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Yahoo News |
1:33pm PDT |
Berlusconi wins 3rd term as Italy's PM
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Conservative billionaire Silvio Berlusconi
won a third term as Italy's prime minister on Monday with an
unexpectedly strong mandate for reform, but warned of tough
times ahead for a country facing deep economic problems. |
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Yahoo News |
1:30pm PDT |
American consumers showing signs of strain
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - While U.S. consumers may have spent
slightly more than expected last month, it was because they
paid more for necessities like gasoline and food, and not
because they bought more discretionary items, analysts said on
Monday. |
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Yahoo News |
1:17pm PDT |
Nuggets' Anthony nabbed on DUI suspicion
(AP)
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Summary: AP - NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony was arrested early Monday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence, hours after his worst game of the season. Police said the Denver Nuggets forward was arrested on Interstate 25. He was pulled over for weaving |
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Cnn.com |
1:16pm PDT |
T.D. Jakes: My church walks the walk |
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Summary: "Bishop Jakes has always been a strong supporter of my father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the King family. Bishop Jakes, along with many other ministries of his ilk, all continue to convey the dream and the message of my father in the services they p |
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1:15pm PDT |
Obama questions Clinton on free trade
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama on Monday questioned rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's opposition to free trade agreements that some voters contend have eliminated thousands of U.S. jobs and mocked her weekend visit to an Indiana bar as pandering to t |
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Yahoo News |
1:13pm PDT |
Stocks close down amid earnings concerns
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Stocks finished a quiet session moderately lower Monday as investors grappled with concerns about the health of corporate profits after Wachovia Corp. posted disappointing quarterly results. |
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Yahoo News |
1:09pm PDT |
Diet reduces heart attacks, strokes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A large study offers the strongest evidence yet that a diet the government recommends for lowering blood pressure can save people from heart attack and stroke. |
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Yahoo News |
1:08pm PDT |
Toni Braxton's shows for April canceled
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Toni Braxton won't return to the stage on the Las Vegas Strip until at least next month. The Flamingo Las Vegas says Braxton's show will remain dark this week while the 40-year-old Grammy winner has more medical tests following her April 7 hospitaliz |
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Yahoo News |
12:58pm PDT |
Wal-Mart to film gun sales in bid to fight crime
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's
largest retailer, unveiled plans on Monday to film its gun
sales in the United States and create a computerized log of
purchases in a bid to stop guns falling into the wrong hands. |
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Cnn.com |
12:49pm PDT |
Polygamy case creates 'logistical nightmare' |
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Summary: A judge was set to determine Monday how to handle the custody battles of 416 children taken earlier this month from a polygamist sect in central Texas.
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Yahoo News |
12:25pm PDT |
Polygamist sect kids move to new shelter
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Child welfare officials are moving the 416 children seized in a raid on a West Texas polygamist compound to a new shelter. |
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Yahoo News |
12:25pm PDT |
US military to free AP photographer
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The U.S. military says it will release Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein after more than two years in custody. |
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Yahoo News |
12:24pm PDT |
American consumers showing signs of strain: Bespoke
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - While U.S. consumers may have spent
slightly more than expected last month, it was because they
paid more for necessities like gasoline and food, and not
because they bought more discretionary items, analysts said on
Monday. |
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BBC News |
12:19pm PDT |
Friend shock at rugby fan attack |
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Summary: A friend of a rugby fan left critically injured after an attack outside his Belfast hotel speaks of his shock. |
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BBC News |
12:12pm PDT |
Berlusconi 'wins' Italy election |
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Summary: Conservative leader Silvio Berlusconi heads for victory in Italy's elections, as his main rival concedes. |
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Yahoo News |
12:00pm PDT |
Berlusconi wins Italian election
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Conservative billionaire Silvio Berlusconi
won a third term as Italy's prime minister on Monday with an
unexpectedly strong mandate to deal with deep economic and
social problems. |
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BBC News |
11:50am PDT |
McCain enters 'bitter' voters row |
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Summary: US presidential hopeful John McCain responds to Barack Obama's description of blue-collar voters as "bitter". |
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Yahoo News |
11:48am PDT |
Billionaire Berlusconi wins Italian elections
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Self-made billionaire Silvio Berlusconi won a third term as Italian prime minister on Monday after his centre-left rival Walter Veltroni conceded defeat. |
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Cnn.com |
11:42am PDT |
Boy who killed Nana, Pop-Pop 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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Cnn.com |
11:40am PDT |
Ex-NFL star says he tried Russian roulette |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
11:25am PDT |
Mugabe deploys troops as Zimbabwe general strike looms
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - President Robert Mugabe's security forces fanned out across Zimbabwe on Monday on the eve of a general strike called by the opposition after a judge threw out its bid to force the election results. |
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Yahoo News |
11:25am PDT |
U.S. envoy to see Dalai Lama in Michigan next week
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States' special envoy for
Tibet will meet the Dalai Lama next week while the exiled
Tibetan spiritual leader is visiting the United States, U.S.
officials said on Monday. |
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Yahoo News |
11:15am PDT |
Berlusconi heads for clear Italian election win
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Conservative billionaire Silvio Berlusconi
was on course on Monday to win a third term as Italy's prime
minister with a strong mandate to deal with deep economic and
social problems. |
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BBC News |
10:54am PDT |
Turning the tide |
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Summary: Will Japan's whaling industry fall foul of public opinion? |
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Cnn.com |
10:52am PDT |
Smallish city handles whopping polygamy case |
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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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Cnn.com |
10:52am PDT |
Smallish town handles whopping polygamy case |
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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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BBC News |
10:49am PDT |
Lecturers to join one-day strike |
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Summary: Further education college lecturers are to hold a one-day strike on the same day as school teachers. |
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Cnn.com |
10:48am PDT |
McCain more private about prayer than rivals |
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Summary: The two Democratic presidential candidates frequently weave religion into their stump speeches, but Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, has been more tight-lipped on the subject.
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Cnn.com |
10:47am PDT |
Boy who killed Nana and Pop-Pop 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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Yahoo News |
10:44am PDT |
Melting mountains a "time bomb" for water shortages
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Glaciers and mountain snow are melting
earlier in the year than usual, meaning the water has already
gone when millions of people need it during the summer when
rainfall is lower, scientists warned on Monday. |
