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Cnn.com |
11:50pm PDT |
Spitzer's rise, fall to be published in new book |
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Summary: A little more than a month after New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced his resignation, Penguin Group imprint Portfolio will be publishing a book about his career "from start to finish," president and publisher Adrian Zackheim told CNN.
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11:48pm PDT |
Sadr City fight fuels Iraq bloodshed in April
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Summary: AFP - Fierce fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City fuelled the bloodshed in April, with at least 1,073 people killed across Iraq and the US military's toll hitting a seven-month high. |
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11:47pm PDT |
Voting begins in local elections |
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Summary: Millions of people are voting in local elections which are taking place across England and Wales. |
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Yahoo News |
11:32pm PDT |
Alleged head of al-Qaida in Somalia said killed in airstrike
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The man believed to be the head of al-Qaida in Somalia was killed in an overnight airstrike along with eight other people, an Islamic insurgent group said Thursday. |
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BBC News |
11:29pm PDT |
Tourists die in Egypt bus crash |
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Summary: Eight people die as a bus carrying tourists including Britons crashes in Egypt's Sinai peninsula. |
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Cnn.com |
11:25pm PDT |
China launches child slavery probe |
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11:17pm PDT |
Protests at Carrefour stores in China: state media
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Summary: AFP - Hundreds of protesters demonstrated Thursday outside stores belonging to French supermarket chain Carrefour in four cities in China, state media reported, in a new sign of anti-French sentiment. |
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Cnn.com |
11:07pm PDT |
Airstrike 'kills Islamic Somali militants' |
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Summary: An airstrike has killed the military leader of an Islamic militant group in Somalia with close ties to al Qaeda, a spokesman for the group said Thursday.
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10:48pm PDT |
Elvis friends dispute London trip |
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Summary: Two of Elvis Presley's close friends have disputed a recent story claiming the star made a secret visit to London. |
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10:48pm PDT |
Elvis friends dispute claim of London trip |
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Summary: Two of Elvis Presley's close friends have disputed a recent story claiming the star made a secret visit to London. |
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BBC News |
10:47pm PDT |
Group clears IRA of Quinn murder |
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Summary: The body monitoring paramilitary activity says the IRA was not involved in beating a man to death. |
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Cnn.com |
10:43pm PDT |
'Idol' down to final 4 after latest elimination |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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10:34pm PDT |
Council election voting underway |
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Summary: Polling stations prepare to open for elections to Wales' county, town and community councils. |
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10:18pm PDT |
Iran complains to U.N. about Clinton comment
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran complained to the United
Nations on Wednesday about U.S. presidential candidate Hillary
Clinton's comment the United States could "totally obliterate"
Iran in retaliation for a nuclear strike against Israel. |
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10:16pm PDT |
Air raid 'kills Somali militants' |
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Summary: An air strike hits the house of an Islamist leader in Somalia, killing two militants, reports say. |
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10:03pm PDT |
McCanns 'will not give up' search |
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Summary: The McCanns make fresh appeals in the run up to the anniversary of their daughter's disappearance, and tell how they keep hope alive. |
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9:21pm PDT |
Democratic battle shifts to Pacific at weekend
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - They can't vote for the
president, but thousands of people in the tiny U.S. territory
of Guam will do their bit to decide the Democratic candidate
this weekend. |
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BBC News |
9:20pm PDT |
'Provocative' Clinton angers Iran |
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Summary: Tehran complains to the UN about remarks made by Hillary Clinton on the possibility of a US attack on Iran. |
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BBC News |
9:11pm PDT |
Hopes as Pakistan talks continue |
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Summary: Pakistan's new ruling coalition will resume talks on sacked judges, with one minister saying agreement is likely. |
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9:05pm PDT |
AT&T launches TV service on new phones, rivaling Verizon
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Summary: AP - AT&T Inc. is launching its new video service for cell phones Sunday on two phones, and will charge $15 per month for 10 channels. |
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8:45pm PDT |
Pierce, Celtics top Hawks 110-85 and take 3-2 lead in series
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Takedowns and menacing gestures. Double technicals and flagrant fouls. And the Boston Celtics are heading to Atlanta to try to deliver the knockout punch. Paul Pierce scored a playoff-high 22 points and Ray Allen hit three 3-pointers in the middle of |
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8:43pm PDT |
'American Idol' boots another finalist; 4 singers remain
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Diamond wasn't Brooke White's best friend on "American Idol" Wednesday night. The tearful 24-year-old folkster from Mesa, Ariz., was eliminated as the Fox show trimmed the competition to the top four finalists. |
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Cnn.com |
8:36pm PDT |
Let's move past Wright, Michelle Obama says |
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Summary: Michelle Obama said Wednesday that her husband's move to distance himself from his controversial former minister has been "painful," but that she's pleased with the way he's handled the situation.
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8:11pm PDT |
Next decade 'may see no warming' |
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Summary: Global temperatures may not rise for 10 years as natural cooling masks greenhouse warming, research suggests. |
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Cnn.com |
7:50pm PDT |
130-million-year-old poop sells for $960 |
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7:31pm PDT |
Israel marks Holocaust Memorial Day
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Summary: AFP - Israel began marking its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day with President Shimon Peres vowing the Jewish state would never allow the Jewish genocide to be repeated. |
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7:01pm PDT |
Obama hurt by furor over ex pastor: polls
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama's loss in the Pennsylvania primary and the
political firestorm over his former pastor have cut into his
lead over rival Hillary Clinton among Democratic voters,
according to polls released on We |
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Yahoo News |
7:01pm PDT |
Zimbabwe to verify election results amid turmoil
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Zimbabwe braced on Thursday for the latest twist in a political crisis that has racked the southern African state, with election officials set to verify results from a presidential election on March 29. |
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BBC News |
6:59pm PDT |
Identity 'at risk' on Facebook |
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Summary: The personal details of Facebook users could potentially be stolen by malicious hackers, the BBC's technology programme Click has found. |
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Yahoo News |
6:29pm PDT |
Butler's basket helps Wizards win Game 5 in Cleveland
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Caron Butler saved Washington's season. |
