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Yahoo News |
1:26pm PDT |
Science, Bible agree: Giving is better
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Summary: AP - The Bible counsels misers that it's better to give than to receive. Science agrees. People who made gifts to others or to charities reported they were happier than folks who didn't share, according to a report in Friday's issue of the journal Science |
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Yahoo News |
1:21pm PDT |
Judge: T.I. can attend Easter services
(AP)
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Summary: AP - T.I. didn't get to host a Thanksgiving gathering at the suburban home where he is under house arrest, but he will be able to attend Easter services. |
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1:18pm PDT |
Rice: China should reach out to Dalai Lama on Tibet
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice said on Thursday she was concerned about the situation in
Tibet, urging China to exercise restraint toward protesters
there and to reach out to the Dalai Lama. |
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Yahoo News |
1:17pm PDT |
Union: Workers told to use urine bags
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Summary: AP - Union officials in Colorado say a Qwest supervisor tried to cut down on lengthy bathroom breaks by telling workmen to use disposable urinal bags in the field. |
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Cnn.com |
1:16pm PDT |
GOP lawmaker is 29th to retire this term |
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Summary: U.S. Rep. Tom Reynolds, R-New York, will announce Thursday that he will retire at the end of his term in November, two senior Republican aides said.
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Cnn.com |
1:16pm PDT |
GOP congressman is 29th to retire this term |
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Summary: U.S. Rep. Tom Reynolds, R-New York, will announce Thursday that he will retire at the end of his term in November, two senior Republican aides said.
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BBC News |
1:16pm PDT |
Corrie star splits from husband |
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Summary: Coronation Street barmaid Kym Ryder and her husband, ex-EastEnder Jack Ryder, separate after six years. |
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Yahoo News |
1:11pm PDT |
Xavier ends Georgia's run with 73-61 win
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Summary: AP - Derrick Brown and Xavier put an end to the magical run of a Georgia team that by game's end was, well, 'Dawg tired. Brown's 19 points and 11 rebounds led a balanced-as-usual offense, and No. 3-seeded Xavier avoided a big upset by rallying to overcome |
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1:09pm PDT |
'Bin Laden' in Palestinian call |
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Summary: A second audio message in two days, purportedly from Osama Bin Laden, urges Palestinians to fight in Iraq. |
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Cnn.com |
12:59pm PDT |
Gunshots bring abrupt end to frantic 911 call |
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BBC News |
12:56pm PDT |
Basil Brush show racism row ends |
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Summary: Police investigating an allegation of racism in The Basil Brush Show say no further action will be taken. |
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Yahoo News |
12:56pm PDT |
Bin Laden says free Gaza with "iron and fire"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Osama bin Laden urged Palestinians on
Thursday to use "iron and fire" to end an Israeli blockade of
Gaza, in a recording after the Vatican rejected accusations by
the al Qaeda chief of a "new crusade." |
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12:53pm PDT |
Shannon quizzed '10 mins daily' |
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Summary: Shannon Matthews is questioned for only 10 minutes a day about her disappearance, according to police. |
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Yahoo News |
12:46pm PDT |
China blankets Tibetan areas with troops
(AP)
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Summary: AP - China blanketed restive Tibetan areas Thursday with a huge buildup of troops, turning small towns across a wide swath of western China into armed encampments. |
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BBC News |
12:41pm PDT |
Saturn moon may have hidden ocean |
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Summary: Saturn's moon Titan may have a deep, hidden ocean, according to new data from the Cassini-Huygens space mission. |
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BBC News |
12:00pm PDT |
Mars is 'covered in table salt' |
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Summary: Mars appears to be dusted with the salt from huge dried up lakes, new evidence suggests. |
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Yahoo News |
11:53am PDT |
Michigan delegate split debated
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama's campaign said Thursday that evenly splitting Michigan's delegates with rival Hillary Rodham Clinton would be a fair way to distribute them, now that the chances of a do-over primary are essentially dead. |
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BBC News |
11:53am PDT |
Prisoners 'may be released early' |
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Summary: More prisoners could be let out early to reduce overcrowding in jails, Justice Secretary Jack Straw says. |
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Yahoo News |
11:50am PDT |
Kansas, Michigan St., Xavier win openers
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Summary: AP - Kansas, Michigan State and Xavier are today's early winners in the men's NCAA basketball tournament. |
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Yahoo News |
11:46am PDT |
Obama says Iraq war drag on economy
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic
presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday said the $500
billion cost of the Iraq war is a drag on the U.S. economy and
attempted to lay some of the blame for it on Republican rival
John McCain. |
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BBC News |
11:38am PDT |
Conway police inquiry ruled out |
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Summary: Scotland Yard says it would not be "appropriate" to investigate the expenses of disgraced MP Derek Conway. |
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Yahoo News |
11:27am PDT |
Floods plague several midwestern states
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Floods that ravaged a broad swathe of
the Midwest from Missouri eastward to the Ohio Valley
contributed to deaths of more than a dozen people, according to
reports on Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
11:21am PDT |
Reports suggest economy weakening more
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A rise in jobless claims and a drop in a key forecasting gauge provided the latest evidence that the U.S. economy is faltering and may be slipping into recession. |
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BBC News |
11:08am PDT |
Man charged over student's murder |
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Summary: Police have charged a man with the murder of student Michael Alexander Jones in north London. |
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Yahoo News |
11:05am PDT |
Council gives U.N. bigger role in Afghanistan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.N. Security Council agreed
on Thursday to give the United Nations a greater role in
Afghanistan, where NATO-led forces are struggling to overcome a
surprisingly fierce Taliban insurgency. |
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Yahoo News |
11:02am PDT |
Mich. do-over vote looks unlikely
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The state Senate has adjourned without taking up a presidential primary bill, essentially ending Michigan's chances of holding a June 3 do-over Democratic election. |
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BBC News |
11:01am PDT |
Palestinian rivals' talks 'fail' |
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Summary: Talks between Fatah and Hamas, have collapsed, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says. |
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BBC News |
10:59am PDT |
Deported paedophile 'on register' |
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Summary: A paedophile who moved to Australia as a child and returned to the UK will be put on the sex offenders' register. |
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Yahoo News |
10:59am PDT |
Jobless claims rose last week
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in nearly two months, providing more evidence that the weak economy is drying up jobs. |
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Cnn.com |
10:46am PDT |
Sen. Clinton at W.H. during Lewinsky encounters |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton was in the White House on multiple occasions when her husband had sexual encounters with Monica Lewinsky, according to newly released documents.
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