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9:13am PDT |
Denman storms to Gold Cup victory |
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Summary: Denman powers to a formidable victory over stablemate Kauto Star to claim the showpiece Cheltenham Gold Cup. |
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9:13am PDT |
Racing: Denman wins Gold Cup |
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Summary: Denman powers to a formidable victory over stablemate Kauto Star to claim the showpiece Cheltenham Gold Cup. |
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BBC News |
9:11am PDT |
No action on Man Utd rape claim |
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Summary: Manchester United's Jonny Evans will face no action over allegations of rape at a city centre hotel. |
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Cnn.com |
9:02am PDT |
When to call in the financial cavalry |
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Summary: Krista Wallis, her husband, Joe, and her 19-year-old son from a previous marriage were living a pretty good life in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Yahoo News |
8:48am PDT |
Bush concedes rough time in economy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Trying to calm jitters about the economy, President Bush conceded on Friday that the country "obviously is going through a tough time" but expressed confidence about a rebound. |
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8:47am PDT |
Bush reassures over economy |
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Summary: President Bush attempts to reassure US businessmen that the country's economy is fundamentally strong. |
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Cnn.com |
8:46am PDT |
Glenn Beck: My bad, your fault |
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Summary: What do these stories all have in common?
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8:44am PDT |
Deaths reported in Tibet protests |
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Summary: At least two people are reported killed in clashes between protesters and police in Tibet's main city of Lhasa. |
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8:43am PDT |
June 3 is target for Mich. do-over vote
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A Michigan congresswoman said Friday that the state's Democrats are working on plans for a June 3 primary that would give them a say in the tight presidential nomination race between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. |
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8:42am PDT |
Afghan conflict support 'rises' |
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Summary: Public support for the UK's military operations in Afghanistan has increased slightly, a survey suggests. |
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8:35am PDT |
German police shoot U.S. soldier dead
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A U.S. soldier stationed in southern
Germany was shot dead by police after threatening an
ex-girlfriend and then going on the run armed with an assault
rifle, authorities said on Friday. |
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8:34am PDT |
Bear Stearns bailed out by Fed, JPMorgan
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Bear Stearns Cos., one of Wall Street's venerable investment banks, received a bailout Friday by the federal government and JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a surprise, last-ditch effort to save the 86-year old institution. |
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8:31am PDT |
Bear Stearns gets Fed funding as shares plummet
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - JPMorgan Chase & Co and the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Friday agreed to provide
emergency financing to Bear Stearns after the
investment bank said its cash position had deteriorated
sharply, sending its shares into freefall. |
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8:26am PDT |
Medics taught to spot drink abuse |
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Summary: Doctors are to be given special training to spot people who drink too much, the government has said. |
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8:25am PDT |
Missing girl Shannon found alive |
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Summary: A man is arrested after nine-year-old Shannon Matthews is found hidden in the base of a divan bed in West Yorkshire. |
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Cnn.com |
8:24am PDT |
Fed up Tibetans setting fires in capital |
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Summary: Protesters set fire to vehicles and shops in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on Friday, as tear gas filled the streets and gunfire rang out, a witness told CNN.
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Cnn.com |
8:24am PDT |
Dalai Lama asks fed up rioters to act peacefully |
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Summary: Protesters set fire to vehicles and shops in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on Friday, as tear gas filled the streets and gunfire rang out, a witness told CNN.
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8:23am PDT |
Deadly violence in Tibet as Buddhist monks lead protests
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The Tibetan capital Lhasa erupted in deadly violence Friday as security forces used gunfire to quell the biggest protests against Chinese rule in two decades, officials and rights groups said. |
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8:10am PDT |
Weak dollar costs U.S. economy its world No. 1 spot
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. economy lost the title of
"world's biggest" to the euro zone this week as the value of
the dollar slumped in currency markets. |
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Yahoo News |
8:09am PDT |
Chaos in Tibet as protests spread and deaths reported
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Protesters in Tibet's capital burnt
shops and vehicles and yelled for independence on Friday as the
Himalayan region was hit by its biggest protests in two
decades, prompting the Dalai Lama to warn Beijing against using
"brute force." |
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8:09am PDT |
Nigerian deals 'wasted billions' |
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Summary: Some $2.2bn-worth of Nigerian energy contracts were awarded without bids by the ex-president, officials say. |
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BBC News |
8:04am PDT |
Last case against Zardari dropped |
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Summary: A Pakistani court quashes the last corruption case against Asif Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto. |
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BBC News |
8:03am PDT |
EU agrees climate plan deadline |
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Summary: EU leaders agree to wrap up talks on an ambitious plan to fight climate change by the end of 2008. |
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7:52am PDT |
No radio 'led to parachute death' |
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Summary: A coroner says an Army captain would have survived a parachute jump if he had been given a radio. |
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7:52am PDT |
Lack of radio 'led to para death' |
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Summary: A coroner rules an SAS soldier would have survived a parachute jump if he had been given a radio. |
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BBC News |
7:48am PDT |
US bank gets emergency funds |
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Summary: US bank Bear Stearns gets emergency funding from JP Morgan Chase, with the New York Fed's backing. |
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Cnn.com |
7:45am PDT |
Report: Anti-Semitism on the rise globally |
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Summary: A report from the U.S. State Department details "an upsurge" across the world of anti-Semitism -- hostility and discrimination toward Jewish people.
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BBC News |
7:41am PDT |
Europe develops Moon rover plan |
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Summary: The European Space Agency could send a robot rover to the Moon in order to carry out lunar science and test important technologies for the future. |
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Yahoo News |
7:38am PDT |
Intensifying credit fears sink stocks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Stocks plunged early Friday as investors worried that a plan to ease a liquidity crisis at Bear Stearns Cos. indicates how severe credit troubles have become. Each of the major indexes lost more than 1 percent; the Dow Jones industrials fell about 14 |
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Yahoo News |
7:27am PDT |
JPMorgan, NY Fed to provide Bear Stearns financing
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - JPMorgan Chase & Co and the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Friday agreed to provide
emergency financing to Bear Stearns, after the investment bank
said its cash position had deteriorated sharply. |
