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Cnn.com |
8:10am PDT |
American grounds 595 more flights |
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Summary: The problems plaguing the air travel industry continued Friday as American Airlines canceled 570 more flights, or 25% of its schedule, and stranded tens of thousands of passengers.
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Cnn.com |
8:05am PDT |
Storms, tornadoes, snow hit heartland |
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BBC News |
8:04am PDT |
Dark screens |
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Summary: Japanese cinemas pull controversial Chinese shrine film |
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Yahoo News |
8:04am PDT |
IOC chiefs end talks after week of protests
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - International Olympic Committee chiefs on Friday wrapped up a week of meetings in Beijing that have been overshadowed by controversy surrounding China and disruptions to the Olympic torch relay. |
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Yahoo News |
7:54am PDT |
15-month Iraq tours test soldiers and families
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A year into his 15-month tour on the
streets of Baghdad, the tough part for U.S. Army Specialist
Jason Ellis was going home on leave to see his 18-month-old
boy. |
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BBC News |
7:48am PDT |
US consumer mood at 26-year low |
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Summary: US consumer sentiment is now at its lowest level in 26 years, says a closely-watched survey. |
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BBC News |
7:48am PDT |
US consumer confidence crumbles |
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Summary: US consumer sentiment is now at its lowest level in 26 years, says a closely-watched survey. |
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BBC News |
7:38am PDT |
'Dozens hurt' in Dhaka protests |
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Summary: Dozens are injured as Islamic protesters in Bangladesh clash with police over plans to give women more rights. |
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BBC News |
7:31am PDT |
Doctor admits car bombs charge |
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Summary: The doctor whose brother carried out the Glasgow Airport and London car bombings is to be deported. |
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BBC News |
7:31am PDT |
Man jailed over car bomb charge |
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Summary: A doctor is jailed for 18 months for withholding information about a car bomb attack at Glasgow Airport. |
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Cnn.com |
7:30am PDT |
'The best job I have ever had in my life' |
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Summary: After the sudden death of her 26-year-old daughter left five grandchildren in her care, Viola Vaughn searched for peace.
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BBC News |
7:30am PDT |
Israeli tanks in Gaza incursion |
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Summary: Israel sends tanks into the Gaza Strip after pledging to retaliate against a militant attack on a fuel depot. |
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BBC News |
7:29am PDT |
Drunk radiographer is suspended |
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Summary: A Hampshire radiographer is suspended after performing X-rays on patients on Christmas Day while intoxicated. |
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Cnn.com |
7:28am PDT |
Swimsuit 'doping' may help Olympic athletes |
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7:23am PDT |
GE shocks market with profit drop, shares tumble
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - General Electric Co posted an
unexpected 6 percent drop in first-quarter profit on Friday,
the biggest shock yet to American industry from the credit
crisis and the latest sign the U.S. economy may be in a
recession. |
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7:18am PDT |
U.S. to get taste of pope's communication style
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Rule number one when Pope Benedict
speaks: listen very carefully. |
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Yahoo News |
7:15am PDT |
Immelman goes 5 under at Masters
(AP)
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Summary: AP - In early play at the Masters today, Trevor Immelman picked up a birdie to get to 5 under. Brandt Snedeker was at 4 under after a birdie on the par-5 second hole. |
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Yahoo News |
7:12am PDT |
Top Sadr aide killed
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iraqi police imposed a curfew to
prevent an outbreak of violence in the southern Shi'ite holy
city of Najaf on Friday, after a senior aide to anti-American
cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was shot dead. |
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BBC News |
7:08am PDT |
Wildlife hotspots |
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Summary: Map pinpoints biodiversity areas in Madagascar |
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BBC News |
7:08am PDT |
Map reveals key wildlife hotspots |
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Summary: Scientists develop a technique that reveals biodiversity hotspots, which they say will help protect vulnerable species. |
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Yahoo News |
7:08am PDT |
Mugabe clamps down in capital, mulls Zimbabwe summit
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe clamped down Friday in the capital with a ban on all political rallies, as his party raised doubts over his attendance at a weekend summit on the post-election crisis. |
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BBC News |
6:57am PDT |
Zimbabwe 'ban' on Harare rallies |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's authorities ban political rallies in Harare, state media report, as tension mounts over disputed polls. |
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Cnn.com |
6:52am PDT |
Rare images of caped Elvis revealed |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
6:52am PDT |
Never-before-seen Elvis photos revealed |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
6:37am PDT |
Attacks in Rwanda genocide week |
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Summary: There have been two fatal attacks in Rwanda during a week of mourning for genocide victims, police say. |
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BBC News |
6:36am PDT |
Boy sentenced for bonfire killing |
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Summary: A 13-year-old boy is sent to secure accommodation indefinitely for killing a man and throwing his body on a bonfire. |
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BBC News |
6:19am PDT |
Boy on fire clip prompts outrage |
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Summary: An internet clip of a teenager set on fire by his friends is condemned by a safety officer. |
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Cnn.com |
6:17am PDT |
Ferguson beats Conan in ratings |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
6:16am PDT |
Man 'shot in front of children' |
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Summary: A man is shot in his west Belfast kitchen while his children were in the house, according to a neighbour. |
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Yahoo News |
6:15am PDT |
Food riots to worsen without global action: U.N.
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Food riots in developing countries will
spread unless world leaders take major steps to reduce prices
for the poor, the head of the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Friday. |
