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12:08pm PDT |
Kosovo riots 'were orchestrated' |
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Summary: A senior UN official in Kosovo criticises Serbia over unrest that caused the death of a Ukrainian UN policeman. |
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Yahoo News |
12:05pm PDT |
Stocks stay sharply higher after Fed cut
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wall Street barreled higher Tuesday as investors, still optimistic following stronger-than-expected earnings from two big investment banks, were galvanized by the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage poin |
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Yahoo News |
11:59am PDT |
Netherlands sets swimming relay record
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Netherlands has set a world record in the women's 400-meter freestyle relay at the European swimming championships with a time of 3 minutes, 33.62 seconds. |
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BBC News |
11:54am PDT |
Murder probe as attacked man dies |
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Summary: Police begin a murder inquiry following the death of a man who was beaten at his home in west Belfast. |
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Yahoo News |
11:54am PDT |
New N.Y. governor, wife admit extramarital affairs
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The new governor of New York admitted
to past extramarital affairs and one by his wife on Tuesday,
seeking to quash even more wild rumors and move past the tumult
caused by his predecessor's resignation amid a sex scandal. |
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BBC News |
11:52am PDT |
Arctic losing long-term ice cover |
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Summary: Despite colder conditions, the Arctic is losing a lot of its old, stable ice, according to satellite data. |
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BBC News |
11:52am PDT |
Constable injured in hit-and-run |
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Summary: An officer is seriously ill in hospital after he was knocked over by a van as he tried to question the driver. |
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Yahoo News |
11:48am PDT |
Fed cuts rates by 3/4 percentage point
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed a key interest rate by three-fourths of a percentage point, moving aggressively to contain a credit crisis threatening to push the country into a severe recession. |
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Yahoo News |
11:47am PDT |
Conservative justices question D.C. handgun ban
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. capital's strict gun
control law faced a barrage of skeptical questions on Tuesday
from the U.S. Supreme Court's conservatives. |
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BBC News |
11:46am PDT |
Pair jailed for killing woman, 82 |
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Summary: Two men are sentenced for the manslaughter of an OAP who died the day after they burgled her home. |
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Yahoo News |
11:45am PDT |
Fed cuts key interest rates by 3/4 point
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Federal Reserve slashed a key
U.S. interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on
Tuesday, a substantial cut but smaller than many in financial
markets had expected, as part of an effort to hold off a deep
recession and financi |
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Yahoo News |
11:44am PDT |
NY governor admits several affairs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The state's new governor revealed Tuesday that he had affairs with several women, including a state employee. The confession came a day after he took over from former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who was driven from office amid a prostitution scandal. |
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BBC News |
11:44am PDT |
Federal Reserve slashes US rates |
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Summary: The US central bank announces another deep cut in interest rates to calm nervous markets. |
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Cnn.com |
11:42am PDT |
'English Patient' director dead at 54 |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
11:42am PDT |
Fed cuts key rate |
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Summary: The Federal Reserve slashed a key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point today, the latest in a series of moves by the central bank to try to restore confidence in the economy and battered financial markets.
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BBC News |
11:30am PDT |
US admits economy is in downturn |
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Summary: US Treasury boss Henry Paulson admits that the US economy is in a downturn. |
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Yahoo News |
11:26am PDT |
Dalai Lama calls for end to violence in Tibet
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Dalai Lama said on Tuesday he was
willing to step down as head of the Tibetan government in exile
if that was needed to stop the riots in his homeland, but China
repeated its charge that he had masterminded the violence. |
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Yahoo News |
11:26am PDT |
Wine taster's nose insured for millions
(AP)
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Summary: AP - His schnoz is not to be sniffed at. The nose of leading European winemaker and taster Ilja Gort has been insured for euro5 million ($8 million), Lloyd's of London said Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
11:03am PDT |
Man admits Cooke body-snatch |
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Summary: The head of a US body-snatching ring who stole body parts from about 1,000 people pleads guilty. |
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BBC News |
10:57am PDT |
Director Anthony Minghella dies |
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Summary: The Oscar-winning British film director Anthony Minghella has died at the age of 54, his agent says. |
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BBC News |
10:55am PDT |
Queen and Duke in three-day visit |
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Summary: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrive in Northern Ireland at the beginning of a three-day visit. |
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Yahoo News |
10:47am PDT |
Vista upgrades available for download
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Microsoft Corp. posted a major package of updates and security fixes for its Windows Vista operating system for download starting Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
10:46am PDT |
Fayed bid to summon Philip fails |
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Summary: Mohamed Al Fayed's bid to compel the Queen and Prince Philip to give evidence at the inquest into the death of Princess Diana has failed |
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BBC News |
10:40am PDT |
Student wanted over death |
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Summary: Police want to talk to a student in connection with the death of 23-year-old Martine Vik Magnussen. |
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Yahoo News |
10:35am PDT |
Stocks soar ahead of Fed rate decision
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wall Street barreled higher Tuesday as investors found relief in better-than-expected results from Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs, and anticipated a massive interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones industrial average surged 300 po |
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BBC News |
10:33am PDT |
Inspector 'planned to kill more' |
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Summary: A police inspector who killed his wife and mother-in-law may have planned to kill other relatives, an inquest hears. |
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BBC News |
10:32am PDT |
Dalai Lama urges end to violence |
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Summary: The Dalai Lama calls for violence in Tibet to end and rejects China's claims he masterminded the unrest. |
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Cnn.com |
10:28am PDT |
Dinosaur mummy found in North Dakota |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
10:20am PDT |
Justices hear arguments on gun ownership |
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Summary: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took up gun control, hearing arguments concerning a District of Columbia ban on handguns more than two centuries after the Second Amendment gave Americans the right to "keep and bear arms."
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Yahoo News |
10:17am PDT |
Swan, swan-shaped boat to part ways
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A long love story is over at a German zoo: Petra the swan and her swan-shaped paddleboat are parting ways. |
