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Yahoo News |
8:28am PDT |
United cancels flights as 777s grounded for tests
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - United Airlines said it canceled a
number of long-haul flights on Wednesday as it grounded its 52
Boeing 777 jets for checks. |
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Cnn.com |
8:08am PDT |
Mariah Carey one-ups Elvis |
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Cnn.com |
8:04am PDT |
Cubans savor new freedoms |
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Summary: In the last week, new President Raul Castro has legalized cell phone use for ordinary Cubans; granted Cubans access to previously off-limits tourist hotels; and legalized the sale within Cuba of microwaves, DVD players and personal computers. Cubans are w |
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Cnn.com |
7:51am PDT |
Reporter recalls 'eerie' night of King's death |
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Summary: "It was eerie. Just hours after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated, I was in his home with his widow and eldest child, watching TV coverage of his death in awed silence. ..." Former Associated Press reporter Kathryn Johnson shares her s |
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7:51am PDT |
CNN exclusive: Reporter recalls King's widow, kids |
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Summary: "It was eerie. Just hours after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated, I was in his home with his widow and eldest child, watching TV coverage of his death in awed silence. ..." Former Associated Press reporter Kathryn Johnson shares her s |
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Cnn.com |
7:51am PDT |
Reporter recalls 'eerie' night with King's widow |
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Summary: It was eerie. Just hours after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated, I was in his home with his widow and eldest child, watching TV coverage of his death in awed silence.
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7:50am PDT |
Mugabe's party loses control of parliament
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwe's ruling party lost control of
parliament on Wednesday and the opposition said it had also
defeated veteran leader Robert Mugabe in a presidential vote. |
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7:48am PDT |
Ronaldo 'is best player in world' |
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Summary: Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster says Man Utd star Cristiano Ronaldo has replaced Kaka as the best player in the world. |
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7:44am PDT |
Bernanke: Recession possible, growth to rebound
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben
Bernanke said on Wednesday the U.S. economy could face a mild
recession but that growth should pick up as the impact of
aggressive interest rates cuts are felt. |
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Cnn.com |
7:44am PDT |
Thief in funeral home, breathing a dead giveaway |
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7:43am PDT |
Mugabe's Zanu-PF loses majority |
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Summary: President Robert Mugabe's party loses its majority in parliament, the Zimbabwe Election Commission says. |
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Cnn.com |
7:42am PDT |
Fed chief sees recession risk |
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Summary: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that the U.S. economy could shrink in the first half of the year - the closest that the nation's central bank chief has yet come to proclaiming a recession.
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7:38am PDT |
Bush sees NATO backing missile defense
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush has expressed confidence NATO will endorse a missile defense system for Europe and pledge additional troops for Afghanistan. |
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7:23am PDT |
McCain working on list of VP candidates
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Republican
presidential candidate John McCain said on Wednesday he has
begun compiling a list of potential vice presidential running
mates as he visited the U.S. Naval Academy on a nostalgia tour. |
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Cnn.com |
7:15am PDT |
Vaccine-autism question divides parents, scientists |
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Summary: At 13, Michelle Cedillo can't speak, wears a diaper and suffers seizures. Michelle has no idea she is at the center of a court case over the vaccines she was given for measles, mumps and rubella. Her parents say she was a happy, normal toddler until she g |
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Cnn.com |
7:12am PDT |
Dad amazed by autistic daughter's progress |
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Summary: Parents share deeply personal stories of raising autistic children. Luciano Batista had "no clue" about the disorder until his daughter was diagnosed at age 2. Now, he says, she's grown into an "amazing" girl. "Everything I do has got to be based around h |
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Cnn.com |
7:12am PDT |
Autistic boy thrills mom with 'mission of love' |
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Summary: Parents share deeply personal stories of raising autistic children. "The diagnosis triggers a grieving process," Selma Crosby said. But as her son Joshua grew, she says he gave her "a slice of heaven and pure love."
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Cnn.com |
7:12am PDT |
Autism's pure love blesses mom |
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Summary: Parents share deeply personal stories of raising autistic children. "The diagnosis triggers a grieving process," Selma Crosby said. But as her son Joshua grew, she says he gave her "a slice of heaven and pure love."
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Cnn.com |
7:12am PDT |
Autism's pure love blesses mom |
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Summary: "These stories have truly touched my heart. I myself am a mother of an 8 year old autistic girl and she has taught me so much and has blessed my life ... I love her so much. I hope all you parents out there in the world realize how blessed you are." - Kar |
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Cnn.com |
7:12am PDT |
Parents tell of joy, not struggle of autism |
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Summary: "These stories have truly touched my heart. I myself am a mother of an 8 year old autistic girl and she has taught me so much and has blessed my life ... I love her so much. I hope all you parents out there in the world realize how blessed you are." - Kar |
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7:05am PDT |
Britain begins airliner bomb plot trial
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The trial of eight Britons accused of
plotting to blow up transatlantic airliners bound for north
America began on Wednesday with jury selection. |
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6:58am PDT |
Fashion faux pas |
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Summary: Harman and Hague turn into Trinny and Susannah |
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6:54am PDT |
Bernanke: Economy could shrink in 1st half 2008
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. economy could contract in
the first half of this year but should then pick up as
aggressive interest rate cuts stimulate growth and financial
and housing market woes recede, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben
Bernanke said on Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
6:53am PDT |
Fed chief says economy may shrink |
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Summary: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that the U.S. economy could shrink in the first half of the year - the closest that the nation's central bank chief has yet come to proclaiming a recession.
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6:52am PDT |
Cops: 3rd-graders plotted teacher attack
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A group of children ages 8 to 10 apparently were mad at their teacher because she had scolded one of them for standing on a chair, authorities say. |
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6:52am PDT |
CBS reduces TV stations' news staffs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - CBS-owned TV stations in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago are reducing their news staffs. The cuts include two well-known anchors in Los Angeles, five on-air veterans in San Francisco and one of Chicago's highest-paid anchors. |
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BBC News |
6:46am PDT |
Hercules safety change not made |
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Summary: A Safety modification to RAF Hercules planes which may have prevented the deaths of 10 servicemen in Iraq was not conducted, their inquest hears. |
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BBC News |
6:43am PDT |
Why a Chilean protester stormed the set of the latest Bond film |
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Summary: A local politician in Chile is arrested after driving onto the set of the latest Bond movie to protest against the filming. |
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Yahoo News |
6:37am PDT |
Zimbabwe opposition claims election victory
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwe's opposition on Wednesday pre-empted the official results of the country's general elections, declaring its leader Morgan Tsvangirai had delivered a knock-out blow to President Robert Mugabe. |
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Yahoo News |
6:37am PDT |
Bernanke warns of possible recession
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress on Wednesday that the economy may shrink over the first half of this year, which would signal the start of a recession. Yet, he didn't offer assurances of further interest rate cuts. |
