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Yahoo News |
2:02pm PDT |
Pelosi's delegate stance boosts Obama
(AP)
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Summary: AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says it would be damaging to the Democratic party for its leaders to buck the will of national convention delegates picked in primaries and caucuses, a declaration that gives a boost to Sen. Barack Obama. |
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Yahoo News |
1:48pm PDT |
Conservatives keep control of Iran assembly
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iranian election results on Saturday
showed conservatives on course to keep control of parliament,
but some were expected to join reformists in flaying President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's handling of the economy. |
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Yahoo News |
1:46pm PDT |
Crane falls on Manhattan building, at least two dead
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A construction crane fell on a
residential building in Manhattan on Saturday, killing at least
two people and injuring several others, the New York City Fire
Department said. |
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Yahoo News |
1:43pm PDT |
Chinese security forces swarm Tibet
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Soldiers on foot and in armored carriers swarmed Tibet's capital Saturday, enforcing a strict curfew a day after protesters burned shops and cars to vent their anger against Chinese rule. In another western city, police clashed with hundreds of Buddh |
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1:41pm PDT |
Security forces swarm Tibet
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Soldiers on foot and in armored carriers swarmed Tibet's capital Saturday, enforcing a strict curfew a day after protesters burned shops and cars to vent their anger against Chinese rule. In another western city, police clashed with hundreds of Buddh |
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Yahoo News |
1:41pm PDT |
Tall crane collapses in NYC; 2 dead
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A crane standing about 15 stories high toppled with a roar at a construction site and smashed into a block of apartment buildings Saturday, killing at least two people, authorities said. |
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Cnn.com |
1:38pm PDT |
Four killed when crane falls into NYC high-rise |
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Summary: Four people died and at least five were trapped Saturday after a crane collapsed in midtown Manhattan, emergency management officials said.
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Yahoo News |
1:34pm PDT |
Two dead as fresh storms spawn tornado near Atlanta
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A tornado in northwest Georgia killed
two people and injured others on Saturday, one day after a
twister battered Atlanta's downtown, officials said. |
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Cnn.com |
1:09pm PDT |
Videos of Atlanta tornado destruction |
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Yahoo News |
1:07pm PDT |
Crane falls on Manhattan building, at least 2 dead
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A construction crane fell on a
residential building in Manhattan on Saturday, killing at least
two people and injuring several others, the New York City Fire
Department said. |
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BBC News |
12:38pm PDT |
Police probe headless body link |
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Summary: Police investigate whether the discovery of a headless and handless body could be linked to the disappearance of a traveller. |
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Cnn.com |
12:36pm PDT |
Atlanta area braces for more storms |
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Summary: As another line of severe weather moved into the area, utility and cleanup crews on Saturday worked to restore traffic lights, clear streets and remove tons of debris in Atlanta's business district from Friday night's unusual urban storm. Experts confirme |
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12:32pm PDT |
Rugby: Jones hails Wales defence |
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Summary: Wales captain Ryan Jones says the side's defensiive resolve secured their second Grand Slam in four years. |
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BBC News |
12:30pm PDT |
More arrests over cyclist murder |
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Summary: Two more women are arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman cyclist is stabbed to death in Liverpool. |
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Yahoo News |
12:19pm PDT |
Storm follows Atlanta twister, killing 1
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Storms killed one person Saturday in northwest Georgia, less than 24 hours after a tornado with wind up to 130 mph cut a 6-mile path through downtown Atlanta, blowing windows out of skyscrapers and injuring dozens. |
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BBC News |
12:17pm PDT |
Football: Arsenal drop points |
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Summary: Kolo Toure's late strike salvages a point for Arsenal against valiant Middlesbrough who have Mido sent off. |
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Yahoo News |
12:06pm PDT |
Clinton backs Michigan revote plan
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton Saturday said she supported a plan being developed by Michigan Democrats to hold a new primary in June. |
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11:59am PDT |
Boys charged over attack on Pcs |
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Summary: Two teenagers are charged with attempted murder after a car was driven at armed police officers in south London. |
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BBC News |
11:58am PDT |
Welsh joy over Grand Slam victory |
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Summary: Rugby fans across Wales are celebrating after Wales' Grand Slam victory over France in the climax of the Six Nations tournament. |
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Yahoo News |
11:53am PDT |
Albanian arms dump blasts kill 4, devastate area
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An Albanian army base stocking obsolete
munitions for destruction blew up in a chain of massive blasts
on Saturday killing at least four people and officials said
many more workers at the site may have been killed. |
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Yahoo News |
11:52am PDT |
At least one dead in fresh storms near Atlanta
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A tornado in northwest Georgia killed
at least one person and seriously injured others on Saturday,
one day after the worst twister to hit Atlanta in decades
battered the city's downtown. |
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BBC News |
11:48am PDT |
Rugby: Welsh win Grand Slam |
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Summary: Wales complete their transformation from World Cup flops to secure their second Grand Slam in four years. |
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BBC News |
11:48am PDT |
Welsh Grand Slam triumph |
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Summary: Wales complete their transformation from World Cup flops to secure their second Grand Slam in four years. |
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Yahoo News |
11:46am PDT |
UN: Less Iraq violence may not continue
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The influx of thousands of U.S. forces has driven down insurgent attacks in Baghdad, but violence elsewhere in Iraq raises questions about whether killings will continue to drop as American forces begin to leave, the United Nations said Saturday. |
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Yahoo News |
11:41am PDT |
More rate cuts from Fed expected Tuesday
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Desperate to aid an economy in crisis, the Federal Reserve is ready to deliver yet another big interest rate cut. |
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Yahoo News |
11:34am PDT |
Forensic experts at Manson site: Dig
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Bone-white stretches of salt, leached up from the lifeless soil, lay like a shroud over the high desert where a paranoid Charles Manson holed up after an orgy of murder nearly four decades ago. |
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BBC News |
11:03am PDT |
Mother's joy at Shannon reunion |
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Summary: The mother of rescued Shannon Matthews says she is "overwhelmed" at being reunited with her daughter. |
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Yahoo News |
11:02am PDT |
UN: Drop in Iraq violence may not last
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The influx of thousands of U.S. forces has driven down insurgent attacks in Baghdad, but violence elsewhere in Iraq raises questions about whether killings will continue to drop as American forces begin to leave, the United Nations said Saturday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:54am PDT |
Friend's death shows cost of Iraq war
(AP)
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Summary: AP - In my nightmares, the helicopters still come out of a dark sky, two black spots barely visible against the backdrop of night. |
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Cnn.com |
10:52am PDT |
Videos of destruction in Atlanta |
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