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Yahoo News |
11:41am PDT |
Hezbollah fighters pile pressure on Lebanon rivals
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Lebanon's factional violence spread to
the mountains around Beirut on Sunday where gunmen from the
Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement battled Druze supporters of
the ruling coalition. |
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Yahoo News |
11:02am PDT |
Lebanon army deploys but clashes rage on
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The army deployed across much of Lebanon on Sunday after Hezbollah ceded control of west Beirut but clashes raged on in the north and in the Druze mountains as Arab foreign ministers held crisis talks. |
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BBC News |
11:01am PDT |
Serbia votes in watershed ballot |
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Summary: Serbian voters take part in a snap election seen as the most important since the overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic. |
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Yahoo News |
10:57am PDT |
Wall Street looks to US consumers for direction
(AP)
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Summary: AP - With millions of stimulus checks going out to taxpayers, Wall Street wants to know where that money will be spent — and this week's data could help investors gauge the mind-set of the average consumer. |
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Yahoo News |
10:53am PDT |
23 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Crews and search dogs hunted Sunday for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after tornadoes and storms rumbled across the region a day earlier and killed at least 23 people in three states. |
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10:50am PDT |
Winning the title |
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Summary: Look back at key league moments |
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Cnn.com |
10:40am PDT |
Storms sweep several states, killing 21 |
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Summary: Severe weather, including tornadoes, has killed at least 20 people in Oklahoma and Missouri, according to emergency management agencies. One Oklahoma town "looks like a war zone," an emergency official said.
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Cnn.com |
10:19am PDT |
Bush: Jenna's wedding was 'spectacular' |
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Summary: President Bush today called the wedding of his daughter Jenna to Henry Hager Saturday evening "spectacular," saying the couple exchanged vows just as the sun set at his Texas ranch.
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BBC News |
10:17am PDT |
Wales 'is leaving Labour behind' |
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Summary: Peter Hain warns Labour it will continue to lose unless it becomes the "party of aspiration" in modern Wales. |
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Yahoo News |
10:07am PDT |
Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into higher gear
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Four-dollar-a-gallon gas is good for business — if you run a bike shop. Commuters around the country are dusting off their old two-wheelers — or buying new ones — to cope with rising fuel prices, bicycle dealers say. |
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9:47am PDT |
TV viewership still down in wake of 100-day writers strike
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Television heads into its biggest week with the hangover from a 100-day writers strike persisting. |
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9:46am PDT |
Nazis' disabled victims honoured |
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Summary: The UK's first memorial to disabled people persecuted or killed by Nazi Germany is unveiled in Nottinghamshire. |
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9:43am PDT |
Baghdad district calm after truce |
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Summary: A ceasefire between the Iraqi government and Shia militias seems to be holding in Baghdad's Sadr City. |
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Cnn.com |
9:32am PDT |
Fellow senator: Obama, Clinton ticket unlikely |
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Summary: Sen. Chris Dodd on Sunday joined the chorus of Democratic leaders downplaying the idea of a joint ticket between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
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Yahoo News |
9:31am PDT |
Rice: Israel, Palestinians need to show progress
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Bush administration has told Israeli and Palestinian leaders they will need to show progress in their secret talks soon, or risk a potentially fatal erosion in public support for a process now in its sixth month without any obvious successes. |
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Yahoo News |
9:22am PDT |
Clashes in Lebanon as army deploys in capital
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The army deployed across much of Lebanon on Sunday after Hezbollah ceded control of west Beirut but clashes raged on in the north and in the Druze mountains as Arab foreign ministers held crisis talks. |
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BBC News |
9:02am PDT |
Man Utd hold nerve to take title in thrilling finale |
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Summary: Manchester United win 2-0 at Wigan to pip Chelsea to the Premier League crown, securing the club's 17th title. |
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BBC News |
9:02am PDT |
Man Utd win Premier League title |
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Summary: Manchester United win 2-0 at Wigan to pip Chelsea to the Premier League crown, securing the club's 17th title. |
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Yahoo News |
9:00am PDT |
AP IMPACT: Number of disabled veterans rising
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come — even as the total population of America's vets shrinks. |
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BBC News |
8:56am PDT |
Late Murphy header secures Fulham survival |
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Summary: Danny Murphy's goal secures Fulham's Premier League status as they beat Portsmouth, despite a nervy display. |
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Yahoo News |
8:51am PDT |
At least 19 dead in Oklahoma, Missouri tornadoes
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - At least 19 people were killed in
Missouri and Oklahoma when tornadoes and violent storms ripped
through the central and southeastern United States, devastating
neighborhoods and injuring hundreds, officials said on Sunday. |
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BBC News |
8:48am PDT |
Zimbabwe police arrest activists |
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Summary: Nearly 60 opposition activists are arrested in Zimbabwe as their leader Morgan Tsvangirai is set to return for elections. |
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Yahoo News |
8:35am PDT |
Djokovic rallies past Wawrinka to win Rome Masters
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Novak Djokovic won the 10th title of his career, rallying Sunday to defeat unseeded Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 at the Rome Masters. |
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Yahoo News |
8:33am PDT |
Hezbollah battles Druze east of Beirut
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Shi'ites loyal to Lebanese opposition
group Hezbollah battled Druze supporters of the ruling
coalition east of Beirut on Sunday, adding to the worst civil
strife since the 1975-90 war. |
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Yahoo News |
8:32am PDT |
3 crew members die as medical helicopter crashes in Wis.
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Officials say a medical helicopter crashed after take-off and three crew members aboard are dead. |
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Yahoo News |
8:18am PDT |
22 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Crews and search dogs hunted Sunday for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after tornados and storms rumbled across the region a day earlier and killed at least 22 people in three states. |
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Yahoo News |
8:14am PDT |
Key al Qaeda member killed in Afghanistan: Web
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A prominent member of al Qaeda was killed
in fighting with U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, the group said
in a statement posted on an Islamist website on Sunday. |
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Yahoo News |
8:05am PDT |
Clinton goes from inevitable nominee to on the ropes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton began her presidential quest armed with talent, tenacity, fame, money, connections and a team that knew how to win. Many people believed her victory in the Democratic nomination was a sure thing. Her ultimate failing may have b |
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BBC News |
7:50am PDT |
Fighting spreads east of Beirut |
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Summary: Clashes flare outside Beirut as Lebanon's army struggles to contain fighting between Shia and pro-government groups. |
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Yahoo News |
7:36am PDT |
Obama campaign chief sees end of nomination fight
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama's campaign
chief predicted on Sunday his protracted battle against Hillary
Clinton for the party's presidential nomination would soon be
over, saying "we're coming to the end of the process." |
