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9:10am PDT |
Lib Dem peers oppose referendum |
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Summary: The chances of a referendum on the EU treaty take a blow after Lib Dem peers say they will vote against one. |
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9:07am PDT |
Major damage in police HQ blaze |
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Summary: Part of North Wales Police's force HQ is badly damaged by a fire which started in its roof during refrubishment work. |
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9:07am PDT |
'Substantial damage' of blaze HQ |
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Summary: North Wales Police's HQ was badly damaged by a fire which broke out in its roof, slightly injuring a contractor. |
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9:00am PDT |
Teachers vote to hold pay strike |
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Summary: A ballot of NUT members has backed a one-day pay strike by a margin of three to one. |
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8:55am PDT |
Older corneas transplant OK
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Older corneas seem to transplant as well as younger ones, says a major new study that promises to expand the age of cornea donation to 75. |
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Cnn.com |
8:51am PDT |
MLK's last crusade: 'Going for broke' |
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Summary: The autumn before his assassination, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was gambling with his legacy. He planned to talk less about the South's Jim Crow and issues that let whites in the North feel superior to their Southern brethren. King wanted to talk mon |
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Cnn.com |
8:51am PDT |
Shantytowns, economic revolt in King's final plans |
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Summary: The autumn before his assassination, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was gambling with his legacy. He planned to talk less about the South's Jim Crow and issues that let whites in the North feel superior to their Southern brethren. King wanted to talk mon |
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Yahoo News |
8:38am PDT |
Sarkozy says Betancourt near death
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy called
on Colombia's FARC guerrillas on Tuesday to release their
hostage Ingrid Betancourt who he said was in close to death. |
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Cnn.com |
8:35am PDT |
Toddler's body found in Oklahoma flooding |
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Cnn.com |
8:35am PDT |
Toddler's body recovered in Oklahoma flooding |
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Yahoo News |
8:10am PDT |
Mugabe aides discuss ceding power
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Advisers of President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai are discussing the possibility of Zimbabwe's longtime leader relinquishing power, The Associated Press learned Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:08am PDT |
U.S., Russia to sign strategic framework document
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The leaders of Russia and the United
States will sign a document outlining the framework for
strategic relations between their two countries at a meeting
this weekend, a Kremlin source told Reuters on Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:56am PDT |
Older corneas may be good for transplant
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Older corneas seem to transplant as well as younger ones, says a major new study that promises to expand the age of cornea donation to 75. |
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Yahoo News |
7:55am PDT |
Clinton likens herself to 'Rocky'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton says she has something in common with legendary film boxer Rocky Balboa — she's not a quitter. |
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7:52am PDT |
Teachers vote to strike over pay |
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Summary: Members of the National Union of Teachers vote to stage a one-day strike over pay, their first national stoppage for 22 years. |
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Cnn.com |
7:45am PDT |
Woman accused of stalking John Cusack |
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7:32am PDT |
Construction spending falls in February
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Summary: AP - Construction spending fell again in February as home building tumbled for a record 24th straight month. |
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Cnn.com |
7:30am PDT |
Army does about-face on soldier couples |
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7:30am PDT |
Worming ways |
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Summary: One council's weapons in the war on landfill waste |
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7:21am PDT |
Home building tumbles for 24th month
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Construction spending fell again in February as home building tumbled for a record 24th straight month. |
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7:20am PDT |
Pelosi says Democratic race should go on
(AP)
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Summary: AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the superdelegates who may ultimately decide the Democratic party's presidential nominee have a right to vote as they wish, and that the drawn-out contest between candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama shou |
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BBC News |
7:15am PDT |
Woman's head found on beach |
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Summary: Police cordon off part of a beach in Arbroath as children playing there find a woman's head in a plastic bag. |
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7:11am PDT |
France sets out Afghan deployment |
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Summary: France could send a "few hundred" extra troops to Afghanistan, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon says. |
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Yahoo News |
7:08am PDT |
U.S., Russia to sign strategic framework document: source
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The leaders of Russia and the United
States will sign a document outlining the framework for
strategic relations between their two countries at a meeting
this weekend, a Kremlin source told Reuters on Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:01am PDT |
UBS, Deutsche losses mount, but bank fog clearing
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - UBS and Deutsche Bank took a $23 billion
hit on their risky assets and the Swiss bank asked investors
for more cash on Tuesday, but Europe's bank shares rallied on
hopes that the end of another torrid quarter could mark a
turning point. |
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Cnn.com |
6:48am PDT |
Tornadoes, snow whip across Midwest |
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6:44am PDT |
Life when an autistic boy becomes a man |
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Summary: When meeting Jeff Donohoo, it's not immediately apparent he is a 36-year-old man living with autism. In fact, unless you get him talking about the Atlanta Braves -- one of his true passions in life -- he is a very quiet person.
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Cnn.com |
6:24am PDT |
Mom considered killing autistic son |
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Summary: Tian Huiping was so devastated when her son was diagnosed with autism she considered poisoning him and killing herself. Instead, she opened the only school in China for autistic children.
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6:24am PDT |
Mom considered murder-suicide over son's autism |
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Summary: Tian Huiping was so devastated when her son was diagnosed with autism she considered poisoning him and killing herself. Instead, she opened the only school in China for autistic children.
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Yahoo News |
6:22am PDT |
China alleges Tibet 'suicide squads'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - China escalated its rhetoric against supporters of the Dalai Lama on Tuesday, accusing the Nobel Peace laureate's backers of planning suicide attacks. |
