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Yahoo News |
11:50am PDT |
Hawks forward Williams ejected after taking down Rondo
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Summary: AP - Hawks forward Marvin Williams was ejected from Game 7 of Atlanta's playoff series against Boston on Sunday when he slammed Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo to the floor to prevent a layup. |
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Yahoo News |
11:45am PDT |
Marvel turns 'Iron Man' into gold with $100M-plus debut
(AP)
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Summary: AP - "Iron Man" was pure gold at the box office. |
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Yahoo News |
11:33am PDT |
Competitive zeal of Ballmer key element in Yahoo chase
(AP)
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Summary: AP - As Yahoo continued to resist Microsoft's $42 billion takeover offer, a key question was just how far Microsoft's excitable CEO, Steve Ballmer, was willing to go in hopes of defeating online advertising and search leader Google. |
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Yahoo News |
11:27am PDT |
'Smart' power meters herald future of our electricity use
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Summary: AP - Determined to cut his electricity bill, Darrell Brubaker took the usual steps of raising his air conditioner's thermostat and cooking more on the grill. |
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Yahoo News |
11:25am PDT |
US-backed plan sees shiny future for embattled Green Zone
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Summary: AP - Forget the rocket attacks, concrete blast walls and lack of a sewer system. Now try to imagine luxury hotels, a shopping center and even condos in the heart of Baghdad. |
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BBC News |
11:24am PDT |
Cocaine haul worth £15m is seized |
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Summary: Cocaine with a street value of £15m is recovered at an Essex port following a long-running police operation. |
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Yahoo News |
11:22am PDT |
Obama says Clinton's tough talk on Iran too much like Bush's
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama likened Hillary Rodham Clinton to President Bush for threatening to "totally obliterate" Iran if it attacks Israel and called her gas-tax holiday a gimmick as he tried to fend off her challenge ahead of two pivotal Democratic primaries. |
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Yahoo News |
11:16am PDT |
Marvel turns `Iron Man' into gold with $100M-plus debut
(AP)
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Summary: AP - "Iron Man" was pure gold at the box office. |
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BBC News |
11:07am PDT |
Madonna celebrates a chart double as her album goes straight to number one in the UK |
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Summary: Madonna's album Hard Candy goes straight to number one in the UK, while her single 4 Minutes stays at the top. |
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BBC News |
11:07am PDT |
Madonna celebrates chart double |
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Summary: Madonna's album Hard Candy goes straight to number one in the UK, while her single 4 Minutes stays at the top. |
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Yahoo News |
11:02am PDT |
China farms the world to feed a ravenous economy
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Summary: AP - The rice fields that blanketed this remote mountain village for generations are gone. In their place rise neat rows of young rubber trees — their sap destined for China. |
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BBC News |
10:57am PDT |
Iraqi first lady survives bombing |
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Summary: The wife of Iraq's president is unhurt after a bomb attack on her motorcade in Baghdad, the president's office says. |
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Yahoo News |
10:45am PDT |
Rice pushes for peace progress; Israel denies hidden agenda
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Summary: AP - Facing mounting Palestinian frustration at the pace of peace talks, the United States leaned on Israel on Sunday to lift restrictions that chafe West Bank residents and stifle an already limping economy. |
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Yahoo News |
10:32am PDT |
Clinton dismisses "elite" economists on gas tax
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton on Sunday dismissed the "elite opinion" of
economists who criticized her gas tax proposal, using a term
that has dogged rival Barack Obama in recent weeks. |
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Yahoo News |
10:30am PDT |
Miley Cyrus performs at Disney but doesn't address photo
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Miley Cyrus returned to the stage for a concert in Orlando, Fla., but did not say anything about the recent controversy over her Vanity Fair portrait. |
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Cnn.com |
10:29am PDT |
Police use pepper spray, arrest NFL player |
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10:13am PDT |
Hundreds killed by Burma cyclone |
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Summary: A tropical cyclone killed at least 351 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, state TV reports. |
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Yahoo News |
10:07am PDT |
DNA tests reveal mystery surrounding playwright Schiller
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Summary: AP - Who is buried in Friedrich Schiller's tomb? Several people, apparently, but none of them the famous poet and playwright, according to new research. |
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BBC News |
9:53am PDT |
O'Sullivan takes world final lead |
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Summary: Ronnie O'Sullivan secures a 6-2 lead over Ali Carter after the first session of the World Championship final. |
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Yahoo News |
9:52am PDT |
Obama slams Clinton's "cowboy" talk on Iran
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama accused rival Hillary Clinton of saber rattling
toward Iran on Sunday and compared her approach to that of
unpopular President George W. Bush. |
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Yahoo News |
9:49am PDT |
Old cemetery poses grave dilemma for buyers of Vt. farm
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The 130-acre property was exactly what Michel Guite and his family wanted: an old Vermont farm with mountain views, rolling hills and meadows. |
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Cnn.com |
9:46am PDT |
Iraq's first lady survives bomb attack |
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Summary: A bomb detonated near the Iraqi first lady's motorcade in downtown Baghdad on Sunday, wounding soldiers and at least two civilians, but the president's wife escaped without injury, officials said.
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Cnn.com |
9:46am PDT |
Attack on Iraqi first lady's convoy wounds others |
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Summary: A bomb detonated near the Iraqi first lady's motorcade in downtown Baghdad on Sunday, wounding soldiers and at least two civilians, but the president's wife escaped without injury, officials said.
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BBC News |
9:45am PDT |
Somalis protest against US strike |
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Summary: People in the Somali town of Dusamareb protest against a US strike that killed a militant leader and at least 10 others. |
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Yahoo News |
9:44am PDT |
Al Qaeda behind attack on Karzai, spy chief says
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Al Qaeda in Pakistan was behind last
week's assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai,
Afghanistan's intelligence chief said on Sunday. |
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BBC News |
9:37am PDT |
Brother and sister found dead |
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Summary: A murder inquiry is launched after a brother and sister were found dead at a house in Fife. |
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BBC News |
9:29am PDT |
Children being 'dumped at school' |
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Summary: The leader of the National Association of Head Teachers accuses some parents of "dumping" children on schools. |
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BBC News |
9:27am PDT |
Dalai Lama aides hold China talks |
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Summary: Envoys of the Dalai Lama hold talks with Chinese officials, as Beijing continues to condemn Tibetan activists. |
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Yahoo News |
9:26am PDT |
Part II: Straining to progress, as family challenges mount
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Day 1 at Project Walk fell on their 13th wedding anniversary. In years past, John and Marci Pou might have gone to dinner. |
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BBC News |
9:26am PDT |
Top competitor's motorbike stolen |
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Summary: A 16-year-old motorcyclist who competes at international level has her specialist bike stolen from a shed. |
