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7:08pm PDT |
Police: Man threatened VTech-like attack
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Summary: AP - A 20-year-old with a weapons cache that included four AK-47s was arrested after threatening over the Internet to undertake a Virginia Tech-style massacre, authorities said Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
7:01pm PDT |
Wife's beer fortune aids McCain |
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7:01pm PDT |
Wife's beer fortune aids McCain |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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7:00pm PDT |
UCC calls for nationwide race discussion
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The United Church of Christ, the parent denomination of Barack Obama's church, announced Thursday that it will begin a conversation on racial issues beginning next month in response to sermons by Obama's pastor that were critical of the U.S. |
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6:43pm PDT |
Mugabe party plans fightback as Zimbabwe tensions mount
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Summary: AFP - Robert Mugabe and his top lieutenants were set to draw up battle plans Friday after their disastrous performance in Zimbabwe's elections as the deadline loomed for the results of presidential polls. |
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6:42pm PDT |
Jagr's 2 goals send Rangers to playoffs
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Summary: AP - Jaromir Jagr scored two power-play goals in a 2-minute span of the first period, Henrik Lundqvist stopped 25 shots, and the New York Rangers clinched an Eastern Conference playoff berth with a 3-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night |
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6:41pm PDT |
Rice criticizes China for over rights activist |
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Summary: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticized the Chinese government Thursday for sentencing human rights activist Hu Jia to jail and said the United States will soon launch new human rights talks with Beijing.
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6:25pm PDT |
Clinton denies Obama electability remark
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared Thursday to deny published reports that she told New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that Barack Obama cannot win the general election. But her campaign aides later said the New York senator had misunderstood the question. |
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Cnn.com |
6:19pm PDT |
Gunrunning suspect tracked down in Arizona |
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Summary: The alleged leader of a firearms trafficking network believed to be smuggling guns into Mexico -- where police say they are used against law enforcement officers by members of Mexican drug cartels -- was arrested Thursday in Arizona, authorities said.
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6:18pm PDT |
Russia's Putin joins NATO for unprecedented sumit
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Summary: AFP - Russian President Vladimir Putin holds an unprecedented meeting with NATO leaders Friday amid deep divisions over the alliance's expansion but possible common ground in Afghanistan. |
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6:07pm PDT |
Will Britney Spears return to 'Mother'?
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Summary: AP - An executive producer for "How I Met Your Mother" says he's open to having Britney Spears return for another cameo. "We always said, 'You know, if her character pops, we'll bring her back,'" Carter Bays told The Associated Press on Thursday. "I thoug |
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5:51pm PDT |
Report: Security in Iraq is improving
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Summary: AP - A new classified intelligence assessment on Iraq says there has been significant progress in security since the last assessment was delivered in August, a senior military official said. |
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Cnn.com |
5:50pm PDT |
U.S. to Zimbabwe: Free seized Americans |
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Summary: Zimbabwe government forces today began cracking down on the main opposition party and foreign journalists -- including a New York Times reporter -- hours after officials announced another delay in releasing election results. A State Department spokesman c |
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5:50pm PDT |
Policing internet 'not ISP's job' |
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Summary: The head of one of Britain's biggest internet providers attacks the music industry for demanding action on pirates. |
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5:50pm PDT |
Slain kids' mom: Husband had been angry
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Summary: AP - The mother of three young children who were allegedly drowned by their father in a Baltimore hotel room said Thursday that her estranged husband had become angrier in the weeks preceding the children's deaths. |
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5:48pm PDT |
Neglect, abuse seen in 90,000 infants
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Summary: AP - About 1 in 50 infants in the U.S. have been neglected or abused, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group. Nearly a third of the victims were one week old or younger when the maltreatment was reported, government researc |
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5:42pm PDT |
Global warming 'dips this year' |
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Summary: Global temperatures will drop slightly this year due to the effects of La Nina, UN meteorologists say. |
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5:42pm PDT |
Global temperatures 'to decrease' |
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Summary: Global temperatures this year will be lower than in 2007 due to the effects of La Nina, UN meteorologists say. |
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5:40pm PDT |
Pads edge Astros 3-2, Hoffman earns save
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Summary: AP - Trevor Hoffman kept up his seesaw season Thursday when he earned the save in the San Diego Padres' 3-2 win over the Houston Astros. Hoffman pitched a perfect ninth less than 24 hours after blowing the save and taking the loss by giving up four runs i |
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5:32pm PDT |
Pupils to get university mentors |
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Summary: A new scheme will see university students mentoring school pupils on entering higher education. |
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5:28pm PDT |
As dust settles |
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Summary: Just who is to believed over battle for Basra? |
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5:20pm PDT |
Families 'planning spending cuts' |
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Summary: Nearly three quarters of households plan to cut their spending this year, according to a survey. |
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5:15pm PDT |
King's killer? |
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Summary: Questions linger about Martin Luther King's assassin |
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5:07pm PDT |
All eyes on Mugabe leadership meeting
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabweans hoping elections will bring
relief from an economic catastrophe anxiously awaited a
leadership meeting expected to discuss the biggest challenge to
President Robert Mugabe's 28-year rule. |
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5:07pm PDT |
Congress honors Martin Luther King Jr.
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Summary: AP - Congress marked the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death Thursday with tributes by House and Senate leaders and words of remembrance by lawmakers who once worked alongside the civil rights leader. |
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BBC News |
5:00pm PDT |
Commons to publish some expenses |
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Summary: A detailed breakdown of expenses claimed by Gordon Brown and six other MPs are expected to be published. |
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4:53pm PDT |
7 days quiz |
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Summary: They're back - who was first to bark 'RICKY' |
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4:45pm PDT |
Colombia rebels demand exchange |
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Summary: Colombia's Farc rebels rule out releasing a high-profile sick hostage unless there is a prisoner exchange. |
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4:39pm PDT |
US wants Lockerbie bomber to stay |
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Summary: The US State Department says it expects the Lockerbie bomber to serve his sentence in Scotland. |
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4:39pm PDT |
Lockerbie bomber 'should stay' |
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Summary: The US State Department says it expects the Lockerbie bomber to serve his sentence in Scotland. |
