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3:11pm PST |
Martin: Now it's Obama's turn for adjustments |
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Summary: Ask any boxing trainer and they'll tell you that you can walk into the ring with a well-designed plan to beat your opponent, but as the fight progresses, you might have to alter your plans.
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3:01pm PST |
Grand Canyon much older than previously thought
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Grand Canyon, carved out over
the eons by rushing river water, began to form 17 million years
ago, making it nearly three times older than previously
thought, scientists said on Thursday. |
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2:49pm PST |
Airmen told 'no uniforms in city' |
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Summary: Airmen are told to avoid leaving an RAF base in uniform amid fears they could be abused by civilians. |
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2:47pm PST |
Commander warns of al-Qaida threat to US
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Al-Qaida terrorists may be plotting more urgently to attack the United States to maintain their credibility and ability to recruit followers, the U.S. military commander in charge of domestic defense said Thursday. |
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2:43pm PST |
FAA: Southwest owes $10M for safety violations |
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Summary: The FAA announced late today it would seek $10.2 million from Southwest Airlines for "failing to follow rules that are designed to protect passengers and crew." The news came shortly after CNN reported that congressional documents show the airline flew pa |
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2:39pm PST |
NYC struck again by mystery bomber
(AP)
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Summary: AP - For the third time in as many years, someone riding a bike and armed with a small explosive has struck in Manhattan, this time in the highest-profile location by far: a landmark military recruitment station in the heart of Times Square. |
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2:21pm PST |
Eight teens killed in Jerusalem attack
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A Palestinian gunman opened fire inside a Jewish religious school in Jerusalem late Thursday, killing eight teens in an attack that threatened to torpedo peace efforts amid ever-escalating violence. |
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2:19pm PST |
Omagh memorial row resolved |
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Summary: Bereaved Omagh bombing families are allowed to call the bombers dissident republican terrorists on a memorial. |
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2:10pm PST |
Sewage-based fertilizer safety doubted
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It was a farm idea with a big payoff and supposedly no downside: ridding lakes and rivers of raw sewage and industrial pollution by converting it all into a free, nutrient-rich fertilizer. Then last week, a federal judge ordered the Agriculture Depar |
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2:08pm PST |
Tories plan 'alcopops' tax hike |
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Summary: The Conservatives are to unveil plans to increase tax on "problem drinks" such as alcopops and strong beer. |
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2:06pm PST |
Gunman infiltrates seminary, 8 killed
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A gunman entered the library of a rabbinical seminary and opened fire on a crowded nighttime study session Thursday, killing eight people and wounding nine before he was slain, police and rescue workers said. It was the first militant attack in Jerus |
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2:03pm PST |
Seminary attack kills 8 |
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Summary: At least eight people were slain today by a terrorist who infiltrated a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem, authorities say. The gunman was also killed. The attack comes amid continuing Israeli-Palestinian violence. After the seminar attack, celebratory gunfire |
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2:00pm PST |
Dems can't win without superdelegates
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton won't catch Barack Obama in the race for Democratic delegates chosen in primaries and caucuses, even if she wins every remaining contest. But Obama cannot win the nomination with just his pledged primary and caucus delegates ei |
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2:00pm PST |
Football: PSV dent Spurs' hopes |
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Summary: Jefferson Farfan's first-half strike hands PSV a deserved win and crucial first-leg advantage in their Uefa Cup last-16 tie with Spurs. |
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2:00pm PST |
PSV dent Spurs' Uefa Cup hopes |
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Summary: Jefferson Farfan's first-half strike hands PSV a deserved win and crucial first-leg advantage in their Uefa Cup last-16 tie with Spurs. |
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2:00pm PST |
Women dash for cash in stiletto heels
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Like a herd of antelope, jockeying and shoving for position, 150 young women raced down Amsterdam's most famed fashion street in stiletto heels Thursday, racing for a $15,000 prize. |
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1:56pm PST |
Commander warns of al-Qaida threat
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The military commander in charge of domestic security says al-Qaida may be working more urgently to plan an attack on the U.S. to maintain its credibility. |
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1:50pm PST |
Football: Rangers gain good lead |
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Summary: Daniel Cousin and Steven Davis benefit from some poor goalkeeping to give Rangers a Uefa Cup lead. |
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1:50pm PST |
USDA may put cameras in slaughterhouses |
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Summary: Cameras could be placed in about 800 U.S. slaughterhouses to watch for improper procedures and inhumane handling of cattle, a federal official said Thursday.
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1:40pm PST |
Eight killed in Jerusalem attack
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - A Palestinian gunman opened fire inside a Jewish religious school in Jerusalem late Thursday, killing eight people in an attack that threatened to torpedo peace efforts amid ever-escalating violence. |
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1:39pm PST |
Obama raises record $55 million
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Barack Obama raised a record $55
million in February, beating rival Hillary Clinton's total and
ensuring a big-spending battle for the Democratic presidential
nomination in the months ahead. |
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1:30pm PST |
Mortgage crisis CEOs made $460M |
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Summary: Three chief executives with ties to the mortgage crisis were paid $460 million over five years, according to a congressional report issued Thursday.
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1:30pm PST |
Mortgage CEOs made $460 million |
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Summary: Three chief executives with ties to the mortgage crisis were paid $460 million over five years, according to a congressional report issued Thursday.
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1:26pm PST |
It took eons to make Grand Canyon grand
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Gazing into the majestic Grand Canyon, awe-struck visitors inevitably ask: "How old is it?" Far older than generally thought, says new evidence that scientists culled from caves lining the canyon's red limestone cliffs. |
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1:23pm PST |
Spears' father gets $2,500 per week
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Being Britney Spears' father is now a paying gig — through most of the summer, at least. A court has ordered the troubled pop star's estate to pay James Spears' $2,500 in weekly compensation and authorized him to lease a car. On Wednesday, his author |
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1:23pm PST |
Nicaragua breaks Colombia ties
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Nicaragua broke off diplomatic ties
with Colombia on Thursday, widening a Latin American crisis
over a raid by Colombia on a rebel camp inside Ecuador last
Saturday. |
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1:20pm PST |
Palestinian gunman kills 8 in Jerusalem Jewish school
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Palestinian gunman opened fire in a
Jewish religious school in Jerusalem on Thursday, killing at
least eight people and wounding about 10 in the most lethal
attack in Israel in two years, emergency services said. |
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1:12pm PST |
Latin American leftist trio puts squeeze on Colombia
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Venezuela and its leftist allies Ecuador and Nicaragua closed ranks against Colombia Thursday, despite US-led calls for a diplomatic solution to prevent a crisis from spiraling into armed conflict. |
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1:00pm PST |
Norwegian named as new U.N. envoy to Afghanistan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon named Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide on Thursday as his
new envoy for Afghanistan, an appointment the West hopes will
beef up the international presence in the war-torn country. |
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12:57pm PST |
Bombs kill more than 50 in Baghdad
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Two bombs went off within minutes of each other in a crowded shopping district in the capital Thursday, killing at least 53 people and wounding 130 — a reminder that deadly attacks are a daily threat even though violence is down. |
