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Cnn.com |
11:27am PST |
Bicyclist sought in Times Square bombing |
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Summary: A man on a bicycle is being sought as a possible suspect in today's bombing at a military recruiting station in Times Square. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city is safe and New Yorkers should go on with their lives. New Yorkers, Bloomberg said, "are no |
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Yahoo News |
11:19am PST |
Clinton aide likens Obama to Ken Starr
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An aide to Hillary Clinton likened
Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama to independent
prosecutor Ken Starr on Thursday, comparing criticism of her to
the 1998 probe that led to President Bill Clinton's
impeachment. |
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Cnn.com |
11:19am PST |
Florida, Michigan could tip Dem race |
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Summary: It's not quite deja vu as no chads are involved, but Florida again might play a key role in the presidential election. That state wants the Democratic Party to count its 210 delegates. And in that party's tight race for a presidential nominee, Florida cou |
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Yahoo News |
11:14am PST |
EU warned of climate-induced polar security threat
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - European Union leaders will receive a
stark warning next week of potential conflict with Russia over
energy resources at the North Pole as global warning melts the
ice cap and aggravates international security threats. |
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BBC News |
11:10am PST |
Assembly members' 8.3% pay rise |
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Summary: A row breaks out as an inflation-busting pay rise for Welsh assembly members is recommended. |
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Yahoo News |
10:50am PST |
Brad Paisley, Sugarland lead CMT noms
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Brad Paisley's "Online" video received four Country Music Television awards nominations, and Sugarland received three for their video "Stay." |
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Yahoo News |
10:46am PST |
Apple tweaks iPhone for business uses
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Apple Inc. is tweaking the iPhone to work better with business e-mail, an expected move that is meant to address a key weakness in the popular consumer device. |
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Yahoo News |
10:45am PST |
Police release footage of NYC blast
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Police have released footage from a private security camera showing a cyclist riding up to the Times Square military recruiting station where a small bomb was detonated. |
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Yahoo News |
10:38am PST |
Bombing kills 15 in commercial Baghdad
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Two bombs went off within minutes of each other in a Baghdad commercial district Thursday evening, killing 15 people and wounding 35, police and officials at three hospitals said. |
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Yahoo News |
10:34am PST |
Egypt holds inconclusive talks with Hamas on truce
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Egypt held inconclusive talks on Thursday
with leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad from the
Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, part of a U.S.-backed push for a
truce between the groups and Israel to halt a surge in
violence. |
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BBC News |
10:31am PST |
IRA woman event blocked |
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Summary: A Sinn Féin function at Stormont to celebrate the life of IRA member Maireád Farrell is blocked. |
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Yahoo News |
10:22am PST |
Colombia rules out war as Latin left forms front
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A leftist Latin American alliance formed
around Ecuador and Venezuela on Thursday, isolating their
U.S.-backed neighbor Colombia, which said the dispute over its
bombing of rebels on Ecuadorean soil would not end in war. |
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Yahoo News |
10:22am PST |
Venezuela: Colombia trade 'Coming down'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Venezuela is starting to block billions of dollars in Colombian imports and investment under orders from President Hugo Chavez, threatening economic havoc in both nations in response to a Colombian military attack on rebels hiding in Ecuador. |
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Yahoo News |
10:18am PST |
Baghdad bomb blasts kill 8 as U.S. says withdrawing troops
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Two roadside bombs exploded within a
few minutes of each other in Baghdad on Thursday, killing eight
people on the day that the U.S. military said it was
withdrawing 2,000 troops from the Iraqi capital. |
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Yahoo News |
10:17am PST |
Clinton raises $4 million online
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Riding a victory wave, Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton raised $4 million online since Tuesday's presidential primary successes in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island, her campaign said Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:13am PST |
Tensions run high in South America, US pushes diplomacy
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Thousands of Venezuelan troops were in position along the Colombian border Thursday as Bogota's top ally, the United States, called for a diplomatic end to a crisis that has raised fears of war. |
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Yahoo News |
10:09am PST |
Favre rules out return to football
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Brett Favre made it clear Thursday that he's finished with football. "I know I can play but I don't think I want to," a teary Favre said in a news conference at Lambeau Field two days after he announced his retirement. "It's been a great career for m |
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Cnn.com |
10:07am PST |
Whoopi: I won Oscar because of Swayze |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
9:50am PST |
Homeowner equity is lowest since 1945
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Americans' percentage of equity in their homes fell below 50 percent for the first time on record since 1945, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. |
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BBC News |
9:43am PST |
'Time to protect girls' in school |
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Summary: Amnesty International is urging governments across the globe to take action to stop schoolgirls becoming victims of violence. |
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Cnn.com |
9:38am PST |
Home equity slips below 50% |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
9:37am PST |
Egypt hosts Gaza ceasefire talks |
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Summary: Delegations from Palestinian militant groups begin talks in Egypt about a possible ceasefire with Israel. |
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Yahoo News |
9:33am PST |
Brad Paisley, Sugarland lead CMT nods
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Brad Paisley's "Online" video received four Country Music Television awards nominations, and Sugarland received three for their video "Stay." |
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BBC News |
9:32am PST |
Spain drops Guantanamo case bid |
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Summary: Extradition proceedings against two former British Guantanamo Bay detainees are dropped by Spain. |
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Cnn.com |
9:25am PST |
Cyclist may be suspect in NY bombing |
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Summary: A man on a bicycle is being sought as a possible suspect in today's bombing at a military recruiting station in Times Square. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city is safe and New Yorkers should go on with their lives. New Yorkers, Bloomberg said, "are no |
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BBC News |
9:24am PST |
Man convicted of hammer murders |
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Summary: A man is convicted of battering his former girlfriend and her two children to death with a hammer. |
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Cnn.com |
9:22am PST |
Florida, Michigan could tip Dem nomination |
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Summary: It's not quite deja vu as no chads are involved, but Florida again might play a key role in the presidential election. That state wants the Democratic Party to count its 210 delegates. And in that party's tight race for a presidential nominee, Florida cou |
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Yahoo News |
9:09am PST |
Clinton raises $3 million online
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Riding a victory wave, Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton raised $3 million online since Tuesday's presidential primary successes in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island, her campaign said Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
9:07am PST |
Nine killed in Kenya as parliament tackles power-sharing deal
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Nine people were killed Thursday in western Kenya, underlining the fragility of a landmark power-sharing agreement just as President Mwai Kibaki was urging parliament to back the deal. |
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Cnn.com |
9:02am PST |
Records: Southwest flew 'unsafe' planes |
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Summary: Discount air carrier Southwest Airlines flew thousands of passengers on aircraft that federal inspectors said were "unsafe" as recently as last March, according to detailed congressional documents obtained by CNN. The planes were "not airworthy," accordin |
