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11:41pm PDT |
Live text - Open day three |
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Summary: The third round of the 137th Open gets under way amid blustery conditions, with Korea's KJ Choi holding the overnight lead from Greg Norman. |
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Yahoo News |
10:54pm PDT |
Pope apologizes for clergy sex abuse in Australia
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Summary: AP - Pope Benedict XVI said he was "deeply sorry' for the sexual abuse of children by Australia's Catholic clergy, delivering a strongly-worded apology Saturday that described their acts as evil and a grave betrayal of trust. |
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10:39pm PDT |
Darling: Public feel 'squeezed' |
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Summary: The Chancellor Alistair Darling has told Cabinet colleagues not to expect more cash for the public sector. |
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Cnn.com |
10:03pm PDT |
Offshore earthquake hits eastern Japan |
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BBC News |
10:02pm PDT |
Prepay energy meters are 'unjust' |
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Summary: Millions of households on pre-payment meters are paying 'unjust' charges, the Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks has said. |
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Yahoo News |
9:43pm PDT |
Pope apologises for 'evil' of child sex abuse
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Summary: AFP - Pope Benedict XVI offered a historic full apology for child sex abuse by predatory priests Saturday, saying he was "deeply sorry" and calling for those guilty of the "evil" to be punished. |
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BBC News |
9:39pm PDT |
Spain-Africa link decision 'near' |
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Summary: Spain says a study is nearly complete to determine whether an undersea tunnel can be built linking the country to Morocco. |
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Yahoo News |
9:37pm PDT |
Sing us one last song at Shea, Piano Man
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Summary: AP - Billy Joel bade a stirring farewell to Shea Stadium on Friday during an electrifying, sold-out final show at the same ballpark where the Beatles famously ushered in a new era in rock 'n' roll four decades ago. |
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Yahoo News |
9:24pm PDT |
Pope apologizes for clergy sexual abuse
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pope Benedict XVI said he was "deeply sorry' for the sexual abuse of children by Australia's Catholic clergy, delivering a strongly-worded apology Saturday that described their acts as evil and a grave betrayal of trust. |
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Yahoo News |
9:20pm PDT |
Oil prices tumble in biggest weekly drop ever
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Summary: AP - The price of oil recorded its biggest weekly drop ever, and a gallon of gas finally pulled back from its record high. So is it time to declare the energy bubble popped? |
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BBC News |
9:15pm PDT |
18% of 16-to-17s 'doing nothing' |
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Summary: Nearly one in five UK 16 and 17-year-olds are not in employment, education or training, a study suggests. |
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8:50pm PDT |
Millions jet off despite economy |
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Summary: More than two million UK travellers will head abroad during 18-21 July despite gloomy economic news, tourism operators predict. |
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Yahoo News |
8:40pm PDT |
Police: Body at home of woman who claimed baby buy
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Summary: AP - Police said Friday they found the body of a woman with her hands bound in the apartment of another woman who showed up at a hospital with a newborn she falsely claimed as her own. |
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BBC News |
8:31pm PDT |
Earthquake hits off Japan's coast |
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Summary: A powerful quake off the eastern coast of Japan sparks a tsunami warning for two prefectures, but no immediate report of damage. |
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BBC News |
8:09pm PDT |
US set for historic Iran meeting |
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Summary: American and Iranian diplomats prepare for a landmark meeting in Geneva to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme. |
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Cnn.com |
7:47pm PDT |
Pope says sorry for 'evil' of clergy sex abuse |
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Summary: Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday offered his strongest public statement yet on sex abuse against minors by Roman Catholic priests, apologizing to victims and calling the abuse "evil."
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7:41pm PDT |
House prices 'will keep falling' |
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Summary: House prices in the UK are likely to fall for another two years, the chairman of one of the world's most powerful banks warns. |
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Yahoo News |
7:03pm PDT |
Pope apologises, expresses shame over 'evil' of child abuse
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday apologised explicitly for the first time to victims of sex abuse by Catholic clergy, expressing his shame and calling for perpetrators of the "evil" to be brought to justice. |
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6:48pm PDT |
Making a mark |
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Summary: A special dye convicts a man of a string of robberies |
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6:42pm PDT |
Shadow of war |
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Summary: Sri Lanka's shattered east struggles to rebuild |
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Cnn.com |
6:25pm PDT |
Pope sorry for 'evil' of clergy sex abuse |
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Yahoo News |
6:14pm PDT |
Ed McMahon sues hospital, others over neck injury
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Summary: AP - Ed McMahon sued a hospital, two doctors and an investment tycoon Friday over a neck injury he has said has left him unable to work, a circumstance he has blamed for his recent money woes. |
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BBC News |
6:04pm PDT |
Pope sorry for priests' sex abuse |
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Summary: The Pope apologises for the abuse of children by Catholic priests in Australia, calling for those responsible to face justice. |
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Yahoo News |
6:01pm PDT |
FBI: Soccer team members help subdue man on flight
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Summary: AP - An American Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City on Friday after a passenger stripped nude and later tried to open an emergency exit door before being subdued by members of a professional soccer team and others, th |
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5:34pm PDT |
MPs warning over haulage industry |
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Summary: Ministers are urged to do more to help UK hauliers compete against those based in continental Europe. |
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Yahoo News |
5:19pm PDT |
McCain says Obama trip to Iraq may be soon
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John
McCain commented on Friday on the unannounced timing of a
high-security trip by Barack Obama to Iraq, saying he believed
his Democratic rival was going this weekend. |
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Cnn.com |
5:14pm PDT |
Gramm quits as McCain campaign co-chair |
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Summary: Former Republican Sen. Phil Gramm said Friday he is stepping down as co-chairman of Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign amid criticism for saying, "We have sort of become a nation of whiners."
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Yahoo News |
5:10pm PDT |
McCain adviser Gramm quits after 'whiners' remarks
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Summary: AP - Phil Gramm, a top adviser to presidential candidate John McCain, is resigning from the role as campaign co-chairman after his comments that the United States had become a "nation of whiners" who constantly complain about the state of the economy. |
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Cnn.com |
5:07pm PDT |
Sources: Spears, ex reach custody deal |
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Summary: Britney Spears has agreed to allow ex-husband Kevin Federline to retain legal custody of their two children in return for gradually increased visitation, sources close to the troubled pop star told CNN on Friday.
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Yahoo News |
5:02pm PDT |
Choi leads Norman by a stroke at the British Open
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Tiger Woods on crutches was supposed to be a chance for someone else to seize the spotlight at the British Open. Greg Norman wasn't the guy anyone had in mind. Neither was David Duval. Indeed, Royal Birkdale proved to be fertile ground for fairy tale |
