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Yahoo News |
3:31am PDT |
Clearwire, Sprint Nextel to form $14.55B wireless company
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Clearwire and Sprint Nextel are planning to combine their wireless broadband units to create a $14.55 billion communications company. |
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BBC News |
3:31am PDT |
Fritzl police gullible - minister |
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Summary: Austria's justice minister says police were too quick to believe Josef Fritzl when his daughter disappeared. |
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BBC News |
3:31am PDT |
Austrian police were 'gullible' |
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Summary: Austria's justice minister says police were too quick to believe Josef Fritzl when his daughter disappeared. |
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Cnn.com |
3:30am PDT |
Analysis: Obama gains, can Clinton rebound? |
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Summary: Barack Obama has taken a major step toward securing the Democratic presidential nomination. Not only did he score a convincing win in North Carolina; but the close race in Indiana made Hillary Clinton's difficult path to the nomination even more challengi |
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BBC News |
3:24am PDT |
Rowling wins court photo appeal |
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Summary: Harry Potter author JK Rowling wins a court appeal seeking to ban the publication of a picture of her son. |
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Yahoo News |
3:20am PDT |
Austria says authorities were gullible in incest case
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Austria's justice minister said local
authorities were gullible in their dealings with Josef Fritzl,
who has admitted imprisoning his daughter in a cellar for 24
years and fathering her seven children. |
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Yahoo News |
3:11am PDT |
UN officials call Myanmar a 'major disaster' after cyclone
(AP)
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Summary: AP - U.N. officials on Wednesday declared the Myanmar delta worst hit by a devastating cyclone a "major disaster," with corpses floating through flooded waters and enormous logistical challenges hampering humanitarian aid efforts. |
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BBC News |
3:04am PDT |
Iron Man tops UK box office chart |
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Summary: Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man enters the UK and Ireland film chart at number one, taking £5.4 million. |
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Yahoo News |
3:02am PDT |
Russia's Medvedev takes power, pledges freedom
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russian
president in a solemn ceremony in the Kremlin's throne room on
Wednesday, beginning an unprecedented period of dual rule with
his predecessor Vladimir Putin. |
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BBC News |
3:00am PDT |
Beating gridlock |
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Summary: Could a plane-car hybrid be the future of transport? |
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Yahoo News |
2:57am PDT |
6 fraternities suspended in drug probe at San Diego State U.
(AP)
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Summary: AP - San Diego State University has suspended six fraternities after a sweeping drug investigation that landed members of three fraternities in jail on suspicion of openly dealing drugs on campus. |
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BBC News |
2:49am PDT |
Burma authorises UN aid delivery |
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Summary: A UN relief plane receives permission from the Burmese military authorities to land in the cyclone-ravaged country. |
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BBC News |
2:33am PDT |
Genocide suspect's assets frozen |
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Summary: A court in Kenya freezes the assets of Felicien Kabuga, the most wanted suspect from the Rwandan genocide. |
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Yahoo News |
2:29am PDT |
North Carolina win boosts Obama's presidential bid
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Barack Obama declared himself within touching distance of the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday after trouncing Hillary Clinton in North Carolina, while she eked out a razor-thin win in Indiana. |
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BBC News |
2:27am PDT |
Man City make approach to Scolari |
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Summary: Manchester City move to appoint Luiz Felipe Scolari as manager in place of Sven-Goran Eriksson, BBC Sport understands. |
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Cnn.com |
2:18am PDT |
Kids' virus death toll hits 28 |
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Summary: The death toll from China's outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease has climbed to 28 -- all of them children -- the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday.
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Yahoo News |
2:12am PDT |
Olympic torch bearers braced for final Everest assault
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Chinese climbers
carrying the Olympic torch were camped just over a km (half a
mile) from the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday and weather
conditions look good for the final assault, officials said. |
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BBC News |
2:10am PDT |
Man hopes for a permanent cure to his 15-month hiccup problem |
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Summary: A 23-year-old musician hopes keyhole surgery will permanently cure his 18-month hiccup problem. |
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BBC News |
1:56am PDT |
Benn denies flood plan 'chaos' |
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Summary: Hilary Benn rejects claims by a committee of MPs that Britain's flood preparations are still in a "chaotic state". |
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Cnn.com |
1:47am PDT |
'Idol' finalist botches song lyrics |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
1:47am PDT |
Another 'Idol' finalist botches song lyrics |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
1:46am PDT |
Russia swears in new president |
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Summary: After eight years with Vladimir Putin as president, a new man is taking over in Russia -- Putin's soft-spoken sidekick, Dmitry Medvedev, who was hand-picked for the job.
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Yahoo News |
1:44am PDT |
North Carolina win boosts Obama
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Barack Obama declared himself within striking distance of the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday after trouncing Hillary Clinton in North Carolina, while she eked out a wafer-thin win in Indiana. |
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BBC News |
1:42am PDT |
General strike paralyses Beirut |
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Summary: Protesters in the Lebanese capital set up barricades and burn tyres in support of a general strike for higher pay. |
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Yahoo News |
1:35am PDT |
Russia swears in Medvedev as new leader
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as
president in a solemn ceremony in the Kremlin's throne room on
Wednesday, ushering in an unprecedented period of dual rule
with his predecessor Vladimir Putin, who becomes prime
minister. |
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BBC News |
1:35am PDT |
Medvedev becomes Russia's leader |
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Summary: Dmitry Medvedev is sworn in as president of Russia, the third leader in the country's modern history. |
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BBC News |
1:30am PDT |
Madeleine police chief quits post |
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Summary: The Portuguese police chief criticised for his handling of the Madeleine McCann case resigns, says the Ministry of Justice. |
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BBC News |
1:28am PDT |
Oil price 'may hit $200 a barrel' |
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Summary: The price of oil could soar to $200 a barrel in as little as six months, as strong demand continues, a report warns. |
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BBC News |
1:28am PDT |
Oil price 'likely to reach $200' |
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Summary: The price of oil could soar to $200 a barrel in as little as six months, as strong demand continues, a report warns. |
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Yahoo News |
1:26am PDT |
Colombia extradites paramilitary warlord to US
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Colombia extradited one of the country's most feared paramilitary warlords to the United States early Wednesday to face drug trafficking charges, the government said. |
