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4:01pm PDT |
Pneumonia 'linked' to pollution |
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Summary: Pollution may have contributed to thousands of pneumonia deaths in recent years, a study suggests. |
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3:48pm PDT |
Robbery leaves pensioner shaken |
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Summary: A woman in her 80s has been left shocked following a robbery at her south Belfast home. |
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3:42pm PDT |
Ancient biological material found in NM
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Summary: AP - Cellulose dating back 253 million years — along with some possible ancient DNA — has been found in salt crystals from an underground nuclear waste dump in southern New Mexico. |
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3:34pm PDT |
Beasley decides to leave K-State for NBA
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Summary: AP - Michael Beasley is headed to the NBA. Kansas State's All-American freshman announced Monday that he will skip his final three seasons to enter the June 26 NBA draft, where he could be the No. 1 overall pick. |
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3:24pm PDT |
We're still in title race - Grant |
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Summary: Avram Grant says Chelsea can still win the Premier League title despite losing ground on leaders Man Utd with a 1-1 draw against Wigan. |
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3:19pm PDT |
Man loses 17th-century violin on train
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Summary: AP - A retired shipping consultant said he lost an expensive 17th-century violin after forgetting it on a train. Rob Napier said he did not realize the instrument, made by master Venetian craftsman Matteo Goffriller in 1698, was still on the train's lugga |
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3:17pm PDT |
Ancient cellulose found in N.M.
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Summary: AP - Cellulose dating back 253 million years — along with some possible ancient DNA — has been found in salt crystals from an underground nuclear waste dump in southern New Mexico. |
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3:13pm PDT |
Carter offers to be Hamas go-between
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Summary: AP - Former President Jimmy Carter defended his plan to meet with the top leader of the violently anti-Israel Hamas movement, saying Monday he hopes to become a conduit between the Islamic militant group and Washington and Israel. |
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3:10pm PDT |
Hundreds of kids from polygamous sect moved |
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Summary: A judge needs to determine what will happen to more than 400 children removed from a polygamist sect in central Texas. But that means a small town must find a way to accommodate lawyers, journalists, church members and activists. A lawyer took the last ro |
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3:03pm PDT |
Rowling says lexicon theft of her work
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Summary: AP - J.K. Rowling testified before a packed courtroom in a lawsuit to block publication of a Harry Potter lexicon, telling a judge that the book amounts to a "wholesale theft" of nearly 20 years of her hard work. "We all know I've made enough money. That' |
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2:53pm PDT |
Tax season becomes a little more taxing |
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2:50pm PDT |
Tycoon Berlusconi wins third term as Italian prime minister
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Summary: AFP - Conservative billionaire Silvio Berlusconi won Italy's general elections on Monday, securing a third term as prime minister but warning of tough times ahead for the country. |
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2:47pm PDT |
Berlusconi declares election win |
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Summary: Silvio Berlusconi warns of "difficult months ahead" as he hails a major victory in Italy's general election. |
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2:43pm PDT |
Obama defends "bitter" remarks; McCain attacks
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Democratic presidential
candidate Barack Obama spent a fourth day on Monday defending
himself for calling people in small towns with economic blight
"bitter" in a controversy that rival Hillary Clinton is trying
to use for a comeback. |
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2:39pm PDT |
Why male sex hormones may be fuelling market turmoil |
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Summary: Hormone surges among City traders could be partly responsible for driving "boom and bust" economics, say researchers. |
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2:36pm PDT |
Obama: Clinton using GOP playbook
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Summary: AP - After days on the campaign defensive, Democrat Barack Obama accused rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday of leveling criticism straight from the Republican playbook and said even so, he will win the White House over John McCain and an "out of touch |
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2:29pm PDT |
Iraq's financial free ride may end
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Summary: AP - Iraq's financial free ride may be over. After five years, Republicans and Democrats seem to have found common ground on at least one aspect of the war. From the fiercest war foes to the most steadfast Bush supporters, they are looking at Iraq's surgi |
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2:25pm PDT |
NBA All-Star arrested on DUI suspicion |
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2:24pm PDT |
Red Cross: Change needed at US prison
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Summary: AP - The Red Cross criticized the way the U.S. handles prisoners at the highly secretive Bagram military base, urging reforms Monday that would allow detainees to introduce testimony in their defense. |
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2:18pm PDT |
Boy who killed grandparents won't get appeal |
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Summary: Christopher Pittman was 12 when he went into his grandparents' bedroom with a pump-action shotgun just before midnight and killed them. He got 30 years for the double murder, and his lawyers thought that was just too much for a child. They asked the U.S. |
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2:18pm PDT |
US friend returns to power in Italy
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Summary: AP - Media billionaire Silvio Berlusconi won a decisive victory Monday in Italy's parliamentary election, setting the colorful conservative and staunch U.S. ally on course to his third stint as premier. |
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2:16pm PDT |
Sect investigation moves to courtroom
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Summary: AP - The judge and lawyers involved in one of the biggest child-custody cases in U.S. history struggled Monday with the legal and logistical morass of deciding the fate of 416 children seized by Texas authorities in a raid at a polygamist sect. |
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2:12pm PDT |
Bush releases $200 million in emergency food aid
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush on Monday
ordered $200 million more in U.S. emergency food aid to be made
available to help alleviate food shortages in Africa and
elsewhere, the White House said. |
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2:10pm PDT |
British space policy gets revamp |
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Summary: UK space policy faces a major revamp with civil servants being moved out of London and stripped of some responsibilities. |
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2:01pm PDT |
Male sex hormone may affect stock trades
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Summary: AP - The hormone that drives male aggression and sexual interest also seems able to boost short term success at finance. But what seems to start out well can turn bad, with elevated testosterone levels over several days possibly leading to irrational risk |
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2:00pm PDT |
Berlusconi hails election victory |
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Summary: Silvio Berlusconi warns of "difficult months ahead" after most official results indicated he had won Italy's election. |
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1:56pm PDT |
Late equaliser hits Chelsea title hopes |
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Summary: Emile Heskey strikes in injury time to snatch a point for Wigan and leave Chelsea's title hopes hanging by a thread. |
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1:54pm PDT |
Sheff Wed 1-1 Plymouth |
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Summary: Tommy Spurr's late equaliser earns Sheffield Wednesday a point to lift them out of the Championship relegation zone. |
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1:53pm PDT |
Boy blows up 213 balloons with his nose
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Summary: AP - A 13-year-old boy is claiming the world record for blowing balloons with his nose. Using one nostril at a time, Andrew Dahl inflated 213 balloons within an hour Friday in the town's public library. His feat has been submitted for review by Guinness W |
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1:48pm PDT |
Tesco tipped to see profit up 10% |
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Summary: Tesco is expected to unveil a 10% rise in annual profits when it releases its latest results on Tuesday. |
