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11:53pm PDT |
N Korea 'linked to Syria reactor' |
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Summary: US officials say they have evidence that North Korea has been helping Syria build a nuclear reactor. |
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Cnn.com |
11:48pm PDT |
Mailer sex life papers bought by Harvard |
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Cnn.com |
11:48pm PDT |
Harvard gets papers that detail Mailer's sex life |
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Yahoo News |
11:31pm PDT |
Major pro-Beijing rally for Australia relay
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - In the biggest pro-Beijing rally of
the protest-marred Olympic torch relay, more than 10,000
Chinese Australians rallied in Canberra on Thursday, bringing a
sea of red Chinese flags and drowning out Tibetan
demonstrators. |
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11:18pm PDT |
McCann friend criticises 'leaks' |
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Summary: A friend of Madeleine McCann's parents criticises the Portuguese police for leaking details about the inquiry into their missing daughter. |
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Cnn.com |
11:12pm PDT |
'Idol' finalist booted from competition |
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Cnn.com |
11:00pm PDT |
4 arrested in pregnant bank teller shooting |
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10:45pm PDT |
Bryant's 49 points leads Lakers over Nuggets
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Kobe Bryant scored big at the start and finish Wednesday night. In between, he set up his teammates for easy baskets. It turned out to be a winning formula. Bryant had 49 points and 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 122-1 |
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10:45pm PDT |
Strike affects 900 Welsh schools |
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Summary: Around 900 schools in Wales close or cancel lessons as teachers mount the first national strike in 21 years. |
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10:44pm PDT |
Schools' test to replace 11-plus |
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Summary: More than 30 grammar schools in NI set up a company to manage an independent test to replace the 11-Plus. |
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BBC News |
10:38pm PDT |
Black holes reveal more secrets |
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Summary: US scientists say they have worked out how black holes emit plasma jet streams at close to the speed of light. |
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Cnn.com |
10:36pm PDT |
Sam's Club limits bulk rice sales |
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Summary: Retail chain Sam's Club will limit the sale of large quantities of rice amid a dramatic increase in the global price of rice.
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Cnn.com |
10:36pm PDT |
Rising rice prices has Sam's Club limiting sales |
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Summary: Retail chain Sam's Club will limit the sale of large quantities of rice amid a dramatic increase in the global price of rice.
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Yahoo News |
10:29pm PDT |
Australian police tussle with Chinese Olympic torch escorts
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Australian police tussled with Chinese torch escorts Thursday as the Olympic flame was run through Canberra to rowdy protests by thousands of Chinese supporters and pro-Tibet demonstrators. |
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10:23pm PDT |
Warning over GP staffing 'crisis' |
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Summary: Doctors warn of a GP staffing crisis because too few people are being trained to replace retiring doctors. |
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10:18pm PDT |
Bush seeks boost for Abbas, Mideast peace bid
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush hosts
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House on
Thursday to try to bolster him and shore up a fragile
U.S.-backed peace effort with Israel. |
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Yahoo News |
10:18pm PDT |
Dalai Lama asks Chinese president to allow Tibet envoys, EU urges debate
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The Dalai Lama has written a letter to China's President Hu Jintao offering to send emissaries to Tibet to calm down tensions following Beijing's crackdown, his special envoy said. |
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Cnn.com |
10:18pm PDT |
Another 'Idol' finalist booted from competition |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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9:41pm PDT |
China vows tough response to Tibet rumor-mongering
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese authorities will harshly deal
with anyone who spreads rumors which "excite popular feelings"
or disturb social harmony in the already restive region of
Tibet, the government said on Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
9:24pm PDT |
Paris Hilton talks about public search for new best friend
(AP)
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Summary: AP - More than 85,000 people want to be Paris Hilton's best friend. |
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Cnn.com |
9:20pm PDT |
Film director's book refutes Jesus birth |
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Yahoo News |
9:11pm PDT |
Marketing of boot camps under congressional scrutiny
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Youth boot camps and their referral services are using deceptive marketing practices when trying to convince parents of troubled kids to try the programs, a federal investigation has found. |
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Yahoo News |
8:39pm PDT |
Runners carry Olympic torch in Australia unimpeded
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Runners bearing the Olympic torch completed a 10-mile relay through the Australian capital Thursday, cheered by thousands waving Chinese flags and unimpeded by pockets of pro-Tibet protests that led to several arrests. |
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Yahoo News |
8:35pm PDT |
Pine beetle outbreaks turn forests into carbon source
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An outbreak of mountain pine beetles in British Columbia is doing more than destroying millions of trees: By 2020, the beetles will have done so much damage that the forest is expected to release more carbon dioxide than it absorbs, according to new |
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BBC News |
8:02pm PDT |
Gaza fuel embargo 'blocks UN aid' |
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Summary: The United Nations says the Israeli blockade on fuel supplies to Gaza is forcing it to suspend humanitarian work. |
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BBC News |
8:02pm PDT |
Gaza fuel embargo blocks UN aid |
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Summary: The United Nations says the Israeli blockade on fuel supplies to Gaza is forcing it to suspend humanitarian work. |
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Yahoo News |
8:00pm PDT |
Major pro-Beijing rally at Australia relay
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - In the biggest pro-Beijing rally of
the protest-marred Olympic torch relay, more than 10,000
Chinese Australians rallied in Canberra on Thursday, bringing a
sea of red Chinese flags and drowning out Tibetan
demonstrators. |
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BBC News |
7:42pm PDT |
Violence against children 'soars' |
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Summary: Attacks on babies and children under 10 in England and Wales more than doubled last year, hospital data suggests. |
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Cnn.com |
7:30pm PDT |
Cowboys trade for suspended cornerback |
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BBC News |
7:21pm PDT |
Smooth run for Australia's relay |
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Summary: Canberra's torch relay passes without disruption thanks to massive security and crowds of China supporters. |
