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5:11am PDT |
Retailers post sluggish sales in March
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Most retailers reported sluggish sales in March when consumers — fretting about mounting economic problems — limited their shopping to food and other essentials. |
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5:08am PDT |
IOC strips medals from Jones' teammates
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The IOC stripped the medals Thursday from Marion Jones' U.S. relay teammates at the 2000 Olympics because of her doping history. |
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5:06am PDT |
Flag a taxi |
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Summary: Think it's hard finding a cab? Try it in a wheelchair |
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Cnn.com |
5:04am PDT |
'Squirrelman' booted from tree gets RV |
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5:04am PDT |
McCain turns to economy with housing, job proposals
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John
McCain, criticized by his Democratic rivals for being soft on
economic issues, lays out a set of proposals on Thursday to
address the U.S. housing crisis and ease the burden of
unemployment. |
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Cnn.com |
5:01am PDT |
Tornadoes hit Texas, Oklahoma |
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5:00am PDT |
American cancels 900 more 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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4:58am PDT |
Accused husband ashamed of affair |
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Summary: The husband of a special constable stabbed at her home tells the Old Bailey he was embarrassed about his affair with a prostitute. |
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4:54am PDT |
Nepal votes in historic election |
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Summary: People in Nepal complete voting in mostly peaceful elections that will decide the future of the country. |
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Cnn.com |
4:54am PDT |
Torch relay to go on despite protests |
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Summary: The controversial Olympic torch relay will go on, but organizers will reconsider holding such international relays for future Olympic Games, President Jacques Rogge of the International Olympic Committee said Thursday.
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4:51am PDT |
Frog without lungs found in Indonesia
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A frog has been found in a remote part of Indonesia that has no lungs and breathes through its skin, a discovery that researchers said Thursday could provide insight into what drives evolution in certain species. |
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4:50am PDT |
Nepal polls close, UN praises elections
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Voting in landmark elections in Nepal ended Thursday, with the United Nations praising the "overwhelming enthusiasm" for the polls that will define the country's political future. |
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4:49am PDT |
China says foils "terrorist" plot to kidnap Olympians
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese authorities have detained 45
East Turkestan "terrorist" suspects, and foiled plots to carry
out suicide bomb attacks and kidnap athletes to disrupt the
Beijing Olympics, a police spokesman said on Thursday. |
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4:47am PDT |
Cameron Olympic 'dithering' claim |
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Summary: David Cameron says Gordon Brown would win gold for "dithering" after confusion over his Olympic plans. |
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4:46am PDT |
Over the fence |
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Summary: Why can't we stop drugs getting into prisons? |
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4:26am PDT |
Europe-wide food colour ban call |
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Summary: A food safety watchdog calls for an EU ban on six artificial food colourings after research links them with hyperactivity. |
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Cnn.com |
4:24am PDT |
Woman makes gruesome find after mom dies |
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4:22am PDT |
China says foils Olympics terrorist plot
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese authorities foiled plots to
kidnap foreigners and carry out suicide attacks around the
Beijing Olympics, police said on Thursday, in a fresh blow to
the image of harmony China has sought to promote before the
Games. |
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4:22am PDT |
Israel will 'respond' over raid |
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Summary: Israel says it will retaliate at a time and place of its choosing against Hamas over a fuel depot raid. |
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4:13am PDT |
Bank lowers interest rates to 5% |
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Summary: The Bank of England cuts the cost of borrowing to 5% from 5.25% to shore up the UK's slowing economy. |
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4:12am PDT |
Three men 'helped 7 July bombers' |
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Summary: Three men helped the 7 July suicide bombers to find potential targets such as the London Eye and the Tube, a court hears. |
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4:11am PDT |
McCann alert 'could have helped' |
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Summary: The mother of missing Madeleine McCann believes there would have been a "greater chance" of finding her if a missing child alert system had been used. |
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4:10am PDT |
Crash driver admits killing five |
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Summary: A driver who killed five people after overtaking on a blind summit admits responsibility for the crash. |
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4:07am PDT |
Live - Masters 2008 |
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Summary: The start of the 72nd Masters is delayed as Tiger Woods takes aim at an historic Grand Slam in the first round at Augusta. |
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4:05am PDT |
Pope Benedict is coming to America
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pope Benedict is coming to America
and American Catholics may be in for some surprises. |
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BBC News |
3:57am PDT |
Computer viruses hit one million |
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Summary: The number of malicious programs in circulation has hit the one million mark, says security firm Symantec. |
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3:55am PDT |
Students tell of fees resentment |
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Summary: Resentment and concerns over high university fees and poor standards are expressed by students. |
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3:55am PDT |
Men face Cypriot jail over crash |
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Summary: Two men, found guilty in their absence of killing a Cypriot teenager, are sentenced to three years in jail. |
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3:54am PDT |
Apparent tornadoes hit Texas, Oklahoma
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An apparent tornado with winds of up to 70 mph moved through West Texas early Thursday, tearing shingles from roofs, shattering glass and flipping vehicles. |
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3:47am PDT |
GMTV host Garraway wins damages |
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Summary: Presenter Kate Garraway accepts "substantial" libel damages over newspaper claims that she had an affair. |
