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4:44am PDT |
Austria says U.S. has DNA of Iraq hostage
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A fingerprint and DNA sample of an
Austrian hostage in Iraq have been received by U.S.
authorities, an Austrian official said on Wednesday after a
magazine reported that fingers of five westerners had been
obtained. |
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4:39am PDT |
Japan investigates possible iPod defect
(AP)
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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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4:37am PDT |
Spitzer's troubles ready-made for jokes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A prominent politician, especially one known for a certain righteousness, is alleged to be a customer of high-priced call girls. For comics, that's a hanging curveball over the plate. |
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4:33am PDT |
Lance Mackey wins 2nd straight Iditarod
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Lance Mackey on Wednesday won his second consecutive Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, completing the 1,100-mile journey across Alaska in just under nine and a half days. |
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4:29am PDT |
Gas prices hit all-time high |
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Summary: The price of gasoline rose to an all-time high Wednesday, according to the widely followed survey conducted for the motorist group AAA.
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4:12am PDT |
Clarkson phone photo probed |
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Summary: Police examine a photo that allegedly shows Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson talking on a mobile phone while driving. |
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Cnn.com |
4:10am PDT |
Dolphin rescues stranded whales |
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4:03am PDT |
Beijing rebuffs Olympics critics |
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Summary: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi accuses "anti-China forces" of trying to politicise the Beijing Olympics. |
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3:59am PDT |
Town puts bounty on feral cats |
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3:58am PDT |
Gunman kills child at Bulgarian orphanage: police
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A gunman shot dead a 15-year-old girl and
wounded two other children at a Bulgarian orphanage on
Wednesday before killing himself, police said. |
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3:57am PDT |
XM Radio to launch George Strait channel
(AP)
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Summary: AP - George Strait says he still gets a thrill hearing his songs on the radio, and now he'll have a whole channel of his music to get excited about. |
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3:55am PDT |
Gambler loses £2m bookies claim |
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Summary: A compulsive gambler loses his bid to force William Hill to repay his £2m losses, the High Court rules. |
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3:54am PDT |
UK trade deficit level in January |
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Summary: The UK's trade deficit with the rest of the world was £4.1bn in January, unchanged from December, figures show. |
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3:50am PDT |
US troops clash with Iraq militia |
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Summary: The US says it has killed a number of militants in clashes in the mainly-Shia Muslim city of Kut in southern Iraq. |
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3:48am PDT |
Hamas sets terms for ceasefire with Israel
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hamas publicly set its terms on Wednesday
for a ceasefire with Israel, calling for an end to Israeli
raids in Palestinian territory and a reopening of Gaza border
crossings. |
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3:47am PDT |
UK pounded by second storm |
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Summary: Western parts of the UK are hit by gusts of up to 80mph, as Cheltenham's races are abandoned for the day. |
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3:41am PDT |
Mother's fight to save son's life |
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Summary: A mother from Gloucester begins a petition against a review into the cost of providing drugs to treat her son's condition. |
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Cnn.com |
3:34am PDT |
GOP on ethics panel: More 'bureaucracy' |
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Summary: The House voted Tuesday to create an outside ethics office with the authority to investigate perceived ethical misconduct by its members.
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3:27am PDT |
Wiki boss 'edited for donation' |
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Summary: Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales is accused of agreeing to edit a Wiki page in exchange for a donation. |
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3:22am PDT |
Pakistan buries victims of blasts |
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Summary: Funerals are held in Pakistan for the victims of two bomb attacks in the eastern city of Lahore. |
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Cnn.com |
3:10am PDT |
Obama wins Mississippi |
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Summary: Sen. Barack Obama won the Democratic primary in Mississippi by a healthy margin. Meanwhile, CNN estimates show that Obama also won last week's Texas Democratic caucuses and will get more delegates in the state than rival Hillary Clinton, who won the state |
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3:01am PDT |
Jordan releases leading al Qaeda mentor
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Jordanian authorities on Wednesday
released Jordanian Sheikh Abu Mohammad al-Maqdisi, a leading
al-Qaeda mentor, after several years imprisonment without
trial, security sources said. |
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Yahoo News |
2:58am PDT |
China fires tear gas on monks protesting in Tibet
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Thousands of Chinese security personnel
fired tear gas to try to disperse more than 600 monks taking
part in a second day of rare street protests in Tibet, a source
and Radio Free Asia said on Wednesday. |
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2:57am PDT |
European and Asian stocks climb |
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Summary: European and Asian stock markets rise as the world's biggest central banks move to tackle the global credit crisis. |
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2:57am PDT |
No investigation into Goa mother |
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Summary: Police in Goa say there are no plans to question the mother of a murdered British teenager over neglect. |
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2:51am PDT |
Browne makes surprise Iraq visit |
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Summary: Defence Secretary Des Browne is visiting the Iraqi city of Basra, it has been announced. |
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Cnn.com |
2:47am PDT |
Locals, lobbyists await EPA smog verdict |
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Cnn.com |
2:37am PDT |
Floridians in House oppose mail-in vote |
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Summary: Consensus seemed to elude Florida Democrats in Congress Tuesday night after they met to talk about ways for Florida voters to help choose a Democratic presidential nominee.
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2:35am PDT |
Museveni rejects Hague LRA trial |
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Summary: Uganda's president says rebel LRA leaders should not be sent to The Hague but should instead face local justice. |
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2:35am PDT |
Poll: New Yorkers want Spitzer to quit
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Bloggers, commentators and comedians have already weighed in on the prostitution scandal that has imperiled Gov. Eliot Spitzer. Now New Yorkers are getting a shot and their view is clear: He should resign or be removed from office. |
