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Yahoo News |
8:54am PDT |
Cuba says reforms not an open door to U.S. subversion
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Cuba said on Wednesday that a series of
reforms ordered by new President Raul Castro will strengthen
socialism and it will not tolerate attempts by the United
States and local dissidents to subvert it. |
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Yahoo News |
8:47am PDT |
Pope pleads for diplomacy over war at White House
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pope Benedict XVI Wednesday urged President George W. Bush to use "patient diplomacy to resolve conflicts," but did not mention the Iraq war to which the Vatican is strongly opposed. |
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BBC News |
8:42am PDT |
Johnson named as English rugby supremo |
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Summary: Martin Johnson is appointed England's new team manager from 1 July with Brian Ashton losing his job as head coach. |
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BBC News |
8:42am PDT |
Johnson named as England supremo |
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Summary: Martin Johnson is appointed England's new team manager from 1 July with Brian Ashton losing his job as head coach. |
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Yahoo News |
8:41am PDT |
U.S. forces free AP photographer in Iraq after 2 years
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer
working for the Associated Press in Iraq was freed from U.S.
military custody on Wednesday after being held without charge
for two years, the news agency said. |
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BBC News |
8:41am PDT |
Nasa extends Saturn probe mission |
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Summary: The US space agency (Nasa) has extended the international Cassini-Huygens mission by two years. |
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BBC News |
8:39am PDT |
No-one thinks Mugabe won - PM |
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Summary: Gordon Brown tells the UN "no-one thinks" Robert Mugabe won the presidential election in Zimbabwe. |
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Yahoo News |
8:39am PDT |
Cameraman among 20 killed in Gaza clashes
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Three Israeli soldiers and 17 Palestinians, one a cameraman for an international news agency, were killed on Wednesday as troops backed by helicopters stormed into the Gaza Strip. |
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Yahoo News |
8:38am PDT |
Supreme Court upholds use of lethal injections
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the most common method of lethal injection executions, likely clearing the way to resume executions that have been on hold for nearly 7 months. |
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Cnn.com |
8:37am PDT |
Israeli-Palestinian fighting kills 18 |
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Summary: Four Palestinian militants were killed in intense fighting with Israeli troops early Wednesday morning.
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8:29am PDT |
'Ear print' burglar wins appeal |
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Summary: A burglar jailed after police matched an imprint of his ear to a crime scene has one of his convictions quashed. |
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BBC News |
8:24am PDT |
No-one thinks Mugabe won - Brown |
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Summary: Gordon Brown tells the UN "no-one thinks" Robert Mugabe won the presidential election in Zimbabwe. |
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Yahoo News |
8:22am PDT |
Bush welcomes pope and says US is open to his message
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An enthralled South Lawn crowd of more than 9,000 sang "Happy Birthday" to Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday, and President Bush said that the first papal White House visit in 29 years was a reminder for Americans to "distinguish between simple right an |
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Yahoo News |
8:13am PDT |
Supreme court clears way for executions to resume
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Supreme Court on Wednesday
rejected a challenge to the lethal three-drug cocktail used in
most U.S. executions, clearing the way for a resumption of
executions halted since last September. |
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Cnn.com |
8:12am PDT |
Ghostwriters dish health findings, journal states |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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8:11am PDT |
Base decisions on moral principles, pope says
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Saying he had come as a friend of
the United States, Pope Benedict urged Americans and their
leaders on Wednesday to base their political and social
decisions on moral principles and create a more just society. |
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BBC News |
8:06am PDT |
Pope in landmark White House trip |
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Summary: Thousands of guests watch Pope Benedict XVI arrive at the White House to meet President Bush. |
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Cnn.com |
8:04am PDT |
Low supply kicks oil close to $115 |
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Summary: Oil prices surged to a record high Wednesday, spiking to near $115 a barrel, after a government report showed an unexpected crude supply drop.
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8:03am PDT |
US doubles compensation available for bumped fliers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Passengers who get bumped off overbooked flights will soon be eligible to receive twice as much compensation from U.S. airlines. |
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BBC News |
7:56am PDT |
Air strike 'kills 9 Palestinians' |
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Summary: At least nine Palestinians are killed in an Israeli air strike, following bloody clashes in the Gaza Strip, sources say. |
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Yahoo News |
7:55am PDT |
Supreme Court upholds Kentucky's use of lethal injections
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Supreme Court upheld Kentucky's use of lethal injection executions Wednesday, likely clearing the way to resume executions that have been on hold for nearly 8 months. |
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BBC News |
7:50am PDT |
US court backs lethal injection |
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Summary: The US Supreme Court rejects a challenge to the use of lethal injections to execute prisoners. |
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Yahoo News |
7:46am PDT |
Iran nuclear talks in China fall short of agreement
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Six-nation talks looking to revive
nuclear negotiations with Iran fell short on Wednesday of
agreeing on a new package to present Tehran, while Iran's
president said he was open to talks within limits. |
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Yahoo News |
7:41am PDT |
Pope Benedict XVI visits Bush, thrills crowd
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pope Benedict XVI paid an historic and emotional visit to the White House Wednesday, meeting US President George W. Bush and thrilling thousands of well-wishers on the pontiff's 81st birthday. |
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BBC News |
7:39am PDT |
Bird's nest |
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Summary: Inside Beijing's new Olympic stadium as it nears completion |
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Yahoo News |
7:36am PDT |
Bruce Springsteen endorses Obama for president
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Rock star Bruce Springsteen endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president Wednesday, saying "he speaks to the America I've envisioned in my music for the past 35 years." |
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BBC News |
7:29am PDT |
Quelle horreur! How can a French Eurovision song be in English? |
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Summary: France's decision to enter a song with English lyrics into the Eurovision song contest sparks a row |
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BBC News |
7:26am PDT |
Olympic torch relay in Pakistan |
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Summary: Ceremonies to mark the arrival of the Olympic torch in Pakistan have been taking place amid tight security. |
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BBC News |
7:18am PDT |
George Best's father dies aged 88 |
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Summary: The father of Northern Ireland football legend George Best dies in hospital at the age of 88. |
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Yahoo News |
7:12am PDT |
Ex-Newark mayor and mistress convicted in corruption trial
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A federal jury has convicted former Newark Mayor Sharpe James and his ex-mistress of corruption stemming from the cut-rate sale of city land. |
