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11:55pm PDT |
Olympic stadium work starts early |
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Summary: Building work begins on London's £496m Olympic stadium, three months ahead of schedule. |
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BBC News |
11:49pm PDT |
Oil soars to new record over $135 |
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Summary: Oil prices surge through $135 a barrel as US stocks figures show an unexpected fall. |
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BBC News |
11:38pm PDT |
Welsh homes 'pay more' for energy |
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Summary: Consumers in Wales pay more for electricity than their English counterparts, a consumer watchdog finds. |
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Yahoo News |
11:37pm PDT |
Commander: al-Qaida in Iraq is at its weakest
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Summary: AP - The al-Qaida terror group in Iraq appears to be at its weakest state since it gained an initial foothold in the aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion five years ago, the acting commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said Wednesday in an Associated |
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11:26pm PDT |
Man Utd earn dramatic Euro glory |
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Summary: Manchester United clinch the Champions League in Moscow after beating Chelsea 6-5 in a penalty shoot-out. |
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BBC News |
11:22pm PDT |
Civil servants take 14 sick days |
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Summary: Social Development civil servants are off sick almost four weeks a year on average, the Audit Office says. |
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Yahoo News |
11:12pm PDT |
Deal allows separate Senate vote on war funding
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Summary: AP - In a move that could doom billions of dollars that Democrats had sought for domestic programs, Senate leaders agreed Wednesday night to allow separate votes on President Bush's request for Pentagon operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and a proposal to |
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10:52pm PDT |
'Champion' to tackle NHS violence |
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Summary: A former police officer will help bring in measures to protect NHS staff in Wales from violence and aggression. |
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Cnn.com |
10:51pm PDT |
At least 4,000 orphaned after quake, China says |
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Cnn.com |
10:51pm PDT |
4,000 quake orphans so far, China says |
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Cnn.com |
10:49pm PDT |
Car hits, kills Christian music star's daughter |
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BBC News |
10:41pm PDT |
NHS criticised over pregnancy jab |
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Summary: NHS bodies are criticised after they could not agree which should pay for a pregnant woman's £100 injection. |
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10:24pm PDT |
It's a landslide: David Cook rocks the 'Idol' vote
(AP)
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Summary: AP - For an "American Idol" season so flat and lifeless, the end sure rocked: Ex-bartender David Cook virtually body-slammed teen prodigy David Archuleta in a surprising landslide Wednesday night, capping an energized finale filled with big stars and poli |
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Yahoo News |
10:23pm PDT |
House overrides Bush veto of farm bill
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Summary: Reuters - The House on Wednesday voted to
override President George W. Bush's veto of the $289 billion
farm bill that expands public nutrition programs for poor
Americans but does not cut subsidies for wealthy farmers as
much as Bush demanded. |
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Yahoo News |
10:15pm PDT |
Petraeus faces Senate on Central Command job
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus,
praised for curbing violence in Iraq, seeks to persuade
senators on Thursday he can handle the task of heading the U.S.
military in the entire Middle East and beyond. |
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Yahoo News |
10:06pm PDT |
Clinton campaigns as attention wanders elsewhere
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The souvenir vendors outside
Hillary Clinton's campaign appearances have added a new button
to their wares that reads "Chelsea in 2016" with a picture of
the former first daughter. |
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Yahoo News |
10:05pm PDT |
Bryant leads Lakers to comeback victory
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers waited until the third quarter to get going. Once they did, the San Antonio Spurs couldn't stop them. |
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BBC News |
10:03pm PDT |
Dalai Lama sees change in China |
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Summary: The Dalai Lama, who is visiting Britain, tells the BBC in an interview he sees signs of gradual change in China. |
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10:02pm PDT |
Inquiry demand over girl's death |
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Summary: MP Khalid Mahmood calls for a council inquiry amid allegations a seven-year-old girl died of neglect. |
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Yahoo News |
9:38pm PDT |
Kobe, Lakers come back to win Game 1 over Spurs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers waited until the third quarter to get going. Once they did, the San Antonio Spurs couldn't stop them. Bryant scored all but two of his 27 points after halftime, including a go-ahead, 10-foot jumper in the lane w |
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BBC News |
9:37pm PDT |
'Witness deals' to cut gang crime |
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Summary: Witnesses could be given immediate anonymity if they offer to testify against gangs under government plans, it is reported. |
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Yahoo News |
9:31pm PDT |
WITNESS: At quake epicenter, they fed me noodles
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Emma Graham-Harrison has been a correspondent in Beijing
for over three years, mostly covering energy and environment
stories. She previously reported for Reuters from Madrid and
London. In the following story, she describes her day-long hike |
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Yahoo News |
9:26pm PDT |
Record 'Idol' vote is also a landslide
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The grown-up rocker triumphed over the smooth-voiced kid as David Cook claimed the "American Idol" title Wednesday, and it wasn't as much of a surprise as it seemed. |
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Yahoo News |
9:26pm PDT |
Senate proposal seeks $165B for war
(AP)
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Summary: AP - In a move that could doom billions of dollars that Democrats had sought for domestic programs, Senate leaders agreed Wednesday night to allow separate votes on President Bush's request for Pentagon operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and a proposal to |
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Yahoo News |
9:02pm PDT |
Georgia's Saakashvili leads in early election results
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Georgia's National Movement of
President Mikheil Saakashvili was leading with 60.92 percent of
the vote in the country's parliamentary election, early
official results showed on Thursday. |
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BBC News |
8:59pm PDT |
Man Utd fans enjoy European win |
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Summary: Manchester United fans celebrate in Moscow and at home after beating Chelsea in the Champions League final. |
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Yahoo News |
8:50pm PDT |
Daughter of Christian music star killed by car
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said. |
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BBC News |
8:27pm PDT |
Paperwork 'hampering court cases' |
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Summary: Court cases are being dropped because prosecutors are failing to keep paperwork up to date, a report says. |
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BBC News |
8:26pm PDT |
Witness friend 'in R Kelly video' |
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Summary: A witness at the trial of US R&B star R Kelly says her friend is in the child sex video he is accused of making. |
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Yahoo News |
8:26pm PDT |
UN's Ban in Myanmar to push for cyclone relief
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Myanmar on Thursday in a high-profile bid to convince the regime to welcome a major international relief operation three weeks after the cyclone disaster. |
