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Yahoo News |
2:31pm PST |
Study of hormone therapy shows some risks persist
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A follow-up analysis of women taking
hormone replacement therapy found that their heightened risk of
breast cancer persisted even after they stopped taking the drug
combination, researchers said on Tuesday. |
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Cnn.com |
2:30pm PST |
Clinton hopes for wins, McCain looks to clinch |
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Summary: Voters in four states head to the polls today in what some analysts are calling "Critical Tuesday" for the Democrats. Hillary Clinton must win Texas and Ohio to stay competitive with Barack Obama. This also could be the day John McCain secures the GOP nom |
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BBC News |
2:21pm PST |
Voters turn out for key US polls |
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Summary: Americans are voting in what could be the most important day so far in the races to stand for US president. |
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Yahoo News |
1:46pm PST |
California's top court must rule on gay marriage
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The California Supreme Court
appeared divided over gay marriage on Tuesday during nearly
four hours of oral arguments on the contentious issue that
experts said could impact gay rights nationwide. |
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BBC News |
1:44pm PST |
Late goals clinch Arsenal victory |
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Summary: Arsenal strike twice late on to sink AC Milan and reach the Champions League quarter-finals. |
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Yahoo News |
1:33pm PST |
Hormone use linked to cancer risks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The first follow-up of a landmark study of hormone use after menopause shows heart problems linked with the pills seem to fade after women stop taking them, while surprising new cancer risks appear. |
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Yahoo News |
1:33pm PST |
Military: Iran supporting Iraq militias
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Military officials accused Iran on Tuesday of continuing to train and arm insurgents in Iraq, while U.S. lawmakers said they were disappointed that Baghdad opened up its doors to the Islamic Republic's top leader. |
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Yahoo News |
1:29pm PST |
Ohio: Crucial now and in fall campaign
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The presidential spotlight shines on this Midwestern state every four years, and for good reason. As Ohio goes, so goes the nation — at least for the past 44 years. |
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Yahoo News |
1:28pm PST |
'Tired' Brett Favre ends dazzling career
(AP)
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Summary: AP - After flirting with retirement for years, Brett Favre means it this time. The Green Bay Packers quarterback quit after a 17-season career in which he dazzled fans with his grit, heart and rocket of an arm. |
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Yahoo News |
1:27pm PST |
Harvard tries women-only gym hours
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Harvard University has banned men from one of its gyms for a few hours a week, a move to accomodate Muslim women who, for religious and cultural reasons, cannot exercise comfortably in their presence. |
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1:26pm PST |
Vt. town votes on Bush 'indictment'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Voters in this southern Vermont town were deciding Tuesday whether to approve a measure calling for the indictment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney on charges of violating the Constitution. |
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1:24pm PST |
Hernandez to stay on 'Idol' despite past
(AP)
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Summary: AP - David Hernandez won't be stripped of his chance to compete on "American Idol." A person close to the show, who is not authorized to comment publicly and asked not to be identified, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that there were no plans to remo |
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Cnn.com |
1:20pm PST |
Clinton looks for comeback victories |
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Summary: Voters in four states head to the polls today in what some analysts are calling "Critical Tuesday" for the Democrats. Hillary Clinton must win Texas and Ohio to stay competitive with Barack Obama. This also could be the day John McCain secures the GOP nom |
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BBC News |
1:06pm PST |
Life sentence prisoner absconds |
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Summary: A man jailed for kidnapping and attempted rape has absconded while attending a pre-release course. |
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Cnn.com |
1:04pm PST |
Declaw your cats -- or not |
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12:38pm PST |
New Israeli Gaza incursion overshadows Rice peace push
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Israel launched a new incursion into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, overshadowing a new peace push by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who was holding talks at the time in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. |
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Yahoo News |
12:30pm PST |
Stocks pull off lows on Amazon, Cisco
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Stocks came well off their lows Tuesday after comments from Amazon.com Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. buoyed investor enthusiasm, offsetting concerns about troubling outlooks for Citigroup Inc. and Intel Corp. |
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Cnn.com |
11:37am PST |
Another make-or-break, do-or-die primary day |
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Summary: Voters in four states head to the polls today in what some analysts are calling "Critical Tuesday" for the Democrats. Hillary Clinton must win Texas and Ohio to stay competitive with Barack Obama. This also could be the day John McCain secures the GOP nom |
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Yahoo News |
11:37am PST |
Iran may be biggest threat to Iraq: U.S. general
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran may pose the greatest long-term
threat to Iraq's stability, a U.S. general said on Tuesday, the
day after Iran's president wrapped up a visit to Baghdad. |
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Yahoo News |
11:36am PST |
Stocks sink on bleak corporate forecasts
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Stocks tumbled Tuesday as troubling outlooks for Citigroup Inc. and Intel Corp. again underscored for investors that U.S. companies, led by the financial sector, are getting hit by a weak economy. The major indexes each gave up more than 1 percent, w |
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Cnn.com |
11:29am PST |
Dungeons & Dragons creator dies |
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Cnn.com |
11:29am PST |
Police: Memphis killer of 6 still at large |
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Summary: Six people were killed, including two children, in a home Monday in Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said. Three other children were wounded.
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Yahoo News |
11:28am PST |
Abbas won't resume peace talks now
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S.-backed Palestinian president rebuffed the Bush administration's request Tuesday to quickly end a walkout of peace talks with Israel, saying Israeli military bombardment of civilians in the Gaza Strip is unacceptable under any circumstance. |
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BBC News |
11:25am PST |
DJ told to 'go home with mother' |
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Summary: DJ Andy Kershaw is urged to leave the Isle of Man and live with his mother after he is arrested for harassing his former partner. |
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Yahoo News |
11:20am PST |
Bush backs Colombia over Venezuela "provocation"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush backed
Colombia on Tuesday in an escalating Andean crisis as
Venezuelan troops moved to the border and Colombia accused
President Hugo Chavez of genocide for supporting rebels. |
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Yahoo News |
11:11am PST |
New Israel Gaza incursion overshadows Rice peace push
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Israel launched a new incursion into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday overshadowing a new peace push by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who was holding Jerusalem talks with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the time. |
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Cnn.com |
11:02am PST |
Gary Gygax, Dungeons & Dragons creator, dies |
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Yahoo News |
11:02am PST |
Obama guns for Clinton on 'Super Tuesday II'
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Voters in Ohio and Texas held the White House dreams of Hillary Clinton in their hands Tuesday as Barack Obama battled to knock the tenacious former first lady out of the bitter Democratic race. |
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BBC News |
10:48am PST |
Mayor's race adviser steps down |
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Summary: The Mayor of London's senior aide and chief race adviser Lee Jasper resigns. |
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Yahoo News |
10:34am PST |
Abbas holds back on resuming peace talks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice failed to win a public commitment from
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to resume peace
talks with Israel. |
