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8:10pm PDT |
D.B. Cooper's parachute possibly found
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Summary: AP - The FBI is analyzing a torn, tangled parachute found buried by children in southwest Washington to determine whether it might have been used by famed plane hijacker D.B. Cooper, the agency said Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
8:09pm PDT |
Sarkozy due in UK for state visit |
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Summary: French President Nicolas Sarkozy is due in the UK for a state visit, which will include talks with Gordon Brown. |
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Yahoo News |
8:09pm PDT |
McCain addresses housing crisis options
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Republican John McCain on Tuesday derided government intervention to save and reward banks or small borrowers who behave irresponsibly though he offered few immediate alternatives for fixing the country's growing housing crisis. |
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8:06pm PDT |
Clinton would have left Obama's pastor
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she would have parted company with a minister who talked about America the way Barack Obama's pastor has. |
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8:03pm PDT |
First 2 couples are done 'Dancing'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Magician Penn Jillette and tennis champ Monica Seles were the first stars eliminated from the sixth season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." Each came into Tuesday's results show in last place. |
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BBC News |
7:56pm PDT |
Finches buck trend in UK gardens |
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Summary: The RSPB's annual UK garden survey shows a rise in sightings of finches, but a fall in birds overall. |
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Yahoo News |
7:39pm PDT |
France's Sarkozy raises prospect of Olympic boycott
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Summary: AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy left open Tuesday the possibility of boycotting the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony over China's crackdown in Tibet, though other major world leaders vowed to attend. |
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7:04pm PDT |
India's Tata buying Jaguar |
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Summary: Ford is to sell UK-based Jaguar and Land Rover to Indian firm Tata in a £1bn deal to be announced later. |
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6:55pm PDT |
Cyber bully pledge for teachers |
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Summary: Schools Secretary Ed Balls is pledging more protection for school staff bullied online by students. |
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6:51pm PDT |
Breast MRI scans 'commonly wrong' |
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Summary: MRI scans on women with a high risk of breast cancer falsely spot tumours in most positive cases, a study says. |
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6:45pm PDT |
Cricket: Vaughan warns team |
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Summary: Michael Vaughan says England have a lot of improving to do despite their 2-1 Test series win over New Zealand. |
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6:45pm PDT |
Vaughan issues warning to England |
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Summary: Michael Vaughan says England have a lot of improving to do despite their 2-1 Test series win over New Zealand. |
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6:34pm PDT |
Nancy Reagan endorses McCain
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Former first lady Nancy Reagan endorsed John McCain for president Tuesday as the Arizona senator continued to collect backing from leading Republicans who might help him unite the party and win over critical conservative voters. |
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6:34pm PDT |
Summit is first to win 100 tourney games
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Summary: AP - Pat Summitt celebrated her 100th NCAA tournament win in typical fashion: a second-round blowout. Two days after Summitt publicly challenged her team to play harder, the Lady Vols responded with a dominant defensive effort, crisp offense and a 78-52 r |
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6:30pm PDT |
Alcohol ban advised for pregnancy |
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Summary: Women should not drink any alcohol during pregnancy, NHS advisers say in new tougher guidelines. |
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6:30pm PDT |
Pregnancy alcohol ban advised |
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Summary: Women should not drink any alcohol during pregnancy, NHS advisers say in new tougher guidelines. |
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Cnn.com |
6:17pm PDT |
Leader: 'I eat this fruit without any fear' |
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Summary: He's no Julia Child, but Honduran President Manuel Zelaya showed Tuesday he can attack a cantaloupe and U.S. government claims in a single motion.
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6:15pm PDT |
Police: Pantless woman gets out of car
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Suburban New York police say a drunken driver had a suspended license and had marijuana in her car. Oh, they also say she didn't have any pants on. |
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Cnn.com |
6:11pm PDT |
Huge ice shelf 'hanging by thread' |
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Summary: A piece of Antarctic ice measuring 220 square miles has collapsed, and an ice shelf about the size of Connecticut is "hanging by a thread" because of global warming, the British Antarctic Survey said today. "We are in for a lot more events like this," one |
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5:49pm PDT |
Panesar seals England series win |
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Summary: Monty Panesar takes career-best figures of 6-126 to inspire England to victory on day five in Napier and seal a series win over New Zealand. |
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5:42pm PDT |
Scholar denounces Muslim baptism |
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Summary: A Jordanian Muslim scholar denounces the Pope's baptism on Saturday of a prominent Italian Muslim convert. |
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Cnn.com |
5:40pm PDT |
Pilot hurt in jet breakup sues manufacturer |
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Summary: An Air Force pilot injured when his F-15C fighter broke apart over Missouri in November is suing Boeing, the plane manufacturer, over the accident, according to the pilot's lawyer.
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5:10pm PDT |
'Girls Gone Wild' founder accuses judge
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Summary: AP - "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis accused a federal judge Tuesday of targeting him for retribution, saying he is behind a new lawsuit that accuses Francis of filming underage girls in sexually provocative acts. |
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BBC News |
5:08pm PDT |
'Leave Taleban to Afghans' call |
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Summary: A Karzai ally says Afghans should take over the fight against the Taleban as unrest claims six more lives. |
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5:02pm PDT |
Salmond in independence test call |
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Summary: Alex Salmond challenges opponents to test their devolution reform plans in a referendum. |
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5:02pm PDT |
Hillary Clinton calls Bosnia sniper story a mistake
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday she made
a mistake when she claimed she had come under sniper fire
during a trip to Bosnia in 1996 while she was first lady. |
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BBC News |
4:54pm PDT |
Vale quits Xstrata takeover talks |
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Summary: Brazilian mining giant Vale do Rio Doce abandons talks to buy rival Xstrata. |
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Cnn.com |
4:43pm PDT |
Antarctic chunk splinters; huge ice shelf threatened |
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Summary: A piece of Antarctic ice measuring 220 square miles has collapsed, and an ice shelf about the size of Connecticut is "hanging by a thread" because of global warming, the British Antarctic Survey said today. "We are in for a lot more events like this," one |
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Yahoo News |
4:25pm PDT |
Iowa officials confirm bank official killed family
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A former bank executive facing
trial for embezzlement beat to death his wife and the couple's
four adopted children before killing himself by ramming his car
into a highway sign post, police said on Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
4:22pm PDT |
Clinton says she erred on Bosnia story
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she made a mistake in claiming that she came under hostile fire in Bosnia 12 years ago, as rival Barack Obama's campaign continued to challenge her credibility. |
