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Yahoo News |
7:53am PDT |
US: Basra airstrike kills 2 fighters
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A U.S. fighter jet destroyed a house in the Shiite southern city of Basra, killing two militants after American and Iraqi ground forces came under fire, the military said Thursday. Iraqi witnesses and officials said at least three civilians were amon |
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BBC News |
7:52am PDT |
Men accused of suicide bomb plan |
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Summary: Eight men are accused of conspiring to use suicide bombings to blow up passenger planes mid-air in 2006. |
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Cnn.com |
7:51am PDT |
Homeless stop marathoner in her tracks |
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Summary: At 5 a.m. on any given day, Anne Mahlum could be found running the dark streets of Philadelphia -- with homeless men cheering her on as she passed their shelter. But one morning last spring, she stopped in her tracks.
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Cnn.com |
7:51am PDT |
Runner gets homeless on right track |
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Summary: At 5 a.m. on any given day, Anne Mahlum could be found running the dark streets of Philadelphia -- with homeless men cheering her on as she passed their shelter. But one morning last spring, she stopped in her tracks.
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BBC News |
7:50am PDT |
Pair jailed over fake autographs |
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Summary: Two men convicted of forging the autographs of famous sports stars, including Pele and Wayne Rooney, are jailed. |
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BBC News |
7:49am PDT |
Stepfather in court over abuse images |
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Summary: The stepfather of Shannon Matthews appears in court accused of possessing indecent images of children. |
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BBC News |
7:48am PDT |
Kenyan leaders agree on cabinet |
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Summary: Kenyan leaders agree to form a new cabinet as part of a power-sharing deal, after long wrangles. |
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Yahoo News |
7:40am PDT |
Japan arrests U.S. sailor for murder
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Japanese police arrested on Thursday a
Nigerian man in the U.S. navy on suspicion of murdering and
robbing a taxi driver last month, the latest case of crime
linked to U.S. military bases in the country. |
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BBC News |
7:34am PDT |
'Cruel' badger-baiters sentenced |
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Summary: A judge gives two men suspended jail terms for 'sickening' badger baiting acts in a wood. |
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BBC News |
7:28am PDT |
BA's Terminal 5 losses top £16m |
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Summary: British Airways says that the chaos surrounding the opening of Terminal 5 has so far cost it about £16m. |
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Yahoo News |
7:25am PDT |
NATO promises Ukraine, Georgia entry one day
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - NATO leaders promised Ukraine and
Georgia on Thursday they would one day join the Western defense
alliance after rejecting U.S. demands to put the former Soviet
republics on a path to membership immediately. |
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BBC News |
7:23am PDT |
Protection pledged for UK seas |
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Summary: The government's draft Marine Bill pledges better protection for wildlife, and a right to roam around the coastline. |
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Yahoo News |
7:23am PDT |
Bernanke defends Bear Stearns rescue
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Federal Reserve moved to assist a Wall Street investment bank on the brink of bankruptcy to prevent a failure that could have dealt serious consequences to the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:22am PDT |
Obama raises $40 million in March
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sen. Barack Obama has raised more than $40 million in March with the help of more than 218,000 new donors. |
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Cnn.com |
7:08am PDT |
How to help your doctor help you |
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Summary: Dr. Adam Dimitrov doesn't play favorites with patients. But he does have a few favorite patients -- ones who make it easy for him to do his job well.
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Yahoo News |
7:01am PDT |
Mugabe to chair party leadership meeting
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President Robert Mugabe will chair a
meeting of his ruling party politburo on Friday to discuss
Zimbabwe's elections, amid uncertainty over whether he will
stand in a runoff vote to stay in power. |
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BBC News |
6:57am PDT |
Woman tied up by house raiders |
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Summary: A woman is assaulted and tied up her by a gang of three masked men at her home in County Tyrone. |
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BBC News |
6:49am PDT |
Police want cannabis reclassified |
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Summary: Senior police are calling for cannabis to become a class B drug again, four years after it was downgraded to a class C. |
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BBC News |
6:40am PDT |
Terminal 5 chaos costs BA £16m |
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Summary: British Airways says that the chaos surrounding the opening of Terminal 5 has so far cost it about £16m. |
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Yahoo News |
6:37am PDT |
Iraq's Sadr calls million-strong march against U.S
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called
on Thursday for 1 million Iraqis to march against U.S.
"occupation" next week after his Mehdi Army militia battled
U.S. and government troops. |
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Yahoo News |
6:20am PDT |
Bush flatters Sarkozy as French Elvis
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - It's "Love me tender" between the
United States and France after President George W. Bush
compared French President Nicolas Sarkozy with rock'n'roll
singer Elvis Presley. |
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Yahoo News |
6:02am PDT |
Jobless claims jump to highest since 2005
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The number of U.S. workers applying
for unemployment benefits soared by 38,000 last week, posting
the highest reading since September 2005 and reinforcing fears
that the U.S. economy has stalled, government data on Thursday
showed. |
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BBC News |
6:01am PDT |
Mission launched for Betancourt |
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Summary: A humanitarian mission is under way to try to bring medical aid to a sick hostage held by rebels in Colombia. |
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Yahoo News |
5:53am PDT |
Jobless claims hit 2-year high
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits last week shot up to the highest level in more than two years, fresh evidence of the damage to a national economy clobbered by housing, credit and financial crises. |
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BBC News |
5:50am PDT |
Fake autographs |
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Summary: How can you tell a real signature from a phoney? |
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Yahoo News |
5:46am PDT |
Toddlers can no longer marry in Ark.
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Arkansas' marriage-age crisis is over. A law that mistakenly allowed anyone — even toddlers — to marry with parental permission was repealed by a measure signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Mike Beebe, ending months of embarrassment for the state and c |
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BBC News |
5:28am PDT |
Insecurity shuts Somalia aid work |
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Summary: Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres closes its operations in southern Somalia insecurity spreads. |
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Cnn.com |
5:25am PDT |
45,000 infected in deadly dengue epidemic |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
5:25am PDT |
45,000 infected with dengue fever in Brazil |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
5:23am PDT |
Minister Ed Balls has a swinging time as he promotes child's play |
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Summary: Children's Secretary Ed Balls and Culture Minister Andy Burnham make a leap of faith for child's play. |
