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11:59pm PDT |
Blatter would back Ronaldo move |
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Summary: Fifa chief Sepp Blatter believes Cristiano Ronaldo should be allowed to leave Manchester United for Real Madrid - if he wants to. |
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BBC News |
11:57pm PDT |
Delays continue at Dublin airport |
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Summary: There is further disruption to flights at Dublin International Airport following a problem with a radar system. |
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BBC News |
11:56pm PDT |
Palestinian killed on Gaza border |
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Summary: Israeli troops kill an unarmed Palestinian who crossed into Israel from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military says. |
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11:53pm PDT |
Haltemprice by-election under way |
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Summary: People in Haltemprice and Howden are voting in the by-election prompted by the resignation of MP David Davis. |
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10:57pm PDT |
Six dead in Leicestershire crash |
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Summary: Six people are killed in a crash between a car and a lorry in Leicestershire in the early hours of the morning. |
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10:57pm PDT |
Six die in two-vehicle collision |
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Summary: Six people are killed in a crash between a car and a lorry in Leicestershire in the early hours of the morning. |
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10:48pm PDT |
Tough times for first-time buyers |
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Summary: Low income first-time buyer couples must save a year's worth of pay to buy a home, a surveyors' group says. |
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10:44pm PDT |
Patients' 'second class NHS' fear |
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Summary: Welsh patients feel like second-class citizens when they need health care across the border, a report finds. |
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10:43pm PDT |
Half Translink train seats empty |
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Summary: Trains in Northern Ireland have been operating with more than a quarter of a million empty seats every week. |
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10:39pm PDT |
England set for South Africa test |
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Summary: An unchanged England XI take on South Africa at Lord's on Thursday in the first of an eagerly anticipated four-Test series. |
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Yahoo News |
10:32pm PDT |
76ers sign Brand to $82 million deal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Elton Brand believed his career would end as an L.A. Story. Forced by a contract ultimatum Brand would not accept, the would-be movie mogul and two-time NBA All-Star instead opted to take his production east and see his name roll on the credits of Ph |
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Cnn.com |
10:05pm PDT |
Betancourt's husband admits icy reunion |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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9:51pm PDT |
India gives nuclear plans to IAEA |
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Summary: India submits its plans for safeguarding its civilian nuclear facilities to the world regulatory body, the IAEA. |
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9:45pm PDT |
Bad weather due to travel north |
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Summary: Flood warnings are in place in large parts of the south of England as heavy downpours continue. |
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Cnn.com |
9:42pm PDT |
Bertha rises again, back to Category 2 |
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Summary: Hurricane Bertha regained strength over the warm Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday and could again become a major hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Yahoo News |
9:37pm PDT |
Study urges long-term policies to influence Iran
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - A military strike on Iran would be
unlikely to force changes in Tehran's nuclear policy, the Rand
research organization said on Thursday in an analysis
recommending long-term policies to deal with the country. |
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BBC News |
9:26pm PDT |
Anti-government protests hit Peru |
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Summary: Thousands of Peruvians march and go on strike in protest to call for a redistribution of wealth from an economic boom. |
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Cnn.com |
9:15pm PDT |
Polygamist Warren Jeffs out of 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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9:02pm PDT |
Pivotal NKorean nuclear disarmament talks set to resume
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Talks on North Korea's nuclear programmes were set to resume on Thursday after a nine-month break, with the United States describing the latest round as pivotal in the long-running disarmament process. |
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8:52pm PDT |
Bank expected to keep rates at 5% |
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Summary: The Bank of England is expected to announce it is keeping interest rates at 5%, amid growing signs the economy is weakening. |
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8:46pm PDT |
French firm 'quits Iran gas deal' |
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Summary: French energy firm Total will not invest in Iran because it is too risky, the company's boss says in a newspaper interview. |
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BBC News |
8:23pm PDT |
Student-murders accused in court |
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Summary: A man accused of murdering two French students is due in court as police question two other suspects arrested on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
8:23pm PDT |
Student murders accused in court |
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Summary: A man accused of murdering two French students is due in court as police question two other suspects arrested on Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
8:14pm PDT |
Ted Kennedy returns to Congress |
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Summary: Sen. Ted Kennedy today made his first appearance in Congress since having brain surgery, arriving on foot. Kennedy, who was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor nearly two months ago, was greeted by his colleagues with a lengthy standing ovation when he |
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Yahoo News |
8:10pm PDT |
Flames force California residents to flee - again
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Summary: AP - For Clay and Nancy Henphill, running from raging wildfires has become nearly routine. For the second time in just over two weeks, they were forced to evacuate their home after fire officials ordered 10,000 people in the Sierra Nevada foothills to fle |
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BBC News |
8:04pm PDT |
Half of UK forces 'ready to quit' |
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Summary: Almost half of UK military personnel are ready to leave the forces, a Ministry of Defence survey suggests. |
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7:56pm PDT |
Brazil MPs reject abortion reform |
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Summary: A congressional commission in Brazil rejects a bid to legalise abortion in the world's most populous Catholic nation. |
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Cnn.com |
7:41pm PDT |
Man designing Camry hybrid works self to death |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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7:13pm PDT |
Sept. 11 suspects at Guantanamo deny coercion
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Two
accused Sept. 11 plotters told a U.S. military war crimes court
on Wednesday they had not been bullied by suspected al Qaeda
mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and one said the allegation
resulted from the misunderstanding of a joke. |
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BBC News |
7:04pm PDT |
William takes part in navy rescue exercise |
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Summary: Prince William has taken part in a week-long navy exercise on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. |
