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BBC News |
11:49pm PDT |
Pair threaten train guard with gun |
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Summary: Two men ejected from a train confront the guard further down the line armed with an airgun. |
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Yahoo News |
11:39pm PDT |
Study: Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The upper Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates in the country, according to a government report that says 15 percent of adult drivers nationally report driving under the influence of alcohol in the previous year. |
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BBC News |
11:35pm PDT |
Zuma in London for Zimbabwe talks |
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Summary: ANC leader Jacob Zuma is to hold talks with UK PM Gordon Brown expected to centre on the Zimbabwe crisis. |
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Yahoo News |
11:13pm PDT |
Clinton: seeking to become first woman president
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hillary Clinton's win in
Pennsylvania kept alive the White House hopes of a woman who
has been both admired and reviled as she took on her own
political battles after decades fighting for her husband. |
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Cnn.com |
11:10pm PDT |
Toddler dies on flight from Germany to U.S. |
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Summary: A Lufthansa flight en route to New York diverted to Shannon Airport in Ireland after a 2-year-old girl died on the flight, Irish and airline officials said.
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Cnn.com |
11:08pm PDT |
Grand jury indicts man for ricin possession |
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Summary: A federal grand jury indicted a man arrested last week in connection with a mysterious case of exposure to the deadly biological agent ricin, prosecutors said.
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BBC News |
10:55pm PDT |
Alitalia gets emergency funding |
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Summary: Rome is to give Alitalia an emergency loan of 300m euros in an desperate attempt to stave off its collapse. |
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BBC News |
10:47pm PDT |
Jobs boost for aerospace plants |
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Summary: Two aerospace firms announce investments worth more than £40m, which create or secure 200 jobs. |
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BBC News |
10:47pm PDT |
Aerospace firm creates 125 jobs |
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Summary: Two aerospace firms announce investments worth more than £40m, which create or secure 200 jobs. |
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BBC News |
10:47pm PDT |
Component firm's 125 jobs boost |
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Summary: A firm which makes parts for the aerospace and gas turbine industries announces a £16m investment plan. |
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Yahoo News |
10:44pm PDT |
Government scraps prototype fence on Mexican border
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The government is scrapping a $20 million prototype of its highly touted "virtual fence" on the Arizona-Mexico border because the system is failing to adequately alert border patrol agents to illegal crossings, officials said. |
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BBC News |
10:16pm PDT |
Meadows protection bid launched |
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Summary: Open University scientists lead a project to monitor flood plain meadows in a bid to protect and restore them for the future. |
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Cnn.com |
10:13pm PDT |
No sign of priest who flew on party balloons |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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10:01pm PDT |
Criminal website |
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Summary: How hackers are selling credit card details online |
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Yahoo News |
9:57pm PDT |
Clinton moves on after Pennsylvania win
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hillary Clinton beat Democratic
rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, prolonging an
increasingly negative presidential nominating fight and keeping
alive her slim White House hopes. |
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Yahoo News |
9:55pm PDT |
Another celebrity contestant done 'Dancing With the Stars'
(AP)
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Summary: AP - For the third consecutive week, a last-place finish has led to elimination on "Dancing With the Stars." |
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Cnn.com |
9:48pm PDT |
Clinton wins Pennsylvania |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton claimed victory in Pennsylvania's primary, beating Barack Obama by about 10 percentage points. In what she called a "deeply personal" win, Clinton will pick up a majority of the state's 158 delegates. But Obama still is ahead in the delega |
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Cnn.com |
9:48pm PDT |
Dems fight on; Clinton takes Pennsylvania |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton claimed victory in Pennsylvania's primary on Tuesday, beating out Sen. Barack Obama after a bruising seven-week buildup. What she called a "deeply personal" win allows her to pick up a majority of the state's 158 delegates and make a |
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BBC News |
9:39pm PDT |
Clinton wins key Democratic vote |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton beats rival US Democrat Barack Obama in a key vote in Pennsylvania, keeping her campaign alive. |
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Yahoo News |
9:28pm PDT |
Study finds driving under the influence trends North
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The upper Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates in the country, according to a government report that says 15 percent of adult drivers nationally report driving under the influence of alcohol in the previous year. |
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Yahoo News |
9:27pm PDT |
Microsoft links data on phones, PCs in "Live Mesh"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Microsoft Corp has begun
testing technology that brings together a person's pictures,
documents and other data scattered across a growing number of
machines with the goal of allowing people to access their
information from anywhere and at a |
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BBC News |
9:25pm PDT |
Olympic torch arrives in Canberra |
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Summary: The Olympic torch arrives in the Australian capital amid tight security ahead of Thursday's relay. |
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BBC News |
9:25pm PDT |
Net card fraud 'underestimated' |
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Summary: Internet credit and debit card fraud in the UK is much greater than previous estimates, figures uncovered by the BBC suggest. |
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Yahoo News |
9:23pm PDT |
Police: Pregnant bank teller, twin fetuses survive gunshot
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A bank teller pregnant with twins was shot in the abdomen during a robbery Tuesday morning, but both the teller and the fetuses survived the attack, authorities said. |
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BBC News |
9:22pm PDT |
Concern over missing man's safety |
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Summary: Police continue to search for an "extremely vulnerable" disabled man after the body of his mother was found. |
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Yahoo News |
9:22pm PDT |
One in six of drivers drink sometimes: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - About 15 percent of U.S. adults have
driven under the influence of alcohol in the past year and in
some states as many as 25 percent did, according to a
government study released on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
9:09pm PDT |
Betting firm breached new ad rule |
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Summary: A press advert linking online betting with increased sexual prowess has become one of the first to breach tighter rules. |
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Yahoo News |
8:55pm PDT |
Virtual fence on Mexican border deemed insufficient
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The government is scrapping a $20 million prototype of its highly touted "virtual fence" on the Arizona-Mexico border because the system is failing to adequately alert border patrol agents to illegal crossings, officials said. |
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Yahoo News |
8:41pm PDT |
Palestinian president arrives in US for talks with Bush
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas arrived in Washington on Tuesday for talks with US President George W. Bush and other top officials, an AFP correspondent said. |
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BBC News |
8:37pm PDT |
Every town 'should have a mayor' |
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Summary: Every town and city in England should have a powerful directly-elected mayor, a think tank says. |
