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Yahoo News |
6:10am PDT |
American Air cancels more flights
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - AMR Corp said its American Airlines
unit will cancel about half of scheduled flights on its fleet
of MD80s on Friday as it continues maintenance checks on the
planes. |
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BBC News |
6:00am PDT |
Hundreds gear up for bike protest |
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Summary: Motorcyclists opposed to the closure of testing centres in Elgin and Buckie will hold a rally in protest. |
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BBC News |
6:00am PDT |
Key Sadr aide shot dead in Iraq |
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Summary: A relative and key follower of radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr is shot dead in the Iraqi city of Najaf. |
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BBC News |
5:50am PDT |
MPs' expenses fight 'unfortunate' |
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Summary: Parliament's sleaze watchdog criticises the Speaker's decision to block the release of MPs' expenses details. |
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BBC News |
5:47am PDT |
Police chief's 'apology' to wife |
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Summary: The widow of former chief constable Michael Todd speaks at his memorial service about his last e-mail to her. |
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Cnn.com |
5:24am PDT |
American grounds 570 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 |
5:24am PDT |
Murder charges await Marine captured in Mexico |
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Summary: Authorities in North Carolina are waiting for extradition proceedings to return a fugitive Marine, captured in Mexico, to face murder charges. U.S. Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, a suspect in the killing of a 20-year-old pregnant Marine, was captured Thursday |
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Yahoo News |
5:21am PDT |
Rose, Immelman share Masters lead
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Masters golf resumes this morning. England's Justin Rose and South Africa's Trevor Immelman share the first-round lead at 4-under-68. That's good for a one-shot lead over Englishman Lee Westwood and Americans Brian Bateman and Brandt Snedeker. |
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Yahoo News |
5:20am PDT |
Frontier files for bankruptcy protection
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Frontier Airlines sought bankruptcy protection Friday, the fourth carrier to do so in the past two weeks as exorbitant fuel prices eat into earnings and a weak U.S. economy keeps more people grounded. |
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BBC News |
5:18am PDT |
Shannon stepfather back in court |
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Summary: The stepfather of Shannon Matthews appears in court accused of possessing child pornography. |
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Yahoo News |
5:08am PDT |
Gunmen kill Sadrist official in Iraq
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iraqi officials say gunmen have killed a senior aide to anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the Shiite holy city of Najaf. |
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BBC News |
5:02am PDT |
Live - US Masters |
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Summary: Brandt Snedeker takes the overall lead on day two of the Masters thanks to a birdie on the seventh hole. |
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BBC News |
5:02am PDT |
Live - Masters |
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Summary: Co-leader Trevor Immelman begins his round on day two of the Masters at Augusta on Friday. |
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Yahoo News |
4:57am PDT |
Iran cleric rejects Bush's accusations on Iraq
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An influential Iranian cleric on Friday
rejected President George W. Bush's accusations that Iran was
arming and funding Shi'ite militias in Iraq to kill American
soldiers, state radio reported. |
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BBC News |
4:54am PDT |
Man admits Glasgow bomb charge |
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Summary: The brother of a man who died attacking Glasgow Airport with a car bomb has admitted withholding information. |
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BBC News |
4:51am PDT |
G7 to address financial turmoil |
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Summary: The G7 is to address ways of tackling recent global financial turmoil, stemming from the continuing credit crisis. |
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Yahoo News |
4:50am PDT |
Consumer confidence falls to new low
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Americans' confidence in the economy fell to a new low, dragged down by worries about mounting job losses, record-high home foreclosures and zooming energy prices. |
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Yahoo News |
4:48am PDT |
Michael Johns is booted from 'Idol'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Michael Johns is gone from "American Idol." The Australian-born singer was eliminated Thursday from Fox's popular singing competition as the contest was narrowed down to the top seven finalists following Wednesday's "Idol Gives Back" charity event. |
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Yahoo News |
4:41am PDT |
Zimbabwe raises doubt on Mugabe attending summit
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwe raised doubts on Friday over
whether President Robert Mugabe would attend an emergency
regional summit at the weekend to discuss deepening concern
over a post election deadlock. |
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BBC News |
4:40am PDT |
Police chief's last note to wife |
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Summary: The widow of Michael Todd speaks at his memorial service about his message to her before he died. |
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BBC News |
4:40am PDT |
HP source |
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Summary: The historic garage where Silicon Valley got started |
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Yahoo News |
4:39am PDT |
Olympic torch makes Latin American stop
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Argentina is billing Friday's Olympic torch run as an easygoing street fiesta launched by a tango orchestra. But officials are worried enough about anti-China protests to mobilize thousands of police after protesters warned of a Buenos Aires "surpris |
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BBC News |
4:38am PDT |
MMR doctor admits ethics failing |
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Summary: The doctor who sparked the MMR contoversy admits a poor grasp of medical ethics in relation to children. |
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BBC News |
4:37am PDT |
Brown's dilemma |
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Summary: PM cannot avoid questions over Saudi arms probe |
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BBC News |
4:29am PDT |
TV presenter 'had memorial plans' |
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Summary: Missing TV presenter Mark Speight was planning a tribute concert to his dead fiancee, a friend says. |
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BBC News |
4:28am PDT |
Against the grain |
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Summary: US farmers do not get full benefit of rice price rises |
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BBC News |
4:26am PDT |
Taser used in first Irish arrest |
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Summary: A Taser has been used for the first time by police in Ireland during an arrest in Limerick city. |
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BBC News |
4:18am PDT |
American cancels 570 more flights |
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Summary: Thousands more passengers face disruption on Friday as American Airlines continues aircraft safety checks. |
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Yahoo News |
4:17am PDT |
GE reports unexpected profit drop, shares tumble
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - General Electric Co reported on
Friday an unexpected 6 percent drop in profit, as the slumping
U.S. economy and credit crunch drove down profits at its
financial, industrial and healthcare units. |
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BBC News |
4:09am PDT |
Prince William awarded RAF wings |
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Summary: The Prince of Wales presents his son William with his RAF pilot's wings at a graduation ceremony. |
