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6:56pm PDT |
Irish leader shares the green in D.C. |
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Summary: Washington bigwigs -- parts Irish, Italian and Texan -- donned their green Monday as the leader of Ireland made his traditional St. Patrick's Day visit to the United States capital.
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Yahoo News |
6:49pm PDT |
Former U.S. ambassador, subprime mortgage pioneer dies
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Roland Arnall, founder of subprime
pioneer Ameriquest Mortgage Co, died of cancer on Monday
morning in Los Angeles, his family said in a statement. |
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Yahoo News |
6:47pm PDT |
Diddy denies LA Times' Tupac story
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sean "Diddy" Combs has denied a report by the Los Angeles Times that his associates were responsible for the 1994 robbery and shooting of Tupac Shakur at a New York recording studio, and that he knew about the attack in advance. |
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BBC News |
6:42pm PDT |
US oil spill ship pilot charged |
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Summary: The pilot of a ship that spilt 58,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay is charged with criminal negligence. |
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BBC News |
6:25pm PDT |
Iraqi asylum seeker numbers jump |
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Summary: The number of Iraqis applying for asylum in developed countries almost doubled in 2007, a UN report says. |
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6:25pm PDT |
Iraqi asylum seeker numbers up |
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Summary: The number of Iraqis applying for asylum in developed countries almost doubled in 2007, a UN report says. |
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BBC News |
5:59pm PDT |
'Baby Asbo' threat for tearaways |
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Summary: A £218m government initiative will target young children to try to stop them getting into serious crime. |
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BBC News |
5:59pm PDT |
Early warning for bad behaviour |
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Summary: A £218m government initiative will target young children to try to stop them getting into serious crime. |
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Yahoo News |
5:41pm PDT |
Bill Clinton rejects criticism over race
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Former President Clinton on Monday called the notion that he unfairly criticized his wife's rival, Barack Obama, "a total myth and a mugging." Clinton had compared Obama's landslide victory in South Carolina's Jan. 26 primary to Jesse Jackson's wins |
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5:36pm PDT |
Man says ricin belonged to his brother
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The man at the center of a ricin scare at a Las Vegas motel says he never had any intention of hurting anyone with the deadly biological agent, his brother told The Associated Press. |
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BBC News |
5:33pm PDT |
Drowned cadet in wrong lifejacket |
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Summary: A teenager who drowned after being pinned under a boat was wearing the wrong kind of lifejacket, a probe finds. |
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BBC News |
5:28pm PDT |
Sugar rejects BBC 'nasty' image |
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Summary: Sir Alan Sugar criticises the BBC for portraying him as "Mr Nasty" in reality TV show The Apprentice. |
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Yahoo News |
5:23pm PDT |
Obama tells vets no lower drinking age
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democrat Barack Obama on Monday promised Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans help with their grievances — save one. "I know it drives you nuts. But I'm not going to lower the drinking age," the presidential candidate said. |
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Yahoo News |
5:23pm PDT |
"Diddy" Combs linked to Tupac shooting: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Los Angeles Times has linked
two former associates of rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs to a 1994
assault on singer Tupac Shakur and suggested Combs knew of the
attack in advance. Combs called the story "a lie." |
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Yahoo News |
5:13pm PDT |
Ship's pilot charged in SF Bay oil spill
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The pilot of a ship that spilled thousands of gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay last November was charged by federal prosecutors Monday with criminal negligence and breaking environmental laws. |
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BBC News |
5:07pm PDT |
Teachers warn over cyber bullying |
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Summary: Parents are warned to be more aware that their children can misuse mobile phones and the internet. |
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BBC News |
5:05pm PDT |
Vegan diet 'help' for arthritis |
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Summary: Rheumatoid arthritis patients could reduce a high risk of heart attacks with a gluten-free, vegan diet, a study suggests. |
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BBC News |
5:04pm PDT |
Rising numbers seek debt advice |
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Summary: Figures compiled for the BBC show more people are seeking help with mortgage arrears but credit card debt problems fall. |
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BBC News |
5:01pm PDT |
A380 in UK commercial debut |
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Summary: The first commercial flight of the Airbus A380 "super-jumbo" to the UK is due to land at Heathrow later. |
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BBC News |
5:01pm PDT |
A380 to make UK commercial debut |
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Summary: The first commercial flight of the Airbus A380 "super-jumbo" to the UK is due to land at Heathrow later. |
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BBC News |
5:01pm PDT |
A380 UK commercial debut due |
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Summary: The first commercial flight of the Airbus A380 "super-jumbo" to the UK is due to land at Heathrow later. |
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Yahoo News |
4:57pm PDT |
Olympic chief says no calls for Beijing boycott
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China breathed a sigh of relief on
Tuesday after no foreign governments called for a boycott of
the Beijing Olympics over a crackdown on violent protests in
Tibet even as it braced for more unrest. |
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Yahoo News |
4:50pm PDT |
Robot getting eyes, tools in spacewalk
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Spacewalking astronauts stepped outside Monday night to give the space station's new robot some eyes and a set of tools. It was the third spacewalk of shuttle Endeavour's visit to the station, each one aimed at putting together Dextre, the giant robo |
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4:13pm PDT |
Missing student found murdered |
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Summary: A Norwegian woman found murdered sustained significant injuries to her neck, post-mortem tests reveal. |
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BBC News |
4:10pm PDT |
Florida ditches new primary plan |
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Summary: Democrats in Florida decide not to hold a fresh primary by postal vote after party leaders express concern. |
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Cnn.com |
4:03pm PDT |
Butler denies taking bloody ring from Diana |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
4:01pm PDT |
Madonna denies marriage is splitting up
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Madonna is squashing suggestions that her marriage may be ending. "I am delighted to confirm that Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ritchie remain happily married," the pop star's spokeswoman, Liz Rosenberg, said in a statement Monday. |
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BBC News |
4:00pm PDT |
Man charged with Shannon kidnap |
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Summary: A 39-year-old man is charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment after the rescue of schoolgirl Shannon Matthews. |
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Cnn.com |
3:57pm PDT |
No new primary for Florida Democrats |
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Summary: After weeks of negotiations, the Florida Democratic Party said today that it will not hold a second primary in the state. The state party's leaders have been seeking a way to have Florida's delegation seated at the Democratic National Convention.
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Yahoo News |
3:55pm PDT |
Florida Democrats drop bid to stage primary re-run
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Florida's Democratic Party said on Monday
it would no longer push for a rerun of the state's invalid
primary election to pick a presidential nominee, leaving a
decision on what to do with the state's delegates entirely to
the national party. |
