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7:24pm PDT |
Plants 'thrive' on Moon rock diet |
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Summary: European Space Agency scientists believe they are nearer to finding a way to grow plants on the Moon. |
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7:21pm PDT |
`American Idol' cuts another finalist, leaving 6 contestants
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Summary: AP - The praise of Mariah Carey couldn't rescue Kristy Lee Cook from elimination on "American Idol." The 24-year-old resident country singer from Selma, Ore., was the latest casualty as the Fox sing-off narrowed the competition to six finalists. |
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7:20pm PDT |
Rangers push Devils to brink of elimination with 5-3 win
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Summary: AP - Marc Staal pushed the New York Rangers within a win of the second round, and he did it with a good old slap shot. No tricks or funky screens were needed to beat Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils on this night. Staal scored his first NHL playof |
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Cnn.com |
7:11pm PDT |
Vigil caps Va. Tech anniversary |
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Cnn.com |
7:11pm PDT |
Candlelight vigil caps Va. Tech anniversary |
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Cnn.com |
7:01pm PDT |
Clinton, Obama decline to back loser as VP |
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Summary: Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama each declined to commit tonight when asked in a debate if 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 |
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7:00pm PDT |
Obama and Clinton on defensive in tense debate
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential rivals
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton tried to clarify recent
controversial comments during a tense debate on Wednesday, with
Obama accusing Clinton of playing politics with his remarks on
small-town residents. |
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6:42pm PDT |
Mbeki defends record on Zimbabwe |
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Summary: South African President Thabo Mbeki defends his record on Zimbabwe, while playing down the country's crisis. |
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6:30pm PDT |
Pressure mounts on Zimbabwe at U.N. council
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Summary: Reuters - Western states joined the United
Nations in urging action to ensure a fair outcome from
Zimbabwe's elections but most African countries avoided the
issue at a summit of the Security Council and the African Union
on Wednesday. |
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6:15pm PDT |
Torch reaches locked-down Delhi |
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Summary: The Olympic flame arrives in India from Pakistan amid tight security on the latest leg of its troubled world tour. |
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6:04pm PDT |
Obama, Clinton won't vow to put loser on ticket as VP
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama both declined Wednesday night to pledge a spot on their ticket this fall to the loser of their epic battle for the Democratic presidential nomination. |
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6:03pm PDT |
Pope attacks US sex abuse record |
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Summary: Benedict XVI criticises US bishops' conduct during child sex scandals, saying they were "badly handled". |
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5:55pm PDT |
Obama tries to clarify small-town remarks
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Summary: Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama tried to
clarify his remarks about small-town residents during a
Pennsylvania debate on Wednesday and said presidential rival
Hillary Clinton had "beat it to death" on the campaign trail. |
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Cnn.com |
5:45pm PDT |
Elderly women guilty in murder-for-profit case |
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5:37pm PDT |
Pentagon records detail prisoner abuse by US military
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Summary: AP - Military interrogators assaulted Afghan detainees in 2003, using investigation methods they learned during self-defense training, according to Pentagon documents released Wednesday. |
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5:33pm PDT |
Calif. jury convicts elderly women in murder conspiracy
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Summary: AP - An elderly woman was convicted Wednesday of murdering two homeless men to collect insurance payouts, and she and a co-defendant were found guilty of counts involving conspiracy to murder for financial gain. |
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5:31pm PDT |
Prime suspect |
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Summary: The parents of a murdered student see her 'killer' |
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Cnn.com |
5:24pm PDT |
Cuba looks to profit to boost food production |
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Summary: President Raúl Castro has moved quickly since taking the reins of power from his ailing brother, Fidel, last year to boost food production by putting more land into the hands of profit-earning farmers.
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5:08pm PDT |
East Timor president returns home |
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Summary: East Timor's president flies back to Dili, after treatment for gun wounds received during a rebel attack. |
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4:55pm PDT |
Sect members say life 'normal' on polygamous church ranch
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Members of the embattled polygamist sect said Wednesday life was relatively normal on their West Texas ranch at the center of one of the nation's largest child-custody cases. |
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Cnn.com |
4:54pm PDT |
Pope urges 'moral renewal' |
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Summary: On the second day of his U.S. visit, Pope Benedict XVI urged the media and entertainment industry to take part in a "moral renewal" to protect children. "What does it mean to speak of child protection when pornography and violence can be viewed in so many |
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Cnn.com |
4:54pm PDT |
Pope urges 'moral renewal' to help children |
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Summary: On the second day of his U.S. visit, Pope Benedict XVI urged the media and entertainment industry to take part in a "moral renewal" to protect children. "What does it mean to speak of child protection when pornography and violence can be viewed in so many |
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Cnn.com |
4:54pm PDT |
Pope: Sex abuse scandal a 'deep shame' |
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Summary: Pope Benedict XVI today addressed issues ranging from the sex abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church to the "alarming decrease" in Catholic marriages in the U.S. Speaking to U.S. bishops, he said the abuse of children by priests has caused a "deep sha |
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4:51pm PDT |
Wallace and Gromit fan patents one of his inventions |
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Summary: A five-year-old boy is thought to be the UK's youngest person to patent an idea after inventing a labour-saving broom. |
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4:42pm PDT |
Pope prays with U.S. bishops in Washington |
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Summary: Pope Benedict XVI moved today from a festive White House visit to a prayer service with U.S. bishops at Washington's Basilica of the National Shrine. The pope, marking his 81st birthday, was serenaded with "Happy Birthday" by a crowd gathered outside the |
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4:41pm PDT |
Call for NHS staff police guard |
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Summary: Police should be deployed in A&E units and ambulances to deal with weekend binge drinkers, NHS staff say. |
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4:41pm PDT |
Day of Gaza unrest leaves 22 dead |
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Summary: At least 22 people are killed in the worst day of violence across the Gaza Strip for more than a month. |
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4:41pm PDT |
Health managers back polyclinics |
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Summary: NHS managers have given their backing to polyclinics and attacked the "knee-jerk" reactions of critics. |
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4:40pm PDT |
Cold War legacy |
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Summary: The Vulcan bomber takes to the skies once again |
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4:27pm PDT |
Pope says clergy abuse scandal sometimes 'badly handled'
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Summary: AP - Pope Benedict XVI told America's Roman Catholic leaders Wednesday evening that the clergy sex abuse scandal has sometimes been "very badly handled," his harshest criticism yet regarding the crisis that has badly damaged the U.S. church. |
