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9:35am PST |
Missing couple 'were inseparable' |
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Summary: The brother of a County Antrim woman who is missing along with her husband says they were inseparable. |
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Yahoo News |
9:28am PST |
Big Ben signs 8-year deal with Steelers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ben Roethlisberger signed an eight-year extension worth $102 million with the Pittsburgh Steelers that makes him one of the NFL's highest-paid players. |
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Cnn.com |
9:24am PST |
Iran's president: No one likes Americans |
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Summary: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, heading home after a two-day visit to Iraq, again touted his country's closer relations with Iraq and reiterated his criticism of the United States.
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Yahoo News |
9:13am PST |
Criticism and protests mar Medvedev's election win
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Kremlin candidate Dmitry Medvedev swept
to an easy victory as Russia's next president but Western
criticism of the vote and scattered street protests took some
of the shine off his win. |
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9:10am PST |
Critics, arrests overshadow Medvedev landslide
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Western criticism and dozens of opposition arrests in Moscow on Monday overshadowed Dmitry Medvedev's presidential election triumph to replace Russian leader Vladimir Putin. |
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BBC News |
9:07am PST |
UK mulling fuel poverty voucher |
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Summary: The government is considering a voucher scheme to help people pay fuel bills, the BBC learns. |
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9:06am PST |
Tories planning new prison places |
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Summary: The Conservatives unveil plans to shake up the prison system - including a big increase in capacity. |
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Yahoo News |
8:53am PST |
Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia seek support in crisis
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Venezuela, Ecuador and
Colombia all sought international backing on Monday in a crisis
that raised the specter of war after Venezuela and Ecuador
deployed troops to the Colombian border. |
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Cnn.com |
8:50am PST |
McCain looks to clinch GOP nomination |
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Summary: Sen. John McCain could clinch the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, but Mike Huckabee refuses to call it quits.
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Yahoo News |
8:45am PST |
US strikes Somali town, targets al-Qaida
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S. military attacked a "known al-Qaida terrorist" in southern Somalia, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday. |
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Cnn.com |
8:42am PST |
Homes burn on 'Street of Dreams' |
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Summary: Five luxury homes burned today north of Seattle in what could be a case of ecoterrorism, officials said. A sign with the letters "ELF" was found in the "Street of Dreams" development. ELF may stand for Earth Liberation Front, which the FBI has called an e |
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8:41am PST |
Girl, 15, guilty of knife murder |
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Summary: A 15-year-old girl who stabbed a young mother to death after drinking heavily is found guilty of murder. |
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Yahoo News |
8:28am PST |
Steelers extend Roethlisberger contract
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ben Roethlisberger signed a new contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers that makes him one of the NFL's highest paid players. |
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Yahoo News |
8:11am PST |
Kid Rock pleads not guilty to battery
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Kid Rock has pleaded not guilty to a charge of battery from a fight at a Waffle House in Atlanta. |
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Yahoo News |
8:06am PST |
Clinton suggests she'll stay in the race
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Monday she'll press on with the campaign after Tuesday's crucial primaries, arguing that momentum is on her side despite 11 straight losses to rival Sen. Barack Obama. |
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BBC News |
8:03am PST |
Court bans veiled terror suspect |
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Summary: A court in Austria excludes a Muslim woman from her trial on terror charges because she refuses to remove her veil. |
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Cnn.com |
7:47am PST |
Soap opera fans want male teen lovers to kiss |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
7:47am PST |
Soap fans: We want more of gay story |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
7:35am PST |
Indian freed after 35 years' jail |
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Summary: The Pakistani government release an Indian man who had been in prison on death row for 35 years. |
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7:32am PST |
Jagger 'escaped gang murder plot' |
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Summary: Sir Mick Jagger escaped an assassination attempt at the hands of Hells Angels in 1969, a BBC documentary says. |
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7:25am PST |
More items taken in Jersey search |
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Summary: More items are removed from the former children's home in Jersey at the centre of an abuse investigation. |
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7:19am PST |
Oil jumps to new record on dollar's fall
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil prices surged to a new record high Monday as the dollar weakened to another low against the euro. |
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Cnn.com |
7:15am PST |
Today's forecast: Tornadoes, giant hail, snow |
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7:10am PST |
Porn baron Raymond dies |
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Summary: Porn baron and property magnate Paul Raymond has died, the Paul Raymond Organisation says. |
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Cnn.com |
7:07am PST |
Stocks sluggish in early going |
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Summary: Stocks slipped Monday morning as investors braced for a key manufacturing reading and watched the dollar slide against a range of currencies.
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7:04am PST |
Ahmadinejad in Baghdad tells U.S. to quit Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
used a historic visit to Baghdad on Monday to tell the United
States to get out of Iraq and the region, saying its presence
there had brought only destruction and division. |
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BBC News |
7:04am PST |
Japan seeks new allies on whaling |
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Summary: Japan looks for new supporters for its pro-hunting position, ahead of a major meeting on whaling. |
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Yahoo News |
7:00am PST |
US says it hits Somali terrorist target
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S. launched an airstrike Monday on a Somali town held by Islamic extremists to go after a group of terrorist suspects, U.S. defense officials said. |
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BBC News |
7:00am PST |
Superb Murray overcomes Federer |
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Summary: Britain's Andy Murray defeats world number one Roger Federer in the first round at the Dubai Championships. |
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Yahoo News |
6:53am PST |
Criticism overshadows Medvedev's landslide triumph
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The West cast doubt on Russia's presidential election Monday after Dmitry Medvedev won a landslide victory and vowed to follow the course set by outgoing leader Vladimir Putin. |
