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BBC News |
10:47am PDT |
Israel police seize Olmert papers |
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Summary: Israeli police seize papers from PM Ehud Olmert's time as Jerusalem mayor as part of a corruption investigation. |
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Yahoo News |
10:36am PDT |
Iran says to sue U.S., Britain over mosque blast
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran's judiciary said on Monday it would
file international lawsuits against the United States and
Britain, accusing them of providing financial support to those
behind a blast in a mosque that killed 14 people. |
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BBC News |
10:35am PDT |
Sudan's Islamist leader released |
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Summary: Islamist leader Hassan al-Turabi is freed hours after being arrested over a rebel raid near Sudan's capital. |
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Yahoo News |
10:32am PDT |
China quake kills nearly 9,000
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China's most devastating
earthquake in three decades killed nearly 9,000 people in
western Sichuan province on Monday and razed 80 percent of the
buildings in one county, initial estimates said. |
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BBC News |
10:27am PDT |
Stars at Sex and the City launch |
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Summary: Hundreds of fans greet the stars of the Sex and the City movie in London's West End. |
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BBC News |
10:26am PDT |
'Loyalist' may have to sell house |
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Summary: An alleged loyalist paramilitary may have to sell his home after agreeing to hand over £150,000 to SOCA. |
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Cnn.com |
10:22am PDT |
Carly Simon: 'I'm so erased' by James Taylor |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Cnn.com |
10:21am PDT |
Obama takes superdelegate lead |
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Summary: On the eve of a primary that Hillary Clinton is expected to win by big margins, her campaign is renewing the argument that if she leads in the popular vote, she should be the Democratic nominee.
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Yahoo News |
10:21am PDT |
US airlifts aid to Myanmar, UN presses junta
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The United States delivered its first relief supplies to Myanmar on Monday, as the U.N. urged the reclusive nation to open its doors to foreign experts who can help up to 2 million cyclone victims facing disease and starvation. |
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Cnn.com |
10:03am PDT |
Killer quake rated a 7.9 |
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Summary: A massive earthquake killed more than 8,600 people in China and left hundreds trapped under rubble, state run media report. Some 900 students are reported buried under a collapsed school. The quake had a magnitude of 7.9, the U.S. Geological Survey said. |
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Cnn.com |
10:03am PDT |
iReporter: Storm 'like a bomb' on campus |
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Cnn.com |
10:03am PDT |
iReporters capture Mother's Day storm damage |
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BBC News |
9:59am PDT |
Speeding footballer 'needed loo' |
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Summary: Former footballer Steve Claridge drove at up to 100mph because he needed the toilet, a court hears. |
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BBC News |
9:47am PDT |
Finding sanctuary |
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Summary: A teenager on how foster care helped turn his life around |
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BBC News |
9:43am PDT |
Brown ally attacks rebel MP Field |
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Summary: Gordon Brown's closest ally, Ed Balls, suggests that rebel Labour MP Frank Field is a loner acting dishonourably. |
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BBC News |
9:42am PDT |
UN frustrated at Burma response |
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Summary: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expresses his "immense frustration" at Burma's response to Cyclone Nargis. |
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Yahoo News |
9:40am PDT |
EPA testing air after twister in toxic Okla. town
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Environmental Protection Agency planned to check for high lead levels Monday after a deadly tornado blew through a heavily polluted former mining town where lead-filled waste is piled into giant mounds. |
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Yahoo News |
9:38am PDT |
Renewed fighting erupts in crisis-torn Lebanon
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Fierce fighting erupted in northern Lebanon on Monday, further exacerbating tensions after days of deadly sectarian battles that have driven the nation to the brink of full-blown civil war. |
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Cnn.com |
9:37am PDT |
Polygamist writes Bush about 'terrorist acts' |
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Summary: An elder of a polygamist sect has sent a letter to the White House decrying what he calls "terrorist acts" that have separated the sect's children from their parents.
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Yahoo News |
9:31am PDT |
Death toll in China earthquake up to nearly 9,000
(AP)
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Summary: AP - One of the worst earthquakes in decades struck central China on Monday, killing nearly 9,000 people, trapping about 900 students under the rubble of their school and causing a toxic chemical leak, state media reported. |
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Yahoo News |
9:30am PDT |
Cablevision, Tribune reach deal for Newsday
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Cablevision Systems Corp has
sealed a $650 million deal to buy the Long Island daily
newspaper Newsday from Tribune Co, but analysts doubt the cable
company can achieve cost savings to justify its investment. |
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Cnn.com |
9:28am PDT |
McCain pollution talk close to Obama's, Clinton's |
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Summary: Kicking off a week-long push seen as outreach to independent and Democratic voters in crucial swing states, John McCain on Monday will deliver a speech outlining his vision for combating global warming.
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Cnn.com |
9:28am PDT |
McCain to make global warming pitch |
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Summary: Kicking off a week-long push seen as outreach to independent and Democratic voters in crucial swing states, John McCain on Monday will deliver a speech outlining his vision for combating global warming.
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Cnn.com |
9:28am PDT |
McCain appeals to independents |
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Summary: Kicking off a week-long push seen as outreach to independent and Democratic voters in crucial swing states, John McCain on Monday will deliver a speech outlining his vision for combating global warming.
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Yahoo News |
9:28am PDT |
Gunmen clash in Tripoli, instability grips Lebanon
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Pro-government Sunni Muslim gunmen
fought militiamen allied to Hezbollah in the northern city of
Tripoli on Monday, in further violence that has already
dismantled the balance of power in Lebanon. |
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Yahoo News |
9:27am PDT |
Stocks advance as oil falls, dollar advances
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Wall Street advanced moderately Monday as a rising dollar cooled some concerns about inflation and helped keep oil prices in check. The Dow Jones industrials at times rose more than 100 points. |
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Yahoo News |
9:26am PDT |
Obama heading to Michigan and Florida
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama's surging presidential campaign announced Monday that he will visit politically neglected Florida and Michigan, as he focuses on a general election strategy with his primary race winding down. |
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BBC News |
9:20am PDT |
Chelsea seal £16.2m Bosingwa deal |
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Summary: Chelsea complete the signing of Porto right-back Jose Bosingwa on a three-year contract for £16.2m. |
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BBC News |
9:16am PDT |
Dead babies discovery 'a tragedy' |
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Summary: The discovery of two babies in toy boxes at the back of a wardrobe is described by police as a "tragic matter". |
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BBC News |
9:10am PDT |
Thousands dead in Chinese quake |
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Summary: At least 8,500 people are killed by a strong earthquake in south-western China, state media says. |
