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4:03pm PDT |
Banks warned over lending fears |
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Summary: The Bank of England warns there may be risks to the wider economy if banks remain defensive and curb lending. |
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4:03pm PDT |
£100bn exposure for British banks |
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Summary: The Bank of England warns of increased risks to the financial system, with £100bn in potential exposure. |
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3:59pm PDT |
Pakistan judges talks to continue |
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Summary: The leaders of Pakistan's new ruling coalition are set to resume crucial talks in Dubai about sacked judges. |
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Cnn.com |
3:43pm PDT |
Five killed in Sydney Harbor boat collision |
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Summary: Five people were killed and nine were injured, two seriously, early Thursday when two boats collided in Sydney Harbor, police said.
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3:40pm PDT |
Italian tax details posted on web |
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Summary: Italians are outraged after the government publishes every citizen's declared taxable income. |
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3:32pm PDT |
Voters say Wright has hurt Obama — but question how much
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Summary: AP - Black and white voters in next week's primary states agreed on one thing Wednesday: Barack Obama's preacher had hurt the Democratic presidential candidate at a crucial time. The question was how much. |
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3:21pm PDT |
U.S. military criticizes Iran but says no strike plan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. military on Wednesday
dismissed speculation that it was drafting new plans to attack
Iran but again charged Tehran with supporting Iraqi militias
and the Taliban in Afghanistan. |
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3:17pm PDT |
We deserve to be in final - Terry |
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Summary: Chelsea skipper John Terry says his side deserve their place in the Champions League final after three semi-final defeats. |
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3:14pm PDT |
Pentagon officials may beef up command role in Afghanistan
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pentagon officials are quietly considering a significant change in the war command in Afghanistan to extend US control of forces into the country's volatile south. The idea is partly linked to an expectation of a fresh infusion of US combat troops in |
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3:14pm PDT |
Artwork brings Scots record price |
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Summary: A decorated panel set a world record for the sale of a Scottish art work when it was sold for £1.7m. |
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3:09pm PDT |
Mexican bus drivers want tips despite harrowing rides
(AP)
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Summary: AP - So what if they rage through traffic, cause at least one accident a day and barely stop for passengers. Drivers of Mexico City's rickety old "pesero" buses say they deserve tips for their harrowing rides. |
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3:07pm PDT |
Starbucks reports falling profits |
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Summary: Coffee chain giant Starbucks releases the disappointing results that it warned investors about last week. |
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3:06pm PDT |
Obama closing in on Clinton's advantage among superdelegates
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama is closing in on Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's advantage among superdelegates, building on his lead in the primary race even as he faces troubled times. |
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2:50pm PDT |
White House admits fault on 'Mission Accomplished' banner
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The White House said Wednesday that President Bush has paid a price for the "Mission Accomplished" banner that was flown in triumph five years ago but later became a symbol of U.S. misjudgments and mistakes in the long and costly war in Iraq. |
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Cnn.com |
2:42pm PDT |
Wannabes or terrorists? Third jury may decide |
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Summary: When the seven men were first arrested in 2006, federal authorities said they had broken up a dangerous home-grown terror cell plotting to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and other landmarks. Prosecutors will try for a third time to convince a jury that a r |
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2:42pm PDT |
Paulson: time not right for second stimulus
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
said on Wednesday he did not believe the time was right to
consider a second economic stimulus package and would watch the
economy closely as tax rebate checks reach the American public. |
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2:32pm PDT |
Tax staff breach data security |
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Summary: More than 600 HM Revenue and Customs staff have been disciplined for accessing personal or sensitive data. |
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2:31pm PDT |
Beijing is to impose smoking ban |
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Summary: Officials in China's capital are set to impose a ban smoking in most public buildings in the run-up to the Olympics. |
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2:21pm PDT |
Chelsea beat Liverpool in dramatic semi |
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Summary: Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard strike as Chelsea beat Liverpool 4-3 on aggregate to reach their first Champions League final. |
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Cnn.com |
2:21pm PDT |
State Dept. details global terror threats |
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Summary: Venezuela's associations with terror states, Iran's meddling in Iraq and the resurgence of al Qaeda in Afghanistan top the concerns in a new State Department report on terrorism threats in countries around the world. Venezuela's ambassador to the U.S. tol |
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Cnn.com |
2:17pm PDT |
Israel kills an Islamic Jihad chief, sources say |
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Summary: One person was killed and three were wounded Wednesday in Israeli airstrike targeting a metal shop in Rafah, according to Palestinian security and medical sources.
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Cnn.com |
2:10pm PDT |
5 killed in Sydney Harbor boat collision |
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Summary: Five people were killed and nine were injured, two seriously, early Thursday when two boats collided in Sydney Harbor, police said.
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2:05pm PDT |
Fed cuts rates as economy slumps, hoping to stop recession
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Scrambling to shore up the faltering economy, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to the lowest point in nearly four years Wednesday as the nation teetered on the edge of recession. |
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1:48pm PDT |
DNA confirms IDs of czar's children, ending mystery
(AP)
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Summary: AP - For nine decades after Bolshevik executioners gunned down Czar Nicholas II and his family, there were no traces of the remains of Crown Prince Alexei, the hemophiliac heir to Russia's throne. |
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1:36pm PDT |
Brazil's shares at all-time high |
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Summary: Brazilian shares rise on the news that government debt has been upgraded to investment grade. |
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1:24pm PDT |
Blaine sets breathtaking record |
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Summary: Magician David Blaine breaks a world record by holding his breath for more than 17 minutes on a live TV show. |
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1:24pm PDT |
Magician Blaine breaks breath-holding record |
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Summary: Magician David Blaine breaks breath-holding record |
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1:23pm PDT |
Documents show US considered using nuclear weapons
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Dwight D. Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in the summer of 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China if communist forces blockaded the Taiwan Strait, according to declassified Air Force documents. |
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1:20pm PDT |
Rangers' Sean Avery hospitalized after lacerating spleen
(AP)
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Summary: AP - New York Rangers forward Sean Avery has been hospitalized after lacerating his spleen during a playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. In a statement Wednesday, the team said the noted agitator was taken to St. Vincent's Medical Center after New Yor |
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Cnn.com |
1:17pm PDT |
Federal contracting chief quits under fire |
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Summary: The head of the U.S. government's top contracting agency has resigned amid accusations of misuse of authority, including allegations she tried to enlist agency officials to assist Republican political hopefuls.
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