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Yahoo News |
4:35am PDT |
Sandler breaks ankle playing basketball
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Adam Sandler broke his ankle over the weekend while playing basketball — but still won the game — according to a statement sent to The Associated Press from Sandler's representative. |
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4:33am PDT |
10 stories that could be April Fools... but aren't |
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Summary: It's here again, the day when jokers set out to make fools of the rest of us. But not every bizarre story is a hoax. Here is a round-up of some of the day's seemingly spoof news stories which are actually true (and one that isn't). |
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4:33am PDT |
Harvard Lampoon sends up Geographic
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It looks like a typical National Geographic cover with the signature yellow border. So what's Paris Hilton doing on there? The folks at Harvard Lampoon persuaded employees of one of the nation's most respected magazines to help them ensure their Apri |
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Yahoo News |
4:26am PDT |
Zimbabwe poll heads to runoff: projections
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will
beat President Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe's crucial election,
but be forced into a runoff vote in three weeks, according to a
ruling party projection. |
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4:25am PDT |
Officer puts speeding clip on web |
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Summary: A road safety group condemns a clip posted on YouTube of a police patrol car speeding to an incident. |
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BBC News |
4:25am PDT |
Officer speeding clip on YouTube |
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Summary: A road safety group condemns a clip posted on YouTube of a police patrol car speeding to an incident. |
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BBC News |
4:19am PDT |
Diana's butler 'obviously' lied |
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Summary: Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell "obviously" lied at the inquest into her death, the coroner says. |
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4:13am PDT |
Resignation call over school test |
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Summary: A teachers' union says the board of governors at a Londonderry school should resign over its entrance test. |
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4:13am PDT |
Bush vows to press for Ukraine, Georgia in NATO
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush vowed on Tuesday
to press for Ukraine and Georgia to be allowed to start the
process of joining NATO despite resistance from Russia and
skepticism from the alliance's European members. |
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Yahoo News |
4:09am PDT |
UBS sees Q1 net loss of $12 billion
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Swiss bank UBS AG on Tuesday reported more serious damage from exposure to the U.S. subprime crisis, saying it would post first-quarter losses of $12.1 billion and that it would seek $15.1 billion in new capital. |
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4:08am PDT |
On the frontline |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's future in hands of security chiefs |
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4:06am PDT |
IOC warns China over web access |
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Summary: China must ensure open access to the internet during the Beijing Games, Olympic officials say. |
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4:03am PDT |
UN workers 'kidnapped in Somalia' |
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Summary: Two men working for the UN, a Briton and a Kenyan, are seized in southern Somalia, reports say. |
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BBC News |
3:50am PDT |
Last appeal for Meredith suspects |
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Summary: Three suspects held in Italy over with the murder of British student Meredith Kercher are making a final appeal to be freed from prison. |
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BBC News |
3:50am PDT |
Diana's butler 'obviously' lying |
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Summary: Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell "obviously" lied at the inquest into her death, the coroner says. |
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BBC News |
3:46am PDT |
Blood pressure drugs help elderly |
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Summary: Treating the over 80s with blood pressure drugs cuts the risk of strokes and heart problems, a study says. |
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3:41am PDT |
Bush backs Ukraine NATO bid
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush on Tuesday vowed full support for Ukraine and Georgia's NATO aspirations, saying Russia would have no veto over the ex-Soviet states' membership bids. |
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3:40am PDT |
Two dead British soldiers named |
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Summary: Two Royal Marines killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan are named by the Ministry of Defence. |
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3:28am PDT |
China: Tibetans planning suicide attacks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - China on Tuesday accused "Tibet independence forces" of planning to use suicide squads to trigger bloody attacks — the lastest in a string of accusations that have taken aim at supporters of the Dalai Lama. |
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3:28am PDT |
Mosley asked to drop Bahrain trip |
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Summary: Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says FIA president Max Mosley should not travel to the Bahrain Grand Prix in the wake of allegations about his personal life. |
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3:24am PDT |
Montgomerie slams Masters invites |
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Summary: Colin Montgomerie is critical of the Masters for inviting three Asian players for commercial reasons. |
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3:09am PDT |
UK companies raising prices |
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Summary: The price of manufacturers' goods rose at the fastest pace in more than eight years in March, a survey says. |
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2:47am PDT |
Bush support for Ukraine NATO bid opens up alliance split
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - President George W. Bush said Tuesday the United States "strongly supports" Ukraine's bid to join NATO and told Russia it would have no right to veto the move. |
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BBC News |
2:43am PDT |
Bush backs Ukraine on Nato bid |
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Summary: US President George W Bush gives his strong support for Ukraine's membership of Nato, during a visit to Kiev. |
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BBC News |
2:41am PDT |
Don't demolish it |
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Summary: 10 steps to turning around a rundown housing estate |
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Yahoo News |
2:40am PDT |
Iraqi casualties at highest level since August
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Fighting between Iraqi security forces
and Shi'ite militiamen last month has driven civilian deaths in
the country to their highest level in more than six months,
government figures showed on Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
2:31am PDT |
Iraqi death toll climbs sharply |
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Summary: The number of Iraqis killed in March rose by 50% compared to the figure for February, according to official counts. |
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BBC News |
2:31am PDT |
30 protesters stop work at mine |
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Summary: Demonstrators stop work at an opencast mine by chaining themselves to machinery. |
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BBC News |
2:22am PDT |
Harman defends wearing stab vest |
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Summary: Harriet Harman denies that she wore a stab-proof vest during a police walkabout because she did not feel safe. |
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Yahoo News |
2:18am PDT |
Bush vows to press for Ukraine and Georgia in NATO
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush vowed on Tuesday
to press for Ukraine and Georgia to be allowed to start the
process of joining NATO despite resistance from Russia and
skepticism from the alliance's European members. |
