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Yahoo News |
12:43pm PDT |
'Pantyhose Bandit' causes sheer annoyance in Mass.
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Dozens of pairs of pantyhose have been left near a Milford school bus stop — causing sheer annoyance in the neighborhood. The pantyhose — sometimes new, sometimes used — has been left on Camp Street for more than two years. They're almost always blac |
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Cnn.com |
12:42pm PDT |
Hurricane lashes Texas-Mexico border |
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Summary: Hurricane Dolly was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane today after it made landfall on South Padre Island, Texas, the National Hurricane Center said. But Dolly's sustained winds were still about 95 miles an hour. The storm is expected to produce from 8 |
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Cnn.com |
12:42pm PDT |
Hurricane Dolly lashes Texas-Mexico border |
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Summary: Hurricane Dolly was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane today after it made landfall on South Padre Island, Texas, the National Hurricane Center said. But Dolly's sustained winds were still about 95 miles an hour. The storm is expected to produce from 8 |
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BBC News |
12:30pm PDT |
Hero's tale |
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Summary: How a Royal Marine risked his life to save comrades |
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BBC News |
12:25pm PDT |
Partners in shame |
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Summary: The moment the Darwins were reunited in court |
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Yahoo News |
12:25pm PDT |
Shields pitches into ninth, Rays beat Oakland 4-3
(AP)
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Summary: AP - James Shields allowed three runs pitching into the ninth inning, and Jonny Gomes and Ben Zobrist hit back-to-back homers to lead the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays past the Oakland Athletics, 4-3 on Wednesday. |
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12:16pm PDT |
Bush lifts housing veto threat; House nears vote
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush dropped a
threat to veto a housing rescue bill under debate by Congress
on Wednesday, clearing the way for measures meant to shore up
the worst U.S. home slump since the Great Depression. |
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Yahoo News |
12:14pm PDT |
Hurricane Dolly slams into Texas with 100 mph winds
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hurricane Dolly gathered strength and slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, damaging an apartment complex and knocking out power to thousands. |
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Cnn.com |
12:13pm PDT |
League reviewing melee in WNBA game |
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Yahoo News |
12:12pm PDT |
Hurricane Dolly weakens, hits Texas coast: NHC
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hurricane Dolly hit the coast of Texas
at South Padre Island Wednesday afternoon and has weakened into
a Category 1 hurricane, the U.S. National Weather Service said. |
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Yahoo News |
11:58am PDT |
Gates, Bloomberg pool riches to fight smoking
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking. |
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BBC News |
11:54am PDT |
Bride-to-be dies in diving trip |
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Summary: A bride-to-be from South Yorkshire apparently died after suffering the bends on a diving trip in the South Pacific. |
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BBC News |
11:28am PDT |
President Bush explains the credit crunch: 'Wall Street got drunk' |
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Summary: A secret recording shows US President George W Bush explaining the problems afflicting the US stock markets: "Wall Street got drunk."
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Cnn.com |
11:24am PDT |
Senators squabble while drivers pay |
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Summary: A partisan squabble in the Senate Wednesday threatened to sink a bill meant to crack down on oil speculators.
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BBC News |
11:18am PDT |
Johnson urges obesity 'movement' |
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Summary: Alan Johnson calls for a "national movement" to tackle obesity and warns against "vilifying the extremely fat". |
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Cnn.com |
11:17am PDT |
Hurricane Dolly whips coast |
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Summary: Residents are scurrying for cover as Hurricane Dolly heads toward land, now as a Category 2 storm. "Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion," officials warned, adding the storm could trigger flooding and tornadoes in Texas |
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11:16am PDT |
German motorist crashes gate where Obama to speak
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - German police detained a motorist on
Wednesday who crashed through barricades set up at monument
where Barack Obama will hold a speech on Thursday and dumped
red paint from his speeding car. |
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Yahoo News |
11:15am PDT |
Next president to decide on Afghan troop levels
(AP)
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Summary: AP - It will be left to the next administration to decide on any sizable troop increase for Afghanistan, the Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday. |
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Yahoo News |
11:13am PDT |
Madame Tussauds in London unveils wax Winehouse
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Madame Tussauds unveiled a waxwork of Amy Winehouse on Wednesday complete with her signature beehive, black eyeliner and a bright yellow minidress. |
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Yahoo News |
11:09am PDT |
Congress moves to help homeowners avoid foreclosures
(AP)
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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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Yahoo News |
11:06am PDT |
Fed: Slower growth, rising prices slam economy
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The country slogged through slower economic growth and rising prices during the summer, packing a double whammy to people and businesses alike. |
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Cnn.com |
11:01am PDT |
Massive oil spill closes part of Mississippi |
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Summary: The U.S. Coast Guard has closed 29 miles of the Mississippi River from New Orleans southward after a tanker and a barge collided, spilling more than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil into the river.
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BBC News |
10:50am PDT |
Police disrupt 13 terror networks |
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Summary: Scotland Yard reveals it has disrupted 13 terrorist networks in London in 12 months. |
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Yahoo News |
10:40am PDT |
Spain's Sastre wins tough 17th stage, takes lead at Tour de France
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Carlos Sastre of Spain won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, taking the overall lead Wednesday from CSC teammate Frank Schleck on the hardest ride up three huge Alpine climbs. |
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Cnn.com |
10:26am PDT |
Middle class struggling, experts say |
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Summary: America's middle class is growing increasingly squeezed by sagging incomes and soaring expenses, experts told Congress on Wednesday.
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Yahoo News |
10:20am PDT |
Bloomberg, Gates pledge $375 mln 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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BBC News |
10:16am PDT |
Family loses battle with CS Lewis estate over web domain name |
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Summary: An Edinburgh couple have lost a battle with the estate of Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis over a web domain name. |
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BBC News |
10:07am PDT |
Nigeria oil giant 'paid rebels' |
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Summary: The head of Nigeria's national oil company says it paid $12m in protection money to rebels. |
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Yahoo News |
10:06am PDT |
Ahmadinejad vows no Iran concessions in nuclear crisis
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday vowed that Iran would not yield in the crisis over its nuclear drive but the White House warned again that it risks more sanctions if it fails to freeze sensitive nuclear work. |
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BBC News |
9:55am PDT |
New opposition front in India |
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Summary: India's communists and other opposition parties launch a joint campaign against rising prices and a nuclear deal with the US. |
