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BBC News |
10:00am PDT |
Bank drops interest rates to 5% |
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Summary: Interest rates are cut to 5% from 5.25% by the Bank of England to shore up the UK's slowing economic growth. |
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BBC News |
9:57am PDT |
Orde rebuked for 'tribal' remarks |
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Summary: The Policing Board seeks clarification after NI's chief constable allegedly said it had "gone a bit tribal". |
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Yahoo News |
9:39am PDT |
China tells Olympic boss to stay out of politics
(AFP/File)
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Summary: AFP/File - China bluntly told the world Olympics chief Thursday to keep out of politics, in a tart exchange on human rights following days of protests that have shadowed the Olympic torch around the world. |
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Yahoo News |
9:35am PDT |
Slocumb, Daugherty lead Masters golf
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An early-morning fog delay has backed things up a bit at the Masters. Today's opening round got under way about 40 minutes late. Heath Slocumb made the turn at 2-under and was tied for the lead with Englishman Nick Dougherty, who was minus-2 through |
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Cnn.com |
9:34am PDT |
Senate passes foreclosure bill |
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Yahoo News |
9:33am PDT |
Senate backs tax break-focused housing rescue bill
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Senate on Thursday voted 84-12
to approve a $15 billion bill aimed at tackling the nation's
housing market crisis with tax breaks for corporations and some
assistance for distressed homeowners. |
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Yahoo News |
9:30am PDT |
CBS axes reality show after 1 episode
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The secret talents of celebrities will remain hidden. CBS is axing its new reality show "Secret Talents of the Stars" after only one episode. |
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Yahoo News |
9:20am PDT |
Microsoft seen as winner as big media circles Yahoo
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Yahoo Inc may have played its
top two cards by pulling out possible deals with AOL and
Google, but it does not seem to have changed Wall Street's view
that Microsoft will eventually win the takeover battle. |
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Yahoo News |
9:18am PDT |
Bush suspends summer troop pullouts from Iraq
(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. |
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BBC News |
9:14am PDT |
Women bailed in Shannon inquiry |
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Summary: Three women are bailed by detectives investigating the disappearance of Shannon Matthews. |
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Yahoo News |
9:12am PDT |
American cancels another 900 flights
(AP)
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Summary: AP - American Airlines canceled more than 900 flights Thursday to fix faulty wiring in hundreds of jets, marking the third straight day of mass groundings as company executives offered profuse apologies and travel vouchers to calm angry customers. |
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Cnn.com |
9:03am PDT |
Bush backs pause in withdrawals from Iraq |
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Summary: President Bush today said "serious and complex challenges" remain in Iraq that will prevent further withdrawals of U.S. troops this summer despite a reduction in violence in the past year. The president said there is "much work ahead" in Iraq, but coopera |
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BBC News |
8:50am PDT |
7/7 friends 'helped find targets' |
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Summary: Three men helped the 7 July suicide bombers to find potential London targets and visited top tourist attractions, a court hears. |
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Yahoo News |
8:50am PDT |
Storms sweep through Ark., Okla., Texas
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A band of hail, heavy rain and twisters pounded Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma, damaging hundreds of homes, flooding roads and leaving thousands without power. The worst wasn't over for Arkansas, which braced Thursday for another hit. |
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Yahoo News |
8:48am PDT |
American Airlines cancels over 900 flights
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - AMR Corp's American Airlines said it
canceled 933 flights on Thursday as it continued to reinspect
wiring on MD-80 aircraft, raising the number of flights
scratched since Tuesday to nearly 2,500. |
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BBC News |
8:47am PDT |
Council admits spying on family |
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Summary: A council admits spying on a family using laws to track terrorists to see if they lived in a school catchment area. |
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BBC News |
8:40am PDT |
Bush backs Iraq withdrawal freeze |
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Summary: President Bush says he will freeze the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, as requested by Gen Petraeus. |
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Yahoo News |
8:39am PDT |
Bush suspends Iraq troop pullouts this summer
(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. |
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Yahoo News |
8:36am PDT |
Bush embraces July halt to Iraq withdrawal
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - US President George W. Bush said Thursday that he would complete a limited withdrawal of US forces from Iraq in July, then freeze further draw-downs during a review of the war effort. |
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Yahoo News |
8:32am PDT |
U.S. skeptical about Iranian nuclear advances
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Washington is skeptical that Iran is
installing 6,000 new centrifuges to enrich uranium and testing
an advanced centrifuge with greater capacity, a top U.S.
diplomat said on Thursday. |
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BBC News |
8:29am PDT |
Egypt beefs up Gaza border force |
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Summary: Egypt sends hundreds of security personnel to the border with Gaza after Hamas threatens to breach the frontier. |
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BBC News |
8:27am PDT |
Hicks calls for Parry resignation |
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Summary: Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks calls for chief executive Rick Parry to resign. |
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BBC News |
8:22am PDT |
Review into efficiency of exams |
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Summary: The government has agreed to a review of the exam system's value for money. |
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Cnn.com |
8:13am PDT |
Zimbabwe opposition rejects run-off vote |
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Summary: President Robert Mugabe will attend a summit of southern African leaders this Saturday to discuss the electoral and political crisis in his beleaguered country.
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BBC News |
8:11am PDT |
UK wrong to halt Saudi arms probe |
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Summary: The High Court rules that the SFO acted unlawfully by dropping a corruption probe into a £43bn Saudi arms deal. |
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Yahoo News |
8:09am PDT |
American cancels 900 flights Thursday
(AP)
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Summary: AP - American Airlines canceled more than 900 flights Thursday to fix faulty wiring in hundreds of jets, marking the third straight day of mass groundings as company executives offered profuse apologies and travel vouchers to calm angry customers. |
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Cnn.com |
7:48am PDT |
Your flight still on? American cancels 900 |
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Summary: American Airlines scrubbed more than 900 flights today to continue safety inspections. It's the third consecutive day of cancellations for American. Delta, Southwest, and United Airlines also have canceled a number of flights in recent weeks for safety ch |
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BBC News |
7:41am PDT |
Uganda rebels delay peace signing |
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Summary: The leader of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebels puts off signing a deal to end 20 years of civil war. |
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BBC News |
7:40am PDT |
Zimbabwe rivals to attend summit |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will attend an emergency regional summit. |
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Yahoo News |
7:27am PDT |
Scant support for Senate housing bill
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A bipartisan package of tax breaks to help businesses and homeowners weather the housing crisis and head off deeper economic distress heads for easy Senate passage Thursday morning, even as the chamber's top Democrat acknowledged that changes are nee |
