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11:32am PDT |
Oil roars to record over $112 on U.S. inventory drop
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Oil surged to a record high over $112
a barrel on Wednesday after a government report showed a sharp
drop in U.S. inventories ahead of the summer driving season. |
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Cnn.com |
11:26am PDT |
Doomsday cult member says two died in cave |
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Summary: A cult member who spent several months holed up in a cave with dozens of other people anticipating the end of the world claimed Wednesday that two women died and were buried inside.
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Cnn.com |
11:19am PDT |
Scared bride, 16, called for rescue, record says |
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Summary: Frightened and perhaps pregnant for the second time in a year, the 16-year-old mother whispered into a borrowed cell phone, defying everything she'd been taught by making contact with the outside world.
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Cnn.com |
11:08am PDT |
American cancels more than 1,000 flights |
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11:07am PDT |
Demonstrators gather before torch relay
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Demonstrators amassed on the city's waterfront Wednesday before the start of the Olympic torch's only stop in North America, and law enforcement officers attempted to prevent a reprise of the chaotic demonstrations that have followed the flame along |
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11:07am PDT |
Robbers shoot six people in airport heist |
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10:53am PDT |
American cancels more than 1,000 flights
(AP)
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Summary: AP - American Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights Wednesday, more than one-third of its schedule, as it spent a second straight day inspecting the wiring on some of its jets — the same issue that caused it to scrub hundreds of flights two weeks ago. |
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10:49am PDT |
200 elderly rescued from Mich. blaze
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Firefighters on ladders helped senior citizens escape from a fire that broke out at a three-story apartment complex Wednesday morning, and some residents suffered smoke inhalation and chest pains. |
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10:45am PDT |
Parker goes No. 1 to LA in WNBA draft
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Fresh off winning her second straight NCAA title, Candace Parker was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks with the first pick in the WNBA draft. |
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Cnn.com |
10:43am PDT |
iPods, lingerie charged to taxpayers |
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Summary: Federal employees charged millions of dollars to government credit or debit cards, according to a Government Accountability Office study released Wednesday.
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Cnn.com |
10:40am PDT |
Report: Robbers shoot 6 in airport heist |
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10:39am PDT |
'Grinning' man left bomb in Omagh |
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Summary: One of the Omagh bombers grinned as the car carrying the device was parked at the scene, a court hears. |
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Cnn.com |
10:38am PDT |
Dating service, $13K dinner on government's tab |
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Summary: Federal employees charged millions of dollars to government credit or debit cards, according to a Government Accountability Office study released Wednesday.
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10:35am PDT |
San Francisco braces for protest-plagued Olympic relay
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Thousands of protestors were expected here Wednesday on the US leg of the Olympics global torch relay amid heavy security after violent anti-China rallies disrupted the flame's earlier stops. |
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Cnn.com |
10:32am PDT |
Flaw turned plane into 'popsicle,' pilot says |
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Summary: Capt. Sam Mayer says he knew he was in trouble when he heard a noise minutes after takeoff from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on a frigid day last December. The American Airlines pilot says malfunctioning nose gear disabled the plane's an |
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10:17am PDT |
Phorm warned about web data rules |
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Summary: The Information Commissioner warns Phorm that it must get permission from users to show them targeted ads. |
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10:17am PDT |
Economy, debt weighing on middle class
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Growing numbers of middle-class Americans say they aren't better off than they were five years ago, reflecting economic pressures amid growing debt, a study released Wednesday shows. Their short-term assessment of personal progress, according to the |
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10:08am PDT |
Oil jumps to record on U.S. inventory drop
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Oil surged nearly $4 to a record over
$112 a barrel on Wednesday after a government report showed a
sharp drop in U.S. inventories ahead of the summer driving
season. |
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10:05am PDT |
World Bank warns higher food prices to persist
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Surging global food prices are not a
temporary phenomenon and prices are likely to stay well above
2004 levels through 2015 for most crops, the World Bank said on
Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
10:03am PDT |
Police ordered to re-examine rape |
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Summary: Police are ordered by prosecutors to reopen a rape case after the alleged victim refused to let it drop. |
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10:03am PDT |
San Francisco awaits torch demos |
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Summary: Streets are sealed off in San Francisco as police try to provide a smooth passage for the Olympic torch. |
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10:00am PDT |
Florida lawmakers pass take-your-guns-to-work law
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Most Florida residents
would be allowed to take guns to work under a measure passed by
Florida lawmakers on Wednesday. |
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9:59am PDT |
Move to end 'student ghost towns' |
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Summary: The government may use planning laws to end concentrations of student houses in England. |
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9:46am PDT |
Olympics torch moves to U.S. but no plan to cut relay
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Olympic torch reaches San
Francisco on Wednesday and although pro-Tibet protests made
laps in London and Paris chaotic, Olympics chief Jacques Rogge
said there are no plans to cut short a global relay. |
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BBC News |
9:44am PDT |
Police warning to Shannon estate |
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Summary: Police warn neighbours of Shannon Matthews' family against taking the law into their own hands. |
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Yahoo News |
9:42am PDT |
Iran warns West of "bloody nose" over nuclear issue
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran's president on Wednesday warned the
West to expect a "bloody nose" over mounting pressure on Iran
to halt its sensitive uranium enrichment activities, state
television reported. |
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Yahoo News |
9:33am PDT |
Frank Zappa's widow sues German fan club
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The widow of Frank Zappa is trying to stop a German fan club from using the legendary musician's name for its annual "Zappanale" festival. |
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Yahoo News |
9:27am PDT |
Democrats say Iraq diverts focus from al Qaeda
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States cannot defeat the
real threat to its security posed by al Qaeda in Pakistan and
Afghanistan while it remains tied down in Iraq, Democrats told
the top U.S. officials on Iraq on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
9:25am PDT |
Clinton attacks Obama and McCain 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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BBC News |
9:25am PDT |
Kosovo adopts a new constitution |
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Summary: Kosovo has adopted a new constitution, due to come into force in June after an expected UN handover of powers. |
