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Cnn.com |
7:36pm PDT |
Colombia: 2 rescuers posed as press |
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Summary: Two people who helped rescue 15 hostages from Colombian rebels posed as journalists from a real Colombian television news organization, Colombia's defense minister said Wednesday.
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Cnn.com |
7:25pm PDT |
Stolen baby tied to Guatemala adoption system |
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Summary: Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo News |
7:05pm PDT |
Obama promises Israel 'unshakeable' commitment
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Barack Obama was heading for Europe Thursday after vowing to forge an "unshakeable" bond with Israel if he becomes the next US president and warning a nuclear Iran would pose a "grave threat" which the world must forestall. |
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BBC News |
7:00pm PDT |
Housing rescue bill passed in US |
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Summary: The US House of Representatives passes a massive housing rescue bill after President Bush says he will not veto it. |
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Yahoo News |
6:54pm PDT |
Rice says North Korea must agree to strong verification
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
said on Thursday after talks with North Korea that she believed
Pyongyang was under no "illusions" it had to agree to a strong
mechanism to verify its nuclear activities. |
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Yahoo News |
6:44pm PDT |
Calif. woman mauled by bear recovers after surgery
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A woman mauled by a bear in a rural area of Southern California was recovering Wednesday as game wardens sought to trap and kill the animal. |
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Yahoo News |
6:27pm PDT |
50 Cent sues Taco Bell in NY over ad campaign
(AP)
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Summary: AP - 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent. |
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BBC News |
6:21pm PDT |
Teens want to talk more about sex |
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Summary: Many parents are too embarrassed to have vital chats with their children about sex, a report for the government says. |
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Cnn.com |
6:18pm PDT |
Minimum wage going up 70 cents |
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Summary: The federal government is set to boost the nation's minimum wage Thursday in the second of three increases mandated by Congress.
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Yahoo News |
6:14pm PDT |
Red Sox complete sweep of Mariners with 6-3 win
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Mike Lowell hit a two-run single off Sean Green in the 12th inning, and the Red Sox took advantage of two outfield errors to beat the lowly Mariners 6-3 on Wednesday and complete Boston's first series sweep at Seattle in 15 years. |
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Yahoo News |
6:11pm PDT |
Cancer center director issues warning on cell phone risks
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer. |
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BBC News |
5:59pm PDT |
British pioneers |
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Summary: Bletchley's role in the computer revolution |
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BBC News |
5:59pm PDT |
Laptop pioneers |
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Summary: Unsung British heroes in computer revolution |
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Yahoo News |
5:51pm PDT |
Pet rabbit credited with saving couple from fire
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A pet rabbit is credited with saving a couple from a fire that swept through their home in the southern city of Melbourne. |
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BBC News |
5:48pm PDT |
'Neglect' of codebreakers' HQ |
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Summary: UK computer scientists sign a letter criticising the ongoing neglect of Bletchley Park - home of the wartime codebreakers. |
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BBC News |
5:48pm PDT |
Codebreakers' HQ 'neglected' |
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Summary: UK academics sign a letter criticising the ongoing neglect of Bletchley Park - home of the wartime codebreakers. |
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BBC News |
5:41pm PDT |
Evidence of Guatemalan baby trade |
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Summary: Officials in Guatemala say they have irrefutable proof that a child was stolen and put up for adoption in the state system. |
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Cnn.com |
5:41pm PDT |
Entire crew killed in B-52 crash near Guam |
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Summary: All six airmen aboard the B-52 bomber that crashed Monday off Guam's northwest coast were killed, Air Force officials confirmed Wednesday.
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Cnn.com |
5:41pm PDT |
Air Force: Entire crew killed in B-52 crash |
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Summary: All six airmen aboard the B-52 bomber that crashed Monday off Guam's northwest coast were killed, Air Force officials confirmed Wednesday.
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Yahoo News |
5:27pm PDT |
Obama leads McCain by 6 points: poll
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama has a 6-point
lead over Republican John McCain in the presidential race as a
growing percentage of Americans believe the country is headed
in the wrong direction, according to an NBC News/Wall Street
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BBC News |
5:25pm PDT |
Games spending 'needs eagle eye' |
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Summary: There must be "tight control over costs" in the run-up to the 2012 London Olympics, MPs say. |
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Yahoo News |
5:22pm PDT |
California woman attacked by bear while walking dogs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A woman mauled by a bear in rural Kern County was recovering Wednesday in a Los Angeles hospital as game wardens sought to trap and kill the animal. |
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BBC News |
5:10pm PDT |
Karadzic extradition delay likely |
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Summary: Prosecutors at The Hague say they expect the extradition of war-crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic to be delayed. |
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BBC News |
5:10pm PDT |
Karadzic seeks extradition delay |
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Summary: Prosecutors at The Hague say they expect the extradition of war-crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic to be delayed. |
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Yahoo News |
4:52pm PDT |
Pentagon to recommend more troops for Afghanistan
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Top Pentagon leaders are expected to recommend soon that Defense Secretary Robert Gates order hundreds of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan over the next month or so, according to a senior military official. |
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BBC News |
4:47pm PDT |
Bishops march for poverty action |
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Summary: Hundreds of bishops from across the world are to join a procession in London calling for action to tackle poverty. |
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Cnn.com |
4:44pm PDT |
Smugglers said to use Dolly for cover |
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Summary: Smugglers tried to use Hurricane Dolly as a cover in at least three unsuccessful attempts to move drugs or illegal aliens through Texas, border officials said Wednesday.
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BBC News |
4:39pm PDT |
Renewables mandate 'undermined' |
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Summary: Green groups accuse the UK government of trying to sabotage Europe’s rules on renewable energy. |
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Cnn.com |
4:37pm PDT |
House weighs overturning 'don't ask, don't tell' |
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Summary: A House panel weighed overturning the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy Wednesday, the first time Congress has considered the rule since it was implemented 15 years ago.
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Cnn.com |
4:34pm PDT |
Is marriage really just for white people? |
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Summary: Mrs. Allen had it all.
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