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2:29pm PDT |
Billionaires to fight smoking globally |
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Summary: Two of the world's richest men launch a campaign aimed at tackling smoking in the developing world. |
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Cnn.com |
2:28pm PDT |
New look at Rosenberg spy case after decades |
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Summary: Cold War scholars are hoping secret grand jury transcripts will shed light on some nagging questions about the evidence in the Rosenberg espionage case. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted and given death setnences in the 1950s.
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2:24pm PDT |
AP Source: Goodell monitoring Favre situation
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Summary: AP - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is monitoring the ongoing rift between the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre. A person with direct knowledge of Goodell's interest said the commissioner has spoken with Packers management several times recently as tensi |
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Cnn.com |
2:17pm PDT |
Their 'offense'? Shopping while black |
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Summary: Leah Wells and two girlfriends decided to ditch the gym during an office lunch break and do some "power-shopping" instead. The three young women, all in their 20s and all black, ended up detained for shoplifting. Their offense, as Wells sees it, was being |
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2:13pm PDT |
Army tells Lions draft pick to put NFL on hold |
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2:11pm PDT |
Campaign war chests near $200 million |
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Summary: Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama and the major political parties supporting their presidential bids have amassed campaign war chests totaling almost $200 million, according to campaign finance documents filed this week with the Federal Election Commissi |
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2:06pm PDT |
Amazon doubles three-month profit |
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Summary: The online retailer Amazon beats forecasts by doubling its profits as high petrol prices encourage home shopping. |
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2:03pm PDT |
New E Africa food crisis warning |
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Summary: More than 14m people in the Horn of Africa are in need of food aid because of drought and high prices. |
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2:02pm PDT |
Statin study could lead to test for gene variant
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Summary: AP - Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the world. |
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2:01pm PDT |
Ambassador: Al-Qaida leaving Iraq for Afghanistan
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Summary: AP - Al-Qaida's foreign fighters who have for years bedeviled Iraq are increasingly going to Afghanistan to fight instead, the Iraqi ambassador to the United States said Wednesday. |
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1:57pm PDT |
Net firms in music pirates deal |
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Summary: Six of the UK's biggest net providers are believed to have signed up to a government-backed plan to tackle illegal file-sharing. |
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1:38pm PDT |
Sunderland sign versatile Tainio |
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Summary: Sunderland announce the signing of Tottenham midfielder Teemu Tainio on a three-year deal. |
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1:36pm PDT |
Hurricane Dolly hits South Texas, flooding feared
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Summary: Reuters - Hurricane Dolly hit the south Texas
coast on Wednesday with 95 mph (150 kph) winds, pouring
torrential rain on the U.S.-Mexico border area and threatening
floods in low-lying areas. |
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1:36pm PDT |
Obama stands by plan to talk with Iran |
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Summary: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to maintain a close relationship between the United States and Israel.
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1:32pm PDT |
WNBA reviewing fight between Detroit, LA players
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Summary: AP - The WNBA always seems to crave more attention. Mission accomplished, albeit it without a dunk or fantastic play. The Detroit Shock — and assistant coach Rick Mahorn — were involved in a skirmish with the Los Angeles Sparks, making the WNBA a hot topi |
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1:32pm PDT |
Obama tells Israel he's committed to its security
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Summary: AP - From the solemnity of a Holocaust museum to a dusty village battered by Hamas rockets, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Wednesday professed "an unshakable commitment to the security" of Israel, whether the threat comes from terrorist |
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1:31pm PDT |
McCain denies he misstated timing of Iraq surge
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Summary: AP - Republican John McCain is pushing back against Democratic criticism that he misstated the timing of the buildup of troops ordered by President Bush in early 2007. He says parts of the new strategy began months earlier. |
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1:30pm PDT |
Hurricane Dolly slams South Texas before weakening
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Summary: AP - Hurricane Dolly slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, peeling off roofs and knocking out power to thousands before weakening over land. |
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1:22pm PDT |
Authorities seek indicted polygamist sect members
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Summary: AP - Texas authorities on Wednesday began looking for five indicted members of a polygamist sect, in a child sex-abuse case that the group's spokesman alleged was a face-saving move by officials who lost a court battle over their seizure of hundreds of ch |
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1:20pm PDT |
Calif. woman attacked by bear, drives self to help
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Summary: AP - A woman walking her two dogs in a rural area of Southern California was attacked and severely injured by a bear, but managed to escape and drive herself to a nearby fire station. |
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1:18pm PDT |
Pentagon plays down fears over Afghan violence
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Pentagon on Wednesday sought to
play down the seriousness of growing violence in Afghanistan
but declined to say the United States and NATO were winning
their fight against Taliban insurgents. |
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1:16pm PDT |
Bloomberg, Gates pledge $375 million against tobacco
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and
Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates pledged an additional $375
million on Wednesday to fight what they called a global tobacco
epidemic. |
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1:13pm PDT |
Hurricane Dolly lashes Gulf Coast |
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Summary: Hurricane Dolly has reached the Mexico-Texas coast, bringing with it heavy rain and winds up to 100mph (161km/h). |
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1:11pm PDT |
Congress moves quickly to pass housing package
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Summary: AP - Congress is moving quickly to pass a housing package that aims to help 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosures and prevent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapsing. |
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1:10pm PDT |
Diving chief fears Daley burn-out |
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Summary: Diving sensation Tom Daley could burn out before the 2012 Olympics, warns Britain's performance director. |
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1:06pm PDT |
Arctic Circle holds 90 billion barrels oil: U.S. GS
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Arctic Circle holds an estimated
90 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil
and 1,670 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, the U.S.
Geological Survey said on Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
1:02pm PDT |
Dad angered by 'monster' molester's freedom |
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Summary: Jurors convicted the art teacher of forcing a boy to have sex with him repeatedly in a classroom supply closet. A judge sentenced him to 43 years. But Aaron Mohanlal has yet to spend a day in prison, and he lives 15 miles from his victim. "The idea of tha |
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Cnn.com |
1:02pm PDT |
Dad outraged by 'monster' molester's freedom |
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Summary: Jurors convicted the art teacher of forcing a boy to have sex with him repeatedly in a classroom supply closet. A judge sentenced him to 43 years. But Aaron Mohanlal has yet to spend a day or night in prison. "I try not to think about it, but it's hard be |
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12:55pm PDT |
Unknown disease killing off Florida's state tree
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Summary: AP - The sabal palm, Florida's state tree, is under attack by a microscopic killer that has scientists stumped. An unknown but growing number of sabal palms in the Tampa Bay area have died from a mysterious disease that researchers are struggling to ident |
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12:44pm PDT |
Rapper DMX indicted on felony charges in Arizona
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Summary: AP - Rapper DMX has been indicted on felony charges by a grand jury in Arizona for allegedly trying to get out of paying a hospital bill. |
