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6:14pm PDT |
105 'rioters' in Lhasa unrest surrender: China media
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Summary: AFP - The Chinese authorities said 105 "rioters" involved in protests in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa had surrendered, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. |
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6:10pm PDT |
Sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke dies
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pioneering science fiction writer and
visionary Arthur C. Clarke, best known for his work on the
movie "2001: A Space Odyssey," has died in his adopted home of
Sri Lanka at the age of 90. |
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Cnn.com |
6:08pm PDT |
Justices tackle gun control |
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Summary: The Supreme Court searched for compromise today in a potentially monumental case over gun control that would protect individuals' right to keep weapons in their homes, while preserving the government's power to enact reasonable weapon restrictions.
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5:57pm PDT |
Stressed parents 'make kids ill' |
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Summary: Parents with stressful lives may be making their children as well as themselves vulnerable to illness, research suggests. |
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5:55pm PDT |
Tories seek post office rethink |
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Summary: The Conservatives are hoping to put controversial plans to close 2,500 post offices to the vote in Parliament. |
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5:55pm PDT |
Tories press post office rethink |
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Summary: The Conservatives are hoping to put controversial plans to close 2,500 post offices to the vote in Parliament. |
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5:51pm PDT |
Bush says Iraq war was worth it
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Summary: AP - President Bush says he has no doubts about launching the unpopular war in Iraq despite the "high cost in lives and treasure," arguing that retreat now would embolden Iran and provide al-Qaida with money for weapons of mass destruction to attack the U |
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5:45pm PDT |
Toxic gas 'helps lung patients' |
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Summary: A toxic gas could improve the lives of patients with serious lung conditions, say scientists. |
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Cnn.com |
5:37pm PDT |
'2001' author Arthur C. Clarke dies at age of 90 |
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Summary: Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, who co-wrote the epic film "2001: A Space Odyssey" and raised the idea of communications satellites in the 1940s, has died at age 90, an associate confirmed to CNN. Clark died at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, w |
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5:30pm PDT |
Gene may help explain stress disorder
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Groundbreaking research suggests genes help explain why some people can recover from a traumatic event while others suffer post-traumatic stress disorder. Though preliminary, the study provides insight into a condition expected to strike increasing n |
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5:29pm PDT |
Sci-fi guru Sir Arthur C. Clarke dies
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pioneering science fiction writer and
visionary Arthur C. Clarke, best known for his work on the
movie "2001: A Space Odyssey," has died in his adopted home of
Sri Lanka at the age of 90. |
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Yahoo News |
5:27pm PDT |
Spitzer call girl already gone 'Wild'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Stop that $1 million check: It turns out the call girl linked to Eliot Spitzer had already shed her clothes for "Girls Gone Wild" as an 18-year-old while partying in Miami, the video company's founder said Tuesday. |
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5:26pm PDT |
Warning over house prices plunge |
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Summary: House prices could plunge in the run up to the launch of the single survey this year, a property expert warns. |
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5:16pm PDT |
Brown unveiling security strategy |
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Summary: Gordon Brown is set to outline the major threats facing the UK in the first every national security strategy. |
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Cnn.com |
5:15pm PDT |
Investigator: Antiquities fund Iraqi extremists |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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5:06pm PDT |
Green power station opened |
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Summary: First Minister Alex Salmond is to officially open a £90m biomass power station in the south of Scotland. |
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5:04pm PDT |
Gurkha vets seek equal rights |
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Summary: Gurkha veterans are protesting at Parliament calling for the right to remain in the UK. |
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4:50pm PDT |
China and Dalai Lama face off over Tibet unrest
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China sought to put an end on Wednesday
to pockets of protest still flaring in its Tibetan regions,
with arrests, tight security and a war of words with Tibet's
spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. |
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4:36pm PDT |
Union to examine why Bonds has no offers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king remains unsigned. |
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4:28pm PDT |
Military to boost cyber-protections
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The military is beefing up efforts to gather intelligence, fend off cyber-attacks and improve relations with other nations as part of a strategy for keeping the U.S. safe while fighting two wars, according to a Pentagon document. |
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Yahoo News |
4:17pm PDT |
New NY governor admits affairs years ago
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A day after his predecessor's sex scandal propelled him into office, Gov. David Paterson revealed Tuesday that he had affairs with a "number of women," including a state employee, but said that does not affect his ability to lead. |
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4:01pm PDT |
Visa in record US stock offering |
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Summary: Worldwide payment card group Visa has raised more than $17.9bn (£8.9bn) in the biggest US share issue. |
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3:55pm PDT |
Panel alleges Nigeria corruption |
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Summary: The government of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo paid millions to non-existent firms, says panel. |
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3:45pm PDT |
Iraq murder charge for US marine |
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Summary: A third US marine is charged over the deaths of unarmed Iraqi detainees in Falluja in 2004. |
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BBC News |
3:30pm PDT |
Football: Strachan rues misses |
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Summary: Manager Gordon Strachan is left to rue a number of missed chances as Aberdeen dump Celtic out of the Scottish Cup. |
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3:30pm PDT |
Strachan laments poor finishing |
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Summary: Manager Gordon Strachan is left to rue a number of missed chances as Aberdeen dump Celtic out of the Scottish Cup. |
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Cnn.com |
3:28pm PDT |
'2001' author Arthur C. Clarke dies |
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Summary: Science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, who co-wrote the epic film "2001: A Space Odyssey" and raised the idea of communications satellites in the 1940s, has died at age 90, an associate said Tuesday.
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3:24pm PDT |
Writer Arthur C Clarke dies at 90 |
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Summary: World-famous British science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke dies in Sri Lanka at the age of 90. |
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3:16pm PDT |
Writer Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, an aide said. He was 90. |
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3:14pm PDT |
Calls mount for Olympic ceremony boycott
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Moves to punish China over its handling of violence in Tibet gained momentum Tuesday, with a novel suggestion for a mini-boycott of the Beijing Olympics by VIPs at the opening ceremony. |
