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11:58pm PDT |
Seven police hurt in Spanish bomb |
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Summary: Seven police officers are wounded in a bomb blast in northern Spain blamed on Basque separatist group, Eta. |
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11:57pm PDT |
Wily Hopkins attacks Calzaghe Sr |
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Summary: Bernard Hopkins is claiming Joe Calzaghe's dad and trainer Enzo would put his son's safety at risk to satisfy his own ego. |
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11:54pm PDT |
Building firms 'rigged contracts' |
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Summary: The Office of Fair Trading accuses 112 construction companies of rigging bids for contracts. |
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Cnn.com |
11:44pm PDT |
Another 'Idol' finalist eliminated |
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11:43pm PDT |
Penguins top Senators 3-1 and complete series sweep
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Summary: AP - Evgeni Malkin and Jarko Ruutu scored second-period goals, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night to complete a four-game sweep of their first-round series. |
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11:38pm PDT |
Prosecutors charge Samsung chief |
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Summary: Prosecutors in South Korea indict Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee for tax evasion and breach of trust. |
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Cnn.com |
11:36pm PDT |
Hundreds detained in 5-state immigration raids |
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Summary: Federal immigration agents fanned out across five states Wednesday, detaining hundreds of employees of Pilgrim's Pride, one of the nation's largest poultry companies.
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11:34pm PDT |
China cancels May 1 plan to reopen Tibet: official
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Summary: AFP - China has abandoned plans to reopen riot-hit Tibet to visitors on May 1, a tourism official in the Himalayan region said Thursday, amid reports of simmering tension there. |
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11:28pm PDT |
Kenya set for coalition cabinet |
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Summary: Kenya's power-sharing cabinet is due to be sworn in, with the opposition's Raila Odinga set to become prime minister. |
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11:22pm PDT |
Flaws 'could sink diploma scheme' |
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Summary: The new diploma qualification for England risks failing if flaws are not ironed out, an exam board head warns. |
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10:49pm PDT |
Concern as medical help calls cut |
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Summary: Restrictions on the number of times firefighters are called to help cover paramedics in medical emergencies is criticised. |
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10:48pm PDT |
Pope to say Mass in Washington baseball stadium
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Summary: Reuters - On the third day of his visit to the
United States, Pope Benedict will celebrate Mass in
Washington's new baseball stadium, address Catholic educators
and meet with leaders of five non-Christian religions. |
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10:45pm PDT |
Teaching college looks at merger |
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Summary: Stranmillis University College is considering a complete merger with Queen's University in Belfast. |
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10:33pm PDT |
Indian capital locked down for tense torch relay
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Summary: AFP - India's capital was barricaded and flooded with police and soldiers on Thursday for the latest and most sensitive leg of the protest-hit Beijing Olympic torch relay. |
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10:08pm PDT |
Tories kick off election battle |
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Summary: The Conservatives begin their local election campaign with pledges on the environment and housing. |
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10:06pm PDT |
Chilean minister voted out of job |
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Summary: Chile's education minister is impeached by parliament and suspended for alleged corruption. |
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9:29pm PDT |
Gaffes dominate Democratic debate |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama pick each other up on slips during a debate ahead of the Pennsylvania primary. |
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9:06pm PDT |
Federal loans not an option for many junior college students
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Summary: AP - For students who need to borrow for college, federal loans are almost always the best deal. But a new study finds that more than 1 million community college students — a disproportionate number of them minorities — can't get such loans because their |
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9:04pm PDT |
Sect members live 'normal' life on polygamous church ranch
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Summary: AP - The women who belong to an embattled polygamist sect wear 19th Century-style dresses, but their daily lives don't differ much from their neighbors', including trips to discount super stores and the orthodontist, members said Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
9:03pm PDT |
Clinton, Obama take fire in Philly |
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Summary: Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama each declined to commit when asked in a debate whether they would take the other as their running mate should they win the nomination. Six days before the Pennsylvania primary, each did say they thought the ot |
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Cnn.com |
9:03pm PDT |
Clinton, Obama skirt VP promise |
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Summary: Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama each declined to commit when asked in a debate whether they would take the other as their running mate should they win the nomination. Six days before the Pennsylvania primary, each did say they thought the ot |
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Cnn.com |
9:03pm PDT |
Clinton, Obama skirt backing the other as VP |
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Summary: Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama each declined to commit when asked in a debate whether they would take the other as their running mate should they win the nomination. Six days before the Pennsylvania primary, each did say they thought the ot |
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8:56pm PDT |
Brown and Bush to discuss economy |
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Summary: Gordon Brown and President Bush are to meet to discuss ways of avoiding a world recession. |
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Cnn.com |
8:09pm PDT |
Pilot dies during wildfire; state hopes for rain |
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8:06pm PDT |
U.N.: N. Korea faces food crisis |
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Summary: North Korea faces a looming food crisis due to floods last year, the U.N. food agency said.
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7:46pm PDT |
Brazil president defends biofuels |
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Summary: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rejects allegations that biofuels are responsible for rises in global food prices. |
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Cnn.com |
7:38pm PDT |
Supreme Court upholds lethal injection method |
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Summary: The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 ruling, upheld Kentucky's use of lethal injection as a means of executing prisoners, ruling that the method -- used in some 35 states -- is properly and humanely applied.
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7:31pm PDT |
Rhys murder suspect faces court |
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Summary: A 17-year-old boy charged with the murder of Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones will appear in court. |
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7:28pm PDT |
Clinton emphatically says Obama can win White House
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton said emphatically Wednesday night that Barack Obama can win the White House this fall, undercutting her efforts to deny him the Democratic presidential nomination by suggesting he would lead the party to defeat. |
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7:24pm PDT |
Moon rock diet |
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Summary: Scientists hope to find way to grow plants on the Moon |
