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11:42pm PDT |
Iran sends missile test warning |
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Summary: Iran test-fires its longest-range missile - capable of hitting Israel - in a clear warning against US and Israeli pressure. |
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BBC News |
11:41pm PDT |
More job cuts at UK housebuilders |
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Summary: Bovis Homes and Redrow announce sweeping job cuts as they struggle to deal with the housing downturn. |
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Cnn.com |
11:39pm PDT |
Polygamist Warren Jeffs taken to Vegas hospital |
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Summary: Jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was taken to a hospital in Las Vegas on Tuesday, but a city police spokesman would not say why. The jail, in Kingman, Arizona, is about 100 miles from the medical center.
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Yahoo News |
11:33pm PDT |
Iran tests missiles amid tension with U.S., Israel
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Iran test fired nine long- and
medium-range missiles on Wednesday, state media said, including
one which it has said could reach Israel and U.S. bases in the
region. |
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BBC News |
11:32pm PDT |
Summit approves climate 'vision' |
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Summary: The G8 and leaders from eight emerging nations agree a "shared vision" on climate change - but disagree on specifics. |
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Cnn.com |
11:27pm PDT |
Polygamist Warren Jeffs in Vegas hospital |
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Summary: Jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was taken to a hospital in Las Vegas on Tuesday, but a city police spokesman could not say why.
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Yahoo News |
11:18pm PDT |
Defiant Iran test-fires longer range missile
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Iran on Wednesday test-fired its Shahab-3 missile, whose longer range puts Israel within reach, amid growing fears that the standoff over the contested Iranian nuclear drive could lead to war. |
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11:13pm PDT |
Big polluters agree deep emissions cuts needed
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The world's biggest polluters
agreed on Wednesday on the need for "deep cuts" in greenhouse
gas emissions, but differences between developed and emerging
economies kept them from setting specific targets. |
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11:11pm PDT |
More over 70s couples 'are enjoying sex' |
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Summary: Research suggests more couples over 70 are having sex - and finding it satisfing - than in previous generations. |
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11:10pm PDT |
MS guidelines 'are being missed' |
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Summary: The NHS in England is failing to meet national guidelines issued five years ago to improve the diagnosis and care of people with multiple sclerosis. |
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11:10pm PDT |
Lampard future remains in doubt |
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Summary: Inter Milan are expected to step up their pursuit of Frank Lampard despite Luiz Felipe Scolari saying the midfielder is staying at Chelsea. |
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10:59pm PDT |
Young offenders' centre slammed |
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Summary: Young offenders were routinely strip-searched and forced to spend up to 20 hours a day locked in cells, a report finds. |
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10:58pm PDT |
Iraq bomb kills 3 police officers, civilian
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Iraqi police say a bomb in Fallujah has killed three police and one civilian. |
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10:55pm PDT |
Iran test fires longer range Shahab 3 missile: state television
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday test fired a longer range Shahab-3 missile, whose range is sufficient to put Israel within reach, Arabic language state channel Al-Alam reported. |
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10:47pm PDT |
Three weeks' rainfall 'in a day' |
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Summary: Weather forecasters predict three-quarters of a month's average rain could fall in south Wales on Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
10:46pm PDT |
U.S. opposes arbitrary withdrawal date for Iraq troops
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States remains opposed
to setting an "arbitrary" date for withdrawing troops from
Iraq, the White House said on Wednesday after Iraqi officials
called for a timetable as part of a security agreement being
negotiated with Washingto |
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Cnn.com |
10:43pm PDT |
Man gets 35 years for stinky feet slaying |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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10:41pm PDT |
Plaid 'runs rings around Labour' |
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Summary: A former Labour minister says Plaid Cymru has "run rings" around his Welsh assembly colleagues since entering coalition a year ago. |
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10:41pm PDT |
Plaid 'run rings around Labour' |
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Summary: A former Labour minister claims Plaid Cymru have "run rings" around his assembly colleagues since entering a coalition one year ago. |
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BBC News |
10:39pm PDT |
Iran tests new long-range missile |
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Summary: Iran fires a version of its Shahab-3 missile, with a range that would put Israel within reach, Iranian TV reports. |
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Yahoo News |
10:39pm PDT |
Developing economies don't back G-8 climate goal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A joint gathering of major developed and developing nations on Wednesday agreed that climate change was "one of the great global challenges of our time" and pledged to back a United Nations effort to conclude new climate pact by 2009. The major econo |
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Yahoo News |
10:34pm PDT |
Rich, developing nation leaders tussle on climate
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - The leaders of 16 of the world's biggest rich and developing nations agreed Wednesday to work together to fight global warming but failed to bridge deep differences on how to do it. |
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Yahoo News |
10:28pm PDT |
Wildfire near Sacramento burns dozens of homes
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A wind-stoked wildfire northeast of Sacramento burned dozens of homes Tuesday and has forced thousands of fire-weary residents to flee, state officials said. |
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Cnn.com |
10:27pm PDT |
Attorney: No fault in Tim Masters murder case |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News |
10:02pm PDT |
G8 hails broad accord on climate |
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Summary: The G8 and leaders from eight emerging nations agree a "shared vision" on climate change - but disagree on specifics. |
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Cnn.com |
10:00pm PDT |
Family plans $25M suit in waiting room death |
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Summary: The relatives of a woman who died on the floor of a New York hospital say they are planning a $25 million lawsuit against the city and the facility where Esmin Green died. Surveillance camera footage captured the mother of six sliding off of a chair and o |
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Cnn.com |
10:00pm PDT |
Family plans $25 million suit in waiting room death |
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Summary: The relatives of a woman who died on the floor of a New York hospital say they are planning a $25 million lawsuit against the city and the facility where Esmin Green died. Surveillance camera footage captured the mother of six sliding off of a chair and o |
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BBC News |
9:58pm PDT |
'Power to people' plans unveiled |
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Summary: Proposals to give people more power over how local services are run in England are due to be unveiled. |
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Yahoo News |
9:55pm PDT |
Sabathia wild, but a winner in Brewers debut
(AP)
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Summary: AP - CC Sabathia was a little wild in his debut with the Milwaukee Brewers, but still delivered as advertised in a 7-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. |
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Yahoo News |
9:51pm PDT |
U.S., Czech missile deal prompts Moscow warning
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The United States signed a pact on
Tuesday to build part of a U.S. missile defense shield in the
Czech Republic, prompting neighboring Russia to warn it will
react with military means if the shield is deployed. |
