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10:22am PST |
Voting starts in key US primaries |
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Summary: Four states cast ballots that may determine the Democratic and Republican candidates for US president. |
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Yahoo News |
10:19am PST |
Ohio, Texas could decide Democratic race
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton contested primaries in Ohio, Texas and two other states on Tuesday, the front-runner and his pursuer in a riveting race for the Democratic presidential nomination. John McCain reached out for the Republican del |
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10:18am PST |
'Big shift' to rail urged for UK |
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Summary: The UK needs to shift much of its road traffic onto the railways to curb greenhouse gas emissions, a report urges. |
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10:16am PST |
Brett Favre retiring: 'I'm just tired' |
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Cnn.com |
10:16am PST |
Brett Favre: 'I'm just tired' |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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10:13am PST |
Bush optimistic of Mid-East peace |
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Summary: The US president says he is still optimistic there will be a Middle East peace deal before he leaves office. |
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10:08am PST |
Russia deepens Ukraine gas cuts |
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Summary: Russia has cut supplies of gas to Ukraine by a further 25%, following a dispute between both nations. |
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Cnn.com |
10:08am PST |
Video appears to show Marine abuse pup |
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Summary: The military is investigating a "shocking and deplorable" YouTube video that seems to show a Marine throwing a puppy off a rocky cliff.
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Cnn.com |
10:08am PST |
Video appears to show Marine abusing puppy |
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Summary: The military is investigating a "shocking and deplorable" YouTube video that seems to show a Marine throwing a puppy off a rocky cliff.
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10:07am PST |
Paisley to quit as first minister |
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Summary: Ian Paisley says he will stand down as Northern Ireland's first minister and leader of the DUP in May. |
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10:04am PST |
Green Bay QB Favre retires
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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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Cnn.com |
9:59am PST |
More make-or-break primaries |
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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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Cnn.com |
9:58am PST |
11 inches of snow -- in March -- in Arkansas |
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9:58am PST |
Snow closes Arkansas schools |
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9:55am PST |
Army probes Iraqi woman's death |
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Summary: The British army is investigating claims an Iraqi woman was killed and three children wounded by a shell fired from its Basra base. |
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9:53am PST |
Packers' great Favre retires
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett
Favre has retired after 17 record-breaking seasons, saying the
stress of living up to his high standards had become too much. |
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9:46am PST |
Rugby U: Cipriani, Mears to start |
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Summary: Danny Cipriani, Tom Croft and Lee Mears will start for England in their RBS Six Nations clash with Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday. |
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Cnn.com |
9:42am PST |
Dad swapping kid's meal toy killed in Wendy's |
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9:42am PST |
Man held over 'bin Laden links' |
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Summary: A man from Northern Ireland is in custody in the US after an incident onboard a flight from Atlanta to Dublin. |
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9:14am PST |
Dispute mediator votes for strike |
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Summary: Staff at labour conciliation service Acas vote for a programme of strike action in a row over pay. |
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9:13am PST |
Car maker invests £88m on Deeside |
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Summary: Car maker Toyota announces an £88m investment plan to fund production of its latest engine in Wales. |
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9:11am PST |
Italy prosecutors appeal U.S. soldier's murder case
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Summary: Reuters - Italian prosecutors have appealed a Rome
court's decision to drop a murder case against a U.S. soldier
who killed an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq, taking the
matter to the country's highest court. |
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8:55am PST |
Russia's Medvedev must guard freedoms: rights chief
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Russia's human rights ombudsman said on
Tuesday Dmitry Medvedev has to prove he can ensure freedoms
when he takes over as Kremlin leader from President Vladimir
Putin later this year. |
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BBC News |
8:54am PST |
Football: Hicks plans Reds buy out |
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Summary: Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks plans to buy partner George Gillett's stake and take full control after DIC makes a £400m bid for the club. |
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8:54am PST |
Hicks plots total control of Reds |
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Summary: Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks plans to buy partner George Gillett's stake and take full control after DIC makes a £400m bid for the club. |
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8:54am PST |
Venezuela troops head to Colombia border
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Summary: AP - Hundreds of Venezuelan troops deployed for the Colombian border on Tuesday under orders from President Hugo Chavez, who is sending about 9,000 soldiers to the frontier. |
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Cnn.com |
8:47am PST |
More make-or-break do-or-die primaries |
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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 |
8:47am PST |
MPs reject 'in or out' EU debate |
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Summary: MPs overhwelmingly reject a Liberal Democrat call for a debate on the whole question of Britain's EU membership. |
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8:39am PST |
Kenny Chesney leads ACM nominees with 11
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Summary: AP - Kenny Chesney leads all nominees for the Academy of Country Music Awards with 11 nominations, including entertainer of the year and top male vocalist. |
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BBC News |
8:37am PST |
Road charging plan 'in tatters' |
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Summary: The Tories say plans for national road pricing are "in tatters", as Ruth Kelly admits they have effectively stalled. |
