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12:31pm PDT |
U.S. urges China stop cursing the Dalai Lama and talk
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States on Wednesday urged
China to stop vilifying the Dalai Lama and instead talk to the
exiled Tibetan spiritual leader in order to achieve peace and
stability in troubled, Chinese-ruled Tibet. |
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Cnn.com |
12:23pm PDT |
Spacecraft's perilous re-entry probed |
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12:19pm PDT |
Georgia-Russia spat worries US |
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Summary: The US says it is "very concerned" by Russian moves which Georgia insists are a threat to its sovereignty. |
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12:19pm PDT |
US reassures Georgia over Russia |
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Summary: The US says it is "very concerned" by Russian moves which Georgia insists are a threat to its sovereignty. |
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12:19pm PDT |
Three on detective murder charges |
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Summary: Three men are charged with the murder of a private detective found with an axe in his head in a London car park in 1987. |
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12:18pm PDT |
Artist captures 'tired' Blair in final months as prime minister |
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Summary: A portrait of Tony Blair, painted in his last few months as prime minister, has been unveiled in Westminster. |
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12:10pm PDT |
Clinton says she can win White House for Democrats
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama
entered the final phase of an increasingly nasty U.S.
presidential fight on Wednesday, and Clinton said her decisive
Pennsylvania win proved she was the best candidate to lead the
Democrats back to the White |
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12:05pm PDT |
Obama: Keep loss 'in perspective' |
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Summary: Sen. Hillary Clinton Wednesday said her much-needed victory in Pennsylvania raises fresh questions about Sen. Barack Obama's electability.
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11:46am PDT |
Ethiopian troops 'took children' |
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Summary: Amnesty International accuses Ethiopian troops of capturing 40 Somali children during a raid on a mosque. |
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11:39am PDT |
Mom's diet may play role in whether baby is boy or girl
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Snips and snails and puppydog tails ... and cereal and bananas? |
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Cnn.com |
11:35am PDT |
Environment cops say bosses fudge reports |
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11:34am PDT |
Israel willing to give up Golan: Syrian minister
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has
told Turkey that Israel is willing to give back Syria's Golan
Heights in return for peace with the Arab state, a Syrian
cabinet minister said on Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
11:21am PDT |
Dry river beds are open wounds for U.S. |
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11:20am PDT |
Star Jones files for divorce from Al Reynolds
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Three years after tying the knot in a spectacular, over-the-top affair that caused some backlash, Star Jones has decided to end her marriage to banker Al Reynolds. |
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11:19am PDT |
Jell-O snack packs splatter over highway in Florida
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A driver is being treated at a Saint Johns County hospital after his truck overturned, spilling Jell-O snack packs all over I-95. |
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11:12am PDT |
'Satan' driver cleared over crash |
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Summary: A driver who claimed Satan caused her to crash her car killing two people is cleared of causing their deaths. |
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Cnn.com |
11:10am PDT |
$100 to gas a loaded van; $43 for hybrid |
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Summary: Noel Bosse's head spins about as fast as the numbers at the gas pump. Her fill-up costs $101. A man driving a hybrid Prius spends 43 bucks to fill up. AAA says the worst is yet to come: $4 a gallon nationwide is expected this summer. "Absolutely ridiculou |
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11:07am PDT |
McCain visits "war on poverty" Kentucky coal town
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican presidential hopeful
John McCain said on Wednesday Americans face a tough economic
outlook with high gasoline prices likely to remain and his
Democratic opponents would make matters worse. |
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10:57am PDT |
High security |
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Summary: Checkpoints set up on Everest to thwart protests |
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10:53am PDT |
Two men arrested after body found |
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Summary: Two people are arrested on suspicion of murdering a disabled man as a body is found two days after his mother was found dead. |
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10:51am PDT |
Refinery strike price hike fears |
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Summary: A planned strike at Grangemouth oil refinery should not put up prices at the pumps, an expert warns. |
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10:47am PDT |
Risk of depression dims hopes for anti-addiction pills
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Two years ago, scientists had high hopes for new pills that would help people quit smoking, lose weight and maybe kick other tough addictions like alcohol and cocaine. |
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Cnn.com |
10:28am PDT |
$100 fill-ups now a reality |
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Summary: Noel Bosse's head spins about as fast as the numbers at the gas pump. Her fill-up costs $101. A man driving a pint-sized Prius spends 43 bucks to fill up. AAA says the worst is yet to come: $4 a gallon nationwide is expected this summer. "It's absolutely |
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10:22am PDT |
Tainted blood inquiry announced |
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Summary: A Scottish public inquiry will look into how patients contracted hepatitis C and HIV from NHS blood. |
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10:00am PDT |
Concentrate on making 2008 harvest a success: FAO
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - World farming resources should be focused
on ensuring the 2008 harvest is a success in order to ease the
food crisis, the head of the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organisation said on Wednesday. |
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9:57am PDT |
Carter says Secretary Rice "not telling truth"
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on
Wednesday accused Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of not
telling the truth about warnings she said her department gave
Carter not to speak to Hamas before a Middle East trip. |
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Cnn.com |
9:56am PDT |
Scientists complain politics skews their work |
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9:55am PDT |
Airport reopens after hole fixed |
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Summary: Edinburgh Airport reopens after being closed for three hours to incoming flights due to a runway hole being found. |
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BBC News |
9:55am PDT |
Planes diverted after hole found in runway |
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Summary: Edinburgh Airport reopens after being closed for three hours to incoming flights due to a runway hole being found. |
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9:45am PDT |
Missing disabled son 'was seen' |
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Summary: Police searching for a disabled man after the discovery of his mother's body investigate several possible sightings. |
