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2:56pm PDT |
Oscar-winner Charlton Heston dies at 84
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Summary: Reuters - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Charlton
Heston, whose chiseled features and commanding presence won him
epic roles from Moses to Michelangelo and became the face of
American gun rights, died on Saturday night at age 84. |
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2:55pm PDT |
219 women, kids taken from sect's ranch |
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Summary: Authorities stormed the temple of a Texas ranch that's home to a rogue Mormon sect Saturday, as part of a search for victims of physical and sexual abuse, police said.
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2:54pm PDT |
Raucous UK protests greet Olympic flame
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Summary: AP - Demonstrators grabbed at the Olympic torch, blocked its path and tried to snuff out its flame Sunday in raucous protests of China's human rights record that forced a string of last-second changes to a chaotic relay through London. |
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2:52pm PDT |
Pirates hold luxury French yacht off Somalia |
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2:52pm PDT |
Heston left cinematic, political mark
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Summary: AP - Nancy Reagan was heartbroken over Charlton Heston's death. President Bush hailed him as a "strong advocate for liberty," while John McCain called Heston a devotee for civil and constitutional rights. |
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2:29pm PDT |
Cruise ship returns to UK waters |
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Summary: Passengers on a cruise liner stranded in Madeira for two days return to the UK after a three-month cruise. |
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2:23pm PDT |
Search continues at polygamist compound
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Summary: AP - Authorities who removed 219 women and children from a polygamist compound were struggling Sunday to determine whether they had the 16-year-old girl whose report of an underage marriage led them to raid the sprawling rural property. |
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2:21pm PDT |
Pirates dock French boat in Somali port
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Summary: AP - France has made contact with pirates who hijacked a French luxury yacht off Africa's eastern coast with 30 French and Ukrainian crew members on board, the French foreign minister said Sunday. |
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2:11pm PDT |
Berlusconi boasts his Latin is good enough for a chat with Caesar |
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Summary: Italian opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi claims his Latin is good enough for a lunch-time chat with Julius Caesar. |
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2:09pm PDT |
Rocket attacks kill 3 U.S. troops, wound 31 |
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Summary: Three U.S. soldiers were killed and 31 others wounded in two rocket attacks today in Baghdad, the U.S. military said. Earlier, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki laid down an ultimatum for Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, while fighting between U.S. troops |
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2:09pm PDT |
Solar System's 'look-alike' found |
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Summary: Astronomers discover a planetary system orbiting a distant star which looks much like our own. |
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2:05pm PDT |
'21' leaves Clooney, Jodie Foster fighting for 2nd |
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2:04pm PDT |
3 US troops killed, 31 wounded in Iraq
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Summary: AP - Rockets or mortars slammed into the U.S.-protected Green Zone and a military base elsewhere in Baghdad on Sunday, killing three American soldiers and wounding 31, an official said. |
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1:46pm PDT |
US soldiers killed in Green Zone |
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Summary: Three US troops are killed by rocket attacks on the Green Zone and a base in Baghdad, the US military says. |
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1:37pm PDT |
Rocket attacks kills 3 U.S. troops, wound 31 |
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Summary: Three U.S. soldiers were killed and 31 others wounded in two rocket attacks today in Baghdad, the U.S. military said. Earlier, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki laid down an ultimatum for Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, while fighting between U.S. troops |
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1:26pm PDT |
Now snow hits flights at new T5 |
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Summary: Snow leads to more than a 100 flights being cancelled at Heathrow as scuffles reportedly broke out at the new terminal. |
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1:17pm PDT |
Memphis' Derrick Rose misses interviews
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Summary: AP - Memphis freshman sensation Derrick Rose had a stomach ailment that forced him to miss media sessions Sunday, but will play in the national championship game against Kansas on Monday night. |
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1:12pm PDT |
States 'recycle' meds to battle costs
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Summary: AP - The struggle to keep soaring medical costs in check is feeding an increase in state programs that collect unused prescription drugs to give away to the uninsured and poor. |
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1:03pm PDT |
Zimbabwe vote review call spurned |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's main opposition leader rejects calls by President Mugabe's party for a review of poll results. |
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12:58pm PDT |
Mugabe backers invade white-owned farms |
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Summary: An official with Zimbabwe's ruling party said they have rejected an offer by the opposition party to form a national unity government, saying such a coalition would be "like mixing water with fire," according to Zimbabwe's state newspaper, The Daily Mail. |
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12:49pm PDT |
Clinton drops hospital story from stump speech |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton will stop telling an emotional story about a uninsured pregnant woman who died after being denied medical care, Clinton's campaign said.
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12:47pm PDT |
McCain to seek votes Republicans often ignore
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. presidential candidate John
McCain plans a wide-ranging campaign that would go after voters
often ignored by his Republican party, which in the past has
focused on getting conservatives to the polls. |
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12:41pm PDT |
Brown and Mbeki focus on Mugabe |
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Summary: Gordon Brown has held talks with South African President Thabo Mbeki to help end the crisis in Zimbabwe. |
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12:34pm PDT |
Attack on Green Zone kills 2 Americans
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Summary: AP - The U.S. military says a rocket attack on the U.S.-protected Green Zone has killed two American soldiers and wounded 17 people. |
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12:25pm PDT |
Deal on Mich., Fla. unlikely before June
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Summary: AP - A deal to allow delegates from Florida and Michigan to participate at the Democratic National Convention is unlikely before summer, party chief Howard Dean said Sunday. |
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12:20pm PDT |
Davydenko wins Key Biscayne semifinal
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Summary: AP - Nikolay Davydenko's grunts became a little louder in the last game Sunday, and the extra effort helped him finish off Rafael Nadal in the final of the Sony Ericsson Open. |
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12:08pm PDT |
Zimbabwe court delays ruling on election results
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Zimbabwe court put off until Monday a
ruling on whether it has the authority to order the release of
delayed presidential election results which Robert Mugabe's
opponents say will show his long grip on power is over. |
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11:55am PDT |
Report: US no closer to Iraq goals
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Summary: AP - The United States is no closer to achieving its goals in Iraq than it was a year ago but a quick military withdrawal could lead to massive chaos and even genocide, according to a report released Sunday by a U.S. think tank. |
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Cnn.com |
11:53am PDT |
Child killed, family hurt in Gaza fighting |
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Summary: Israeli forces in central Gaza exchanged fire with Palestinian militants Sunday, killing a child and wounding four of the child's family members, according to Palestinian security sources.
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11:33am PDT |
Clashes in Egypt strike stand-off |
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Summary: Egyptian textile workers and police clash after security forces take over their factory to prevent a major strike. |
