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Yahoo News |
8:27pm PDT |
Myanmar says cyclone death toll 15,000 and set to rise
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - At least 15,000 people were killed in
the Myanmar cyclone and the toll was likely to rise as
officials made contact with the worst-hit areas, the military
government's foreign minister said on Tuesday. |
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BBC News |
8:24pm PDT |
CCTV boom 'failing to cut crime' |
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Summary: Huge investment in CCTV technology has failed to cut crime in the UK, a senior police officer warns. |
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Yahoo News |
8:15pm PDT |
Official media: 10,000 dead in 1 town from Myanmar cyclone
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Myanmar's official media said Tuesday that 10,000 people were killed by a cyclone in just one town, confirming fears of a spiraling death toll from the storm's 12-foot tidal surges and high winds that swept away bamboo homes in low-lying coastal regi |
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Yahoo News |
8:13pm PDT |
On eve of Indiana, N.C., Clinton, Obama duel on gas prices
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Dueling over gas prices, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama strained for every last vote on Monday, the eve of the Indiana and North Carolina primaries that are the biggest prizes left in their epic Democratic nomination fight. |
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Yahoo News |
8:11pm PDT |
Dalai Lama envoys 'very excited' after China talks
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Talks between Chinese officials and envoys from the Tibetan government-in-exile were a "good first step," one of the Dalai Lama's representatives said here on Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
7:54pm PDT |
Turning 60, Israelis feel pride, Palestinians pain
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Like the state of Israel,
Akram al-Shamali and Moshe Feist both turn 60 this year. But
that's about where the similarities end. |
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Yahoo News |
7:47pm PDT |
Oil pauses near record
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Oil steadied on Tuesday after surging
more than $4 to a record over $120 a barrel in the previous
session, on a softer U.S. dollar and supply concerns in Iran
and Nigeria. |
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Yahoo News |
7:13pm PDT |
Cyclone kills 10,000 in one Myanmar town
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Countries worldwide promised help to
Myanmar after a cyclone killed 10,000 people in just one town,
suggesting the overall death toll in the impoverished
military-run Southeast Asian nation will be much higher. |
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Yahoo News |
7:07pm PDT |
Billups scores 28 as Pistons edge Magic 100-93 for 2-0 lead
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Detroit Pistons took advantage of what seemed to be a little help from the scorer's table and went on beat the Orlando Magic. Chauncey Billups scored 28 points, three on a disputed shot at the end of the third quarter, and Detroit got past Orland |
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Cnn.com |
7:03pm PDT |
Myanmar says death toll exceeds 15,000 |
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Summary: The death toll from the Myanmar cyclone is more than 15,000 people, the country's government has said. Survivors endured their third night without electricity in the aftermath of the cyclone. The main water supply has been cut in many areas, most phone se |
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Yahoo News |
6:51pm PDT |
Myanmar rulers under fire over cyclone
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Myanmar's military rulers were under fire Tuesday after revealing more than 10,000 people died in the cyclone that battered the secretive and impoverished nation, with thousands more missing. |
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Yahoo News |
6:44pm PDT |
Cyclone killed 10,000 in just one Myanmar town: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Some 10,000 people were killed in just
one town after a severe cyclone slammed into Myanmar's
Irrawaddy delta on the weekend, state television reported on
Tuesday. |
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Yahoo News |
6:18pm PDT |
Dalai Lama envoy upbeat on China talks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An envoy of the Dalai Lama said on
Tuesday that one-day talks with China on the unrest in Tibet
had been "a good first step," and the two sides will meet again
after he reports back to the exiled spiritual leader. |
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Yahoo News |
6:05pm PDT |
More than 3.5 million new voters, AP survey finds
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Voter excitement, always up before a presidential election, is pushing registration through the roof so far this year — with more than 3.5 million people rushing to join in the historic balloting, according to an Associated Press survey that offers t |
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Cnn.com |
6:04pm PDT |
Roland Martin on Rev. Wright row |
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Summary: Now that Sen. Barack Obama has denounced his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, many of his critics, especially those who call themselves conservative, are happy he has put the dashiki-wearing, American-criticizing former Marine in his place.
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Cnn.com |
6:02pm PDT |
11,900 Chinese kids get virus; 26 dead |
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Summary: More than 8,500 Chinese children have contracted hand-foot-mouth disease, and although it is a common childhood illness, its rapid spread and the 24 children it has killed have raised concerns in China, state-run media reported Monday.
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Cnn.com |
6:02pm PDT |
11,900 Chinese kids get virus; 26 die |
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Summary: More than 8,500 Chinese children have contracted hand-foot-mouth disease, and although it is a common childhood illness, its rapid spread and the 24 children it has killed have raised concerns in China, state-run media reported Monday.
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Cnn.com |
6:02pm PDT |
12,000 Chinese kids get virus; 26 die |
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Summary: More than 8,500 Chinese children have contracted hand-foot-mouth disease, and although it is a common childhood illness, its rapid spread and the 24 children it has killed have raised concerns in China, state-run media reported Monday.
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Cnn.com |
5:57pm PDT |
Fed chief urges foreclosure action |
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Summary: The wave of foreclosures sweeping the nation are driven in part by a nearly unprecedented decline in home prices and require a concerted government and private-sector response, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, said Monday.
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Yahoo News |
5:41pm PDT |
Bernanke urges more action to stem home foreclosure crisis
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A rising tide of late mortgage payments and home foreclosures poses considerable dangers to the national economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned anew Monday as he urged Congress to take additional steps to alleviate the problems. |
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BBC News |
5:38pm PDT |
Tropics insects 'face extinction' |
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Summary: Many tropical insects could face extinction by the end of this century due to rising temperatures, scientists say. |
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BBC News |
5:28pm PDT |
New immigration rules announced |
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Summary: Details of rules controlling the number of skilled migrants working in the UK are due to be revealed. |
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Yahoo News |
5:19pm PDT |
Lakers star Kobe Bryant expected to be named NBA MVP Tuesday
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The NBA has scheduled a news conference for Tuesday at a Los Angeles hotel, where Kobe Bryant is expected to be announced as winner of his first Most Valuable Player award. |
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Yahoo News |
5:18pm PDT |
'D.C. Madam' apologized to mom, sister in suicide notes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The woman known as the "D.C. Madam" apologized to her mother and sister in suicide notes, saying she couldn't bear going to prison and saw killing herself as the only "exit strategy." |
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Cnn.com |
5:06pm PDT |
Cops say Yanks fan runs over, kills Sox fan |
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Yahoo News |
5:04pm PDT |
Yahoo CEO open to more Microsoft talks
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Yahoo Inc chief Jerry Yang
signaled a more open stance towards Microsoft Corp on
Monday, saying he had been seeking common ground when the
software maker abruptly ended deal talks. |
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Cnn.com |
4:47pm PDT |
Euthanizing of Derby filly raises questions |
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Summary: For journalists, Kentucky Derby chaos begins in earnest when the race ends. We watch the race from some less-than-ideal location (we are given sensational viewing spots on the balcony at the front of the press box, but it is nearly impossible to report qu |
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Yahoo News |
4:47pm PDT |
Conn. boy finally takes off Packers jersey after 1,581 days
(AP)
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Summary: AP - David Witthoft finally shunned his Brett Favre jersey for a red shirt for the first time in 1,581 days. The 12-year-old Ridgefield, Conn. boy wore the No. 4 jersey every day since receiving it as a gift for Christmas in 2003. |
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BBC News |
4:43pm PDT |
'Warm spring?' |
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Summary: Hopes of diplomatic thaw as China leader visits Japan |
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Cnn.com |
4:38pm PDT |
Polygamy roll lists 21 wives for one member |
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Summary: In the secretive, illegal world of American polygamy, life has been good to 67-year-old Wendell Loy Nielsen of Eldorado, Texas.
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