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BBC News |
6:54am PDT |
Putin holds 'positive' Nato talks |
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Summary: Russia's leader describes as positive his talks with Nato chiefs, but warns against the bloc's expansion eastwards. |
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BBC News |
6:53am PDT |
Drink driver caused baby's death |
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Summary: A drink driver admits causing the death of a seven-month-old girl in a car crash in the Borders. |
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Yahoo News |
6:49am PDT |
Putin says U.S. listening to missile shield concerns
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Russian President Vladimir Putin said
on Friday he was encouraged that Washington had listened to
Russian concerns about the planned U.S. missile shield site and
said discussions would continue. |
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Yahoo News |
6:47am PDT |
Bush on brief visit to NATO invitee Croatia
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in
Croatia on Friday after a NATO summit at which leaders invited
the former Yugoslav republic to join the 26-nation western
alliance. |
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Cnn.com |
6:47am PDT |
Duck gets court-ordered protection |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
6:37am PDT |
Duke of Edinburgh taken to hospital |
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Summary: Prince Philip has been admitted to hospital for assessment and treatment for a chest infection, Buckingham Palace says. |
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BBC News |
6:25am PDT |
Headship certificate made tougher |
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Summary: The qualification that head teachers in England must have is being revamped - just as vacancies rise. |
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Yahoo News |
6:20am PDT |
Queen Elizabeth's husband hospitalized with infection
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Queen Elizabeth's 86-year-old husband
Prince Philip, famed for his forthright personality, has been
taken to hospital with a chest infection, Buckingham Palace
said on Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
6:18am PDT |
Economy sheds 80,000 jobs in March
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The employers cut payrolls for a
third month in a row in March, slashing 80,000 jobs for the
biggest monthly job decline in five years as the economy headed
into a downturn, government data on Friday showed. |
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Yahoo News |
6:15am PDT |
Russia's Putin stands firm against NATO
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - President Vladimir Putin on Friday maintained Russian opposition to a US missile defence system and NATO's enlargement during talks with alliance leaders, officials said. |
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BBC News |
6:14am PDT |
US jobless data worse than feared |
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Summary: US employers shed 80,000 jobs in March, figures have show, the latest sign that recession is a real risk. |
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Yahoo News |
6:11am PDT |
Storm system brings tornado to Ark.
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Gregory Greene has lived in this part of Tornado Alley for all of his 39 years and had never seen a tornado. |
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Cnn.com |
6:08am PDT |
80,000 jobs slashed in March |
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Summary: U.S. employers slashed jobs on their payrolls for the third straight month in March, the longest period of declines since early 2003, while unemployment rose to a nearly three-year high, two more signs that the economy has fallen into a recession.
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BBC News |
6:07am PDT |
Shake-up for Halifax's mortgages |
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Summary: The Halifax, the UK's biggest mortgage lender, targets buyers who can pay larger deposits. |
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Cnn.com |
6:04am PDT |
Facebook confirms who's dating, breaking up |
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Summary: Ashley Shinn didn't know she was in a relationship until asked to confirm it in a message from Facebook.
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Cnn.com |
6:04am PDT |
Is it love? Check Facebook |
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Summary: Ashley Shinn didn't know she was in a relationship until asked to confirm it in a message from Facebook.
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Cnn.com |
6:02am PDT |
Britain's Prince Philip taken to hospital |
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Summary: Prince Philip, the husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, was admitted to hospital on Friday with a chest infection, Buckingham Palace said.
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BBC News |
5:58am PDT |
Hamilton unhurt in Bahrain crash |
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Summary: Lewis Hamilton is unharmed after crashing in practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix as Ferrari pair Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen dominate. |
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BBC News |
5:58am PDT |
Hamilton suffers crash in Bahrain |
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Summary: Lewis Hamilton is unharmed after crashing in practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix as Ferrari pair Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen dominate. |
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Yahoo News |
5:53am PDT |
Employers slashed 80,000 jobs in March
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Employers worried about recession slashed 80,000 jobs in March, the most in five years and the third straight month of losses. |
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Cnn.com |
5:50am PDT |
Glenn Beck to Big Oil: Thank you |
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Summary: We all want to live in a world that's clean, healthy and prosperous.
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Yahoo News |
5:45am PDT |
Iraqi PM seeks to ease tensions with militia
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki
said on Friday his security forces would stop arresting
militiamen if they give up their weapons, apparently seeking to
defuse tensions with Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. |
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Yahoo News |
5:41am PDT |
Putin happy U.S. heard its missile shield concerns
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Russian President Vladimir Putin said
on Friday he was encouraged that Washington had listened to
Russian concerns about the planned U.S. missile shield site and
said discussions would continue. |
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BBC News |
5:35am PDT |
Swedes find Viking-era Arab coins |
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Summary: Swedish archaeologists find a rare hoard of Viking-age silver Arab coins near Stockholm's airport. |
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Cnn.com |
5:34am PDT |
Hawk attacks student at Fenway Park |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
5:32am PDT |
U.S. economy sheds 80,000 jobs in March
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. employers cut payrolls for
a third month in a row in March, slashing 80,000 jobs for the
biggest monthly job decline in five years as the economy headed
into a downturn, government data on Friday showed. |
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Yahoo News |
5:26am PDT |
Mugabe gathers top lieutenants after parliament poll defeat
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and top aides thrashed out his survival prospects Friday as the opposition upped pressure for presidential poll results to be declared after its parliamentary victory. |
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Yahoo News |
5:18am PDT |
Marchers to honor King in Memphis today
(AP)
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Summary: AP - MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Presidential candidates, civil rights leaders, labor activists and thousands of everyday citizens are coming together Friday to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the 40th anniversary of his death. |
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Cnn.com |
5:11am PDT |
Military joins Brazil's battle against dengue |
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Summary: Soldiers and firefighters have joined the fight against dengue, a sometimes deadly mosquito-borne disease that has infected at least 55,000 people in Brazil this year.
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BBC News |
5:05am PDT |
Iraq PM halts battle with militia |
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Summary: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki orders a stop to operations against "people who carry weapons" in the country. |
