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Yahoo News |
3:57am PDT |
Ga. execution would be first since Supreme Court ruling
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Georgia moved forward with preparations to execute a convicted killer, who on Tuesday night could become the first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a three-drug lethal injection procedure. |
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3:56am PDT |
Radio host James Whale sacked |
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Summary: Talksport host James Whale is fired for telling listeners to vote for London mayoral candidate Boris Johnson. |
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3:43am PDT |
Oil hits record $120.93 on fear of tight supply
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil futures rose to an all-time high near $121 a barrel Tuesday with new concerns about a threat to supply and a weaker dollar. |
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3:42am PDT |
'No benefit' from mail competition |
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Summary: Opening up the UK postal service has offered "no significant benefit" for homes and small firms, a study says. |
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3:42am PDT |
Attacks test Pakistan ceasefire |
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Summary: Two bloody attacks in north-west Pakistan test fragile peace moves by the new government. |
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Cnn.com |
3:40am PDT |
15,000 feared dead in cyclone |
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Summary: The Myanmar military regime said today that at least 15,000 people were killed and the U.N. estimates up to a million could be homeless after the catastrophic cyclone that has battered the country.
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3:40am PDT |
Iraqi alleges Abu Ghraib torture, sues US contractors
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An Iraqi man sued two U.S. military contractors, claiming he was repeatedly tortured while being held at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison for more than 10 months. |
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3:37am PDT |
Grateful violinist plays NY cabbie concert |
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Summary: A musician who left his 285-year-old violin in a taxi plays a thank-you concert for the driver who returned his instrument. |
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3:33am PDT |
348,000 'persistent truant' risk |
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Summary: More than one in 20 pupils in England is on the margins of becoming a persistent truant, reveal official figures. |
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Cnn.com |
3:32am PDT |
Colbert wins 'Webby Person of the Year' |
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Summary: Stephen Colbert may have already earned the title of "Greatest Living American" but now he can add "Webby Person of the Year."
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3:26am PDT |
Myanmar minister says as many as 14,000 dead after cyclone
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Myanmar officials said on Tuesday the death toll could continue to climb higher than the 14,000 already feared dead from the Southeast Asian nation's devastating cyclone as the international community prepared to rush in aid. |
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3:25am PDT |
Guatemala halts foreign adoptions |
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Summary: Guatemala suspends more than 2,000 pending foreign adoptions for at least a month to check for irregularities. |
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3:23am PDT |
China says Baxter holding up heparin investigation
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese officials said on Tuesday a
Chinese-made blood thinner was not to blame for fatalities
linked to the product, and accused U.S. drugmaker Baxter
International Inc of obstructing the investigation into the
cause of the problem. |
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Cnn.com |
3:20am PDT |
Chrysler to cap gas prices |
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3:18am PDT |
Yahoo search to 'battle spyware' |
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Summary: Yahoo adds technology to its search engine which warns users about potentially risky websites. |
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3:17am PDT |
Russia, U.S. to sign civilian nuclear pact: source
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Russia and the United States will sign a
long awaited civilian nuclear cooperation pact on Tuesday that
will allow firms from the world's two biggest atomic powers to
expand bilateral nuclear trade significantly. |
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3:08am PDT |
China's Hu in Japan on rare visit of reconciliation
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - President Hu Jintao on Tuesday started the first visit by a Chinese leader to Japan in 10 years as the Asian powers eased decades of tension, but hundreds took to the streets to protest over Tibet. |
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2:54am PDT |
Boy's 25,000 volt shock ordeal |
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Summary: A 16-year-old teenager is recovering after a 25,000-volt electric shock threw him 25ft onto a railway line. |
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2:51am PDT |
Cameron targets by-election win |
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Summary: The 10p tax rate is central to the Tory fight to win the Labour seat of Crewe & Nantwich, David Cameron says. |
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2:48am PDT |
Fraser loses Arlene murder appeal |
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Summary: Nat Fraser loses his appeal against a life jail term for murdering his wife Arlene 10 years ago. |
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2:47am PDT |
Police release three over death |
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Summary: Three of four men arrested in connection with the death of a man assaulted outside a pub are released. |
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2:43am PDT |
Dark family secret |
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Summary: 'With a click, I found out great-granddad was a killer' |
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BBC News |
2:42am PDT |
'No move' on referendum timetable |
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Summary: The SNP's Nicola Sturgeon says her party's referendum timetable will not change, despite Labour pressure. |
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2:41am PDT |
U.S. crude oil sets new record above $120 a barrel
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. crude oil futures rose to a new
record high for a second day on Tuesday, with crude oil futures
for June delivery touching a record of $120.70 a barrel. |
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BBC News |
2:38am PDT |
Breastfeeding 'boosts IQ' |
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Summary: A major study adds to growing evidence suggesting breastfeeding boosts a child's intelligence. |
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Cnn.com |
2:32am PDT |
Indiana and North Carolina -- the final round? |
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Summary: It's another Tuesday, and two more states are holding primaries, but the outcome this time could truly be crucial to the Democratic presidential nomination battle between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
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Cnn.com |
2:23am PDT |
Report: Somalis 'routinely targeted' for brutality |
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Summary: Soldiers, insurgents and bandits routinely target civilians in Somalia for rape, robbery and murder, according to an Amnesty International report that includes interviews with dozens of refugees who recently fled Somalia.
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Yahoo News |
2:20am PDT |
Myanmar cyclone wave killed most of 15,000 victims
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A powerful cyclone that slammed into
Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta triggered a massive wave that gave
people nowhere to run, killing at least 15,000 and leaving
30,000 others missing, officials said on Tuesday. |
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Cnn.com |
2:16am PDT |
Global manhunt launched for serial pedophile |
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Summary: Interpol has launched a global appeal to identify a man who is pictured sexually abusing young boys in hundreds of images on the Internet.
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Yahoo News |
2:10am PDT |
Oil hits record $120.93 a barrel on supply woes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Oil futures rose to an all-time high near $121 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, fueled by worries about threats to supply and a weakening of the U.S. dollar. |
