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5:11pm PST |
Ill. strip-mall killings remain unsolved
(AP)
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Summary: AP - There have been memorials and funerals and efforts to move on in the month since a gunman killed four shoppers and a store manager at a suburban Chicago strip mall. |
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5:10pm PST |
New 'Indiana Jones' trailer is 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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Cnn.com |
5:06pm PST |
Next Russian leader: I'll work with Putin |
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Summary: With preliminary results showing he will likely win Sunday's presidential election in a landslide, Dmitry Medvedev vowed to work closely with the man who tapped him for the job, President Vladimir Putin.
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Cnn.com |
5:06pm PST |
Next Russian leader: I'll work closely with Putin |
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Summary: With preliminary results showing he will likely win Sunday's presidential election in a landslide, Dmitry Medvedev vowed to work closely with the man who tapped him for the job, President Vladimir Putin.
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5:04pm PST |
Medvedev vows to uphold Putin's legacy
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Russia's next president Dmitry Medvedev
pledged to uphold Vladimir Putin's policies on Monday after
winning an election critics said was stage-managed to let the
outgoing Kremlin leader keep his grip on power. |
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4:56pm PST |
FSA warning on risk 'deficient' |
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Summary: UK financial regulators must beef up the way they monitor banks, a report into the credit crunch says. |
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4:47pm PST |
NHS smoking ban 'flouted daily' |
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Summary: Smoking bans are being routinely flouted in many NHS hospitals in England, researchers say. |
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4:46pm PST |
Iran blames US for Iraq 'terror' |
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Summary: On his landmark visit to Iraq, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accuses the US of provoking terrorism. |
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4:42pm PST |
Medvedev vows to pursue Putin's policies
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Dmitry Medvedev was elected as Russia's
next president after a vote on Sunday that will preserve the
power of his mentor Vladimir Putin but which opponents said was
unfair. |
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BBC News |
4:38pm PST |
School choice 'misleading phrase' |
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Summary: Schools organisations are calling on politicians to end the "misleading rhetoric" of school choice. |
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4:38pm PST |
'Many struggle' with arithmetic |
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Summary: A quarter of adults have difficulties with mental arithmetic, a survey suggests. |
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4:28pm PST |
Chavez orders embassy closed in Colombia
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Hugo Chavez ordered tanks and thousands of troops on Sunday to the border with Colombia, accusing it of pushing South America to the brink of war by killing a top rebel leader on Ecuadorean soil. |
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4:17pm PST |
Housing crisis puts off first-time buyers
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - For decades, buying a home was a key
step on the path to financial security for the American middle
class. |
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BBC News |
4:16pm PST |
Major crackdown on gang violence |
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Summary: Violence, football hooliganism and public order is to be tackled in a major crackdown on gangs. |
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4:14pm PST |
New al-Qaida book defends violence
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader wrote a book published Sunday on militant Islamic Web sites in which he slams radical militants who have disavowed armed struggle and turned their backs on violence. |
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4:10pm PST |
Medvedev wins landslide in Russian election: preliminary results
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Dmitry Medvedev, President Vladimir Putin's hand-picked successor, won a landslide victory in Russian presidential polls on Sunday according to preliminary results, as opponents charged the vote was rigged. |
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4:08pm PST |
Stewart limps off after wreck in Vegas
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Two-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart bruised his foot, but was otherwise fine following a frightening crash Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. |
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3:47pm PST |
Palestinians suspend talks with Israel
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Palestinian president suspended peace talks Sunday as Israel brushed off international criticism and vowed to press ahead with its Gaza offensive until militants halt rocket attacks. |
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3:14pm PST |
Els claims first PGA victory since 2004
(AP)
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Summary: AP - This time, Ernie Els could enjoy someone else's final-round misfortune. Ending nearly a four-year drought between PGA Tour victories, Els shot a 3-under 67 Sunday to win The Honda Classic. He finished at 6 under, one shot better than Luke Donald (71) |
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3:13pm PST |
Russia's Medvedev vows to pursue Putin policies
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Dmitry Medvedev was elected as Russia's
next president after a vote on Sunday that will preserve the
power of his mentor Vladimir Putin but which opponents said was
unfair. |
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BBC News |
3:09pm PST |
Tories plan more prison places |
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Summary: The Tories say they would build 5,000 extra prison places in England and Wales, to ease overcrowding. |
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2:38pm PST |
Clinton races to Ohio primary
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton argued Sunday that her campaign is "about solutions," not feelings, as she swept through Ohio on an intense push two days before the state's presidential primary. |
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2:33pm PST |
UK military chiefs wary of Harry frontline return
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Britain's Prince Harry is keen to return
to the frontline in Afghanistan "very, very soon" but military
chiefs fear that could pose a major security headache. |
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Yahoo News |
2:16pm PST |
Obama slams Clinton on homestretch
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrat Barack Obama worked to fend off an intensified attack on his foreign policy credentials from rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday as their paths crossed two days ahead of a potentially race-ending showdown in Ohio and Texas. |
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Cnn.com |
2:06pm PST |
'Raw Politics': Iraq debate cuts both ways |
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Summary: Americans have decided about the war in Iraq, and they don't like it. Too much sacrifice, they say. Too much death, too many wounded, too little hope for a good end. Two-thirds oppose our involvement.
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1:58pm PST |
Putin, Medvedev side-by-side after poll victory
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Dmitry Medvedev was elected as Russia's
next president, early results showed on Sunday, after a vote
that will preserve the power of his mentor President Vladimir
Putin but which opponents said was unfair. |
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Yahoo News |
1:54pm PST |
Abbas suspends talks but Israel presses on in Gaza
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
suspended peace negotiations with Israel on Sunday, demanding
it end an offensive in the Gaza Strip that has killed more than
100 Palestinians, many of them civilians. |
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Cnn.com |
1:52pm PST |
'Semi-Pro' scores at box office |
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1:48pm PST |
Israeli city shocked as rockets hit
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Residents of this beachside city are still coming to terms with being on the front lines of Israel's battle against Hamas militants. |
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Yahoo News |
1:13pm PST |
Obama slams Clinton on homestrech
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrat Barack Obama worked to fend off an intensified attack on his foreign policy credentials from rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday as their paths crossed two days ahead of a potentially race-ending showdown in Ohio and Texas. |
