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11:52pm PDT |
Indian airport workers on strike |
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Summary: Thousands of Indian airport workers begin an indefinite strike affecting operations at many airports. |
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Yahoo News |
11:17pm PDT |
Kobe leads Lakers past Raptors, 117-108
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Summary: AP - Kobe Bryant scored 10 of his 34 points in the final 8 1/2 minutes, Lamar Odom added 20 points and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 117-108 on Tuesday night to regain the top spot in the Western Conference. |
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11:04pm PDT |
Japan investigating Apple's iPod
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Summary: AP - Japan is investigating a possible defect in Apple Inc.'s iPod after one of the popular digital music players reportedly shot out sparks while recharging, a government official said Wednesday. |
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10:38pm PDT |
Thaksin pleads not guilty in Thai court
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Summary: AP - Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra pleaded not guilty Wednesday before the Supreme Court in one of two criminal corruption cases against him. |
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Cnn.com |
10:23pm PDT |
Man linked to missing S.C. couple found dead |
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Cnn.com |
10:23pm PDT |
Man linked to missing S.C. couple dead |
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9:56pm PDT |
Thaksin pleads not guilty to Thai graft charges
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Summary: AFP - Deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra pleaded not guilty Wednesday to corruption charges, in the first case to reach court over accusations against him by military-backed investigators. |
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BBC News |
9:51pm PDT |
Second storm batters the north |
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Summary: North-west England is pounded by gales and heavy rain in the second storm to hit the UK in three days. |
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9:51pm PDT |
Asian markets up on cash boost |
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Summary: Asian stock markets rally in morning trading after key central banks step in to tackle the global credit crisis. |
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Cnn.com |
9:29pm PDT |
U.S. commander in Mideast quits over article |
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Summary: Adm. William Fallon has resigned as chief of U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia. Fallon, who had held the post for more than a year, cited what he called inaccurate news reports that put him at odds with the Bush administration over Iran.
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9:28pm PDT |
Spitzer may have spent tens of thousands
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Summary: AP - With pressure mounting on Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign over a call-girl scandal, investigators said Tuesday he was clearly a repeat customer who spent tens of thousands of dollars — perhaps as much as $80,000 — with the high-priced prostitution servi |
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8:34pm PDT |
Hair prayer ad judged 'offensive' |
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Summary: An advert for hair stylers featuring eroticised female imagery and an extract from the Lord's Prayer is judged offensive to Christians by the advertising watchdog. |
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8:31pm PDT |
Ousted Thai PM appears in court |
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Summary: Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra pleads innocent to corruption charges in a Bangkok court. |
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8:24pm PDT |
Police chief death may be suicide |
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Summary: The inquiry into the death of police chief Michael Todd is to look at the possibility that he committed suicide. |
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8:23pm PDT |
Obama wins in Mississippi primary |
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Summary: Barack Obama beats Hillary Clinton in Mississippi's primary, in the fight for the Democrats' presidential nomination. |
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Cnn.com |
8:21pm PDT |
Gitmo detainees will get phone calls to families |
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8:02pm PDT |
Probe to sample Saturn moon's geysers
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Summary: AP - Three years after gigantic geysers were spied on an icy Saturn moon, the international Cassini spacecraft is poised to plunge through the fringes of the mysterious plumes to learn how they formed. |
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8:01pm PDT |
Oil steady after record near $110
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Summary: Reuters - Oil steadied on Wednesday after
hitting a record near $110 overnight, as investors grappled
with a boost to the dollar after the U.S. Federal Reserve and
other central banks pumped fresh funds into the financial
system. |
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BBC News |
7:44pm PDT |
Tiger numbers 'halve in 25 years' |
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Summary: The world's tiger population may have halved in the past quarter of a century, conservationists warn. |
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7:33pm PDT |
US Mid-East commander quits |
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Summary: The head of US forces in the Middle East, Adm William Fallon, resigns amid reported differences over Iran. |
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Cnn.com |
7:32pm PDT |
Obama wins Mississippi primary, Texas caucuses |
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Summary: Barack Obama will win the Mississippi Democratic primary. The state has 33 Democratic delegates up for grabs. Meanwhile, CNN estimates show that Obama won last week's Texas Democratic caucuses and will get more delegates out of the state than rival Hillar |
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Cnn.com |
7:32pm PDT |
Obama wins Mississippi primary by wide margin |
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Summary: Barack Obama will win the Mississippi Democratic primary. The state has 33 Democratic delegates up for grabs. Meanwhile, CNN estimates show that Obama won last week's Texas Democratic caucuses and will get more delegates out of the state than rival Hillar |
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Yahoo News |
7:20pm PDT |
Obama wins Mississippi, as new race row rocks Democrats
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Summary: AFP - Barack Obama Tuesday surged to victory in Mississippi's Democratic primary, in a new triumph over Hillary Clinton, as a fierce new race row rocked their bitter White House race. |
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Yahoo News |
7:15pm PDT |
Report shows increase in Iraq violence since January
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Summary: Reuters - Iraq has seen some increased
violence since January, including suicide and car bombings,
despite a sharp overall decline in attacks in the past eight
months, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:14pm PDT |
Cheney says US needs missile defense
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Summary: AP - Borrowing a theme from the presidential contest, Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday that the possibility of a 3 a.m. emergency call to the White House is all the more reason for the next commander in chief to follow through on President Bush's p |
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BBC News |
7:07pm PDT |
Darling prepares for first Budget |
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Summary: The Chancellor is expected to target high polluting cars in the Budget, but will postpone a rise in fuel duty. |
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Yahoo News |
6:54pm PDT |
Spitzer tripped up on laws he enforced
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Summary: AP - Eliot Spitzer knew how to catch bad guys by following the money. As attorney general, he once broke up a call-girl ring and locked up 18 people on corruption, money-laundering and prostitution charges. He ruthlessly investigated the pay packages of W |
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Yahoo News |
6:53pm PDT |
Gitmo detainees allowed phone calls
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Summary: AP - The U.S. military said Tuesday that it will allow detainees to make regular phone calls to their families from Guantanamo Bay prison, where many have been confined in extreme isolation for as long as six years. |
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Cnn.com |
6:48pm PDT |
Lawmaker seeks Spitzer impeachment |
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Summary: Aides to New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Lt. Gov. David Paterson are discussing a transfer of power today, less than 24 hours after it emerged that federal prosecutors had linked Spitzer to a high-end prostitution ring, a top legislative staffer told CNN. |
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BBC News |
6:48pm PDT |
Obama 'wins Mississippi primary' |
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Summary: Barack Obama beats Hillary Clinton in a primary vote in Mississippi, according to US media projections. |
