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4:08pm PDT |
Drug to protect against radiation |
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Summary: A drug which may protect the body against radiation, such as that in cancer treatments, is developed by US scientists. |
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4:07pm PDT |
Fears over pro-suicide web pages |
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Summary: People surfing for suicide information are more likely to find sites encouraging it than giving support, a study says. |
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BBC News |
4:03pm PDT |
Extra £225m to beat fuel poverty |
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Summary: Up to 100,000 households could be helped with fuel bills as the big energy firms pledge an extra £225m. |
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4:02pm PDT |
Food crisis |
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Summary: Bangladesh faces growing queues as food prices soar |
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4:01pm PDT |
American Airlines cancels 570 Friday flights
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - American Airlines said on Thursday
that it has canceled around 570 flights scheduled for Friday as
it works to complete the inspections of its MD-80 fleet as
required by the Federal Aviation Administration. |
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Yahoo News |
3:59pm PDT |
Cheney, others OK'd harsh interrogations
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Bush administration officials from Vice President Dick Cheney on down signed off on using harsh interrogation techniques against suspected terrorists after asking the Justice Department to endorse their legality, The Associated Press has learned. |
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3:56pm PDT |
U.S., Israel criticize Carter plans to see Hamas
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. State Department said on
Thursday it had advised former President Jimmy Carter against
meeting the leader of Hamas in Syria next week, saying it went
against U.S. policy of isolating the militant group. |
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Yahoo News |
3:31pm PDT |
Woman found living with rats and snakes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Authorities say a woman has been found living with hundreds of rats and four malnourished snakes in a home outside Rochester. |
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3:29pm PDT |
Games lessons |
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Summary: London 2012 security team learn from torch protests |
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Cnn.com |
3:21pm PDT |
Teachers say district fails to act after attack |
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Summary: Two teachers at a Baltimore, Maryland, high school say they were attacked by students, and one says such assaults are commonplace, according to CNN affiliate WBAL.
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Cnn.com |
3:21pm PDT |
Obama looks to Teamsters in key state |
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Summary: Sen. Barack Obama, trying for an upset in Pennsylvania's pivotal April 22 primary, is hoping the Teamsters Union can help him reel in the state's huge blue-collar vote.
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3:08pm PDT |
Gates: US troops won't drop to 100,000
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he sees no chance that the number of U.S. troops in Iraq will drop to 100,000 by the end of the year, guaranteeing a heavy American military presence as the war grinds into its sixth year to the end of the |
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3:04pm PDT |
Man treated for gun shots to legs |
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Summary: A 29-year-old man is treated in hospital following a paramilitary-style attack in west Belfast. |
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2:59pm PDT |
Dems fault Bush on executive privilege
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush's refusal to let two confidants provide information to Congress about fired federal prosecutors represents the most expansive view of executive privilege since Watergate, the House Judiciary Committee told a federal judge Thursday. |
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2:46pm PDT |
McCain outlines plan to ease U.S. housing crisis
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John
McCain outlined plans on Thursday to ease the burden on
struggling American homeowners, drawing fire from Democratic
rivals who accused him of a half-hearted effort. |
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BBC News |
2:44pm PDT |
Fresh chaos for US air passengers |
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Summary: The biggest US airline cancels 900 more flights, as hundreds of planes stay grounded amid safety concerns. |
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2:34pm PDT |
Petraeus works to halt foreign fighters
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The top U.S. commander in Iraq revealed Thursday that he quietly visited several Middle East countries as part of diplomatic efforts to slow the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq. |
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2:20pm PDT |
U.S. strikes kill 10 in Iraq, Bush to halt troop cuts
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush on Thursday
announced a suspension of U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq this
summer to allow the military to reassess the security
situation, as U.S. air strikes killed 10 people in a Baghdad
slum where dozens of peop |
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Yahoo News |
2:19pm PDT |
Poulter's ace, Johnson's defense
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Zach Johnson went on the defensive at the Masters, as if trying to show last year's win was hardly a fluke. |
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2:18pm PDT |
Virginia Tech families agree deal |
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Summary: Families of those killed and hurt in the Virginia Tech campus massacre agree an $11m deal with US state of Virginia. |
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Yahoo News |
2:16pm PDT |
Guantanamo defendant praises bin Laden at hearing
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An alleged
al Qaeda conspirator from Sudan praised Osama bin Laden and the
September 11 attacks during a hearing in the Guantanamo war
court on Thursday and said he did not recognize the court's
authority to try him. |
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1:59pm PDT |
IMF admits late to act on crunch |
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Summary: The boss of the International Monetary Fund admits it was late to warn on the risk of the continuing global credit woes. |
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Cnn.com |
1:57pm PDT |
Mischa Barton pleads no contest to DUI |
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Yahoo News |
1:44pm PDT |
Civil rights leader convicted of incest
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A jury convicted an iconic civil-rights figure of incest Thursday after concluding that he had sex with his teenage daughter 15 years ago. The Rev. James L. Bevel, 71, a top lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr. who also helped organize the Million Ma |
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BBC News |
1:42pm PDT |
Safety worries on Shannon estate |
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Summary: Residents voice safety fears as senior officers in the Shannon Matthews case address the community. |
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1:39pm PDT |
Brilliant Rangers into Uefa semis |
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Summary: Rangers beat Sporting Lisbon 2-0 in Portugal to set up a Uefa Cup semi-final against Fiorentina. |
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Cnn.com |
1:38pm PDT |
U.S. military trainers to head to Pakistan |
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Summary: Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed deployment orders that will send U.S. military trainers to Pakistan this summer, CNN has learned.
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Yahoo News |
1:34pm PDT |
Judges impose limits on frequent filer
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A jail inmate who recently filed more than 60 lawsuits in a day will no longer be able to flood Lancaster County courts with lawsuits. All six Lancaster County District judges signed off on an order limiting Eric Lewis to six filings a year unless he |
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Yahoo News |
1:33pm PDT |
Senate backs housing bill heavy on tax breaks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted
overwhelmingly to approve a $15 billion bill tackling the
nation's housing market crisis with tax breaks for corporations
and some assistance for distressed homeowners. |
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Yahoo News |
1:31pm PDT |
Drug experiment blocks radiation damage
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Scientists mimicked one of cancer's sneaky tricks to create a drug that promises to prevent a serious side effect of cancer treatment — radiation damage — or offer an antidote during a nuclear emergency. |
