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BBC News |
8:02pm PDT |
Labour stalwart |
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Summary: Obituary of a principled and independent MP |
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Yahoo News |
7:52pm PDT |
E Street Band mamber Danny Federici dies at 58
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Danny Federici, the longtime keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen whose stylish work helped define the E Street Band's sound on hits from "Hungry Heart" through "The Rising," died Thursday. He was 58. |
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Yahoo News |
7:52pm PDT |
Obama superdelegates find their 'sisterhood' questioned
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Some female superdelegates backing Sen. Barack Obama are having their "sisterhood" questioned, just as some black Democrats have been challenged for their endorsement of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. |
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Yahoo News |
7:51pm PDT |
Praying passenger removed from S.F.-bound flight at JFK
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A passenger who left his seat to pray in the back of a plane before it took off, ignoring flight attendants' orders to return, was removed by an airport security guard, a witness and the airline said. |
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Yahoo News |
7:48pm PDT |
Ramirez's 2 homers help Beckett, Red Sox beat Yankees 7-5
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Manny Ramirez hit two more homers off an ineffective Mike Mussina, leading Josh Beckett and the Boston Red Sox past the perturbed New York Yankees, 7-5 in a game that nearly got testy Thursday night. |
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Cnn.com |
7:45pm PDT |
Al Qaeda declares 'failure' for U.S. in Iraq |
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Summary: Marking the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, al Qaeda's media arm released an audio recording, purportedly from the group's second-in-command, saying U.S. troops there have failed.
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Cnn.com |
7:43pm PDT |
Pope told ministry has 'cancer' |
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Summary: Three victims of the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Roman Catholic Church described to CNN an emotional, frank and ultimately hope-filled meeting with Pope Benedict XVI Thursday. They were part of a small group of people abused by clergy in the past |
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Cnn.com |
7:43pm PDT |
Abuse victim tells pope: 'Cancer' in your ministry |
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Summary: Three victims of the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Roman Catholic Church described to CNN an emotional, frank and ultimately hope-filled meeting with Pope Benedict XVI today. They were part of a small group of people abused by clergy in the past wh |
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Yahoo News |
7:42pm PDT |
Polygamous-sect hearing in Texas descends into farce
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A court hearing to decide the fate of the 416 children swept up in a raid on a West Texas polygamous sect descended into farce Thursday, with hundreds of lawyers in two packed buildings shouting objections and the judge struggling to maintain order. |
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Yahoo News |
7:34pm PDT |
Oklahoma sheriff charged with using inmates as sex slaves
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Authorities have charged a western Oklahoma sheriff with coercing and bribing female inmates so he could use them in a sex-slave operation run out of his jail. |
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Yahoo News |
7:33pm PDT |
Mugabe set to come out fighting on independence day
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwe's beleaguered President Robert Mugabe was set to make Friday his first keynote speech since the country's disputed polls at celebrations to mark the 28th anniversary of the country's independence. |
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BBC News |
7:14pm PDT |
Changing cricket? |
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Summary: New Indian league and the multimillion dollar gamble |
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7:08pm PDT |
RBS 'prepares fundraising plan' |
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Summary: Royal Bank of Scotland, owner of NatWest, is reportedly set to seek £12bn in a rights issue to strengthen its finances. |
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BBC News |
7:06pm PDT |
S Korea 'due to lift US beef ban' |
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Summary: South Korea reportedly agrees to relax US beef import restrictions, as President Lee Myung-bak visits Washington. |
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Cnn.com |
6:59pm PDT |
Abuse victims describe frank meeting with pope |
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Summary: Three victims of the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Roman Catholic Church described to CNN an emotional, frank and ultimately hope-filled meeting with Pope Benedict XVI today. They were part of a small group of people abused by clergy in the past wh |
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Cnn.com |
6:48pm PDT |
Investigator found polygamist ranch 'scary' |
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Summary: A child protection supervisor today testified she encountered several pregnant teen girls at a polygamist ranch who believed it was acceptable to be "spiritually united" with a man at any age. The supervisor testified at a hearing aimed at determining who |
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BBC News |
6:20pm PDT |
Chaos at polygamy custody hearing |
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Summary: Chaotic scenes disrupt the custody hearings for 416 children removed from a ranch owned by a Texan sect. |
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Yahoo News |
6:16pm PDT |
U.S. attacks Africa on Zimbabwe, S.Africa shifts
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States criticized Africa for
lack of action on Zimbabwe on Thursday and South Africa
expressed concern for the first time over a long delay in
issuing results from a March 29 presidential election. |
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Yahoo News |
6:05pm PDT |
Pope meets US victims sexually abused by clergy
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday met for the first time with a small group of US victims sexually abused by clergy, but activists called the step "long overdue" and far short of what is required. |
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Cnn.com |
5:55pm PDT |
Senate seeks inquiry of mystery earmark |
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Summary: The Senate voted Thursday to seek a federal investigation into a 2005 earmark on a highway funding bill that was altered after Congress approved the measure but before President Bush signed it.
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BBC News |
5:37pm PDT |
No longer a taboo |
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Summary: Record immigration has led to a new debate |
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BBC News |
5:26pm PDT |
Diabetes self-tests 'no benefit' |
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Summary: People with type 2 diabetes should not routinely monitor their own blood sugar levels, two studies suggest. |
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Yahoo News |
5:22pm PDT |
Bucks fire Larry Krystkowiak as coach
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Larry Krystkowiak showed up at the Milwaukee Bucks' practice facility early Thursday morning, sweating through his T-shirt during a rigorous workout as Neil Young music blared in the background. |
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BBC News |
5:18pm PDT |
'Black widows' murdered tramps |
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Summary: Two elderly women in Los Angeles are convicted over the murders of two homeless men for life insurance pay-outs. |
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Yahoo News |
5:08pm PDT |
Praying passenger removed from San Francisco-bound flight
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A passenger who left his seat to pray in the back of a plane before it took off, ignoring flight attendants' orders to return, was removed by an airport security guard, a witness and the airline said. |
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Yahoo News |
4:44pm PDT |
Group of Gibraltar's Barbary apes to be killed
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A renegade group of Gibraltar's Barbary apes has annoyed residents so much that authorities announced plans Thursday to kill them. |
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Yahoo News |
4:35pm PDT |
Clinton brings 3 generations to win over female voters
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton stood between her 88-year-old mother and 28-year-old daughter on Thursday to personalize issues for the "sandwich generation" facing the demands of parents and children. |
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BBC News |
4:35pm PDT |
Accused teachers' anonymity call |
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Summary: The Commissioner for Children backs calls for teachers accused of abuse to be given anonymity unless convicted. |
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Yahoo News |
4:28pm PDT |
UCLA All-American Love plans to leave early for the NBA
(AP)
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Summary: AP - UCLA's Kevin Love is NBA-bound. Less than two weeks after leading the Bruins to the Final Four, the All-American freshman announced Thursday that he'll skip his final three college seasons and enter the NBA draft. |
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Cnn.com |
4:26pm PDT |
British PM: Bush owed 'a huge debt of gratitude' |
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Summary: President Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown discussed a range of topics at the White House on Thursday including terrorism, fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran and economic issues, Bush told reporters afterward.
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