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Yahoo News |
4:37pm PDT |
Torch rerouted away from S.F. protests
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Olympic torch was rerouted away from thousands of demonstrators and spectators who crowded the city's waterfront Wednesday to witness the flame's symbolic journey to the Beijing Games. |
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Yahoo News |
4:28pm PDT |
San Francisco torch route switch angers spectators
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Olympic torch's only stop in
North America turned into the mystery of the missing flame on
Wednesday, as San Francisco abruptly changed the torch route,
angering both China supporters and protesters who had waited
hours to see it. |
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Cnn.com |
4:25pm PDT |
Protests alter Olympic torch closing ceremony |
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Summary: The threat of violent protests in San Francisco prompted officials to make unannounced changes in the Olympic torch relay and closing ceremony. After a lighting ceremony, the torch vanished from public view for about 45 minutes as it was taken to a nearby |
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Yahoo News |
4:24pm PDT |
New photos of Elvis in 1972 surface
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Never-before-seen photos have surfaced of Elvis Presley rocking Madison Square Garden in all his jumpsuited glory. The images were taken in 1972 by George Kalinsky, the official photographer of the famed arena, the singer's estate said Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
4:12pm PDT |
Popular appeal... why did British PM show up on American Idol? |
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Summary: Gordon Brown appears on the US talent show American Idol to promise to buy 20 million mosquito nets for malaria-hit countries. |
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BBC News |
4:12pm PDT |
Popular appeal...why did British PM show up on American Idol? |
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Summary: Gordon Brown appears on the US talent show American Idol to promise to buy 20 million mosquito nets for malaria-hit countries. |
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BBC News |
4:11pm PDT |
NHS migrant rules face legal bid |
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Summary: Rules banning some migrants in England from hospital treatment are to be challenged in the High Court. |
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BBC News |
4:10pm PDT |
Cleaning 'improves mental health' |
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Summary: Working up a sweat while performing household chores could benefit your mental health, a study suggests. |
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BBC News |
4:09pm PDT |
Judges to rule in Saudi BAE probe |
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Summary: Judges are to rule whether the scrapping of a probe into a controversial UK-Saudi arms deal was illegal. |
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BBC News |
4:09pm PDT |
Judges rule in Saudi arms inquiry |
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Summary: Judges are to rule whether the scrapping of a probe into a controversial UK-Saudi arms deal was illegal. |
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BBC News |
4:02pm PDT |
Alarm bells |
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Summary: Could the McCanns' idea of an EU-wide alert save children? |
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BBC News |
3:40pm PDT |
Bank tipped to cut interest rates |
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Summary: The Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates to 5% as the credit crisis hits the UK. |
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Yahoo News |
3:37pm PDT |
Clinton, Obama skirmish over Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential
candidate Hillary Clinton on Wednesday attacked her rivals over
Iraq, saying Democrat Barack Obama is all talk when it comes to
ending the war and Republican John McCain would keep it going. |
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Yahoo News |
3:24pm PDT |
Napoli powers Angels past Indians 9-5
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Mike Napoli hit his first career grand slam, powering the Los Angeles Angels over the Cleveland Indians 9-5 Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
3:22pm PDT |
S.F. closing torch ceremony canceled
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Officials say the planned closing ceremony for the Olympic torch at the San Francisco Bay waterfront is canceled and another one will take place at an undisclosed location. |
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Yahoo News |
3:10pm PDT |
McCain won't rule out pre-emptive war
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Republican Sen. John McCain refused Wednesday to rule out a pre-emptive war against another country, although he said one would be very unlikely. |
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BBC News |
3:10pm PDT |
Confusion strikes US torch relay |
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Summary: Protesters gather in San Francisco, where the Olympic torch is on the latest leg of its world relay. |
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Yahoo News |
2:55pm PDT |
Lawyers argue against Texas church raid
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Lawyers for a polygamist sect that is the subject of a massive child-abuse investigation argued in court Wednesday that although its members' multiple marriages and cloistered ways may be unusual, they have a right to their faith and privacy. |
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BBC News |
2:49pm PDT |
Gaza gunmen attack border depot |
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Summary: Two Israeli civilians and seven Palestinian militants die after a raid on a fuel depot near a Gaza border crossing. |
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Yahoo News |
2:45pm PDT |
Bush, Congress clash on housing help
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Bush administration announced new steps Wednesday to help more homeowners head off foreclosure. The Senate, in the meantime, worked to complete a bipartisan housing bill the White House says would worsen the mortgage mess. |
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Yahoo News |
2:44pm PDT |
Petraeus says no new buildup for Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - America's war commander in Iraq told Congress Wednesday he is unlikely to endorse any fresh buildup of troops even if security in the country deteriorates, signaling that the limits of the U.S. military have been reached for now. |
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BBC News |
2:43pm PDT |
UK beaches 'blighted by plastic' |
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Summary: A new survey has found more plastic bags and plastic drinks bottles on Britain's beaches than ever before. |
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Yahoo News |
2:40pm PDT |
Confusion along San Francisco Olympic torch route
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Confusion surrounded the relay of
the troubled Olympic torch through San Francisco on Wednesday,
as organizers completely changed the route at the last minute,
bewildering thousands of China supporters and protesters
converged along the plan |
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Yahoo News |
2:32pm PDT |
Confusion, protests mar US leg of Olympic torch relay
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The US leg of the Olympics torch relay became bogged down in confusion here Wednesday as thousands of pro- and anti-Chinese supporters faced off and briefly forced the symbol of the Beijing Games off the streets. |
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BBC News |
2:30pm PDT |
Hunger strikers taken to hospital |
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Summary: Two of three men on hunger and thirst strike outside Transport House in Belfast are taken to hospital. |
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Yahoo News |
2:28pm PDT |
Ex-Miss Nevada USA takes plea deal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A dethroned Miss Nevada USA agreed Wednesday to pay fines for five misdemeanor traffic violations in exchange for prosecutors dropping a charge of resisting arrest. |
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Yahoo News |
2:23pm PDT |
Olympic torch rerouted for US relay
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Olympic torch was rerouted away from thousands of demonstrators and spectators who crowded the San Francisco waterfront to witness the flame's symbolic journey to the Beijing Games. |
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Yahoo News |
2:22pm PDT |
Woman accused of DUI at police station
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Oregon State Police arrest drunken drivers on the road every day. But it's not often when the drivers show up drunk at a state police office. |
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Cnn.com |
2:16pm PDT |
'Big black dog syndrome' leaves them homeless |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
2:14pm PDT |
Olympic torch driven away from protesters |
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Summary: The threat of violent protests prompted officials to make unannounced changes in San Francisco as the Olympic torch run got under way. After a lighting ceremony, the torch vanished from public view for several minutes as it was taken to a nearby neighborh |
