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3:02am PDT |
'Miracle' recovery of crash girl |
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Summary: The father of a schoolgirl critically injured in a crash which killed her cousin says she is talking again. |
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3:00am PDT |
Paterson's ascension inspires disabled
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Summary: AP - When David Paterson takes office Monday to become the nation's first legally blind governor, among those watching with the greatest interest will be those who cannot see. |
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2:59am PDT |
Egypt Islamists in hiding ahead of vote
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A government crackdown has forced dozens of Muslim Brotherhood members into hiding ahead of local elections in Egypt, where the banned group has become the U.S.-allied country's most powerful opposition force by agitating for Islamic law and democrat |
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2:57am PDT |
Legal cloud lingers over Spitzer
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Resigning won't spare Eliot Spitzer from the heat of a criminal investigation — federal prosecutors must still decide what to do with the case of the disgraced New York governor and the prostitutes. |
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Cnn.com |
2:56am PDT |
Earmark ban shot down in Senate |
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Summary: The U.S. Senate shot down an effort Thursday night to ban so-called "earmark" spending for one year -- quashing an effort backed by all three senators seeking the presidency.
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2:37am PDT |
US officials lambast share scam |
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Summary: A father and daughter showed "callous disregard" for the British victims of its share scam, US investigators say. |
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Cnn.com |
2:32am PDT |
Reports: Shots ring out in Tibetan 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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2:14am PDT |
EU sets deadline for climate change package: draft
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - EU leaders have set the end of this year as the deadline for wrapping tough negotiations on their ambitious climate change action plan, according to draft conclusions from their ongoing summit here. |
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2:05am PDT |
TV's Top Gear to go on world tour |
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Summary: BBC Two car show Top Gear is to be turned into a live event for a world tour that will visit 15 countries. |
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Cnn.com |
1:59am PDT |
MySpace page evolves with Spitzer scandal |
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Summary: Ashley Alexandra Dupre, also known as "Kristen," went from being an unknown 22-year-old aspiring musician to the fifth most-searched subject on Google because of her alleged sexual encounters with New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
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Cnn.com |
1:59am PDT |
'Kristen's' MySpace page evolves with scandal |
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Summary: Ashley Alexandra Dupre, also known as "Kristen," went from being an unknown 22-year-old aspiring musician to the fifth most-searched subject on Google because of her alleged sexual encounters with New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
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1:43am PDT |
UCLA routs California in Pac-10 tourney
(AP)
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Summary: AP - No controversy, no contest. No. 3 UCLA buried California under a barrage of 3-pointers to start the second half on its way to an 88-66 victory in the Pac-10 tournament quarterfinals Thursday. |
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1:42am PDT |
Crow Says She'll Sing With Fleetwood Mac
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sheryl Crow says she'll soon be singing with Fleetwood Mac, a move sure to give new life to the classic rock band, which hasn't toured in several years. |
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1:40am PDT |
Maui drivers watch gas prices reach $4
(AP)
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Summary: AP - "Maui No Kai Oi" is a popular Hawaiian saying that means Maui is the best. Mike Sweeney recently moved to this idyllic island from Denver and was hit with the other side of living in paradise with his first visit to the gas pump: Maui is also No. 1 i |
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1:39am PDT |
Clinton, Obama woo Pa. political players
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Bill George can't believe his luck. Suddenly, the head of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO labor union federation finds himself courted by both Democratic presidential candidates' campaigns. |
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1:38am PDT |
U.S. convenes meeting on Israeli-Palestinian plan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. general overseeing Israeli
and Palestinian compliance with the long-stalled peace "road
map" held his first three-way meeting on the plan on Friday but
without Israel's defense minister in attendance. |
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1:30am PDT |
Obama tries to allay Jewish concerns
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama has a solid Senate record in support of Israel. |
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1:26am PDT |
F1: McLaren dismiss engineer |
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Summary: McLaren terminate the employment of chief designer Mike Coughlan, the man at the centre of last year's spy scandal. |
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1:26am PDT |
McLaren dismiss spy-case engineer |
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Summary: McLaren terminate the employment of chief designer Mike Coughlan, the man at the centre of last year's spy scandal. |
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Yahoo News |
1:26am PDT |
Iranians vote in parliament elections
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iranians voted Friday in elections likely to yield little change: Conservatives and allies of the hardline president are expected to retain control of parliament after many reformists were barred from even running. |
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Cnn.com |
1:10am PDT |
New sandbars formed by Grand Canyon flood |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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1:09am PDT |
Gough primed for a 'magical' day |
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Summary: Wales lock Ian Gough says winning the Grand Slam on the day of his 50th cap against France would be incredible. |
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1:04am PDT |
Iraq archbishop kidnappers wanted $1 million: police
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Kidnappers of a Chaldean Catholic
archbishop found dead in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul had
demanded a $1 million ransom, a senior police official said on
Friday. |
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1:04am PDT |
'Roadmap' focus of Mid-East talks |
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Summary: Israelis and Palestinians are to hold talks with a US envoy on the roadmap plan, the first such meeting for months. |
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1:03am PDT |
House for sale: Non-earthlings welcome
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A mountainside house being auctioned in Tennessee is perfect for anyone tolerant of gawkers and fascinated with outer space: It's built like a flying saucer. |
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12:29am PDT |
Reformists sidelined as Iran elects parliament
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Iran on Friday voted in elections expected to tighten conservative grip on parliament after a low-key campaign and the mass disqualification of reformist candidates by a hardline vetting body. |
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BBC News |
12:17am PDT |
Call for teacher suicide training |
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Summary: A teachers' union calls for more suicide awareness training to enable members to pick up on warning signs. |
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12:13am PDT |
Iranians vote, conservatives tipped to win
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iranians voted on Friday in an election
likely to keep conservatives firmly in control of parliament
after unelected state bodies disqualified many reformist foes
of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from the race. |
