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BBC News |
8:55am PDT |
Taylor's vice-president testifies |
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Summary: The war crimes trial of ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor hears evidence from his former deputy. |
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Yahoo News |
8:55am PDT |
Heavy rains head toward cyclone-devastated Myanmar
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Heavy rains and another potentially powerful storm headed toward Myanmar's cyclone-devastated delta on Wednesday. The U.N. warned that inadequate relief efforts could lead to a second wave of deaths among the estimated 2 million survivors. |
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BBC News |
8:47am PDT |
US orchestra finds out what it's like to be conducted by a robot |
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Summary: US orchestra is conducted by a robot. |
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BBC News |
8:47am PDT |
US orchestra finds out what is like to be conducted by a robot |
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Summary: US orchestra is conducted by a robot. |
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Cnn.com |
8:45am PDT |
China's earthquake victims 'eat bitterness' |
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Summary: In Che Jia Va, survivors of the deadly earthquake that struck central China wait patiently for aid. They don't complain.
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BBC News |
8:36am PDT |
Public inquiry into Iraqi's death |
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Summary: The government announces a public inquiry will be held into the death of Iraqi civilian Baha Mousa in 2003. |
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BBC News |
8:32am PDT |
Expats in trouble |
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Summary: Property price crash in Spain hits British residents hard |
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BBC News |
8:24am PDT |
Brown targets 'family finances' |
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Summary: Gordon Brown says helping family finances is his priority as he unveils his legislative plans for the next year. |
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BBC News |
8:17am PDT |
Will it work? |
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Summary: Did the PM's speech hit right spot with voters and MPs? |
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Yahoo News |
8:17am PDT |
Over 40,000 dead, missing or buried in China quake
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - More than 40,000 people were dead, missing or buried under rubble in China's southwest, officials said Wednesday, as the full horror of its devastating earthquake began to emerge. |
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Yahoo News |
8:13am PDT |
Lebanon set to cancel anti-Hezbollah measures
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Lebanon's cabinet was expected on
Wednesday to cancel measures it took against Hezbollah that
triggered fighting during which the Iranian-backed movement
briefly took over parts of Beirut, political sources said. |
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Yahoo News |
8:04am PDT |
Winehouse won't be charged in alleged `drug' video
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Amy Winehouse will not face charges over video footage that allegedly shows her taking drugs, her spokesman said Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
8:00am PDT |
5th suspect charged in NFL star's slaying |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
7:54am PDT |
No. 1 Justine Henin retires from tennis immediately
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Justine Henin retired from tennis Wednesday, an abrupt ending to a short and successful career in which she won seven Grand Slam singles titles and leaves while ranked No. 1. |
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Yahoo News |
7:53am PDT |
China says troops rush to plug dangerous cracks in dam
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Thousands of Chinese soldiers rushed on Wednesday to repair a dam badly cracked by the country's massive earthquake, while rescuers arrived for the first time in the epicenter of the disaster. |
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Yahoo News |
7:45am PDT |
China warns of burst dams as quake death toll rises
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The death toll from China's
deadliest earthquake in decades climbed to nearly 15,000 on
Wednesday, as officials warned of calamities downstream from
broken rivers and dams strained to bursting point. |
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BBC News |
7:31am PDT |
No drug charges for Amy Winehouse |
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Summary: Amy Winehouse will not face charges over a video supposedly showing her smoking crack cocaine. |
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BBC News |
7:28am PDT |
Cannes kicks off with panda power |
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Summary: An invasion of panda bears helps launch the 61st Cannes Film Festival, which is getting under way in France. |
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Cnn.com |
7:28am PDT |
China: Troops rush to plug dam |
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Summary: About 2,000 troops have been dispatched to plug holes in a dam near the epicenter of Monday's massive earthquake in China, state-run media reported. The Zipingku Dam is in "great danger," Xinhua News Agency reported. More than 27,000 people are reported m |
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Yahoo News |
7:27am PDT |
Jordan jails three for Bush assassination plot
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Jordan's state security court jailed
three Islamists for 15 years on Wednesday for plotting to
assassinate U.S. President George W. Bush during his visit to
the kingdom in November 2006, judicial sources said. |
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BBC News |
7:23am PDT |
Rangers invasion |
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Summary: Thousands of fans party in Manchester for Uefa Cup final |
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Cnn.com |
7:22am PDT |
Man asks Buddha to save him from next cyclone |
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Summary: The government of Myanmar authorized five more U.S. flights to land in the country with needed aid for survivors of last week's cyclone, a U.S. Marine spokesman told CNN.
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Cnn.com |
7:22am PDT |
New storm may hit cyclone-ravaged Myanmar |
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Summary: The government of Myanmar authorized five more U.S. flights to land in the country with needed aid for survivors of last week's cyclone, a U.S. Marine spokesman told CNN.
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Cnn.com |
7:14am PDT |
Hey baby! That catcalling is hot...sometimes |
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Summary: When Holly Kearl was researching her master's thesis on street harassment last winter, she was pleasantly surprised that lewd remarks were few and far between. Then spring rolled around.
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Cnn.com |
7:14am PDT |
Catcalling-- creepy or a compliment? |
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Summary: When Holly Kearl was researching her master's thesis on street harassment last winter, she was pleasantly surprised that lewd remarks were few and far between. Then spring rolled around.
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BBC News |
7:13am PDT |
Henin announces shock retirement |
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Summary: World number one Justine Henin announces her retirement from tennis with immediate effect. |
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BBC News |
7:13am PDT |
Superbug test case can go ahead |
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Summary: A pensioner who contracted a hospital superbug is given the go ahead to bring a test case against an NHS board. |
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BBC News |
7:12am PDT |
M50 murder may be looked at again |
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Summary: The murder of a pregnant woman killed after her car broke down on the M50 in 1988 is likely to be reviewed. |
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BBC News |
7:12am PDT |
M50 murder reopened 20 years on |
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Summary: The murder of a pregnant woman who was killed after her car broke down on the M50 in 1988 is reviewed. |
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Yahoo News |
7:10am PDT |
Top-ranked Justine Henin is retiring from tennis
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Justine Henin is retiring from tennis effectively immediately. |
