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9:14pm PDT |
Behind the Scenes: Death hunt at Manson ranch |
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Summary: The Charles Manson "Helter Skelter" murder spree of 1969 ended at a remote Death Valley, California, cabin called Barker Ranch. Now, thanks to a small-town detective and his cadaver dog, Manson's hideout might be searched for more murder victims.
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8:25pm PDT |
Tanks rejoin Moscow V-Day parade |
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Summary: Tanks and missile launchers are to feature in Moscow's Victory Day parade for the first time since the Soviet era. |
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8:15pm PDT |
Israeli leader denies taking illicit donations from American
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Summary: AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denied fresh accusations that he illegally accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from a U.S. citizen, but said Thursday night that he will step down if he is indicted. |
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8:01pm PDT |
Girl sexually assaulted on school bus, police say |
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Summary: Three Florida teens were arrested Thursday on charges they sexually assaulted a female classmate aboard a school bus parked at the high school they attend.
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7:57pm PDT |
Red Wings roll past Stars 4-1 in West finals opener
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Summary: AP - Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski and Tomas Holmstrom scored power-play goals for the Detroit Red Wings, who built a big lead in the second period and coasted to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night |
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7:30pm PDT |
Iraqi officials say leader of al-Qaida in Iraq arrested
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Summary: AP - Iraqi police commandos captured the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said Thursday, in what could mark a significant blow to the Sunni insurgency in its last urban stronghold. |
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7:25pm PDT |
Bolivians to hold confidence vote |
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Summary: Bolivia will vote in a referendum on the rule of its leftist president as he struggles to enact reform. |
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7:25pm PDT |
Myanmar 'not ready' for foreign rescue teams: state media
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Summary: AFP - Myanmar is "not ready" for foreign search and rescue teams after the deadly cyclone, the foreign ministry said Friday in a state newspaper, announcing that some aid workers had been deported. |
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7:21pm PDT |
Franzen, Red Wings roll past Stars 4-1 in West finals opener
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Summary: AP - Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski and Tomas Holmstrom scored power-play goals for the Detroit Red Wings, who built a big lead in the second period and coasted to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night |
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Cnn.com |
7:16pm PDT |
Iraq says Al Qaeda leader caught; U.S. doubtful |
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Summary: U.S. intelligence officials say they are skeptical about reports that Iraqi police had arrested the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq. A man who identified himself as Abu Ayyub al-Masri was found Thursday sleeping on a thin mattress in Mosul. But a number of U.S |
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7:10pm PDT |
Pierce, Allen lead Celtics to 89-73 Game 2 win over Cavs
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Summary: AP - Paul Pierce and Ray Allen found their shooting touch. LeBron James can only hope he left his in Cleveland. |
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7:08pm PDT |
Hezbollah says Lebanon 'declares war' after gunbattles
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Summary: AFP - The Lebanese capital braced for more sectarian violence Friday after fierce gunbattles in Beirut left at least seven people dead and the opposition Hezbollah chief charged that a government crackdown on his group was tantamount to a "declaration of |
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7:00pm PDT |
Ex-hostage helped Qatada get bail |
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Summary: Former Iraq hostage Norman Kember says he helped fund Islamic preacher Abu Qatada's bail to repay a kindness. |
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Cnn.com |
6:38pm PDT |
Alleged pedophile was beloved New York Santa |
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Cnn.com |
6:31pm PDT |
U.S. OKs plan to offer Iran anti-nuke incentives |
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Summary: The United States has signed off on a European plan that would offer increased incentives for Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program, senior State Department officials said Thursday.
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Cnn.com |
6:31pm PDT |
Myanmar cyclone: Perfect storm |
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6:30pm PDT |
Obama says Hamas remark shows McCain 'losing his bearings'
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Summary: AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Republican John McCain was "losing his bearings" for repeatedly suggesting the Islamic terrorist group Hamas preferred Obama for president. |
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6:23pm PDT |
Leader from Al-Qaida in Iraq reported arrested
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Summary: AP - Iraqi police commandos captured the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said Thursday, in what could mark a significant blow to the Sunni insurgency in its last urban stronghold. |
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6:23pm PDT |
1st. big foreign aid flights finally let in by Myanmar junta
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Summary: AP - Myanmar's military regime allowed in the first major international aid shipment Thursday, but it snubbed a U.S. offer to help cyclone victims struggling to recover from a tragedy of unimaginable scale. |
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Cnn.com |
6:15pm PDT |
After gulping cars, trees, sinkhole may be full |
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Cnn.com |
6:15pm PDT |
After gulping cars, poles, sinkhole may be full |
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6:03pm PDT |
Ant and Dec return comedy prize |
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Summary: TV presenters Ant and Dec are to return a comedy award after ITV revealed that they did not win. |
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6:02pm PDT |
Celtics, Cavs getting banged up in playoff Game 2
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Summary: AP - Cleveland forward Ben Wallace left Thursday night's playoff game against Boston in the first quarter, complaining of dizziness, and Boston's Kendrick Perkins and Paul Pierce were also banged up in the first half. |
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Cnn.com |
5:58pm PDT |
Iraq says Al Qaeda leader caught; U.S. has doubts |
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Summary: U.S. intelligence officials say they are skeptical about reports that Iraqi police had arrested the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq. A man who identified himself as Abu Ayyub al-Masri was found Thursday sleeping on a thin mattress in Mosul. But a number of U.S |
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BBC News |
5:52pm PDT |
Forcing aid to Burma 'incendiary' |
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Summary: Threatening to drop aid into Burma without permission is "incendiary" says international development secretary. |
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5:45pm PDT |
Judge to rule on Fritzl custody |
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Summary: The Austrian accused of locking his daughter in a cellar for 24 years is to appear before a judge. |
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5:25pm PDT |
Body removed from explosion site |
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Summary: The body of a man killed in an explosion which destroyed three houses is removed from the debris. |
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5:20pm PDT |
MySpace lets users share data |
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Summary: MySpace says its "data availability" project will put users in the driving seat with web information sharing. |
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5:08pm PDT |
Johnson to meet New York's mayor |
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Summary: Big city mayors meet to swap notes on the task of running two of the world's most important cities. |
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5:05pm PDT |
7 more cops pulled from Philly streets over taped beating
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Summary: AP - Seven more police officers were taken off street duty Thursday as investigators look into the videotaped police beating of three shooting suspects during a traffic stop. |
