preliminary results showing he would likely win Sunday's presidential election by a landslide, Dmitry Medvedev vowed to work closely with the man who tapped him for the job, President Vladimir Putin.
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Yahoo News |
11:41pm PST |
Medvedev elected Russian president: election chief
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Dmitry Medvedev has been elected to succeed Vladimir Putin as president of Russia, according to results announced Monday by the central election commission. |
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BBC News |
11:37pm PST |
Burmese migrants found dead |
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Summary: Sri Lanka's navy finds 20 migrants from Burma and Bangladesh dead on a trawler drifting in the Bay Of Bengal. |
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BBC News |
11:25pm PST |
Medvedev 'to continue Putin work' |
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Summary: Dmitry Medvedev vows to continue Vladimir Putin's work after a landslide win in Russia's presidential poll. |
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Yahoo News |
11:17pm PST |
Russia's Medvedev vows to uphold Putin legacy
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Russia's next president Dmitry Medvedev
pledged to uphold Vladimir Putin's policies on Monday after a
big election win that critics said was stage-managed to let the
outgoing Kremlin leader keep his grip on power. |
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BBC News |
11:01pm PST |
Cricket: Harbhajan probed |
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Summary: India spinner Harbhajan Singh is under investigation after allegations that he made monkey gestures and spat at fans during their one-day win in Sydney. |
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BBC News |
10:49pm PST |
SDLP call for peace walls removal |
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Summary: Belfast people should not be resigned to long-term acceptance of peace walls, the SDLP says. |
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BBC News |
10:47pm PST |
Estate homes could get go-ahead |
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Summary: More than 200 homes look set to be given the go-ahead on National Trust land, despite local opposition. |
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Cnn.com |
10:42pm PST |
Israel begins withdrawal from Gaza |
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Summary: The Israeli military is ending offensive operations and withdrawing most of its troops from Gaza after five days of attacks, an Israel Defense Forces spokesman said Monday.
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Yahoo News |
10:41pm PST |
Edwards makes it 2 straight in Las Vegas
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Making his second visit in six days to Victory Lane, Carl Edwards triumphantly raised the glittering gold belt he earned at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In a town known for title fights, Edwards emerged as a heavyweight contender Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:39pm PST |
New 'Indiana Jones' trailer a smash hit
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Times sure have changed in the 19 years since Harrison Ford last donned the signature fedora of thrill-seeking archaeologist Indiana Jones. The viral spread of the trailer for "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" is proof of that. |
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BBC News |
10:27pm PST |
F1: Prost backs Hamilton |
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Summary: Fernando Alonso tells the BBC that his former McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton could win the title in 2008. |
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Yahoo News |
10:18pm PST |
U.N. council set to approve new Iran sanctions
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.N. Security Council is
expected to adopt a third round of sanctions against Iran for
its nuclear program on Monday, but diplomats said this might be
the first round that is not approved unanimously. |
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Yahoo News |
10:08pm PST |
Obama and Clinton neck and neck in Ohio, Texas
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hillary Clinton and rival Barack
Obama are running neck-and-neck in Ohio and Texas one day
before their crucial Democratic presidential showdowns,
according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle poll released
on Monday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:02pm PST |
Hamas claims Gaza "victory" as troops pull back
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Israeli troops pulled out of the Gaza
Strip on Monday after days of fighting that killed more than
100 people and drew an appeal from Washington to end violence
and rescue peace talks with the Palestinians. |
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BBC News |
9:59pm PST |
Rural living problems 'ignored' |
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Summary: Little has been done to address rural problems in England which have been highlighted for years, says a report. |
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Yahoo News |
9:58pm PST |
Obama adviser denies trade remarks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama's senior economic policy adviser said Sunday that Canadian government officials wrote an inaccurate portrayal of his private discussion on the campaign's trade policy in a memo obtained by The Associated Press. |
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BBC News |
9:55pm PST |
Overnight protest 'at EU treaty' |
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Summary: Two protesters scale a crane in Parliament Square in an apparent protest over the EU Treaty. |
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BBC News |
9:55pm PST |
Two EU protesters scale crane |
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Summary: Two protesters scale a crane in Parliament Square in an apparent protest over the EU Treaty. |
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BBC News |
9:55pm PST |
Two EU protestors scale crane |
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Summary: Two protesters scale a crane in Parliament Square in an apparent protest over the EU Treaty. |
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Yahoo News |
9:51pm PST |
Medvedev wins landslide in Russian election
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Dmitry Medvedev, President Vladimir Putin's hand-picked successor, won a landslide victory in Russia's presidential polls, preliminary results showed on Monday, as critics charged the vote was rigged. |
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BBC News |
9:51pm PST |
Israel pulls troops out of Gaza |
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Summary: Israeli troops leave northern Gaza after fighting that left more than 100 dead and drew concern worldwide. |
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Yahoo News |
9:47pm PST |
North Korea says war games threaten nuclear deal
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - North Korea on Monday said U.S. and South
Korean war games that started at the weekend could halt an
international deal designed to end the secretive state's
nuclear arms programme. |
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BBC News |
9:46pm PST |
Medvedev wins Russian presidency |
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Summary: Dmitry Medvedev vows to continue Vladimir Putin's work after a landslide win in Russia's presidential poll. |
