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Yahoo News |
1:35am PDT |
DNA samples to be taken from polygamous sect kids this week
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Summary: AP - More than 400 children taken from a polygamous sect's ranch will undergo DNA testing this week, an attempt to determine who their parents are and if any sexual abuse took place. |
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1:32am PDT |
Close eye |
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Summary: Teaching students persuasive powers of Facebook |
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Yahoo News |
1:30am PDT |
Carter: Hamas is willing to accept Israel as its neighbor
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hamas is prepared to accept the right of Israel to "live as a neighbor next door in peace," former President Jimmy Carter said Monday. |
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1:28am PDT |
Bank details £50bn lending boost |
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Summary: The Bank of England details a £50bn plan to prevent the credit crisis further damaging the UK economy. |
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1:15am PDT |
Rice joins Gulf regional meeting |
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Summary: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Bahrain urging Arab states to curb Iran's influence in the region. |
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Cnn.com |
1:12am PDT |
4.5-magnitude quake shakes southern Illinois |
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Summary: A 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook southern Illinois early Monday, the latest in a string of quakes that have rattled the region since last week, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Cnn.com |
1:12am PDT |
Another quake shakes southern Illinois |
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Summary: A 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook southern Illinois early Monday, the latest in a string of quakes that have rattled the region since last week, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Yahoo News |
12:49am PDT |
In Selma, McCain praises civil rights marchers
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Republican John McCain recalled the bloody beatings of civil rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge as he began a weeklong tour of communities he said are suffering from poverty and inattention from presidential candidates. |
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Yahoo News |
12:48am PDT |
Ex-bishop wins Paraguayan election; 6-decade rulers dumped
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The world's longest-ruling political party is about to lose its six-decade grasp on power in Paraguay after a former Roman Catholic bishop won the country's presidential election. |
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Yahoo News |
12:45am PDT |
White House challenges release of visitor logs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Bush administration is challenging a court ruling that White House visitor logs are public documents, saying releasing the records would infringe on the separation of powers. |
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Yahoo News |
12:44am PDT |
Bush seeks to cement legacy of ties with Canada, Mexico
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush, joining the conservative leaders of Canada and Mexico for one final time, is eager to expand a trading relationship that has been lucrative for the United States and both of its neighbors. But he is up against rising anti-trade sentim |
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12:37am PDT |
Can murder victim's statements be used at trial?
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Dwayne Giles complains that his former girlfriend's statements should not have been used against him at his murder trial because the woman couldn't be cross-examined. |
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12:37am PDT |
Death by torture |
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Summary: Waziristan perils for British troops 90 years ago |
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Cnn.com |
12:36am PDT |
Two tornadoes strike metro D.C. |
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Summary: A pair of tornadoes struck suburban Washington on Sunday, mangling trees and stripping siding off several homes, the National Weather Service confirmed.
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Yahoo News |
12:33am PDT |
Democrats seek votes in Pennsylvania's unique demographic
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Older, whiter and more female than the nation as a whole, Pennsylvania looks like Hillary Rodham Clinton country. Wealthier, better educated and more African-American than the rest of the state, Pennsylvania's thickly settled southeast corner could b |
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BBC News |
12:33am PDT |
Protesters enter Unilever factory |
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Summary: More than 40 environmental campaigners stage a protest at a Unilever plant in Merseyside. |
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12:30am PDT |
Impact of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to US to be seen
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pope Benedict XVI's U.S. visit left behind the impression of a compassionate and candid leader who has made a successful transition from professor to pope. |
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BBC News |
12:22am PDT |
Paraguay sees opposition win |
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Summary: More than 60 years of conservative party rule ends in Paraguay as Fernando Lugo wins the presidential election. |
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BBC News |
12:22am PDT |
Opposition victorious in Paraguay |
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Summary: More than 60 years of conservative party rule ends in Paraguay as Fernando Lugo wins the presidential election. |
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Yahoo News |
12:20am PDT |
Sarkozy writes to Chinese athlete in Paris torch tussle
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy sent his personal support Monday to a wheelchair-bound Chinese athlete who has become a symbol of national outrage at protests over the Olympic torch relay. |
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Cnn.com |
12:19am PDT |
Chinese students cheer Malaysian torch relay |
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Summary: Hundreds of Chinese students gathered at Independence Square to cheer for the Olympic flame as it began its four-hour relay through Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
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Yahoo News |
12:18am PDT |
Florida luxury home market shows signs of wear
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The surprisingly healthy market for
oceanfront mansions and palatial condos in Florida, one of the
most toxic states in America's housing meltdown, may finally be
showing some cracks. |
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BBC News |
12:13am PDT |
Bank set for £50bn lending boost |
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Summary: The Bank of England is to detail a £50bn mortgage-debt-swap plan to prevent the credit crisis further harming the UK economy. |
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BBC News |
12:11am PDT |
Madonna to head Big Weekend |
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Summary: The line-up has been revealed for Radio 1's Big Weekend in Maidstone, find out who's playing and how you can get your hands on tickets. |
