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1:31pm PDT |
Pope: America needs to be a land of hope for all
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Summary: AP - Pope Benedict XVI presided over a Mass celebrated in 10 languages Thursday, calling the United States a land of opportunity and hope but decrying that the nation's promise has been left unfulfilled for some. |
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1:27pm PDT |
Bush, British PM push tough approach on Iran
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Summary: AP - President Bush called it "naive" on Thursday to think that Iran couldn't transfer nuclear enrichment capabilities from energy development to atomic bomb production. Bush rejected Iran's argument that its nuclear activities are intended only for a civ |
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1:25pm PDT |
Obama says debate focused on 'gotcha' not policy issues
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Summary: AP - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama dismissively talked about his debate with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and the line of questioning from ABC News' moderators, arguing that it focused on political trivia at the expense of the problems facing average voters |
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1:23pm PDT |
The solution to pollution is not eating spiders
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Summary: AP - Mercury contamination in rivers can spread to nearby birds, even ones that don't eat fish or other food from the water. |
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1:21pm PDT |
Criss Angel show in Las Vegas named after Houdini legend
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Summary: AP - The long-hyped Cirque du Soleil-Criss Angel production now has a name. Producers say "Criss Angel Believe" will open Sept. 12 at the Luxor hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Previews begin Sept. 1. |
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1:09pm PDT |
The cat's away... |
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Summary: Has Gordon Brown lost discipline while in US? |
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1:05pm PDT |
MP decides not to quit government |
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Summary: A ministerial aide decides she will not quit the government over tax policy, after talking to Gordon Brown. |
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1:00pm PDT |
Carter calls Gaza blockade a crime and atrocity
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Summary: Reuters - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter called
the blockade of Gaza a crime and an atrocity on Thursday and
said U.S. attempts to undermine the Islamist movement Hamas had
been counterproductive. |
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12:56pm PDT |
Police capture escaped rapist |
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Summary: A convicted rapist who escaped from a London hospital for the second time in three years is arrested. |
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12:54pm PDT |
Polygamy teen turned to cocaine, rescues |
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Summary: Flora Jessop used cocaine to escape long after she fled the confines of a polygamist community in Colorado City, Arizona. Her story strikes a common theme among those who have fled the fundamentalist Mormon sect that still embraces polygamy as a pathway t |
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12:38pm PDT |
Robinson confirmed DUP leader |
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Summary: Peter Robinson is confirmed as the next DUP leader at a meeting of the party's executive committee. |
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12:38pm PDT |
Robinson confirmed as DUP leader |
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Summary: Peter Robinson is confirmed as the new DUP leader by the party's 120-member executive committee. |
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Cnn.com |
12:21pm PDT |
Baseball star admits he lied about his age |
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12:15pm PDT |
Brown: US link stronger than ever |
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Summary: Gordon Brown says the bond with the United States is "stronger than ever", after talks with President Bush. |
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12:13pm PDT |
Bush says U.S. economy in "rough patch"
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush said on
Thursday the U.S. economy was in a "rough patch" but noted that
steps have been taken to try to spur growth. |
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11:42am PDT |
Gillett hits back at Hicks in row |
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Summary: Liverpool co-owner George Gillett says he will not sell out to Tom Hicks and accuses him of creating "turmoil" at the club. |
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11:39am PDT |
Lawmakers take aim at credit card industry |
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Summary: A pair of Democratic lawmakers today urged Congress to pass legislation aimed at remedying what they view as questionable practices of the credit card industry that keep consumers mired in debt. Sens. Carl Levin and Ron Wyden called for action as American |
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11:26am PDT |
US Airways pilots oust union over seniority issues
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Union officials say US Airways pilots have voted to oust their union of 59 years and be represented by another group after frustration over an internal dispute over seniority. |
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11:22am PDT |
Rhys parents see murder accused |
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Summary: A teenager appears in court charged with the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones who was shot in Liverpool last August. |
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11:17am PDT |
Bulls fire coach Jim Boylan; Bucks ax coach Larry Krystkowiak
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Summary: AP - The Chicago Bulls fired interim coach Jim Boylan and the Milwaukee Bucks fired Larry Krystkowiak just after his first full season as an NBA head coach. |
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11:17am PDT |
Hearing for children at polygamist retreat resumes
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Summary: AP - A court hearing to decide the fates of hundreds of children seized from a polygamist retreat ground to a halt almost as soon as it began Thursday as hundreds of lawyers demanded to study the first piece of evidence before it could be introduced. |
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11:15am PDT |
Study says 300,000 U.S. troops suffer mental problems
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - About 300,000 U.S. troops returning
from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer symptoms of post-traumatic
stress disorder or depression, but about half receive no care,
an independent study said on Thursday. |
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11:12am PDT |
Sisters celebrate court bingo win |
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Summary: Two women who sued their sister for a share of a £50,000 bingo win are awarded more than £17,000 each. |
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11:11am PDT |
Nano switch hints at future chips |
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Summary: The world's smallest transistor is made out of a material that could one day replace silicon, say scientists. |
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Cnn.com |
11:07am PDT |
Mugabe must face criminal trial, says opposition |
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Summary: Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has called for the United Nations to set up a criminal court to help solve the election crisis in his country.
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11:07am PDT |
Bomb kills many at Afghan mosque |
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Summary: A suicide bomb outside a mosque in the south Afghan city of Zaranj kills at least 20 people and injures 30. |
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11:05am PDT |
SAG signs interim pact with independent film company
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Summary: AP - The Screen Actors Guild has cut a deal that would let its members work for an independent film company regardless of a future strike against the major studios. |
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Cnn.com |
11:05am PDT |
New hazardous shipping rules slammed |
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Summary: The Bush administration has proposed a new rule that will require railroads to ship hazardous materials on their safest and most secure routes, but critics immediately attacked the measure as an anemic regulation that will not result in any changes to exi |
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11:02am PDT |
Live - Everton 0-1 Chelsea |
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Summary: Chelsea seek to keep their Premier League title hopes alive by beating Everton at Goodison Park. |
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11:02am PDT |
Live - Everton v Chelsea |
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Summary: Chelsea seek to keep their Premier League title hopes alive by beating Everton at Goodison Park. |
