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BBC News |
3:32am PDT |
Chemical brain controls nanobots |
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Summary: A tiny chemical brain which could one day act as a remote control for swarms of nano-machines is demonstrated. |
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Yahoo News |
3:31am PDT |
Taliban urge factions to fight foreign forces
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Afghanistan's Taliban Islamic movement
has urged the war-torn nation's former mujahideen factions to
join it in their campaign to drive out foreign forces from the
country. |
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BBC News |
3:14am PDT |
PSNI help in Jersey abuse probe |
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Summary: Officers from the PSNI arrive in Jersey to help with an investigation into suspected child abuse. |
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BBC News |
3:05am PDT |
BBC launches Arabic TV channel |
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Summary: The BBC launches an Arabic language TV channel, broadcasting across North Africa and the Middle East. |
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Cnn.com |
3:04am PDT |
Sex scandal spurs calls for Spitzer's resignation |
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Summary: Political opponents are raising calls for the resignation of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who has apologized for an undisclosed personal matter as federal investigators linked him to a high-rolling prostitution ring.
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Cnn.com |
3:01am PDT |
Frozen remains of WWII airman identified |
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Summary: The U.S. military has identified frozen remains found atop a California glacier as those of a World War II era airman who vanished more than half a century ago.
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3:00am PDT |
Mascarenhas joins Indian league |
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Summary: Hampshire's Dimitri Mascarenhas becomes the first England player to be signed by the Indian Premier League. |
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2:59am PDT |
MPs face tougher receipts rules |
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Summary: MPs will have to submit receipts for expenses claims over £25 from 1 April, it is announced. |
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Yahoo News |
2:47am PDT |
Twin bombs kill 25 in Pakistan's Lahore
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Two suspected suicide car bombings killed at least 25 people in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, posing a fresh challenge to the US-allied country's incoming civilian government. |
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Yahoo News |
2:29am PDT |
Rockets beat Nets for 19th win in a row
(AP)
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Summary: AP - LeBron James and the Boston Celtics added to their amazing seasons, and neither got much attention. |
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Yahoo News |
2:28am PDT |
At least 22 dead in two blasts in Pakistan's Lahore
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Two suspected suicide car
bombs exploded in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday,
killing 22 people and wounding dozens, most of them in an
attack on a government security office, police and officials
said. |
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2:22am PDT |
Pakistan blasts kill 20, wound over 150
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Massive suicide bombs ripped through a seven-story police headquarters and a house in Lahore on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 150, deepening Pakistan's security crisis as a wave of Islamic militancy sweeps the country. |
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BBC News |
2:09am PDT |
Being rich 'should be celebrated' |
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Summary: The UK should "celebrate the fact that people can be enormously wealthy", Business Secretary John Hutton says. |
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Yahoo News |
2:02am PDT |
20 killed, 150 hurt in Pakistan bombings
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Massive suicide bombs ripped through a seven-story police headquarters and a house in Lahore on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 150, deepening Pakistan's security crisis as a wave of Islamic militancy sweeps the country. |
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BBC News |
1:58am PDT |
BAA to raise airport landing fees |
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Summary: Air passengers will face a rise in ticket prices after higher charges for Heathrow and Gatwick are approved. |
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BBC News |
1:58am PDT |
Increased reward in Shannon hunt |
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Summary: A newspaper has more than doubled a reward offered in the search for missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews. |
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BBC News |
1:53am PDT |
F1: Grids 'should be reversed' |
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Summary: Formula One races should start with the fastest cars at the back to make overtaking easier, says Williams co-owner Patrick Head. |
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Cnn.com |
1:53am PDT |
Gas prices match record high |
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Summary: The price of gasoline matched its record high Tuesday, according to the widely followed survey conducted for the motorist group AAA.
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Yahoo News |
1:51am PDT |
Polish leader says missile talks moving
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A White House visit by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk seemed to ease tension with the United States stemming from Poland's demand for military aid in exchange for allowing U.S. missile defense interceptors on its soil. |
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Cnn.com |
1:48am PDT |
Shuttle makes rare night launch |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
1:47am PDT |
Shuttle Endeavour blasts off
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Shuttle Endeavour and a crew of seven blasted into orbit Tuesday on what was to be the longest space station mission ever, a 16-day voyage to build a gangly robot and add a new room that will serve as a closet for a future lab. |
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BBC News |
1:34am PDT |
Oil hovers near $108 record level |
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Summary: Crude oil remains close to its record of $108 a barrel, as traders buy commodities to offset the weak dollar. |
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BBC News |
1:34am PDT |
Madonna joins rock's Hall of Fame |
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Summary: Singer Madonna is among the artists inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York. |
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BBC News |
1:26am PDT |
Man sues M&S for £300K over grape |
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Summary: An accountant is suing Marks & Spencer for £300,000 damages after he slipped on a grape and injured himself. |
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Yahoo News |
1:05am PDT |
Twin bombs kill 21 in Pakistan's Lahore
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Two suspected suicide car bombings killed at least 21 people in the Pakistani city of Lahore Tuesday, posing a fresh challenge to the US-allied country's incoming government. |
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BBC News |
12:59am PDT |
Court cases fail due to paperwork |
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Summary: More than 2,000 cases are dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service because prosecutors are not ready for court. |
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BBC News |
12:47am PDT |
Croats in Hague war crimes trial |
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Summary: Three former Croatian generals go on trial at the UN war crimes tribunal in one of its most high-profile cases. |
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Cnn.com |
12:46am PDT |
Three suicide blasts kill 20 in Pakistan |
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Summary: At least 20 people were killed and 50 others were wounded Tuesday in three suicide bombings in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, a high-ranking police official told CNN.
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Cnn.com |
12:34am PDT |
Endeavour blasts off toward space station |
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BBC News |
12:22am PDT |
Kenya MPs to discuss peace deal |
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Summary: Kenya's parliament is to debate legislation aimed at ending the unrest that followed disputed elections. |
